With respect, I offer my skills as speaker, group facilitator, and workshop leader. Over thirty years I have been privileged to work with groups, both large and small, from coast to coast, and abroad. Now it’s time to do more.
I’ve spoken at conferences, workshops, and seminars, as well as in banks, insurance companies, hospitals, forests, farm fields, investment houses, bookstores, churches, libraries, and colleges. Reviews & Testimonials.
My intent is to inform, empower, encourage and uplift audiences.
- Speaking at a chautaqua. Photo by Elizabeth Wolf.
SCHEDULED EVENTS for Steven McFadden
Reiki Training - I’ve been practicing and teaching the art and discipline of Reiki hands-on complementary healing for over 30 years, and I’ll be offering classes in Lincoln, Nebraska through 2013. Everyone can learn Reiki healing, and everyone is welcome. Certificates awarded. You must complete Reiki I before taking Reiki II. For more information or to register, click here. I will offer Reiki I training on both July 20 and September 21, 2013; and Reiki II training on August 24 and November 16, 2013.
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SpringFest – Sunday, April 21 from 1-6 PM at the Prairie Loft Center in Hasting, Nebraska. A celebration for the planting season with art, music, food, ag activities, fun, and free admission.
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Flatwater Music Festival - at the Prairie Loft Center in Hastings, Nebraska, June 28-29. Live acoustic music on two stages, plus kids’ activities, music jams & workshops, beer garden, food, art, and much more! Workshops led by main stage performers and bands will include harmony singing, dobro, Bluegrass banjo, Clawhammer banjo, ukulele, Old Time jam, and Songwriters Circle.
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Annual Retreat – Board of Directors - Open Harvest natural foods coop, June 29, 2013 at Spring Creek Prairie, Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Responding to the Call of the Land: Building a Community Supported Food System - February 15-16, 2013 – a breakout session at the annual conference of the Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society.
The call of the land is exceedingly loud and urgent right now. It is a call to which all Nebraskans need to respond, each in our own way. In response to the call, we have the necessity and the possibility of manifesting a new, collaborative and more sustainable future.
The transition to a food system freer of fossil fuels and external control is in no way a utopian reverie. It is, rather, an immediate, immense, and unavoidable challenge that calls for unprecedented levels of creativity at all levels of society. While there is no single remedy for the many problems affecting our farms, our food, and our land, there are many positive paths and possibilities that are available to us to consider. We will meet in a traditional circle to listen to the land, to consider the possibilities, and to respond intelligently and creatively.
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Yoga for Yeomen and Yeowomen: Farm Safety 101
Farm Women at Work – Georges Seurat
A yeoman is a farmer or householder who diligently cultivates the land working constantly with his or her body – someone who works also with the forces of nature, tools, and machines.
Farmers and gardeners must properly care for their bodies – for the body is our most valuable piece of equipment, and over the years it eventually absorbs tremendous wear and tear.
In this experiential, physical workshop, we will talk about basic body safety for farmers, gardeners, and householders. Then we will learn and practice some stretches to keep our bodies strong, limber, and uninjured while we attend to garden, farm, and kitchen chores. Participants will want to wear loose, comfortable clothing for this session.
