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Online Registration – Sexy After Cancer
Frequently Asked Questions – Sexy After Cancer
Sexy After Cancer
Can someone come with me if they aren’t pre-registered?
This retreat is open only to those who are pre-registered because we will have materials available for the participants. We are unable to accept walk-in registrations.
Can I attend only one day?
Please plan to attend both days and stay for all sessions. The retreat is designed to take you on a deepening journey, and each section builds on those that precede it. Because we will be an intimate group doing intimate work, it’s important for the group process that everyone participate in the complete event.
Will I receive any materials at the retreat?
Yes, each participant will receive a packet of materials, tools and resources.
Will I be able to get a vegan lunch? Gluten-free?
There are several options on the registration page for lunches. If you don’t see what you need to accommodate your diet, please plan to bring your lunch.
Will there be DVD’s or recordings of this retreat available?
This retreat is highly interactive and very personal to the participants. To maintain and honor confidentiality, recordings will not be available. (Portions of the retreat may be recorded, and if appropriate, recordings may be made available in the future.)
Are there scholarships available?
The price of this first workshop has been greatly reduced because it is the launch of the workshop and we’d like feedback from the participants. Because the workshop fee has already been reduced, we regret there are no scholarships available.
Where do I park? Do I have to pay for parking?
There is free parking available on the streets and in lots. Please refer to the parking map that you will receive after registration.
Are Continuing Education credits available with this workshop?
Since this workshop is designed for women with breast cancer, and it’s not designed for health professionals, we can’t offer CEs for this workshop.
Sexy After Cancer
Can someone come with me if they aren’t pre-registered?
This retreat is open only to those who are pre-registered because we will have materials available for the participants. We are unable to accept walk-in registrations.
Can I attend only one day?
Please plan to attend both days and stay for all sessions. The retreat is designed to take you on a deepening journey, and each section builds on those that precede it. Because we will be an intimate group doing intimate work, it’s important for the group process that everyone participate in the complete event.
Will I receive any materials at the retreat?
Yes, each participant will receive a packet of materials, tools and resources.
Will I be able to get a vegan lunch? Gluten-free?
There are several options on the registration page for lunches. If you don’t see what you need to accommodate your diet, please plan to bring your lunch.
Will there be DVD’s or recordings of this retreat available?
This retreat is highly interactive and very personal to the participants. To maintain and honor confidentiality, recordings will not be available. (Portions of the retreat may be recorded, and if appropriate, recordings may be made available in the future.)
Are there scholarships available?
The price of this first workshop has been greatly reduced because it is the launch of the workshop and we’d like feedback from the participants. Because the workshop fee has already been reduced, we regret there are no scholarships available.
Where do I park? Do I have to pay for parking?
There is free parking available on the streets and in lots. Please refer to the parking map that you will receive after registration.
Are Continuing Education credits available with this workshop?
Since this workshop is designed for women with breast cancer, and it’s not designed for health professionals, we can’t offer CEs for this workshop.
Details – Sexy After Cancer
Healing Journeys Presents
Sexy After Cancer
ON THIS PAGE:
Date and Time
Location
Facilitator
Workshop Fee
Scholarships
Lunch
Registration
Overnight Accommodations
Parking
Cancellations
For More Information
Date and Time:
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Registration at 9:00 am
Workshop from 10:00 am — 6:00 pm
Sunday April 22, 2012
Workshop from 10:00 am — 4:00 pm
Note: This is a 2-day retreat. Please plan to attend both days and stay for all sessions. The retreat is designed to take you on a deepening journey, and each section builds on those that precede it.
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Location:
Rudramandir Center for Spirituality and Healing
830 Bancroft Way, Ste. 101
Berkeley, CA 94710
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Facilitator:
Barbara Musser, AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists)
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Workshop Fee:
The price of this first workshop has been greatly reduced because it is the launch of the workshop and we’d like feedback from the participants.
Early Registration: $177 by March 31
Registration: $197 by April 16, 9:00 am, Pacific Time
(includes coffee, tea and water)
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Scholarships:
The price of this first workshop has been greatly reduced because it is the launch of the workshop and we’d like feedback from the participants. Because the workshop fee has already been reduced, we regret there are no scholarships available.
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Lunch:
Box Lunches are available from Whole Foods for $15—17 per day.
Lunch must be ordered by April 16, 9:00 am Pacific time. The order form is included on the registration page.
You are welcome to bring your own lunch, and there is a restaurant 1 block away with prices in the $8—14 range.
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Registration:
Please fill out a separate registration form for each person.
Online registration — click here.
Printable form to mail or fax — click here.
Mail or Fax to:
Healing Journeys
PO Box 221417
Sacramento, CA 95822
Fax: 916-391-1004
Phone: (800) 423-9882 or (916) 391-0549
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Overnight Accommodations:
A block of rooms is being held at a special discount rate at the La Quinta Inn listed below. Ask for the “RUDRA rate” code when you make your reservation. Please make your reservations by April 6, 2012. The hotel is 4 blocks from the Center.
