DOcUMENTATION

PROJEcT Report

Activity Report

ENLIGHTENING THE HEART Imprint Circulation: 500 copies; Printing: Druckerei WIRmachenDRUCK GmbH; Publication, editing and layout: Philipp Busche (legal responsibility for content), Paul Werthmann, Anna Sophia Werthmann, René Ebersbach, Johannes Weinzirl; Photos: Theresia Riekert, Rolando González, conference participants; Illustrations: René Ebersbach; Translation: Fiona Jarrad, Carine Biessels, Renate Holland, Willi Wagner, Kerstin Andersson, Caroline Bialon, Charlott Kleine-Tebbe, Tanja Geib, Eliana Wimmer, conference preparation team, translation of meditations taken from Glöckler/Heine The Anthroposophic Medical Movement.

Conference preparation team: Anja von Appen, Fiona Bay, Carine Biessels, Esther Böttcher, Marlene Brandl, Johannes Brockhaus, Philipp Busche, Olaf Dickreiter, René Ebersbach, Judit Fischer, Christof Garbers, Tanja Geib, Rolando Gonzales, Julia Grebner, Swantje Harlan, Verena Hernandez, Christoph Holtermann, Johanna Hünig, Christine Huber, Maya Küsgen, Stephanie Matthews, Jan Mergelsberg, Odilia Mußler, Natascha Neisecke, Aðalheiður Ólafsdóttir, Ann- Kristin Olk, Isabelle Ommert, Yvonne Pollin, Theresia Riekert, Roman Schlager, Tom Scheffers, Christina Spitta, Johannes Weinzirl, Anna Sophia Werthmann, Paul Werthmann, Eliana Wimmer.

We thank all the authors, coauthors, correctors, cocreators, cojudges, idea raisers, advisors, mood creators, supports and support finders for all the work that was involved in creating this book.

In order to keep the text legible we have used ‘he’ as a rule instead of ‘he/she‘. We hope it is clear that no preference for men instead of women is meant. THE ENLIGHTENING THE HEART CONFERENCE DOcUMENTATION

THE INTERNATIONAL YOUNG MEDICS FORUM PROJEcT Report

THE INITIATIVE FOR scholarshipS IN ANTHROPOSOPHIC MEDICINE activity Report Contents THE ENLIGHTENING THE HEART CONFERENCE - DOCUMENTATION 7-54 The Idea 9, The Structure of the Week as a Developmental Possibility 9, The Preparation 11, The Team and Supporters 11, Considerations Regarding Money 11, Engagement as one‘s own impulse 11, Consideration of the Teaching Methods 15, The Conference 17, Enlightening the Heart - A contemplation of the knowledge of mankind in seven steps 17, Titles of the Plenary Sessions 17, Artistic Small Groups 17, Instructions to be Followed - The Heart 17, Basics - Practical Skills in Anthroposophic Medicine 19, The Patient Meeting - Interdisciplinarity and Therapeutic Community 23, The Spirituality 25, The Spirituality Groups 26, Content of the Spirituality Groups 29, „Once in olden times“ 29, The Young Medics Impulse 33, Documentation 39, The Film Project 39, Conference Journal 39, The Supporting Programme 41, The BusTour41, Eurythmy 41, Thank You 43, Experience Reports 45, It is so beautiful to be a tone of a melody... 45; For the DAMID- Telegramm May 2013 45; Refreshing, enthralling, social and heartfelt 46; I will never forget... 46, Enlivening the Learning Material 47; From the Heart 48; Trusting in inner evidence 48; Carried along in a stream of enthusiasm 49; New words, impressions, meetings pattered me like warm drops of rain 49; Enlightening the Heart Experience 50, Help with Difficulties 51; From the Vantage Point of an Organizer 51; Once-in-life-time conference 52 THE INTERNATIONAL YOUNG MEDICS FORUM - PROJECT REPORT 55-60 The International Young Medics Forum 57; The Young Medics Meetings 57; Students 57; Collaboration with the German Anthroposophic Doctors Association (GAÄD) 57; Junior Doctors 57; www.jungmedizinerforum.org 57; Interdisciplinarity 57, Internationality 59; The Annual Journal 59; About the Young Medics Forum 59; From Devotion to Esoteric Impulses 59; The Young Medics Forum in 7 Sentences 59; The Co-workers 59

THE INITIATIVE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS IN ANTHROPOSOPHIC MEDICINE - ACTIVITY REPORT 61-73 The Initiative for Scholarships in Anthroposophic Medicine 63; The Scholarships Holders 63; Documentation Regarding the Use of Financial Resources 2013 64; Donations 64; Membership 64; Secretariat 64; Current Executive 64; Outlook 65; Facilitating Experiences through Scholarships and One-Off Grants 67; Inspired67; I longed for this through my entire studies 68; Absolutely Recommendable Course 69; Final Report ofa „Lili Kolisko Research Scholarships recipient“ 70; Death and the Doctor 70; Experiences of the Havelhöhe Doctors Seminar 72; Summer Academy: „How do we perceive health?“ 72; On the path to the christian in Medicine 73 Dear readers, it is so beautiful to be a tone of a melody ...... over Whitsun 2013 the „Enlightening the Heart“ conference for young people in anthroposophic medicine took place at the Goetheanum in Dornach. Through this compilation of articles, photos, memories and reports of experiences, you are warmly invited to get to know this special week and its further influence. The inner composition and development of the conference will also be described in detail as well as the approach to organization and methods of working. The conference was organized over more than one year by the younger generation within Anthroposophic Medicine, which has a broad network through the International Young Medics Forum and the Initiative for Scholarships in Anthroposophic Medicine. It seemed fitting to us to combine the conference publication with the annual report of the International Young Medics Forum and the activity report of the Initiative and thus to present impressively what lives in the young generation involved with anthroposophic medicine. We wish you much joy in reading.

The organisers of the Whitsun conference The International Young Medics Forum The Initiative for Scholarships in Anthroposophic Medicine

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spring mood be considered. For these plenum lectures we were able at the goetheanum to have the contribution of Armin Husemann, doctor and lecturer for anthroposophic medicine and the knowledge 9 with young people of man. This medical anthropology served as a foundation from all over the world for the work with the patients

2. Practical anthroposophic medicine. Daily continuing a loving encounter professional courses were offered of ten hours in total, at heart which enabled each participant to develop abilities rele- to discover therapeutic vant for their every day work from experienced colle- agues. We attempted to find the „basics“ for each field of skills actively medicine and to offer these in the specialty courses.

fashioning Following on from an actual patient encounter, the inter- disciplinary work on the diagnostic and therapeutic pro- anthroposophical medicine cesses was practised in groups of about twenty partici- at present pants, where the approaches of individual professions as together well as of the interdisciplinary work were considered. 3. Spirituality. At the end of the day we contemplated the esoteric deepening of anthroposophic medicine in profes- sion specific groups and one interdisciplinary group. Young The Idea people from each professional group were included in the preparation process in order to prepare the content for an It was our dream to organize an international and inter- esoteric deepening of each field of work. For instance, for disciplinary conference for the young people who are the medical students and young doctors, the seven mant- interested in or working with anthroposophic medicine to ras of the Course for Young Doctors were presented in the meet. By working together on anthroposophic medicine evenings (Rudolf Steiner: GA 316). Following the presen- for a week we wanted to create a foundation for future tation of the mantras conversation took place regarding collaboration. personal experiences with the schooling material. The idea of the conference was to provide content and allow for skill development simultaneously. The division of the conference into profession specific and interdiscip- The Structure of the Week as a linary parts corresponded to the need for professionaliza- Developmental Possibility tion in one‘s own profession as well as the valuable work with patients as a team. Eight days for eight „social“ intervals. Beginning according to the development of the world on a Saturday (Saturn), We wanted to create a conference that through its content there was completion of an arc after one week. Complete and form was like a composition! The knowledge given attendance or shortened (to Wednesday) was possible. A should become experience at the same time and thus conclusion could also occur for the participants of the first allow for development. So we took the musical ordering of half of the week (the Fourth) as well as receiving a further the intervals as the foundation for the course of the week perspective (quality of the Fifth) with the last morning lec- (Occult Science, GA 13 and Eurythmy as Visible Sound, GA ture. The common thread within the lectures on human 278). Thus the foundation concept was artistic from the anthropology and artistic exercises was also the music beginning. itself. Under consideration of the qualities of the- inter vals, day for day new aspects developed and new content We wished for a conference from and for young people was connected. In this way the content and social process and so the organisation, and to a large extent also the con- sounded together in a harmonious way. Then as the inter- tent, was created by young people. vals were sung by the participants, the inner aspect itself of the form of the conference was experienced. The Structure of the Day 1. Anthropology of the Heart. A unifying foundation was created through the joint work on the sculptural-musical- speech knowledge of man. Processes were made obvious during practical artistic activities in small groups, and con- necting with lectures held for all participants, viewpoints for an expanded consideration of the human being could

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This supported us not only financially, but also in an The Preparation idealistic sense. At the end we were even able to give some money back. 11 The Team and Supporters Welcome as Invitation. As organizer and guests of the conference we were warmly welcomed in the Goethe- The team was already international and interdiscip- anum. Whether conference office, Speisehaus restau- linary with a predominance of German-speakers and rant, accommodation or community, meetings were medical students and doctors. There was a core group characterized by honest effort and a welcoming gesture. and a large circumference of organisers. At the end of Thus food pricing, accommodation and room rental 2012 the central team consisted of 28 people. were also reduced in order to support us. We asked honestly and more was possible than expected. This There were many foundations and individuals that sup- welcome was experienced as a wonderful invitation. ported us financially and by practical means. The con- ference was supported with content and personally by the International Coordination for Anthroposophic Medicine as well as various professional associations. Engagement as one‘s own impulse Countless experienced people within anthroposophic medicine accompanied the preparation process. Alongside setting reasonable conference fees and kee- ping the costs as low as possible through modest con- ditions, an essential carrying element of the conference was the engagement of participants. From the 400 parti- Considerations Regarding Money cipants, about 100 registered as volunteer helpers. They Most of the organization team had attended anthropo- supported the organization team, lecture hall service, sophic events in previous years which had highlighted cleaning, the kitchen personnel, lead artistic or interdis- that attendance should not be prevented for financial ciplinary small groups or contributed with translation. It reasons. As a rule the prices were „target rates“ and the was also through this engagement that the conference reduced contribution of individual participants could be could be achieved financially. With the idea to connect compensated by the group. It appealed to us to enable the participants actively in the formation of the confe- the participation of everyone who wanted to attend. rence, we wanted to attempt to minimize purely con- But how? sumptive participation. It was to be a conference that arose out of the people who took part. This experience The Challenge. The target group for the conference connected deeply with the event and very much suppor- consisted of students and trainees, who in general still ted the themes which had been worked out. As an orga- did not earn their own income. On top of that, the invi- nisation team we could only marvel at how everything tation was international and almost all countries from was tackled and that problems did not lead to complaints which participants would travel were clearly poorer but rather mutual solutions. From our experience the than Switzerland. effort of the participants stood as a lovely balance to the support from without. The Conference Fee. In setting the fees we had the idea to place more importance upon relative contribu- Communication and developing a united will. The tion than a specific set amount. Alongside various set preparatory group consisted of 20 to 40 people who prices we opened the possibility for a price reduction worked together intensely or less intensely and with based on an percentage of monthly income. These vari- responsibility for the entire project or for single com- ations clearly made the registration processes more ponents of the conference. Definitely more than twice complicated but succeeded in establishing fair pricing as many people were also further involved transiently with consideration of interdisciplinary and international with the preparation, often with ideas or important differences. feedback. In order to develop the interdisciplinarity of the event, the preparatory group was also made up Strong shoulders on which we were able to lean. out of different medical specialties and in addition very It was already forseeable from the beginning that international. Anthroposophy and enthusiasm for the contributions from the participants were not going to idea of the conference united us. come near to covering the costs. We had the hope that if the idea for the conference was fitting to the time, The information itself is not the secret, but rather the it would be able to be carried by a community. So we intention with which I inform. The communication for turned to those for whom anthroposophic medicine is the organization of the conference and project manage- important: from foundations, businesses, societies and ment took place with the support of the internet. Infor- individuals we were able to raise over 115000 Euros. mation and events were conveyed over internet forums

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and email notifications to the relevant groups. With the The Initiative and Solidarity principle. Who does help of suitable software platforms, appointed working what? Tasks were divided according to the principle of groups wrote documents together and made these initiative. Each took over the tasks that he wanted to. 13 available for the entire preparation group. In so doing, Every newly arising task was communicated. Tasks that importance was placed upon all parties having equal weren‘t taken up were reviewed again and their neces- access to information that was required for the orga- sity considered. Either they were recognized as neces- nization. Each person could inform themselves about sary and done, or consciously let go of. Through this it everything, however only directly received information was possible to differentiate which themes and tasks that was personally relevant. Thus, the exchange of really had to do with the conference idea and which did information became a question of will. not. Tasks that are taken up out of one‘s own initiative are easier to carry through than outwardly imposed Is it possible to will together? More essentially we duties. The initiative principle proved itself to us as a indeed experienced a common development of will. good way to transform duties that arose from a situa- This took place in the real encounters at many prepa- tion into inner duties. ratory meetings. At these the foundation concept of the conference and subsequently arising matters were It wasn‘t only developing initiative that we learned worked on. Each time it was tangible that individuals but also how to give up tasks. The complexity of the really joined in the preparation only after such a mee- conference took each of us close to breaking point. For ting had taken place, although they had previously such instances the possibility existed to communicate already felt the impulse to collaborate. Important was this openly. Time and again we stepped in for each to connect with the conference idea, and that succee- other and sometimes carried the tasks of others. The ded only in meeting and discussion with those who overall coordination itself was carried in phases by carried the idea. These meetings were theme based at different people. Initiative requires solidarity. local meetings and continued in regular telephone con- ferences according to task.

The conference idea changed over the course of time through each member of the preparation group. Through this process each of us had to learn firstly to formulate thoughts and ideas concretely but also to be able to let go or hold onto them, so the space for other ideas remained open, at least until it was time to bring them in. That is not always a completely pain free path. Perhaps precisely through this ability to bring in one‘s own ideas, a quiet connection between each other took place which enabled a joint decision of will.

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In preparation for the conference we realised that two Consideration of the different approaches to teaching in a seminar canbe Teaching Methods differentiated. In the case of a classical seminar, the 15 seminar leader predetermines the content. In this Which form of passing on knowledge corresponds to case, the group corresponds to the ‘lung-region’ of the the heart? During the preparation it occurred to us that human being which, as part of the rhythmical system, the classic methods of teaching could be considered out keeps the human being connected to the outer world. of the anthroposophic three-fold view. A method of teaching a seminar that is oriented towards The lecture. The listener is passive in a lecture; he listens the heart activity of the human being should feature the to the lecturer talking. The content is conveyed through group members presenting the topics to the group and a single person. Through this method of teaching, it then the group working together to develop something is mainly the head processes of the audience that are new from these contributions. The results of this group addressed as they are reflecting on the topics while work can be transformed into something new and more listening. Hence, the lecture is the method of teaching mature than the individual contributions. In a similar that corresponds most to the nerve-sense-system of way, the heart integrates the venous blood flow of the the human being. The aim of the lecture is the commu- individual organs and helps it to transform into arterial nication of knowledge. blood, into a new entity.

Peer teaching. In this method of teaching, everybody We have tried to integrate all described teaching who is actively participating in the process of learning methods into the conference concept and hope we will is seen as an equal (peer). Everybody can learn from be able to address the participants in multiple ways. each other. In case of having a group leader like, for example, in PBL (problem based learning - a subform of peer teaching), his role is characterized above all by outwardly passive participation, thereby providing the space that is needed for the students. Contrary to a lec- ture, the students need to become very active to work out the topics for themselves, relate them to the dis- cussions and evaluate them. Peer teaching corresponds to the metabolic-limb system of the human being and seems to mainly address the will-forces of the student.

Teaching in the form of a seminar. Corresponding to the rhythmical system of the human being, the seminar lives from the exchange between the lecture-like impul- ses of the seminar leader and the will-pronounced pro- cessing of the topics by the group. This can be put into practice through discussions as well as through the inte- grative participation of each individual.

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of the activity and the changes of the clay could be fol- The Conference lowed. Only in this way was an awakening to the quali- Four hundred medical students, doctors, nur- ties of sculpting also possible. 17 ses and therapeutically active young people, as well as interested older participants from 34 coun- All groups were instructed by participants, who them- tries attended the Whitsun conference from selves had no artistic training. It was important to us the 18th to 25th of May at the Goetheanum. that the team leaders also experienced an honest At the centre stood an all inclusive view of the heart as search in dealing with the forms. Only the single steps central organ. of work were communicated to the group participants. Michaela Glöckler Each sculpting exercise was carried out with an amount of clay that corresponded to the size of the participant‘s Enlightening the Heart - hands. At the end of the exercises the shapes, which A contemplation of the knowledge had arisen, were passed around the circle. A discussion followed about the experiences, atmosphere, difficul- of mankind in seven steps ties and discoveries during the work.

