Cancer is an enormous challenge.
Sometimes, the best idea is just to get away from reality.
Take some precious time for going inside yourself.
It can help to have the support of other cancer patients
who are also focused on whole-person healing.
It is absolutely amazing how just the right group
of like-minded individuals
seems to come together when healing is chosen –
and each receives exactly what he or she needs …
to move forward.
I am immensely grateful for the generosity and graciousness of the many wonderful people who offer these opportunities to those who are living with cancer.
RETREATS FOR YOUNG ADULTS
Base2Summit
You have heard the phrase, “You have cancer.” Now what? You have been in survival mode since and need a release. An adventure-based weeklong program called Base2Summit in northern Michigan is a great idea for young adults (18-39) who are living with cancer. It’s time to trust your body again and begin to heal your spirit.
B2S is a FREE 6 day adventure where we go in-depth with wellness, adventure, and connection. Get ready to breath in the fresh air while hiking, canoeing, kayaking, and biking and then relax on one of Michigan’s supreme lakes.
Survivorship programs like Base2Summit encourage you to step out of your comfort zone, challenge yourself, and allow you to meet people who “just get it.”
Bay Area Young Survivors (BAYS)
Members of Bay Area Young Survivors in San Francisco share some issues that are common to all those who live with cancer. But having been diagnosed under the age of 45, they face other issues that are unique to younger people who have breast cancer, including:
The group provides retreats for BAYS non-metastatic women and for Mets-in-the-City (MITC) metastatic women. You must be a member of BAYS or MITC to attend the retreat.
They offer three Friday-through-Sunday retreats a year at Commonweal for up to 11 women. Their philosophy and guiding principles are the same as those of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program.
Breathe Now Wellness Retreats
Open to young adult survivors (age 21-39 years old) and their partners who are one to three years removed from their last day of treatment, Dear Jack Foundation’s Breathe Now Wellness Retreats harness the transformational powers of yoga, meditation, and psychosocial breakout sessions to help couples renew, learn, and grow as they live their lives together post cancer.
These four-day retreats are professionally guided and thoughtfully designed to foster community and connection, both individually and as a group, through daily yoga and mindfulness practices, psychosocial sessions, and nutritional support, with an emphasis on healing the mind and body.
Could you or someone you know be eligible for this life-changing program? Visit our website or reply to this email and we’d be happy to answer any questions!
October: Highlands, North Carolina
Application Now Open
This retreat is reserved for Breast Cancer Survivors
Eagle Mount Young Adult Retreat
Are you ready to have fun in the great outdoors after reaching remission? Our Young Adult Retreat (YAR) is designed for young adults ages 18 to 26 whose cancer is in remission. For a full week, campers are immersed in adventurous outdoor activities, the camaraderie of a small group, and opportunities to develop unique and powerful leadership skills.
YAR is a traveling camp with an itinerary that changes from year to year, so returning campers are given the chance to see multiple facets of Montana’s beauty. This retreat is medically-supervised by a volunteer nurse.
The only cost for our YAR campers is transportation to and from their homes.
Environmental Traveling Companions
This San Francisco organization is not cancer-specific. Instead, they focus on making the outdoors accessible for people of all abilities with whitewater rafting, sea kayaking, and cross-country skiing activities.
Some trips are simply for the day, sea kayaking may be overnight, and some of the youth trips are multi-week.
The cost varies per activity and duration. There are sliding scale scholarships available for those with special needs or abilities.
Epic Experience
Through its week-long adventure camps, regional meetups, and educational programming, Epic Experience empowers adult cancer survivors, thrivers, and caregivers to live beyond cancer.
Epic Experience provides free week-long adventure camps for adult cancer survivors and thrivers. Epic Experience accepts all applicants 18+ no matter where they are in their cancer journey, whether it be in treatment or out of treatment for many years.
Epic Experience hosts their weeklong adventure camps in Colorado about three hours west of Denver. The camps are open to the adult cancer community in the United States and Canada.
Epic Experience camps are both in the winter and summer months. The winter camps will include cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, and sledding. In the summer months, you will do activities such as whitewater rafting, inflatable kayaking, and hiking.
Epic Experience’s regional meetups bring together cancer survivors, thrivers, and caregivers for a day of outdoor activities such as hiking, kayaking, and stand-up paddle boarding. These events are held in cities across the country and provide a place to share, laugh, support, and be supported with others who have been touched by cancer.
Epic Experience is free, including lodging, meals, and activities. You only need to get yourself to the Denver airport. If this may be a limiting factor, they provide information on possible transportation assistance or on fundraising.
First Descents
First Descents provides life-changing outdoor adventures for young adults (ages 18 – 39) impacted by cancer and other serious health conditions. Programs ensure empowering adventures, unforgettable settings, and essential connections with fellow participants.
They offer one week of surfing, rock climbing, or whitewater kayaking. No experience is required; it is actually expected that you are a beginner or have very little experience.
There are various locations across the U.S. Once you have done a U.S. program, they have international trips. You can also get involved at the local level through FDTribs.
The week-long trips are free for first-timers and include your meals, lodging, training, and gear. You just need to get yourself to the meeting point, typically an airport near the lodge.
Locations are Outer Banks, North Carolina, Hood River, Oregon, Estes Park, Colorado, Santa Cruz, California
Kairos Therapeutic Retreat in Texas
Kolina Orchard
Kolina Orchard is a retreat created for young adults (21-40) who are in treatment or have been in remission up to 5 years. The mission is to bring like-minded people together to enjoy much needed respite in Lincoln, Vermont. It is designed to provide a healing atmosphere where we all are encouraged to live in the moment and form authentic connections.
Rest, adventure, and art, all with the beauty of Vermont and the joy of new friends who “get it.” Sounds pretty amazing, right? Each morning begins with yoga, and each evening ends with a sauna, with hiking, kayaking, biking, and rock climbing during the day.
Kolina Orchard is a retreat where these young cancer survivors can be a part of a safe and fun community created just for them.
Project Koru
Men and women (ages 18-39), any cancer type or stage, who are at least three months out from treatment by the start of camp (exceptions on a case-by-case for those with late stage cancer) enjoy one week of surfing/SUP, or skiing/snowboarding. No prior experience is necessary … we will teach you.
The surfing takes place in Hawaii, and the skiing and snowboarding at Mount Hood, Oregon.
It is all free, including transportation to and from the airport, meals, lodging, and gear for the activity. You just need to get yourself to the designated airport. We can help with fundraising or scholarships if this will be a difficulty for you.
