Awake and Alive: Mindful Living with Cancer Retreat (POSTPONED)

 We warmly invite anyone ever diagnosed with cancer to our annual 5-day rejuvenating, healing retreat. 

Join us for this unique transformative opportunity and discover how to navigate the emotional, psychological and spiritual challenges of illness with more ease and joy – and leave refreshed, inspired and renewed. 

Imagine practicing the healing arts of mindfulness, meditation and self-compassion that help you find deeper peace, calm fear and anxiety, boost immunity, build resilience and cope better with stress and uncertainty. 

Imagine the gift of a warm and nurturing community of kindred spirits, also impacted by cancer, sharing stories and insights in a safe, supportive circle that honors and supports your unique journey with cancer. 

Imagine slowing down and experiencing deep relaxation through various healing modalities – and having time for yourself for journaling and self-reflection. 

Imagine nurturing body and soul with creativity, laughter, delicious, organic food and the serenity and peacefulness of 100 acres of protected forest, labyrinth, trails, and gardens. 

The retreat begins with registration and check-in Monday the 20th in the afternoon and ends after lunch on Friday the 24th. You are welcome to invite family and friends to join us for the closing lunch on Friday.

For questions about the retreat, contact erica@ericarayner-horn.com. For questions about registration or billing, contact registration@whidbeyinstitute.org.

RETREAT COST

Our goal is to offer this retreat to anyone who wishes to attend and we strive to make it as affordable as possible. We know that navigating life with cancer can involve financial distress and so we offer a couple of payment options. Our scholarship fund receives donations from generous alumni, family members, and other individuals, and these funds are awarded upon request to those seeking assistance.

Standard Registration Fee of $995 includes all accommodation, healthy gourmet meals, and tuition for the five-day retreat.

For those who require subsidized tuition, we offer Supported Registration Rates of $795 or $895.

For those who are able to provide financial support, we offer a Supporting Registration Rate of $1295.

Please consider your financial situation carefully before you enter your registration payment level. Every extra dollar of support helps make this program accessible to more people.

3-PART APPLICATION PROCESS

1. Complete this preliminary application by clicking REGISTER NOW above.
2. Complete a health questionnaire.
3. Your application will be reviewed and we will follow up with you for a phone interview with Erica. If we can offer you a place in the
   retreat your deposit will become non-refundable. If we cannot offer you a place it will be refunded to you in entirety. Upon
   acceptance we will ask you to complete the tuition and lodging payment if you have not already done so.

We appreciate your patience with this process. We are committed to building a cohesive group of participants who will benefit from this retreat!

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE RETREAT

Deborah Koff-Chapin will offer the ‘Song Bath’ during the retreat. This is a nurturing sacred space that has a deep resonant field she creates with the sound of her gemstone crystal bowls and her evocative vocals. Many people find this experience deeply relaxing and healing.

Deborah has been holding sacred space through sound since she began facilitating creative process workshops in the 1980’s. She offers Song Bath locally on Whidbey Island and further afield. Her music is a central component of her workshops. Deborah is the originator of Touch Drawing, which she facilitates internationally, the creator of the best -selling decks SoulCards 1 & 2, and the author of Drawing Out Your Soul.