From July 21 to 23, join Dr. Kristine Blanche in her practice of informing and empowering women on how to protect their breasts and bodies from cancer. The weekend retreat in Vermont will help women learn how to heal and how to live healthier, happier lives.

In this workshop, you’ll gather tools to enable you to protect your health, as well as immerse yourself in self-healing through practical knowledge and the confidence to trust your body’s power to heal. Lectures, dialogues and diagnostic sessions allow an in-depth understanding of how daily life may be modified to support heath improvement as well as avoid or correct problems. Become well-informed so as to evade surprises and be ready to take prevention to the next step. Each participant is offered a one-on-one assessment by thermography that will be conducted by Blanche and her team. Blanche is the founder of Integrative Healing Center & Spa in Great Neck, New York.

Tuition prices include workshop, accommodations and meals. The cost ranges from $700 to $995 depending on the choice of accommodations. The weekend begins Friday afternoon, with workshop opportunities and goals, followed by dinner and then a talk about breast health and the body’s wellness. Saturday includes topics such as nutrients, stress and detoxification; food as medicine; and stress as the “#1 enemy”. Do You Need a Prevention Partner? and a closing circle are part of Sunday’s schedule. Time is also included for morning solitudes, meditations and nature walks.

For more information and to register, visit LearningCollaborative.net. Location: The Learning Collaborative at Stone Spirit Farm, 957 Pleasant Valley Rd, Benson, Vermont. See ad, page 3.