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Your Health & Happiness is Here!
Now, ten months later, the first in the Book about Series ‘Health & Happiness’ is here! That it is written by Ben & Jock, the two people who started The Haven in the first place, seems somehow quite fitting. And that the cover features an original painting by bodyworker and faculty member Gary Dillon makes it that much better! This book contains some of Ben and Jock’s best work and most innovative ideas, brought to life during their past few years of travel, presentations, reflections, and conversations. It seems their relationship is profoundly evident during the writing process. Ben is a continuous font of inspired ideas; Jock is a brilliant cobbler of concepts and possibilities; Ben gives shape and texture; Jock gives eloquence and image. And together with the editorial guidance of Toby and Rachel we believe they have written their most readable and engaging book ever! You can read the first chapter at http://haven.ca/us/articles/healthHappiness.html .. Order your copy now from The Haven Store, and stay tuned for news of coming book launch events where you will have an opportunity to chat with Ben and Jock about Health & Happiness! Bill O’Hanlon—A Rare Opportunity!
As you learn more about Bill, you will read that his history includes the development of Solution-Oriented Therapy and the foundation of Possibility and Inclusive Therapies, and more recently Brief Therapy. You will also read about his many books and irreverent style. What you will not read is something a little more difficult to describe—his in-person humour, warmth, and engaging manner, which has been evident from our first conversation. And this is only enhanced by his enthusiasm and excitement about meeting and being with people. It is a rare opportunity to be with someone of Bill's calibre in as personal a setting as The Haven; and being as direct as we can possibly be—don’t miss it! We encourage you to register soon for a weekend we believe will live for years to come. Faculty Faces
Gary Holdgrafer is an accomplished educator and experienced group facilitator. He is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta. Gary has applied his strong teaching abilities and interest in self-learning to personal development programs. He is particularly interested in the links between creativity, resilience and self-caring. Mary Holdgrafer is an accomplished textile artist, counsellor and group facilitator. She is interested in how the creative process can be used to enhance personal growth and healing. Mary used her artwork as a means of personal healing and assisted many people to explore their own creative processes. Her work is held in public and private collections and has been exhibited in Canada and the United States. Mary and Gary have each experienced significant life-enhancement since having a personal experience with cancer, and bring an engaging and creative spark to family issues in Parent Time (Aug 18-21) and Being Steadfast Parents (Aug 21-24) Marlyn Farrell is trainer of lay counsellors and employment facilitators, with 12 years experience designing and leading workshops. She has worked using creativity as a healing tool with such diverse groups as professionals and at-risk-youth and she is currently expanding her work to include people with mental illness. Marlyn’s Career Revisioning (Aug 12-15) course is a unique blend of personal creative skills and life situational review designed to integrate life-passions and career options.
The Summer 2005 Shen is in the mail and available on-line at http://haven.ca/us/shen/index.html. Rick Jackson’s take on Spiritual Intelligence leads off this edition, which also includes three diverse perspectives on Faith, an extraordinary poetic look at Giving, the heartfelt insights of a Healing Stitches participant, and more! In this latest Shen you will also read about Ellery Littleton’s experiences during the First Nations Come Alive for Manitoba Family Justice as well as Paul Robillard’s thoughts on tasking The Haven to the workplace. We are doing more and more work in this area, with specific courses and sessions for organizations and businesses that can be held here or on-location. If you are interested in learning more about developing a specific group/issue program, contact Ernie McNally at 1 877 247 9238 extension 239. Last fall we added a virtual pictorial tour of The Haven to our website. In mid-June the photographer returned to add three more views to the feature. These pictures are a great way to “come visit”, and to introduce the beauty of The Haven to friends who have never been. Take a moment and tour the new views at http://www.seevirtual360.com/themes/2/theme02.aspx?listingID=5061 There is always something up at The Haven, to stay informed visit our website www.haven.ca, email us at info@haven.ca or call us at 250 247-9211 and toll-free 1-877 247-9238. Take care, enjoy yourself, and each other, and be in touch soon.
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Last
summer Toby Macklin and Rachel Davey approached us with an idea…develop
a series of books written by our faculty, each ‘Book about’ focusing on
a mix of The Haven core values, various models used in our courses, and
an integration of new and evolving approaches to enhancing the quality
of life. The Book about Series would be designed and written
to be an accessible and readable introduction to the concepts for someone
who has never been to The Haven, and be an excellent take-home reference
for people who have participated in courses here. With Toby and Rachel’s
collective background as writers, editors and publishers, and their familiarity
with The Haven and our faculty through participating and interning, they
were very able and willing to lead this ambitious project. Needless
to say, we jumped at the idea!
September
16-18 we are absolutely thrilled to be adding to this legacy with a special
2-day course with