Application Process

We offer these Cancer Wellness Retreats to help others who are interested in learning ways to better manage their energy, open their hearts, and connect with others that are dealing with similar issues.  Offered from our home in Western N.C., we are not a medical facility. 

Our emphasis is to support men and women with all types of cancer who are currently in treatments, folks with more advanced cancers or dealing with a re-occurrence (we do have a few spots each retreat for folks recently done with treatments and asking, 'what now?' - these spots fill up fast).


Application Process


On-line application:  Spring 2013 retreats are full.  We do accept waiting list applications.  Please sign up for our newsletter and express your interest in joining our waiting list in the comments section.


Note, even if you are not physically ready for a Retreat right now, sign up for our newsletters. Many of our participants hear about us long before the "timing" is right.   


We respond to all inquiries (by phone and/or by email), however we are not able to accept all applicants.  info@windriverservices.org


Additional Retreat Details: 

  • A majority of participants are between 25 - 55 years old; but all adults are welcome.
  • Most of our participants are from within a 4 hours drive (Charlotte, Asheville & Western NC, Raleigh,Durham, Chapel Hill, Winston-Salem, Greenville SC, Atlanta GA, Knoxville TN), but we do welcome applicants nation-wide for a few spaces.
  • Retreats range in size from 7-10 participants, for a personal and sharing atmosphere.We do limit how many breast cancer participants we accept at each retreat.
  • No charge for the Retreat, allowing participants to focus on healing rather than economic concerns. We are supported by wonderful individual donors and small businesses (including some previous participants) who believe in "paying it forward".

  • Each participant is responsible for his or her own transportation. 

  • Retreats are offered from our home in the woods in Western NC.
  • Unless otherwise stated, Cancer Wellness Retreats start around 2PM on the first day and go through the final day at 2PM
  • All meals, lodging (two participants share a room), and activities are included. 
  • These retreats are for the person living with cancer only. 
  • There are physical limitations of the property and participants must be able to maneuver the equivalent of 3 flights of stairs.  We can gladly discuss more as part of the application process ... also we have cats.
  • Our healthy meals are vegetarian (we do cook with eggs and dairy).  

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