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Cortes Island
Support our Cortes campus and get an intimate behind- the-scenes Hollyhock experience with our month-long residential program.
‘HOCKSHOPS (Free, Online)
May 11 - June 15, 2020
Online
‘HOCKSHOPS are mini interactive workshops that are currently being hosted online on Zoom. These virtual sessions will be chock full of ‘how-to’ practical tools and resources to help you navigate change, build resilience and take charge of your self-care. Sessions will be hosted by a Hollyhock team member and feature different Hollyhock presenters with various perspectives - including whole human health, personal leadership, relationship advice for quarantine times, and much more.
‘HOCKSHOP: In The Shelter of Each Other (Free, Online)
With Judith Ansara & Robert Gass
May 25, 2020
Online
Join long-time Hollyhock teachers Judith Ansara & Robert Gass for this Hockshop designed for those in intimate partnership. The extraordinary times we are living through present couples with unique challenges to manage, but also opportunities to turn towards each other and deepen your connection and satisfying companionship. Judith and Robert will share their wisdom and best tips for intimacy in the time of Covid. Our brief time together will include a guided experience and practices to take home to enrich your relationship. Great if you can attend with your partner – but if not please join us anyhow!
Luminous Threshold: The Art of the Personal Altar
With Lisa Gibbons
June 7 - 11, 2020
Cortes Island
What do you find sacred and how do you express it? Create a personal altar and learn techniques such as creating antiqued surfaces, acrylic painting, collage, assemblage, and using beeswax and gold leaf. Deepen your experience with meditation, journalling, and guided nature inquiry. Art materials provided.
Beekeeping & Hive Health
With Steve Sheppard, PhD
June 7 - 12, 2020
Cortes Island
Honey bees and humans have interacted for thousands of years. Use your senses fully to engage in a process that strives to build a mutually beneficial relationship with them. Awareness of the complexity of this highly social organism is key to appreciating the art of mindful beekeeping. All experience levels welcome.
Hollyhock Sampler June
June 7 - 10, 2020
Cortes Island
3 Perfect Nights - Enjoy a taste of adventure and relaxation with our Hollyhock Sampler: 2 one-hour massage or healing art treatments New! 1 guided stand-up paddle board adventure OR private yoga session Access to Hollyhock amenities Abundant natural beauty, ocean front beach, and hiking trails French intensive garden – ideal setting for photography, painting, meditating Ocean-view hot tubs Complimentary activities: Morning meditation and yoga, naturalist events (morning rows, afternoon guided hikes, garden tours) By-donation Presenter Evenings from visiting faculty *based on weather conditions, stand-up paddle board may be replaced by an additional massage session I have known about Hollyhock for 30 years and it has been…
Fostering Resilience for Health Professionals
With Mark Lau, PhD and Andrea Grabovac, MD
June 7 - 12, 2020
Cortes Island
Revitalize, restore, and build resilience during this Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) meditation retreat for physicians, health professionals, and their partners. This retreat includes teacher-guided mindfulness practice and discussion, with a focus on meditation technique. Drs. Lau and Grabovac, MBCT mentors with the UCSD Mindfulness-Based Professional Training Institute, also offer a 5-day MBCT Professional Training at Hollyhock, Sep 25-30.
Radical Dharma: The Conversation
With Reverend angel Kyodo williams
June 12 - 17, 2020
Cortes Island
Reimagine a path of healing and manifest true justice with radical dharma, or complete truth. Navigate grief, apathy, alienation, and burnout while engaging in bold, inclusive conversation. Empower yourself to dismantle racial injustice and advance our collective awakening. Anyone wanting to deconstruct rather than amplify systems of suffering is welcome.
A Training in Lateral Liberation
With Kim Haxton and Kris Archie
June 12 - 17, 2020
Cortes Island
Explore Indigenous concepts of land, place, and decolonization. Learn about decolonial practices (language, art, economics, gender) and the embodied knowledge of Indigenous peoples. Deconstruct what is considered valid “knowing,” so we can laterally liberate consciousness together.