River Discovery
Adventures for cancer survivors that promote healing and strengthening of the mind, body and spirit. Inspire, empower, and heal cancer survivors of all ages with any diagnosis and the people who love them.
Our unique adventure programs offer adults, teens, and youth an opportunity to engage in life-changing experiences in the great outdoors. River Discovery adventures range from 1-day to 6-day river adventures, paddle board sessions, and survivor and co-survivor retreats. All programs immerse participants in the beauty and serenity of Idaho’s outdoors and expose them to the recuperative benefits of nature.
River Discovery programs in Idaho often include hiking, swimming, rafting, paddle boarding and kayaking to strengthen the mind, body, and spirit. Most activities can be customized to accommodate any fitness level or limitation. No experience is necessary, but the ability to self-ambulate on sand and uneven terrain is mandatory for extended-day River Adventures. A medical release from a physician is required for all activities.
River Discovery contracts with a licensed outfitter to provide professional guides and high-quality rafting and camping equipment. A safe and fulfilling adventure is a top priority so we always bring along professional medical and mental health volunteers. Each adventure promotes the essentials of healthy survivorship with frequent physical activity, good nutrition, and a variety of activities to inspire, empower, and heal survivors and their loved ones.
Additional financial aid for travel may be available on a need-based request.
Send It Foundation
Send It provides outdoor adventures for young adult (ages 21-40) cancer patients and survivors, removing them from their cancer experience and creating the space to play, connect, and have fun in the outdoors. Send It programs are multi-day adventures on Lake Tahoe and in the San Francisco Bay Area, designed around activities such as mountain biking, skiing, surfing, climbing and backpacking … creating a vital community through shared experience.
Send It creates a unique and intimate experience, weaving together adrenaline-filled adventure, family-style meals, yoga, fireside storytelling, belly laughs, and meaningful connection over the course of a long weekend. Send It brings the camaraderie built on the trail and the chairlift into the day-to-day, reminding fighters to live for today and to Send It. If you or someone you know would benefit from a Send It adventure, please contact us!
The experience of adventure and connecting with a community of peers brings strength, courage, and positivity to the cancer fight.
True North Treks
For teens and young adults (18-39 years old) who have been diagnosed with any type of cancer. Some free one-week treks are just for the survivor, while others are available for the survivor and a caregiver. The location varies depending on the trek and range from Michigan to Utah.
Treks are generally based around backpacking or canoeing, with a common goal of spending time in nature. It is important to note that these are backcountry trips, so immediate medical access is limited. Activities during the week also include yoga, meditation, swimming, setting up camp, napping (score!), and just hanging out with your fellow trekkers.
RETREATS FOR WOMEN
A Metastatic Retreat
This retreat is for women living with a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis in Vancouver, Washington. .
Patients with metastatic breast cancer face a unique set of emotions and challenges along their breast cancer journey. Pink Lemonade Project hosts a weekend-long retreat for this special group of patients. Those living with MBC might feel misunderstood, ignored, and even isolated from other breast cancer patients and survivors so this custom retreat is designed just for those with MBC. Facilitated by oncology social workers, this PLP retreat encouragesparticipants to benefit from guided discussions about issues specific to women with advanced breast cancer, including dealing with difficult feelings, talking with family, and managing stress. Women share stories with – and learn from – other women like themselves. When available, these retreats include special speakers, physicians, and others who offer unique services and information.
This retreat includes:
3-day, 2-night lodging | Private room with ensuite bathroom for each guest
6 specialty meals | Professional retreat facilitators |2 presentations by medical professionals |Gentle exercise|
Opportunities for rest and renewal | Journaling
Pink Lemonade Project
1207 Washington Street, Suite 125,
Vancouver, Washington 98660 | Map|
Phone: (360) 952-3814
Betty J. Borry Breast Cancer Retreats
At Betty J. Borry Breast Cancer Retreats in Durham, New Hampshire, women living after breast cancer move from surviving to thriving. We use challenge-by-choice activities and expressive/healing arts to create a supportive, inclusive, invigorating environment. Participants gain confidence, make new friends, find healing in the outdoors, and discover their own strengths in the recovery process.
Our mission is to establish and maintain a support group for women of all ages and stages of breast cancer, enhancing their quality of life through adventure-based opportunities.
Big Sky Yoga Retreats
As women, we know all too well what it feels like to be overextended. As yoginis, we know greater peace and clarity await us on the mat. As wellness enthusiasts, we understand how moving and nourishing the body simultaneously moves and nourishes the spirit.
Take a deep breath. Close your eyes. Quiet your mind. When was the last time you felt truly connected? We don’t mean connected to your phone, your job, your social media feed, or your to-do list. We’re talking about the deep, grounded, and peaceful state-of-mind that allows you to be the best version of yourself.
It just takes a little intentionality, love, and space. And we’ve got plenty of that here in breathtaking Big Sky Montana country. Book your Big Sky Yoga Retreat today!
Breast Cancer Recovery Infinite Boundaries Retreats
Our retreats are specifically designed to help women find inner strength and experience the hope needed to live each day beyond the boundaries of breast cancer … thus, the name “Infinite Boundaries Retreats.” We host more than 100 women who are living with breast cancer at any stage of treatment or recovery each year.
What goes on at a retreat? Survivors discuss the issues surrounding their breast cancer, they participate in activities that encourage them to spread their wings, and they build bonds with new-found sisters. It is all part of the journey to heal emotionally.
Our retreats happen several times per year. These four-day wellness retreats involve discussion, creative arts, and low-impact physical activities (optional).
Infinite Boundaries retreats are based on the belief that the journey to recovery and healing involves the whole woman, mind, and body. Retreats are designed to help women find inner strength and experience the hope needed to live each day beyond the boundaries of breast cancer.
Special care is taken in choosing scenic natural settings because we believe that healing can be found in nature. Specialty retreats include Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer and Solo Women Navigating Cancer Alone. Retreats take place throughout Wisconsin and cost around $400, which includes the deposit, lodging, meals, and activities. Scholarships are available upon request.
Camp Bravehearts … an Oncology Camp for Women
Our goal is to provide women who are dealing with any type of cancer an opportunity to share life experiences.
A variety of weekend retreats — each focused on a different theme. Whether the camp’s theme is rafting, hiking, or being pampered, the exercises, crafts, wellness education, outdoor and social activities offered at every camp provide participants an opportunity to learn new skills, increase self-esteem and confidence, and address the risks and fears that women face during and after treatment. Camps are held in Pennsylvania and New York and cost around $250.
