Programs
Fish as Storytellers: Intangible Knowledge and Lived Practices
With Zoe Todd and Courtney Chetwynd
Drawing inspiration from fish as storytellers in their own right, this workshop will explore storytelling, play, and artistic creation as tools for sense-making. Through interactive dialogue, collective visioning sessions, collaborative art-making, and land-based reflection, participants will explore how diverse relationships in their lives give rise to profound knowledge in storied and tacit ways. This workshop […]
From Roots to Reach: Transpirational Growth for Social Ecosystems
With Nadia Chaney and M. Rako Fabionar
You know your work is powerful. Your methods are solid, your impact is real, and you're making a difference. But here's the thing we've both noticed after years of working with organizations, activists, artists, and changemakers: too often, doing transformative work comes at a high cost to our own wellness and that of our teams. […]
Eldering in Times of Transformation
With Cheryl Rose, Zhiish McKenzie and al etmanski
“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
This 5-day immersive training is designed specifically for facilitators, coaches, and leaders who want to elevate their ability to navigate complex group dynamics and support productive inter-group exchange in an increasingly polarized world. We believe that improving your capacity to lead in these challenging times requires relating to conflict facilitation as a pathway of self-discovery. […]
Wild Mushrooms and the Mycology of Consciousness
With Jim Gouin and David Sumerlin
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 […]
Your True Nature: A Cold Immersion & Breathwork Retreat
With Cian Dalton & Carolyn Schmidt
This retreat invites you to slow down, reconnect, and return to your true nature — through the embodied tools of breathwork, assisted stretching, intuitive movement, and cold immersion. In the pace of everyday life, it’s easy to lose touch with the deeper intelligence of the body. This retreat offers a spacious opportunity to breathe, move, […]
The Heart of Who We Are: Return to Belonging (Vancouver)
With Caverly Morgan
We all long to be happy. We all long to feel at ease, to be at peace, and to know that we’re okay and we belong. When it feels like the world is on fire, when divisiveness is commonplace, it can seem harder than ever to access such belonging — both personally and collectively. Most […]
Social Venture Institute – Virtual 2026
With Hollyhock Leadership Institute
Activate 2026
With Hollyhock Leadership Institute and Khari Wendell McClelland
Social Venture Institute 2026
With Hollyhock Leadership Institute
If you believe that business can (and should) be a catalyst for social and economic transformation, you belong at Social Venture Institute. Join Canada’s longest-running social enterprise gathering to find the inspiration, resources, and relationships you need to propel your mission forward. SVI is a five-day oceanside gathering of 100+ CEOs, entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, movement leaders, […]