Radical Dharma Camp
With Reverend angel Kyodo williams and Suzanne Hawkes
June 17 - 21, 2020
Cortes Island
Gather with people who are already committed to racial justice and anti-oppression. Dive deeper into approaches that confront the intersections of dominance and isolation that keep us from personal and collective liberation. Learn effective tools to challenge the systemic suffering within all of us; practicing wonder, vulnerability, accountability, and love. Reverend angel Kyodo williams is an ordained Zen priest, founder of the Center for Transformative Change, and author of Radical Dharma. Suzanne Hawkes is a facilitator, leadership trainer, and organizational development consultant focused on equitable systems change.
Tantra for Couples: Cultivating Sacred Intimacy
With Devi Ward Erickson and Chris Erickson, PhD
June 29 - July 3, 2020
Tantra is an ancient spiritual science designed to activate, heal, and enrich every area of life. Learn practical and effective Tantric methods to cultivate a deeply sacred, utterly joyful, and profoundly pleasurable intimate connection - in and out of the bedroom.
Hollyhock Sampler July
July 3 - 6, 2020
Cortes Island
3 Perfect Nights - Enjoy a taste of adventure and relaxation with our Hollyhock Sampler: 2 one-hour massage or healing art treatments New! 1 guided stand-up paddle board adventure OR private yoga session Access to Hollyhock amenities Abundant natural beauty, ocean front beach, and hiking trails French intensive garden – ideal setting for photography, painting, meditating Ocean-view hot tubs Complimentary activities: Morning meditation and yoga, naturalist events (morning rows, afternoon guided hikes, garden tours) By-donation Presenter Evenings from visiting faculty *based on weather conditions, stand-up paddle board may be replaced by an additional massage session I have known about Hollyhock for 30 years and it has been…
Discover Cortes: Nature Adventures
With Bill Ophoff
July 3 - 8, 2020
Cortes Island
With birds and wildflowers at their vibrant peak, explore Cortes Island’s magnificent rainforest and teeming waters. Learn about the stars, the sea stars, and everything in between on this adventure of inspiring hikes, kayaking, beach walks, and a sailing excursion to Mitlenatch Island – the “Galapagos” of the Georgia Strait. Limit of 12 participants.
7 Practices of a Mindful Leader: Mindfulness, Sensory Awareness, & Zen Practices
With Lee Klinger Lesser and Marc Lesser
July 3 - 8, 2020
Cortes Island
Amidst a world of busyness, take time to stop, reflect, and renew. Leadership is primarily about cultivating clarity, empowering others, and skillfully responding to change. We are all leaders, and have tremendous capacity for influence in our work, families, and relationships.
Stand Up Paddle Board (SUP) Yoga
With Marie Soleil Boisvert
July 8 - 12, 2020
Imagine practicing yoga while floating on the clear ocean water surrounding Cortes Island. Trade in your yoga mat for a stand-up paddleboard and challenge your sense of balance! Find your centre; practicing awareness, mindfulness, and presence. Expect the unexpected, and lots of laughter! Limited to 12 participants.
The Future of Children: Transforming the Educational Paradigm
With Phillip Moore, Gabriela Masala and Solomon Masala
July 8 - 12, 2020
Cortes Island
Experience a new educational paradigm and activate the wisdom of the inner child. Connect with self, community, and nature through awakening to love-based ways of exploring, learning, and teaching. Expand awareness through imagination, songs, stories, and meditation. Ages 14+
IndigenEYEZ: Leadership Essentials
With Kim Haxton
July 12 - 16, 2020
Cortes Island
This leadership training invites you to personally experience and practice change. Strengthen your capacity for healthier relationships; reclaiming your innate power and agency. Learn to create culturally safe spaces for community building that support movement towards positive systemic change. Open to Indigenous and Non-Indigenous participants alike.
