Phil Stevens

Healer Phil Stevens (Dine’) works with youth and families on the Wind River Reservation and Doya Natsu Healing Center. In this podcast Phil talks about his life growing up on the Navajo Nation and the powerful influence of his grandmother who was born in the 1800s. She raised him and taught him the traditional Navajo teachings: keeping a home, the hogan, keeping a fire at the center of the home, and the meaning of sun shining through the door and spider webs representing a blessing. Phil reflects on these teachings and the youth and families today—many are not taught about traditional practices to keep the circle sacred. His work focuses on bringing these teachings back to Native youth. Phil’s stories about grief, loss, spirituality, and prayer are part of the sacred circle each of us keep. Phil’s message to everyone is… to always walk in beauty.