By Adrian Juric. Adrian is Canadian Certified Counsellor who leads wilderness retreats for adults, using poetry and hiking to help individuals make sense of the transitions occurring in their lives. He is offering The Seasonality of Identity at The Haven May 3–5. See www.innerlandscapes.org for more info.
“The unfolding saga of life on all levels is one of constant transformation, constant [...]
By Jennifer Hilton
I have been reflecting and writing notes about my impactful experience last year in Transforming Stress and Anxiety: Living with Passion, a creative and carefully crafted program led by David Raithby & Sandey McCartney (coming up March 23–28 2013).
My obsessive thoughts are a pretty good sign-post for me. I am learning that when [...]
By Rosemary Smith
(Please visit the Haven website for a Staying Alive Group in your area. If there is not a local group, contact The Haven for other possible connections in your area.)
As an Assistant at The Haven and a leader of a local Staying Alive Group, co-led with my husband Bill Smith in North Vancouver, I have [...]
One of a series of profiles of Haven faculty members by Ellery Littleton.
“One of the hardest and most valuable lessons I have learned is the risk of being me versus the ease of fitting in.”
“I started out as an Olympic athlete,” CrisMarie Campbell writes in the first sentence of a career background summary. “US Women’s [...]
By Toby Macklin. Toby is leading Come Alive with Jane Olynyk, February 17–22, 2013.
I first came to The Haven in 2001 as a participant in Come Alive. Then, as an intern training for my Diploma and, since graduating, as an Assistant, I have been involved in more than 30 Come Alives in Canada and in [...]
“Freely chosen solitude is an immense blessing.”
By Ellery Littleton. Ellery will be offering three programs at The Haven in 2013, The Spirit Journal (May 24-26), The Survival Kit (July 5-7, with Mary Helen Littleton) and From Memory to Memoir (Nov. 1-3).
It has often been observed that the writer’s life, of necessity, is a solitary journey. [...]
We Got This is now available on iTunes.
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By Ernie’s request proceeds will go to Playing for Change Foundation.
This song is to celebrate Ernie McNally
With love from his friends and family
December 2012
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Lyrics: Ellery Littleton and Steve McNally
Music: Steve McNally
© 2012 SOCAN
You saw me by the river
Wrapped in my dark and [...]
By Susan Clarke
Susan Clarke and Carole Ames are leading Living Alive Phase I, February 13–March 10. Register soon!
Back in the early 80s, I arrived at The Haven for a Come Alive. That five-day program changed my life – I did literally come alive. I arrived with a belief that I had about three to six [...]
We operate with love, integrity and respect for humanity and our environment and we manage our resources responsibly and effectively. From The Haven’s mission statement.
We are now two years into an ongoing project to make The Haven more environmentally sustainable. Our primary areas of focus have been energy and water. Our goal is to substantially [...]
By Andrew Best
On the anniversary of his mother’s suicide, Andrew Best posted this beautiful and powerful piece on Facebook.
27 years ago today, Susan Adams Ferguson locked herself in a lonely room, wrote, “I love my children” in lipstick on the mirror and then took enough medication to extinguish her pain, forever. She was my mother.
David [...]