Reclaim Your Mind: Finding Rest and Play in a Wired World

Reclaim your mind, reset your nervous system, and master the art of intentional living in a hyper-connected world.

Join Jay Vidyarthi, best selling author and meditation teacher, at Hollyhock on Cortes Island, for a  5-day immersion into your freedom of attention. Learn how to rewire your relationship with technology with Jay, a self described “attention activist”. Jay has been meditating for over 15 years and has trained with monks and teachers from Unified Mindfulness, Monastic Academy, Mind & Life Institute, and Vipassana International. 

He’s helped develop technologies that have helped millions of people improve their well-being, including Muse, the Healthy Minds Program, Retreat Guru, Tergar, and Happier, to name a few. Jay’s work and ideas have been featured by Harvard, MIT, TED, Forbes, CNN, Fast Company, Psychology Today, Tricycle, Mindful Magazine, and Mashable. 

Jay’s secular, evidence-based approach to mindfulness, centred around open presence, emotional clarity and effortless awareness, will help you reclaim choice in how you relate to your devices. Learn habitual practices to gain clarity; Re-sensitize your nervous system to real-world experience, nature, and human connection as a way of recognizing healthy and unhealthy patterns of “checking out”; And, restore your ability to maintain your centre even when your surroundings are in constant flux.

Discover resilient reframes and positive rituals that you can use to carry your deepest intentions back into your everyday life and your ongoing relationship with technology. 

What You’ll Gain

• A Sustainable Meditation Practice: Practical low-effort skills you can actually maintain in a normal, busy week. (Open Presence)
• Guilt-Free Tech Balance: Seeing clearly how devices affect your emotions, paired with realistic habits that stick. (Emotional Clarity)
• Mental Space & Perspective: Clarity on the attention economy to help you unwind and decelerate your frantic relationship with technology. (Effortless Awareness)

What You’ll Experience

• Guided meditation, ranging from effortless, restful practices to targeted techniques, including mindful walks through nature
• Practices that reflect on our habits around technology without a device in the room
• Playfulness and joy: Blending elements of play to help lighten up your practice
• Contemplative teaching and group discussion; Small-group sharing and partner dyads; journaling and guided reflection

Who This Program is For

• You want to re-balance your relationship with technology
• You want a middle-way between total disconnection and compulsive tech use
• Your calendar is full, energy is low, and self-care keeps getting pushed aside.
• You need deep rest, but also value play, laughter, and lighthearted connection.
• You want skills that work in real life, not just on a retreat.
• Beginners and experienced meditation practitioners.

Testimonials

“You get the very real sense that Jay ‘gets it.’ He doesn’t scold, or preach.” — Kelly D.

“Jay is like an encouraging partner, gently giving me tools I could try to ease my tech guilt and develop healthier habits.” — Lauren E.

“I immediately felt balanced and relieved of the negativity that has been hovering over me.” — Pam F.

“Jay’s balanced approach offers a middle path that honors both technological innovation and mental freedom.” — Scott B.

“A wonderful grounding experience and a life saver during a very difficult time.” — Vikram P.

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.