May
M̓i tel'nexw Leadership Transformation
With Chepximiya Siyam' Hereditary Chief Janice George, Squamish Nation, Skwetsimeltxw Willard ‘Buddy’ Joseph, Squamish Nation, Ta7talíya Michelle Nahanee, Squamish Nation and Lloyd James Attig, Muskoday First Nation, Plains Cree
Work Exchange
2024 SPRING Program Template Design
With Hollyhock Leadership Institute
Bold first sentence. Include a short program description of 1-2 paragraphs, around 250 words. An ideal program description should provide a concise overview of the event, making it easy for potential participants to understand the value it offers. Be sure to include key details: the presenter's name, program content, location, and the program's potential benefits. […]
2024 Hollyhock Holiday
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 […]
Spring Holiday - May
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 most budgets. Choose […]
Spring Holiday - June
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 most budgets. Choose […]
Organize Your Consciousness: Groundwork Accelerator (Vancouver)
With Amrita Ahuja
It is increasingly difficult to get things done. The world is filled with distractions that drain our energy and prevent us from doing what matters most. Though we look for a way out of vicious cycles that perpetuate stress, overwhelm and worry, often the tools that are supposed to help us add to the problem. […]
Watercolour and the Art of Seeing
With David McEown
Explore watercolour’s magical flowing spontaneity and essential techniques as you paint directly from nature. Enhance your perception, way of “seeing”, and connectedness to the earth with this travel-friendly medium. Enjoy a dynamic watercolour demonstration; exploring paint as a form of meditation and play. Uncover the secret hydrodynamics of watercolour paint and the brush work manipulation […]
Weaving Ritual: an Embodied Rebozo Retreat
With Collective Rebozo
In order to open and enter a new stage of life, we need to honour, integrate and celebrate where we’ve come from. This retreat, offered for the first time in Canada, is meant for those who are longing to cultivate more ritual in their lives. Together we will weave a time and space of nourishment, […]
Coastal Foraging Adventure
With Robin Kort
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 […]
Dismantling Racism from the Inside Out
With Jessika Hepburn and Yehudah Webster
Form antiracist habits and behaviors and strengthen your ability to achieve your racial equity goals through Jewish spiritual practice. Efforts to dismantle racism are often comprised of education, advocacy, and systemic change. These efforts are not enough —it’s crucial that we also do the inner work necessary to change our habits of mind, body, and […]
Sketch by Sketch: Connecting with the World Through Drawing
With Emma FitzGerald
Learn to sketch without fear of making mistakes! Join celebrated author/illustrator, Emma FitzGerald as she leads participants through a series of exercises that build confidence and improves observation skills, while allowing for the happy accidents that make a drawing that speaks from the heart. Using pen and water colour paint, and working both together and […]
Giving the Wound Air: Expressing the Inexpressible In Your Own Words
With Susan Musgrave
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional,” - attributed to the Dalai Lama It is hard work, when we are grieving, not to suffer; suffering — personal and universal — has become a condition of how we live. Yet we are bereft of time to grieve. Writing, especially poetry, fiction, journaling and memoir, has always been […]
Conscious Dreaming: Embodied Wisdom through Liminal Dream Play
With Kimberly Mascaro, PhD
We are more than our ordinary, waking-life self. Liminal dreaming has been long practiced by many as a way of exploring extraordinary states of mind, expanding creativity, managing anxiety, and developing intuition and inner-wisdom. Join Dr. Kimberly Mascaro at Hollyhock, for a generative and restorative experience while exploring the potential and possibility that exists at […]
Ebb & Flow: Kayak & Yoga Immersion (May)
With Kai Harvey and Jasmine Hillier
Immerse yourself in the rhythms of the natural world and the ebb and flow of the Salish Sea. Hollyhock, located on the southern coastline of Cortes Island (on the unceded land of the toq qaymɩxʷ (Klahoose), ɬəʔamɛn qaymɩxʷ (Tla’amin), and ʔop qaymɩxʷ (Homalco) Nations) is an ideal basecamp and launch point for kayaking adventures. Against […]
Informed by Cancer: Yoga Therapy to Support the Lived Experience of Cancer
With Anne Pitman
"Anne creates a space and practice for conversations dealing with ongoing processing of cancer diagnosis, treatment, healing, grief, fear of reoccurrence and, importantly, how to support ourselves and loved ones experiences at our own pace." - past participant Cancer changes us. It is, in itself, a full-time job: the immediate flurry of tests and difficult […]
Nonviolent Communication From The Roots Up: Relating in a Fractured World
With Rachelle Lamb
"Rachelle facilitates community in an open, accepting way that challenges old beliefs and habits yet offers a loving way to relate to each other." - Past participant Since its initial publication in 1999, Nonviolent Communication by international peacemaker Dr. Marshall Rosenberg has been hailed worldwide as a pioneering approach to resolving conflict and building relationships. And […]
Finding Joy in Nature: Hike, Swim & Explore
With Alyssa Murdoch and Breanne Kemp
Embark on a journey with Alyssa and Breanne to connect with your love of the outdoors and uncover your innate Naturalist spirit. Finding Joy in Nature beckons you to explore the enchanting landscapes of Cortes Island and immerse yourself in diverse ecosystems of conifer forests, rugged ocean shorelines, pristine lakes, lagoons, and bluffs. Join us […]
Partnering with Compassionate Spirits: Activating Your Medicine Council (Vancouver)
With Julie Kramer
"Julie is a natural and gifted teacher. Attending her introductory workshop is like stepping into a portal of divine possibility, providence, and wonder that envelops the entirety of the weekend. Whether you decide on a whim to tag along with a friend or are traversing your own dark night of the soul, this workshop is […]
Raise Your Vibe With Reiki: Levels 1 & 2
With Fleur Choy
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 […]
Untangled: Moving Past Fear in Knitting and Writing
With Matthew J. Trafford
Get unstuck in your creative project and grow beyond what's holding you back. Knitting and writing are both crafts that require working on projects for a long time. Stitch by stitch and word by word we build our creations, but sometimes this process can be overwhelming, intimidating, or paralyzing, leaving us stuck and frustrated. Grab […]
Mindfulness in Medicine
Internal booking page for Mindfulness in Medicine with Mark Sherman Daily Schedule A detailed schedule will be available at least 2 weeks in advance of the program. View sample schedule here.
Dinner by the Sea Accommodations
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 most budgets. Choose […]
Translating Science through Writing and Art in Times of “Climate Boiling”
With AM Kanngieser and Zoe Todd
In this time of boiling climate crisis we are inundated with data and information about the dire state of the world. But how do we tell these stories in ways that center our interconnectivity, interdependence and the power of our shared and common action? This four day intensive study will work with participants to build […]