Note: This workshop is being offered in both Seattle, WA and Portland, OR. Information for both locations is below.

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS
Seattle Workshop:
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Portland Workshop:
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

DATES AND TIMES
Seattle Workshop
April 24 and 25, 2010
Saturday 9 to 5
Sunday 9 to 4

Portland Workshop
May 1 and 2, 2010
Saturday 9 to 5
Sunday 9 to 4

Note: These are two-day workshops and participants must attend both days.

LOCATIONS
Seattle Workshop
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Hutchinson Center Arnold Building
1100 Fairview Ave North
Seattle, WA 98109

Portland Workshop
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Stanley-Shafer Rooms 20-23
9155 SW Barnes Rd.
Portland, OR 97225

WORKSHOP FEE*
Registration Fee:
$149 Early Bird Registration by April 1-DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 6
$179 Regular Registration by April 19
$199 After April 19 (If space available)

*Our Cancer as a Turning Point conferences are free. To help us cover the cost of providing these, we offer fee-based workshops.

PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP AND WORK EXCHANGE AVAILABLE

If you want to attend this two-day workshop and are financially challenged, you can apply for a partial work exchange or partial scholarship. Please complete the request online or download the form and mail or fax it to us.  Minimum payment is $50.

CONTINUING EDUCATION
Healing Journeys is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider No. CEP 10808 and by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider No. PCE 953. There is an additional $10 processing fee for 13 continuing education credits.

CANCELLATIONS
Cancellations received in writing or online by April 19 for Seattle or April 26 for Portland will receive a refund less a $15 administrative fee.

OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS

Seattle Workshop
A block of rooms is being held at a special discount rate at the hotel listed below, which is across the street from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.  Please mention our group name, Healing Journeys, when you make your reservations to receive the discounted room rate.

Marriott Residence Inn Seattle Downtown/Lake Union
800 Fairview Ave. North
Seattle, WA 98109
206-624-6000

• $119.00 plus tax – reservations must be made by April 14 to receive this rate.  Includes hot breakfast.
• Rooms are 1-bedroom suites with a fully equipped kitchen, including utensils.

You may make reservations using one of the following 3 options:

1. Call Marriott Reservations:
   800-331-3131
   Be sure to request the Residence Inn-Lake Union, with our group name: Healing Journeys.
2. Call the Residence Inn directly:
   206-624-6000
   Again, be sure to request the Healing Journeys room block.
3. Online – reservations for our block of rooms may be made online using the following link only:
   Residence Inn Seattle Downtown/Lake Union

Portland Workshop Overnight Accommodations
A block of rooms is being held at a special discount rate at the hotel listed below. Please mention our group name Healing Journeys when you make your reservations to receive the discounted room rate.

Shilo Inn Suites – Beaverton
9900 SW Canyon Road
Portland, OR 97225
503-297-2551

• $76 plus tax for a single king or double queen room. Includes hot breakfast.
• Rooms are mini-suites with a refrigerator, microwave, and coffee maker.
• You may make reservations by calling:
  800-222-2244
  Be sure to ask for the Healing Journeys rate.

MORE INFORMATION
916-391-0549
800-423-9882
Email us

Note: This workshop is being offered in both Seattle, WA and Portland, OR. Information for both locations is below.

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Finding Meaning Through Cancer

SEATTLE WORKSHOP
April 24 & 25, 2010
Saturday 9 to 5
Sunday 9 to 4

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Hutchinson Center Arnold Building
1100 Fairview Ave North
Seattle, WA 98109

PORTLAND WORKSHOP
May 1 and 2, 2010
Saturday 9 to 5
Sunday 9 to 4

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Stanley-Shafer Rooms 20 – 23
9155 SW Barnes Rd.
Portland, OR 97225

INSTRUCTOR / FACILITATOR
Debra Jarvis, “the irreverent reverend with something to say,” is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. She is a breast cancer survivor and author of It’s Not About the Hair: And Other Certainties of Life & Cancer (Sasquatch, 2007) which was a finalist for the 2009 Washington State Book Awards.

She has worked as a hospice spiritual counselor and currently serves as chaplain for the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. She is a commentator for NPR & speaks at conferences and workshops on cancer, death and dying, medical staff care, spirituality and the importance of quality chocolate. www.debrajarvis.com

THE WORKSHOP
One of the most astounding things about the cancer experience is discovering that only a small part of it is about medicine. Most of it is about feelings and faith, and losing and finding your identity, and discovering strength and flexibility you never knew you had. It’s also about looking at life and staring death in the eye. It’s about realizing that the most valuable things in life are not things at all, but relationships. It’s about laughing in the face of uncertainty and having the courage to turn down the broccoli and ask for more chocolate.

The cancer experience brings up our deepest beliefs and often we’re not sure exactly what we believe. Exploring questions about life’s meaning, spirituality, death and grief helps us clarify our beliefs and find meaning in our experience.

This workshop will provide a safe forum for discussion and exploration of:
• life’s meaning
• spirituality
• death and grief
• integration of our beliefs

Using a combination of brief lectures, small group sharing, visual journaling, music, guided imagery, and gentle movement, we will enter into discussions in a spirit of inquiry, curiosity, discovery, and collaboration.

Over the course of two days Debra will open a space in which it is safe to unwind, explore, laugh and share. Aspects of childhood beliefs, patterned behavior and cultural norms are a few of the guideposts for our sharing. Dark chocolate will be provided.

Participants can expect to:
• gain new perspectives
• increase their comfort level when discussing these issues
• gain a deeper understanding of their beliefs
• find new meaning in their experience

This workshop is for all levels: cancer patients, families and friends, medical staff, clergy, counselors, social workers, or anyone wanting to find meaning in life’s challenges.

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