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Short Wellness Retreat USA

Cancer with Kindness has been inspired by Sandy's personal journey through cancer. To be surprised and caught off guard by it, and somehow find a way to push through it with the power of positivity and some tools Sandy Duarte learned along the way. This retreat is designed for women who are currently going through treatment or finished treatment, or wherever you are on your cancer journey, who are looking to find peace, tranquility, and connectivity with women journeying through something similar. To share, to learn, to grow, to become stronger.

Meet the instructors

Sandy, Maja, & Brittni
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Highlights

  • Daily cancer conscious delicious and nutritious meals - cancer fighting foods
  • Gentle compassionate yoga classes tailored to chemo/cancer body
  • Daily meditation classes that are easy to take home with you
  • Group excursions/activities to take in the beauty of Joshua Tree
  • Daily breathwork ( pranayama) classes that calm nerves and easy to take home
  • Workshops created for the unique experience we are going through
  • 2 nights on comfortable & beautiful accommodations
  • Water, tea, coffee served throughout the day

Skill level

  • Beginner
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced

3 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Portuguese
Group size: 3-10 participants
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Accommodation

Sandy Duarte always books superhost five-star Airbnb that match the vision of the retreat. They aim for relaxing amenities and peaceful environments. They care about your stay, and every detail truly can make a difference. They offer shared bedrooms for two people and private rooms. Both are charming options. Sometimes sharing a space in an environment of community can be heartwarming. Sharing is caring.

Many of you always spend your time alone, so why not enjoy the positive vibes during this retreat with like-minded amazing women? Two nights in a shared room but they have implemented quiet hours to add to the serenity and stillness of the meditative quality of this trip. The beautiful Airbnbs are booked closer to the date when your retreat group numbers are booked, allowing them to book the space based on group size.

Program

This retreat is designed for women who are currently going through treatment or finished treatment or wherever you are on your cancer journey, who are looking to find peace, tranquility, and connectivity with women journeying through something similar. To share, to learn, to grow, to become stronger. They were inspired to create a retreat that can help you with tools that have saved them through these challenging times on both the body and mind. Cancer has truly opened up for them even more of a deep desire to help people who have suffered like them.

To create some peace, even a smile through a hard time feeds the soul all around. To find purpose through pain. To turn it around with love. They also wish to create a community. To know that you are not alone on this journey of life (and cancer) makes the steps a little less daunting. Community is key. Plus, you can learn so much from each other. They will share with you tools that have the power of simplicity and are easy to take home with you. Whether you have meditated and done yoga before or never have, this retreat is for you.

They cherish the simplicity of powerful tools that are not complicated to access and make a part of your life. These tools have seriously worked for them during incredibly challenging times like this. They share with an open heart. Come take a break and connect to the present, in nature, in yourself, all while getting a rejuvenating experience filled with self-discovery, growth, and connection with some wonderful hearts going through it too.

They know it is not easy, and anything they can do to make it a little bit better, they will through a gentler form of Vinyasa and Yin yoga that takes great ease and consideration for the stresses on the body, to breathe and group meditation to get you tapped into the power of the here and now in your breath. Self-care and self-love is no longer something thought of as a luxury, it is a necessity. As the world changes and you change, it is more important than ever to stay grounded, connected, and at peace inside.

To find that, one must sometimes step away from life's noise and challenges, to tap inside one's inner power and peace. During this retreat, you will have the opportunity to pause, reflect, and recharge. To slow down a little so you can access the power of your parasympathetic nervous system and aid in the healing during this time in your journey. Dive deep into self-exploration, cultivate mindfulness, and learn practical tools to enhance your well-being.

The tools you use in your life help ease life's suffering, by pivoting the mind into your greatness with positivity, that you are enough during this time, and that you are stronger than fear or life's challenges make you believe. Whether you are looking for peace away from some of these challenges or simply want to self-love and self-care yourself and learn some new tools, they welcome you. Find some kindness with cancer here. A spot awaits you. Surrounded by the serene beauty of Joshua Tree, you will find the perfect environment to reconnect with yourself and like-minded women.

Embrace the power of sisterhood as you share stories, insights, and laughter. Together, you will create a supportive and empowering space where you can freely express yourself and grow through this challenging time, with women who have experienced the face of cancer in your life. This retreat will gift you a beautiful foundation of tools to help you pause and navigate life's ups and downs, all by zoning into your essence and power to stay tapped into positivity and hope.

