Invitation from Corbin Harney 

"I have established Poo-Ha-Bah for all the people. Poo-Ha-Bah in my language is a very important word-- it’s talking about Doctor Water.  It’s really important to have healing water here, not only as a human-- a lot of animal life have used healing water, a lot of different ways.  My people have always traveled for many miles to get into different kinds of healing waters.  This is something that we all need, and this is one reason I have looked for healing water and I finally found one in Tecopa, California. I am pretty sure that we all will enjoy the healing water if we ask the healing water to help us with our illness of all different kinds.  This is something that our people have talked about for many, many years. 

"So I got this established for you people. You are the people that’s going to have to make this work, so the water would enjoy us when we ask the water to heal us. We all going to have to take care of it the best way we can.  Let’s not try to destroy it, lets make the healing center stronger than it is, by asking the spirit of this water to be strong, to continue to heal all things. 

"This is something that I am asking you people to come out and enjoy.  Healing water needs our support by giving something to the healing water itself. For working on a lot of people for healing, I have never charged anything for my work, because the nature has never charged us for whatever it puts on this earth for us to take care of. I hope you can come and enjoy Poo-Ha-Bah and learn more about the way things work."

     Corbin Harney                                                

Corbin's Background

Corbin Harney is descended from generations of Newe traditional healers, and is grateful for many extraordinary teachers who shared their knowledge in his lifetime. In the last twenty years, he has traveled throughout the country and the world as a key-note speaker and Spiritual Leader, with a profound environmental message for all. He has spoken at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, and is the author of two books: "The Way It Is: One Water, One Air, One Earth" (Blue Dolphin Publishing, 1995) and a forthcoming book, "The Nature Way". Numerous documentaries have been made about his work and message. He is also widely known as an advocate for Native American sacred sites, culture and tradition.

Traditional healers did not charge for their services. They believed strongly that since the Creator and Earth Mother did not exact a price for their gifts to mankind, such as herbal medicines and hot springs, neither should humans charge each other for God-given skills. Corbin also has a strong desire to counter divisiveness and poverty by offering his skills to all people equally, free of charge. 

Corbin is also strongly moved to teach young people wherever they are, and to provide a living example of natural, ecologically friendly living at Poo-Ha-Bah. Being more connected to nature and to spirit helps us heal ourselves and the earth that sustains us. He often says, "We only have one Water, one Air, one Earth. We need to take care of our Mother so that she can take care of us."