Book now and get 10% off accommodation prices. Offer valid until Jul 16, 2025.
  • Private Cabin Oceanfront – CAD $3,589.00
  • Single w/ensuite Oceanfront – CAD $2,789.00
  • Single w/ensuite – CAD $2,629.00
  • Single w/shared bathroom – CAD $2,289.00
  • Couple w/ensuite Oceanfront – CAD $4,446.00
  • Couple w/ensuite – CAD $4,130.00
  • Couple w/shared bathroom – CAD $3,814.00
  • Twin w/ensuite oceanfront – CAD $2,225.00
  • Twin w/ensuite – CAD $2,065.00
  • Twin w/shared bathroom – CAD $1,905.00
  • Three-share w/shared bathroom – CAD $1,741.00
  • Women Dorm – CAD $1,545.00
  • Men's Dorm – CAD $1,545.00
  • Mixed Dorm – CAD $1,545.00
  • Tent Site Single – CAD $1,525.00
  • Tent Site Couple – CAD $2,850.00
  • Commuter – CAD $1,385.00
  • All Packages Include CAD $1,285.00 Tuition and meals

Date & Time Details:
Program begins: October 15, 2025
Program ends: October 19, 2025
Click here to view a sample program schedule.

Location: Hollyhock Cortes Island

Address: Cortes Island, Strathcona, BC, Canada

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Your True Nature: A Cold Immersion & Breathwork Retreat

With Cian Dalton & Carolyn Schmidt

October 15 - 19, 2025

This retreat invites you to slow down, reconnect, and return to your true nature — through the embodied tools of breathwork, assisted stretching, intuitive movement, and cold immersion.

In the pace of everyday life, it’s easy to lose touch with the deeper intelligence of the body. This retreat offers a spacious opportunity to breathe, move, and feel more at home in your body again.

We’ve spent the past eight years working with thousands of people at our Vancouver clinic, blending breathwork, fascia-informed movement, ice baths and nervous system education into a grounded, body-centered approach. Here, supported by shared practice and the natural rhythm of the land, that work deepens.

Stretching, breathing and cold each bring us into the body in their own way.
Stretching creates space.
Breath fills it.
The cold focuses the mind and awakens the senses.
Together, they invite a quiet remembering of your own rhythm and resilience.

Program Highlights

  • Guided breathwork journeys and practical breathing tools
  • Partner-based and self-stretching techniques
  • Cold water immersion and somatic resilience practices
  • Nervous system regulation tools for daily life
  • A felt sense of connection — to body, nature, and community

Cortes Island’s natural beauty and Hollyhock’s supportive space create the perfect conditions to slow down, breathe deeply, and create space for what’s already within you to emerge. A gentle remembering of your own rhythm, presence, and nature.

Daily Schedule

A detailed schedule will be emailed to you about 30 days prior to your program. Click here to view a sample program schedule.

 

Presenter

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…
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