Climate Hope
I recently made the trip to Victoria to have dinner with my son Aedan who is in environmental studies at…
Before You Go Out, Set Up Your Camera – 7 Tips for Better Nature Photos
On your mark! Get set! Go? Many of us love going into nature, taking beautiful scenic pictures, and relishing in…
Leadership and Eldership
Co-written by: Mike Rowlands and Denise Williams In her extraordinary autobiography, Becoming, Michelle Obama describes a mindset that helped her…
Digging Garden Beds
For many years, we have delighted the palettes of people all over the world with our famous Hollyhock recipes. Did…
Tantra: Sex & the Sacred
Are you feeling a little foggy in the brain or physically drained? Are your sexual adventures becoming… unadventurous? This is…
Springtime in the Hollyhock Garden
It was April and the sun was out. After months of wet, cloudy and dreary weather, blue skies hung lightly…
Free & Easy: Walk Effortlessly and Move without Pain
Free and easy walking is something that we all enjoy at Hollyhock. There are many opportunities to walk in the…
The Art of Stillness
IN CONVERSATION is a production of Banyen Books & Sound, Canada’s most comprehensive body-mind-spirit bookstore. In an age when information…
4 Lessons North American Entrepreneurs can learn from Emerging Markets
[mk_image src=”https://hollyhock.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/shainoor_image.jpg” image_size=”medium”]Shainoor Khoja discusses her learnings from launching businesses in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Syria. When Shainoor began her career…
Why we gather as Founders + Friends
From the earliest days of Hollyhock, The “shareholders” (owner/partners), gathered together during the peak of Summer, on the sunny, luxurious…
Rhubarb Compote and Pavlova
[mk_image src=”https://hollyhock.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/monika-grabkowska-1585064-unsplash.jpg” image_size=”full”]Ah, rhubarb. That red stalky vegetable that legally passes as a fruit. Offering a good source of dietary…
The Invitation to Serve: Hollyhock’s New Board Chair
In May of 2019, Mike Rowlands succeeded Joel Solomon as Chair of Hollyhock’s Board of Directors. In this letter, he…
Spiritual Seeking: From the church to inter-faith teachings and community
Several years ago, a dear friend and I were on a quest to find a spiritual teacher. After a few…
IndigenEYEZ and Two-Eyed Seeing
Kim Haxton of the Potowatomi First Nations is co-founder of IndigenEYEZ, an organization that is dedicated to inspiring an intergenerational…
Unlocking the Mystery of the Soul through Dance
At Hollyhock, we are incredibly lucky to host world-renowned teachers in everything from creativity and movement to wisdom and spiritual…
Change the System, Not the Climate
Conversations concerning the climate are swiftly changing. As the sense of immediacy grows, so is the understanding that drastic measures…
Reel Youth: Films of Strength, Perseverance, and Identity
It’s hard to think of a world without film. Whether it’s the whimsical story of Snow White or scanning the Great…
Honey Ice cream
This recipe is adapted from Ben Vear Things at Hollyhock are buzzing, and for the first time this year we…
A letter from Joel Solomon, Hollyhock Board Chair
This letter to the Hollyhock community was included in our 2018 Annual Report. Dear friends, I transition from the role…
Money Becomes You
So many of us are conflicted about money. Do we deserve it? Hate it? Like it? Reject it? Lust after…
Go wordless.
I’ve started writing something new. In the morning, I write before doing anything else. I try to do this every…
5 Tips for Starting Your Own Podcast
A podcast is a great way to explore and reflect your own inner journey, your favourite hobby, or the story…
Creaturely Migrations on a Breathing Planet
Connecting to the “wild and free” world around us has many benefits. We truly awaken our senses to think critically…
Herbal Jedi – May the Forest be With You
As a Jedi you must be one with the world around you, feeling and reading all of the elements and…
Wildly Familiar: Nature’s Sixth Sense
Oriane Lee Johnston listens to horses much like you would converse with a friend; with care and appreciation. As co-habitants…
Homegrown at Hollyhock
Don’t wait for 30 years to be wowed by Hollyhock like I did; get yourself there and prepare to be…
We are Queens.
I’ve never met Morley before but when I was preparing to interview her, what I discovered was quite daunting: a…
Spring Frittata
Spring is here and the chickens are laying, and laying, and laying, and laying! Farm fresh eggs are worth the…
Territory Acknowledgements: Rewriting the Hollyhock Orientation
Co-written by: Peter Wrinch and Dr. Amie Wolf “These two rows symbolize two paths or two vessels, traveling down the…
Advanced Facilitation
fa·cil·i·ta·tion /fəˌsiləˈtāSH(ə)n/ What does ‘facilitation’ mean to you? Is it a set of professional skills and tools, grounded in experience…