Welcome home!
The Haven is a place to slow down, come back into contact with your own rhythm, listen more closely to your senses, and respond to the world in creative ways.
It’s for people who care deeply, notice a lot, and find that the pace and pressures of modern life can quietly erode their clarity, energy, or capacity to imagine things being otherwise.
It’s somewhere to step away from the relentless demand to be fitter, happier, and more productive, and to notice, question, and respond more honestly alongside others who value depth, care, and creativity.
An Experimental Pace
Many people here don’t move through life by fixed plans, neat frameworks, or abstract goals. They grow by trying, sensing, adjusting, and following their quiet intuitive voice.
In a culture that rewards certainty, optimisation, and conceptual clarity, this rhythm of being can feel misunderstood or undervalued. The Haven exists to make room for those who work things out experimentally, relationally, and in their own time.
A quieter container
When everything asks for certainty, speed, and performance, it can become hard to trust your own timing, perceptions, or impulses. The Haven exists as a counter-space to that pressure.
This is a somewhere to rest, observe, and explore.
What kind of place this is
The Haven is a shared village rather than a course or a content platform.
Inside, we make room to:
- Pause and process what’s actually happening in our lives
- Gently question the assumptions we’ve absorbed about success, growth, and worth
- Explore creative responses to the world, without pressure to perform or polish
- Spend time with others who value nuance, humour, and honesty
Participation is always optional. Some people join regularly, some drift in and out, some mostly read, listen, and reflect quietly.
What tends to happen here
Life inside The Haven revolves around simple, repeatable practices and shared spaces, including:
- Regular moments to pause and reflect together
- Playful inquiry into everyday language, habits, and beliefs
- Collaborative creative projects that grow slowly over time
- Conversations that value curiosity over certainty
Nothing here is designed to rush you or extract more from you. The emphasis is on staying human, open, and connected in realistic ways.
This Season
Current Theme
Unfinished Maps
Our seasonal theme guides the questions we explore in the Journal Circle, the topics that emerge on The Gentle Rebel Podcast, and the creative work shared in our community zine.
Latest Zine
Look On The Bright Side
Our collaborative zine gathers reflections, images, words, and sounds from across the community. It's a gentle glimpse into how we notice, respond, and create together.
Join Us
The Haven has been tended since 2014 by me, Andy Mort, together with Tuula Ahde, and quietly shaped over time by the members who take part.
It is member-supported, which allows it to stay ad-free, unhurried, and independent, and to continue offering free work beyond the village walls.
If this feels like a place you might want to spend time, you’re warmly welcome to join us.
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