Drawing Towards the Earth: Making Journals for Life
With S. Portico Bowman
July 12 - 16, 2020
Cortes Island
Learn how to draw with graphite, charcoal, red ocher, and other earth elements. Drawing from the life and works of Paulus Berensohn (1933-2017), you’ll also create a coptic stitch Arcadia Playshop journal and a bookmark in the Bargello tapestry technique. Berensohn’s healing arcadia frames the path to ecological recovery on a global scale.
Horse Play for Families
With Oriane Lee Johnston
July 16 - 19, 2020
Make friends with the horses on a farm near Hollyhock. Learn to groom, lead, and communicate with them, and to play in the field with empathy and self-assurance. Kids ages 9+, with an adult. Limited to 12 participants.
The Mystery of the Soul
With Margie Gillis and Thomas Atum O'Kane, PhD
July 19 - 24, 2020
Cortes Island
The mystery of the soul can be embraced, experienced, danced, and explored, but never exhausted or diminished. Reclaim and celebrate the mystery of your soul with dance and spiritual teachings.
Healing Family & Ancestors: Ritual and Resonant Family Constellations
With Jill Purce
July 24 - 29, 2020
Cortes Island
Transform inherited patterns into magical blessings. Jill’s unique ceremonial, shamanic healing rites, using chant and family constellations, restore coherence within family fields in oracular ways, unavailable in normal therapy. Excluded relations are reintegrated as powerful allies. Relatives do not need to be living. Individuals and families welcome.
Time of Transition
With Thomas Atum O'Kane, PhD
July 24 - 29, 2020
Cortes Island
Life changes are times of passion and opportunity. Working with teachings from Jungian psychology and various spiritual traditions, detach and break free from old roles and expectations. Ritual, reflection, and wisdom guide your journey and passage toward your new sense of self. Thomas Atum O’Kane, PhD, holds a doctorate degree in transpersonal psychology and is a former senior teacher in the Sufi Order International. atumokane.com
Science & Spiritual Practices
With Rupert Sheldrake, Merlin Sheldrake and Cosmo Sheldrake
July 29 - August 2, 2020
Science sheds new light on many spiritual practices, including rituals, pilgrimage, meditation, chanting, and rites of passage. Explore spiritual traditions and reconnect with the natural world through singing, listening, looking, telling stories, thinking, and having fun.
Falling Awake: The Ecology of Wonder
With David Abram
August 7 - 12, 2020
Awaken your animal intelligence, shake your senses free from outmoded concepts, and invigorate your felt experience. Through elemental encounters with the land, creaturely shapeshifting, and heartfelt conversation, open a new relationship between your body and the breathing earth.
Heart of the Condor: Andean Wisdom Teachings
With Jhaimy Alvarez Acosta
August 12 - 16, 2020
Cortes Island
Book now and get 15% off listed prices. Offer valid until Jun 23, 2020.
Ground yourself in the wisdom teachings of the Andes while discovering the keys to harmonizing the three bodies of the serpent (mind), puma (body), and condor (soul). Connect to your heart, Mother Earth, and the Cosmos with the support of traditional Andean Indigenous knowledge, passed down through generations since time immemorial.
Sharing the Path: For Couples
With Judith Ansara & Robert Gass
August 12 - 17, 2020
Cortes Island
Rediscover and deepen the joy and intimacy of your loving partnership. Break free from negative patterns while learning practices of authenticity, self-responsibility, empathy, deep listening, problem solving, and sacred sexuality. Enjoy a deeply connecting time together and take home profound tools to support your life as a couple.
Discover Cortes: Nature Adventures
With Bill Ophoff
August 17 - 22, 2020
Cortes Island
With birds and wildflowers at their vibrant peak, explore Cortes Island’s magnificent rainforest and teeming waters. Learn about the stars, the sea stars, and everything in between on this adventure of inspiring hikes, kayaking, beach walks, and a sailing excursion to Mitlenatch Island – the “Galapagos” of the Georgia Strait. Limit of 12 participants.
