Trees have a lot to teach us about sustainable exchange: via our roots, our trunks, our breathing, our reaching out…
Join me on the coast of Cortes Island, BC, for four days of immersive therapeutic art practice exploring your connection with trees.
Over four days and nights at the Hollyhock Retreat Centre, you’ll be guided into direct experience of your embodied and archetypal self. Cradled by ocean and old-growth forest, we’ll work with the Halprin Life Art Processes to uncover meaningful patterns within you. Supported by a felt sense with the forest of Hollyhock, you’ll bring what you find in your subconscious back into motion, sharing, and integration.
Reset your nervous system, and remember a reciprocal and nourishing exchange with your world.
Movement
Art
Writing
Nature
Good to Know
- Expect a range of artistic exploration together - moving, drawing, sharing, and more
- No dance or art experience required, whatsoever
- Curiosity and openness are really the only prerequisites
- Accommodation, three meals a day, and all supplies are included in your fee
- A documentary filmmaker joins us on Monday the 10th (details below)
- Getting to Cortes Island takes a little planning (details below)
What to Bring
- Warm layers and good rain gear - daytime highs near 14°C (57°F), nights near 7°C (45°F), and likely rain
- A water bottle, a thermos, or both
- Comfortable, loose or stretchy clothing you can move in
- Optional: your own journal or art supplies
- Optional: something small for a nature altar
Schedule
Accommodations & Fees
Hollyhock offers a range of accommodation styles, and fees are scaled to match. All options include four nights’ accommodation, three meals a day, access to most of Hollyhock’s grounds, general Hollyhock activities like morning yoga, and shuttle service to and from the dock.
Registration can be paid in three equal installments - a deposit at booking, then two further payments in mid-March and mid-April. Scholarships are available.
Book by March 15 and receive a complimentary 1:1 session with Marianne.
Cancellation policy+
Before March 15, 2027, your deposit is fully refundable if you need to cancel. After March 15 (the early-bird deadline), the deposit becomes non-refundable, though later payments remain refundable until April 16. After April 16, all payments are non-refundable, though you’re welcome to transfer your spot to someone else.
About the documentary film+
This retreat is supported by a non-profit focused on environmental awareness through the arts. A documentary filmmaker will join us on Monday the 10th to document every participant’s ceremony with a tree. Being filmed is entirely optional. If you participate, you would receive a copy of your ceremony film. Let Marianne know your preference during registration.
Space is limited, and registration and payment happen via Email. Register here, or reach out with questions.
Getting There
Hollyhock is on Cortes Island, BC - reaching it takes a ferry or two, and it’s part of the adventure. Please see Hollyhock’s travel directions.
Ready to Join at Hollyhock?
Registration and payment are handled directly through Marianne. Have a question first? Just email.