Camp Good Days Women’s Wellness
The Adult Oncology Programs at Camp Good Days & Special Times in Mendon, New York foster support among women who are dealing with cancer. Each program addresses the risks, fears, and barriers adults face day-to-day during and after diagnosis and treatment.
Cancer does not just affect the person diagnosed, but those around them as well, which is why some of the programs also include a significant other/friend component, where attendees can bring someone close to them to experience the healing of Camp Good Days together.
As an adult diagnosed with cancer, you are often facing the challenge of dealing with your own health while also trying to balance your everyday life. You might feel isolated and stressed. That is where Camp Good Days can help. Through our year-round programs and activities and our weekend retreats, you have the opportunity to be around others experiencing exactly what you are going through.
It is a time to share stories, ask for advice, make new friends, take time to relax by swimming in our pool, kayak on Keuka Lake, have a massage, create arts & crafts, fish, sing songs around a campfire, and just take time for you.
You do not have to go through a cancer diagnosis, treatment, or remission alone. Once you become part of the Camp Good Days family, you will always have our staff as a resource, the friends you make as an ongoing support system, and our facility as your home away from home.
This is a weekend camping experience for women ages 18+ who are dealing with any form of cancer and who have been diagnosed or relapsed within the past 10 years. Activities focus on wellness and may include therapeutic massage, yoga, meditation, reiki, manicures, and a variety of recreational activities.
Canyon Ranch Thriving After Breast Cancer
December 3-8, 2023
In addition to this event, you can enjoy all of the daily activities that Tucson offers (see a sample ranch schedule).
Create the most positive plan for your best life after surviving breast cancer during this five-day immersion. Led by special guest expert, board-certified lifestyle medicine expert and obstetrician-gynecologist Michelle Tollefson, who is a breast cancer survivor and thriver herself, this program also includes insights on healing and care from our Canyon Ranch experts.
At this all-inclusive five-day Immersion™ retreat, you will explore the research around healthy nutrition, mindful movement, stress management, optimized sleep, and supportive relationships, and how they impact breast cancer survivorship, dealing with fatigue, and thriving through the years. Practice ultimate self care and nourish the power within yourself while experiencing the nurturing and restorative energy of the Ranch. Our spiritual oasis in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert welcomes you as you enter the most vibrant season of your life yet.
Learn more about Canyon Ranch Immersion™. To book, call (844) 772-8435 or email [email protected] for more information.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This immersion is for anyone with a breast cancer diagnosis or has recovered from breast cancer and is interested in moving toward a thriving lifestyle. It is also for caregivers and supporters of breast cancer survivors who would like to learn ways to help their loved ones regain their health, vitality, and energy.
WHAT YOU LEARN
You will leave with evidence-based, practical tools for leading a more healthful lifestyle.
Over the course of this immersive five-day retreat, you will:
- Experience guidance on nutrition and physical activity that supports breast cancer survivorship
- Learn tools to fully relax the body, including sound healing
- Practice meditation tools that quiet hectic thought patterns
- Engage in yoga practices and postures that prepare the body for peaceful slumber
- Reset and restore your entire well-being, so you can better embrace healthy lifestyle behaviors
- Gain access to science-backed tools to support emotional and mental well-being, brain health, bone health, and better intimacy
WHAT’S INCLUDED
18 expert led presentations
3 private dinners
Welcome kit and amenities
Access to all facilities, activities, classes, and features of Canyon Ranch
Accommodations, unlimited meals, airport transportation
Included Services (Core)
Health & Performance Coaching (Pre-Stay Call) 50 minutes
Body Spirit Connection 50 minutes
Nourishing Foods 50 minutes
Complementary Services (Select 3)
1:1 Fitness
Acupuncture
Health & Performance Coaching
Mental Health & Wellness Consult
Private Creative Expression
Private Mind Body
Soul Journey
Venn Collagen Facial
Casting For Recovery
Casting for Recovery (CfR) provides healing outdoor retreats for women with breast cancer at no cost to the participants. CfR’s retreats offer opportunities for women to find inspiration, discover renewed energy for life, and experience healing connections with other women and nature. The retreats are open to women with breast cancer of all ages, in all stages of treatment and recovery. For over 25 years, women from all walks of life have benefitted from CfR’s inspiring program model.
Our healing program is unique! For women who have had surgery or radiation as part of their breast cancer treatment, the gentle motion of fly casting can be good physical therapy for increasing mobility in the arm and upper body. Couple that with the emotional benefits of connecting with nature, and you have powerful medicine. Our retreats are unconventional and described by many women as life-changing.
- Casting for Recovery provides free fly fishing retreats for women with breast cancer
- 70% of the women who attend Casting for Recovery retreats have never been to a support group.
- CfR currently offers 40+ retreats across the country, serving over 700 women each year. To date, over 10,000 women with breast cancer have benefitted from the healing power of nature.
- CfR relies on the support of more than 1,800 volunteers nationwide, including medical and psychosocial professionals, fly fishing instructors, and alumnae.
- CfR has inspired similar efforts in six countries outside of the U.S.
A piece from one of our finest integrative oncology practitioners, Amy Rothenberg ND …
Casting for Recovery: A Weekend Retreat for Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors
Creative Healing Connections
This is an Arts and Healing Retreat for women with cancer or chronic illness at a historic lodge in the Adirondacks at Raquette Lake, NY. Participants explore various guided creative activities such as storytelling, songwriting, dreamwork, and visual arts that encourage self-expression, new awareness, and re-connection with our healthy selves.
Each weekend camp costs around $300 and includes meals, accommodations, and activities. Scholarships are available.
Faces of Courage: Women of Color Cancer Camp
The “Women of Color Retreat” is uniquely designed for black and brown women in an effort to address the disproportionate levels of mortality within this population. Although incidences of cancer for black women are lower than other races, the survivorship for these women is a remarkable three times less!
Healing Odyssey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O72H8AlJ3U&t=24s
Several three-day retreats as well as one-day workshops in the Malibu Mountains of California for women cancer survivors include discussions, a ropes course, guided imagery, yoga, and more.
Our active experiential-learning 3-day weekend retreat provides women cancer survivors with a roadmap for recovery. In the serene healing environment of natural California beauty, away from everyday stress, safe among an unconditionally supportive community of fellow survivors and oncology professionals, the women of Healing Odyssey experience a powerful series of interactive workshops and activities totally focused on healing, recovery, and moving forward.
Image Reborn Breast Cancer Survivor Retreats
Free renewal retreats in Park City, Utah for women with breast cancer offer small group discussions, education, exercise, journaling, massage, and an opportunity to visit with healthcare professionals in a small group setting to discuss treatment, including conventional and integrative approaches.
