Service Delivery: New for Spring 2025
Wellness
In accordance with the NIH, Bill’s wellness curriculum focuses on:
- Emotional awareness and self-regulation skills.
- Physical exercise through movement and stillness.
- Nutritional awareness.
- Social interaction with others in recovery.
- Spiritual wellness which reflects one’s personal preferences.
Mindfulness
Bill has practiced mindfulness meditation with Snowflower Sangha (Madison, WI) and contemplative movement with Breathing Earth Qigong (Madison, WI).
Bill teaches mindfulness using concepts such as:
- Non-Judgement
- Patience
- Beginners Mind
- Trust
- Acceptance
- Engaged Spirituality
- Community Engagement
Recovery
Bill has engaged in 12 Step recovery since 1992. He has completed out-patient and community based 12 Step programs and acts as a peer for others in recovery.
Nature
Bill has taught wilderness therapy and experiential education since 1997. He has held certifications in wilderness first response, water safety, rock climbing and outdoor living skills. Components of his experiential education curriculum consist of a process of introduction, immersion, skill acquisition, practice and mastery. He focuses on skills such as shelter, fire and observation taught with the following principals:
- Environmental Stewardship. Responsibility for environment.
- Connection With Nature. Relationship with place and non-human beings.
- Physical/Emotional Wellbeing through movement and stillness in nature.