Practice of Being
With Linda Nicholls and Jo-Ann Kevala
February 24 - March 1, 2026
An Invitation to Deepening Your Practice of Being
If you’ve taken Come Alive or another Haven program, you already know the experience of waking up to yourself — that moment when you feel more present, more open, more connected with who you really are and with others.
And you may also recognize the reality of how this is possible:
Being is more than a moment.
Being is a life practice.
A life practice is an intentional, integrated way of living awake and aware
A life practice is sustaining the commitment to showing up for yourself and others—daily, imperfectly and wholeheartedly.
Awareness wants to be tended.
Connection wants to be lived.
Growth wants to flourish — in community, with intention, and with self-responsibility.
There comes a time when the next step is not about new information,
but about deeper embodiment.
The Practice of Being has been created for you to embrace and embody this step.
Practice of Being
A guided experience where you begin taking more of the lead in sustaining your aliveness.
This program invites you to deepen into three essential relationships:
Your relationship with yourself
Engaging your inner landscape with honesty, steadfastness, acceptance and choice.
Your relationship with others
Engaging others with clarity, presence, connection, and responsibility consistently.
Your relationship with the world
Showing up consciously in the spaces, communities, and relationships around you.
This is not a repeat of what you’ve already done.
It is a place to practice what you know — to bring your learning into embodied, relational experience.
Why We Are Offering This
We believe in the depth of strength and resilience that emerges when we fully embrace our personal leadership with awareness and responsibility.
Not perfectly.
Not all at once.
But with intention, curiosity, and the capacity to be present.
We are offering a space where that kind of leadership can deepen — supported, witnessed, and strengthened in community.
Is This Your Next Step?
You may feel called to Practice of Being if you:
- Want to deepen and integrate your learning
- Crave more practice in conscious connection
- Are ready to take increased responsibility for how you show up
- Want to expand your capacity for presence, honesty, and choice
- Learn best in a community that values authenticity and responsibility
- Sense that there is more of you ready to emerge
If something inside you responds to this,
you may already recognize this is your next step!
We Invite You to Join Us
If you’re ready to continue your transformation from understanding to embodiment —
from insight to integration —
we would be honoured to welcome you into Practice of Being.
Reach out if you feel drawn.
We’re here,
and we look forward to meeting you in the practice.
Investment:
Our Earlybird tuition price of $1490 is available up to one month prior to the program start. Regular tuition is $1590. Full payment is due one month before the program start date regardless of tuition price.
We are offering private and shared room options.
You can find our cancellation policy here
Schedule:
Your program begins with dinner at 6pm and your first session at 7:30pm
Daily schedule:
- Breakfast 8:00 – 9:00am
- Morning session 9:15am to noon
- Lunch noon to 1:00pm
- Afternoon session 3:00 – 6:00pm
- Dinner 6:00 – 7:00pm
- Evening session 7:30 – 9:00pm approximately
Your program finishes with lunch on the last day.
Transportation:
If you are travelling to Gabriola as a foot passenger on the Gabriola Ferry a shuttle to The Haven can be requested. Information on this option will be included in your pre-arrival email.
About the Leaders
Linda Nicholls
Linda Nicholls DipC is an elder, serving as a guide in transformational circle work for more than thirty-five years in North America and internationally. She is Senior Faculty with The Haven Institute on Gabriola Island, BC, Canada. She has worked intimately with people of all ages and several cultures leading programs that focus on body, breath […]
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Jo-Ann Kevala
Jo-Ann Kevala Dip HGF, Dip BA is an experienced executive with over 25 years of progressive leadership experience in the high-tech and emerging technologies businesses. The Haven has been a catalyst in her journey to finding self-compassion, balance and a way to live a more congruent life. This has extended to include integration and application of […]
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