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

Save the Dates

3rd Annual Tortuga Day

August 22, 2010 at 12:00 PM

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Info: ccote@bjbbreastcancerretreats.org

Fall Retreat 2010

October 1-3, 2010

Come celebrate the Fall season of transformation with your breast cancer "sisters" in the Berkshire foothills of Western Massachusetts. We will gather at Angels' Rest Retreat and Conference Center for a weekend retreat in comfortable quarters located on 20+ acres of private woodlands and meadows with breathtaking and far-reaching views of mountains to the east and south. Trail hikes, expressive/healing arts sessions and relaxing with your "sisters" old and new are some of the adventures awaiting us at the 2010 Fall Retreat Weekend.

Cost: $190 includes:

• 2 nights elegant dormitory style lodging, with two to five people per room with shared and private bathrooms
• Meals from Friday dinner to Sunday lunch prepared with locally produced foods by the Angels' Rest chef
• Fall foliage trail hikes through woodlands and meadows
• BJBBCR programming to include expressive and healing arts sessions

Reservations: Register by August 31, 2010 **NOW FULL**
Limited to 20 participants
For Scholarship Fund information, contact:
ccote@bjbbreastcancerretreats.org

Register here by August 31, 2010

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