ANASAZI Foundation » admin http://www.anasazi.org/wilderness-therapy-blog The Making of a Walking Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:25:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Nominate a Young Leader! http://www.anasazi.org/wilderness-therapy-blog/index.php/2009/09/nominate-a-young-leader/ http://www.anasazi.org/wilderness-therapy-blog/index.php/2009/09/nominate-a-young-leader/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:07:40 +0000 admin http://www.anasazi.org/wilderness-therapy-blog/?p=185 2008 Young Leader Shari Lyon

2008 Nominee Shari Lyon

Do you know a former YoungWalker/Sinagua Walker who has accomplished great things since leaving the ANASAZI trail? Nominate him or her for the 2009 Young Leader award!

Each year, ANASAZI Foundation teams with Forever Young Foundation to recognize five exceptional alumni who exemplify the principles of the ANASAZI Way. For 2009, the five finalists will each receive a scholarship of at least $1000 and be profiled in short video documentaries to be featured on the ANASAZI website. One of the five will be named ANASAZI’s Young Leader for 2009 and receive an award of $2000. All awards will be presented in person by NFL legend and Forever Young founder Steve Young!

To nominate a Young Leader, complete and submit this form.

The deadline for nominations is Monday, October 19, at 8:00 a.m. MST. If you have questions, please contact ANASAZI Alumni Services at alumni@anasazi.org. Thank you for your submission.

YoungWalker Name:
Start Date on Trail
Start Month
Start Year
End Date on Trail
End Month
End Year
Nominated By
Nominator’s Email Address:
How has the nominated YoungWalker walked forward since leaving ANASAZI? (please give specific examples)
In what areas/activities/accomplishments has the YoungWalker excelled since leaving ANASAZI?
In what ways has he/she become a Young Leader?
How will the scholarship money benefit the YoungWalker?

]]> http://www.anasazi.org/wilderness-therapy-blog/index.php/2009/09/nominate-a-young-leader/feed/ 1 Primitive Skills http://www.anasazi.org/wilderness-therapy-blog/index.php/2009/09/primitive-skills-2/ http://www.anasazi.org/wilderness-therapy-blog/index.php/2009/09/primitive-skills-2/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:25:11 +0000 admin http://www.anasazi.org/wilderness-therapy-blog/?p=79 Larry Dean Olsen

Larry Dean Olsen

Watch this section for wilderness survival tips from ANASAZI founder Larry Dean Olsen (author of the best-seller Outdoor Survival Skills) and other experts in the primitive arts.

]]> http://www.anasazi.org/wilderness-therapy-blog/index.php/2009/09/primitive-skills-2/feed/ 1 Wilderness Treatment http://www.anasazi.org/wilderness-therapy-blog/index.php/2009/09/wilderness-treatment/ http://www.anasazi.org/wilderness-therapy-blog/index.php/2009/09/wilderness-treatment/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:22:58 +0000 admin http://www.anasazi.org/wilderness-therapy-blog/?p=74 Did you know that ANASAZI uses a biopsychosocialspiritual approach to treatment? Check this section periodically for more on ANASAZI’s unique brand of wilderness therapy.

]]> http://www.anasazi.org/wilderness-therapy-blog/index.php/2009/09/wilderness-treatment/feed/ 0 The ANASAZI Way http://www.anasazi.org/wilderness-therapy-blog/index.php/2009/09/the-seven-paths/ http://www.anasazi.org/wilderness-therapy-blog/index.php/2009/09/the-seven-paths/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:21:43 +0000 admin http://www.anasazi.org/wilderness-therapy-blog/?p=70 Ezekiel Sanchez

Ezekiel Sanchez

ANASAZI founder Ezekiel Sanchez is considered by many to be a pioneer in the field of wilderness therapy. He’s also the creator of the ANASAZI Way, a widely admired, loving approach to helping young people and their families.

Check this section often as Ezekiel and other ANASAZI leaders will offer their thoughts on this approach and its applications in everyday life. You may also learn a little about ANASAZI’s Path of Plants, as Ezekiel is one of the foremost experts in the medicinal and edible plants of the Southwest.

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Mike Merchant

If you know ANASAZI, you know we consider our work with parents to be as important as our work with their children. The principles taught in our Anatomy of Peace seminar have inspired two best-selling books and peacemaking techniques used as far away as the Middle East.

Check this section often for helpful hints from ANASAZI parents/counselors and articles from ANASAZI CEO (and seminar leader) Mike Merchant. Learn the seven questions parents should ask when selecting a treatment program by reading Mike’s widely published piece titled “Troubled Teens Need Proven Intervention, Not Boot Camp.”

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