Vol 4, Issue 11

Living With Passion Comes To Life!
During the 20+ years they have been life and work partners, David Raithby and Sandey McCartney have lived, explored and shared passion.  In virtually every possible avenue, from incidental conversations to focused course presentations, their thoughtful and innovative insights have been food for thoughts and actions.  Now, in the latest ‘Book about Living with Passion’ David and Sandey are bringing their ideas to more people than ever.

Their book draws on a wealth of personal and professional experience to demonstrate how passion can enrich every aspect of our daily lives.  In a concise and passionate style, David and Sandey present provocative ideas and practical suggestions intended to help the reader embrace the possibilities passion offers to a flourishing lifestyle.  Let’s put it this way...if you have ever spent time with David and/or Sandey (such as their coming Passion for Couples course February 10-13), you likely have experienced their unmistakable energy, honesty, warmth, humour and care...now imagine all this and more page after page after page and you have a taste of a ‘Book about Living with Passion’!

You can order your copy on line at http://haven.ca/store/booksandvideos.html#passion and while you’re there consider sending David & Sandey’s book and other titles by Ben & Jock and Joann Peterson to those on your holiday shopping list!

Building on a Strong Foundation
Do you ever have the experience of really appreciating people, and for one reason or another rarely taking the opportunity to say so? ...us too...which is why we want to let you know just how much work is done behind the scenes, on a purely volunteer basis, by the members of The Haven Foundation Board.  In less than two years this dedicated group of people have:

• Ensured that The Haven will be on sound financial footing for years to come
• Established funding programs that, among other things, have made it possible for over 40 people to attend courses here this year alone
• Worked tirelessly on committees that support every facet of The Haven’s activities, from finance to gardening!
• Created opportunities for faculty, staff and course participants to come together and learn more about each other

Faculty Faces
This month we’re focusing on a pair of very familiar faces, and we bet there are a few things you didn’t know about these two!
 

Linda Nicholls, Dip.C., M.T.C., PhD.  is one of the true pioneers, having been involved in virtually every aspect of The Haven from student, to leader, to manager, as well as serving as a member of core faculty and as a director on the board of The Haven Foundation.  Her incisive, light-hearted, direct style of working with people is a coalescence of her life experience, diverse business background and counselling skills.  Through lifestyle educational courses, counselling, coaching and consulting, she facilitates people to get the most out of life personally, professionally and in relationship by learning what they need to transform limiting patterns.  Linda has been facilitating groups in North America and Asia for over fifteen years, creatively working with adults and teens.  Her years of experience in the Orient have come to the fore as she has worked hard throughout the past year helping to establish The Haven’s presence in Mainland China by co-leading translated Come Alives and other courses.

Elfi M.Dillon-Shaw, RMT, is a registered massage practitioner, bodyworker and educator with twenty years of experience.  Elfi also works as coordinator, scheduler, and den-mother for all the bodyworkers at The Haven.  Incorporating both eastern and western approaches, her ‘hands on’ practice includes massage therapy, Shiatsu, Craniosacral Therapy, therapeutic exercise and integrative bodywork. She travels across Canada and the US leading workshops on body practices and stress management for professionals and lay people alike. Her use of movement, meditation, touch, breath, sound and imagery is spontaneous, fun and offers her students powerful insights.  Elfi is dedicated to fostering experiences of pleasure and well-being.  She lives on Gabriola Island with her husband Gary (and if you look closely in their back yard you’ll find a much treasured sweat lodge!).

• Couples in Conflict (Dec 2-4) with Judy Sellner
• Stirring the Cauldron (Dec 2-4) with Elfi Dillon-Shaw
• Come Alive (Dec 3-8) with Wayne Dodge, Gwen Ewan
• Self-Compassion (Dec 8-11) with Wayne Dodge, Gwen Ewan
• Reflections (Dec 28-Jan 1) with Jock McKeen, Ben Wong, Cathy & Ernie McNally
• Come Alive (Jan 1-6) with Jock McKeen, Ben Wong, Joann Peterson
• Come Alive II (Jan 1-6) with Linda Nicholls, David Raithby
• Transitions(Jan 6-12) with Maria Gomori, Linda Nicholls
• Beyond New Horizons(Jan 13-17) with Ben Wong, Jock McKeen
• Career Revisioning(Jan 19-22) with Marlyn Farrell
• Clinical Interventions(Jan 19-22) with Joann Peterson
• Relationship: Renew & Review (Jan 19-22) with Linda Nicholls
• Effective Boundaries(Feb 2-5) with Joann Peterson, Wendy Huntington
• Come Alive(Feb 5-10) with Wayne Dodge, Gwen Ewan
• Passion for Couples(Feb 10-13) with David Raithby, Sandey McCartney

Just Quickly...
We have had a great response to our new catalogue format, offering more details about course dates and leaders as well as stories and information intended to help become more familiar with The Haven...and there are lots of cool pictures too!  You can order copies online or by calling our Reception team or direct from http://haven.ca/institute/catalogue.html.

...and before we go...thanks...if you are reading this you are likely one of the many people who contribute to the remarkable spirit that we firmly believe makes a significant and positive difference in our world, at a time when it is needed and valued more than ever.  Cheers!
 

Take care, enjoy yourself, and each other, and be in touch soon.
                

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