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Become a Host ~ live for free

  • Writer: Reuben Berger
    Reuben Berger
  • 4 days ago
  • 3 min read

🌎 The Future of Hosting


Becoming a Healing Haven Host may soon be one of the most meaningful and rewarding opportunities in the world. As more people seek safe, nurturing spaces for rest and renewal, hosts will be in high demand — offering not just accommodation, but transformation.


Hosts will always have a place to live, a supportive community around them, and never

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have to worry about rent again. Each haven becomes a shared home — where hosting is an act of service, and your living space is also your livelihood.


And what a beautiful way to see the world — through the Healing Havens network, hosts can travel freely between centers, living and working in different havens across the globe. From urban sanctuaries to forest lodges, tropical retreats to spa boats — you can live, serve, and grow in places of peace and purpose, all while feeling at home wherever you go.


It’s not just a new way to live — it’s a new way to be.


🌺 Healing Haven Host Training Syllabus

Creating Safe, Loving Spaces for Transformation

This course prepares individuals to become certified Healing Haven Hosts — people capable of transforming any home, retreat space, or property into a sanctuary of healing and belonging. Training combines study, self-reflection, and experiential practice.


Module 1 — The Heart of Hosting: Presence & Purpose

Themes:

  • The philosophy and mission of Healing Havens

  • Understanding trauma, safety, and emotional regulation

  • The power of presence — creating peace through energy and attention

  • Holding space vs. trying to fix

Practices:

  • Daily mindfulness and grounding techniques

  • Journaling: “Why do I want to host?”

  • Role-play in deep listening and compassionate response


Module 2 — Creating the Healing Environment

Themes:

  • The Sanctuary Principle: cleanliness, beauty, simplicity, safety

  • The importance of sensory balance — light, scent, sound, and color

  • Setting up spaces: sleeping areas, sanctuary room, communal areas

  • EMF reduction, natural materials, and energetic flow

Practices:

  • Redesign a room to reflect harmony and calm

  • Space-clearing rituals (sound, smudge, intention)


Module 3 — The Daily Rhythm of a Haven

Themes:

  • The 24-hour cycle: balance between structure and flow

  • Scheduling healing modalities (breathwork, sauna, creative time, etc.)

  • Communal meals and shared responsibility

  • Integrating celebration (music, dance, storytelling) into daily life

Practices:

  • Design a sample day schedule

  • Facilitate a mini “sharing circle”


Module 4 — Healing Through Relationship

Themes:

  • Trauma-informed communication

  • Boundaries with compassion

  • The art of co-regulation: healing nervous systems together

  • The psychology of trust and belonging

Practices:

  • Paired listening exercises

  • Conflict resolution through empathy

  • Daily check-in model


Module 5 — Stewardship, Service & Sustainability

Themes:

  • The cooperative model — balancing giving and receiving

  • Donation-based systems and transparent flow of resources

  • Garden, food, and energy sustainability

  • Welcoming guests in need (including houseless individuals) with dignity

Practices:

  • Create a service plan for your haven (who does what, when, how)

  • Develop a local resource map (community allies, healers, farmers, etc.)


Module 6 — Expansion & Leadership

Themes:

  • Becoming a “Guardian” — mentoring new hosts

  • Inter-Haven travel and the global Healing Haven network

  • The importance of celebration, reflection, and continued growth

  • How to open your own Healing Haven location

Practices:

  • Design your personal Haven vision and proposal

  • Participate in a group closing ceremony and reflection


🕊️ Certification

Upon completion, participants receive Healing Haven Host Certification, granting them the ability to host within the network, travel to other havens, and (optionally) become franchise or “Guardian” leaders.

 
 
 

2 Comments


Bobbyjpatton
2 days ago

Initially I was at a loss of how to express myself. Reuben has allowed me into a world of inclusion and purpose. Every day has meaning now. Self care is not selfish it's important Opening myself to others has given me focus. I can listen,learn and grow as a person by connecting with others. Reuben has given me strength at 61 that I was missing. My time with him has convinced me that this is only the beginning. I will forever be great full.

Robert J Patton

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Reuben Berger
Reuben Berger
2 days ago
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Been a pleasure having you at the lovely Haven here in mid town Toronto ~ you have been a wonderful guest and very helpful. I can see you becoming a qualified host in no time and that way you'd be able to create a healing haven wherever you go. For someone like you I could see you graduating our 'Become a Host Program' in only a few months for you have the most important quality already ~ kindness. Keep shining.

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