WATCH: Free 15-minute Sample of Breathe! Online
Our current collective reality is on tilt. Together we are facing the unknown and the demand to live with unprecedented challenges. How each of us is handling this…
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Somatic Experiencing: Blanket Meditation with Susa Holt
This Somatic Experiencing (SE) meditation by Susa Holt is intended to help us find quiet in challenging times.She says: “My inspiration for using the blanket, was from a friend…
From the Forest: A Guided Meditation Series with Linda Nicholls
Linda is a senior member of Haven core faculty and is internationally renowned for her expertise in the field of body, breath and energy work. In this series,…
6 Steps to the 2-Chair Process: Gestalt Therapy at Home
By Wayne T. Dodge MD, MPH, DipC If you’ve been to Come Alive at The Haven, there’s a good chance you’ve participated in or witnessed some Gestalt-type work or more specifically what is…
World Heart Connection Visualization with Gillian Enright
By Gillian Enright This visualization was created out of a deep desire within me to stay connected with everyone through loving and inner strength at this time when…
Top 8 Podcast Picks from our Haven Community
If you find yourself with unexpected time on your hands, you’re not alone. In a recent article, long-time Haven Faculty member, Wayne Dodge shared some suggestions of how you…
Listen: Guided Haven-Style Breathing Meditations
By Toby Macklin, Haven Faculty member, MA, RCC, DipHCS A curious thing about human breathing is that we can do it automatically (we must, in order to live!) and also…
An Unusual Way To Respond to Unusual Times
By Dr Wayne Dodge MD, MPH, DipC In these unsettling times, we have choice as to how we react and/or respond to our unsettlement. There are the usual recommendations – which I…
Meet Haven HeARTist and Alumni, Jacqueline Neligan
Jacqueline Neligan is a Haven alumni and artist behind Rosie’s HeART on Instagram. Jacqueline’s creative approach to integrating and staying connected to her self and her learning has inspired many…
How Personal Growth becomes Professional Development: Meet Jennifer Hilton
Jennifer Hilton has worn many hats in The Haven community since 1999 when she did her first Come Alive. She has a deep understanding of The Haven’s programs having…
An RCC’s Experience Leading & Learning At The Haven: Meet Laurel Aasen
Laurel Aasen has been an engaged member of The Haven community since 2013. For the past 7 years, Laurel has supported popular programs like Teens Alive and Transforming…
From Loneliness To Connection
Come Alive leader Toby Macklin asks how we might feel “lonely in a crowd,” and suggests a way out. By Toby Macklin In a 2013 TEDx talk entitled The Lethality…