Posted by admin on September 23, 2009 | No Comments
2008 Nominee Shari Lyon
Do you know a former YoungWalker/Sinagua Walker who has accomplished great things since leaving the ANASAZI trail? Nominate him or her for the 2009 Young Leader award!
Each year, ANASAZI Foundation teams with Forever Young Foundation to recognize five exceptional alumni who exemplify the principles of the ANASAZI Way. For 2009, the five finalists will each receive a scholarship of at least $1000 and be profiled in short video documentaries to be featured on the ANASAZI website. One of the five will be named ANASAZI’s Young Leader for 2009 and receive an award of $2000. All awards will be presented in person by NFL legend and Forever Young founder Steve Young!
To nominate a Young Leader, complete and submit this form.
The deadline for nominations is Monday, October 19, at 8:00 a.m. MST. If you have questions, please contact ANASAZI Alumni Services at alumni@anasazi.org. Thank you for your submission.
Posted by Sean Rourke on September 18, 2009 | No Comments
Join Anasazi Tribe on Facebook!
Over the past few months, we’ve made a concentrated effort to locate and connect with members (alumni, parents, staff, and friends) of the ANASAZI family. To our delight, we have found many on Facebook. If you have a Facebook account or know ANASAZI alumni or friends who might be interested in connecting, please visit our Anasazi Tribe community page or our company page.
Posted by GoodBuffaloEagle on September 9, 2009 | No Comments
Greetings from amongst the catclaw and mesquite in colorful Arizona! I am GoodBuffaloEagle.
Twenty years have passed since Larry Dean Olsen and I arrived in Arizona to create ANASAZI, The Making of a Walking. Larry came to help families year-round in the warmth of the desert.
I came because of a night dream.
In my dream, I met thousands of young people who thanked me for helping to start a program, which touched their hearts and healed relationships with their moms and dads. I knew it was the young people themselves, who had changed their lives, and I told them so, but they kept coming to me in gratitude. The line went for as far as the eye could see.
Soon after I awoke, I gave notice at my good job in Utah, crowded my seven little Indians into our old station wagon, and headed to Arizona. I dare not ignore such a clear message from my Creator.
I was sent.
Since that day, I have been humbled and honored by thousands of young people, parents, and the ANASAZI Shadows, TrailWalkers, and office staff that have walked with us among the cactus and saguaro places. Together we have laughed, cried, and learned much about the One who Stands Within and the world around us. We have shared some of the most demanding and finest days of our lives.
For the most part, YoungWalkers who left the trail returned home filled with their newfound Seeds of Greatness, to mend family relationships, finish school or go on to college.
Numerous YoungWalkers have gone forward to become mothers, fathers, doctors, lawyers, or successful in a variety of businesses.
Some 200+ ANASAZI TrailWalkers have seen each other’s greatness, despite the dirt and grime of the trail, and gotten married and are rearing good families.
Quite a few YoungWalkers have come back as ANASAZI TrailWalkers, serving so that others might find hope in a New Beginning.
WE – All Of Us – Are ANASAZI!
All of you who have shared in my dream–walked among the catclaw, slept on Mother Earth, or shown others the way back to their parents’ loving arms – I desire to thank and honor you. You are now, part of the ANASAZI Family. Your sacrifices from the heart have made ANASAZI Foundation the model in its field and a standard-bearer for the quality of care in programs throughout the world. I say this not to crow, for ANASAZI is as much yours as it is mine. Your love has planted the ANASAZI Way philosophy into the Sacred Pouch of our hearts.
This ANASAZI FireCircle blog is a place for the ANASAZI family to walk as WE in the Wilderness of the World, share awakenings, and learn from one another, and encourage each other to continue in our New Beginning. As always, we reach out and invite all two-legged beings to participate in the Talking of the Heart and join our ever-growing numbers.
I am GoodBuffaloEagle and I have spoken.
Posted by admin on September 3, 2009 | No Comments
Larry Dean Olsen
Watch this section for wilderness survival tips from ANASAZI founder Larry Dean Olsen (author of the best-seller Outdoor Survival Skills) and other experts in the primitive arts.
Posted by admin on September 3, 2009 | No Comments
Ezekiel Sanchez
ANASAZI founder Ezekiel Sanchez is considered by many to be a pioneer in the field of wilderness therapy. He’s also the creator of the ANASAZI Way, a widely admired, loving approach to helping young people and their families.
Check this section often as Ezekiel and other ANASAZI leaders will offer their thoughts on this approach and its applications in everyday life. You may also learn a little about ANASAZI’s Path of Plants, as Ezekiel is one of the foremost experts in the medicinal and edible plants of the Southwest.
Posted by admin on September 3, 2009 | No Comments
Mike Merchant
If you know ANASAZI, you know we consider our work with parents to be as important as our work with their children. The principles taught in our Anatomy of Peace seminar have inspired two best-selling books and peacemaking techniques used as far away as the Middle East.
Check this section often for helpful hints from ANASAZI parents/counselors and articles from ANASAZI CEO (and seminar leader) Mike Merchant. Learn the seven questions parents should ask when selecting a treatment program by reading Mike’s widely published piece titled “Troubled Teens Need Proven Intervention, Not Boot Camp.”
