About Martin Prechtel:
Martín Prechtel is an author, painter, musician and educator. Among his writings are Secrets of the Talking Jaguar, an autobiographical account of his initiation as a Mayan Shaman; Long Life, Honey in the Heart, an account of his village life in Santiago Atitlán (Guatemala); Stealing Benefacio's Roses: A Mayan Epic (formerly titled The Toe Bone and The Tooth), an autobiographical account of how he relived an ancient Maya myth in his own life; and The Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun, a Maya myth that includes Prechtel's observations of how the Maya relate to the story. His newest book (2015) is The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise. His works also include various musical recordings and paintings. An audio recording of a lecture he gave called Grief and Praise was released by someone else, although he has now regained ownership of it. He orchestrates "gatherings" and workshops around the country as well as curating his own school called Bolad's Kitchen.