The Season of Reflection
By Wendy Hainstock Turning Inward There is a distinct breath the Earth takes twice a year—a moment where everything pauses…
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Unfolding Naturally
By Farah Nazarali We are often over-scheduled and over-stimulated. The ‘lazy day’ practice, started by Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh,…
Coming Back to Love
By Caverly Morgan Exhaustion. Overwhelm. Anxiety. These are the three words I hear most often—in retreats, in my inbox, and…
Four dimensions. One doorway.
By Michelle Lepak Finding Your Portal to Peace in a Fragile World If you feel a quiet weariness every time…
Reclaiming Love & Power
By Wendy Hainstock Join Social Scientist Dr. Deepa Narayan for a Transformative Retreat at Hollyhock Dr. Deepa Narayan is a…
Remembering What Lives Through You
By Satya Jehman Why I chose to return to my lineage, and how it shapes my daily life Coming Full…
Alchemizing Anger: From Harming to Helping
By Kevin Yee-Chan I’ve got a confession. As someone who’s dedicated over a decade of their life to understanding the…
Eldering Across Generations
By Cheryl Rose What exactly is ‘eldering’? This keyword is a big part of our exploration on Day 1 of…
Reviving Femme Folk Wisdom & Sensuous Power
By Heather Wolf If your body is calling for a soft place to land and a wild space to expand,…
The Only True Guide You’ll Ever Have
By Kimberly Lee JD “What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.” — Alan Alda At times…
When the Words Can’t Be Found
By Program Presenter Jenn Forgie I just returned a week ago after leading a group of brave-hearted women through one…
Reflections on Pilgrimage to Silence
By Program Presenter Valerie Brown A Nature Based Retreat for Rest and Renewal I first came to Hollyhock about 10…
Aging Doesn’t Have to Hurt
Written by Martha Peterson Aging Doesn’t Have to Hurt: Let’s Rethink What We Think We Know Somewhere along the way,…
Navigating Midlife with a Devoted Spiritual Practice
Written by Mara Branscombe Instead of struggling through a midlife crisis, what if you chose to step into a midlife awakening?…
Writing the Butterfly
Written by Sarah Selecky Writers want the things we write to feel alive and enchanting. We also want to be…
Deepening the Sage Within
Written by Kas Frost Expanding Your Vision of Self as a Wise Elder Deepening the Sage Within (DSW) is a…
The Power of Somatics
Written by Lauren Walker, Energy Medicine Yoga. ‘Somatic’ is becoming the new buzzword in the alternative healing community. But why?…
Mindfulness
Written by Celeste Young | 2026 Hollyhock Presenter When we practice mindfulness, it helps us to recognize how inevitable change…
Staying with the Heart in Uncertain Times
Grief, care, and staying present with what matters Written by Dawn Mauricio Grief is one of the few universal experiences…
In Company of Literary Greats
Written by Chelene Knight The writers I admire most show up at different volumes in everything I write. When I…
Sacred Roots: Ancestral Healing with Satya
“Attending Satya’s retreat unlocked a kind of belonging I did not even know my soul had been missing. Through her…
Skymind: Resting in the Natural State
Tibetan Buddhism, Meditation & Sacred Land Reflections by Charlotte Z. Rotterdam My first visit to Hollyhock was in 2000. I…
The Nature of Connection: Lessons in Biomimicry
Written by Farah Nazarali At the root of every thriving ecosystem is a set of principles we can replicate to…
What is Relational Dharma?
Written by Caverly Morgan “Truth is revealed in the collapse of all relationships. It is the shining of the unity…
The Art of Noticing
An invitation to dwell poetically in an over-stimulating world. Written by Shannon Litzenberger Attending the world more poetically is a…
Uncrumple Therapist: Movement is Sustenance
Therapists need times of nourishment, time to release and restore. Written by Katrina Curry The work we do in the…