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Together: A Gathering for Facilitators (Vancouver)

With Khari Wendell McClelland, SFU Continuing Studies and Hollyhock Leadership Institute

March 3 - 5, 2025
Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
Skillful facilitation has the capacity to transform spaces and communities. There's a special kind of power that is felt when people come together in circle, to speak truth, and to practice better ways of being in dialogue. Building on the success of its inaugural offering, Hollyhock Leadership Institute, in partnership…

A Financial Therapy Retreat with Bari Tessler and Danielle Cohen

With Bari Tessler and Danielle Cohen

May 16 - 21, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
Book now and get 10% off accommodation prices. Offer valid until Feb 14, 2025.
Money is far more than numbers in accounts or symbols of status—it's one of our most intimate daily companions. For some of us, it's a constant whisper in our minds; for others, it lingers in the background until suddenly demanding our attention. It's there as we pause before initiating a…
Amrita Ahuja Groundwork

Peace in Action: Transform Overwhelm into Focus, Clarity, and High Performance

With Amrita Ahuja

May 21 - 25, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
Book now and get 10% off accommodation prices. Offer valid until Feb 19, 2025.
Do you need to get a lot done but don’t want all the stress? Read on. We have a problem - our hustle-and-grind culture pushes professionals with demanding schedules and goals to get things done but leaves them feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and burnt out. Groundwork shows you another way. In…

Wild Soma Being and Becoming: Embodied Practices for Collective Thriving

With Andrea Nann, Julia Aplin, Roula Said and Shannon Litzenberger

June 22 - 27, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
Book now and get 10% off accommodation prices. Offer valid until Mar 23, 2025.
In this time of intersecting social, political, and planetary crises, how do we embrace and honour all that is arising in us as bodies? What if we listen closely to what we feel in our hearts, what we know in our bones? Can we resonate care and connection across our…