Retreat weekends are held in the Fall, Winter and early Spring at various outdoor education or retreat centers in New England. Participants engage physically, emotionally and creatively in adventure-based activities.

What are Adventure-Based Activities?

Activities integrating an unfamiliar adventure setting with an element of physical and emotional challenge require group and individual problem solving. Participants are guided through a process of interpreting these experiences, framing challenges to serve as metaphors for the challenges they face in recovery (Priest and Gass, 1997).

The opportunity to participate in an adventure-based retreat with other breast cancer survivors provides the tools to develop new behaviors and coping mechanisms as well as a social network of support. Our adventure activities, utilizing certified outdoor educators and instructors, may include:

Challenge Course High Ropes Kayaking Snowshoeing Hiking Drumming Yoga Meditation Reiki Expressive Arts

"The retreat provided a change of pace, peace and stress relief" - Fall '04 participant

Fall Retreat 2008

October 17-19, 2008

We will welcome the fall season of change with a weekend retreat among the brilliant foliage of the Monadnock area of New Hampshire. Join us for a weekend of outdoor activities and expressive arts at the Barbara C. Harris Conference Center located on 326 wooded acres on the shores of Otter Lake in Greenfield, NH

With over 700 feet of shoreline on pristine Otter Lake, you will have an opportunity to canoe and kayak. We will also explore some of the well-marked hiking trails that wind through the center's 326 acres. You can explore your inner self, as well, with Yoga/Reiki/DansKinetics and our Fall Retreat expressive art session.

Experience a time of change and transformation with your breast sisters at our Fall Retreat 2008.

Cost: $160 includes:

• 2 nights double room with private bathroom in our own Lodge. Bedding and linens are provided.
• Healthy and delicious home-cooked meals from Friday dinner to Sunday breakfast served in the Dining Center
• Canoeing and kayaking on Otter Lake – bring your own or use the Center’s. Hikes along the Center’s hiking trails.
• BJBBCR programming to include expressive and healing arts sessions

Reservations: Register by August 29, 2008
Limited to 20 participants

Scholarship Fund information and contact:
ccote@bjbbreastcancerretreats.org

Register here by August 29, 2008

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