Mindfulness with Dr. Mark Sherman
Deepen your experience and practice of mindfulness and meditation amidst the beauty and quietude of Cortes Island
Join Dr. Mark Sherman and your community on beautiful Vancouver Island, BC for this annual 6 day meditation retreat experience. This semi-silent retreat will teach basic and more advanced meditation skills, allowing significant practice times for formal and informal mindfulness, while immersed in the restful and picturesque sanctuary that is Hollyhock. Silent sitting periods of meditation will be interspersed with walking practice; mindful inquiry; group discussion; and time for self exploration and rest.
This six day workshop will take place at Hollyhock Leadership Center on Cortes Island, BC. Arrivals and introductions will be in the late afternoon/ early evening of Friday, June 13, 2025 and the retreat will finish at noon on Wednesday, June 18th, 2025.
Accommodations at Hollyhock are available as dormitory or camping (beautiful grounds) options. Hollyhock also has several lovely Airbnb sugggestions in nearby Manson’s Landing that would allow you to come and go for formal retreat sessions and meals easily. Please call Hollyhock directly for more information once your registration for the workshop is confirmed!
This retreat has a 35 person limit so please register through this page (see below) or by contacting Mark.
*Refund Policy: You will receive a refund of your tuition, minus a $150.00 processing fee, up to 30 days prior to the start of a retreat. If the retreat is cancelled relating to COVID you will be refunded the full tuition.