2013 JWU Fall Orientation
Every semester the Jaywalker U students embark on a teambuilding/transformational trip where they not only work on themselves but also bond with their peers. This year the Jaywalker U men headed to Steamboat Springs or as the locals like to call it, “The Boat.” Our 100 year old rustic cabins provided a setting free of […]
Congratulations Janet
Today the Jaywalker U director and Jaywalker U “House Mother”, Janet DeMars, celebrates 28 years of continuous sobriety. Janet came to Jaywalker a little over a year ago and has since been a huge asset in the development of Jaywalker U. With more years sober than I am old, Janet has been my number one source […]
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that helps participants learn about mental illness in the hopes of de-stigmatizing mental illness, and learn what various mental disorders look like. Some of the disorders that will be discussed include depression, anxiety and substance abuse disorders. Participants who take this 8-hour class will learn the […]
Back to School
Fall semester is here! Fall classes at Colorado Mountain College started this Monday and the Jaywalker U students are ready to raise the bar even higher. JWU students are shooting for an even higher GPA than last semester which came in at a 3.88. Jaywalker students are ready to kick it in to high gear. […]
Qigong
Every Tuesday at 230pm the Jaywalker U students join A New Path for a Qigong class with Shifu Jon. Qigong is the practice of aligning breath, movement, and awareness for exercise, healing, and meditation. A New Paths Qigong class is open to the public and we hope to see more of you there! For more […]
What is Masculinity?
Dave Landers from St. Michael’s University in Vermont and Steve Rissman from Metro State in Denver helped Jaywalkers understand how masculinity is socially constructed and they discussed the myriad ways it can impede, facilitate or destroy a man’s recovery. On Tuesday, July 30, the men from the Lodge, Solutions, and Jaywalker U worked together in […]
12 Step Colorado Treatment
Jaywalker Lodge has specialized in extended care residential treatment for men since 2005. Our approach is 12 Step based, and Step One focused. We approach recovery as an opportunity rather than a consequence of one’s addiction. Jaywalker Lodge’s residential treatment program builds a foundation that integrates recovery, recreation, counseling, and community in a residential treatment setting […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Mother’s Perspective
The noise and clatter of the men cooking upstairs with Chef Brian fills my soul just like it did when my daughters were young and still at home. What is a better sound than young voices laughing, joking, talking, engaging, and learning the value of friendship? Today, an alum came back for cooking class. Here […]
