October

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 […]

From Roots to Reach: Transpirational Growth for Social Ecosystems

With Nadia Chaney and M. Rako Fabionar

October 6 - 11, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
Book now and get 10% off accommodation prices. Offer valid until Jul 7, 2025.

As water serves as a nourishing, developmental flow through transpiration—absorbed by roots, carrying nutrients throughout the plant, and offering its essence through leaves into the broader ecosystem—our workshop fosters transpirational growth within communities and organizations. From Roots to Reach: Transpirational Growth for Social Ecosystems is an immersive five-day workshop designed to equip participants with diverse […]

Eldering in Times of Transformation

With Cheryl Rose, Juana Berinstein and Zhiish McKenzie

October 6 - 11, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
Book now and get 10% off accommodation prices. Offer valid until Jul 7, 2025.

“A human being would certainly not grow to be seventy or eighty years old if this longevity had no meaning for the species.” - Carl Jung There comes a time when you find yourself, perhaps to your surprise, in a new land which is unlike any part of the long life journey you’ve made so […]

Beloved Community Bootcamp: A Training for Bridge-Builders

With Lisa Gibson and Gabe Wilson

October 6 - 11, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
Book now and get 10% off accommodation prices. Offer valid until Jul 7, 2025.

Today we find ourselves living in unprecedented transitions. The global scope of crises we face are disrupting how we live, work, and love, and the changes only continue to escalate. Under this pressure, we are growing increasingly fragmented, drifting into greater polarization and feeding energies like fear, anxiety, and resentment. In attempts to find certainty […]

Wild Mushrooms and the Mycology of Consciousness

With Jim Gouin and David Sumerlin

October 15 - 19, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
Book now and get 10% off accommodation prices. Offer valid until Jul 16, 2025.

With Special Guest Paul Stamets Save the world, one mushroom at a time. Fungi, particularly mushrooms, offer powerful, practical solutions to enhance both human and ecosystem health. Through lecture, discussion, and foraging: Learn easy-to-grow cultivation methods using a hands-on approach. Gain the skills to identify at least twenty-five species of mushroom, both wild and cultivated. Delve […]