Praise

Precision BioSciences implemented Haven’sMindfulness & Meditation Corporate Programinto itsWellness offering in 2017 and 2018. I believe that taking time to meditate and focus your mind each day results in a calmer approach to the chaos of the day. Learning the skills to be present in the moment allows you to make decisions that are thoughtful and purposeful. The result, I observed, from the participants was a calmer approach to their very full work days and a connection to each other, as if we knew a secret the others did not know. I love participating in each offering of this wonderful program. Haven has a teaching presence that is calming and she is able to easily convey the information so that we could grow in our meditation practice.

There is a special talent you have to have to command a room, especially a room full of successful business women, and Haven was able to do just that! As one of our lead facilitators at the Emerging Week for Women, Haven Carter started each one of our days at the Business Boot Camp, and the Revive Us Rally by setting the "intention and focus" so that everyone was fully present and ready to receive new learning and practices for their business. We had nothing but positive feedback from the other women who attended and will be asking Haven to be one of our presenters again next year if she is willing to do so.

I used to sit in my car in the parking lot in the morning trying to figure out how I could get out of coming into the office. Then I met Haven at our company Health Fair. After a few weeks, I stopped sitting in the car. I parked it, got out and walked in. I began to realize I added real value to the company. I truly enjoy my work, the flexibility, and the environment. Nothing changed but me and my attitude and my perspective.

Haven is a great listener and has an infectious positive spirit. Her care and guidance extended beyond my business and wrapped in the entirety of my being. She was always present and helped me focus on being my best self, which manifested in my business. She held me accountable, strategized with me, helped push me past my comfort zone and helped me recognize the value I bring. She is a great leader with equally sound business acumen. I highly recommend Haven as an executive coach and am glad to call her a friend.

When faced with personal drama, I immediately begin to practice methods Haven has helped me develop, that lead me to a place of calm clarity. Over a corporate career, I have worked with a number of professional performance coaches; but Haven’s approach is unique in my experience. She obviously does not employ a formula that she delivers by rote; she clearly intuits what is needed in each distinct situation and offers tools that can lead toward a solution. My coaching sessions with Haven have become one of my top priorities!

Haven spoke to my civic club on Stress Management. We’re a boisterous crowd and not prone to pay the best attention to our speakers, however, from the moment Haven started talking, you could hear a pin drop. Her compelling explanation of the effects of stress on our lives as well as her top three ways to manage and reduce stress, including a short demonstration, resonated with all members. Everyone enjoyed Haven’s presentation and I highly recommend her as a speaker for your group.

Haven voiced my inner thoughts–how does she do that? Not only did she encourage me to voice those thoughts, she encouraged me to think bigger. I have a lot to think about after our consultation. I look forward to working with Haven again in the future.

I am thankful to Haven for getting me started on a meditation habit. When I'm feeling stressed and distracted, I take a break to meditate. I always come back more focused and ready to get things done. And strangely, my business has increased since I started meditating.

Haven embodies the very essence of the compassion she teaches during her meditation classes. Her teaching style is relatable, natural, loving, and reassuring. I am forever grateful to her for the profound impact she has had and continues to have on my life. Thank you Haven for sharing your kindness, wisdom, and the amazing gift of meditation. Your teachings and guidance are truly a blessing.

Haven helped me get to my truth and to hold my value up for everyone to see. She empowered me to make myself a priority. She helped me break down barriers in my own mind and to maintain the boundaries I set. Haven helped me do all of this with encouragement, with wisdom from her practices, and without judgment. Haven is a healer, and she can help you realize your best self so you can live your best life, as she did with me.

I have tried to tip my toes into the world of meditation for years without success. It seemed like it would be a wonderful addition to my too-busy life but every time I tried, it fizzled to nothing or I was not successful. Haven’s 6-week Mindful Meditation sessions were a turn-around for me on my approach to meditation. I have now successfully inserted a mindful, peaceful time almost daily. I am still a beginner and my sessions are short however they provide a time for calm internal assessment, love and compassion for the day. I can now say that meditation is a part of my life!

I have tried to tip my toes into the world of meditation for years without success. It seemed like it would be a wonderful addition to my too-busy life but every time I tried, it fizzled to nothing or I was not successful. Haven’s 6-week Mindful Meditation sessions were a turn around for me on my approach to meditation. I have now successfully inserted a mindful, peaceful time almost daily. I am still a beginner and my sessions are short however they provide a time for calm internal assessment, love and compassion for the day. I can now say that meditation is a part of my life!

Haven is an amazing embodiment of the power of Nia! She is in fantastic shape and leads her classes with gentle strength, inspired enthusiasm, and a contagious passion for the gift of the Nia form of Mind, Body, Spirit exercise. When we dance with her, I am inspired, affirmed, filled with gratitude for the amazing Universe and community I am a part of, and sweaty! I’m getting a great workout and having so much fun that I forget it is great for me! I highly recommend working with Haven!

