Cancer Healing Retreat Center in Santa Barbara, California
Sumanas Retreat, located in Santa Barbara, CA, is a Nonprofit that serves participants ill with cancer. The health and healing center is the home of integrative and compassionate care. The residential program provides a safe and comforting environment for the healing processes, helping to overcome trauma and to reinforce a positive outlook on life. The powerful combination of art, relaxation practices and playful activities within this healthy environment offers an opportunity to re-discover the joy of well-being.
This comprehensive and unique Retreat Center serves participants from across California, the United States, and more. The integrated program of healing includes:
Sumanas Retreat is a comprehensive retreat center tailored specifically to the longer-term, practical and emotional needs of cancer patients.
Length of stay is based on individual needs. We are open year-round. We are easily accessible by our local airport with connections to Los Angeles, CA. Retreat Center Sumanas Retreat is a nonprofit center serving participants recently diagnosed with cancer, who are undergoing treatment and those who have finished treatment. The Retreat Center is located in Santa Barbara, California. Our guesthouse is available year-round for you to relax, recover and renew. The house is comfortably furnished, and each guest room is lovingly set up to provide a nurturing environment. Here you can find peace of mind to make good choices for your recovery.
The Retreat Center requires a minimum stay of one week; a week consists of 6 nights. The total length of stay is based on individual needs. Our local beaches offer safe and serene places to walk. If you wish to venture out into the world, Santa Barbara and Montecito offers a wealth of shopping, dining, theater, music and educational events. Along with the comforts of home we offer many inclusive services and amenities to support your retreat experience. For additional information, reservation schedules and pricing (scholarship assistance is possible), please call our office at Sumanas Retreat, at 805-722-8043. We believe in holistic education, the restorative power of accessing one's creative expression, the importance of re-evaluating life choices and accessing the deep abiding inner strength that dwells within. Our Programs The program is for people coping with a cancer diagnosis. It offers an exceptionally high quality guidance to explore all dimensions of well-being and healing including physical, emotional and mental health, a body free of fear, anxiety, loneliness, helplessness and pain, and a life filled with happy, joyous moments. In pursuit of health and well-being we use complementary medicine. It is not a treatment program. It works best for people who believe they would benefit from opening to their creative capabilities, and exploring their healing processes. In small group settings, participants focus on lifestyle and nutrition choices, with the potential of having better health, care and quality. Concepts are explored in a safe, supportive atmosphere which is conducive to learning and being open to positive changes. Through intentional healing, the core of all spiritual traditions, deep meaning in life is re-established and natural healing occurs. Included in your stay are the following:
We all have the power we need to create all the changes we choose! Sound Healing
Sound supports the natural desire for harmony of the body and positively
influences the mobilization of its self-healing power. ...It's like dropping a pebble
into a pond... concentric waves spread over the whole pond Healing through sound and vibration is known to:
"In this space of sensing
basic trust there does not exist any wrong or right but only an
“it is“. With her scientific background in cancer research augmented by her experience in movement therapy, deep relaxation techniques and multifaceted aspects of self-healing, she has become acutely aware of the needs of people affected by stress and dis-ease. To schedule an appointment call 805-705-7100
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Mission-motivated,
the focus of the healing center is to create an environment that
resembles a “HOME” for people undergoing treatment
for cancer (chemotherapy and radiation), in remission, or living
with recurrence. The residential program offers both sanctuary
and support for convalescence and rehabilitation, and the proven
benefits of a relaxing environment for ongoing recovery. A cohesive
team of therapists, naturopathic doctors, artists and healers
are on site to support residents as they investigate their treatment
options, and engage in the various holistic programs that emphasize
on complementary medicine.
With
abundant sunny days and an average year round temperature of 68
degrees F (18 degree C), there are places to enjoy the outdoors.
The indoor/outdoor arts & crafts studio provides a playground
for you and your creative resource, places to read and contemplate;
walking in the mountains and by the ocean are easy to do. Cooler
night time temperatures welcome you to curl up by the fire and
read a book, or enjoy an inspiring film as you look forward to
restful sleep.
The
sounds and vibrations of singing bowls assist to re-tune the body
to health. The body opens up to the resonant sound and deep relaxation
follows.
Thea
M. Goepfert, PhD is a certified Sound Healer (PHI, Germany), using
therapeutic singing bowls from Nepal.
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