Cian Dalton & Carolyn Schmidt

Cian and Carolyn are co-founders of The Stretch Space and wellness practitioners whose work is deeply rooted in their personal healing journeys and diverse professional backgrounds.

Carolyn, a former professional dancer and movement educator, spent over 15 years training and performing before injuries led her to explore new ways of healing the body. Through practices like Fascial Stretch Therapy and Conscious Connected Breathwork, she found profound transformation, which inspired her to guide others on their own paths to recovery and embodiment.

Cian, a former professional boxer and engineer, experienced a powerful shift when he realized the most important energy to understand was the breath. Leaving behind the world of machines, he turned his focus to human performance and resilience, eventually training under Wim Hof and becoming the first certified instructor in B.C. His work blends breathwork, cold water therapy, stretching, and mindset coaching to help people access their inner strength.

For the past eight years, they’ve run their own clinic, The Stretch Space, in the heart of Vancouver—offering a unique blend of hands-on therapies, movement, and breath practices. Over the years, they came to see that true healing isn’t just about tools or techniques—it’s about creating space to slow down and reconnect with the natural world. Hollyhock offers that essential pause, where their work can breathe, settle, and take root more deeply.