Image Reborn retreats are designed to bring awareness to the emotional side of healing and well-being. Over a weekend retreat, women find comfort in connection and empowerment in learning the practice of self-care.
Whether you are in the midst of treatment or 20+ years out, you are invited to join us!
First, take a deep breath. Then another. Take as many as you need to stop and listen to your body, and then choose the type of Retreat that feels right for YOU:
- Rest & Restore Ideal for those more recently recovering from surgery and for those looking to let go and relax. All activities and yoga movements are gentle and restorative.
- Active Renewal This relaxing retreat includes activities and yoga that are slightly more rigorous than the Rest & Restore, designed for those who want to incorporate a little more movement into their healing.
- Adventure For those looking to push their limits with the camaraderie and support of peers and leaders while immersed in nature. Adventures may include ropes courses, canyoneering, and river rafting. Accommodations may include cots in shared yurts, dorms, and/or tents.
Inheritance of Hope for Women Who Are Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer and their Families
Young families facing cancer of a parent often feel alone. You are not.
There is an entire community that understands what you are going through. And we are here for you.
We serve young families facing the loss of a parent due to terminal illness with resources and relationships for each family member. If you feel isolated or frustrated by illness, you are not alone – you are loved here!
There are online groups that meet frequently to offer support to every member of the family – children, diagnosed parents, and spouses/partners. We also provide Legacy Retreats as a way to have families experience fun memories in-person. Our programs provide hope-filled community of care that “gets it.”
There is no cost to participate.
Legacy Retreats
Our Legacy Retreats® are destination experiences where families create lifelong memories and receive the tools to navigate the challenges of terminal illness. Each member of the family will have intentional time in groups while gaining resources and tools to cope with challenges faced – all while having fun with others who ‘get it’!
Mary’s Place by the Sea
Mary’s Place by the Sea is a respite home for women who have been diagnosed with cancer. We provide services, both in-person and virtually, that complement their medical treatment. Services include oncology massage, nutrition education, individual counseling, Reiki, guided meditation, expressive writing, yoga, and more.
Mary’s Place by the Sea is not a medical facility with medical staff. We offer integrative services to women with cancer and provide rest and support during this challenging time in their lives. They are empowered with knowledge that will aid them on their road to healing.
Since 2009, 12,000 women with cancer have become “guests” of Mary’s Place by the Sea.
Our home is located at 22 Main Avenue in Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Please call 732-455-5344 for more information.
Reeling and Healing Midwest for Women
Weekend fly fishing retreats several times per year for women patients/survivors of all types of cancer.
The sport of fly fishing has endured for thousands of years. Its therapeutic powers are renowned and have been well-documented. When the human spirit, combined with courage and faith to overcome cancer, connects with a river and the chance to fly fish, well, magic just seems to happen. Many years of experiencing the magic at Reeling and Healing Midwest’s retreat programs in Michigan shows this to be true. Each individual who participates in the Reeling & Healing Midwest Retreat Programs is touched in a way that renews their spirit, their joy, their hope, and their view of life.
New Participant Retreats are available for women 18 years old and older, who have been diagnosed with or are surviving ANY type of cancer and have never participated in our retreat wellness programs. This retreat is for the participant only. No spouse, caregiver, relative or significant other may attend.
This retreat is 2-1/2 days in length.
No previous fly fishing experience is required.
Reeling & Healing Midwest provides all the equipment, fly fishing instruction, river guides, lodging, and meals.
Certain physical requirements are required and vary depending on retreat location.
Turning-the-Tide Ovarian Cancer Retreats
The mission of Turning The Tide Ovarian Cancer Retreats, Inc. is to build a community that empowers women living in New England who have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer to live fully, primarily through an annual retreat.
This is not your ordinary camp either! No camp beds or spidery-webbed shower stalls: each women shares a room with one other woman, complete with private bath. Think “hotel room” quality. The back door faces the lake so the views are just wonderful.
Each morning there were gifts outside our door, gifts like a string knapsack with a warm blanket – perfect for those who want to go to the meditation class. On the day I arrived, I was greeted by a whole group of women who carried my bag and other items down to my room. When I entered the great room, there was a beautiful fire going and a smell of lavender in the air. Each of us was given a hot lavender foot soak and foot massage … .ahhhhh. Hot drinks were available and the women who had been there before sat beside us and immediately engaged us in conversation. Everyone was warm and friendly.
We sat down to gourmet meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Table clothes, cloth napkins and candles adorned the tables. Conversation flowed.
Activities included zip lining, archery, kayaking, making fairy gardens, cooking, and many other arts and craft classes. In addition we were treated to Therapeutic Touch sessions, deep meditation sessions using music and other instruments. Every woman was treated to a massage. There was so much to see and do that the days flew by.
The best thing however, was getting to know these wonderful women who have gone through the same journey as you. It was a time for us to relax and most importantly, rejuvenate.
When the notice goes out that camp registration is happening, be sure to jump on it because the spots fill quickly. Hope to see you there!
Women Beyond Cancer Adventure
Two Sisters Farm is a lovely 20 acre horse farm located in Aiken, South Carolina. The natural surroundings make for a perfect setting for you to find peace and have lots of fun while doing so. While there is no horseback riding, you will have the opportunity to work on the ground with the horses along with Julie Robins of The Aiken Horsemanship Academy. Whether you are new to horses and just love the beauty and greatness, or whether you have spent years around horses, your experience may prove to be life changing.
Spending time with other women who have been through the cancer journey in this relaxed, casual environment allows for interesting conversation, bonding, and support from fellow “survivors”.
All weekend retreats are FREE.
RETREATS FOR MEN
Camp Good Days Adult Oncology Programs
The Adult Oncology Programs at Camp Good Days & Special Times in Mendon, New York foster support among men who are dealing with cancer. Each program addresses the risks, fears, and barriers adults face day-to-day during and after diagnosis and treatment. Cancer does not just affect the person diagnosed, but those around them as well, which is why some of the programs also include a significant other/friend component, where attendees can bring someone close to them to experience the healing of Camp Good Days together.
As an adult diagnosed with cancer, you are often facing the challenge of dealing with your own health while also trying to balance your every-day life while also leading a life as a professional. You might feel isolated and stressed. That is where Camp Good Days can help. Through our year-round programs and activities, and our weekend retreats, you have the opportunity to be around others experiencing exactly what you are going through. It is a time to share stories, ask for advice, make new friends, take time to relax by swimming in our pool, kayak on Keuka Lake, have a massage, create arts & crafts, fish, sing songs around a campfire, and just take time for you.
