PRAISING EARTH
MISSION & VISION
Praising Earth works to enliven humanity’s relationship with nature through the creative arts and land stewardship. In this age of ecological and societal turmoil along with physical and emotional affliction, a deliberate turn toward the integrity of nature and power of the creative arts can facilitate healing and guide the way forward.
METHODOLOGY
Praising Earth tends a mountainous acreage in northern New Mexico. People gather at the land for community events, immersive educational programs, and land regeneration projects. Praising Earth also publishes writings and music that celebrate nature and hosts live performances of music, spoken word, theater, and dance.
LAND BASE
Praising Earth has its home in the lush Rio en Medio valley on the western side of the Santa Fe mountains. The land is forested with a mix of deciduous oak, maple, and willows and evergreen juniper and piñon pine, animated by the Rio en Medio mountain stream, and surrounded by vast tracts of wild public and tribal lands.
CO-FOUNDERS
Madi Sato is a singer and mentor of Japanese Ainu and Irish roots. From a young age, she was immersed in indigenous ceremony and began creating songs in communication with nature.
Madi has been a performing artist for three decades and recorded the albums: Soul in Love, Madi Sato, and Return to the River. She is also a lifelong actress and dancer.
Madi guides women to awaken and empower their voices through the Song Carrier programs. In addition to the cultural songs she learns and shares, Madi’s original chants are carried by women worldwide.
MADI SATO
Timothy is a spoken word poet and earth-based celebrant. He served many years in native education and has followed an indigenous spiritual path since early manhood.
His various publications include the anthology Walking on Earth & Touching the Sky, the album Moccasins & Microphones, and the collections Rooted & Risen and Seeds Under the Tongue, and the forthcoming Her We Serve. He has a longstanding devotion to weekly wanders in the wilderness and his poetry chronicles an inspired intimacy with wild nature.
Timothy facilitates the GREEN MAN programs, guiding men into a deepened conversation with life through the language of poetry and myth.
TIMOTHY P. MCLAUGHLIN
See more of Timothy's work at TimothyPMcLaughlin.com