Hollyhock Sampler August
August 17 - 20, 2020
Cortes Island
3 Perfect Nights - Enjoy a taste of adventure and relaxation with our Hollyhock Sampler: 2 one-hour massage or healing art treatments New! 1 guided stand-up paddle board adventure OR private yoga session Access to Hollyhock amenities Abundant natural beauty, ocean front beach, and hiking trails French intensive garden – ideal setting for photography, painting, meditating Ocean-view hot tubs Complimentary activities: Morning meditation and yoga, naturalist events (morning rows, afternoon guided hikes, garden tours) By-donation Presenter Evenings from visiting faculty *based on weather conditions, stand-up paddle board may be replaced by an additional massage session I have known about Hollyhock for 30 years and it has been…
Writing as a Spiritual Practice: The Healing Power of Telling Your Story
With Mark Matousek
August 22 - 27, 2020
Cortes Island
Memoir is a path of self-knowledge. Learn to tell the whole truth and your essential stories will emerge, bringing insight and transpersonal wisdom. Writing exercises and group dialogue guide you toward creative discovery, increased mindfulness, and better composition. Everyone welcome.
The Art of Spiritual Guidance: Year Two
With Thomas Atum O'Kane, PhD
August 22 - 27, 2020
Cortes Island
Spiritual Guidance is an art, a gift, and a calling that has been long practiced in contemplative traditions to support spiritual development and personal transformation. This in-depth training takes an interfaith approach while encompassing insights from transpersonal and Jungian psychology. Open for new registrations in 2021.
Decolonization and Reconciliation: Teachings and Music from the Land
With Melina Laboucan-Massimo and Nick Demeris
August 22 - 27, 2020
Cortes Island
Move from an era of separateness (from nature and people) to a new paradigm of interconnectedness. Examine the extractive and exploitative practices of colonization, and begin a path of healing and genuine reconciliation between Indigenous peoples, settlers, and the Earth itself - through deep listening, song, story, and ceremony.
Connecting To Source: Yoga, Meditation, and Ritual
With Mara Branscombe
August 27 - 31, 2020
Cortes Island
Summer Solstice: Yoga, Ritual, Meditation program has been rescheduled from June 17 - 21, 2020 to August 27 - 31, 2020, and renamed to Connecting to Source: Yoga, Meditation, and Ritual. Find details on Hollyhock's response to the COVID-19 pandemic here. Since ancient times, the human collective has aligned with the seasons, the elements, the rhythms of the sun, the moon, and the earth as a way to source pure energy and connect to one’s inner compass. The mind-body science of yoga, combined with the practice of meditation, breath-work, and the alchemy of earth based rituals creates a channel that leads to present moment…
Podcasting: The Story from Hear
With Jenni Schine, Jennifer Moss, Brady Marks and Jacqueline Mathieu
August 27 - September 1, 2020
Cortes Island
Tune into the power of sound, listening, and community storytelling. Attentive sound-walks, story creation guidance, and technical skills for podcast production advance your acoustic projects within a supportive, group environment.
Forest to Sea: Earth Based Medicine
With Yarrow Willard
September 1 - 6, 2020
Cortes Island
Awaken your inner herbalist and deepen your connection to the healing power of nature. Learn to create lasting health practices, make herbal medicines, and sharpen your senses as you build relationships with the plants, mushrooms, and seaweeds of the West Coast.
Hollyhock Sampler September
September 1 - 4, 2020
Cortes Island
3 Perfect Nights - Enjoy a taste of adventure and relaxation with our Hollyhock Sampler: 2 one-hour massage or healing art treatments New! 1 guided stand-up paddle board adventure OR private yoga session Access to Hollyhock amenities Abundant natural beauty, ocean front beach, and hiking trails French intensive garden – ideal setting for photography, painting, meditating Ocean-view hot tubs Complimentary activities: Morning meditation and yoga, naturalist events (morning rows, afternoon guided hikes, garden tours) By-donation Presenter Evenings from visiting faculty *based on weather conditions, stand-up paddle board may be replaced by an additional massage session I have known about Hollyhock for 30 years and it has been…
Earth Wisdom, Horse Wisdom: A Nature Retreat with Horses
With Oriane Lee Johnston and Kera Willis
September 11 - 14, 2020
Cortes Island
Journey into the heart of the world with horses as our guides. Practice breath and body meditation, hands-on touch, joyful play with the herd, and a journey ride on horseback. Limited to 12 participants.
