How to Not Drown

How to Not Drown

Keeping Those Oars in the Water

Keeping Those Oars in the Water

Tolerance for adversity and uncertainty  is a cornerstone of the Adventure Education (AE) Department’s leadership curriculum with broad applicability.

Mindfulness: How to Do Better at Everything

Mindfulness: How to Do Better at Everything

This spring, Adventure Education is piloting a new course called Mindfulness: How to Do Better at Everything (AE 290).

Mountaineering Through Life

Mountaineering Through Life

Bringing a mountaineer’s approach to our flat land lives

Soaking in New Ideas

Soaking in New Ideas

What we learn when walking around getting soaked.

There’s No Substitute for Experience

There’s No Substitute for Experience

“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

Fall Back

Fall Back

As daylight savings time ends, how experiencing awe can expand our sense of time.

Need New Ideas? Try a Change of Scenery

Need New Ideas? Try a Change of Scenery

How spending time in the desert can open your mind to new and creative ideas, solutions to problems, and radical changes in perspective.

Active Mindfulness

Active Mindfulness

You don't have to sit with your legs wrapped pretzel-like to enjoy the many benefits of mindful meditation.

Negative Buoyancy

Negative Buoyancy

Keep yourself focused and efficient in world of cluttered to-do lists and pressing deadlines.