September

Work Exchange

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

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 […]

Social Venture Institute 2025 - Hollyhock

With Hollyhock Leadership Institute and Vanessa Richards

September 17 - 21, 2025
Cortes Island
Save the date for Social Venture Institute 2025 happening September 17 to 21 at the Hollyhock Campus on Cortes Island! SVI is an immersive gathering of visionary leaders and social entrepreneurs, dedicated to business as a force for positive social change. Each attendee brings a commitment of social change to their enterprise, whether a for-profit business or a non-profit organization. For almost 30 years, SVI has provided more than 3,000 entrepreneurs the opportunity to strengthen their business skills, network with other social enterprise leaders, and rejuvenate their passion and vision.

The Art of Resting Well

With Farah Nazarali

September 21 - 25, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

Bring your tired and weary souls for a restful, restorative, and rejuvenating retreat that is an immersion into the art of resting well. This experiential retreat is designed to provide rest for your body, mind, and spirit through land-based and somatic practices--guided beach walks, mindful forest walking, sunset gazing, restorative yoga, yoga nidra, poetry, slow […]

Cultivating Wellbeing for Health Professionals (2025)

With Andrea Grabovac, MD, FRCPC and Erin Burrell, MD, FRCPC

September 21 - 26, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

Replenish Yourself and Gain Tools for Living with Intention Join us for this mindfulness-based meditation retreat for health professionals and partners. Come away to the serene shores of Cortes Island to be replenished, restored, and equipped with tools to help navigate life in modern healthcare. This retreat emphasizes connection as key to vitality, and fosters […]

Kintsugi: Embracing Imperfection

With Yuka Morino

September 21 - 25, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

Kintsugi, 金継ぎ translated literally from Japanese means "golden joinery". This traditional Japanese art used to repair broken ceramics uses natural materials, like tree sap or urushi lacquer dusted with gold (or other precious metals) to make the cracks, or broken lines beautiful.  The cracks are called Keshiki 景色 and in Japanese, mean scenery, landscape or view. […]

Self-Led Retreat (September)

September 21 - 24, 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 […]

Becoming a Spiritual Healer Level I: The Essentials Cohort #2, Year 1

With Julie Kramer

September 26 - October 2, 2025

Program description at external website: https://juliemkramer.com/offering/becoming-a-spiritual-healing-practitioner-level-i-the-essentials/?v=5435c69ed3bc Daily Schedule A detailed program schedule will be made available in advance of the program.

Activate 2026

With Hollyhock Leadership Institute and Khari Wendell McClelland

May 27 - 31, 2026
Cortes Island
Book now and get 10% off campus rates! Offer valid until Feb 20, 2026.
Join the sharpest digital minds from political and advocacy campaigns, creative agencies, and progressive causes, for four days of hard-skills training in digital tactics and leadership. Gain clarity on how to intelligently activate your organization from the inside, and crack the code to engaging your target audience to win campaigns, raise money, and hit your goals.