La Quinta Inn
University and 8th Streets
Berkeley, CA
510-849-1121
http://www.lq.com/lq/properties/propertyProfile.do?propId=6238
Discount code: RUDRA Rate (both words)*
$69.00 plus tax
*Advise the hotel when you check in that you have the RUDRA
Rate.
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Parking:
You will receive a Parking Map when you register, which shows available street and garage parking around Rudramandir Center.
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Cancellations:
Cancellations received in writing or online by April 16, 9:00 am Pacific Time, will receive a refund less a $50 administrative fee.
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For More Information:
916-391-0549
800-423-9882
info@healingjourneys.org
Healing Journeys Presents
Sexy After Cancer
ON THIS PAGE:
Date and Time
Location
Facilitator
Workshop Fee
Scholarships
Lunch
Registration
Overnight Accommodations
Parking
Cancellations
For More Information
Date and Time:
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Registration at 9:00 am
Workshop from 10:00 am — 6:00 pm
Sunday April 22, 2012
Workshop from 10:00 am — 4:00 pm
Note: This is a 2-day retreat. Please plan to attend both days and stay for all sessions. The retreat is designed to take you on a deepening journey, and each section builds on those that precede it.
Return to Top
Location:
Rudramandir Center for Spirituality and Healing
830 Bancroft Way, Ste. 101
Berkeley, CA 94710
Return to Top
Facilitator:
Barbara Musser, AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists)
Return to Top
Workshop Fee:
The price of this first workshop has been greatly reduced because it is the launch of the workshop and we’d like feedback from the participants.
Early Registration: $177 by March 31
Registration: $197 by April 16, 9:00 am, Pacific Time
(includes coffee, tea and water)
Return to Top You are welcome to bring your own lunch, and there is a restaurant 1 block away with prices in the $8—14 range. Return to Top Mail or Fax to: Return to Top La Quinta Inn Return to Top Return to Top Return to Top
Scholarships:
The price of this first workshop has been greatly reduced because it is the launch of the workshop and we’d like feedback from the participants. Because the workshop fee has already been reduced, we regret there are no scholarships available.
Return to Top
Lunch:
Box Lunches are available from Whole Foods for $15—17 per day.
Lunch must be ordered by April 16, 9:00 am Pacific time. The order form is included on the registration page.
Registration:
Please fill out a separate registration form for each person.
Online registration — click here.
Printable form to mail or fax — click here.
Healing Journeys
PO Box 221417
Sacramento, CA 95822
Fax: 916-391-1004
Phone: (800) 423-9882 or (916) 391-0549
Overnight Accommodations:
A block of rooms is being held at a special discount rate at the La Quinta Inn listed below. Ask for the “RUDRA rate” code when you make your reservation. Please make your reservations by April 6, 2012. The hotel is 4 blocks from the Center.
University and 8th Streets
Berkeley, CA
510-849-1121
http://www.lq.com/lq/properties/propertyProfile.do?propId=6238
Discount code: RUDRA Rate (both words)*
$69.00 plus tax
*Advise the hotel when you check in that you have the RUDRA
Rate.
Parking:
You will receive a Parking Map when you register, which shows available street and garage parking around Rudramandir Center.
Cancellations:
Cancellations received in writing or online by April 16, 9:00 am Pacific Time, will receive a refund less a $50 administrative fee.
For More Information:
916-391-0549
800-423-9882
info@healingjourneys.org
Cancer Again? (again) – January 2012
We’ve been watching a spot on my lung since 2007 (Cancer Again? 2010) that I had been told in 2010 was stable so nothing to worry about. We didn’t know what it was. This past year it grew from 1.2 cm to 1.5 cm. This year it became something to be concerned about. A lung needle biopsy in December showed it is metastatic breast cancer. Read More
We’ve been watching a spot on my lung since 2007 (Cancer Again? 2010) that I had been told in 2010 was stable so nothing to worry about. We didn’t know what it was. This past year it grew from 1.2 cm to 1.5 cm. This year it became something to be concerned about. A lung needle biopsy in December showed it is metastatic breast cancer. Read More
Overview – Sexy After Cancer
Healing Journeys Presents:
Sexy After Cancer
April 21-22, 2012
Rudramandir Center for Spirituality and Healing
830 Bancroft Way, Ste. 101
Berkeley, CA 94710
You know the statistics ~ more than 2 million women are living with breast cancer in their history. This brings up questions about the quality of life for women on the breast cancer journey.
It’s not really surprising that one of the biggest survival issues related to breast cancer treatment is poor sexual function. Studies show that 40-90% of women experience sexual difficulties as a result of treatment, and, even 20 years after they have been treated, 50% continue to have difficulties. The support and resources available are primarily clinical. There’s a need for a bridge for healing and transforming the trauma women experience to their femininity, sexuality and relationships.
