Restore yourself with our comprehensive Healing Arts offerings and allow our skilled practitioners to rebalance your mind, body, and spirit in our serene and tranquil forest surroundings. Offerings include massage, signature facials, lomi lomi, acupressure, reflexology, and tarot readings.
We use Seaflora Skincare in our facials here at Hollyhock — it’s all about that ocean-powered glow. Curious? Learn more about their products at seafloraskincare.com.
For questions and support, please contact us at [email protected] or at 250-935-6937.
Shop
Enjoy shopping with purpose. Every item here has a story to tell.
At the Hollyhock Store, we’re guided by a commitment to ethical purchasing and sustainability. We prioritize locally made and ecologically sourced goods, with many items coming from Quadra and Vancouver Island. We also partner with women’s collectives in under-resourced regions around the world. Our prices reflect fair wages and quality materials, ensuring that every purchase supports both community and planet.
Hollyhock Store | Open 9:00am – 5:00pm Everyday from May – October.
Explore
Weekly activities are available for Campus guests and staff. Please book privately if you are not staying in accommodations with us.
Garden Tour
Scheduled weekly at 8:00am
Our abundant garden is open for visitors anytime. Join us for a guided tour of the thousands of birds, bees, and blooms located in this multi-coloured paradise. Get tips on gardening or harvesting – or just take a seat on a bench for a ten-minute nature meditation.
For large groups or private tour requests, please contact the store at 250-935-6937 or [email protected]
Yoga/Tai Chi/Movement Classes
Most days from 7-8am ($10 cash drop-in) or Private Booking, $100 for private session, maximum of 4 people. Enjoy a range of yoga & movement styles or tai chi with attentive guidance from our experienced teachers. Includes yoga mats and props.
Kelly leads our yoga classes starting off each with some grounding and breathe awareness followed by a sweet vinyasa flow with plenty of options and variations given for all types and levels.
Hui leads our tai chi classes that she bases on the concept of Tai Chi Dao Yin, which simplifies different forms of Tai Chi Chuan movements into a continuous action. It is a moving meditation suitable for all types of people. You will flow with the internal Qi and explore the natural spiral with your entire body, unifying it as one.
Sunrise with Seabirds
Private Booking….. $50 | 6 people maximum
Wake up to the natural beauty of Cortes, with this early-morning guided walk along the beach with Hollyhock Naturalist Bill Ophoff, and learn about the seabirds, shellfish, plants and ocean wildlife surrounding our island paradise. Bring your camera, curiosity and water shoes.
Guided Nature Walk
Private Booking….. $50 | 2 hours, 6 people maximum
Walk through beautiful forest while listening to stories about our island’s unique flora, fauna, and history from our experienced naturalist. Birds and wildflowers are at their vibrant peak.
Cortes Partner Activites
Hollyhock is partnered with a number of activity providers on Cortes Island. Book directly with our partners for stand up paddle boarding, horse whispering, kayaking or sailing adventures!
Stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUP)
Private Booking through SUP Cortes
Imagine floating on the clear ocean water surrounding Cortes Island. Let yourself be immersed by the gentle rocking of the ocean and the fresh saltwater breeze kissing your skin, bringing calm to your nervous system.
Kayaking and Sailing
Private Booking through Misty Isles Adventures
Kayaking
Experience an exhilarating sunset paddle with bioluminescence lighting up your every stroke, or visit a First Nations pictograph site. These guided kayak trips require no previous experience. All are welcome.
Sailing
For an afternoon adventure, board the West Coast schooner Misty Isles, a 43- foot gaff rigged sailing vessel. Tour the world-renowned Desolation Sound, where mountains rise up from the sea, or Mitlenatch Island—the largest seabird breeding rookery in the Strait of Georgia. While under sail or being powered by the quiet, fuel efficient engine, Misty Isles is environment and wildlife friendly.
Bookings can be made by calling the Hollyhock store at 250-935-6937.
Horse Spirit Medicine
Private Booking through White Horse Sanctuary
Horses are a natural portal to the wisdom and healing found in the spirit world and in the earth. In the company of horses, the energy fields of our hearts and our minds come into a state of coherence; that’s why being around them feels so good.
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