Let yourself ease your suffering with empowering tools for life. Never lose your inner greatness when life gets you down. They will share with you what they cherish in their lives for a strong mind, balance, and positivity. A women's retreat where you will leave with:

  • Connection through cancer, connecting with like-minded women who through this experience wish to find sincere community and formulate meaningful friendships and connections that reach beyond a weekend, beyond cancer. Sisterhood. Female tribe. Empowerment through tough times is shared.
  • Cultivate tools through breathwork and meditation to handle the stresses of cancer and life with more ease. Take-home tools to take you out of fight or flight to "rest and digest" mode. Tools that will help ease your suffering during this time, whether you are in between cancer treatment or finishing your treatment, this retreat is for you wherever you are on your cancer journey. There is still work to rebuild the body and mind that is for a lifetime.
  • Reawaken the inherent wisdom of your body through yoga and movement. Connect back to your body. Learn to move your body in a way that can bring healing to your nervous system.

You will have a pre-retreat chat and get to know you before the event, and share more details with you in advance to ensure you are prepared and have peace of mind for what you signed up for. They nurture the weekend with yoga, meditations, sound healing, ecstatic dance, hikes and so much more which they wish to surprise you with. Do not miss this opportunity to find kindness through cancer and embark on a journey toward inner greatness. Reserve your spot now and get ready to step into your next chapter after you fight this and find yourself and your deep strength along the way.

Benefits

  • The ideal place to unplug, slow down that fast pace, and get back in touch with nature
  • Be more relaxed and refreshed than you have ever been
  • Become stronger mentally and find inner peace
  • Decompress from the city life and remind yourself about healthy habits for body and mind
  • Return home at peace and feeling refreshed in your body
  • Give yourself some much-needed structure
  • Drop out of “normal life” for a period
  • The ideal location to unplug and enjoy the beauty of nature
  • Hosted by instructors who have experienced the pain and challenge of stage-four cancer, who understand and care deeply in sharing the foundational simple tools that helped people through this disruptive challenging painful time. To feel less alone in the process
  • The ideal place to unplug and step away from the stresses of life with cancer and get back in touch with nature's restorative power
  • Have a wonderful time learning a different practice than your own, and sharing that experience with a group of women who understand this journey
  • Rediscover yourself after too long of feeling disconnected, as cancer has a way of not only challenging your body but also your mind and emotional state. Through getting in your body with gentle yoga, breathing, and being in the environment of nature

All activities, aside from the planned meditative hike which is outside, like at Joshua Tree, are held in the Airbnb. You do poolside, living room, and under the moon for fire rituals and meditation. Please note that you are welcome to skip anything on the itinerary. Participation is not mandatory. Honor how you feel and attend anything you like. This weekend is here for you with beautiful options. Always follow your body and mind.

Daily schedule

Please note, you are welcome to skip anything on the itinerary. Participation isn't mandatory. Honor how you feel and attend anything you like This weekend is here for you with beautiful options. Always follow your body and mind.

Day 1:

  • 14:30 - 15:30 Arrivals & Check-in
  • 15:30 - 16:30 Opening Circle Meditation & Weekend Intentions
  • 16:30 - 17:30 Relaxing gentle YIN YOGA class to unwind our bodies and minds from the travel of the day and prepare ourselves for a deep relaxing evening with Tuning forks / Sound Healing.
  • 17:30 - 18:30 Free time
  • 18:30 - 19:30 Dinner
  • 19:30 - 20:30 Free time
  • 20:30 Evening Reflection Fire Ritual & Group Meditation with Bedtime Pranayama / Breathwork
  • 22:00 - 07:30 (the next day) Silent Hours. You may go to bed early or quietly enjoy the grounds in peaceful reflection and tranquility.

Day 2:

