Partnering with Compassionate Spirits: An Introduction to Your Medicine Council
With Julie Kramer
May 3 - 7, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
For millennia, people worldwide have used singing, dancing, drumming, whistling and rattling to generate natural trance states in order to journey into the invisible realms and form alliances with benevolent helping spirits. Whether we’re aware of them or not, we all have compassionate helping spirits who are devoted to our…
From Age-ing to Sage-ing®: Deepening the Sage Within
With Annie Klein
May 11 - 15, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
A great gift of our older years is the potential for deepening wisdom and expanding possibilities. As more and more of us are living longer, we want these extra years to be vibrant, inspiring and fulfilling. This program will help you discover what gives your life meaning as you age.…
Skymind: Sacred Land, Sacred View
With Lopöns Pieter Oosthuizen and Charlotte Rotterdam
May 30 - June 4, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
"Anyone who is interested in learning how to practice open awareness has come to the right place." -Skymind Participant Immerse yourself in the profound nature of mind teachings of Buddhism, with transformational practices inspired by the great 11th century Tibetan yogini Machig Labdrön. Relaxing your body onto the earth, gazing…
Living the Legacy: Honoring the Life & Teachings of Atum O’Kane
With Margie Gillis, Kairn Mahon Carrington, Oriane Lee Johnston and Steven Flynn
July 11 - 16, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
Led by a group of Atum O'Kane's students and soul friends, journey deeper into the practices shared by Atum and be held in sacred community. We know from experience there is exponential power in doing these practices as a collective, in sacred space. Now is the time, as his son…
Dzogchen: The Three Statements that Strike the Crucial Point
With Lama Tsultrim Allione
August 8 - 13, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
Book now and get 10% off accommodation prices. Offer valid until May 9, 2025.
“I gained so much for my meditation practice and feel so supported and somehow I feel different in the world since then. What I experienced cannot be put into words.” - past participant The Three Statements were the final teaching of Garab Dorje, after he passed away, when he appeared…
Tantra: Freedom, Embodiment, and Transformation
With Sravana Borkataky-Varma and Keith Cantú
August 8 - 13, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
Book now and get 10% off accommodation prices. Offer valid until May 9, 2025.
Have you ever dived into the ocean of Tantra? Have you experienced the weaving of the world? Join scholar-practitioners Sravana Borkataky-Varma and Keith Edward Cantú as we explore Tantric practices and perspectives on topics like freedom from external interference and self-sovereignty (Sanskrit svādhikāra), the link between physical and so-called “subtle…
Authenticity in an Artificial World: Mindfulness, Emotion, and Meaning
With Dave Smith
August 17 - 22, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
Book now and get 10% off accommodation prices. Offer valid until May 18, 2025.
As we become endlessly distracted by the artificial, the search for authenticity becomes vital. Contentment, meaning, and purpose have become fleeting ideas of a world forgotten. It does not have to be this way. The world-over is saturated with contemplative practices, structures of philosophy, and therapeutic methods that can point…
SoulCollage®: An Enchanting Path to Inner Wisdom & Creativity
With Kimberly Lee, J.D.
August 22 - 27, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
Book now and get 10% off accommodation prices. Offer valid until May 23, 2025.
Embark on an enlightening journey of self-discovery, guided by the power of your own intuition and creativity. In this immersive workshop, you’ll discover your own inner wisdom through the unique, inspiring SoulCollage® method. This fun personal practice harnesses the magic of images, intuition, and imagination to create simple collages that…
Harmony Within: A Journey of Songwriting and Reconnection
With Leah Abramson and Samantha Parton
August 22 - 27, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island
Book now and get 10% off accommodation prices. Offer valid until May 23, 2025.
Songwriting is a powerful tool for self-expression and connection with our deepest thoughts and feelings. The Harmony Within workshop explores songwriting as a medium, a practice, and a journey through which we can reconnect with our creative source, our vulnerability, and our inner wisdom, harnessing the healing power of music…