„Armin Husemann was invited to present in his series The musical exercises, which are described below, were of lectures the heart from the point of view of the coordinated during the conference in sequence with sculptural-musical-speech knowledge of mankind the sculpting exercises. The intervals were sung before method recommended by Rudolf Steiner to doctors every lecture by Armin Husemann and on the following and teachers. He was also able to accomplish this task day during the morning group repeated and considered. in the sense of the Goetheanum‘s impulse to unite sci- Through this an experiential connection to the sculpting ence, art and religion. For the natural scientific view exercises was possible. of the heart as a pump has moved on nowadays from the one-sided „Pump-idea“ to that of a complex organ Due to the international participant group the challenge of perception of the condition of life in all organs. The was to find speech exercises which were internationally beauty of the functional images of the heart from the understandable and enabled similar experiences for all embryonic development to the regular musical heart- participants. Therefore, instead of words or sayings we beat, the phenomena of resonance of the heart beat chose two consonants (D and T) and conveyed the qua- when two people communicate with each other, and lities of the sound through eurythmy. the religious aspect - the heart as organ of conscience and the creation of ‚better deeds‘ for the future- have On the next pages the artistic exercises will be descri- been inspirational. bed individually. Michaela Glöckler

Instructions to be Followed - The Heart Titles of the Plenary Sessions Sculpting Exercise I - The Ball. As much clay is taken to fill 1. The life of the movement of the blood both hands. The sculpting is carried out with the entire 2. Movement and form in the formation of the blood vessels hand, not with the thumbs or fingertips. The ball arises 3. Soul life and movement of the blood through loosening and compressing the clay. The speed 4. The function of the heart in the development of the standing man of sculpting should harmonise with the breathing. Slow- 5. The movement of the sun and the blood ness is the essential element. After about ten minutes 6. Listening with the heart (Beethoven) the process is stopped and the ball is passed around the 7. The heart as creative organ of perception for destiny circle.

Example feedback: „The exercise is boring. It is a simple Artistic Small Groups exercise, but nonetheless never ends.“ „One comes to inner peace, feels relaxed and consciousness expands. The goal of the small group work in the mornings was Harmony arises.“ „The form of the ball is an unity, it is to make it possible to have experiences which would complete.“ fill the concepts of the lectures on the heart and know- ledge of man with life. Sculpting Exercise II - The Expansion (Egg).The first exer- cise is repeated. Out of the ball it is attempted to let an In the sculpting work with clay the pace of working was expansion arise. Again the palms of the hands are used. especially important to us. The exercises were con- After about 10 minutes this is stopped and the eggis sciously guided at a slow pace so the inner experience passed around the circle.

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Feedback: „With sculpting the expansion one is more Musical Exercise II - Major and Minor. While listening we awake and concentrates on the form. When the ball try to discover the different colours of major and minor. becomes an egg, the impression arises as if something 19 would hatch out.“ „The reaching out has a new quality. Sculpting Exercise V - Sculptural Research. With a The f orm appears to live.“ „All eggs are different, all balls amount of clay to fill the hand we try to create the quality were in principle the same.“ of major and minor in a streamlined shape.

Sculpting Exercise III - The Indentation. After repeating Sculptural-Musical-Speech Knowledge of Man - The the first exercise (ball) every participant begins at a place Heart. Reflecting on D/T, major and minor. The D is more on the ball with an indentation. This could be worked perceptive, receiving than the T. T is more impulsive, with the fingers. Again, it is important to work slowly. powerful. Minor corresponds musically more with the D, The exercise is to be stopped after a short time so the major with the T. In the heart the right chamber is made indentation does not become too deep. of minor/D forces, the left chamber of major/T forces.

Feedback: „It is astonishing, that two different indenta- Sculpting exercise I (Ball) is repeated. Then the participants tions can be made, circular and linear.“ „Also by including take the qualities of D, T (major and minor) and create an the fingers the working atmosphere was more focused.“ indention out of which a heart can appear. It will have two „It is almost painful to destroy the ball.“ „The wish arises indentations. Next to each other lie one indentation with a to slip inside the indentation. With that one really wakes D- and one with a T-character. A heart appears with a right up. An inner space arises. With linear indentations the and left chamber. awakening effect is stronger.“ Sculpting Exercise IV - Deepened Indentation. The first Basics - Practical Skills in and third exercises are repeated (ball and indentation). With this exercise the indentation is deepened. The exer- Anthroposophic Medicine cise is interrupted when the centre of the ball is reached. After passing around once the indentation is again In profession specialty courses and during the patient deepened. Shortly before breaking completely through meeting as a group practical skills were practised. The the exercise is ended. specialty courses will be described below, the patient meeting after that. Parts of the specialty courses were Feedback: „Through the linear indentation a lung arises offered for several professional groups at the same time with two wings. The circular indentation leads to a heart.“ when there was a similar need, so for example rhyth- mic embrocation for nurses, naturopaths and midwifes. Musical Exercise I - The Intervals. In at least two groups An overview follows in the descriptions below. In wor- the intervals are sung from prime to octave. During this king out the concepts for the courses, importance was time the keynote is held by one group. The other group placed together with the course leaders on presenting starts with the keynote and rises in accordance with the the „basics“ of the profession and to teach these practi- scale to the next interval. After each new sounding inter- cally. So for example for the medical profession there val there is a pause and the experience is reflected upon. were courses on the primary competencies of taking a The inner experience of the music corresponds to the history, investigation, facts of illnesses, knowledge of sculptural quality of the exercises with clay. healing substances and determining a therapy, com- plemented with soul hygiene for daily life in the clinic, Feedback: „Experiencing the prime is a harmonious therapeutic eurythmy and working with priests. Below experience. It reminds me of the sculpting of the ball.“ we have listed the descriptions of the practical courses „The tension of the second is a start, where one cannot for each profession as advertised on the homepage for linger, one took the first step already.“ „The major and registration. minor thirds create a musical inner space in which the whole feeling world between sadness and joy can take Medical students and doctors, including dentists. place.“ Anthroposophic Investigation - H. Merckens, M. Sauer How does the body change when someone becomes Speech Exercise I - „D“ and „T“. Eurythmically in D and sick? What can we find out from the investigation of the T two different sounds are to be experienced. They are body about the patient, his constitution and his illness? repeated several times. In the next step it is important The aim is to expand the techniques of investigation to study the speech movements and to sound the con- from the point of view of anthroposophy, in order to sonants out. Speaking the movement in the space of the also obtain insights about the higher bodies and their mouth needs to be held back, before they are sounded. functioning together. They are the two sides of the zodiac sign Leo in which the creating impulse for the heart lies. We can see a gesture for the foundation of the right and left heart chamber.

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Midwives. Nursing gestures with newborns - I. Heine as the soul or astral body. The latter penetrate each The nursing of babies assesses the soul and spiritual other. Thereby we can live pain-free(er) and more healt- development and the social ability of the child. The vari- hily. During the course Dr. Takacs will show illustratively 21 ous domains of care can be divided into twelve gestu- how modern physics, geometry and Rudolf Steiner‘s res of nursing. These show the visible gestures of nur- physiology contribute to a new understanding of cardi- ses, midwives and educators that come to expression ovascular, respiratory and neuro-regulatory functions in in daily care. We will work on these gestures together the human being. In addition, diagnostic and „hands- and present them in relation to the accompaniment of on“ techniques will be demonstrated and practised and parents and children. case examples discussed.

Therapeutic Eurythmy.Work on questions of daily Art Therapists. Painting therapy - R. Queisser practice - S. Sebastian und S. Harlan In this specialty course, the foundations of a painting How do I determine the eurythmy exercises for my pati- therapy focused on supporting the quality of the heart ents from the medical diagnosis in consultation with as a mediating and elevating principle will be the theme the doctor and out of my diagnosis of movement? How to develop, deepen and renew. Methodologically and do I give a therapeutic eurythmy exercise to a patient didactically the course is based on working things out who has never done therapeutic eurythmy? The questi- together and learning from and with others by means ons of the participants out of the daily practice life will of exchanging experiences. The themes on offer include be worked on in a seminar style. the investigation of sculptural factors, quality of mate- rials, the therapeutic relationship, diagnostic methods Curative Education.Inclusion of people with disabilities - and illustrations of patient work. Through a joint arti- R. Grimm stic exercise we will also be able to explore the theme The idea of inclusion is the intention, extending far into further. If possible please bring: watercolours and paint the future, to guarantee the equal spiritual, social and brush (or other liquid paints), pastel and oil pastel legal rights for people with disabilities (and other mino- crayons, crayons, scissors and examples of cases from rity groups of society). For this, processes of change in one‘s practice. the heads and hearts of fellow human beings are just as necessary as legal conditions, but above all the engage- Music Therapists. Music therapy, focus on curative edu- ment of people and groups that want to develop new cation - A. Asyran forms for people to live together. In this specialty course Using case examples with a focus on curative education we will focus on ideas about disability, the development basic sound and music therapy exercises will be explai- of social models and the corresponding human rights ned. Examples include Rett-Syndrom, Autism, and also documents, for example the United Nations Convention illnesses such as multiple sclerosis and epilepsy. about the rights of people with disabilities. Nurses. Therapeutic washing - G. Zölle Naturopaths (‚Heilpraktiker‘).Anthroposophic medicine Washing is more than cleaning. In accompanying very in everyday life at the practice - Christine Huber ill and dying people the care of the body can become A central concern of our therapeutic work consists of therapeutic for the physical, soul and spiritual needs perceiving processes of illness and healing powers, and of the patient. The addition of medical oils to the recognizing what is required for healing for the patient. water supports the nursing intention. The qualities of With HEART and practical orientation we want to work touch - derived from rhythmical embrocation - give the together on: washing a further quality. This working group gives an • Linking our theoretical knowledge with the practice insight into the technique of washing, a schooling of (the different bodies and three-folding in daily life the inner attitude and an understanding for the effect at the practice) of oils in nursing. • To meet what is in front of us through our senses Pharmacists. Pharmaceutical processes - A. Schmidli (plant observation of Crataegus) Rudolf Steiner constantly indicated with great emphasis • Perceiving ourselves in our doings (homeopathic preparation of gold) Body and Movement Therapists. Osteopathy extended by anthroposophy - John Takacs The wisdom that lies as a basis in the principles of osteopathy can be researched with the help of anth- roposophy. Osteopaths apply the most varied „hands- on“ techniques in order to awaken the hidden powers within the physical body, the life or ether body as well R Specific therapeutic task esp a on ting se t ula al of o t rm go Art Therapy tre he Fo on Working on things that one can't express at co m me urs com Making aspects of the soul/ soul processes visible or audible nt e Helping patients enter into a process Allowing the patient to experience another level of C o consciousness, but thereby also supporting them to take Music Therapy m e Therapeutic Eurythmy control of their life Enter into breathing and rhythmical aspects p n l o Works with all four levels of the human being. ia Establish direct contact with feelings n m Works with sound and movement in space. 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o l e Patient n pu m Midwives l a l Doctor s Responsible care for normal pregnancies, birth A Making the diagnosis, Developing the concept for therapy and and post-partum care. Transfer to coordination of the therapeutic processes, overview of the doctors/therapists when variations to a normal therapies and making judgments on the therapies, Prescribing course are identified. Strengthening the resources medicines, Acute medicine concerning life and death of parents and child. Carries responsibility towards patient and country? m a Curative Education e t M Creating trusting relationships, Goal: a Social Work s u Support, accompanying individual a tu Connection between patient and his n a development, independence o l Naturopaths environment as well as the treating team si t s ru Comprehensive point of view with various So to say the 'will' of the treating team cu s naturopathic therapeutic possibilities, diagnosis is t Psychotherapy d and therapy by a/one person, time for t In the team: providing information about the psychosomatic n conversation with the patient, recognizing limits background of existing illnesses as well as psychological ie at of treatment comorbidities of other illnesses, advice and coaching P Kn Psychotherapeutic accompaniment of patients as needed ow Crisis intervention ing ns on ptio e's erce lim of p its ange Appreciation Exch Openness for each other 23

that the manner of handling the materials, the phar- On the second day a patient from the Ita Wegman Klinik maceutical process, represents the essence of anth- was introduced during a plenum session. Thankfully he roposophic medicines „that we do not wish to heal had agreed to share the story of his illness with the con- 23 through substances, but that we wish to heal through ference participants. A doctor, a therapeutic eurythmist processes...“! In this course we want to deepen our as well as a speech therapist took his history each time focus on the pharmaceutical/alchemical processes in specifically according to their specialty. This gave parti- the production of several important anthroposophic cipants the possibility, in addition to perceiving of the heart medicines. facts, to experience the patient from several different perspectives, for example how his physical body was Psychologists and Psychotherapists. Questions in the formed, how he moved, spoke and what type of inner therapeutic process - C. Biessels and U. Weger reaction he evoked in the observer. In our workshop we will give an introduction to the inner attitude a therapist can carry within oneself With these impressions the patient was discussed in the during a therapeutic conversation as a basis for the the- small groups and a mutual treatment plan was deve- rapeutic process. Out of this basis the manner of questi- loped. From this it was particularly exciting to notice oning and listening will be focused on. The participants how representatives of the various professions focused will put the theme in practice with small biographical on some completely different aspects. The discussion exercises. about the various observations led to a more detailed and complete picture of the patient than each indivi- Therapeutic Speech Practitioners.Active principles in dual won for himself. For example, in one of the small therapeutic speech - O. Ifill groups an art therapist motivated the others to put the In October 2012 Dietrich von Bonin made a contribu- cognitive aspect aside for a moment and paint a picture tion at the conference for therapeutic speech at the reflecting the impressions of the patient. Goetheanum on the 8 principles active in therapeu- tic speech which he had worked out. The group will Whilst forming a plan for treating the patient, an abun- become acquainted with these principles in particular dance of ideas arose regarding which therapies and through practice and in deepening conversation. anthroposophic medicines could be used to support the patient further. As a second step it was important to deter- mine which of these ideas could be readily implemented, allowing a well coordinated plan to be put together for the The Patient Meeting patient. Interdisciplinarity and On needs and giving between the professions. After Therapeutic Community the specific contemplation of the patient, the concept of interdisciplinary teams was also taken up and deepe- Alongside the anthropology of the heart and spiritu- ned. This process involved focusing on one of the pro- ality, the interdisciplinary assessment of the patient fessions during each session and reflecting upon their together with the profession-specific in-depth courses tasks and areas of competence as well as the question represented a further focus of the conference. The „What does this professional group need from the other broad spectrum of knowledge and experiences brought groups in order to be able to work well together?“, and by the participants to the conference provided a wor- vice versa (see figures for results). thy foundation to work on and develop interdisciplinary approaches. The goal was firstly to open the space for A plenum with representatives of the participating pro- shared experiences, thereby learning to perceive the fessional groups formed the conclusion of the inter- patient, built up out of various points of view, and lastly disciplinary work with the central question „How do to jointly create a coordinated plan for therapy. Finally we want to jointly develop medicine for the future?“ perspectives on the further development of interdis- First the impressions and results from the small groups ciplinary cooperation through and for anthroposophic were reported upon and following on, new ideas and medicine were examined. concrete suggestions for strengthening and optimizing collaboration were compiled. Participants met in small groups for the interdisciplinary work. Overall an open mood prevailed during the interdisci- plinary work with appreciation for one another, com- On the first day we gleaned which motives had led each munication on an equal footing and enthusiasm for individual to taking up a healing profession and in rela- the potential which lay in the joint work. The common tion to this, whether commonalities and differences starting point and connecting element was the patient could be found. and the goal of accompanying and supporting him on his individual path of development.

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To be able to appreciate someone else‘s point of view in daily life. In therapeutic eurythmy, for example, the gave the possibility of broadening one‘s own horizon „Movement meditation“ was discussed and practiced. of perception and also allowing concrete recognition In the nursing group, amongst others, the auxiliary 25 of what the work of the other professions encompas- exercises in daily life. The doctors worked on the mant- ses and can achieve. It became clear that through the ras of the Course for Young Doctors. integration of interdisciplinary diagnostic and thera- peutic approaches further quality and effectiveness The foundation of these profession specific schoolings could be accomplished. It is valuable to be able to is based in the general anthroposophic schooling path. draw upon the knowledge and skills of the others - as The exchange of the various professional groups can much for the treatment of the patients as for one‘s own be equally inspiring and there are elements that con- development. nect all healing professions.For these reasons there was also an interdisciplinary group on the foundations and The result of the common interdisciplinary work was less practice of anthroposophic medicine and its application about new knowledge but more so an experience of the in the therapeutic professions. possibilities that an interdisciplinary collaboration offered for the care of the patient. Also as an echo following the All groups took place throughout the entire week on conference, daily life of the participants had concretely each of the seven evenings, and were, like the entire changed. conference, structured upon the intervals and stages of earthly evolution. The Spirituality Most notably, these evenings were developed and moderated by young people. They perhaps didn‘t have Concept and Implementation. It was an important pri- so much experience in their field, but could raise ques- ority of the conference that spirituality as an obvious tions and bring about the discussion. Our goal was to component of anthroposophic medicine would be com- come into conversation about the theme of spirituality. pletely integrated and therefore be of equal value to Previous knowledge was not a requirement. the parts of the conference related to human anthropo- logy and practical medicine. This was new for a confe- The content-related goals were: rence of this scale and needed to be carefully prepared. • To encounter the subject matter of the inner path For some professions, apart from the description in the such as meditation and exercises. organigram of the Medical Section, there was still no • Experience elements of the training, either through published elaboration of the profession specific esoteric personal experience with exercises or through cap- material. This was then worked out over months with tivating stories. the organisers of the professional groups together with • Discovery/further development of one‘s own inner those of the „Spirituality-Block“ and IKAM-representa- teacher, with whom one guides oneself on the tives. Since the subject matter of the courses partially inner path. comprises of new creation for anthroposophic medi- cine, the registration texts are completely listed below. In addition, emphasis was to be placed didactically on authenticity and workshop style. In anthroposophic medicine we work with the results of spiritual research which we find in the collected works Authenticity. Play no games, rather speak directly and of Rudolf Steiner. The inner path within anthroposophic from the heart. Precisely with matters of spirituality is medicine allows for personal testing of these results the danger great that one represents oneself as greater from out of one‘s own world view. In addition, through than one truly is. It is fitting to speak only about that of it‘s refreshing effect and encouragement to be truly which one has experience, which one can inwardly feel. present, it can represent an important help for the daily Workshop style. It was completely new and bold to life of study and work. It is a phenomenon of our time place spirituality so much in the centre of an event. to approach esotericism more openly and clearly, so at Hence the groups were able calmly to also have a work- the conference meditation and the schooling path were shop style. Everyone discussed things together, com- openly discussed and a lively exchange arose. piled experiences. If someone had already spent some- Each medical, therapeutic and nursing profession lives what more time on an exercise or meditation, he could it‘s spirituality in a unique way. The soul-spiritual of the make it accessible for the others. Openness and joy patient and his individual therapy is grasped differently lived in the discovery of what every single participant for example as by a doctor or nurse. Therefore, there had to contribute. was a spirituality group for each profession. Here, the meditations and exercises were discussed, as well as the situations in which spirituality becomes important expect from a professional meditation? In addition to The Spirituality Groups the joint practice a space should arise for discussion Medical students and doctors, including dentists. The of these questions. So we look forward to stimulating mantras of the Course for Young Doctors. As medical work together! students and doctors we are in the special situation of Saturday: IAO, Sunday: I think the word, Monday: having received our own Schooling Course from Rudolf Pentagram, Tuesday: TAO, Wednesday: Light-Heaviness, Steiner in the lectures of the Course for Young Doctors Thursday: SM-HM, Friday: Halleluja (GA 316). In the lectures an inner developmental path Development through the is opened to the doctor who studies and practices the therapeutic eurythmy preparation group. content, which should enable his medical practice to become an art of healing. Spirituality in Curative Education.In this working group we will start with the schooling path for curative educa- Considered from the point of view of developing com- tors regarding the inner path and spirituality. Accompa- petency for daily working life, every evening a mantra nying someone in their destiny, as task of the teacher, was presented. In so doing, the relevant preparation, should be elevated here to the lofty task of „transfor- details about the actual meditation and indications of ming destiny“ (R. Steiner). This requires developing a their effects were presented. The goal was to be able consciousness for karmic connections, for which the to meet the path through the mantras and to stimulate indications of Rudolf Steiner, personal professional a discussion about experiences, difficulties, possibilities experiences as well as research can be helpful. and questions. Development and moderation by Barbara Hasselberg Contributions from Philipp Busche, Daniel Pollin, René Ebersbach, Jan Mergelsberg, Judit Fischer, Heilpraktiker (Registered German naturopaths). Spiri- Johannes Weinzirl, Tom Scheffers tual aspects of anthroposophic naturopathy. How does the spirituality of the naturopaths develop? Which dif- ferent approaches to spirituality are there, which are Midwives. Questions about spirituality. What is an those of anthroposophic naturopathy? The professio- anthroposophic midwife? This question can be posed nal group of ‚Heilpraktikers‘ joins in with the interdiscip- not only in a personal sense but also for society. The linary group on the first four evenings. For the following answer has to do with self-knowledge, with anthropo- three evenings they can meet amongst themselves to sophy, how one sees the human being and approaches discuss spirituality of ‚Heilpraktikers‘. him. But what exactly? What makes one different or Development by Christine Huber more? Does one become different oneself? These questions should form a starting point for discussion Spiritual Aspects in Body and Movement Therapy. and an exchange of experiences. Where does one experience spirituality in physiothe- Moderation and structure by Julia Grebner, Johanna rapy, massage, Spacial Dynamics and other domains of Hünig and Yvonne Pollin Body and Movement therapy?

