Whole-Food Guide for Breast Cancer Survivors (27 page)

Kokolulu Farm and Cancer Retreats

cancer-retreats.org

Free cancer retreats in Hawaii for patients and a guest.

Life Choices Wellness Center

800-439-0083

A retreat center in Saluda, North Carolina, offering one-week retreats on a sliding scale of rates.

Mending in the Mountains

406-388-4988

Women’s cancer-survivor retreat at the Lone Mountain Ranch in Big Sky, Montana.

Smith Center for Healing and the Arts

www.smithfarm.com

A wellness center in Washington, DC, that offers extended weekend retreats focusing on healing and the arts.

Stowe Weekend of Hope

stowehope.org

800-GO-STOWE

One weekend each spring, the town of Stowe, Vermont, opens its fifty-five hotels and lodges to cancer survivors and their families at no charge. Amtrak provides a limited number of free seats for survivors to get to Stowe from Washington, DC.

Wind River Cancer Wellness Retreats and Programs

www.windriverservices.org

Free cancer wellness retreat in North Carolina.

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