JWL Hosts Inaugural CORE Conference

On July 21, Jaywalker Lodge joined with seven leading treatment centers around the country to host the first annual C.O.R..E. conference in Amelia Island, Florida. CORE, an acronym for “Clinical Overview of the Recovery Experience,” was launched to highlight “the critical importance of abstinence-based practices and 12 Step principles in recovery.” The three-day conference, which […]

Learning Styles

The following series of blogs will talk about the ways that people learn. According to Howard Gardner, a Harvard University professor of education, learning happens through eight different modalities: linguistic/verbal, kinesthetic/bodily, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, visual, logic/mathematical, and naturalist.  Originally, Gardner developed seven intelligences but later added the eighth, naturalist. Gardner’s theory is that a person’s […]

I belong here

I grew up in a very normal and loving family. I have always been cared for. I have never had a problem recognizing that I was an alcoholic and addict. I knew what came with the decision I made to use hard drugs, and in a sense I was proud of that decision. I wanted […]

Hoop Dreams with Chris Herren

Sober or Not, it’s hard to always feel worthy.” Former NBA player Chris Herren, who celebrated 5 years sober on August 1st I had been vaguely aware of Chris Herren’s story, but not until I read a recently published story interviewing him on how his life has changed in his 5 years sober, did I […]

Our “Kremer”

His has been a quiet presence of strength, wisdom, rationality within the recovery community here in the Roaring Fork Valley for at least twenty five years; good research would show it’s even longer if we take into account the beginning of his career in the Midwest.   I’m speaking of the man I often refer to […]

Losing yourself in the service to others

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service to others” – Gandhi I got to experience this first hand this past week as I traveled with Jaywalker Solutions to Boulder, Utah for a week of service work.  Solutions has been working with “The Grand Canyon Trust” for the past 3 […]

Fall semester is almost here!

Even though it is still July and we are having a fun and exciting summer here in Carbondale, registration for fall semester classes starts Monday, July 29th.   There are many courses available at the four satellite campuses in the Roaring Fork Valley—Aspen, Carbondale, Spring Valley, and Glenwood Springs.  Class choices range from landscape painting to […]

Transformation

August 10, that will be 8 years as Expedition Director at Jaywalker Lodge.  That’s not bad for a guy who was ready to resign less than 5 hours into my first expedition.  I vividly remember walking up to my tent in the evening, conversing with God about what a gigantic mistake I had made taking […]

Jaywalker Alumni Harlem Shake

To kick off the summer, Jaywalker Alumni went to beautiful Sedona, Arizona for a week of biking, swimming, and sun tanning. This year alumni put together a “Harlem Shake” video out by the pool. Click on the picture to check it out! Donnie Hagenbart Program Coordinator Jaywalker U

Happy 2 Years Greg

Jaywalker would like to congratulate Greg Benton on celebrating 2 years of sobriety today! Greg grew up in New Jersey where he fell into drugs and alcohol at an early age. At the age of 20 Greg checked into Jaywalker Lodge with nothing but the clothes on his back and some hope. Little did Greg know that […]