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

Winter Retreat 2011

March 11-13, 2011

We will kick off the New Year with a St. Patrick's Day weekend retreat for those who would like to challenge themselves with a White Mountain Winter Adventure. Due to popular demand, we are returning to the AMC Highland Center in Bretton Woods, NH (www.outdoors.org/lodging) where we will meet old friends and welcome new ones, relax by the fire and renew ourselves. Snow shoe hikes from the Highland Center and expressive/healing arts sessions are some of the adventures awaiting us at the 2011 Winter Retreat Weekend.

Cost: $190 includes:

• 2 nights bunkroom lodging (lower bunks only) with shared bathrooms
• Meals from Friday dinner to Sunday breakfast prepared by the Highland Center's Chef
• Snow shoe hikes, walking trails, AMC activities and access to alpine skiing and cross-country ski trails
• BJBBCR programming to include expressive and healing arts sessions

Reservations: Register by January 31, 2011
Limited to 20 participants
For Scholarship Fund information, contact:
ccote@bjbbreastcancerretreats.org

Register here by January 31, 2011

Fall Retreat 2011

September 30 - October 2, 2011

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 2011 Fall Retreat Weekend.

Cost: $200 includes:

• 2 nights elegant dormitory style lodging, with two to four 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, 2011
Limited to 20 participants
For Scholarship Fund information, contact:
ccote@bjbbreastcancerretreats.org

Register here by August 31, 2011

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