Professional meditation for Therapeutic Eurythmists. The professional group for body and movement therapy How can we develop abilities for daily work through participates in the interdisciplinary group for the first practice of professional meditation? The eurythmy and four evenings and for the final three can meet amongst therapeutic eurythmy exercises given by Rudolf Steiner themselves to discuss spirituality of Body and Move- can be meditatively deepened. Through concentration ment therapists. and schooling of consciousness, inner enlivening and much more, we become for one more attentive towards what meets us in the patient and his healing need, and Spiritual Aspects of Art Therapy. The inner training for another it becomes a source of strength and helps us of the Art Therapist will be discussed. What does this to stand in our own middle, which is essential in a time of consist of? Where does it lead? What does it require? increasing symptoms of burn out. Working together, exchanging experiences and possibly practicing exercises we want to devote ourselves to On each of the seven evenings a form meditation will these questions. be introduced by a participant and practiced together Development and moderation by (I think the word, IAO, Steadfast I place myself in Elke Dominik and Rico Queisser existence, TAO, Light streams upwards, SM-HM and Halleluja). Spritual Aspects in Music Therapy. The professio- How do we therapeutic eurythmists work with medi- nal group of music therapists participates for the first tation? How does each of us approach it? What do we four evenings in the interdisciplinary group. On the 27

following three evenings they will meet as a group and Short introductory presentations should provide a star- work on the inner path in music therapy, by means of a ting point from which the exercises, texts and possibili- piece by Johann Sebastian Bach. ties for discussion will follow. 27 Development: Dr. Christian Ziller Development and Moderation by Esther Böttcher and Jutta Nöthiger Spirituality in Nursing. We will begin with the evening course on Spirituality in Nursing on Saturday with Rolf Anthroposophic Medicine - Foundations and Practice. Heine. This unit will concern getting to know the variety | The inner path of the therapeutic professions. This of meditations as well as their fields of application. group will consider the foundations and practice of anthroposophic meditation on the one hand, and On each of the following six evenings we will address spirituality in therapeutic daily life on the other. It one of the „six basic exercises“, in combination is aimed at all nursing, therapeutic and medical with the soul exercises which are practiced in the professions surrounding the sick human being. Friedrich-Husemann-Klinik. We want to work together on the question of where The idea is to provide a picture of the various „exer- spirituality is experienced in daily therapeutic life and cises“, an opportunity to discuss the possibilities for within training. When does one have the impression a „spiritual nursing“ together and to discover for that the spiritual world „contributes“? How do we oneself. The week will be accompanied by the concern want to develop our consideration of the patient in the about the key competencies in nursing, which skills are future through collective inner work? The inner path of required for this and how one can develop one‘s own anthroposophy offers the possibility to school oneself self for a nursing that will benefit the patient and is wor- for this. It is a path of recognition and knowledge to thy of humanity. the spirit which wakes the actual higher human being Development and moderation by in us. If one takes this path, one can consequently also Olaf Dickreiter and Fiona Bay practice one‘s profession differently. In this course the basic elements of this practice are intended to be con- Spiritual Aspects in Pharmacy. What is the spiritual path veyed in an overview. Introductory lectures will present of the pharmacist? Which qualities help to enrich study meditation, the basic exercises and review of the day and daily life? Where can spirituality be experienced? as elements of the inner path. The soul space of medi- tation can be experienced in the region of the heart, The professional group of pharmacists participates in the spiritual path of anthroposophy „strengthens“ the the interdisciplinary group for the first four evenings. heart. The process of meditation will be worked on, On the following three evenings they can meet separa- using examples; in small groups elements of this can be tely to discuss spirituality of pharmacists. tried out and conversations provide space for discus- Spiritual Aspects in Psychotherapy. From the 18th to sion and questions. 20th of May we will work with psychotherapist and Introductions and Moderation: René Ebersbach, Class teacher Wolfgang Drescher on psychotherapy and Ann-Kristin Olk, Robin Schmidt the threshold to the spiritual world. From the 21st to 24th of May we want to devote ourselves to our own questions and experiences about the spiritual side of our work, with this we will not forget the world bet- ween earth and soul, soul and spiritual world - the dream world. Development and facilitation Carine Biessels

Spirituality in Therapeutic Speech.As speech therapists we have the Word and artistic handling of language as a guide for the path of inner development, which should enable us to apply speech therapeutically.

Using the direction exercises („Richtungsübungen“) and the task of training the second human being (Drama Course, GA 282), we want to approach the question of training and development of thinking, feeling and wil- ling. Working out a first sense for a possible professio- nal esotericism will tie in with this.

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Content of the Spirituality Groups In the lead up to the conference, at Young Medics Meetings, the mantras were discussed separately. The 29 In the following we provide three examples of the results were presented at the Autumn conference of the material that was actually covered in the groups. For German Anthroposophic Doctors Association (GAÄD) in the art therapists, a contribution from Rico Queißer, for Kassel in 2012 and were published in the Organigram the medical students and doctors a contribution from of the Medical Section (P. Busche, R. Ebersbach). This Tom Scheffers and for the interdisciplinary group, from process taking place over two years served as the pre- René Ebersbach. paration of the content for the Whitsun conference.

Spirituality in Art Therapy. Every evening we found ourselves together and attempted to look into the „Once in olden times...“ matter of spirituality in our profession. It was a shared searching, listening and questioning and also very indi- This contribution would like to provide certain stimuli vidual. However, certain important things crystallised for the personal meditative approach to the mantra. out in consensus: Spirituality has something to do with The description is divided into four steps: encounter or meeting, and also in whose name this 1. Description of the context and form in which the takes place. Further also with intuition, capacity for mantra was given. devotion and finally also to dare something, to dare to be individual. Ways to spiritual schooling can be vari- 2. Conceptual view of the mantra and the various ques- ous meditations, the basic exercises from R. Steiner or tions, themes and images which we can encounter in it. above all simply art itself. 3. Some examples of personal experiences that can be Rico Queißer had when meditating. 4. Indications regarding some potential effects of the Spirituality in the Interdisciplinary Group. In this group mantra and corresponding details from Rudolf Steiner the general anthroposophic path as well as the medical on these. inner path were described by doctors together with a member of the Goetheanum. Short talks alternated with The Setting of the Meditation. In various ways the moderated discussions and also practical exercises. The mantra takes a special place in the series of our medi- basic elements of the inner path were discussed over the cal meditations. It came between the two courses for first four days. Anthroposophy as a path of knowledge, the young doctors and in contrast to the other mantras the essence of this path, deciding upon inner schooling given in written form, was published in the first (and at in freedom. Devotion. The course of anthroposophic the same time last) newsletter from Rudolf Steiner and meditation using the example of the mantra „Wisdom Ita Wegman on 11.03.1924 (GA316, S223). It appeared lives in the light“. Carrying the material over into the cli- there in between a review of the previous Christmas nical context. The basic exercises. course and the notification of three to five further lec- tures with the subject: „The being of man and world On the following three days the basic exercises were pre- orientation in respect to education and healing, as well sented by Matthias Girke in a clinical context. Michaela as the first particularly important tasks of humanity in Glöckler introduced the way with the class lessons of the this domain“ (GA316, S.225). In the last five minutes of School for Spiritual Science. As an example for medical this so called Easter course - and later in the Pastoral meditation, „See in thy soul power of radiance“ from the Medicine course (GA318, S.151ff), Rudolf Steiner took Course for Young Doctors as well as „Light streams out- up this theme: „how closely related healing and educa- wards, weight bears downwards“ were discussed. tion were in ancient times“ (GA316, S.219).

Finally each participant had an inner „toolbox“ with the Once in olden times elements of meditative schooling, with which he can There lived in the souls of the Initiates manage or maintain his further inner path. Powerfully the thought René Ebersbach That by nature every person is ill. And Education was seen Spirituality for Medical students and Doctors. Tom As the healing process Scheffers, one of seven speakers, spoke on one of the Which brought to the child mantras from the Course for Young Doctors, which As he matured accompanied the medical students and doctors throug- Health for life‘s fullfilled Humanity. hout the conference, forming a conceptual arc. This picture should serve as an example for how the work The Mantra. The mantra also has its uniqueness in with the mantras proceeded. the way in which it speaks to us. Mostly meditations begin with a question, or challenge to activity. Here, a

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completely different mood: Almost like in a fairy tale, Steiner, our body would disintegrate (GA316, S.219). In we are invited to listen, to hearken to times lying far in this sense the human being is sick by nature. In the the past. usual case, maturing brings health, but mostly only with 31 the help of education and healing. As we think our way through the mantra, an initial ques- tion arises: What was in olden times? At the begin- In polarity to the thought of the sickness of sin, the ning of humanity‘s development the human being thought also lived in the souls of the initiates for „life‘s was inwardly united with the cosmos. Step by step a fulfilled humanity“. We get a sense for a situation in process of separation took place. As a result of a sepa- which we have accomplished our pre-birthly aims and ration from the cosmos occuring earlier and deeper fulfilled our destiny tasks. The end of the mantra thus than envisaged, adversary powers gained access to the sends our gaze to a far distant future. And the initia- human being and brought illness into earthly evolution. tes knew: Education and healing mean helping create However, this process also enabled the development of conditions for incarnation so that the human being can freedom. Now it is time for the human being to reunite come closer to his complete humanity. with the spiritual world out of his own free decision. In the mysteries, the connection to the spiritual world The connection between the art of education and was maintained. The initiated souls, active in the mys- the art of healing can take shape in various ways, for tery centres, had three „professions“ in one: As priests, example through the collaboration of teacher and doc- in celebrating they nurtured the connection with the tor. One can imagine how they observe a school child Gods, as teachers they placed themselves at service together in a medical-pedagogic conference and att- of the education of individual students and humanity empt to heal his one-sided constitution. The teacher with the help of their initiation knowledge, and as doc- with his method of education is primarily directed tors they worked within the medical component of the to the soul life of the child, however his method also mysteries. On visiting the asclepeions at Pergamon brings about health for the body. The doctor with his we can get an impression of what such a place of the means of healing is primarily directed to the body of the healing mysteries looked like. Rudolf Steiner described child, but through such healing also enables a healthy what had probably taken place in this round Telespho- development of the soul (the priest can also collaborate rus temple. It was whispered to the priest-doctor from to bring healing here, but he approaches from the spirit two sides how to heal: on the one side was the temple of the child). sleep, in which the ill person dreamed of his illness and We can ask ourselves why this mantra was given to the therapy in a reduced state of consciousness (GA318, doctors and not to the teachers. The answer remains S.126), and on the other side were conversations at the unclear, but Rudolf Steiner had given the content of the altar, in which the priest-doctor spoke into the smoke mantra to the pedagogues in the form of a lecture on and received an answer from the healing God of Mer- the 17th of April 1924, shortly before the Easter Course cury (GA239, S.139). (GA309, S.77). In the souls of these initiates there was the living, From Personal Experience. According to my feeling, by powerful thought that we are all sick by nature. How meditating on this mantra it is possible to experience, is this confronting thought to be understood? We can amongst other things, how the soul takes a path from search for an answer from various aspects. If we look the past into the future (following the inner structure of honestly at ourselves, we have to admit that we are time in the mantra) and how this path is accompanied very one-sided and carry constitutional weakness in us by various moods. In the first part we proceed as it were as tendency towards illness. Our task is to balance this below, into the deep, dark region of illness, decay and one-sidedness. death... „ that by nature every person is ill.“ We grapple It is described in the second lecture course within the with the question: How can it go on further? Then the Course for Young Doctors how two streams converge in word follows „And...“. Yes, it continues. Then comes the human being. The first comes from above: from the word „Education“. That uplifts us and from then it out of a light filled world we descend into life, hoping become ever brighter: We mature, become healthier to be able to fulfill our intentions. On earth we meet and when we achieve complete humanity, we are fully the stream of heredity coming to us from below, out of in the light. Our pre-birthly goals are not shadowed, which we are gifted our first body, the model body. It but find - with the help of education (and later self- is this body which is tainted with original sin (GA316, education) and healing - their realization in a complete S.219). This body is to be transformed into a fitting ins- humanity. In the first part of the mantra illness arises trument for us. This overcoming doesn‘t happen wit- as from out of the past, in the second part healing leads hout a battle. What happens when we keep that which into the future. And in between, in the present, is the works in our model body? 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aright ourselves out of the situation of illness in con- The Young Medics Impulse nection with the forces of resurrection. Through medi- 33 tation we can get a feeling for this process in ourselves. On the Path with the Mantras in the Course for Young In the newsletter, Rudolf Steiner and Ita Wegman Doctors. One of the mantras from the so-called Course express their hope that we meditate this mantra: for Young Doctors was focused on at each of five mee- Because thereby „into medical life that will flow which tings of the Young Medics Forum held in Dornach bet- [we doctors] with longing [require], [...and] which the ween 2011 and 2013. At the „Enlightening the Heart“ sick person will experience as mercy, when he experien- conference we then devoted ourselves each evening to ces it in the process of healing“ (GA316, S.224). one of the mantras. Despite the intensive work on these meditations it was difficult to actually put something Some details on the effects of the mantra. The text down on paper that had meaning beyond the discus- that is given with the mantra in the newsletter provides sion in the moment at the meetings and above all had indications on the effects of the mantra. I would like validity. The approach to the mantras, the experiences to emphasize three points from the newsletter (GA316, with them and thoughts about them are as manifold as S.223ff): the young people who took part in the meetings.

Connected with the mantra, with the thought, that We would like to describe certain motives which became every human being is sick by nature, are „feelings for important to us during our work together and which suffering humanity, out [of which] not only devotion to seemed valuable beyond our individual approaches. the art of healing must develop but also real power“. When I think this over, that we are all searching for a The Setting of the Mantras. The book title „Meditative path which leads us out of our illness and situations of Observations and Instructions for a Deepening of the suffering, this can become to me striving and power to Art of Healing“ simultaneously characterizes the con- stand by my fellow human beings in a helping way. tents. It is striking to note that seven meditations in word or verse form, so-called mantras, take the central By meditating this mantra, we prepare „the soul [...] place in the lectures. The lectures are full of informa- for taking in the effect of healing“. We have seen what tion for understanding the content and connections of this looked like in olden times. What does it look like these mantras. For some of these mantras Rudolf Stei- today? The effects of healing are no longer whispered ner gave preceding exercises which ought to illuminate to us „from above“; with the help of higher stages of the approach to the meditation or make similar experi- consciousness we should find „from below“, out of eve- ences possible in other ways. rything that could potentially be healing for the patient, that which can work helpfully on his path towards com- In this sense one needs to look not only at the three- plete humanity. This is a long path of practice, which fold observation of plants according to Sal, Mercury and we can take individually and in therapeutic community. Sulfur, mentioned in the 4th lecture of the Christmas Course, but also at the exercise with the gold-mirror in The focus of our medical activity is normally on the the 8th lecture. Through the introductions someone body. The mantra helps us not to forget „to accompany who practices can find plentiful help to work with the the healing process with soul“ and to not concentrate content of the Mantras. solely on the body. We also need to work pedagogi- cally, in order to be able to stand healingly beside the Through the supplementary exercises he can deepen sick person (GA316, S.220). Ita Wegman expressed his work with them. „[...] that the doctor who want to be a healer in the true The Effects of the Mantras. Each meditation develops sense of the word must have comprehended the art of an ability in the soul, and it is a tenet of anthroposophic education in the widest sense, have this strongly living meditation that one knows what the effect of the medi- with them,[...]“ (At the beginning of the working for an tation is. Thereby one remains inwardly free, because extension of the art of healing S. 33ff.). one has an overview of the effects and is not depen- When I meditate this mantra early in the morning in dent upon a teacher who takes control. Following on my consulting room, I sense an incarnating effect and from this basic understanding of anthroposophic schoo- simultaneously a space is created for trusting and fruit- ling it was one of the most essential steps of work to ful helping. The mantra makes me aware of the fact look for these effects amongst the numerous details that we doctors, together with the educators, work in in the lectures. Surprisingly these didn‘t always match the service of development and that we can do this in our expectations and also not always with the con- contact with the medical stream of the old mysteries tent of the mantras. From the point of view of effects and the healing being of Mercury. the individual mantras combine to form a meaningful Tom Scheffers composition.

