Book Club | Entangled Life (Merlin Sheldrake)
Our July 2025 book club took us into the tangled, sticky, spongy world of fungi, which is something most of us hadn’t given much thought…
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Book Club | A Still Life (Josie George)
What do you think of when you hear the words A Still Life? A bowl of fruit? A serene person, undisturbed by the world’s noise.…
Book Club | The Forest of Wool and Steel (Natsu Miyashita)
In a world obsessed with productivity, competition, and the “hero’s journey,” Natsu Miyashita’s The Forest of Wool and Steel shines a quietly revolutionary light on…
Embracing Wintering on Serenity Island
We just finished reading Wintering by Katherine May in the book club, and it has prompted me to reflect on the parallels between the book’s…
Book Club | Wintering (Katherine May)
In our February Book Club, we met to discuss ‘Wintering: The power of rest and retreat in difficult times‘ by Katherine May. Here are my…
Book Club | The Humans (Matt Haig)
In The Haven Book Club this month, we read and discussed The Humans by Matt Haig. What did we make of it?
Creating Community For Co-Regulation
We cannot experience a truly regulated nervous system if we never experience social engagement with other living beings.
Caring For The Nervous System
By looking at what is currently inside our circle (the activities and environments that nourish our nervous system), we can deepen those practices.
Self-Transcendent Experiences and the Nervous System
Transcendence is when we feel connected as a small part of something bigger and a contributor to the way things are (and could become).
Re-Storying With The Autonomic Nervous System
Re-storying brings awareness and understanding to the cognitive meaning we give to our different states.