You do not have to go through a cancer diagnosis, treatment, or remission alone. Once you become part of the Camp Good Days family, you will always have our staff as a resource, the friends you make as an ongoing support system, and our facility as your home away from home.
The Men’s Prostate Cancer Program enables those dealing with this debilitating disease, and their significant others, the opportunity to network, fellowship, exchange ideas, and attend information sessions together, all in a picturesque setting that provides the opportunity for fun and relaxation. This overnight program will feature world-renown urologists and specialists who will lead question and answer segments, as well as be a resource for participants. The Men’s Prostate Cancer Retreat will also feature outdoor activities like fishing, boating, canoeing, and allow for participants to get to know one another beyond their diagnosis.
Reel Recovery
Reel Recovery is a national non-profit organization that conducts FREE FLY FISHING RETREATS for men living with all forms of cancer.
Though only a few days in duration, a Reel Recovery retreat can be a life-changing event for men living with cancer. The program blends outdoor activity with directed conversations to create a unique environment conducive to relaxed, open interactions.
Retreats are offered at no cost to the participants and are led by professional psychosocial facilitators and expert fly-fishing instructors. A maximum of fourteen men are invited to participate, to ensure the quality of the instruction and to create a powerful small-group dynamic.
The program is designed to be both experiential and reflective, to develop group camaraderie as well as individual skills, and to build bonds of friendship that provide a reservoir of personal hope.
The retreats are located in Texas, Missouri, Virginia, New Jersey, Kentucky, California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Idaho, Oregon, Wisconsin, Maine, Utah. North Carolina, Arizona.
RETREATS FOR MEN AND WOMEN ADULTS
A Couple’s Retreat
A breast cancer diagnosis can impose significant emotional distress on patients and their partners, posing many challenges for both members of a couple. An ongoing challenge is how to cope with the disease, its treatment, and its long-term sequel within the context of their relationships. Breast cancer introduces individual and relationship challenges for both the patient and her partner. Research has shown that some of these issues can serve to bring a couple closer together (cohesion) while others can disrupt relationship functioning in different ways (e.g., by communication problems, less intimacy, and decreased relationship satisfaction) at different stages of the disease-recovery timeline. .
During the retreat, couples will learn how to move beyond the cancer experience and into their post-cancer lives. They will gain clarity and focus on “next steps” to maintaining healthy minds, bodies, and spirits. Together, you will experience renewal, shared journeying and encouragement among other couples who have shared a path similar to yours.
This retreat includes:
3-day, 2-night lodging | Private room for each couple with ensuite bathroom
6 specialty meals | Professional retreat facilitators | Small Groups
Opportunities for rest and renewal | Journaling
Pink Lemonade Project
1207 Washington Street, Suite 125,
Vancouver, WA 98660 | Map|
Phone: (360) 952-3814
Alpine Refuge Retreat
We are thrilled to share a remarkable opportunity with you – the unveiling of Alpine Refuge: week-long integrative retreats for cancer survivors and caregivers, set to begin in spring 2024! Our dedicated team, comprised of seasoned professionals in the medical field, has meticulously designed these retreats to provide an unforgettable experience of healing, renewal, and support amidst the stunning backdrop of the Austrian Alps.
Retreat Highlights:
- Luxurious All-Inclusive 5-Star Accommodations
- Expert Facilitation
- Uniquely Tailored Care Plans
- Individual Healing Sessions (Massage, Nutrition, Energy Healing)
- Empowering Group Classes
- Purifying and Restorative Nature Activities
For more details and to submit inquiries, we invite you to visit our website at www.alpinerefugeretreat.
Warmest Regards,
Victoria Landes, LCSW and Gery Hager, RN, BSN
Butterfly Ridge Mountain Wellness Retreat B&B
Retreat services for cancer and metabolic syndrome patients weekdays (Tuesday – Friday) with lifestyle, nutrition, and exercise counseling. Butterfly Ridge Mountain Retreat is the perfect destination for a get-away to the beauty and peace of the upstate South Carolina foothills near Lake Keowee, Lake Jocassee, and Greenville and the North Carolina Mountains. Great hiking, water sports, and relaxation.
Camp Mak-A-Dream Adult Retreats
More than anything, our Adult Retreats in Gold Creek, Montana are designed to bring together men and women from all walks of life, at all points in their lives, in treatment or out, newly diagnosed or long-term survivors … together and in an open, accepting environment. These retreats aim to empower participants through education, recreation and relaxation in a setting where it is okay to admit how good the comfort feels that comes with a shoulder — or 20 — to lean on.
The camps are free, including lodging and food. Participants must get themselves to and from Missoula. Camp staff will provide transportation from Missoula to Gold Creek both before and after camp.
Camp Mak-A-Dream sits on 87 acres of ranchland and has designated areas for several outdoor activities, including archery, a horse corral, and a ropes course. The campus also includes an art hall, lodge, and swimming pool. Other activities during the week may include campfires, educational group chats, watching movies, or a day trip to a water park in Missoula. Check out their online calendar – they also have some retreats for caregivers, general women’s cancer retreats, and a retreat for those with ovarian cancer.
Camp S.O.A.R (Supportive Oncology Adult Retreat)
A weekend Supportive Oncology Adult Retreat for men and women 18+ who are dealing with cancer from recent diagnosis to remission, and who have been diagnosed or have relapsed within the past 10 years, and their spouse/ significant other/ friend with activities that may include fishing, arts & crafts, and general wellness.
Commonweal Cancer Help Program Retreats
The Commonweal Cancer Help Program (CCHP) is a week-long retreat for people with cancer in Bolinas, California. Our goal is to help participants live better and, when possible, longer lives.
CCHP addresses the unmet needs of people with cancer. These include finding balanced information on choices in healing, mainstream and complementary therapies, exploring emotional and spiritual dimensions of cancer, discovering that illness can sometimes lead to a richer and fuller life, and experiencing genuine community with others facing a cancer diagnosis.
During these multi-day retreats, you will explore the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual dimensions of living with cancer. The key elements in the Cancer Help Program have been carefully selected and tested for nearly 40 years to support the search for deep healing.
Group activities
- Yoga or qigong, meditation, breathing, and deep relaxation practices
- Support groups led by a gifted psychotherapist
- Sessions on choices in healing, medical treatments, integrative therapies, pain and suffering, and death and dying
- A sand-tray session to explore the insights of the healing arts
- An evening devoted to exploring healing intentions
- A session devoted to creating sacred spaces at home
- Delicious, primarily vegetarian meals
- Shared experiences with fellow participants
Individual activities
- Three hour-long massage sessions
- Individual sessions with the psychotherapist and other senior staff
- A cancer library and other cancer resources
- Individualized nutrition education
- Time to explore the beautiful retreat campus
Participants are immersed in a total surround of healing energy, supported by an experienced staff. The stresses of the outside world are lifted through the beauty of the residential retreat location, gentle body movements, delicious food, caring massages, and deep sharing with others. Many participants report that the Cancer Help Program changed their lives.