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The Warmth Meditation. „Helene (von Grunelius) position because it was not given within the course lamented that it was impossible for her to follow the but rather in the newsletter that was sent between advice about the „book“, because one just didn‘t know the Christmas and Easter courses. The details about its 35 if what one wrote on the right (spiritual scientific) side effect are limited to a single sentence. „It is good to let was correct. Rudolf Steiner answered: ‚That doesn‘t such powerful thoughts appear before the soul, if one matter, in the course of time you will correct yourself. wants to prepare the soul in the right inner mood for Apart from that you can send me your book. However, grasping the healing effects.“ If one has a therapeutic if you want to develop more „certainty“, I can give you a idea and gives a medicine on the assumption that it is meditation. He gave her the Warmth meditation...“ the right one for the patient, this meditation helps to The meditation was given already prior to the start of be able to perceive the effects. As a developing doctor, the Course for Young Doctors and in a certain sense this ability, only slow to develop, serves the evaluation marked the beginning. It was a help for the „double of therapy. book-keeping entries“ and a path to seeing the ethe- ric Christ. („Then he indicated that this meditation was „Behold, what is joined in the cosmos ...“ The clear the path for the doctors to see the etheric Christ“). The structure and content of this mantra allows its effect to double book keeping has its great significance espe- appear obviously:“...then you will learn to look into the cially at the beginning of study because it should help human being.“ „You will come to that which is built into to bring natural science and spiritual science into the man from out of the cosmos, out of the surrounds of correct relationship. The second statement forms the the earth, from earthly powers.“ „...If we want to tho- arc towards the high ideal for being a doctor. From roughly understand man, in particular want to under- Jesus Christ comes the greatest healing power. The stand him for the means of a healing treatment,...“ then task is for the doctor to build a real inner relationship we develop in meditative experience with this mantra to this healing principle. The warmth meditation thus the ability to make a diagnosis, which comprehends the encompasses the entire path of development of the effect of cosmic and earthly powers in the patient. doctor, beginning in the time of study but with a broad „Feel in the fever‘s measure ...“ The outer measu- perspective at the same time. rement of fever, counting the beat of the pulse and „You healing Spirits ...“ When one goes through medical weighing matter should become something different, study of today the knowledge received can be percei- in that we extend our attention to the cosmic relation ved as lifeless and abstract. This knowledge does not of man. Through the meditative experience with the lead to interest for the actual patients, and it can be mantra, „...arises an intuition about what one should demonstrated that empathy amongst students clearly do“. Beyond the understanding of man and the diag- declines in the course of study. The meditative expe- nosis one recognizes what can be done therapeutically. rience with this mantra helps here and experiences in Beyond the general knowledge which characterizes a nature. „That means, they will begin, ..., to enliven their healing substance, one recognizes what helps in this medical knowledge, to look at nature and the human individual case. As a further effect it was described that being in such a way that out of the strongest impulse „he who penetrates these things with his heart and soul to be able to help, ..., healing comes.“ Along with the has the greatest chance to perceive, or at least be able intention to help, living knowledge and capacity for to get a sense for that which comes over from previous empathy belong together. incarnations into a sick human being“. Thus this mantra enables actual practical activity in the present care of „See in thy Soul, Power of Radiance ...“ „You will see the patient. through such contemplation that you will come to the characteristics of a substance that one needs for the- „Shove man‘s earliest time ...“ In this general view of rapy. But you will only come to it when you want to take man two capacities should be practised, which connect it seriously, not as an outer word, but as a continuous the profession specific schooling path of the doctor inner call upon the soul: (text of mantra).“ Beyond the immediately with the general schooling of anthroposo- knowledge of illness, which is what is actually expec- phy. When one meditates this mantra, „...then within ted from the content, meditative experience with this yourself is born“ out of the work with the first section mantra can develop capacity for knowledge of healing „really the imagination of the human ether body; rela- substances and a view for „the healing of therapeutic tively quickly the imagination of the human ether body eurythmy“. It seems astonishing to us that one medi- is born.“ Through working with the second part „one tates upon illness and acquires the ability to recognize obtains an impression of the astral in man.“ The last of remedies. the seven mantras leads consequently to knowledge of the supersensible man in a general way. „Once in olden times...“This mantra is the fourth in the chronological series and already has by this a special

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On the Path with the Mantras. He who studies the lectures of the Course for Young Doctors knows just how much stimulation for a meditative life they con- tain. Consideration of the mantras from the perspec- tive we have selected, does not properly represent the complexity of the detail to be found in the lectures. There are many more aspects to the effects of the man- tras than the viewpoint we have selected. But even the knowledge achieved in this way seems to us to be so rich that it can stimulate our own inner work. We are conscious that the effects of the mantras are complex and varied. We are not making any claim here to com- pleteness. For us it was much more a discovery how closely these meditations are connected with questi- ons coming from our study and daily medical work. In the chronological sequence the mantras can help to develop the following abilities: to make study more comprehensive through „double entry book-keeping“; to enliven knowledge and develop the will to heal; to recognise medicinal substances; the evaluation of the- rapy; finding the right diagnosis; finding the right the- rapy in a single case and to begin to be able to make a diagnosis of the different members of the human being. These abilities are the key competencies of the medical profession. Working with these mantras, one‘s own schooling achieves a great relevance for practical activity.

Our common work during the last meetings of the Young Medics gave us courage to work further with the mantras and we hope that the beauty of the composi- tion and relevance to practical work will also stimulate others to work with them.

Many of the thoughts expressed here arose during dis- cussions at the Young Medics meetings. We would like to thank our friends warmly and from the heart for their ideas. Philipp Busche, Rene Ebersbach Enlightening the heart The movie

Enlightening the heart intends to provide a glimpse, an overview on the multifaceted existence of the International Conference on Anthroposophic Medicine Enlightening the Heart. The film draws the watcher to some of the essential questions bought up throughout the week the Conference lasted. Likewise, emotive and professional impressions gathered along those seven days, shown by more than 20 selected interviews of participants of all professions, organizers and lecturers, make up the inner guidelines of the film.

Since the central subject organ of the conference was the heart itself, approached not just in its biological dimension but also in its spiritual life from the perspective initiated by Rudolf Steiner´s medical research, the joining of soul, mind and body as one single picture when diagnosing and healing the patient, became the common connection of all the dialogue that took place. The film, as one of its main purposes, attempted to close up whether the participants from every medical profession enhanced his understanding of the patient as not only an ill body but a human being whose spiritual and bodily life work as system. What kind of medicine are we practicing today? What is our understanding of the human being as a whole? Are all the medical professions working in a truly cooperative environment? What concept of the human being rules nowadays the approach of the Health Care System to those who are ill? The movie somehow explores as well how the participants developed the understanding of this sort of questions.

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The movie intends to address, from an intimate perspective, what happened to the participants of the International Conference Enlightening the Heart during the seven days the event took place. Four different moments compound the film. Each one of them refers to a subject profoundly developed throughout the conference: the heart as a resource of health and the uniting organ of body and soul, the healing qualities of art practices, the interdisciplinary work for understanding the illness, and the inner path of all professions. Around 20 selected interviews of participants and organizers, as well as shots from meetings, lectures, workshops, and dancing and singing moments, shown in a very direct way, allows the movie to explore the true impact of Enlightening the Heart for those whom were involved. It´s a documentary about the encounter of more than 400 people from all over the world, and the spirit of a singular meeting which grew increasingly toward a cooperative relationship between a worldwide young medical community whom are working to develop further the current health care system through the approach of Anthroposophic Medicine.

A film by Theresia Riekert and Rolando González 32 min. Dornach, Switzerland. May 2013. 39 Enlightening the heart The movie

Enlightening the heart intends to provide a glimpse, an overview on the multifaceted existence of the International Conference on Anthroposophic Medicine Enlightening the Heart. The film draws the watcher to Documentation some of the essential questions bought up throughout 39 the week the Conference lasted. Likewise, emotive and professional impressions gathered along those seven The Film Project days, shown by more than 20 selected interviews of participants of all professions, organizers and lecturers, This documentary displays the experiences of the parti- make up the inner guidelines of the film. cipants of the Enlightening the Heart Conference from an intimate perspective. It is divided into four parts: the Since the central subject organ of the conference heart as a resource of health and the uniting organ of was the heart itself, approached not just in its body and soul, the healing qualities of traditional art biological dimension but also in its spiritual life from practices, the interdisciplinary work for the understan- the perspective initiated by Rudolf Steiner´s medical ding of illnesses, and the spiritual awareness of all the research, the joining of soul, mind and body as one professionals within the community. The film consists of single picture when diagnosing and healing the patient, 20 interviews of participants and organizers, as well as became the common connection of all the dialogue footage from some of the meetings, lectures and work- that took place. The film, as one of its main purposes, shops; moreover there are a few moments of singing attempted to close up whether the participants from and dancing, shown in a way that enables the audience every medical profession enhanced his understanding to get an authentic impression of the impact of this con- of the patient as not only an ill body but a human being ference as it unfolded. This video documents the expe- whose spiritual and bodily life work as system. What rience of more than 400 people from all over the world kind of medicine are we practicing today? What is our coming together in a unique atmosphere which grew understanding of the human being as a whole? Are all increasingly into a binding cooperative relationship. the medical professions working in a truly cooperative environment? What concept of the human being rules The filmmakers are two students of art, Rolando González nowadays the approach of the Health Care System to from Cuba and Theresia Riekert from Germany. those who are ill? The movie somehow explores as well how the participants developed the understanding of this sort of questions. Conference Journal Shorter version: The conference journal is published as one edition together with a project report from the Young Medics The movie intends to address, from an intimate Forum and the 2013 activity report of the Initiative for perspective, what happened to the participants of Scholarships in Anthroposophic Medicine. the International Conference Enlightening the Heart during the seven days the event took place. Four It was our goal to provide an insight into the conference different moments compound the film. Each one through the design, numerous photos and personal text of them refers to a subject profoundly developed for all those who were not able to participate. For all throughout the conference: the heart as a resource who took part in the conference, may this documen- of health and the uniting organ of body and soul, the tation bring up memories. Beyond this, we wanted to healing qualities of art practices, the interdisciplinary present the concepts about the preparation in such a work for understanding the illness, and the inner path way to help other projects gain additional perspectives of all professions. Around 20 selected interviews of about aspects of conference organization - for example participants and organizers, as well as shots from how money is handled or social processes. In some meetings, lectures, workshops, and dancing and parts the conference journal can also provide inspira- singing moments, shown in a very direct way, allows tion for activities for a group that works on anthropo- the movie to explore the true impact of Enlightening sophic medicine - for example the instructions for the the Heart for those whom were involved. It´s a artistic exercises. documentary about the encounter of more than 400 people from all over the world, and the spirit of a singular meeting which grew increasingly toward a cooperative relationship between a worldwide young medical community whom are working to develop further the current health care system through the approach of Anthroposophic Medicine.

A film by Theresia Riekert and Rolando González 32 min. Dornach, Switzerland. May 2013.

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Company Phoenix „Man is a Bridge“. The evening of The Supporting Programme Eurythmy in the middle of the week, performed by the Compagnie Phoenix Berlin began with the public 41 entering a room of silence, allowing view of a silent The Bus Tour eurythmic-imaginative presentation which arose from working with Rudolf Steiner‘s blackboard drawings In order to get to know some special places related of 7.12.1923. „Science: I am cognition. But what I am to anthroposophic medicine, especially for those who is not existence. Art: I am the Fantasy. But what I am had travelled a long way, we organised a week-long bus has no Truth.“ Texts of prose from the Michael Let- tour of anthroposophic hospitals, training centres and ters (Anthroposophical Leading Thoughts, GA 26) and producers of anthroposophic medicine in Germany and two meditative pieces („Wahrspruchworte“ GA 40) of Switzerland for after the conference. The main concern Rudolf Steiner were featured, as well as a text from was to support sustained activity within anthroposophic the „Address to the Youth“ which Rudolf Steiner had medicine by giving participants an insight into anthro- addressed to young people in Arnheim on 20.7.1924. In posophic medicine practically applied in everyday life. these were addressed the powers of the etheric heart They could take these insight back to their home coun- that are capable of enabling striving into the future with tries and thus be shared internationally. enthusiasm. The tour was divided into three stages: Eurythmy: Mikko Jairi, Barbara Mraz, Cornelia Szelies Part A: Arlesheim-Dornach (Ita Wegman-Klinik (hospi- Speech: Catherine Ann Schmid Piano: Michaela tal), Lukas Klinik (hospital), Ita Wegman Archiv) Catranis Lighting: Florian Schaller Part B: Stuttgart (Friedrich Husemann Klinik (psychiat- ric hospital), Filderklinik (hospital), Fischermühle Heli- xor (producer of medicines), Melifera (bee-keeping initiative)) Part C: Köln/Witten/Herdecke (Alanus Hochschule (uni- versity), Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke (hospi- tal), University of Witten-Herdecke

The bus tour was a great success. Not only were the participants delighted, but again and again the colour- ful, international travel group also inspired the hosts at each stop. This unique journey was rounded off with a sunny reception at the University of Witten/Herdecke, which included a wonderful reunion with many of the participants from the conference.

Eurythmy Beethovens Fantasy (op. 77), a work which had already accompanied us inwardly through the process of organization, shows the striving search for the princi- pal musical theme. Through nine different keys, time changes and tempos over seven stages, the principle theme in B Major is finally born over seven stages in the middle of the piece. From there the moods which had previously been experienced are transformed into seven dramatic variations. Beethoven‘s Fantasy can be an expression of the human biography, wrestling with its life tasks. With these thoughts Armin Husemann opened the conference artistically. The Goetheanum Eurythmy Performance Group studied the Fantasy (op. 77) under the guidance of Margrethe Solstad. What a gift. Beethoven‘s struggle to push forward to the essen- tial thus formed the artistic opening and conclusion of our conference.

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Wegner, Gabriela Stüdemann, Remo and Nina Klinger, Thank You Catharina Meyer-Bornsen, Monika Härtner, Jaque- An idea that arose out of the Young Medics impulse line Goldberg, Bärbel Irion, Jürgen and Susanne Kunz, 43 developed in the course of time into an undertaking Johannes Bindel, Rainer Penter, Reinhard Kummer, R. of a very special kind. Young people with unique ideas Kindt-Hoffmann, Arne and Beate Schmid, Wolfgang Gut- and new impulses encountered people who supported berlet, Thomas and Jutta Klimpel, Cornelia Buldmann, this impulse from the heart in manifold ways. Without Andreas Laubersheimer, Bärbel Irion, Uwe Momsen. this help „Enlightening the Heart“ would not have been possible. The institutions are also thanked most warmly for their financial support: Forum Heileurythmie, Förderkreis Our special thanks go to two people: Michaela Glöckler, für Anthroposophische Pflege e.V., Freie Pflegepraxis leader of the Medical Section of the Goetheanum, who Ulm, Verein zur Förderung des Mathias Grünewald The- provided impulses, encouraged and accompanied this rapeutikums, homo cordis e.V., Gesellschaft Anthropo- conference with great connectedness and nonetheless sophischer Ärzte in Deutschland e.V., Anthroposophi- allowed the preparation team the freedom to develop sche Gesellschaft in Deutschland. and attempt new things. Without her experience and support this week would not have been possible to The following companies supported our project with achieve. financial help - for this many thanks: Weleda AG, WALA Heilmittel GmbH, Helixor. Armin Husemann, Leader of the Eugen-Kolisko-Akade- mie in Filderstadt, accompanied the development of Without the great financial support from foundations content and composition of this conference from the our conference would not have been possible - there- beginning. His corresponding lecture arc on the sculp- fore very warm thanks to: MAHLE Stiftung, Software AG tural-musical-language anthropology of the heart were Stiftung, Iona Stichting, Dr. Hauschka Stiftung, Dachstif- actually the heart of the content and a gift for us all. tung für individuelles Schenken, Christophorus Stiftung, Weg Stiftung u. Co KG Wolfgang Gutberlet. We are thankful to the many people and institutions that rallied around us helpfully : Donations of materials were also a great help for car- rying out the conference, and we also give our thanks • the team at the Goetheanum who were open for these. towards the unique organization of the conference • the office of the Medical Section for their support The conference showed what can become possible in the preparation when many people join forces and pursue a common • the team at the Speisehaus, who incorporated the impulse. donated organic products in an uncomplicated way We were blessed being together socially as young peo- into the menu, and integrated the volunteer hel- ple from all parts of the earth and by impulses for a pers into the mealtime service young anthroposophic medicine, heartfelt thanks. • people and institutions, who willingly made places for participants to sleep available in and around The preparation team. Dornach • the lecturers, who for the most part donated their experience and knowledge for free and took their travel costs upon themselves • the many volunteer helpers from the conference participants (translation, organization, catering, photocopying, small group facilitation, ...) • we thank Theresia Riekert and Rolando González for the photo and video documentation of the conference • for the childcare we thank Frau Kniebe and Jimmy Salvador Munoz Lazaro

We thank numerous individuals who have supported us financially: Jutta Hildebrand-Fenner, Johann Schwein- steiger, Renate Kviske, Rudolf Völker, Marina Kayser- Springorum, Roland Zerm, Michael Schnur, Markus

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case in the lectures by Armin Husemann. And, as it was Experience Reports said at the conclusion, as he played the melody of the conference in one breath, as the course of each day was 45 so beautifully planned, as we were able to reenliven It is so beautiful, an idea or question in various places and in various to be a tone of a melody ... contemplations and exercises, we have heard this by Sopo Bukia, doctor, Georgia melody the entire week long and also played it together. With my newly discovered and strengthened heart I It is so beautiful, to be a tone of a melody ... It is so thank the organization team for the wonderful ideas, wonderful, to connect with all the other tones ... It is so for the organization of the conference and for the loving joyful, to sense the hearts of so many people beating and attentive inclusion of each participant. together ...

