Albury 'Cancer, Balance & Wellbeing' Weekend Workshop 3rd & 4th May 2025

Practical, down to earth, useful and enjoyable!

This weekend workshop is designed specifically for men and women dealing with a cancer diagnosis - all cancers at any stage. We explore researched lifestyle practices that support healing and health maintenance, including the Ten Healing Factors of Radical Remission (Dr. Kelly Turner, US) and the 7 Essential Elements approach of The Gawler Cancer foundation (previously operating in Yarra Valley).

Our weekend programme combines teaching sessions, group discussions, guided Meditations and simple Qi gong exercise (by the river if weather allows). Loose comfortable clothing recommended 🙏

And we also consider cancer recovery stories - everyday people who significantly influenced their own health outcomes by:

1. Meditation 
2. Anti-cancer Diet 
3. Exercise & Movement
4. Healthy emotions/Healing emotions
5. Power of the mind and intention
6. Social Connection & support 
7. Spirituality and Faith, Living with meaning & purpose

This lifestyle approach to cancer is called the Integrative medicine approach. The Integrative model of care supports conventional medical treatments with researched lifestyle changes, complementary therapies and self-care aimed at both optimising long term health outcomes and preventing cancer recurrence.

Our weekend programme combines teaching sessions, group discussions, recovery stories, guided Meditations and simple Qi gong exercise (by the river). Loose comfortable clothing recommended.

And we have Kaye Ellis co-facilitating on this retreat. Kaye is an Albury local who has her own wonderful cancer recovery story to share and a wealth of experience.

Liz Stilwell, your teacher & co-facilitator, has many years experience in the health field - Occupational Therapy in Psychiatry in NZ, Clinical Hypnosis, counselling and NLP in private practice, and previously was a senior group facilitator leading 12 week cancer programmes and residential cancer retreats for The Gawler Cancer Foundation. Liz is a registered Meditation Teacher leading online and in-person Mindfulness meditation workshops including guided Qi gong practice, and she is a Spiritual carer with significant experience in palliative care, aged care and public hospitals.

Since the closure of the Gawler Cancer Foundation, Liz continues to facilitate 5 day residential 'Cancer, Balance & Wellbeing' retreats at the Yarra Valley Living Centre, co-facilitates Supportive Cancer Care workshops in Auckland, NZ, and as a Radical Remission teacher she leads Radical Remission cancer workshops.

Liz believes in a proactive wholistic approach to health and illness. Based on the Mornington peninsula, she is available for consultations in Mornington or online via Zoom https://stilwellinhealth.com/

Liz Stilwell - Dip Occ Therapy, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Master Practitioner NLP, Cancer workshop & Retreat Facilitator, Radical Remission Teacher, Spiritual Carer and Meditation Teacher 🙏

The fee of $375.00 includes all sessions, handouts and all morning & afternoon teas.                                    Support persons are very welcome to also attend at a reduced fee of $325                                                  Refreshments: Due to varying dietary needs and food intolerances, Lunch is NOT provided – please bring your own lunch meal.

And please note:  This is NOT a cancer support group. 
You are NOT required to tell your full personal illness and treatment story to the whole group. Naturally, we do have a brief introduction on the Saturday morning – simply name, where you’re from, diagnosis, and what you want from the weekend - then for sake of time, we move straight into the teaching sessions.

So regardless of the stage of cancer, if you are proactive and keen to support your medical treatment, your body, and optimise your health and wellbeing, this workshop is for you.