June

Work Exchange

Package Dates
Cortes Island
Support our Cortes campus and get an intimate behind-the-scenes Hollyhock experience with our month-long work exchange program.

2024 Hollyhock Holiday

Flexible Dates

INTERNAL HOLIDAY PAGE Reconnect to yourself and nature in our spectacular West Coast island setting. Take a breath of fresh air outside of the city, and enjoy the serenity and beauty of our local landscape. Our holiday packages include: Accommodations A variety of accommodations are located throughout our lush campus, ranging in price to suit […]

2025 Hollyhock Holiday

Flexible Dates

INTERNAL HOLIDAY PAGE Reconnect to yourself and nature in our spectacular West Coast island setting. Take a breath of fresh air outside of the city, and enjoy the serenity and beauty of our local landscape. Our holiday packages include: Accommodations A variety of accommodations are located throughout our lush campus, ranging in price to suit […]

Places, Sounds, Portals, Worlds: A Soundscape Ecology Immersion

With Rebecca Bruton and Edzi’u

June 8 - 13, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

Open new portals to creativity and collaboration amidst the planetary spheres of sound, music, and landscape. In this interdisciplinary eco-arts residency, participants will be introduced to conceptual ideas about collaborating ethically with landscapes and soundscapes, and learn a variety of approaches for generating sound, music, text, and performance compositions with/in the local Cortes Island surroundings. […]

Dance of Connection

With Bettina Rothe

June 8 - 13, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

Come home to yourself, find connection and nourishment in community, and with the land. Together we take refuge in our primary language "rhythm", and find belonging in the dance. Expand your repertoire of how you can connect with others on the dance floor and in life. Release old patterns of relating that no longer serve […]

From Fear and Overwhelm to Power and Love

With Deepa Narayan, Eric Mulholland and Peggy Taylor

June 8 - 12, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

FROM FEAR AND OVERWHELM TO POWER AND LOVE Everyday as we are confronted with chaos and collapse, we can become paralyzed in fear and anxiety. And yet, this is the time we are called to be our most powerful selves to stand for a world in which our children, our communities, and all beings can […]

Discover Cortes: Adventures in Nature (June)

With Bill Ophoff

June 8 - 13, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

The natural world is your classroom as you hike, kayak, and voyage amid the wild beauty of Cortes Island. Discover the flora and fauna of both land and sea along with local history and geological phenomena as you adventure forth with Hollyhock's knowledgeable, fun-loving naturalist. Explore ancient forests, sandy beaches, colourful tide pools, windswept bluffs, […]

Self-Led Retreat (early June)

June 8 - 13, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

Looking for a space to unplug, unwind, and slow down? A self-led retreat invites you to step out of the busy rhythm of life and into a gentler pace - without schedules, without obligations, and without taking a program. This is your time to rest, restore, and reconnect with your true self. Spend your days […]

Mindful Self-Compassion

With Megan Prager and Martin Thomson-Jones, PhD

June 13 - 18, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

Application is required before registering. You may apply here. This 5-day residential program is an intensive form of the internationally recognized, eight-session Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) training developed by Christopher Germer and Kristin Neff. It is open to laypeople and professionals alike. Participants will learn to: understand the science of self-compassion, practice self-compassion in daily life, […]

Qi Medicine: A Silent Qigong and Tea Ceremony Retreat

With Stephanie Nosco and Catherine (Cat) Reynolds

June 13 - 18, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

Experience the medicine of qigong, tea, and nature on this transformative inner journey back to yourself.  Join Qigong teacher, author, and psychotherapist Stephanie Nosco, alongside tea ceremonialist Catherine Reynolds, for this special silent retreat that will explore the art of Qigong and the mindful practice of tea ceremony. We will practice in social silence, encouraging […]

Unwind: Yamuna® Body Rolling & Essential Somatics®

With Namchi Bazar

June 18 - 22, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

Release pain and restrictions for a total body awakening and rejuvenation. Explore two complementary modalities to support your journey of self-discovery and self-healing. Let go of unproductive holding patterns as you develop effective body-wellness routines that are easy to incorporate into your home practice. Focus on foundational movements that help you exercise without pain and […]

Coastal Foraging Adventure

With Robin Kort

June 18 - 22, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

Forage for wild food and cook with professional forager, cookbook author and sommelier Chef Robin Kort of Swallow Tail Culinary Adventures. Connect to the food of the coastal ecosystem on Cortes Island from forest to sea. Foraging at the sea tunes your senses to the ebb and flow of the tides, teaching us to time […]

Pure Awareness Group Retreat

June 18 - 22, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

Internal program page for Carmon Frick's group retreat. Participants can book using the 'register as guest' link. This page will not go live on the website.  Daily Schedule A detailed schedule will be emailed to you about 30 days prior to your program. Click here to view a sample program schedule.  

Self-Led Retreat (mid June)

June 18 - 22, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

Looking for a space to unplug, unwind, and slow down? A self-led retreat invites you to step out of the busy rhythm of life and into a gentler pace - without schedules, without obligations, and without taking a program. This is your time to rest, restore, and reconnect with your true self. Spend your days […]

Wild Soma Being and Becoming: Embodied Practices for Collective Thriving

With Andrea Nann, Julia Aplin, Roula Said and Shannon Litzenberger

June 22 - 27, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

In this time of intersecting social, political, and planetary crises, how do we embrace and honour all that is arising in us as bodies? What if we listen closely to what we feel in our hearts, what we know in our bones? Can we resonate care and connection across our differences, tuning into our sense […]

Raise Your Vibe With Reiki: Levels 1 & 2

With Fleur Choy

June 22 - 27, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

Awaken your healing powers and expose your light to the world. If you have felt sensitive your entire life and feel ready to fully embrace your gifts, or if you are already a healing practitioner and are seeking to diversify and establish yourself as a multidimensional healer, this training is for you. We also welcome […]

Contemplative Mind, Spontaneous Brush: Ink, Colour and Japanese Washi Papers

With Heather Midori Yamada

June 22 - 27, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

Relax body, breath and mind with short guided meditations and simple perceptual exercises. Follow brushwork demonstrations using Japanese sumi ink and watercolour on various Japanese washi papers (provided). Inspired by the natural beauty of Cortes Island, we will explore  mixed media approaches of layering, tearing and collaging. Deep intuitive and directed studies lead to personal […]

Kindred Group Retreat

August 27 - 31, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

Internal program page for Kindred's group retreat. Participants can book using the 'register as guest' link. This page will not go live on the website.  Daily Schedule A detailed schedule will be emailed to you about 30 days prior to your program. Click here to view a sample program schedule.