I had a good experience with collaboration within the Young Medics Conference, with interesting and lovely For the DAMID-Telegramm May 2013 meetings with people, discovery of new approaches by Rolf Heine, nurse and to various topics and with „Aha!-moments“. Thus my IKAM Representative for nursing, Germany expectations for this conference - „Enlightening the Heart“ - were not at all low. At Whitsun (18th to 25th May 2013) the international and interdisciplinary conference „Enlightening the That said, the week touched me especially warmly. And Heart“ took place at the Goetheanum in Dornach for what was so special? About 400 people from around young people in therapeutic trainings and professions. the whole world came together with similar concerns Here, briefly summarized, are some impressions from in their hearts, questions about the essence and the this very special event: Over 400 young people from goodness of anthroposophic medicine, and with the out of the whole world came to the Goetheanum impulse to learn and practice a human medicine.... Now, at Whitsun, in order to work together on a human the heart! Since the heart was the focus of our meeting, anthropology of the heart and practise practical skills that we touched upon it together with clay modeling or for anthroposophic medicine. The double challenge eurythmy, in the exchange of thoughts or feelings, that was that this was an international and interdisciplinary it gradually became our ear and organ of perception, event. So there were numerous multilingual and multi- that there we linked major and minor together, that the professional case presentations, discussions about lecturers, organization team and participants dealt with patients and workshops on offer, which depended each other and various themes so lovingly and warmly, above all upon the dialogue between participants. In through all this one felt good, could concentrate well the work with the patient, the various professions met on the work and wished to practise this atmosphere, and reflected together upon the respective approaches, warmth, interdisciplinary collaboration and all the so that in insightful collaboration a more comprehensive content living in anthroposophy in one‘s work place and picture could arise. The conference program placed daily life. a special focus on the subject of spirituality. For each The questions that I brought with me to the conference medical, therapeutic and nursing profession lives their related generally to the content of the themes offered spirituality in their own way. The soul-spiritual of the during the week and to their realization in daily life. I patient and his individual therapy for example is often was open for all ways of thinking and working, to the grasped differently by a therapeutic eurythmist than by opinions of others and as a result I had many „Aha!- a doctor or nurse. Therefore for each profession there moments“ and discovered new approaches to various was a spirituality group, in order to engage with different themes. The eurythmy alone, which I knew since meditations and exercises and in order to come into school and practised myself, appeared completely conversation about the situations in which spirituality new to me and something new lives in me now which can be experienced in daily life. There was also a lot of I would like to work on and pursue further. Becoming space given for discussion above and beyond individual and being a doctor, spoken about very interestingly in specialties, so for example there were interdisciplinary various groups, fruitfully addressed the questions in groups on anthroposophic medicine and its application my heart. The building of the human being presented in the therapeutic professions. according to musical laws was fascinating. That is also Apart from this it was a real concern of the organisers the point which constantly moves and engages me to shape the program in the most open possible more strongly. I find it astonishing and joyous every way, so that there would be a lot of free space for time that the anthroposophic knowledge, which may interdisciplinary conversation. This plan succeeded seem irrational to some, is enlightened in immediate very well, for a lot of space arose for forces of initiative. connection to anatomy and physiology. This was the Which led for example to singing in the stairwell of the Goetheanum! Overall the conference was characterized in our profession. This was not completely simple by a very special atmosphere, which was certainly and also rather a common search and questioning, also due to the fact that work with young people has and extremely individual, however certain important fundamentally a completely unique quality: While things crystallised out in general consensus. This has it rained outside and was often cold, inside vibrated something to do with encounter or meeting and also, amongst the young doctors, therapists and nurses a in which name this takes place, with intuition, devotion, moving, lively and very enthusiastic mood - and several something to dare and finally with individuality, that as times a glorious rainbow shone over the Goetheanum. power of transformation, as therapeutic agent may be grasped out of oneself. Meditations, basic exercises, The issue of training was also worked on: 15 people above all art itself, can be ways to school myself registered for the workshop „Train the trainers“ - in qualitatively as an art therapist and to find out about the end 60 came! A clear sign that the problem of the individuality. We also carried out practically certain training and further training has now been more artistic exercises, meditations, which I have taken home strongly perceived. In this workshop the matter of as stimulus. an interdisciplinary curriculum was also taken up and discussed. This theme will certainly accompany us I found the discussion with colleagues from visual art further - above all the spirit of optimism that went out therapy a further great enrichment - to see that in from this congress. Japan there are very similar methodological questions or to get to know new points of view - as well as the discussion with colleagues from other professions. An Refreshing, enthralling, overview and official meeting space was given for this social and heartfelt at the so-called „Professions Bazaar“, at which curative by Rico Queißer, art therapist, Germany educationalists, doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, art therapists etc introduced themselves. I found I was surprised, as I experienced at the beginning of deeper encounters in personal discussions and in the the conference, that over 400 people from more than small groups in the mornings and afternoons. From 30 countries and around 14 professional groups came various specialty areas we came together and got a together in order to consider together the matter of the closer insight into the diagnosis, selection of therapy heart in therapeutic professions. But not only for this, and methods of working of the others, for example but also to meet, get to know each other and discuss by developing a therapy concept for a patient, found together. I reunited with one or another person from the in a local clinic, or taking time to look at one of the Czech Republic, Germany or Switzerland, but I also got professions more closely. I was able to experience here to know many other new, great people even from Chile, how unselfconscious, natural interdisciplinarity can Australia and Russia. The specialty courses, lectures function. In this sense, ideas about how we can shape and plenum were industrious and concentrated, the interdisciplinary work newly, socially and appropriately evenings were then lively and cheerful with dancing for patients were later discussed at a plenum with all and music from Latin America, Ireland, Georgia, France participants. and India. I was able to experience how art and science are In the specialty course for painting therapy we related to one another in the lectures taking place each considered the issue of the qualities of the heart in the day by Armin Husemann, who made the significance artistic-therapeutic realm, in the relationship, but also of the heart in the development of the human being as competency of the therapist. The consideration took understandable artistically and amongst other things place almost exclusively artistically. In a development drew parallels with the works of Beethoven and together by means of a group process, for me in essence Michelangelo. And overall the conference lived for me became tangible an open, whilst simultaneously form very much in the artistic element, when for example giving, and nonetheless movable/variable attitude, each morning started for all of the 400 plus participants engendering itself, whilst integrating, and how warm with clay modelling and eurythmy, or the day rounded and serene contradictions, unpleasant with pleasant, itself off in the evening with singing in the stairwell for were brought into a connection based upon one those who wanted to. another. Essential also, and not only to be experienced in the specialty course, I perceived a devoted listening to the moment as a quality of the heart. I will never forget... A mutual listening, but also discussion with one by Maya Cosentino, medical student, Deutschland another took place each evening in a course in which we devoted ourselves to the matter of spirituality I will never forget the week long, international conference for young people interested in Anthroposophic medicine 47

that I attended together with 400 medical students, events which I experienced in addition to all the other doctors, therapists, nurses, and midwives from over 30 wonderful meetings, learning and other enrichments. countries. 47 The first experience came from the course „Knowledge The well-organized conference was designed to speak of healing substances“ with Stefan Strauss. In a to the Anthroposophic image of the human being. small group we were given the task to observe the Participants’ physical bodies were nourished by the characteristics of the upper part of the plant, that is the wonderfully prepared local, organic food; their etheric or flowers. I tried to go about this in a serious manner, but “life” bodies were spoken to through artistic, sculpture, somehow couldn‘t really get deeply into the observation and eurythmy exercises each morning, their astral or of the flowers and was also a little frightened about it. “soul” bodies were spoken to through piano music and I had the feeling of having absolutely no connection to singing; and their I or “spirit” bodies were addressed plants despite growing up as the daughter of a gardener. through the content of the lectures, workshops, This really puzzled me. However, in the end we were interdisciplinary workgroups, and meditation groups. able to put together some observations about the flowers with the group. The next morning in the artistic Each morning, after participants had engaged ina group we were given the task to model clay into major form of artistic expression, Dr. Armin Husemann gave and/or minor. First, we formed the ball again in our a plenary lecture on the heart in the large hall of the hands. Then we continued by bringing the mood of the Goetheanum. Dr. Husemann, an engaging lecturer, took piano piece we had heard previously into a form with time to enthrall his audience with colorful blackboard our hands. In the end I realized with astonishment that drawings and sections of Beethoven’s Fantasy Op. 77, a type of bud had taken shape in my hands! The calyx which he skillfully wove together with the content of as a receptive gesture of minor and the flower petals his lecture. as purposeful component of major working outwards came together to a meaningful form. Bewildered, The diverse group of healthcare professions made it astonished and surprised, it became clear to me that an possible for interdisciplinary work to be experienced, inner process must have been there to connect me with developed and deeply appreciated. Working together the plant (especially the flowers), if at the same time on with caring, motivated individuals from very different a not-so-conscious level, waiting to be woken up! backgrounds was so gratifying that I found and often still find myself reminded of how much I look forward to Apart from that I had the pleasure to be able to opportunities to work with others on an interdisciplinary experience a rhythmical oiling. In the afternoon breaks basis in the future. in the herb-workshop, there was a quiet little room equipped with couches. Here, I received a rhythmical Each evening there were meditation groups for the oiling on my feet. It was so pleasant and relaxing and my different medical specialties. The meditation group feet felt so special and precious afterwards, that I hardly for medical students and young doctors examined dared to stand up on these feet again to go to the next meditations given for young doctors by Rudolf Steiner in item on the agenda! That was also a really impressive 1924. The meditations were presented by individuals who experience! had experience working with them and then explored in smaller groups. Sharing reactions and interpretations of There were many more experiences and meetings that the meditations sparked meaningful conversations and it‘s simply not possible for me to describe all of them here. opportunities for personal exploration. There were meetings with other participants from the most varied countries and professional backgrounds, I would again like to thank the organizing team for there were encounters with content, especially during all time and caring energy they invested into the the morning lectures by Armin Husemann, which conference. It is a blessing to be able to live so richly for me solved inner questions and experiences and as a medical student of integrative medicine in Europe. provided new meaning. The work on the mantras in the Course for Young Doctors was wonderfully rounded with exciting meetings in the small groups and wonderfully enriching and exciting contributions, Enlivening the Learning Material which have encouraged me to do further research in by Marlene Ibele, medical student, Germany one or another direction. Yes, the entire conference has given me an insight into how it can be possible to I had the great fortune to be there for the entire week enliven, grasp and internalise the teachings of medicine and thus to be able to witness the great arc, the leitmotif in a way that it is an experience of encounter, joy and which ran through everything. I could only marvel care for people, and it has encouraged me all the way at how all the courses, seminars and contributions through to embrace the profession of doctor - now I can were meaningfully attuned and built upon each other. look forward in full anticipation to the beginning of my Relating to this I would like to describe two small practical year in August! The singing together in the evenings, cheerful or From the Heart reflective breaks, emerging thoughts and questions by Lydia Garnitschnig, medical student, Austria as well as the many meetings have enlightened my heart so much that it didn‘t make any difference if The beloved heart never stands still, the sun was shining or not. I am very grateful for the even though it wants not to beat at all. inspiration and strength that I have taken from this Embedded in pressure and movement, week and to have the certainty how worthwhile it is to it wakes in us the most varied stirrings. study anthroposophy further. I am just as happy about It hears the murmur, the meetings, which echo in me like an octave and feels the flow, resonating so many aspects. touches in listening the innermost tones. This wonderful week with its name „Enlightening the The sinus node inspires itself Heart“ didn‘t overpromise, it really did strengthen and and carries this light out into the world. enlighten our hearts. its very own rhythm, directed precisely, by feeling affected nonetheless. Two atria capture what weaves in the air Trusting in inner evidence what lives in the body, what rages outside. by Jeremias Dott, medical student, Germany Two chambers holding and feeling anew, how the body delights in the dynamic whirl. The week in Dornach was an intensive conference for To beat the heart does not desire, me which brought a lot of ideas and inspiration for my on this it is not set - it likes to dance, study and visions for my further path in life. play music and reflect. Lovingly it wants to unite - to move in the pulse; Through my parallel studies in Witten on anthroposophic To sink into visions, living in dreams. medicine and my private studies of the same, I already „....something arose in my hands...“ As I registered for had a relationship to anthroposophy and the therapeutic the conference, I had the feeling it was the right thing implications arising from the comprehensive picture of to do, although I had only very little conception of what the human being, and as a result I could enter into the to expect and how it would be. topics offered well. The themes were also developed in such a way that they often dealt with very similar I asked myself how to become a doctor. And by that concerns as I had at the time. I don‘t mean, how do I manage medical school, but rather how to feel mature with this responsibility and For example, there were questions on the meaning of to make the right decisions? considering spiritual illness for the doctor‘s treatment, which I could pursue with M.-G. Sterner and M. Glöckler. I grew up with anthroposophy and went to a Waldorf Through this we were brought to understanding also of school, so the work with clay, eurythmy and music completely practical applied anthroposophic medicine wasn‘t new to me. I have always felt very good in this with examples. environment and experienced it as positive, although cognitively I hadn‘t dealt with anthroposophy much. A special circumstance was also that a patient from the Ita Wegman-Klinik had agreed to have his medical The manner in which Armin Husemann explained the history taken publically, whereby on the one hand we development and characteristics of the heart and gave were able to see the therapeutic work of the other us an understanding of the connection with music professions, as well as work on and test a therapy plan completely filled me with enthusiasm. Through the out of the viewpoint of an expanded understanding of artistic exercises taking place in parallel it was possible the human being. to personally grasp and understand the connections so that on the last day, although at the beginning I had That humans are beings with soul-spiritual dimension, thought I didn‘t have a clue how to form a heart out has always been my deep personal experience and of clay, something arose in my hands in which I could belief. In the study of medicine the effects and causes recognize and feel the qualities and characteristics of from these spheres are hardly considered, often the heart. To feel the other hearts was something so dismissed as not ‚real‘, everything is derived out of the moving and personal, only possible in this friendly, blind interaction of molecules. This makes the position warm atmosphere which had developed through the of a trainee within a medicine faithful to guidelines and week. purely somatically orientated not exactly easy, when one has other points of view. So much more important is it then to me, to be inwardly completely certain, 49

also whilst the environment indicates otherwise, group of nurses, the sound of the Goetheanum in the nonetheless trust in inner evidence to develop. For evenings with Monica Bissegger, being together for this one needs to approach the soul-spiritual sphere dancing, the great event of the open stage and and and. 49 of man, without beginning to fantasize or only to intellectualise. For this the spirituality in the evenings In my specialty course three languages could be offered an ideal space. Seven mantras from the Course heard understanding the secrets of the lemniscate in for Young Doctors by Rudolf Steiner were presented by rhythmical embrocation. The trust and interest of all members of the organization team. Each offered me participants gifted me, not only here, with many new content inspiration and diverse „inner tools“ for daily insights and knowledge. situations or answers to my own questions on being The entire atmosphere of the conference could be human. Above all I have taken strength from this to compared to a fountain of youth for all of our hearts, school my inner evidence myself and so hopefully to also for the time-honoured Goetheanum. learn to trust. That natural science on the spiritual level is also possible to research empirically and thereby an What have I taken with me? The absolute greatest objective knowledge of ‚substance‘ and the ways they confidence, that here people come after me, who make work can be obtained, gives me certainty in my own our world a richer place, and who bring the capability self. The lectures from Armin Husemann fascinated with them to lead the world in any case into a good me: His access via art (above all music) to the ways future. Still today - and definitely to last a long time still of working and laws of nature really grabbed me. I - it resonates in me, what I was able to experience there. learned to read the heart and physiology of the blood And I feel myself carried, full of gratitude towards all of circulation alongside the scientific facts in a wider you who took a chance on this venture and have let a sense, and subsequently naturally also the therapeutic gift grow out of it. consequences to draw, respectively the horizon for the search after this opened up. I have ordered his book for From the heart, with heart light. further deepening. Apart from this it was a warm and bright atmosphere New words, impressions, meetings with numerous meetings, music, dance, eurythmy and delicious food. I hope, that the content will carry pattered me like warm drops of rain me further and that perhaps there will be another by Helena Class, medical student, Germany conference for young doctors soon. „Can I think the good?“ - One of the first sentences that accompanied me through my first day. New words, impressions, meetings pattered me like warm drops Carried along in a stream of of rain. The sublime sight of the Goetheanum with enthusiasm its beautiful surroundings accomplished the rest and by Hermann Glaser, nurse, Germany it was clear to me that this would be a significant and meaningful week.