When I had my first class with Haven, I knew she was a special teacher. Over time I came to appreciate the many dimensions of healing she brought to the NIA classes I danced in. No matter how I feel when I show up, I KNOW I will feel better at the warm closing of the session. She channels a universal hope and love with playful, strong, affirming, charming finesse. I feel so lucky to have her in our community.

Haven is a gifted and conscientious Nia Black Belt teacher who presents the Nia routines with excitement, joy, knowledge, and an aptness to coach the Nia moves in an extremely user friendly manner. Haven’s guided meditation class is a totally relaxing experience and an antidote for today’s stressful living in an often impersonal world. I am exhilarated to have Haven as a teacher. A combination of Haven’s Nia movement class and guided meditation bestows me with empowerment, energy, and understanding for others. It provides me with awareness and healing of my body, mind, spirit, and emotions.

I’ve been dancing Nia for about four years, and have come to love and understand the deep personal joy and acceptance that Nia can bring, especially through Haven’s gentle guidance and unbridled encouragement. Haven greets each moment with the fullness of all that is – physical, emotional, interpersonal, musical, spiritual. Her joy is more than happiness. Her expressiveness is more than exuberance. Her interconnectedness is more than a greeting. Haven reaches out to seek her own challenges and to celebrate those of others, showing for us all that to live fully is the only real way. I am grateful for her funny, sometimes irreverent, always potent inspiration.

I have taken many NIA classes taught by Haven Carter. She is a wonderful teacher – full of enthusiasm, very good at cuing students to the choreography, excellent at creating a class energy and focus. Haven has the ability to connect and direct students of all ages and ability levels. She demonstrates confidence as a teacher as well as openness to make adjustments to meet students’ needs.

Haven is a wonderful Reiki body worker. I felt completely trusting in her hands. It was the most relaxing Reiki treatment I have ever had. Haven was able to move energy gently through the chakras, clearing out stagnation, and energizing my chi. If you’re in need of some attention to your mind, body and spirit, I can’t recommend Haven enough.

I met Haven as a student in her NIA class. I’ve taken NIA classes around the U.S. and loved her personable and authentic energy, playfulness, intentionality and deep knowledge of the body. Then, after a back injury, I saw her for a session of Reiki Jin Kei Do. I am an energy healer myself and have experienced many practitioners. Her work is powerful, deep, and intuitive and shifted my struggle with a high level of pain in my lower back and the emotional issue underneath it. I walked out of the session with a lightness, clarity about the emotional attachment, and feeling free of that fear. The healing effect has been ongoing. She has a laser focus, highly developed and powerful ability to follow and move stuck and disabling energy. Her compassion is also beautiful and makes sessions with her very healing.

I would call Haven’s coaching a beautiful merging of laser focus, mindfulness and practical ideas. With her expertise, clear vision and generative questions, she zeroed in on the exact areas where I needed clarity to move forward. She is positive and encouraging and she built on what I already knew to take me into new territory. Since my coaching with Haven, I frequently refer to the notes I took, and as a result, can see a lot of positive changes unfolding in my business. Haven’s coaching is inspirational and I highly recommend her.

I started seeing Haven for Reiki and Buddho after taking my Nia White Belt. My right knee was really hurting and by doing Reiki with Haven that pain has lessened. She is amazing and has been helping me to heal on a spiritual, emotional and physical level. I have been able to release trauma that has been stuck in my body. Haven is amazing. I love Reiki.

Haven is a healer in many practices. Her Nia classes bring energy, joy and ways to love and “massage” your body through movement. When I need adjusting in the mind, body, spirit way that defies my explanation, Haven’s Reiki treatments are magical.

I joined Haven's meditation group ~ I wanted to then say that I was excited about it and that I had enjoyed her first class but since then - WOW - it is CHANGING MY LIFE.

I needed to be centered ~ was and still am needing that and needing to be grounded and taking her mediation classes on Monday nights have, I am certain, changed my path to that direction. For someone like me that has not ever participated in things like this, and a bit skeptical, I am finding it refreshing and giving me things to get excited about for the future. If you need something to help bring you in, to explore the inner you, and be better than your best, consider her class!!

Nia with Haven has been a joy for my body and mind! I have always loved to dance and have tried to stay in shape through exercise, but as I aged, traditional aerobics was hard on my joints. Nia allows me to exercise in a gentle, spiritual and fun way!

Having lots of stress in my life, I decided to try guided meditation with Haven to take the calming, spiritual, and joyful aspects of Nia to another level. Although Haven has given me excellent tools for meditation on my own, I find that I really need weekly guided meditation with her as she has enabled me to decrease stress and to develop a mindfulness and calmness that was missing in my life. Haven is the BEST!

“Meditation is a wonderful way to start the week. It gives us proper perspective (and the candles and incense don’t hurt!).”

Thanks Haven, I felt you really heard me and quickly grasped the way forward.