by Windhorse Community Services | Apr 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Being a Windhorse Housemate – ordinary living of extraordinary importance” by Lori S. Heintzelman Perhaps the most powerful experience of my adult working life was being a therapeutic housemate to a client with extreme mental health challenges. It was an opportunity...
by Windhorse Community Services | Apr 25, 2022 | Uncategorized, Journal, Podcasts, Windhorse Philosophy
Dear Listeners, The therapeutic housemate position is a critically important part of the constellation of a team at Windhorse Community Services. While not every team configuration has a housemate, those that do benefit from the earthy, grounded, ordinary presence a...
by Windhorse Community Services | Apr 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Kiddie Pool, Tidal Wave: A Snapshot of Basic Attendance in Motion By: Jeremy Ellis It’s laundry day, and I’m wearing very out-of-season blue jeans. It’s mid-July, and it’s blazing hot. Kelly is not only wearing jeans, but a dark, long-sleeved shirt and army boots. Her...
by Windhorse Community Services | Mar 28, 2022 | Journal, Podcasts, Windhorse Philosophy
Dear Listener, In this episode, you will hear Team Counselor and musician Conner Hollingsworth talk through an experience of a basic attendance shift with a Windhorse client. While every basic attendance shift is unique, Conner’s narrative brings forth many of the...
by Windhorse Community Services | Feb 25, 2022 | Uncategorized, Journal, Podcasts, Windhorse Philosophy
Dear Listeners, This Podcast series on the Windhorse practice of Basic Attendance explores the discipline as an expression of the wisdom, compassion and resulting reciprocity that can manifest in ordinary human relationships when cultivated within a ground of openness...