Commonweal has welcomed over 200 intimate groups of people with cancer and their loved ones to Bolinas, California, to its Cancer Help Program 7-day retreat, to its Bay Area Young Survivors 3-day retreat, and more recently to its month-long online Sanctuary program.
The original Commonweal Cancer Help Program was highlighted by Bill Moyer’s PBS Documentary and subsequent book, Healing and the Mind. This inspired the creation of similar programs in Callanish in Vancouver, Harmony Hill in Washington State, Revadim in Jerusalem and the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts in Washington, DC.
In September 2020, we began offering online Cancer Help Program opportunities, which we call SANCTUARY. The feedback has been uniformly excellent. Read a news article about the program here.
SANCTUARY is limited to six participants at a time. Our focus is on creating a deeply healing experience. It is a month-long program that meets on Zoom three times a week for 1 ½ hours on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. SANCTUARY is typically staffed by a physician with extensive experience counseling people with cancer, a psychotherapist, a yoga teacher, and Arlene Allsman, the CCHP/SANCTUARY Coordinator and Managing Director of Commonweal.
The fee for the month-long SANCTUARY program is $480. Partial scholarships are available. For more information or to apply, contact Waz Thomas, our intake coordinator, at 415-868-0970 x316 or [email protected].
See the full text of Michael Lerner’s publication: Choices in Healing: Integrating The Best of Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Cancer
Environmental Traveling Companions
This organization is not cancer-specific. Instead, they focus on making the outdoors accessible for people of all abilities. Activities include whitewater rafting, sea kayaking, cross-country skiing. Some trips are simply for the day, sea kayaking may be overnight, and some of the youth trips are multi-week.
Costs vary per activity and duration. There are sliding scale scholarships available for those with special needs or abilities.
Epic Experience
Through its week-long adventure camps, regional meetups, and educational programming, Epic Experience empowers adult cancer survivors, thrivers, and caregivers to live beyond cancer.
During what can be an isolating and traumatic time, thrivers have the chance to virtually participate in the sights, sounds, and camaraderie of an Epic Experience camp as they reflect on the new normal of a cancer diagnosis.
Epic Experience provides free week-long adventure camps for adult cancer survivors and thrivers. Epic Experience accepts all applicants 18+ no matter where they are in their cancer journey, whether it be in treatment or out of treatment for many years.
Epic Experience hosts their weeklong adventure camps in Colorado about three hours west of Denver. The camps are open to the adult cancer community in the United States and Canada.
Epic Experience camps are both in the winter and summer months. The winter camps will include cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, and sledding. In the summer months, you will be doing activities such as white-water rafting, inflatable kayaking, and hiking.
Epic Experience’s regional meetups bring together cancer survivors, thrivers, and caregivers for a day of outdoor activities such as hiking, kayaking, and stand-up paddle boarding. These events are held in cities across the country and provide a place to share, laugh, support, and be supported with others who have been touched by cancer.
Free, including lodging, meals, and activities. You only need to get yourself to the Denver airport. If this may be a limiting factor, they provide information on possible transportation assistance or on fundraising.
Harmony Hill Cancer Retreats
Harmony Hill began with Gretchen Schodde’s dream to create a retreat center where people could experience renewal and deep well-being. In 1986, Harmony Hill opened its doors as a non-profit retreat facility focusing on wellness. In 1994, we added our Cancer Program, the heart of our mission, to support those affected by cancer, including caregivers and health professionals. In 2004, we began offering our cancer-related programs at no charge. In 2020, Harmony Hill decided to make a fundamental shift to increase our commitment to inspire healthy living for all, recognizing that many of the programs and resources developed over the decades to support those on a cancer journey could equally benefit those who had other health and well-being concerns.
Harmony Hill offers the most comprehensive cancer retreat program in the Pacific Northwest. At our retreat center in Union, Washington, about two hours southwest of Seattle, our signature 3-day cancer retreats are provided at no cost to participants and their companions.
Having a cancer diagnosis is often an isolating and frightening experience. By joining in a cancer retreat with us, we hope to help you redefine your experience of cancer.
Overlooking the shores of Hood Canal, our retreat offers you a sacred space to heal, connect with others, and access your own inner wisdom. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment and ensuring finances are never a barrier to participation.
Kololulu Farm and Cancer Retreats
An organic farm in Hawaii hosts group retreats for men and women cancer survivors throughout the year. A safe, healing, nurturing space where those affected by chronic illness (like cancer) are able to access a deeper healing process, while nurturing body, mind, and spirit through scientifically proven integrative techniques. An on-site organic farm provides the retreat with healthy food and medicinal herbs to further boost the immune system and enhance the healing process.
The six-day, five-night retreat includes in-depth workshops designed to help participants take control of their healing journey and diagnosis, plus lodging and meals. Free yourself from the stress and pulls of daily life. Come experience a slow return of energy and vitality as you focus on your diet, gentle exercise, relaxation, and self-awareness. Detoxify your stress from the environment and from the side effects of medical treatments. All of our research-based concepts and techniques are designed for you to take home with you and apply to your life and your healing.
Live by Living
At Live by Living, we understand that a cancer diagnosis creates a range of challenges — physical, emotional, and spiritual, to name just a few. Regaining your strength after treatment is difficult. Regaining your bearings can be even harder.
Live by Living in Colorado provides transformative outdoor experiences for cancer survivors and their caregivers. The free retreat is for three days and two nights. Our day hikes, snowshoe outings, and cancer survivor retreats are structured to help you build up your strength and stamina, to find solace in the beauty of nature, and make new friends with people who understand what you have been through. We are cancer-based, not cancer-focused.
The retreat begins with a hike to a log cabin in the Rockies, with a wagon available to carry your gear. Then you have a couple days in the cabin to relax, socialize, and be pampered.
There are also retreats available in Estes Park. You drive right to the YMCA Conference Center in the park, then carpool for day hikes and sack lunches in Rocky Mountain National Park. There are varying difficulties of hikes and walks available to accommodate different strengths and abilities.