I was invited as a faculty member and came home Whit Sunday started off with the forming of a ball. And superabundantly gifted. in this way we began daily with the artistic groups, The theme of the heart held great promise, because so followed by the lecture series with Armin Husemann. multi-faceted. Each ever so boldly positive conception The highlight for me was the one and a half hour long that I developed already during the lead up, as a sessions in the „Specialist Courses“ with Michaela consequence of your welcoming and open support, was Glöckler. There we looked into a matter together that widely surpassed in every respect. I had already been considering intensively for a long time: What is the meaning of illnesses? And how I experienced many, many young people, who with do we meet the family members who are confronted their happy, untroubled and yet at the same time so with this question? As an example, we discussed that engaged, considerate and respectful manner, carried me illnesses can also act as „surrogates“ and that through and other outwardly somewhat older contemporaries the suffering, compacted conflicts in the surroundings along in a stream of enthusiasm. One week long I felt of the ill person can be resolved. myself carried with courage and engagement from all participants. My heart bubbled over with gratitude for Of all the meetings at the conference, the one with every encounter, for all the impressions - the fantastic Michaela Glöckler was for me the most formative. Over lectures from Mr Husemann, the „familiar“ work in the a long time I haven‘t met any doctor who has inspired art groups, the good meals as a large community, the and spurred me on so much to become a good doctor. finely held discussion on spirituality in the professional To me this involves not just purely medical knowledge but also really grappling with the illness, the patient and the treatment. I took a lot of valuable food for thought and was stuck with the questions of where do I go from from the course which has emboldened me to attempt here? What can I do now? Can I really call myself an an optimistic and motivated approach to the medical „educadora terapeutica“ when I am done, even with profession. 4 years of training? What does it really mean to be an „educadora terapeutica“ here in Florianópolis? I was In the second block of specialist courses I took on for left with a lot of questions and when my teacher sent me a very exceptional challenge of being Spanish me the information for the conference, I was elated, I translator. In general it was wonderfully astonishing thought of it as an opportunity to see what is going on from which parts of the world participants had travelled in Anthroposophical institutions, what young people for the conference. I used the pauses mostly to find are doing from around the world and how these are a bit of calm and to „digest“ the many new thoughts all connected and what we/I could also bring back to and impressions. I often went walking with friends and Brazil or understand better in my process as a curative let the experiences pass by in review. Often however educator which in Brazil is “educadora terapeutica”. we simply enjoyed the beautiful nature around the Goetheanum. The conference brought me some answers to the questions I went with but also brought me possibilities, At lunch exciting conversations often took place with and knowledge of not necessarily what I wanted to do people from all parts of the world and it was very and how but of what I did not want to do and why not. interesting to hear the motivation each participant had The format of the conference was spectacular, many for travelling to the conference, sometimes from very conferences have disconnecting pieces that are hard far. After the interdisciplinary work and spirituality to string together, but this conference flowed. Every groups it was always very nice to sing together. The single bit flowed together, from the artistic group to acoustics in the Goetheanum are also simply superb! the spirituality group. Everyday brought something new and exciting, something to learn. Conferences The diversity and colourful energy of the entire sometimes are disconnected lectures, done once and conference came to expression once again at the Open maybe we take one or two things away from this but Stage. I will never forget the many conversations, with this conference, and the way the different parts experiences and thoughts and hope for many more flowed together everything was a learning experience meetings with the many anthroposophically enthused at every moment. people from out of the whole world! My favorite parts were the artistic group, the plenum in the afternoon and the specialist courses. In the artistic Enlightening the Heart Experience group, once we got to know each other, we came by Anna Jacinta Machado Mello, Brazil together and I felt like in no moment there was ever judgment for any of the professionals present in the I had heard about this conference from my teacher group. I want to thank the group leader, Johanna Hünig, of “Curative Education”, Lucinda Dias. I was excited to for doing this. She was a wonderful group leader, both participate but for a student in Brazil going to Europe in artistic groups and in plenum in the afternoon. She is a little bit expensive. First of all, I would sincerely did a great job of managing the translation as well, so like to thank the organizing team and everyone who I never felt left out. The last day of artistic group when helped for making this a possibility for me, without this we made the heart was my favorite day, I was amazed help I would not have been able to participate and the at my ability to make a heart that I wanted to take home conference was a life changing experience for me. in the end, something I did not want to forget. I realized „Enlightening the Heart“ is the best conference I have that is what the conference felt like; it felt like that warm ever attended. The organization team was very nice, clay in the shape of a heart, this warmth, this opening, accommodating and understanding. There was always an impulse for healing from everyone, all professions, something happening, something new to experience, working together. We all made a heart together, and all and I was also very happy to help at the information were different, but we were together in one room and desk. passing it around feeling each others hearts without judgment. Before attending the conference, and one of the reasons for attending, is that I am in the second part of my curative I had trouble with translation from German – English education course, which is called “aprofundamento” or at some points in the Spiritual group but this is “deepening”/”further” course, which is the end part of understandable as it was all new and to work out the the course. I arrived at this point also having finished my dynamics of translation in a small group. 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sometimes it was hard for her to translate even if the share positive news, thus giving others courage and teacher was asked to go slower, as well as it was hard vision of what is possible and what one could possibly for me to participate and to fully understand what was try out oneself. 51 happening. So I switched to the interdisciplinary group that had the two languages, and this was a good switch because I was able to finally understand and incorporate From the Vantage Point of an Organizer the spiritual part. I actually want to thank, I believe his by Isabelle Ommert name was Robin Schmidt, he taught us a meditation, which I had never experienced before, and it was just From the 18th to 25th of May 2013 the „Enlightening so elegantly taught. the heart“ conference was held at the Goetheanum. More than 400 people from over 30 countries came I want to bring to Florianópolis this impulse of opening, together, active in study or work within medicine and of healing, of being with the world. I want to bring this therapies, with the central question about the heart enlightening of the heart, this spiritual path, and this and the impulse of the heart, which allows us to act in holistic path to other young people in anthroposophy medicine and in the world. here. I want to bring this impulse of togetherness, of working and respect between therapists and doctors, The conference idea arose from the work on the Course this is especially important for the “educadoras for Young Doctors amongst junior doctors and medical terapeutas”, who according to the part of the description students. Over a period of three years we spent time on speak with everyone. The conference was very exciting, the lectures of the Course for Young Doctors in general refreshing and renewing for me and my impulse in and in particular the mantras. At the end of this work the anthroposophical work here in Florianopolis, Brazil. wish arose within this circle to contact other professions from within the medical-therapeutic domain and develop new impulses for training in anthroposophic Help with Difficulties medicine. The wish also arose to get to know people by Anja von Appen, medical student, Germany beyond national borders who carried similar concerns and questions in their hearts. The preparation lasted The conference was wonderful, like an enormous about one year and intensified increasingly in the gift! The warmth and joy amongst the participants, weeks before the conference. The anticipation grew the content in Armin Husemann‘s lectures, the broad, simultaneously greater until finally the first participants deep understanding of the heart from physiological and arrived at the Goetheanum, often after long journeys. esoteric aspects and how these relate, what significance Already at the beginning it was possible to sense how the heart has for becoming human. the space became filled with openness, energy and warmth by the many young people. Particularly special to me was the trusting, personal and enthusiastic presentation of the Young Doctors Thus began a week in which intensive work took mantras. They have become like little pieces of me, place, issues were grappled with and processes of already like good friends, who will accompany me if the heart were experienced. Brought together in this and when I want. I also noticed that questions, doubts work were specialist courses and interdisciplinarity, and uncertainties could come up and for this someone anthropology and spirituality, theoretical questions is needed who can be asked such personal questions. and training for practical competencies. The content And that it really helps if one also asks such questions! was to be approached on various levels using different didactic methods: The days began with artistic work in A very warm feeling remains in my heart from the small groups, in which the heart and its qualities were conference and the certainty that I am not alone on experienced through clay modeling and music. Out my path with anthroposophic medicine and struggling of clay we formed step by step first a ball and finally a with inner questions, but that worldwide people are heart, and through this process felt which forces were striving in this way. That gives me strength and courage, involved. Then followed a series of lectures, in which for example to present anthroposophic medicine Armin Husemann elaborated the development and outwardly. function of the heart and placed these in a great, human anthropological connection. During the day there were I hope we stay united in the future and that through on the one hand specific courses for each specialty the impulse of the conference a fruitful, international area with a seminar structure, and on the other hand collaboration will take place and the interdisciplinarity an interdisciplinary therapy plan for a patient was put can be continuously strengthened; and that we can together. Each day finished with the Spirituality Groups, help and support one another with our questions, with in which the inner path of development was spoken inner, personal and also outer difficulties, and that we about carefully but very honestly and concretely. Alongside the actual conference program, numerous The conference was a profound and deeply powerful other activities also took place. We were impressed experience, carrying the essence of the theme: the and moved by the engagement of all participants in Heart. It united medical and therapeutic professionals, helping carry out the conference. Service of meals, students and young discoverers, with the general accommodation, leading small groups, translation and social mood of kindness and interest. The first words many other activities were implemented by numerous I received when I announced myself, was: “Welcome! and at no point lacking helping hands. Talking, singing, We are so glad you are here”. The organizers set the dancing, music and being together were enjoyed in example of sincerity and putting their ‘all’ into it, which between individual components of the program. in turn promoted the attenders to make the most of every opportunity. The days went by in a flash. Looking back it was clear that each individual took his own personal key The main lecture with Armin Husemann was outstanding experiences and impulses from the conference. There and gave me so much content to work with. He made it were special meetings which will certainly work on into experiential and inspired the audience. The short courses the future. Particularly through the interdisciplinarity provided for the different professions were fantastic. I and international background of the participants was able to gather so many different experiences and new connections were made and seeds planted for insights, meet great role models and network amongst future work together. Common to all participants my international colleagues. Important discussions was an incredibly warm prevailing mood and the wish were set in motion where fundamental issues were to become active in the sense of development of raised and worked with. anthroposophic medicine in the world. I met amazing people from all over the world and came If we think back to the Whitsun conference, it feels away with an inner flame being lit. We all lit our flame like a heartbeat. People came from all over, met each from the warm and loving ‘heart-fire’ that was created other, considered questions and concerns, thoughts, by this conference and the bringing together of all these ideals; and with new impulses streamed back out into good-willing people. Everybody came away feeling the world. A further feeling; remaining with us, is great alive and inspired. We will all go back to our respective thankfulness. countries and carry this flame. I have subsequently acquired a job where I am in the position to influence Through these meetings the Young Medics Forum positive changes in nursing practice in South Africa. became internationally connected. This conference content and experience will filter into everything I do. Once-in-life-time conference My sincerest thanks to all those who facilitated in Galina Miehe making it possible for me to attend the conference. If it were not for the financial support, it would not have I was one of the fortunate attenders of the once-in-life- been an option. My daughter had a great trip too, and time conference in May this year. thoroughly enjoyed the swinging doors and echoing hallways of the Geotheanum. Hopefully my next trip I live in South Africa, have a young baby and was still on will be to gain actual experience in an Anthroposophical maternity leave at the time. The chances of being able Clinic. to attend this special opportunity seemed impossible. Being a nurse with the dire need to find a way to gain experience and implement Anthroposophical Nursing in some rudimental way, is very close to my heart.

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of the GAÄD in Kassel, Germany for free. In 2014, for The International the first time there will be an assistant package: the cooperation of the Young Medics Forum, the Initiative for Young Medics Forum Scholarships in Anthroposophic Medicine and the GAÄD The Young Medics Forum would like to network young for 90 € offer Trainee Doctors the ordinary membership people who have an interest in anthroposophic medicine in the GAÄD and the journal „Der Merkurstab“ for one and support their training. The Initiative for Scholar- year, reduced fees to attend selected conferences as well 57 ships in Anthroposophic Medicine makes the necessary as the opportunity for personal advice. financial resources available and sets up the institutio- nal frameworks that many projects of the Young Medics Forum require. Junior Doctors Since being founded, the Young Medics Forum has The Young Medics Meetings worked to improve work and training conditions, as well as building community amongst doctors in advanced In 2013 we met again to work on the Course for Young training who are interested in anthroposophic medicine. Doctors and thus finished a cycle, during which we looked We are working with the consortium of hospitals and the at each of the seven mantras of this lecture series over GAÄD on an accreditation process for training units. a three year period. With the guiding principle „From medic to Doctor - motifs of inner development“, about 30 young people came together each time, in order to www.jungmedizinerforum.org meet each other and consider individual themes from Our website was expanded this year with a few additio- the Course for Young Doctors with shared enthusiasm. nal features. Amongst other things we made the attempt Through the personal meetings contacts were developed to create a calendar to display all events for anthroposo- for further regional collaboration. With the „Enlighte- phic medicine. We strive to work together with all desi- ning the Heart“ conference at Whitsun we closed the gners of such calendars so that a comprehensive over- circle of wrestling together with the questions about the view of events can be achieved. We are also working on meditative approach to the Course for Young Doctors. a revamp of the appearance and features.

Students Interdisciplinarity In the area of students our efforts went towards networ- To facilitate and develop good awareness and regard for king and communication between individual students one another, and new forms of collaboration, beginning and student working groups. For the upcoming year already with the young generation, interdisciplinary con- (2014) we plan a meeting which aims to support these ferences of the „Forum Asklepsios“ have been held for efforts. This meeting is being prepared by the project several years. In 2013 these matters were a central focus group „Students“ of the Young Medics Forum in collabo- at the Whitsun conference. Since then new „youth“ con- ration with Diethard Tauschel (Integrative Curriculum for nections have arisen. These are partly affiliated with the Anthroposophic Medicine at the University Witten/Her- Young Medics Forum, in order to make use of existing decke). The primary goal is to enable young people with infrastructure, and partly independent. From the Young an interest in anthroposophic medicine to get to know Medics Forum we want to support these initiatives to the one another and discuss methods of working, experien- optimum and continue fostering collaboration between ces and possibilities for learning about anthroposophic the health professional groups. medicine. Furthermore, collaboration with several other initiati- ves developed in the course of the year, including „Herz Collaboration with the und Hand“ (Medicine with Heart and Hand), „Medizin und Menschlichkeit“ (Medicine and Humanity), „Ein- German Anthroposophic Doctors herz“ (One heart), „Freundilie (BVMD)“ - (an initiative of Association (GAÄD) the German Medical Students‘ Association for healthy, humane and family friendly doctors work), „Mendiga“ We are glad that so many students have taken up the (Medical initiative for working healthily) and „Arzt mit opportunity of the „Student Package“ and we will be Humor“ (Doctor with Humour). Together, at the Euro- offering this again next year. The conditions remain the pean Congress for Integrated Medicine (ECIM) in Berlin same: 20 € includes student membership of the GAÄD we held workshops for young doctors. and the journal „Der Merkurstab“ for one year, as well as the opportunity to attend the Easter conference

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Internationality The Young Medics Forum The focus of our activity has been predominantly in the Ger- in 7 Sentences man speaking regions so far, however internationalization „For several years the Young Medics Forum has is an ideal towards which we constantly work. During the experienced very pleasing development, which despite Whitsun conference there were daily meetings about inter- overall decreasing numbers of young people with a lasting 59 national collaboration, so we were able to form an initial interest in anthroposophy and anthroposophic professions, picture of the questions, ideas, concerns and priorities of has allowed hope to arise for the future unfolding of the different countries. The contexts (for example the avai- anthroposophic medicine. The current generation of „young lability of training places, the possibility to order anthropo- medics“ at the age of students and young doctors brings sophic medicines) are everywhere very varied. with it abilities which can form the basis for anthroposophic We really like to support proactive people with projects medicine in the future. This includes a certain social sensitivity, in their own countries and thereby to help young people associated with a tolerance towards those who think get together and take up coordinated activities in their differently, a need to connect with each other intellectually region. Our email newsletter (with about 800 recipients) and with heart forces, as well as the ability to implement was translated into English and Spanish for the first time this networking technically and organizationally whilst year. At the end of 2013, three of our co-workers lived on simultaneously humanely, also between generations and other continents, and at the moment we are trialing how to disciplines. When this is additionally united with a spiritually hold a telephone conference with a time difference of 12 grounded feeling of responsibility towards the development hours. of the anthroposophic medical movement overall and with involvement right into hospitals, the concerns of the section and doctors associations, then one senses the strength which can flow into our movement through The Annual Journal these young colleagues. Fully in this sense I experience the character which the Young Medics Forum has assumed in Once a year we publish a printed journal. This is received by the last years with its meetings, conferences, newsletters, about 500 people and contains reports of events and small information overviews, networking with other medical articles. As well as being informative, it also has a seeking organisations, training networks and scholarships etc. and questioning character and many articles contain youth- These dear colleagues are to be wished a lasting and also ful thoughts, often in embryonic form aiming to stimulate a continuously developing effectiveness. The strength and conversation or discussion, rather than containing results or power for this will presumably remain, when the work firm opinions. on oneself, also referred to as the schooling path, is not postponed to a later, supposedly maturer life situation, but rather from the beginning and with courage, earnestness and patience, gives the basis for all social and professional About the Young Medics effectiveness.“ Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Peter Heusser, MME (UniBe) Forum Gerhard Kienle Professorship for Medical Theory, Integrative and Anthroposophic Medicine From Devotion to Esoteric Impulses University of Witten/Herdecke „What we have experienced through the initiative and pro- jects of the Young Medics Forum, as part of the Medical Sec- tion at the Goetheanum, is nothing less than a renewal of anthroposophic medicine. For through these impulses new The Co-workers people come to us, who embrace it. Moreover, the most At the end of 2013 the following people were active in the significant aspect for me is that the strength in these people group carrying responsibility for the Young Medics Forum: arises from the devotion to the esoteric impulses of anthro- Tanja Geib, Fiona Jarrad, Noémie Lismont, Isabelle Ommert, posophy. Everyone who wants to, can see here that anthro- Franziska Schüler, Anja von Appen, Anna Sophia Werth- posophy which does not become lamed by intellectualism, mann, Eliana Wimmer, Sebastian Dietsche, Christoph Hol- contains the future. termann, Paul Werthmann. Armin Husemann Leadership of the Eugen-Kolisko-Akademie, Filderstadt The Initiative for Scholarships in Anthroposophic Medicine - Activity Report The Initiative for Scholarships in Anthroposophic Medicine - Activity Report

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She had been a great support for us in the previous The Initiative for years. We thank her very warmly for all her engage- ment especially in this eventful year. We are glad to Scholarships in welcome Melina Schumacher as a new co-worker and Anthroposophic Medicine already appreciate our good working relationship. Last year we completed our biggest project so far We thank everyone who has strengthened us in our since founding the Initiative. In collaboration with work by letting us know about their positive experien- the International Young Medics Forum and the ces. We also thank all the people and institutions for Medical Section at the Goetheanum we organised the providing the monetary foundation which allows this 63 interdisciplinary and international Whitsun conference work to take place. „Enlightening the Heart“. More than 400 young people from over 30 countries came to the Goetheanum in order to focus on anthroposophic medicine for a week. The Scholarships Holders In addition to all the highlights of content which made We currently accompany 56 recipients on their path this week valuable in a special way, it was the meetings through the study of medicine and support their trai- between people which formed the heart of the ning in anthroposophic medicine. In the meantime, conference. Together we questioned and struggled. there are now almost twenty past recipients who are What is the nature of the human being? How can we engaged with anthroposophic medicine in various attain an understanding of what is healing in medicine? ways. They can be found on the board of representa- It was definitely also the shared questioning attitude tives of the GAÄD, in the International Coordination for which made the understanding internationally and Anthroposophic Medicine, in the Young Medics Forum, between disciplines so fruitful. In the first part of this in anthroposophic clinics, amongst the research lands- report we have compiled photos, reports of experiences cape of anthroposophic medicine and time and again at and small articles, which should allow an insight into the the respective conferences. themes discussed at the conference and the concept of the conference itself. For the documentary film which Last year, previous recipients again repaid part of their is included with some copies of this publication we scholarships. We were able to use the more than 1,200 thank two young people from Germany and Cuba. € for new grants.

