Spiritual Practice

Partnering with Compassionate Spirits: An Introduction to Your Medicine Council

With Julie Kramer

May 3 - 7, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
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For millennia, people worldwide have used singing, dancing, drumming, whistling and rattling to generate natural trance states in order to journey into the invisible realms and form alliances with benevolent helping spirits. Whether we’re aware of them or not, we all have compassionate helping spirits who are devoted to our well-being, potentiation, and evolution. The […]

From Age-ing to Sage-ing®: Deepening the Sage Within

With Annie Klein

May 11 - 15, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
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A great gift of our older years is the potential for deepening wisdom and expanding possibilities.  As more and more of us are living longer, we want these extra years to be vibrant, inspiring and fulfilling. This program will help you discover what gives your life meaning as you age. An intimate gathering where we […]

Skymind: Sacred Land, Sacred View

With Lopöns Pieter Oosthuizen and Charlotte Rotterdam

May 30 - June 4, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
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"Anyone who is interested in learning how to practice open awareness has come to the right place." -Skymind Participant Immerse yourself in the profound nature of mind teachings of Buddhism, with transformational practices inspired by the great 11th century Tibetan yogini Machig Labdrön. Relaxing your body onto the earth, gazing into the vast expanse of […]

Shakti is Nature: How to Listen for the Divine Mother

With Raja Choudhury

June 27 - July 2, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
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One of the key teachings of Sri Vidya Tantra or Shaktism is that the Divine Mother, in whose womb we exist and who acts through us, speaks to us all the time, whispering in our ears through plants, animals, the water, the air and through all the people we meet. It is we who have forgotten […]

Tantra: Freedom, Embodiment, and Transformation

With Sravana Borkataky-Varma and Keith Cantú

August 8 - 13, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
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Have you ever dived into the ocean of Tantra? Have you experienced the weaving of the world? Join scholar-practitioners Sravana Borkataky-Varma and Keith Edward Cantú as we explore Tantric practices and perspectives on topics like freedom from external interference and self-sovereignty (Sanskrit svādhikāra), the link between physical and so-called “subtle bodies,” and the creation of […]

Dzogchen: The Three Statements that Strike the Crucial Point

With Lama Tsultrim Allione

August 8 - 13, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
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“I gained so much for my meditation practice and feel so supported and somehow I feel different in the world since then. What I experienced cannot be put into words.” - past participant The Three Statements were the final teaching of Garab Dorje, after he passed away, when he appeared in the rainbow body to […]

Authenticity in an Artificial World: Mindfulness, Emotion, and Meaning

With Dave Smith

August 17 - 22, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
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As we become endlessly distracted by the artificial, the search for authenticity becomes vital. Contentment, meaning, and purpose have become fleeting ideas of a world forgotten. It does not have to be this way. The world-over is saturated with contemplative practices, structures of philosophy, and therapeutic methods that can point us directly towards personal transformation. […]

Harmony Within: A Journey of Songwriting and Reconnection

With Leah Abramson and Samantha Parton

August 22 - 27, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
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Songwriting is a powerful tool for self-expression and connection with our deepest thoughts and feelings. The Harmony Within workshop explores songwriting as a medium, a practice, and a journey through which we can reconnect with our creative source, our vulnerability, and our inner wisdom, harnessing the healing power of music to illuminate, transform, and transcend […]

SoulCollage®: An Enchanting Path to Inner Wisdom & Creativity

With Kimberly Lee, J.D.

August 22 - 27, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
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Embark on an enlightening journey of self-discovery, guided by the power of your own intuition and creativity. In this immersive workshop, you’ll discover your own inner wisdom through the unique, inspiring SoulCollage® method. This fun personal practice harnesses the magic of images, intuition, and imagination to create simple collages that represent facets of your unique […]