Living Alive: Meaningful Connections

The Living Alive programs create a rare space of time, guidance, and reflection to support you in rediscovering who you truly are. Over 25 days, you are invited to explore new ways of living consciously and to establish different patterns that can support lasting change. Participants come from many walks of life, with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, lifestyles, and locations, and many leave with a deep sense of transformation. We also honour the land and sea that sustain this gathering.

Set on 7 acres of forested oceanfront land on Gabriola Island, the centre sits on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, a Coast Salish community. This peaceful yet vibrant setting offers a natural environment for exploring both your inner life and your relationships with others. It is a place to step back, reconnect, and discover more of your potential.

In a highly experiential, choice-based environment, you will engage with The Haven’s models and concepts through opportunities to deepen your understanding, practice new skills, and expand your range of being. You are encouraged to question assumptions, examine beliefs, and explore patterns with respect and openness. Join a community of seekers for an immersive journey of self-discovery and transformation.

Relationships: exploring how we see ourselves, how others perceive us, and how we show up in relationship.

Living Alive: Meaningful Connections may be right for you if you want to:

• build greater self-awareness around how you begin, sustain, and end relationships, whether close, casual, or professional
• understand how others interpret and experience your way of relating
• navigate a transition involving others and feel uncertain about what comes next
• explore your responses to commitment, vulnerability, security, romance, power struggle, attachment styles, Family of Origin, caretaking versus caring, embodiment, conflict, and sexuality
• strengthen relationship skills and shift patterns such as dependency, jealousy, defensiveness, control, blame, and placating
• look more closely at your beliefs and biases around gender, sexuality, sensuality, and intimacy
• bring someone from your personal life into your learning at The Haven through the optional 3-day Relationships component

Program highlights:

• an in-depth opportunity to engage more consciously and fully in your life and relationships
• time away to reconnect with yourself and nature on the beautiful 7-acre oceanfront property
• a chance to take your personal growth and Haven-style learning further
• for past Come Alive participants, a deeper exploration of Communication, Power & Strength, Resonance, and Selves
• for newcomers, plenty of opportunities to learn, practice, and integrate these models
• guided experiences that support physical, intellectual, and emotional awareness
• 25 days of radical self-discovery and transformation as a meaningful investment in your wellbeing
• experienced program leaders with strong training at The Haven and in their professions
• support from assistants and interns, creating a low participant-to-leader ratio
• a long history of participants reporting continued personal and professional transformation after the program
• take-home tools to support integration
• a full schedule with daily breaks for introspection, connection, rest, the oceanfront hot tub, nearby trails, and more

Did you know?

• If you attended a Come Alive program between 2018 and now, you are eligible for a $1000 discount on any Living Alive program
• A 30% accommodation discount is available for Living Alive programs
• Shared dorm-style accommodation and private room options are available
• Pre-payment plans are offered
• Earlybird tuition is $5950 if you register by April 12th, 2026
• Full tuition is $6450, with full payment due one month before the program start date
• Full program cost, including meals, dorm accommodation, and 25 days of programming, starts at $8777.50 +tax
• Haven’s Scholarship Fund is available for 25-day programs, with limited scholarships and applications due 6 weeks in advance

Schedule:

The program begins with dinner at 5:45pm, followed by the first session at 7:00pm.

Daily schedule:

• Breakfast 8:00 – 8:45am
• Morning session 9:00am to 11:45am
• Lunch 11:45am to 12:30pm
• Afternoon session 2:45-5:45pm
• Dinner 5:45 – 6:30pm
• Evening session 7:00 – 9:30pm

Afternoon and evening sessions may vary. The program ends with lunch on the final day.

Transportation:

Travelling to Gabriola as a foot passenger on the Gabriola Ferry? A shuttle to The Haven can be requested, and details will be included in your pre-arrival email.

Recommended resources:

These books can complement and enrich your learning during the program. They may be purchased at Haven, or ordered in advance:

• Being: A Manual for Life by Bennet Wong & Jock McKeen
• Joining: The Relationship Garden by Bennet Wong & Jock McKeen

Admission requirements: Participants must have the desire and ability to learn, and must demonstrate responsible self-care, responsible self-organization, and sound mental health. English must be understood and spoken.