  • 07:30 - 08:00 Light Breakfast with Coffee/Tea before embarking on our gentle silent meditative hike with opening chi-gong to awaken the body and blood flow
  • 08:00 - 12:00 Walking meditation hike at the deeply sacred, serene and beautiful Joshua Tree National Park with Qi-Gong warmup & Breathwork (Sometimes we end up finishing our hike a touch earlier, we will listen and follow our bodies mood and vibe and be sure to collectively listen and make this an enjoyable and compassionate experience without overstressing our bodies and feeling spent)
  • 12:00 - 13:00 Free time
  • 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
  • 14:00 - 14:30 Free time
  • 14:30 - 15:30 Gentle Slow Flow Vinyasa Yoga
  • 15:30 - 16:00 Free time
  • 16:00 - 16:30 Workshop: Finding Purpose through Pain, the Power of Gratitude through Challenging Times
  • 16:30 - 17:00 Free time
  • 17:00 - 18:00 Gentle Yin Yoga with healing tuning forks
  • 18:00 - 19:00 Dinner
  • 19:00 - 20:00 Free time
  • 20:00 Ecstatic Dance Party & last evening cake to celebrate us with gratitude ceremony + Sound Healing with crystal singing bowls to wind down the evening. We will enjoy the yang of movement and dance and then pair it with the yin of tranquil energy before bed with the power of healing sound bowls.
  • 22:00 - 07:30 (the next day) Silent Hours. You may go to bed early or quietly enjoy the grounds in peaceful reflection and tranquility.

Day 3:

  • 07:45 - 08:00 Wake up to a silent local walking morning meditation
  • 08:00 - 09:00 Gentle Slow Flow Vinyasa Yoga with Breathwork
  • 09:00 - 09:45 Breakfast
  • 10:00 - 11:30 Workshop: Letter to my best possible self.
  • 11:30 - 13:00 Pack-up & Good-byes

A Women's retreat where you will leave having:

  • 1. Connected to like-minded women, find community, formulate meaningful friendships and connections that reach beyond a weekend. Sisterhood. Female tribe.
  • 2. Cultivate tools through breathwork and meditation to handle the stresses of life with more ease. Take home tools to take you out of fight or flight to "rest and digest" mode. Tool that will ease your suffering and life's stresses.
  • 3. Reawaken your inherent wisdom of your body through yoga and movement. Connect back to your body. Learn to move your body in a way that can bring healing to your nervous system.

Included excursions

On day two, you will venture into the rustic raw beauty that is Joshua Tree. To roam in a meditative group walk and allow the environment to expand your mind and heart while also grounding you into the here and now, the power of presence. Come and be enveloped by the beauty and serenity that is Joshua Tree desert, a vast protected area in southern California, characterized by rugged rock formations and stark desert landscapes. Named for the region’s twisted, bristled Joshua trees, the park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler.

Instructors

Sandy Duarte

Maja Malovic

Brittni Meyer

Location

Escape for a moment and come play and breathe in the serenity of the sacred Joshua Tree desert for a relaxing, healing and empowering all-women's Cancer empowerment retreat.

I keep returning to this location because of the tranquility and healing that is always felt by being surrounded by the true vast stillness and peace here.

Come and be enveloped by the beauty and serenity that is Joshua Tree desert, a vast protected area in southern California, characterized by rugged rock formations and stark desert landscapes. Named for the region’s twisted, bristled Joshua trees, the park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler.

People are sometimes concerned about attending retreats on their own because they are worried about being the only one travelling solo and feeling like an outsider. However, the majority of guests attend retreats on their own and find that it is a wonderful way to meet new people and make friends and also enjoy some solo time with the best friend you'll ever have which is yourself.

  • Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) - 2 hours and 45 minutes

Food

You will be served daily homemade meals and drinks included in the price. Food allergies and restrictions are available for consideration upon request. Please message Sandy Duarte about your food situation, and they can see what they can do.

Diets catered

  • Being mindful of sugar
  • Gluten-free
  • Health-conscious meals made with love
  • Low fat
  • Sugar conscious
  • Vegetarian

The following meals are included:

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Drinks

The following drinks are included:

  • Water
  • Coffee
  • Tea
  • Detox juices

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

  • Vegetarian
  • Other dietary requirements on request
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Things to do (optional)

  • Additional activities not included in the itinerary
  • Additional treatments

What's included

  • Daily cancer conscious delicious and nutritious meals - cancer fighting foods
  • Gentle compassionate yoga classes tailored to chemo/cancer body
  • Daily meditation classes that are easy to take home with you
  • Group excursions/activities to take in the beauty of Joshua Tree
  • Daily breathwork ( pranayama) classes that calm nerves and easy to take home
  • Workshops created for the unique experience we are going through
  • Comfortable & Beautiful Accommodations
  • Water, tea, coffee served throughout the day
  • Wifi connection
  • Pre and post retreat support from me
  • Plenty of Parking available
  • Luggage storage

What's not included

  • Flights
  • Travel insurance
  • Airport transfers
  • Visa fee
  • Additional activities not included in the itinerary
  • Additional treatments

How to get there

Recommended Airports

Cancellation Policy

  • A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
  • The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.

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