The Haven, Gabriola Island

02/05/2026

Listen in! 🔈 Jo-Ann Kevala narrates her deeply personal blog that we think many of you will resonate with.

It's called 'Living the Questions: A Love Letter to the Parts of Us That Don’t Have Answers' 💌

👉 Read along here: https://haven.ca/living-the-questions-a-love-letter-to-the-parts-of-us-that-dont-have-answers/

02/03/2026

Sound on! 🔈 One of our favourite passages by poet Rainer Maria Rilke, read aloud by Louise Amuir, co-leader of Living the Questions.

Explore life’s essential paradoxes in this NEW program through Haven models, breathwork, expressive arts, and experiential practices with Louise and Jo-Ann Kevala, March 29-April 3.

👉 Learn more: https://haven.ca/in-person-programs/

01/26/2026

Hear about the NEW program - Practice of Being - from Jo-Ann Kevala who is co-leading with Linda Nicholls! 🌊

Practice of Being is for past Come Alive participants who are ready to go further. Building on the foundations of self-awareness, authentic communication, and relational presence, this program invites you into a more courageous and embodied engagement with your life, your relationships, and the world around you.

👉 Learn more: https://haven.ca/programs-index/13621/practice-of-being

01/23/2026

🌱 Programs in 2026!

From Haven favourites like Come Alive to Living Alive, to new innovations like Practice of Being and Living the Questions, we have more than 35 programs ready for your registration!

👉 BROWSE ALL: https://haven.ca/in-person-programs/

01/21/2026

Gabriolans SAVE 50% on tuition in FEBRUARY! 🌈

We want our L❤️CAL community to have a chance to COME ALIVE (and participate in other programs!) at a special rate for island residents. CALL to book: 250.247.9211

1️⃣ Come Alive
With local leader, Linda Nicholls
February 8 - 13
👉 Gabe rate: $795

2️⃣ Anger, Boundaries and Safety
With Greg Gurel
February 19 - 22
👉 Gabe rate: $390

3️⃣ Practice of Being
With Linda Nicholls and Jo-Ann Kevala
February 24 - March 1, 2026
👉 Gabe rate: $795

Enjoy our oceanfront HOT TUB and other amenities during your program!

Discount does not apply to meals, accommodations, or other purchases at the Haven. All rates are subject to tax.

🌈 Program descriptions: https://haven.ca/in-person-programs/

We ❤️ Local!

01/21/2026

💞 Living Alive: Meaningful Connections, May 10–June 4, 2026

If Self-Awareness is learning who you are, Meaningful Connections is learning who you are in relationship.

This program explores:
✔ how you reach for others
✔ how you protect or pull away
✔ how you communicate your inner experience
✔ how intimacy, boundaries, and honesty live in your body
✔ how past relational patterns shape present connections

The learning is experiential and practical. You try things out in real time, discover patterns you couldn’t see alone, and practice new ways of relating with support.

With the May 2026 program arriving first, this is a meaningful place to begin if you feel called toward deeper, more authentic connection — with others and with yourself.

Learn more: https://haven.ca/living-alive-immersion-programs/

01/19/2026

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01/16/2026

💖 Living Alive: Self Awareness, November 1-26, 2026

Self-Awareness isn’t an idea — it’s a lived experience.

Over 25 days, this program offers something we rarely allow ourselves: spaciousness.

Spaciousness to slow down.
Spaciousness to listen inwardly.
Spaciousness to see clearly without rushing to fix.

You explore:
✔ behavioural patterns and emotional reactions shaping your life
✔ protective strategies that once helped but now limit possibility
✔ inherited or unconscious beliefs and values
✔ body cues that signal overwhelm or defensiveness
✔ how bodily responses can expand relational choice

Self-Awareness builds grounded, embodied living — supporting honesty, resilience, and choice. These are essential foundations for transforming how you relate to yourself and others.

Learn more: https://haven.ca/programs-index/13645/living-alive-self-awareness/

Living Alive: Meaningful Connections May 10-June 4, 2026 with Gillian Enright and Ian Curtin Living Alive: Self Awareness November 1-26, 2026 with Jo-Ann Kevala and Louise Amuir The Living Alive programs offer the unique experience of time, space, and guidance to help you (re)discover who you truly....

01/14/2026

Practice of Being 🌀
February 24-March 1 with Linda Nicholls & JoAnn Kevala
Learn more: haven.ca/programs

The next step for individuals who have experienced the transformative power of Come Alive and are ready to go further. Building on the foundations of self-awareness, authentic communication, and relational presence, this program invites you into a more courageous and embodied engagement with your life, your relationships, and the world around you.

👉 Register: https://haven.ca/programs-index/13621/practice-of-being/

01/13/2026

Anger, Boundaries & Safety ⚡️
February 19-22 with Greg Gurel
Learn more: haven.ca/programs

Few emotions are more feared than anger, largely because anger is so often confused with violence. Anger is a natural feeling that exists in all of us, and when expressed in a safe and boundaried manner – non-violently – it can be passionate, life enhancing, and good for relationships.

👉Register: haven.ca/programs-index/13651/anger-boundaries-and-safety/

The boundaried, safe and responsible expression of anger can help you stand forward on your own behalf and create the life and relationships you want.

01/10/2026

🔥 Get cozy with us on campus this winter with...

Come Alive
February 8-13

Anger, Boundaries & Safety
February 19-22
with Greg Gurel

Practice of Being
February 24-March 1
with Linda Nicholls & JoAnn Kevala

Our covered oceanfront hot tub awaits!

👉 VIEW PROGRAMS:

Have you attended or are curious about Haven Programs? Join us for online Group Check-ins every other Thursday! Click here to explore our Youth & Teens program offerings!

01/09/2026

New Blog by Jo-Ann Kevala: 2 Paths, 1 Transformation!
"
For a long time, my life looked strong from the outside.

I had the career.
The competence.
The leadership roles.
The polished image of someone who had it all together.

But inside, I was unravelling.

I was lonely in a way I barely admitted — even to myself.
My marriage lacked meaningful connection, and I was on autopilot, playing a role. I relied on destructive coping strategies that required keeping far too many secrets.

I performed with confidence in social situations, yet inside I felt like a fraud — terrified that if anyone truly knew me, they wouldn’t stay.

To cope, I numbed myself until I couldn’t feel. And when numbing stopped working, I chased adrenaline just to feel anything.

Eventually, the life I had built on the outside could no longer contain the turmoil on the inside.

Then a crisis forced truth to the surface..."

👉 Read more:

Why the 25-Day Living Alive Programs Change Lives Written by Jo-Ann Kevala For a long time, my life looked strong from the outside. I had the career.The competence.The leadership roles.The polished image of someone who had it all together. But inside, I was unravelling. I was lonely in a way I barel...