Sea Kayaking Adventures Aboard Misty Isles
With Jonas Fineman and Kai Harvey
September 11 - 16, 2020
Cortes Island
Learn to kayak on the pristine and protected waters around Cortes Island, from the comfort of the 43 foot Schooner, Misty Isles. Certified local guides share their knowledge and passion for the coast. All levels of experience welcome. Limited to 12 participants. Jonas Fineman is the seasoned sea captain and owner of Misty Isles. Kai Harvey is a wilderness guide and owner of Cortes Kayaks. They will also be offering this program on May 29-June 3 mistyislesadventures.com
Your Soul’s Plan: Awakening to Your Life Purpose (Vancouver)
With Robert Schwartz
September 12 - 13, 2020
UBC Liu Institute
What soul plan did you make before you were born? What circumstances and relationships did you choose and why? Find the answers in a “Between Lives Soul Regression,” along with insight, healing, and a greater capacity for joy. Recognize life’s challenges as the great teachers and healers your soul intended them to be.
Beyond Interfaith: From Spiritual Misfits to Interconnected Communities
With Shahar Rabi, PhD
September 20 - 25, 2020
Cortes Island
Learn the tools and skills needed to establish trauma-informed methods of developing long-lasting and sustainable spiritual communities. Engage in meaningful dialogue about the future intersection of faith, psychology, and science. Bring home essential practices for today's diverse and complex world, and embody the heart of your contemplative life.
Peace, Poetry & Prayer
With Farah Nazarali
September 20 - 25, 2020
Peace is at the core of our being. Peace visionaries know that bringing peace into the world involves courage, collective action, and renewal of the spirit. This program combines peace, poetry, yogic practices, and universal prayers and rituals to dedicate ourselves to inner harmony, family reconciliation, reverence for the Earth, and peace in our world.
Mindfulness Meditation: A Way of Love and Compassion
With Robert Beatty
September 25 - 30, 2020
Cortes Island
Wake up from the trance of everyday life. You are not your moods, anxiety, compulsions, past wounds, or addictions. Awaken to the freedom, love, compassion, and joy that is your natural state. This program is held in silence (except sessions) — common areas on campus are shared spaces.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT): 5-Day Professional Training
With Mark Lau, PhD and Andrea Grabovac, MD
September 25 - 30, 2020
Cortes Island
Take your next step on the transformative journey to becoming an MBCT teacher. MBCT is an empirically validated group program designed to prevent depressive relapse. For mental health professionals. Pre-approval required.
Whole Human Health 2020
With Dr. Lawrence Cheng and Dr. Devon Christie
September 30 - October 5, 2020
Cortes Island
Book now and get 15% off listed prices. Offer valid until Jul 31, 2020.
Embody your well-being potential! Create your own personalized optimal wellness plan for lasting health and happiness informed by a synthesis of integrative and functional medicine, mind-body medicine, and leading-edge neurobiology. For anyone seeking an empowered approach to their own personal health.
From Age-ing to Sage-ing®: Deepening the Sage Within
With Annie Klein and Nancy Gray-Hemstock
October 5 - 9, 2020
Cortes Island
Book now and get 15% off listed prices. Offer valid until Jul 31, 2020.
“Sage-ing” is a new approach to growing older. Discover skills, philosophies, perspectives, and tools to improve the second half of your life. Recognize the value of experience, and learn to respond in practical and positive ways to the changes that occur as we age.
Wild Mushrooms & the Mycology of Consciousness
With Paul Stamets, D.Sc (Hon.)