River Discovery
Adventures for cancer survivors that promote healing and strengthening of the mind, body and spirit. Inspire, empower, and heal cancer survivors of all ages with any diagnosis and the people who love them
Our unique adventure programs offer adults an opportunity to engage in life-changing experiences in the great outdoors. River Discovery adventures range from 1-day to 6-day river adventures, paddle board sessions, and survivor and co-survivor retreats. All programs immerse participants in the beauty and serenity of Idaho’s outdoors and expose them to the recuperative benefits of nature.
River Discovery programs in Idaho often include hiking, swimming, rafting, paddle boarding and kayaking to strengthen the mind, body, and spirit. Most activities can be customized to accommodate any fitness level or limitation; no experience is necessary, but the ability to self-ambulate on sand and uneven terrain is mandatory for extended-day River Adventures. A medical release from a physician is required for all activities.
River Discovery contracts with a licensed outfitter to provide professional guides and high-quality rafting and camping equipment. A safe and fulfilling adventure is a top priority so we always bring along professional medical and mental health volunteers. Each adventure promotes the essentials of healthy survivorship with frequent physical activity, good nutrition and a variety of activities to inspire, empower and heal survivors and their loved ones.
Additional financial aid for travel may be available on a need-based request.
Smith Center Cancer Help Program
Life-Enhancing Three-Day Retreats for People with Cancer
The goal of all Smith Center retreats is to empower participants to make life-affirming changes by providing tools and knowledge in a safe and caring community of others facing a cancer diagnosis.
Our three-day retreats are based on our renowned weeklong model, which we have been offering for over 25 years. They offer an opportunity for those who can’t spare significant time away from work, family or other obligations but who wish to become fully immersed in their healing.
What is a Retreat like?
Smith Center retreats offer a place to explore the issues and choices that people with life-threatening illness encounter. We aim to provide a nurturing environment and experiential healing options paired with the highest quality small-group support program.
Our Three-Day Retreats offer:
● A respite from the stresses of daily life with a cancer diagnosis in a nurturing environment for mind, body, and spirit
● An opportunity to learn about and personally explore choices in healing
● Gentle, therapeutic yoga and meditation
● Delicious, whole foods, health-supportive meals and valuable information about the connection between diet and good health
● Group sessions with a licensed psychotherapist
● A creativity session offering another pathway to greater self-understanding in the face of cancer
● Skills and tools for your continuing journey
Cancer retreats provide a non-medical, educational, hands-on experience for patients. They are not a cancer therapy or treatment program.
How do I sign up?
Smith Center strives to ensure that all retreat participants are prepared to benefit from the retreat experience. To begin the process, please request an application by emailing [email protected] or by calling 202.483.8600. Our retreats are intimate and limited, so please apply as early as possible.
Who should attend?
Our retreats are for adults with any type of cancer at any stage in the cancer journey, including remission. Over the years we have observed that Smith Center retreats are most beneficial for those who seek to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and who are receptive to the work of personal transformation. Participants must be under the care of a physician, able to care for themselves and participate in the daily program, and well enough to devote two-and-a-half concentrated days to the program.
Who staffs the retreats?
Smith Center retreats are staffed by highly skilled professionals including a licensed psychotherapist, a yoga master, an oncology nursing specialist, a health-supportive chef, an art therapist, wellness educators, and bodyworkers. There is a one-to-one participant to staff ratio. An Invitation to Healing. The program is designed for cancer patients/survivors at any point in their cancer journey, who wish to explore what it means to heal, and experience practices that have been shown to promote physical, social, emotional and spiritual well-being.
An Invitation to Healing is a 6-week, small group online program that creates a unique space for conversations about the meaning of healing, pathways to health, and defining personal well-being. You’ll be able to experience evidence-based healing practices. Practices will include moving more, eating well, managing stress, sleeping better, sharing support, and using written and visual arts to express oneself.
The program is offered virtually twice a week for six weeks: a 2-hour educational session on Tuesdays, and a second 2-hour session on Thursdays that includes 30 minutes of yoga and 90- minutes of group therapy each week (see attached program content and schedule).
An Invitation to Healing is held entirely online via Zoom, thus readily accessible to anyone with access to broadband network connections.
We at Smith Center embrace the belief that each of us harbors within us the power to heal, even in the face of life-threatening illness. While not everyone can be cured of illness, we all have the potential to find healing. We also recognize that finding the resources to promote self-healing can be difficult. Further, we know that cancer can be a very isolating disease. The Invitation to Healing program is designed to empower participants to make life-affirming changes by offering tools, knowledge, and support in a safe and caring community of others facing a cancer diagnosis.
Program Details:
• Groups are limited to 7 participants
• The cost of the 6-week program is $600. We have limited partial scholarship funding available on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are interested, we encourage you to apply early.
• To maximize sharing, learning, and the power of group support, participants are expected to attend the full program.
•Individuals with all types and stages of cancer at any time post-diagnosis are welcome.
For more information and to apply for An Invitation to Healing,
Call: 202.483.8600
Strength for Life’s Wellness Retreats
Since 2009, Strength For Life has been offering FREE Weekend Wellness Retreats to anyone with a cancer diagnosis regardless of treatment status. Our retreats provide a unique supportive environment where guests can experience healing for the mind, body, and spirit while connecting with a community who truly understands their journey.
Strength For Life provides all meals, overnight accommodations (double occupancy), classes, and necessary materials eliminating the financial burden to cancer patients and survivors. Each retreat allows 20 guests to maintain an intimate environment and introduces different healing modalities such as tai chi, yoga, sound healing, reiki, and art therapy. Although each retreat is uniquely different in class offerings, every retreat provides a safe, compassionate, and supportive environment where connections are made with others who share a similar story.
Participant is responsible for travel to and from the retreat. In some cases, we do allow “day only” participation. Please contact us for more information.
Currently, all retreats are held at the Hyatt Regency in Hauppauge, NY.
RETREATS FOR FAMILIES
Legacy Retreats
Our Legacy Retreats® are destination experiences where families create lifelong memories and receive the tools to navigate the challenges of terminal illness. Each member of the family will have intentional time in groups while gaining resources and tools to cope with challenges faced – all while having fun with others who ‘get it’!
Lighthouse Family Retreat
Lighthouse Family Retreat in Alpharetta, Georgia is a faith-based non-profit that exists to strengthen every family living through childhood cancer. We host restorative retreats and develop helpful resources so that families and their support systems can find hope in God and help in their fight.
Our flagship offering, Seaside Retreats, is a respite for families living through childhood cancer, who we call our Retreat Families. We serve them by organizing volunteers to provide a week of deep rest, relational connection, great laughter, and palpable kindness.
