Contact The Holo
Let’s begin with
a conversation.
Tell me what you are drawn to, what kind of support you are looking for, or whatever questions are floating around. There is no wrong way to start this.
Or read a little about Tessa first ↓Come as you are
There is no perfect way to begin.
Maybe it is Witch Camp, the Nature Bathing Practitioner Program, a future retreat, Reiki, or working together on something. Maybe you are just curious and not sure what you are asking yet. All of that is welcome here.
Email
theholo.co@gmail.com
Based in
Vancouver, British Columbia
Response time
Usually within two business days
About me
Hi, I’m Tessa.
The Holo grew out of a longstanding curiosity about how people find their way back to themselves, to each other, to their own creativity, and to the natural world. My background wanders between environmental education, community building, wellness, facilitation, operations, and ritual. The thread running through all of it is care.
My work is about making spaces where you can slow down enough to notice what you actually need, get curious about yourself, and find your way back to the practices that make life feel grounded, meaningful, playful, and alive.
I am not here as someone with all the answers. I am a facilitator, practitioner, and educator who has spent years in classrooms, on trails, in retreat spaces, and in the middle of vibrant festivals, learning what genuinely helps people come home to themselves.
What I practice
Practices I hold, and how I hold them.
Everything here is an invitation rather than an expectation, and all of it is consent based. Ask me anything, sit out whatever you want to sit out, or just rest. That counts too.
Reiki
Energy work and grounding, offered in consent based spaces and paced to what your nervous system is actually asking for, not what the schedule says.
Tarot
The cards as a tool for reflection rather than prediction. Intuition, archetype, storytelling, and honest personal inquiry.
Breathwork & grounding
Simple practices that respect the pace of your nervous system, woven into sessions and gatherings. Accessible, repeatable, and yours to keep.
Nature bathing & nature connection
Sensory invitations, guided meditation, journaling, poetry, creative reflection, reciprocity, and community circles.
Ritual & earth connected practice
Elemental work, plant allies, herbal traditions, archetypes, and runes, approached with curiosity, respect, and no pressure to believe anything.
Gatherings & festival care spaces
Facilitation and all the behind the scenes care that retreats and immersive gatherings need, plus interactive self-care spaces at music and arts festivals.
Where the grounding comes from.
My academic background shapes how I talk about nature, care, behaviour, community, sustainability, and learning by doing. It also keeps me honest about the difference between what genuinely supports people and what is simply well marketed.
Alongside facilitation, I have spent years on the practical side of things: schedules, guest experience, safety practices, training, supplies, and the hundred small logistics that let a gathering feel thoughtful and well held. It is the least romantic part of the work, and it is a big reason The Holo’s spaces feel cared for.
- Graduate study
- Environmental Education & Communication, Royal Roads University.
- Undergraduate study
- Environmental Studies & Social Geography, University of Victoria, with a focus on sustainability, people, place, community, and the relationships between social and environmental systems.
- Practitioner training
- Reiki, tarot, breathwork and grounding, and nature bathing facilitation.
- Facilitation experience
- Retreats, wellness environments, nature based programs, community circles, and interactive self-care spaces at festivals.
Outside
Nature is not a wellness tool. It is a relationship.
Hiking, backpacking, camping, and travelling are how I learn about myself and keep stretching what I think I am capable of. Long days on trail, everything I need on my back, sleeping outside, and taking a landscape slowly instead of passing through it.
The photo above was taken at the top of a mountain peak on the Sunshine Coast. You can see the summit in it, and some of you may also see the preparation, the uncertainty, the exhaustion, and the self-trust that got me up there.
Long days on trail
Backpacking and hiking sections of British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast Trail, including some long climbs to the peaks above it.
Solo & shared miles
Days at a time in the backcountry on my own, and a great many kilometres walked with people I love.
Travel as learning
Seeking experiences that offer connection to people, culture, landscape, and different ways of living.
Still learning
Growth can also mean resting, changing your mind, becoming more playful, or asking better questions.
Say hello
Questions are genuinely welcome.
If something here resonated, whether that is a practice, a retreat, a trail, or a question you are not quite sure how to word yet, the form above is the easiest way to reach me. I read every one of them myself.