The Haven, Gabriola Island

09/08/2026

This Thursday! Let's Talk About Relationships 💞

Join Susan Clarke and CrisMarie Campbell on Zoom for a lively, thoughtful conversation about relationships—and how relating more fully can become a path to greater vitality, presence, curiosity and love.

In relationships, we often suppress parts of ourselves to keep the peace or make things work. Over time, that can lead to resentment, distance, distrust and anxiety.

But what becomes possible when each person is invited to show up more fully—acknowledging and expressing what is true while staying open to the other?

THIS Thursday, September 10th
FREE online: 6:30-8pm PT
Register:

Zoom in to Let’s Talk About Relationships!   Join Susan Clarke and CrisMarie Campbell for a lively, thoughtful conversation about relationships—...

08/29/2026

In their Couples Refresh, CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke introduced a simple idea they've been exploring lately: our relational source code—the unconscious patterns that quietly shape how we protect, connect, and respond to each other.

🎥 Watch the recording here AND join us again online for Let's Talk About Relationships, September 10th, 6:30-8pm PT.

👉 Register free: https://haven.ca/programs-index/13917/free-online-lets-talk-relationships-with-susan-and-crismarie

08/29/2026

Co-leader, Jo-Ann Kevala talks about her new program - When One Door Closes - a transformational course for singles who are ready to stop repeating old patterns, reconnect with themselves, and step boldly into what’s next.

👉 Learn more: https://haven.ca/programs-index/13681/when-one-door-closes/

08/18/2026

Join Linda Nicholls for this FREE ONLINE SESSION on Thursday August 27th from 6:30-8:00pm!

Linda will share her thoughts on the underlying philosophies of Haven programs that connect conscious breathing, embodiment, grieving wholeheartedly, and engaging with the intensity of our natural emotions.

What could it mean for the quality of your life to be liberated to live, love and relate outside of the blame paradigm?

Time will be dedicated to your Questions & Dialogue. Bring your curiosities and ideas, engage in dialogue with Linda and each other, and discover what emerges!

👉 REGISTER FREE:

Zoom in to Let’s Talk Haven, with Linda Nicholls sharing her thoughts on the underlying philosophies of Haven programs that connect conscious breathing, embodiment, grieving wholeheartedly, and engaging with the intensity of our natural emotions.

08/15/2026

Meet Loretta Laurin, who goes by Lo (they/she), a q***r and multi-racial therapist, movement teacher, and facilitator of our upcoming Queeriousities program this September on Gabriola Island.

👉 Learn more: https://haven.ca/programs-index/13760/q***riousities/

08/15/2026

Meet facilitator, Louise Amuir, and experience some of what's practiced together in Befriending Your Inner Critic, starting August 21st here on Gabriola.

This program is for people who want to learn creative ways to:
❤️ Accept themselves
🧡 Trust themselves
💛 Stop the negative self-talk
🩷 Build confidence in themselves
💙 Practice present moment awareness
🤍 Be intentional about the language they use in inner dialogue
💚 Let go of habitual responses to triggers
🩶 Accomplish their desires

👉 Learn more: https://haven.ca/programs-index/13638/befriending-your-inner-critic-190812/

07/30/2026

"Patterns that cause difficulty now, were often lifesaving earlier — people-pleasing, withdrawal, freezing, self-criticism. Over time, these become opportunities to lean in and build new neural pathways.

Like walking the same field again and again, a clearer path forms."

Would you like to walk this path with us? 🌸 Read more by Louise Amuir in this new blog: https://haven.ca/why-time-matters/

07/27/2026

🌟 Come Alive in 2026...and 2027! New dates below...

August 16-21 with Jo-Ann Kevala & Louise Amuir

September 20-25 with Ian Curtin & Louise Amuir

October 11-16 with Susan Clarke & CrisMarie Campbell

December 1-6 with Ian Curtin & Cathy Wilder

January 1-6, 2027 with Linda Nicholls

February 4-9, 2027 with Jo-Ann Kevala & Louise Amuir

March 14-19, 2027 Ian Curtin & Susa Holt

April 4-9, 2027 Jane Olynyk & Jo-Ann Kevala

May 2-7, 2027 Susan Clarke & CrisMarie Campbell

June 1-6, 2027 Cathy Wilder & Jo-Ann Kevala

June 19-24, 2027 Cathy Wilder & Jo-Ann Kevala

August 16-21, 2027 Jo-Ann Kevala & Louise Amuir

👉 See all: https://haven.ca/come-alive/

07/25/2026

📕 Shen Archives: Bringing Haven to the Workplace

"Over the years as an entrepreneur, I have found that the missing substance in all of the classical management training that I have encountered is how to be personal, self responsible and to have good boundaries in the workplace. Although vital to being an effective leader, these are significant challenges in most work environments yet they are not the self-awareness skills that one readily learns in books from management gurus or in classroom environments.

Attending the Haven courses and exploring myself in the context of my management challenges has led me to important discoveries that have helped me become a much more effective manager and human being. Every one of my managers or staff that attended courses at the Haven came away with significant cognizance that benefited both their work and personal lives. The management tools learned in other venues were enriched with the underpinning of a company culture of respect, honesty and personal responsibility. Our overall organizational results improved significantly and together we created 'the kind of place where I would like to work.'"

👉 Read more: https://web.archive.org/web/20060527234418/http://haven.ca/us/shen/shen36.html?

⭐️ In 2009 when this entry in Shen was published, Paul Robillard was a manager, entrepreneur, consultant, course leader and a member of the Board of Directors of the Haven Foundation. He continues to offer mentoring and coaching on Conscious Leadership and can be reached by email (linked in our newsletter): https://preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webview/757240/192996496063333383