Little Pink Houses of Hope
Little Pink Houses of Hope in Burlington, North Carolina are for breast cancer patients and their families. The path to healing starts with connection. The free week-long retreats allow patients and families to reconnect, rejuvenate, and celebrate life in a new way. Each patient and family leaves the retreat knowing they are cherished and that they have a community of supporters to share their journey.
Little Pink fosters family bonds through relaxed play and time away. We believe that individuals will have a chance to grow in their well-being, relationships, and spirit to help in their cancer journey. We believe that at all stages of the cancer journey, it is not enough to survive, but rather to focus on thriving and celebrating life.
Our goal is to foster loving relationships through our words, actions, and connections. We believe that not only will families grow in love during our retreat weeks, but families will continue their Little Pink experience long after the end of a retreat or volunteer experience.
Our promise is to create an environment of acceptance among staff, volunteers, and participants. We believe that families come in all shapes and sizes. We do not discriminate based on race, sexual orientation or identity, age, gender, disability, geographic location or religion. Breast cancer affects everyone and it is our mission to serve everyone who is on the journey. Cancer is the great equalizer – there is no room for judgment, only love and compassion.
Me-One Foundation Camp Wieser
A chance for a family with an adult battling cancer to rediscover joy, celebrate life, and create memories. It is a safe refuge, with no demands or expectations — an ideal setting for adult cancer patients and their families to disconnect from the seriousness of the illness and have some serious fun.
Camp Weiser is for adults with cancer, along with up to five of their close family members and supporters. You can also opt to just go by yourself. An application is required, which must be filled out by the diagnosed adult.
Started by Heidi Wieser who lost her husband to cancer, Camp Wieser is a place where the whole family can get away for respite and healing. There are pampering activities available, such as massage, henna, and mani/pedis, as well as arts and crafts, inspirational speakers, and musical performances. Additionally, there are games, sports, a ropes course, zipline, and hiking. Families can participate in as many or as few activities as they would like to during their stay – it is basically their weekend to enjoy being together as a family.
This three-day cost-free getaway, held at the Mission Springs Camp and Conference Center in Scotts Valley, California, is a chance for each family to be still with their battle and embrace the beautiful surroundings of Camp Wieser. It’s a place where families can create new memories together and share their experiences with other families around the campfire.
Camp Wieser is a blend of serious fun and heartfelt sharing during moments like the Scroll Ceremony where family members share inspiration in the face of uncertainty.
Illness takes a back seat at Camp Wieser. The whole family can enjoy feeling like kids again. Play, rediscover joy, re-energize your spirits, reflect, rejuvenate, share and celebrate at Camp Wieser! Camp gives your family time to have fun together.
The dates for Camp Wieser 2023 are Friday, September 15th through Sunday, September 17th.
Participating cancer patients find these rejuvenating services and activities delightful.
Pampering spa treatments by certified aestheticians, Massages, Makeovers, Pedicures, Manicures, Facials, Hair Styling, Reflexology, Henna Body Art, Fireside chats with other patients and families, Musical performances, Singalongs, Arts and crafts, Skits, Inspirational speakers
Families create lasting memories at Camp Wieser. These special moments at the retreat are captured by professional photographers, both in video and still photos. Families cherish having these keepsakes of their time together.
Respite Retreats
Respite Retreats in Ellicott City, Maryland create an environment focused on fun, relaxation, and self-care. We thrive to support healing of the body, mind, and spirit.
Respite Retreats is offering one-day retreats at our center located in Ellicott City, Maryland. Each retreat provides necessary respite to those affected by cancer through a range of holistic therapies and activities focused on healing the mind, body, and spirit. Our group retreats will range in size from 10-16 participants.
While on retreat, we invite you to experience a range of therapies and activities, which may include Yoga, Meditation, Music Therapy, Sound Therapy, Fun – Fun – Fun, Guided Imagery, Journaling, Art Therapy, Massage, Acupressure, Reiki, Nutrition Demonstrations, Virtual Reality.
Often, we have found that caregivers don’t take the necessary time to care for themselves because they want to be available for their loved one fighting cancer. Including caregivers in our retreats gives them the opportunity to relax and rejuvenate while still being close to their loved one. Gifting the caregiver respite gives them a reboot in energy so they can return to their caregiving duties refreshed and ready to give their best.
Family members, such as children or siblings, are often unintentionally neglected or forced into a caregiver role that they are not qualified or prepared for. By participating in fun group activities with other children facing similar challenges, we believe they will feel less isolated and receive the much-needed support they deserve. One-on-one holistic therapies will also be offered to family members based on their age and need.
While the retreats will primarily focus on taking the participant’s mind off of life with cancer, we will have qualified practitioners on staff to provide tools to help cope with the many emotions that accompany the situation.
Rett’s Roost
A sanctuary in Maine for families that have experienced childhood cancer or child loss. Family retreats, peer-to-peer support, and virtual offerings focus on mindful healing of trauma and grief through therapeutic and community support.
Our mission is to be a beacon of healing for families impacted by childhood cancer, offering holistic retreats that create connection, nurture hope, and honor the power of grief and love. Our vision is to create a community of families navigating a path towards healing and re-creating joy in their lives. We do this by …
- Providing free retreats, vacations, and virtual services for families affected by cancer and child loss.
- Offering therapeutic support for the whole family, including siblings and parents.
- Creating a community of families with similar stories of cancer and loss.
- Encouraging deep healing of the mind, body, and soul through therapeutic techniques, peer connections, healthy habits, body and energy work, and mindfulness toward the natural and spiritual world.
- Cultivating a sustainable organization through donor and grantor relationships and community business sponsors.
- Advocating and increasing public awareness about the prevalence, treatment, and research for all types of childhood cancer.
- Collaborating with existing, similar non-profit organizations to increase overall effectiveness in supporting families impacted by childhood cancer and child loss.
- Carrying forward the above functions of Rett’s Roost without discriminating against any person or organization because of race, age, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, or religious belief.
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Your list of retreats is such a gift! My life has been redefined by recurrent ovarian cancer. Ongoing chemotherapy grinds down the hopeful heart and is an open spigot where soulfulness and spirituality are lost. It’s no mystery why someone like myself seeks the solace of a safe place to rebuild strength, hope and vision. Thank you. Laurie
Lisa Nyabinghi says
I went on a retreat with Little Pink Houses of Hope and it was an amazing experience.
Tricia Wood says
I live in the Pacific Northwest. Some of the retreats for women look interesting. My question, is there help for travel arrangements. Some of these retreats look quite remote. Do we have to drive to these retreats by ourselves or does some one pick us up at a local airport and transport us there?