Barbara Musser’s passion is helping women to experience breakthroughs in their capacity to experience joy and wonder, to heal on many levels and to learn how to be vibrant, radiant, alive women who love their life and body, and know that they are sexy and desirable.
Facilitator:
Barbara Musser had breast cancer 23 years ago as a young single woman. She married and had a child after treatment. As a sex educator and workshop facilitator for 20+ years, she has supported many women and their partners and families along the journey; interviewed hundreds of women about their experiences and needs; worked with support groups on the subject of sexuality and intimacy; presented to tumor boards and interviewed many surgeons, plastic surgeons and oncologists about the subject.
Barbara was the Stress Management Specialist in Dr. Dean Ornish’s original research study on reversing heart disease, a facilitator for the Human Awareness Institute and the “Love, Intimacy and Sexuality” workshop series for 15 years, and is a frequent speaker on sexuality and intimacy. Barbara is a member of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists. www.sexyaftercancer.com
Who Should Attend:
- Women with breast cancer who want to experience deep emotional, psychological, spiritual and sexual healing
- Women who are experiencing or have experienced sexual difficulties as a result of cancer treatments
At this Retreat You Will Experience:
- An exploration into the roots of our beliefs about how we should look and what our breasts should be like, from their purpose to how they have become sexualized and the source of pleasure and pain, to what breast cancer means to femininity
- The opportunity to tell your breast cancer story in a structured way to feel part of the shared journey and be witnessed in a sacred circle of others on this path
- An inquiry into the nature and elements of inner and outer beauty, to enable us to reveal the truth of who we are and what makes us beautiful
- Processes to forgive ourselves, our bodies and God for the cancer experience, leading to gratitude and appreciation for this journey
- Expanding the concept, definition and experience of sexuality far beyond the genitals and partner sex. We’ll explore sex as Sacred Energy Exchange and learn what that is for each woman; learn about self pleasure and how to ease back into our bodies and our sexuality gently, compassionately and with humor and wisdom.
- Learn Sexercise including tools and exercises to build pelvic floor strength and flexibility. You’ll design your personal plan to develop and maintain strength and pleasure in this area.
Healing Journeys Presents:
Sexy After Cancer
April 21-22, 2012
Rudramandir Center for Spirituality and Healing
830 Bancroft Way, Ste. 101
Berkeley, CA 94710
You know the statistics ~ more than 2 million women are living with breast cancer in their history. This brings up questions about the quality of life for women on the breast cancer journey.
It’s not really surprising that one of the biggest survival issues related to breast cancer treatment is poor sexual function. Studies show that 40-90% of women experience sexual difficulties as a result of treatment, and, even 20 years after they have been treated, 50% continue to have difficulties. The support and resources available are primarily clinical. There’s a need for a bridge for healing and transforming the trauma women experience to their femininity, sexuality and relationships.
Barbara Musser’s passion is helping women to experience breakthroughs in their capacity to experience joy and wonder, to heal on many levels and to learn how to be vibrant, radiant, alive women who love their life and body, and know that they are sexy and desirable.
Facilitator:
Barbara Musser had breast cancer 23 years ago as a young single woman. She married and had a child after treatment. As a sex educator and workshop facilitator for 20+ years, she has supported many women and their partners and families along the journey; interviewed hundreds of women about their experiences and needs; worked with support groups on the subject of sexuality and intimacy; presented to tumor boards and interviewed many surgeons, plastic surgeons and oncologists about the subject.
Barbara was the Stress Management Specialist in Dr. Dean Ornish’s original research study on reversing heart disease, a facilitator for the Human Awareness Institute and the “Love, Intimacy and Sexuality” workshop series for 15 years, and is a frequent speaker on sexuality and intimacy. Barbara is a member of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists. www.sexyaftercancer.com
Who Should Attend:
- Women with breast cancer who want to experience deep emotional, psychological, spiritual and sexual healing
- Women who are experiencing or have experienced sexual difficulties as a result of cancer treatments
At this Retreat You Will Experience:
- An exploration into the roots of our beliefs about how we should look and what our breasts should be like, from their purpose to how they have become sexualized and the source of pleasure and pain, to what breast cancer means to femininity
- The opportunity to tell your breast cancer story in a structured way to feel part of the shared journey and be witnessed in a sacred circle of others on this path
- An inquiry into the nature and elements of inner and outer beauty, to enable us to reveal the truth of who we are and what makes us beautiful
- Processes to forgive ourselves, our bodies and God for the cancer experience, leading to gratitude and appreciation for this journey
- Expanding the concept, definition and experience of sexuality far beyond the genitals and partner sex. We’ll explore sex as Sacred Energy Exchange and learn what that is for each woman; learn about self pleasure and how to ease back into our bodies and our sexuality gently, compassionately and with humor and wisdom.
- Learn Sexercise including tools and exercises to build pelvic floor strength and flexibility. You’ll design your personal plan to develop and maintain strength and pleasure in this area.