High Ropes Course
Last week myself and the other Jaywalker U students went to the Colorado Mountain College high ropes course with Johann Aberger. There, we pushed our limits and learned about personal transformation and personal commitments. The ropes course was used as a way for us to see the value in our peers because all of the activities required […]
JWU College Majors
This week the Jaywalker U students were asked to write about their potential majors and some of the jobs that they could have when they graduate. Finance, Art, History, and Science were among the majors that our students are pursuing. In the past the Jaywalker U students have picked a degree because it sounded nice […]
JWU Transformation
Last week the Jaywalker U students did their second day of transformational work with Johann Aberger. For this we did a multi pitch climb up to the summit of Petit Blue, on Independence Pass. The focus of this workshop was to take our life purpose, which we developed in our first workshop, and create goals […]
Paintball
The new clients at The Landing joined the students from Jaywalker U for a friendly game of paintball. Feelings ranged from anticipation to downright terror as the Landing suffered multiple defeats to the more experienced U team. Hundreds of rounds of paintballs flew for several hours before ammunition ran out and exhaustion set in. While […]
Jaywalker Attends CCSAD
Jaywalker attended and exhibited last week at the Cape Cod Symposium of Addictive Disorders in Hyannis, MA. Bob Ferguson presented on the progress of Jaywalker U and collegiate recovery. It was great to see our friends and colleagues on the east coast. We will be attending NCAD in Anaheim this week. Jaywalker representing coast to […]
How will YOU Rally ?
Science and Medicine can cure cancer. Radiation, chemotherapy and surgery can treat the disease. Yet healing a person takes more. It requires a comprehensive approach that treats the whole person – mind , body ,and spirit.” Elaine Grossman, head of Rally the Valley Sponsorship team, said, ” Cancer is going to affect 1 in 3 […]
S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Jaywalker U students are taking one day at a time, a skill they learned in treatment. But now that they have amassed months of living a day at a time, they are also looking toward a future that is much brighter than the future of their past. Each new student who enters into Jaywalker U […]
World Suicide Prevention Day
Today is September 10, 2013, and for those of you who do not know, it is World Suicide Prevention day. I remember sitting in math class as a child and debating large numbers with fellow students. What came before infinity? 1,000,000. It is an extremely large and staggering number. It is also the approximation of […]
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 […]
