Programs

The Foundation for Living Beauty is a 501(c) (3) non-profit, activity and service-oriented organization dedicated to uplifting the lives of women living with cancer and cancer survivors. By offering innovative solutions to the challenges that women on their cancer journeys face daily, Living Beauty is able to realize its mission. All of our services are free for our Living Beauties and are located in California but open to women from all over the country.

WELLNESS RETREATS

“During my darkest days of cancer and chemo I barely felt alive and never felt beautiful. But this week has affirmed that I am living and am a beautiful me just as I am.”

— Traci Coffman

Our “signature” programs are Wellness Retreats. Wellness Retreats are 3-4 day journeys that transport our participants out of their everyday grind of coping with cancer into a peaceful environment where they are fully immersed in holistic lifestyle training. These empowering retreats encourage our participants to incorporate self-care, wellness and healing practices as they return to the obstacles of their daily lives. From our special healthy menus, co-education workshops and classes, as well as lifestyle consultations, every aspect of their stay on a retreat envelops Living Beauties with healthy and compassionate care. Additionally, Living Beauty provides an array of activities for our Living Beauties including yoga, guided meditation, art therapy, swimming, and nature walks. The four retreats we offer annually are:

HeArt Healing Retreat

The HeArt Healing Retreat is an intimate gathering of Living Beauties who are invited to go deep within and focus on love…for themselves and in their connections with others. Living Beauties are able to explore art and personal narrative as a tool for emotional wellness; including meditation, journaling and body movement.
Serenity Yoga Retreat

Living Beauty Yoga Ambassador and y4c (Yoga 4 Cancer) Founder Tari Prinster guides the Living Beauties in Gentle and Restorative y4c yoga. The goal of this retreat experience is aimed toward overall wellness in mind, body and spirit by way of yoga, meditation, education and nourishment. Set in a beautiful retreat environment, the Serenity Yoga Retreat is ideal for our personal healing and rejuvenation.
Soul Nourishment Retreat

Nourishment. “It’s a word we use to describe what food can do for our body, but it’s also used to describe what we get from relationships with others, with our family and with ourselves. It can describe joys, pleasure and all things that contribute to our health and well-being and a place of belonging and fullness.” ~FFLB Ambassador Caspar Poyck. Although the focus of this retreat is nourishment of our bodies through nutritional workshops, Living Beauties come away with peaceful minds and rejuvenated souls.
Goddess Wellness Retreat

Living Beauties are introduced to the holistic lifestyle through workshops and classes at the Goddess Wellness Retreat. From the very first day, Living Beauties experience an immersion into a world of healing through education, nature, nourishment and sisterhood.
Day Retreats

Day Retreats are one-day snapshots of our wellness retreats, usually located in the greater Los Angeles area. Mind, Body and Soul are awakened and strengthened so that our Living Beauties can continue their courageous journeys.

Check out our calendar to save the date for our next day retreat!

SISTERHOOD SUPPORT EVENTS

Sisterhood Support Events are another way we respond to the needs of survivors. These programs give women an opportunity to share in each other’s concerns, celebrate milestones and fortify a sisterhood bond in their collective fight through cancer.

Day of Living Beauty
Mother’s Day
Summer Sisterhood Celebration
Holiday Gathering

Day at the Museum & Evening Jazz
Concerts
Performing Arts with Lineage Dance

INTEGRATIVE THERAPY WORKSHOPS

Education is a vital part of the holistic model we embody. Living Beauties are introduced to various healing modalities that beautifully complement their traditional treatment plans.

Y4C (Yoga 4 Cancer)
Tension/Trauma Release Exercises (TRE)
Nutrition
Oncology Skincare
Soul Journeys (guided meditation)

Ayurveda
Healing Through Art
Music Therapy
Feldenkrais
Healing Through Writing

RESOURCES AND SUPPORT

We are proud to offer a variety of supportive services to our Living Beauties, including financial assistance through partnerships with other organizations and referrals to additional services through our resource site and library.