The International Young Medics Forum has clearly hel- Within the framework of the Lili Kolisko Scholarship, ped to shape the training landscape of anthroposo- Julia Nürenberg was able to complete her doctorate phic medicine in Germany in the last few years. The and we would like to give her our warm congratulations. Initiative for Scholarships in Anthroposophic Medicine Her experience report is included below. We expect the provides the financial and necessary social-legal foun- completion of two further pieces of work in 2014. dation for this. For this reason it gives us particular joy to be able to present the activities of the Young Medics From the Helene von Grunelius Scholarship holders Forum this year in the second part of this report. almost twenty people are taking part in the doctors seminar at Havelhöhe (Hospital). Other grants went In collaboration with the German Anthroposophic Doc- towards participation at the Eugen-Kolisko-Akademie, tors Association (GAÄD) we developed and financed the basic course on anthroposophic medicines, training the „Student Package“, which in addition to member- in rhythmical massage as well as training in therapeutic ship in the GAÄD comprises free subscription to the eurythmy for doctors. With the help of Sebastian journal for anthroposophic medicine „Merkurstab“ Dietsche, a medical student from Basel, a student for one year and an invitation to the Easter confe- in Switzerland was granted a Helene von Grunelius rence. Twenty-one students took up this offer and Scholarships in order to enable her participation in the subsequently the average age within the GAÄD has doctors seminar at the Ita Wegman Klinik. Sebastian been somewhat reduced. Dietsche is active in Switzerland aiming to build similar possibilities of support for students there, and A focus of our activity in 2013 was again to support and he is negotiating with the Swiss Doctors Association accompany young people on their way into anthropo- regarding this. sophic medicine. We currently support 56 recipients with scholarships, who were able to meet in Autumn at In 2013 only 30 applications were made for one-off our first meeting for this group. grants, in the previous year there were 65. After the possibility to obtain grants from our initiative was Mrs Waldschütz finished her work in the secretariat of conveyed directly through event organisers, many the Initiative in the past year due to personal reasons. people suddenly applied for one-off grants, of whom many are now recipients of scholarships. The 30 single Over 90% of donations will be used directly for schol- grants in 2013 were given to people newly interested in arships and grants. 10% allows us to maintain our acti- anthroposophic medicine. vities. You will be promptly provided with a receipt for your donation. Documentation Regarding the Use of Specifically targeted donations: If you wish to make it possible for students to attend a particular seminar, Financial Resources 2013 please make a note of this on the transfer at ‚Verwen- We were able to give 60,852.01 € in grants and dungszweck‘. It is helpful for us to also receive a short scholarships in 2013. For this we thank various note by email or mail with details of your intentions. foundations, companies and individuals. We are very If you would like, we will send a newsletter (from the glad that supporting young people in their training of Young Medics Forum) to the students advertising the anthroposophic medicine is supported by such a large possibility of a supported participation at the relevant community. seminar.

This becomes all the more obvious when the amounts International Support: With the comment „internatio- for the Whitsun conference are also taken into account. nal donation“ with the transfer, your donation will go For this project 108,007.43€ were made available to to support training in anthroposophic medicine in the us. The project itself was able to generate another world wherever it is needed the most. The internati- 86,900.42 €, so that despite overall costs of 155,943.51 onal grants will be given in cooperation with the Inter- €, a surplus of nearly 38,000€ could be recorded. This national Young Medics Forum of the Medical Section. money was transferred back to the Mahle- and Soft- ware AG foundations and will be able to be used for Membership future social projects. If you are interested in joining the „Initiative for Scho- We are especially pleased that the number of found- larships in Anthroposophic Medicine“, please print and ations that support our initiative has clearly increased fill our the Membership Declaration. The membership in the previous year. We take this as an expression of fee is 50 Euro per year (target amount). As a member increasing integration with the existing social structures. you are warmly invited to attend the annual member‘s The administration costs of the initiative were 10.01% meeting and you will receive the activity report of the in 2013; or 8% when the printing costs for the activity initiative and reports of experiences of our Scholarships report are deducted. The activity report in 2013 serves recipients. particularly to provide the members of the GAÄD with The membership declaration can be downloaded as a an impression of the training landscape within anthro- PDF file from our homepage www.ausbildung-anthro- posophic medicine and the questions and concerns of posophische-medizin.de. Please send the membership the coming generation. Thus our activity reports them- declaration to the address of the Initiative. selves have the character of a project. They should sup- port communication and perception between the expe- rienced, trainers and learners across generations. Secretariat The administration costs arise predominantly from costs Melina Schumacher. for personnel of our secretariat. The business manage- [email protected] ment and entire work of the board including care of the recipients, is done voluntarily and especially through the Whitsun conference demanded many days, even weeks. In this we see an important capital of initiative Current Executive which cannot be expressed in the figures. Philipp Busche *1979. Medical studies in Rostock and Tubingen, anthroposophic doctors seminar in Filder- Donations stadt. 2009-2014 assistant doctor in the Filderklinik in Fil- derstadt (Germany), since 2/2014 assistant doctor in the Would you like to support students on their way to Gastroenterology Department of the Robert Bosch Hos- becoming anthroposophic doctors? There are many pital, Stuttgart (Germany), Governing board of the GAÄD. possibilities. Choose one! [email protected]

General donations: Donations can be transferred to our Anna Sophia Werthmann *1986. Medical stu- account at the GLS-Bank. Every amount is welcome. dies at the University Witten/Herdecke, Integrated 65

Curriculum for Anthroposophic Medicine, Eugen- Kolisko-Akademie 2009/2010, assistant doctor in Pae- diatrics at the Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke, IKAM representative for the Young Medics Forum, Organisation of the Summer Academy for Integra- tive Medicine at the University Witten/Herdecke. [email protected]

Paul Werthmann *1984. Medical studies at the Uni- versity Witten/Herdecke, Integrated Curriculum for Anthroposophic Medicine, Wuppertaler medical group, 65 assistant doctor in Neurology at the Gemeinschaftskran- kenhaus Herdecke, since 04/2014 assistant doctor in the „Belegklinik für Homötherapie“ in Heidenheim, co- worker in the Young Medics Forum, Organisation of the Summer Academy for Integrative Medicine at the Uni- versity Witten/Herdecke, Governing board of the GAÄD. [email protected]

Outlook In the previous activity report we spoke of eight- cur rent recipients of scholarships who we have been able to accompany. Today there are 45. This increase is an expression of an anthroposophic medicine which again is rejuvenating. The activities of the GAÄD (Akademie GAÄD- Academy for training in anthroposophic medi- cine) and the Medical Section of the Goetheanum with training programs makes it easier for following students to enter Anthroposophic Medicine. The increasing demand for anthroposophic training amongst doctors in training however will for a long time still not be able to meet the need for anthroposophic doctors in the current care for patients. As such we see it as our task to further intensify our efforts regarding the support of upcoming doctors. We cannot do this alone. We there- fore also hope for the future support from individuals and foundations and will do everything possible to use the means made available to us to support young peo- ple on their journey into Anthroposophic Medicine in a sustainable way.

In regard to our development we would be grateful for any advice, support or comment.

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modules, in this final part the Winter blooming plants Facilitating Experiences were the focus, with mistletoe wearing the crown. through Scholarships and Thus right at the beginning we encountered the being of mistletoe and the hellebore Christmas rose in an One-off Grants introductory lecture from Dietrich Schlodder, before One-off grants and scholarships allow students to Ruth Mandera gave us the next morning a wonderfully participate in various events for anthroposophic alive look into the world of mistletoes, of which the medicine. Each approved grant requires a report of common Viscum album was presented as only one of experience. These reports provide an insight into the numerous examples throughout the world. Just as 67 questions and experiences of young people on their descriptive and with a joyful, contagious enthusiasm way. On the following pages we make some of these she presented the two hellebores Helleborus niger reports available and hope to be able to show how and foetidus in their characteristic botanical form important these grants are for the young people. and opened up, probably not only for me, fascinating recognition of these exceptional plants. The descriptions, for example of the processes of growth, Inspired were described so vividly and graphically that I could really enter into them and thus begin to grasp a very Basic Course on Anthroposophic Medicines, Module V, special quality of the being of the plant. 6th to 10th March 2013 by Sophia Strauss Now that we had acquired an insight into the natural Right from the start: I can only recommend this course form of the plants, we got to know the mistletoe in the warmest possible way and I am so glad that a above all in its various pharmaceutical processes of new round from 2014 has already been organised. preparation. Beginning with the original statements Further information can be found on the homepage of Rudolf Steiner (for example in GA 314 and 319, 3rd of the GAPID (German Anthroposophic Pharmacists lecture) on the nature of the mistletoe, its specific Association) or GAÄD (German Anthroposophic Doctors application for treating tumors and the necessary Association). enhancement using a special mechanical process, representatives of the four major companies (Helixor, This was the third time that I attended a module of the Abnoba, Hiscia/Weleda and WALA) then introduced the „Basic Course“ and, as before, in the truest sense of the processes they use which, along with the fundamentally word I was inspired and filled with enthusiasm by the strict adherence to the details in Steiner‘s specifications, four and a half days. such as method of extraction, mistletoe components Having actually found out about the course more by and their mixture ratio and method of potentization, chance, from the beginning onwards the well-considered showed their uniqueness each time. content structure appealed to me, which was improved What at first sight was rather incomprehensible again in this module. Each morning was therefore and confusing for me - since I initially had the naive primarily devoted to fundamental processes and impression „there must surely be THE ONE right consideration of substances, which provided a valuable method“, changed in time into a great curiosity, starting point for the group work in the afternoon, which method was likely to emphasize which specific during which we could deal in the most varied ways characteristic of the mistletoe and how exactly the with each theme intensively. After a „mental breather“ possibilities of the individuality in therapy, of which with eurythmy or singing (this time alternating with clay I became here especially conscious, could benefit modelling and painting) we had lectures on therapeutic from the diversity of the mistletoe preparations. And practice, before short talks - this time for example on then it was precisely this diversity in manufacture and the history of the relationship of Rudolf Steiner to application that clearly really impressed the majority mistletoe or the creation of a healing conversation in a of us, although for the present evoking the feeling of therapeutic context - brought the evenings to an official confusing complexity along with the question about close. And not to be forgotten are the short and longer practical implementation. Just in time came the lecture breaks when we were at times gastronomically spoiled from Marion Debus, who already illustrated some and which always offered the necessary and enjoyable therapeutic ideas using descriptions of patients. On time for stimulating conversations. the following day Johannes Wilkens, with the approach After minerals, plants and animals as medicinal healing to the mistletoe host tree could finally mediate a really substances had already been considered in the previous tangible, understandable and - although most deeply moving - yet to begin with comparatively „simple ratio“. There is so much more that could be reported: Precisely from the perspective of a young person, Enriching conversations with old and new faces, the I learned in the course of the conference to really perhaps officially unparalleled discussions taking value the presence of so many experienced doctors. I place at this conference, very fruitful for all, between experienced the Easter conference as something very doctors, pharmacists and producers of the medicines, special, it was perceptible, that there in Kassel many the introduction to the running of HELIXOR (in whose people had come together who strive after a deeper welcoming buildings the course was allowed to take understanding of the human being and illness. I longed place), the inspired and inspiring closing evening with for this through my entire studies. music, eurythmy and poetry ... How differently I experienced my studies. In preclinical This course was once again a true „highlight“ for me, I resigned myself to the fact that first we focused on from an intellectual and human point of view. We the body. With great curiousity I studied anatomy owe this and are thankful for the great openness and and physiology. I found it understandable that this warm willingness of the company HELIXOR, as well would represent the foundation for contemplation as the organizational team and others involved, for of the human being. However surely then the soul- whom humanity, not only but above all in therapeutic spiritual would be covered, and the human being in meeting, is placed first. It was tangible amongst the the context of nature and other living creatures would various professional groups and ages of the participants be presented in detail; I took this for granted. What is how much potential there is to be found in shared the human being? For this reason I ultimately studied discussion, how much an open-minded atmosphere can medicine- that I would perhaps later become a doctor, contribute to the development of a healing relationship wasn‘t to begin with my primary concern. At the very and what power real warmth of heart holds. In the last, when it came to learning about pathologies, so I same way as the winter-flowering plants are able with thought, we would also consider the issue of the soul- their radiating inner warmth to bring snow to melt, so spiritual in the human being, in order to derive an the power of heart-warmth can break the ice between understanding of illness which would also be fitting people, if only we carry it into the world sincerely and to the feeling and self-conscious human being. I was with reverence for the life within and without us. increasingly disappointed and noted, people didn‘t dare approach these issues. My questions were ignored, Maybe this is one of the things that these very special dismissed as uninteresting, unanswerable, unimportant plants want to teach us? or too complex etc. I regularly felt left alone, to how I should become a doctor, without the foundation of I, in any case, will still need a while to really grasp their a for me satisfactory picture of the human being and essence; until that time remains for me the astonishing illness. Apart from that, I sensed that for me, it wasn‘t touch of the hint of their mystery. right to ignore these questions. Since the beginning of my studies, it was my deepest conviction that healing I longed for this would only become meaningful when united with the most urgent wish of the doctor to create the foundation through my entire studies for individual development. Instead I often encountered Easter conference in Kassel, Germany 2013, Lara Wolf a setting striving after mere elimination of deficits.

What is it like, when as a medical student one has the Someone who wants to heal has the task to stimulate chance for the first time to attend the annual conference healthy development and in a certain way, more than of the (German) Anthroposophic Doctors Association? this is necessary for a mechanic, he also has to be someone who accompanies destiny. That which is ‚sent‘ First, there was pleasant anticipation and curiousity! to the patient, causes him in the end to come to us. It And above all the wish, as a previous Waldorf student, is such a trustful task, that I do not think it is possible to get newly involved with Anthroposophy and to have enough respect for it. I am happy to know that Anthroposophic Medicine. The first hours at the Easter there are experienced doctors to whom it gives joy to conference were then a challenge. Catching sight of accompany me on this path. the predominantly grey-white heads, the first doubts arose. A young person stood out and I didn‘t like that at The days in Kassel gave me the possibility, together with all. One saw the thoughtful and happy greeting of one others, to investigate my questions about a medicine another between the older women and men. Where fitting to the human being. Through the working group should my place be? Since I wasn‘t keen on a new trend with Michaela Glöckler, the lectures and the artistic in hair colouring as a solution to this small problem work with Serge Mantier and Sabine Sebastian I was of equilibrium, to my first impression, necessarily able to deepen my understanding of the conference belonged a second. theme in the domains of knowledge and experience. 69

As a result of the Easter conference, Anthroposophic Enthusiastic after this excursion into philosophy, I felt Medicine has grown further within my heart and that I had fully arrived. last but not least came the has been in the end the initial ignition of a fuse, description of the practical procedure for creating a for me to have started the parallel professional case report. training to become an Anthroposophic Doctor at the „Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe Since the aim of the course was principally the (Anthroposophically oriented hospital in Berlin)“. development of personal abilities, the practical part followed after a short refreshment break. First we Finally, I would like to thank all those who contributed had to divide ourselves up into small groups and to these days rich in experience! I experienced a really examine the case report of one participant, partly living handling of my questions, which received more already formulated, according to formal and content- 69 meaning and significance, became more multifaceted related criteria for scientific work in general as well as and further differentiated. specifically for CBM.

