Workshops & Retreats
HAVEN retreats create time and space to step outside ordinary routines and attend more fully to a particular experience, transition, or question. Retreats may weave together reflection, somatic practice, mindfulness, movement, creativity, therapeutic listening, ritual, time in nature, and opportunities for connection. Many are collaborative, bringing together professionals from different disciplines to explore the physical, psychological, relational, creative, and existential dimensions of our lives.
Retreats range from focused mini-retreats at the HAVEN Somatic Studio to day and weekend experiences at other locations, including an intimate wooded cabin setting. Join one of HAVEN’s curated retreats, or work with us to create a private experience for an existing group of friends, colleagues, caregivers, or community members. Each retreat is shaped around its particular purpose, participants, and setting, with attention to accessibility, pacing, nourishment, and the different ways people may choose to participate.
Calendar of Events
Ritual Design
October 27, 2026, 6 pm - 8 pm
$30 suggested donation (free for THS members)
Join me for a candlelit evening exploring the art of meaningful ritual. Through guided visualizations, creative exercises, and body-based inquiry, we’ll explore symbols, lean into intuition, and begin designing a personal practice to honor a change, loss, milestone, or intention. You’ll also create a talisman—a tangible reminder of what you wish to carry forward.
All materials are provided. You’re welcome to bring a journal or meaningful object. Dress comfortably and come with curiosity, ready to look within and share a supportive space. Participation and sharing are always at your own pace.
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Weaving a Living Legacy Workshop
November 14, 2026, 10 am -12 pm
$30
Our legacies are already taking shape—in how we spend our time, the relationships we tend, the rituals we keep, and the ways we touch the world around us. You can begin exploring legacy at any age, wherever you are in life.
Join me for an evening of guided reflection, conversation, and ritual to explore what makes your life meaningful. We’ll consider the people and experiences that have shaped you, what you wish to carry forward, and how you want to live those values now. A reflective worksheet and symbolic exercise will offer a place to gather your thoughts and notice the threads connecting your past, present, and possibilities.
You don’t need a polished story or a clear vision of what comes next. Bring your curiosity and make room for what emerges. Sharing is welcome, always at your own pace.
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Ikigai & Strengths-Based Goal Setting
January 16, 2027
12 pm - 3:30 pm
$120
What makes life feel worth living? The Japanese concept of ikigai invites us to notice the sources of meaning and joy woven into our days—the people we care about, the activities that absorb us, and the ways we contribute. Through guided reflection and strengths-based exercises, we’ll explore what brings you a sense of connection, satisfaction, and possibility, then use those discoveries to shape meaningful, achievable goals. Come with a particular focus—career, relationships, spiritual life, or a life transition—or simply a curiosity about your life as a whole. You’ll leave with a clearer sense of what you want to nurture and practical steps that honor your strengths, capacity, and current season of life.
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Creative Writing & the Accordion Book
February 9, 2027
6 pm - 8 pm
$30
Turn words, memories, and small discoveries into a handmade accordion book. Guided creative writing exercises will help you develop its content—a story, reflection, tribute, or something still taking shape—before exploring the pages through drawing, painting, and a simple accordion-fold format. Come ready to play, follow your curiosity, and enjoy working with your hands. No writing or bookmaking experience is needed. All creative supplies are provided, and you’re welcome to bring your own. Wear something you’re comfortable painting or drawing in.
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The Wild Edge of Sorrow: An Eight-Week Book Club
Starts March 2, 2027 | meets weekly for 8 weeks
6 pm - 7:30 pm
$240
Grief touches more than the losses we can name. It can live in our longing for belonging, the care we needed but did not receive, and the sorrow we feel for the world around us.
Join us for eight weeks of reading and thoughtful conversation about Francis Weller’s The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief. Through his exploration of the five gates of grief, we’ll consider the many forms sorrow takes and the place of ritual, community, and connection in tending it.
Together, we’ll make room to share what resonates, question what doesn’t, and listen without rushing to offer answers. Whether you’re carrying a particular loss or simply curious about the relationship between grief and being fully alive, you’re welcome. Share as much or as little as you wish; quiet participation is welcome, too.