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The Haven welcomes Rachel Davey  A very warm welcome to
Rachel – Rachel has
arrived from the "I am really delighted to finally arrive in of giving me the gift of understanding myself that The Haven has. It seems funny to be in this position now, when I had to be dragged kicking and screaming to my first Come Alive - thanks to the creative skills of The Haven faculty (in that case, Gwen and Wayne), I was converted. As many of you know, I am here with my family - Toby, my husband, and my two children Rory and Ismay (known to all as Izzy). We are all looking forward to a new life and lots of pleasure to come. Having lived in lots of different countries ( Farewell to Gill Robillard Gill Robillard, one of our four managing Directors, (Development and Marketing) will be leaving the Haven on December 31, 2006. Together with her husband Paul, Gill will be increasing her professional activities and commitments in Vancouver in 2007 and the lengthy commute back to Gabriola will make it impossible for her to continue in this full-time position at the Haven. The Robillards will continue to be a feature of Gabriola life however as they will keep their home on our magical Island. Gill has been instrumental in establishing and building our donor relationships since the first days of the Foundation and her energy, professionalism and experience will be deeply missed by Foundation Directors and staff. More recently, as a part of the management team Gill has also taken on responsibility for marketing. Once again Gill forged new pathways for the Haven to follow in promoting ourselves in the world and in attracting those participants in our courses and programs. Interested? Gwen Ewan - Acting Director of Education Joann Peterson's Haven friends continue to cheer on her recovery from heart surgery last August. Although the process is slower than we had hoped, Joann is improving steadily with the loving support of her husband Pete, her children and grandchildren, and her Haven family. While Joann is away, we are fortunate to have Gwen Ewan available to take on Joann's duties as Director of Education. In addition to various other degrees and certifications, Gwen has a Diploma in Counselling from The Haven. She has worked in one aspect or another of staff development, education for professionals, mental health or addictions for over 30 years, and has been leading Come Alive and other courses at The Haven since 1991. Gwen will be working closely with our new Program Director, Rachel Davey, around the intern Certificate and Diploma programs and the Haven Institute "core courses". We are delighted to have her skills and experience supporting the students and programs of The Haven. She can be reached through the registrars office or at gewan(at)telus.net. The Haven’s Education Master Plan The Education Committee, chaired by Connie Munro and with committee members Derek LaCroix, Gwen Ewan, Marlyn Farrell, and Rick Jackson, have prepared a discussion paper leading up to the development of an Education Master Plan for The Haven. This process began back in May 2006 and the discussion paper is intended to provide a framework for debate about the future educational direction of The Haven. As part of this process, faculty members and students (current and past) of The Haven have been invited to give feedback on the document via a blog and a survey. The feedback collected will be collated and analyzed in November, with the help of The Haven's new Director of Programs, Rachel Davey, for presentation at the December Board meeting. We will keep you posted on this exciting development at The Haven. Faculty Faces Elfi Dillon-Shaw, RMT, and Gary Dillon, MA, MTR  Elfi
has
been a massage therapist for twenty-five years, most in residence at
The
Haven. In addition to training in
massage therapy, Elfi evolved a unique approach to bodywork drawing
from
Shiatsu, Zero-balancing, Craniosacral therapy, and therapeutic exercise. She is a faculty member with the  Gary and Elfi have been in relationship for nine years, building a life together, welcoming grandchildren, and offering workshops at The Haven. For six years they have offered "Awakening Your Erotic Body," a course designed so that each person, whether partnered or not, can discover for themselves deeper springs of satisfaction and self-acceptance of erotic energy. They believe that an erotic life is one in which bodily life—sensation, pulsation, arousal, rhythm and movement, feeling and emotion—are embraced and given priority. In November they offer a new workshop designed for couples, "For Play," with emphasis on enlivenment and mutuality in erotic discovery with a partner. Elfi also leads a workshop of self discovery for women, "Stirring the Cauldron." November 23–26: For Play: Sex, Eros, Spirit and Intensity December 8-10: Stirring the Cauldron UpComing Courses
The Haven Institute’s Fourth International Symposium will be held in Vancouver on April 13 & 14 – Dan Millman (author of ‘Way of the Peaceful Warrior’) will be our Keynote Speaker. 
The
Haven Institute Course Catalogue:
Hot off the press! Our new course catalogue is now available – please pick up a copy when you are at The Haven. In the meantime you can view it online and scroll down to the bottom of the page to the order form to have us mail you one ... or more. Reflecting on Reflections Since The Haven was founded by Ben & Jock almost 25 years ago, it has been about people; all of us and each of us, however different, drawn by a spirit of relating, buoyed by a shared desire to learn through connection and grow through reflection. Nothing expresses the heart of The Haven better than Reflections. This special 5-day tradition (December 28 to January 1) offers everyone an opportunity to speak and listen with honest open hearts, reflecting and connecting on what has been, what is now, and what is to come. However you have experienced your year 2006 we invite you to be here for Reflections with Ben & Jock, Cathy & Ernie McNally, and a host of old friends and soon-to-be new friends. Come and add your voice and ears to stimulating, engaging morning-session conversations; afternoons that range from quiet naps to tango lessons and potato cannon creations; evenings filled with all kinds of magic (real and imagined!). This annual event is crowned by a New Years Eve and morning that capture the care and connection—with liberal sprinklings of joy and laughter—that has made this year-end-beginning legendary. If you have been part of Reflections-past, you likely have your own collection of great stories and treasured connections. And if you have not, let this be the year you look back on as the first of many Reflections to come! Visit The Haven website via this link to register: http://haven.ca/db/a.courseDetail/id.55 A new mantelpiece for the fireplace 
A very warm thank you to Paul Arnold. Paul and his friend, Tim, have spent months working on creating a beautiful new mantelpiece for the fireplace which is in the sitting room in the Lodge. The mantelpiece was created from driftwood which Paul found on the beach. This beautifully handcrafted mantelpiece has been donated to The Haven. Paul, we are so appreciative of your caring, craftsmanship and ongoing contribution to The Haven – thank you!. A heart-warming testimonial from a bursary recipient Due to our donors generosity and their spirit of giving, we are privileged to be able to grant bursaries to people in need. We recently received a testimonial from a bursary recipient which we would love to share with you: "I am writing to express my sincere appreciation to the donors of The Haven Foundation. I want each donor to know that his / her donation's do reach people in need.As we approach Christmas, and the time of thinking about others less fortunate than ourselves, and reflect back on the year with a sense of gratitude and appreciation for what we do have in our lives, we ask that you join us to take a moment to consider supporting our bursary fund, Learning Person-to-Person. Should you wish to do so, please call Gill at 247-9211 ext 238 or go to our website and click the "Contribute" button on the top of any page. Being Connected... 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 (toll-free: 1-877 247-9238). Do you have a friend, family member or work teammate that might be interested in receiving this monthly news from The Haven? If so, please direct them to our website http://haven.ca/us/update/index.html to sign up. Alternatively, if you like, please let us know who they are and we will send them an email with the update and include a note the first time they receive it saying it was from you. Please email your request and your friend’s email address to development(at)haven.ca Take care, enjoy yourself and each other, and be in touch soon. _________________________________________________ Top of Page | Sub/Unsubscribe | Past Issues
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