The Clay Disciples : Cano Graham : 9781932196948 : 1932196943 : 01 Aug 2006 : Cano Graham is among the foremost activists and authorities in the United States concerning the ancient art of Clay Therapy (Pelotherapy). The very soul of his book is the unimaginable healing spectrum, both internally and externally, of modern clay therapy. This healing phenomenon moves through dozens of inspiring human-interest tales, beginning in 1987 with Mr. Graham's odyssey of building the original Crystal Cross Therapeutic Clay Center in Tecopa Hot Springs, California. In Tecopa, the loveable old-timers exposed him to an "amazin' healing' mud," and his life was forever altered. Cano delights in treating the reader to a wild ride through the lives and times of those people destined to become his feature stories. For five wonderful, explosive years, he submerged himself in the rugged beauty of the Mohave Desert near Death Valley to create one of the largest pure therapeutic clay facilities in the United