October 5 - 9, 2020
Cortes Island
Save the world, one mushroom at a time. Fungi offer powerful, practical solutions to enhance both human and ecosystem health. Roam the wilds of Cortes Island and learn mushroom identification, easy-to-grow cultivation methods, as well as various culinary and medicinal applications. -- Paul Stamets, D.Sc., is a renowned, award-winning mycologist. The Star Trek Discovery series recently named a character - Astromycologist Starfleet Lt. Commander Stamets - in his honour.
Hollyhock Sampler October
October 9 - 12, 2020
Cortes Island
Book now and get 15% off listed prices. Offer valid until Jul 31, 2020.
3 Perfect Nights - Enjoy a taste of adventure and relaxation with our Hollyhock Sampler: 2 one-hour massage or healing art treatments New! 1 guided stand-up paddle board adventure OR private yoga session Access to Hollyhock amenities Abundant natural beauty, ocean front beach, and hiking trails French intensive garden – ideal setting for photography, painting, meditating Ocean-view hot tubs Complimentary activities: Morning meditation and yoga, naturalist events (morning rows, afternoon guided hikes, garden tours) By-donation Presenter Evenings from visiting faculty *based on weather conditions, stand-up paddle board may be replaced by an additional massage session I have known about Hollyhock for 30 years and it has been…
Inner Economics: Your Relationship with Money
With Karen McAllister
October 9 - 14, 2020
Cortes Island
Book now and get 15% off listed prices. Offer valid until Jul 31, 2020.
Free yourself from your blocks around money! This personal inner work will benefit your community, relationships, and career or business. Achieve the financial results you need to thrive, not just survive, while staying in integrity with yourself and others along the way.
Wild Mushrooms & the Mycology of Consciousness
With Paul Stamets, D.Sc (Hon.)
October 14 - 18, 2020
Cortes Island
Save the world, one mushroom at a time. Fungi offer powerful, practical solutions to enhance both human and ecosystem health. Roam the wilds of Cortes Island and learn mushroom identification, easy-to-grow cultivation methods, as well as various culinary and medicinal applications. -- Paul Stamets, D.Sc., is a renowned, award-winning mycologist. The Star Trek Discovery series named a character - Astromycologist Starfleet Lt. Commander Stamets - in his honour.
Alchemy of Forest Therapy: Week-Long Immersion
With Amos Clifford and Christy Thomson
October 18 - 25, 2020
Cortes Island
Book now and get 15% off listed prices. Offer valid until Jul 31, 2020.
When the discursive mind becomes quieter and the intelligence of the heart comes to the foreground, a new consciousness emerges. Forest Alchemy is our ongoing exploration of what happens when we connect head, heart, and body in the crucible of the forest.
Discover the Essence of Tantra (Vancouver)
With Yogacharini Maitreyi
November 7 - 8, 2020
UBC Liu Institute, 6476 NW Marine Dr, Vancouver
Traditional Tantra is the way and alchemy of the heart. Dance reality into its true essence by clearing energetic imbalances. Elevate, channel and refine your emotions through Arkaya purification tools from the South Indian mystical traditions. Celebrate the beauty and harmony of reconnection with yourself and in relationships. Stabilize into spiritual maturity with an authentic heart-centred guide. All levels welcome.
Hello Again: A Fresh Start for Parents & Their Adult Children (Vancouver)
With Dr. Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté
November 20 - 22, 2020
Friday Evening Event:
SFU Woodwards Cinema
149 W. Hastings St.
Saturday/Sunday Workshop:
SFU Harbour Centre, Segal Rooms
515 W. Hastings St.
Explore what it takes to outgrow and transform old dynamics in parent/adult-child relationships. Clear the way for a new relationship grounded in authenticity and mutual compassion, unencumbered by what came before. -- Dr. Gabor Maté is the author of 4 bestselling books published in 25 languages, including In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, and recipient of the Order of Canada. Daniel Maté is an award-winning theatre composer and lyricist who also runs a popular "mental chiropractic" service.