Setting

Setting

A place to recover

The setting for Windhorse Community Services is the semi-urban community of Boulder, Colorado, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. This community is known for its natural beauty and exceptional recreational and cultural opportunities. Boulder is home to the University of Colorado and The Naropa University and is a forty-five-minute drive from Denver and its international airport.

"There is something magical, something hard to name, that happened in my Windhorse team. It had to do with connections created through gentle attentiveness and genuine care in the midst of, what for me was, a time of disconnection and extreme despair."

"I felt held by the team in a supportive way, not stigmatized as the “sick patient” as I’d experienced in hospital settings. My basic well-being was attended to and cultivated in a climate of trust, collaboration and open communication. Everyone on the team, not just me as the client, learned and grew from the experience.

"The Windhorse Shift or Basic Attendance can look quite ordinary from the outside, involving activities such as walks, meal preparation, cleaning the living space or simply sitting together. But from the inside the extraordinary is taking place. The extraordinary is human contact. It is the recognition and practice of humanness that really sets Windhorse apart from other mental health models."

— A client-graduate

Setting

WINDHORSE STAFF