Alexandra Staseson's recent article in The Province highlights how Hollyhock, Canada's Lifelong Learning Centre on Cortes Island B.C., can restore body, mind and soul.  Read on to hear about her experience.  


Hollyhock is Good for the Soul
September 25, 2012
Alexandra Staseson, The Province

 When I am, as it were, completely myself, entirely alone, and of good cheer ... my ideas flow best, and most abundantly. Whence and how they come, I know not, nor can I force them. —Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Cortes Island, British Columbia, I discovered this summer, is home to many wonderful things. And if home is where the heart is, well then a little piece of me belongs there, too, because I found myself realigning with mind and heart, body and soul during my long weekend away at Hollyhock Retreat. When we’re placed in an environment where our souls and bones can rest easy and be in tune with the current of simplicity, our truest natures come out to play! Read full article>>