By Fallon Nickelsen Amid ever-changing information about the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are feeling heightened and heavier emotions. Incorporating some mindful practices into your daily routine can help build healthy coping skills that can promote grounding and relaxation. Being mindful doesn’t have to look a specific way. It can be a very small addition to your daily regimen …
By Kristina Tober April is Autism Awareness Month. It’s hard to think about anything but the COVID-19 pandemic or the economy right now, but I ask you to take a pause for a moment and consider how this crisis impacts families and individuals with autism. Schools, vital behavioral, speech and occupational therapy — all canceled. …
Adjusting to COVID-19 at Work By Andy Adams Is your department still open for business during COVID-19? Yes, the Life Enrichment Department is still open. We are alive and well. No matter the circumstance, we will be with our gentlemen helping them weather this storm. When all is said and done we need them right …
Adjusting to COVID-19 at Work By Maddie Scott Is your department still open for business during COVID-19? Yes, but our in-person services are on suspension until further notice. We are however still offering telehealth sessions/services for parent training as well as webinars to provide helpful behavioral-based information and suggestions for families. How has the COVID-19 spread affected your department? The entire …
Adjusting to COVID-19 at Work By Mathew McCabe Is your department still open for business during COVID-19? Sadly, The Adventures Department at Ascendigo is not currently open for business, although we are working very hard to set ourselves up for success for this upcoming summer camp. How has the COVID-19 spread affected your department? On …
Adjusting to COVID-19 at Work By Soozie Lindbloom Is your department still open for business during COVID-19? As this is a pretty HR-Heavy topic, I have more work than ever (sorry to all of you whose emails I still haven’t gotten back to -I’m working on it!) How has the COVID-19 spread affected your department? …
BY Paul Nussbaum I finished the PCT expedition for this season, 1-1/2 weeks ago at Mt Shasta, CA. My last day of hiking was October 31. I am looking back on the late part of my journey when I left Chester, CA for the next section of 80 something miles to the next stop of …
BY Paul Nussbaum, JUNE – AUGUST 2018 DONATE TO HELP PAUL THROUGH HIS EXPEDITION 6/23/18, Saturday After starting this expedition 9 days ago in Tehachapi, CA and 64 miles of trekking north on the PCT I have had many reflections of my past with varying emotions that come and go. Right now I am realizing …
BY SUSAN LINDEN, APRIL 2018 Larry Butler first learned about Ascendigo six years ago when he and his wife, Marla, were looking for a way to get their daughter, Folbe, skiing during their family winter vacations in Snowmass. In August 2016, Larry, Marla, and their three children moved from Santa Monica to Aspen, primarily for …
By Sarah Stamper As a kid you may dream of traveling the world then become an adult and find yourself too busy to make those dreams come true. Bill B., one of our Life Enrichment clients at Ascendigo has been determined to go to Hawaii for about a year now. Bill and his coaches made …
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