At one time, there were communities of human beings intent upon harmonising with all of life, water and intelligence of place. From an indigenous perspective, "culture" is not a human construct, but instead, it is the Mother Earth expressing herself as a human being in any given place. These communities were able to live in a kind of profound mutuality for thousands of years causing each to thrive and evolve in creative life-affirming ways.

In this talk, Indigenous elder Pat McCabe of the Diné Nation (or Navajo Nation, the largest federally recognized Native American reservation in the United States, covering over 27,000 square miles across Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah) shares humanity’s path toward what she names "Omnibeneficence" – to be of benefit and blessing to all. Every other life form or life family member seems to have evolved into this exact endeavour. The way they conduct their lives causes not only their own kind to evolve for seven generations, but also supports all surrounding life members to do the same. Western science calls these families "ecosystems", and each one supports the next and the next and the next. In this way, it would be correct to say that by extension, each life family member has found its path to Omnibeneficence.

Pat believes this was humanity's primary endeavour for a very long time, and this pursuit is the memory she is most dedicated to awakening in our modern world.

Speaker

Pat McCabe

Woman Stands Shining, Pat McCabe, is of the Diné Nation (Navajo), adopted into the Lakota spiritual way of life. She is a mother and grandmother, an international speaker/teacher, a global ceremonialist, radical bridger and a listener for radical proposals from Spirit. 

Her current work is around trauma healing as renaissance for human presence on the planet, restoration of the Sacred Masculine, reimagining money to protect the sacred and participating in Earth’s movements through “Land Back” or Land Reunion, in which entrenched narratives and beliefs are being disrupted through return of land to indigenous sovereign relationship.

Facilitator

Ying Liang

Ying Liang, an Earth citizen from Guangzhou, is the founder of Schumi Learning Garden (China). She holds an MA in Economics for Transition from Schumacher College (UK) and an MA in Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame (US).

Deeply inspired and influenced by Huaxia (Chinese), Southern African and Native American cultures, Ying is dedicated to supporting individuals on their journey toward true adulthood, guiding them to live out the unique imprint of their souls. Grounded in the vision of the "Life Wheel of Contemporary Wholeness", Schumi Learning Garden weaves online circles and facilitates nature-based, deep-transformational journeys for adults in China, Northern Thailand and Southern Africa.

Date
12 October 2026 (Monday)

Time
20:00 – 21:30 HKT (12:00 – 13:30 GMT)

Format
Zoom

Language
English (supports simultaneous interpretation in Cantonese and Putonghua)

Fee
Free (a donation to support our conservation work is appreciated) 

Donations help cover essential expenses such as speakers’ fees, translation services and other resources. Please donate within your means, or still join us even if you are unable to contribute.

Application
Please click HERE for online registration by 20:00 HKT, 12 October 2026

Note
● You will receive an auto-reply confirmation email upon registration with the Zoom link attached.
● In case of cancellation, you will be notified in advance.

Enquiry
Email Ms Jamie Ngai at jamie.ngai@kfbg.org

Kadoorie Earth Programme (KEP) is co-created by KFBG and its network of collaborators and volunteers. By integrating the various strands of KFBG’s nature conservation, sustainable living and holistic education programmes, it provides life-transforming learning experiences that reconnect people with themselves, each other and the rest of nature and enable them to cultivate resilience in the face of climate crisis, economic uncertainty and other related challenges.

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