Dr. Kalman Joins Medical Team
Dr. Kalman earned his doctorate from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences. He also completed his training as an EMT.
John is excited to be able to blend emergency medicine and naturopathic medicine. Open Sky’s medical department offers the most comprehensive treatment available in wilderness therapy and its commitment is most obvious [...]
Digitally Drained? Outdoors a Proven Remedy
In addition to volumes of research on exercise, eating well, and getting enough sleep, more and more research is also shedding light on the importance of getting outside to combat our day to day lives in the modern world. Although the sources of nature’s elixir is still unknown, this New York [...]
Admissions Director Receives Statewide Recognition
Open Sky’s admissions director, Lauren Lollini receives statewide recognition with the 2010 Consumer Protection Award from the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA).
Lauren contracted Hepatitis C after a routine surgery where a surgical technician had been diverting drugs for personal use from operating rooms and spreading Hepatitis C to patients. Lauren [...]
Pam Parsons and Gregory Martin Launch Retreat Guide Website
April 2010
Gregory Martin and Pam Parsons Dupuy have launched a website, Still Mountain: a guide to retreats.
They would appreciate feedback about the site, or “bugs” in the site that you might encounter as you check it out. They are also asking you to send out the web address to as many friends as possible who [...]
Open Sky Field Medicinary
Open Sky utilizes the finest quality holistic medicines for preventing and treating injury and illnesses in the field. All field guides receive training in the application and use of each of these medications. Open Sky is the industry’s only wilderness therapy program that incorporates full-time Naturopathic Doctors into the care and support of each student’s [...]
Open Sky’s Family Wellness Counselor A Featured Panelist at NATSAP Annual Conference
Norman Elizondo, Open Sky’s Family Wellness Counselor was a featured panelist at the annual conference of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) in La Jolla, California on Thursday, Jan. 28th.
The panel was assembled to discuss the current trend in clinical treatment settings towards incorporating mindfulness-based practices concurrent with clinical treatment and the [...]
Open Sky’s Approach to Disordered Eating presented at NATSAP Annual Conference.
Download the lecture here.
Open Sky Wilderness Therapy’s Emily Demong, LCSW and Heather Menzie, MA, presented a lecture entitled “The Comprehensive Treatment of Disordered Eating: How to be Effective in Therapeutic Programs” at the annual conference of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) in La Jolla, California on Friday, January 29th, 2010.
The lecture [...]
Wellness Director on the Radio to Discuss Naturopathic Medicine at Open Sky
On Wednesday, December 2nd, from 10:30 -11:30am (MST), Open Sky’s Wellness Director, Dr. Nicola Kettle, will be on the air with Fort Lewis College’s public radio station KDUR. Dr. Kettle will be on the show Health Talk discussing the role of naturopathic medicine in the healing process at Open Sky.
Dr. Kettle is a licensed naturopathic [...]
Norman Elizondo, Open Sky Family Wellness Counselor on KDUR Wednesday, Nov. 4th
On Wednesday, Nov. 4th, from 10:30 – 11:30am (MST), Norman Elizondo, Open Sky’s Family Wellness Counselor was on the air with our local radio station KDUR, Fort Lewis College’s radio station. Norman was featured on the show Health Talk discussing the healing power of nature for the body, mind, heart and soul.
As a co-owner of [...]
