Havenwood

Set within the quiet beauty of firs and ferns, Havenwood offers weekend, day, and weeklong workshops that inspire personal growth, social development, and a deeper harmony with the world and spirit around us.

Our approach draws from a holistic understanding of human development, embracing practices that nurture individual well-being, foster social health, and cultivate an engaged, connected community.

Contact info@haven-wood for reasonable rental rates for your next retreat offering. We can accommodate approximately 7-14 people.

Opening in the Fall of 2025!

Havenwood Nordic Spa in beautiful Sahtlam, BC, will offer a serene and rejuvenating escape just 13 minutes from downtown Duncan.

Featuring an outdoor cedar forest sauna with options for aromatherapy and a refreshing cold plunge, it is the perfect forest bathing experience.

Guests will also enjoy access to a private indoor relaxation room, providing a peaceful, affordable space to unwind.

Intentional Self Development is Transformative.

The NAL Institute offers transformative learning processes & programs at Havenwood Retreat, which synergize fields of Art, Science & Philosophy to provide overall personal, social and spiritual well-being .

At its core, the NAL Institute is dedicated to fostering human flourishing through individualized, embodied learning and a steadfast commitment to cultivating social renewal.

AUGUST 18TH - 23RD

The NAL Institute is proud to offer a practical, classroom centered contemporary Waldorf foundation year based on insights from Rudolf Steiner’s pedagogical theories & practices in schools.

For teachers in all grades and all types of schools, this program introduces imaginative pedagogy as a key element of healing education, with a holistic approach to child development while supporting teacher well-being through contemplative, human-centered practices.

Designed to address the needs of today’s educators and the evolving educational landscape, the course highlights fostering academic skills alongside physical, emotional, and personal well-being.

AUGUST 4th - 8TH

10:00am - 4:00pm, Wednesday 10:00 - 7:00pm, $600 plus supplies

Immerse yourself in the beauty of Havenwood while exploring the world of color through watercolor painting and egg tempera. (We'll even make our own paints!)

Together we will explore the seven soul types as awakeners of consciousness, to deepen connection to our inner worlds through art and reflection.

All levels of artistic experience are welcome.

AUGUST 9TH - 12TH

10:00am - 4:00pm, Module One, $400

Biographical coaching and counselling is a therapeutic approach rooted focuses on exploring and understanding the life story (or biography) of an individual as a pathway to personal growth, healing, and self-awareness.

Through 9 modules in biography studies, students learn through personal journeying. Life patterns, cycles, crisis points, and identifying one's purpose in life (destiny) are studied. In this program art is used as a vehicle for process, not as a discipline to be developed.

This program focuses on developing anthroposophical understanding of the human life span, while developing biographical coaching skills.

Enroll in the first module and then choose the diploma program:

Through a unique process of self reflection, group work and studio exercies, paint a beautiful watercolour of YOUR life.

Nine sessions over three years:

- Three summer intensives of one week each

- Two On-line terms with monthly virtual sessions from fall through spring.