Finding Your Way With Ocular Melanoma Retreat
An immersive survivorship experience for anyone navigating ocular melanoma - from newly diagnosed to long-term survivor and those living with metastatic disease.
October 15-17, 2026
Old Town, Park City, Utah
An ocular melanoma diagnosis may change more than your vision. Even after treatment, many people continue to live with uncertainty, scan anxiety, unanswered questions, and the feeling that few truly understand what they are carrying. If you are searching for more than another medical opinion - for a place to reconnect with yourself, gain practical tools, and meet others who genuinely understand - you are not alone.
The Finding Your Way With Ocular Melanoma Retreat is an intimate, physician-led immersive experience in the mountains of Park City for a small group of individuals who are ready to move beyond simply coping. Through education, nervous system regulation, nature, meaningful connection, and shared experiences, you’ll gain evidence-based strategies to navigate life with greater resilience, purpose, and hope. This retreat is not about replacing medical care or promising cures - it is about helping you find your way forward.
UPDATES:
I am thrilled to share several extraordinary additions to our retreat experience. We will be joined by acupuncturist Kallie Harrison, L.Ac., an exceptional healer who will offer deeply restorative group acupuncture and Reiki sessions. Park City’s only Yoga Therapist and Ayurvedic practitioner will guide us to stress relief. These are experiences intended to open new perspectives. Adding to this, Chefs Billy and Cami will join us twice to create artisanally crafted meals to enjoy together. Our retreat is shaping into something truly special - an experience that is dynamic, expansive, and unlike anything we allow ourselves the time or space to explore, and I could not be more excited to share it with this group!
Accommodations:
Our Old Town Mountainside Home is now secured, please see photos on VRBO. Space is limited, please reserve soon if you would like to stay with us on site. Additional accommodations are available within walking distance at the historic Treasure Mountain Inn, at the top of Main Street (we will book this for you).
Schedule*:
Thursday, October 15
11AM to 3PM Arrivals, introductions, open time
4PM Understanding ocular melanoma
5PM
6PM Gourmet culinary experience
Friday, July 31
9AM Nature as medicine
10AM Gentle hiking (steps from home)
11AM Light lunch
12PM Yoga Therapy
2PM
3PM
4PM
6PM Gourmet culinary experience
Saturday, August 1
9AM Gentle hiking
10AM Group acupuncture healing
12PM Light lunch
2PM
Departures
*Subject to change
Details:
When: Thursday pm, October 15 to Saturday pm, October 17, 2026
Where: Old Town, Park City, Utah
Who: Patients with ocular melanoma
Cost: Patient $5,000.00; patient + support partner $7,000.00 includes lodging, meals, experiences); airfare and transportation not included*
*NOTE: This event is not industry supported
If this resonates with you, join us! Complete payment below to confirm your reservation by June 30, 2026. The group will close after this date. If you are still interested please contact me directly.
I’m happy to answer any questions: call/text me at (310) 909-6211.
Warm regards,
Tara McCannel, MD PhD
Old Town, Park City, Utah