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Hollyhock Retreat


Hollyhock Lifelong Learning Centre is a not-for-profit educational institute dedicated to lifelong learning and cultural transformation through courses, conferences and community. It offers programs in health and wellness, creativity, wisdom teachings and leadership development on its Cortes Island campus. It also offers programs at various locations in Vancouver throughout the year.

Hollyhock was founded in 1982 by Rex Weyler, Siobhan Robinsong and Lee Robinsong who met at Greenpeace. While beach walking on Cortes Island, they saw the abandoned hand-crafted buildings of the former Cold Mountain Institute. Siobhan drew Rex's attention to crimson hollyhocks peeking over a hawthorn hedge. Days before, Rex was given that same vision by an intuitive seer at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival. Friends Peggy Taylor, Rick Ingrasci, Torkin Wakefield, Charles Steinberg, Yvonne Kipp and Michael Moore joined to purchase the land. Many others invested over the years, and in 1982, this group of 30 'founders' purchased the abandoned Cold Mountain Institute. Dana Bass Solomon joined in the late 90’s as Board Member, soon as CEO. With Joel Solomon, Board Chair, (whom she later married), together they have led two decades of mission advancement. In 2008 the partner group donated full ownership and Hollyhock Leadership Institute became a registered charity.

Over the years, Hollyhock has offered a wide range of personal, spiritual and leadership development programs to an international clientele, serving 1,800 to 2,300 guests per year. The Centre hosts education and training on topics including activism,creative writing,group facilitation,singing,cooking,painting,drawing,entrepreneurship,dance,photography,leadership,social ventures,woodcarving,storytelling,kayaking,animal communication, relationships,mindfulness,nonviolent communication, spiritual chanting, meditation,Tibetan Buddhism,Kabbalah,hara hachi bu,yoga, morphic resonance,holistic approaches for dealing with cancer and integrative medicine.


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