CHASING SUNSHINE OCEAN RETREAT: Application Open

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ATTENTION BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS + LOVED ONES: Boarding For Breast Cancer is pleased to host our 6th holistic outdoor retreat with our wellness ambassador, and former pro-snowboarder, Megan Pischke. The Chasing Sunshine Ocean Retreat, tailored specifically towards breast cancer patients and survivors, is led by Megan and her team of facilitators with expertise in massage therapy, yoga, nutritional medicine, life skills coaching, acupuncture, and more. It is a beautifully crafted weekend in Encinitas, CA, September 29-October 1, 2016. B4BC is able to grant 8-10 breast cancer survivor scholarships to attend this wellness weekend.

Meet Our New Friends at Four Sigmatic

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We are so excited to introduce you all to our newest partner, Four Sigmatic! These guys are bringing the amazing health benefits of mushrooms to our everyday lives. Everyone can upgrade or add few small things in their current diet with higher quality options. Food happens to be one of the easiest elements to start out with. It’s like the white belt in Karate, everyone needs to do that first before moving to the next level.

10 BODY POSITIVE COMMANDMENTS FROM FITNESS GURU LORNA JANE

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Although it may sound a bit unconventional, loving yourself is one of our 8 Steps to Stomp out Cancer. Maintaining a positive attitude when it comes to your mind, body, soul, and life can help to assure good overall health— physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. When we stop comparing our lives, our bodies, and beauty to anyone but ourselves, that’s when we can shine as the best and unique versions of ourselves. We’re bringing you 10 Body Positive Commandments from fitness guru Lorna Jane to help you be your best self today!

7 Ways to Create a Chemical-Free Home

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I don’t know about you, but the smell of Febreeze, cleaning agents with bleach, or anything that smells like flowery chemicals just doesn’t sit right with me. It also gives me a head-ache. For years we have been shown/told/sold products that not only make us sick (literally), but that are detrimental to our planet, inhabitants, waters, and soils. Not to set off a guilt-trip here on myself or any of you, but there are a lot of inexpensive eco-friendly alternatives to your standard cleaning products.

Happy Mother’s Day from B4BC!

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We sure do have some pretty amazing women surrounding us! Take today (and every day) to celebrate the phenomenal women you have in your life. We absolutely love loving the wonderful women we call our mothers & today we’re featuring love from our wonderful Team B4BC athletes! We want to give these mamas some much deserved appreciation for raising the amazing women, athletes, and philanthropists that we are lucky to call our team!

HEALTHY SWAPS FOR CINCO DE MAYO

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Happy Cinco de Mayo friends! We hope you’re getting festive and celebrating today! Just because it’s a special day doesn’t mean we can drop our healthy habits. We’ve got two of our favorite Cinco de Mayo recipes to keep you on track and give you an extra cancer-fighting kick during your celebrations.

Breast Cancer Prevention // Megan Pischke’s Secrets to a Happy, Healthy Gut

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There is a few things in my morning ritual that I think are key to me having a successful day. Warm lemon water, some yummy stretching, and a good, well here comes the awkward one: a good poop. I don’t know about you— but my day always seems to go better when I have a good morning poop. It’s something I cherish actually. For many years I had to deal with constipation, food allergies and sensitivities, and it took me quite awhile, and a lot of personal research and perseverance to figure out what works best for me.

Introducing the brand new Chasing Sunshine logo by Perspektiiv

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We are SO excited to debut our brand new & extremely beautiful Chasing Sunshine Project logo!! This amazing new piece was designed by our friends at Perspektiiv in South Lake Tahoe and perfectly captures the essence of Chasing Sunshine. Alison, the founder of Perspektiiv shares some words below about why she was inspired to help us with the redesign. Thank you so much Alison, we are in love with our new logo!

[VIDEO] B4BC’s Snowboard + Music Festival Recap

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Boarding for Breast Cancer successfully celebrated two decades of prevention and support programs for young people, Saturday, April 2nd at Sierra-at-Tahoe resort. Hosted by iconic action sports commentator Sal Masekela, the 20th Anniversary B4BC Snowboard + Music Festival couldn’t have been better, as the gathering of the tribes of pro riders, including feature appearances by…