Steven McFadden
Author, Keynote Speaker, Workshop Leader

Steven McFadden.

I respectfully offer my skills as keynote speaker, group facilitator, and workshop leader. Over thirty years I have worked with groups, both large and small, from coast to coast, and abroad

I've spoken and facilitated with success at conferences, workshops, seminars, and in banks, insurance and high-tech companies, hospitals, investment houses, libraries, government agencies, colleges and high schools. My gift is to inform, enliven, and uplift audiences from all walks of life.

As a certified yoga instructor, I am qualified to bring movement, stretches, and breathwork to any presentation or conference, to help keep participants mentally and emotionally energized, and positive.

A veteran journalist, I am the author of eight non-fiction books, including: Legend of the Rainbow Warriors; Profiles in Wisdom; The Little Book of Native American Wisdom; Teach Us To Number Our Days; Farms of Tomorrow; and Farms of Tomorrow Revisited.

I have also had the honor of writing an epic, nonfiction saga, Odyssey of the 8th Fire (2006-07)  I'm currently at work on The Call of the Land: An Agrarian Primer for the 21st Century (2009) for Gibbs Smith, Publishers of Utah

I founded Chiron Communications in the 1980s, but rested the enterprise in the 1990s to serve as National Coordinator for the annual Earth Day Celebration (1993) and later as director of The Wisdom Conservancy at Merriam Hill Education Center.

I maintain an active interest in farming in general, and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in particular, having reported on the growth and development of CSA in America since its inception in 1986.

To inquire please send  e-mail

Here are some representative topics. I shape every presentation for the specific audience that is gathering. - SM

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Odyssey of the 8th Fire
Positive Pathways in an Era of Change
Intensive, participatory workshop
with Steven McFadden and Dawn Abriel

An intensive adventure exploring the traditions and the possibilities of North America. Together, out of our highest and our best, we will strike sparks to further illumine our understanding of the 8th Fire.

In concert with the 2012 teachings arising from the south, another thread of long-ago prophesied insights – the 8th Fire teachings -- are unfolding from the north of our American continent. From within a circle, this workshop offers a dynamic group exploration of the possibilities unfolding for spiritual pilgrims of all paths, acknowledging the places where the paths intersect.

With chant, nonfiction storytelling, classic spiritual exercises, and a contemplative journey, we will engage the heart of our accelerating pilgrimages.
 
One 8th Fire understanding –- arising from the ancient and authentic North American oral tradition known as the Seven Fires -- is that a time would come when the earth would enter into transition marked by a great number of signs including smudged skies, poisoned waters, sick land, animals, and human beings. When this conflagration of troubles arose, ‘new people’ (people of all colors and faiths) would gather to seek insight, direction and positive action. In the midst of the chaos of planetary change, the new people would bear potential to ignite a long era of wisdom and respect -- an era symbolized by the 8th Fire.

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A group leader with long experience, Steven McFadden of Santa Fe, NM is the author of 8 nonfiction books, and has taught widely. A journalist, a Reiki Master, a Medicine Wheel teacher, an astrologer, and a ceremonialist, Steven is one of the original Sunbow pilgrims, and author of the epic, nonfiction saga: Odyssey of the 8th Fire. He is currently writing The Call of the Land: An Agrarian Primer for the 21st Century.S

Dr. Dawn Abriel is an Integretaive Medical Counselor, a life-long student of medicine, psychology and metaphysics. She was residency trained, board certified in emergency medicine, and practiced 20 years before becoming a counselor. Her medical and counseling styles area blend of Western and Eastern approaches.
 

Explore the epic, nonfiction saga of North America
Odyssey of the 8th Fire

The Call of the Land -
Agrarian Ethos for the 21st Century

Agriculture is the foundation of our civilization. Everything else depends on our meeting our primary needs of clean food and water.

The natural and economic worlds are mutating around us. Inescapably, immediately, we must mobilize our will, intelligence, and strength on the essential matter of producing clean food for ourselves in a way that stabilizes and heals the land. This is the most basic and necessary idea of 21st century agrarianism.

As a matter of survival, the land is calling out to us. As a matter of survival, we must listen and respond. We have the potential to do this with a wisdom that will reverberate for generations to come.

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Work Safety 101:
Yoga for Yeomen and Yeowomen

A yeoman is a farmer, or other worker, who diligently cultivates the land, working constantly with his or her body, and also with the forces of nature, and machines.

A farmer’s body must be properly cared for over the years – for it is the most valuable piece of farm equipment, and it eventually absorbs tremendous wear and tear. In this experiential workshop, we will talk about basic body safety for farmers, then learn and practice gentle stretches to keep our bodies strong, limber, and uninjured while we attend to farm and garden chores.

To inquire please send e-mail: Steven McFadden