Dear Andre -- In the 90's, Dr. Seaward was a professor of health education at 
the American University in Washington, D.C.  He decided to make a life 
change, gave up his teaching position and the big city rat race in D.C. and 
moved to Colorado.  He currently has a part-time teaching appointment at one 
of the colleges in Colorado, and spends the rest of his time writing books, 
doing some speaking engagements, and some wellness program consultations for 
corporations and noprofit institutions nationwide.

He has a number of books under his belt.  He has written a textbook on stress 
management which has been widely used to teach many students in health 
professions across the country.  Sorry, but off the top of my head, I'm not 
very good at remembering the exact title of this book. I believe one of his 
other book titles for lay people was "Stand Like Mountain, Flow Like Water" 
-- which received an excellent, unsolicited endorsement by Joan Lunden in 
Good Housekeeping magazine just a few years ago.  His most recent book 
signing and speaking tour was last summer, for a book called "Stressed is 
Desserts Spelled Backwards."  He also wrote a book called "Table for Two, 
Please".  You might want to check with your local bookstore or check on-line 
about getting a copy of his books (e.g., bn.com) -- or if you are seriously 
interested in engaging him as a speaker, email him and he may be able to send 
you an author copy.

I have heard Dr. Seaward speak on several occasions and he has a very 
unpretentious, likeable and natural demeanor.  His presentations provide 
solid information in an interesting format.  For many years, he has been a 
repeatedly invited speaker at the National Wellness Association annual 
conference in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.  He is speaking there again at that 
conference in July. 

I first met him about 10 years ago at a Wellness In the Workplace Conference 
in Baltimore, Maryland where he gave a presentation on spirituality in the 
workplace and have enjoyed a professional friendship with him ever since, due 
to our mutual interest in spiritual wellness.

I'm not sure what you mean about whether or not he is "New Age."  I'm a 
Quaker myself, and "New Age" is a category which is so broad and nebulous, 
I'm never sure exactly what any given individual means when the term is 
bandied about.  I don't know what denomination Dr. Seaward identifies himself 
with, although I know he is not a Christian fundamentalist, nor does he have 
any degrees in theology.  He has done extensive wellness program consulting 
work with a Catholic Hospital Association in Indiana, although he is not 
Catholic.  When he deals with spiritual issues in his presentations, his 
references are general and not tied to any particular religious denomination. 
 You really should speak with him directly to get a better sense of the way 
his presentation style matches or could be specially tailored to your 
anticipated audience's needs.

Hope this helps!

Andrea Frank

In a message dated 6/29/00 9:16:30 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

>Dear Andrea,
>Thanks for your prompt reply to my query. If it would not be too much 
>trouble, can you give me some specifics about Dr,. Seaward? Have you ever
>
>heard him present? Is he very New Age? Are any of his writings easily 
>accessible? Do you know any of the titles? I don't want to grill him too
>much 
>in an email !!
>Thanks, 
>Andre papantoni


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