I joined with an experienced paediatrician from Absolutely Recommendable Course Hungary who had brought a very interesting case of a Cognition Based Medicine course Witten Herdecke girl with lymphatic diathesis. We quickly realised that 8th-9th.10.2012 by Sophia Strauss the main component of the work lies really in a precise structuring the medical facts and observations. Exhausted after a roughly eight-hour train trip at night, but nonetheless full of curiousity for the hours ahead, At the end of the day, each group presented their I finally stood in front of the Dörthe-Krause-Institut in case briefly in a plenum, particularly with respect to Witten-Herdecke. So, here I should finally learn more the setting of tasks. As individual as the three cases about the concept of Cognition Based Medicine, which presented already were, on the basis of different I urgently needed for my doctoral thesis. I had already therapeutic approaches (osteopathy, anthroposophic been on the lookout for such a course for almost a medicine, psychotherapy), so varied were the problems year and only found out about this one by chance, that the participants were confronted with, despite whereafter I immediately registered myself. a similar procedure. Perhaps the most important shared concern related to the possibility to describe Correspondingly excited I set off to find the right room specifically observed processes, mostly materially and first of all bumped into a couple of participants incomprehensible, in such a way that they satisfied who were already getting to know one another over a scientific criteria. cup of tea or coffee. That was just what I needed after a wakeful night so I gladly joined them. Before long I Full of new experiences I then went to Witten, to get found myself in a stimulating conversation with several to know the medical student who had spontaneously medical students (who were taking part in this course invited me to stay with them. as part of their integrated curriculum in anthroposophic How happy I was, to be welcomed with such heartfelt medicine) and we nearly missed noticing that the warmth! Such a pleasant place to stay, especially after course had already begun in another room. At least I so many demanding hours full of experiences, was truly wasn‘t the only one who didn‘t know my way around a gift! The next day began again with group work, in here ... which we now attempted to produce a first draft of To begin with Gunver Kienle gave an introduction to the a case report according to the CBM criteria. Thanks topic of scientific work in medicine, in which she first to the experience of „our“ doctor, we managed - presented the current „Gold standard“, the randomised rejuvenated in between by a wonderful lunch in the controlled trial, with its advantages but above all clinic - to finish a rough sketch of the report for the disadvantages. Using practical examples she clarified plenum, some details of which we had already partially the urgent need for an alternative study concept, worked out. The subsequent discussion illustrated on particularly within the realm of alternative medicine the one hand, again the individual difficulties arising (respectively anthroposophic medicine). from each form of therapy, but on the other also the unique possibilities opened up precisely through a Building upon this, Helmut Kiene gave a brief overview differentiated presentation customized to the single of the development of the concept of causality with case and its forms of publication. special attention on its meaning for the emergence of Evidence Based Medicine, before he ultimately After a further night with the dear fellow student I explained the dimensions of causality which underlie went back to Münich. looking back, in these two Cognition Based Medicine. days I obtained not only a sound and inspiring glimpse into a new scientific concept (and thereby the longed for foundation for my doctoral thesis), but above all the immunomodulating effect of this medicine exchanged in conversations with interesting people presumably occurs via other cascades. experiences with Anthroposophy, and during work on a case discovered important aspects of anthroposophic In Winter 2012/2013 I wrote my dissertation with these medicine and so renewed again my enthusiasm for results and defended my thesis finally in July 2013, after this path. For this I would also like to thank above all beginning the practical year of my medical studies in the people who made it financially possible for me to Spring. attend this absolutely recommendable course! I would like to warmly thank the Initiative for Scholarships in Anthroposophic Medicine as well as the University Final Report of a „Lili Kolisko Centre for Natural Medicine for the financial support which enabled me to spend one year in research full- Research Scholarship recipient“ time. From this year I gained not only my doctor‘s title by Julia Nürenberg but also many new experiences. I achieved deep insight into pre-clinical research and at the same time was able In March 2012 I moved - lectures and classes now to focus intensively on anthroposophic medicine. Apart over with - full of expectation to Freiburg im Breisgau, from that I have taken Freiburg and its residents firmly in order to write my doctoral thesis there at the into my heart. University Centre for Natural Medicine („Unizentrum Naturheilkunde“). I had studied medicine beforehand After the final exams in 2014 I will begin my clinical at the University Witten/Herdecke and participated training probably nearby at the Ita Wegman Klinik intensively in the integrated curriculum for in Arlesheim where I already spent a quarter of my anthroposophic medicine. I wanted to find out whether practical year. I am already looking forward to extending anthroposophic medicines which, as is known, had my clinical experiences with anthroposophic medicines! been successfully applied for over 90 years, could also be researched with modern scientific methods. Death and the Doctor To begin with, I was thoroughly introduced to laboratory work by my supervisor Dr. Carsten Gründemann and Experience report from the Eugen-Kolisko-Akademie our medical laboratory assistant Barbara Sauer. For by Svenja Weller students of medicine a completely new sphere of work! Together with Carsten and Barbara I began to establish The three months training in the Eugen-Kolisko- two immunological methods in the laboratory: The Akademie went by in a flash. Many topics were first project should demonstrate the influence of covered in detail, others could only be touched on or anthroposophic medicines on NFKB secretion in EMSA. mentioned peripherally, requiring further deepening The second project should be introduced to investigate and follow-up. Much touched me deeply, spoke to me, the maturing of dendritic cells and modulation through motivated and changed me. Much has engaged me in anthroposophic medicines. a lasting way. One of these themes related to a unit of teaching on the emergence of consciousness, which Both projects required familiarisation with the topic on only occurs when death processes take place. In this the one hand and joy to experiment with the practical context Armin Husemann told the Grimm Brothers‘ implementation on the other. After about half a year tale of the Grim Reaper. In this story from the Grimm the first project had to be set aside, because the NFKB Brothers‘ collection, a doctor makes an agreement with bands had not been able to be sufficiently demonstrated. Death, that according to where Death stands by the This theme was discarded for my doctoral work. I sick bed, the doctor must heal or allow death to take concentrated therefore on the dendritic cells. In this place. If Death stands at the head then the doctor can method I was able to record promising progress. heal with a wonder herb, but if it stands at the feet, Finally I was able to carry out many test series. As test the patient must die. The doctor achieves world fame medicine I used birch leaf extract (Betula Pendula D3 with his powers to heal. However, attending to the sick from the company Abnoba) and the hay fever spray king and again the king‘s daughter, the doctor breaks Gencydo from the company Weleda. this agreement with Death. He overcomes the position of Death at the bed intellectually by turning the bed A significant inhibition of the maturing of the dendritic around. In the end the doctor himself succumbs to cells under the influence of Betula Pendula was shown Death. without causing cell destruction. Since this medicine is injected subcutaneously as a therapy for rheumatoid Fascinated by the power of this fairy tale I took a more arthritic, such an immunosuppressive effect is expressly detailed look at its interpretation and deep psychological desired. No similar effects were shown with Gencydo; meaning as well as at the issue of how humans and 71

doctors stand today in relation to death, meet it and act been sought by generations of alchemists. Someone towards it. What does it mean „to die and become“? in possession of such a means has every chance to Man‘s relationship to birth, life, dying and death lets us become rich and famous when he uses it. understand his fundamental feel for life. Albert Steffen noted words of truth for every doctor in Within Egyptian culture life was considered a gift of the his diary in 1909: „A doctor who is afraid of death yet Sun God, who completes the journey across the heavens can bear the dying of another, is unthinkable“. And he from morning to evening and dies into the night in order added: „If the doctor had the feeling, that day by day to resurrect again in the morning. At the time of Homer he himself was dying away and resurrecting, that death (8th century BC) it can be seen that the human being therefore is something that happens inwardly and can was feeling constantly more separated from the world only happen because life presses on, then he would be 71 of the Gods. It is necessary to undertake an Odyssey in in the state of mind that a doctor should have“. order to win the right to this divine world. In the course of his development the human being increasingly lost This denial of dying and death was already pictured a the connection to the Beyond, as well as the memory long time ago in Grimm‘s tale of the „Grim Reaper“. In of the spiritual world. Death‘s gate closed for earthly this story a picture is given to us of the fact that in men consciousness. Not least under the influence of the two fundamental processes are always simultaneously natural scientific world conception and possibilities of present and work together: Processes of death and modern medicine, death has become the ultimate end life. In the Eugen-Kolisko-Akademie we learned that of life. Meanwhile a rethink seems to be evident. A death processes predominate in the upper part of man clear turning point has occurred with the resurrection and in the sense pole. Here, hardly any movement of Jesus Christ and the overcoming of death. More and takes place. In the consciousness pole we are not more people ask today about the reality of a spiritual very lively. It is characterised by breakdown and world and with this about the secret of death. A decay without regeneration. We owe these death Bertelsmann study from 2009 showed that about 2/3 of processes the possibility to perceive, our consciousness the German people believe in life after death. In Rudolf and the processes of thinking. In the head and the Steiner‘s lecture from 18.2.1916 he gave an answer to senses, death is appropriate. Also within physiology this question: „With a certain justification, death can one speaks of apoptosis, the programmed cell death, be something terrible for man on earth. It represents even „healthy death“. Superfluous, unnecessary the decline of the physical, earthly man. The exact cells are broken down in an orderly way. Necrosis opposite is the case when man between death and stands against apoptosis as a pathological form of cell a new birth looks back to having died: then Death destruction. Substances which become free lead to represents the most beautiful, the greatest, the most inflammatory processes and damage the organism, glorious, the most sublime that can be experienced at as how inflammation, destruction and death processes all.“ And to the thought of life continuing after death, in the organs of metabolism and limbs are also in the Rudolf Steiner adds the thought of pre-existence, of life wrong place, damage the physical body and can lead to before birth. death of the human being. It becomes clear that on the physical level, both useful and destructive processes Where do we come from? Where are we going? A alike are active. We must therefore recognise and beautiful image compares our life on earth with a respect that life and death belong together and form a comet: it comes from out of the invisible, shines and unity. That they are a basic condition of our humanity exists visibly for a while, then disappears again. life and thus also always have an influence on our human is finite and death stands at the end. All people, and and medical thinking and actions. Therefore we will doctors in particular, must exist in harmony with these probably always ask ourselves where we come from laws of the world. In our modern medicine, however, and where we go, how our children should be born and the themes of dying and death are increasingly how we want to die. displaced. The doctor as demi-God in white, the saviour, the almighty, who outsmarts death with the If we as doctors want to be able to heal, we need to possibilities of intensive care medicine but thereby make ourselves familiar with the three elements often prolongs endless suffering. The human being according to Paracelsus: the understanding of the clings to his life, strives to stay young, fights the „light of nature“ (philosophy), knowledge of the processes of ageing and would like to reach a biblical „maturation“ of death (astronomy), which must be age in as vital a condition as possible like Methusalem, adhered to, and with knowledge of healing substances Jered, Noach, Adam, Mahalalel or Henoch. Human (alchemy). When we draw on these, we can look death beings have always been on the search for a way to in the eye confidently. Decisive steps were taken in delay death. One of the most famous means against this direction during the three months training, very death is probably the Philosopher‘s Stone, which has intensively and yet still only as basic approaches and will be continued in the following clinical weekends as by the wonderfully green surrounds of Havelhöhe and well as in independent study. And so I remain thankful its atmosphere, as each person experienced, shaped, for these impulses, taught at the Eugen-Kolisko- worked together. Akademie and enabled by the support of the Helene- On the Saturday evening my mental potential to take von-Grunelius scholarship. With the goal in sight of in more is fully exhausted, and for reasons of capacity putting these ideas into practice in my doctor‘s work I can hardly talk any more to the other participants of I pray the 39th Psalm: „Lord, teach me that I need to the seminar on the way home, yet still can‘t let it go, come to an end and my life has a goal and I must leave.“ so in the evening I fall into bed fully exhausted and full And I trust the words of Novalis: „When a spirit dies, it of input that I‘d like to work over. A much too short becomes man. When a man dies, he becomes spirit.“ night follows and then Sunday, whose appearance Literature: transformed for me during the previous seminars: • Volker Fintelmann: Intuitive Medizin in der Praxis Therapeutic Eurythmy is and was for me very suspect, • Jürgen Drewermann: Der Herr Gevatter, Grimms as an inexperienced person and not a Waldorf student. Märchen tiefenpsychologisch gedeutet I have become convinced throughout that it can have • Günther Dellbrügger, „Angst vor dem Tod?“ a wonderful effect on patients, but I personally had • Dr.med. Hans Werner „Sterbekultur“ difficulties to really get into this form of therapy. However: a wonderful, charismatic Therapeutic Eurythmist has been able to help me spring out of my Experiences of the Havelhöhe shadow a little already. I always look forward to seeing her now and in the meantime am optimistic regarding Doctors Seminar developing my understanding of Therapeutic Eurythmy. Friederike Marth This Doctors Seminar sometimes represents a challenge for me, because a weekend for learning or resting Three weekend seminars have already taken place. disappears, but by far predominates gratitude to be able Actually, it feels like more than three weekends. to participate already whilst a student and to feel valued Perhaps this is due to the measure and intensity of as an equal and respected. The latter was immediately impressions or the pleasant atmosphere during the and clearly apparent to me during the first weekend and seminars. Definitely contributing to the development of confirmed the feeling: „I am here rightly“. this atmosphere was the well considered program with regular pauses, shared, active work and experiences (clay modelling, eurythmy) and small group work Summer Academy: „How do we often with the same constellation of people. To me it was like diving Friday evenings every two months into perceive health?“ a kind of protected space, collecting experiences and Experience report of the Summer academy for impressions there continuously and Sunday afternoons Integrative Medicine 2013, by Eva Pardey returning again to my every day reality (I hope this The Summer Academy for Integrative Medicine at the boundary will fade away with time). We are required to Uni Witten/Herdecke with the theme „How do we apply that which we have learned and experienced to perceive health“ took place this year from 27th July to our daily life. Naturally I try to do this, sitting in the train 3rd August. Thanks to your financial support I was able observing other people‘s faces or looking at plants to participate in this inspiring, motivating week full of more attentively on a walk, but in my environment workshops and intensive discussion with other people these are nonetheless mostly quiet moments, in which active in healing professions and I would like to give my I alone live these experiences. At the weekend seminars, heartfelt thanks. however, we can exchange our experiences. In my world of studying medicine and extensive preparation A very broad and varied program offered participants for exams I concentrate primarily on the school the possibility to shape the week very individually, which medicine material. Consequently, this change on the made the discussions even more exciting. Friday evening and Sunday afternoon is a type of small culture shock every time. Every weekend seemed to me As well as stimulating plenum lectures there was a to unfold in the following way: Friday evening I travel comprehensive program with diverse introductory and somewhat tired from the week, yet full of expectation in-depth workshops, and even the lunch breaks and and excited to Havelhöhe, then to travel home euphoric evenings could be shaped with interesting choices, and motivated again. Saturday mornings I look forward so that time was sometimes scarce for processing the to the most intensive and demanding day of the information and impressions taken in. weekend, during which each person works with full presence, the entire day together in this ‚space‘ created Up to then, my understanding of integrative medicine had been limited to the divisions of complementary 73

medicine such as Anthroposophic Medicine, TCM, Ayurveda and Homeopathy. The choices of workshops On the path to the christian made me conscious how many more finer components in Medicine there are to be considered in an integrative concept of by Elena Fürnohr treatment - many of the workshops were very practice orientated, covering movement, massage, relaxation I had never before asked the question, how much Jesus and nutrition. So I received an insight into 5-element- Christ had to do with my understanding of medicine. As nutrition, had my first experiences with Laughter Yoga someone who took a very critical position as a result of and its effects, used for the first time in the context personal experiences of Catholicism, which religiously of Hawaiian Lomi-Lomi massage not only the strength had ruled my earlier environment, this question led 73 of my hands, but also my forearms and momentum me to consider whether I should participate in this through movement of my body, and got to know the weekend. Yet since there in the word ‚medicina‘ = lat. foundations of Ayurveda. art of healing, the religious connection to ‚Saviour‘ or ‚holy‘ almost springs out* and I really looked forward I was very enriched by the experiences I was able to take to being together with wonderful people, I took myself from the in-depth workshop „Well-being - the power of to Dornach. In the first lecture we asked ourselves sexuality“. As a result of much recent consideration of the question, amongst others: ‚what is the meaning the matter of how far confrontation with one‘s own of wellness?‘ in medicine. In Duden the synonyms sexuality and consciousness of one‘s own femininity were listed: thriving, happiness, blessing, well-being, or masculinity has an influence, for example on the welfare, (outdated) Salus, redemption, blessedness, development of gender specific cancers, I felt very (religion) mercy, (Christian religion) salvation. The WHO met by this workshop, without having had a concrete definition for health is complete physical and mental conception of its form. well-being but also much more. It concerns much more than the control of symptoms with medicines on I found myself again in a protected space, surrounded a purely physical level, and concerns instead a deep by the other participants, who had all chosen this interaction with the individual human being, who is course with differing motivations, and a course confronted at that moment of his life with an illness. facilitator, who strove to give everyone sufficient space In this meeting with the deeper levels of the human for their questions and concerns. I was astonished and being, materialistic thinking is rapidly at its limits and surprised at the closeness that developed between a new soul spiritual dimension arises as much in the us participants within the group and in the course of patient as doctor. In this inner meeting, healing can take the week, and also beyond, and I am grateful for the place on various levels, requiring an inner attitude of openness with which we could meet each other. As the doctor, which in the second lecture of the easter a common theme the question arose about allowing course is described by Rudolf Steiner, as a fundamental and giving closeness, which we then worked on with prerequisite to becoming a doctor, as will to heal. This exercises as well as through conversations. can be trained and deepened through the meditations which are given. An example for will to heal is Jesus The morning plenum lectures offered new impulses Christ. His influence on medicine through brotherly love daily. I felt addressed above all by the lecture from is a mighty power with which we can always unite. I had Christiane Fischer, the manager of the initiative MEZIS never done this before so consciously and it relieved me (MEZIS: „No free lunch“ Doctors initiative in Germany and made me humble to feel personally woven in the for independence from undue influence of the cosmos. For me the sensing and feeling of the content pharmaceutical industry.). Last semester I attended during this weekend stood in the foreground, which I a seminar on the theme „Corruption and Health“ at find so valuable for allowing the lived experiences to my uni so I was already sensitized for this theme. Her sink in. As always, the cozy conversations and a relaxed lecture gave me new encouragement to join the MEZIS atmosphere amongst the Young Medics contributed to and protect myself from the (unconscious) influence making this meeting into a valuable pillar on my way. through the pharmaceutical industry. I am firmly Many thanks! convinced that I would like to be again a participant at next year‘s Summer academy and I can only recommend *Translator‘s notes: ‚medicina‘ = lat. Heilkunst, Heilkunde (art of to anyone to take advantage of this opportunity for the healing) - Heiland (Saviour) or heilig (holy). Duden is a reference exchange of ideas with like-minds. book for the German language. 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International Conference of Anthroposophic Medicine for young people in therapeutic training and professions May 2013

A film by ROLANDO GONZÁLEZ and THERESIA RIEKERT

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