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Séamus Maynard contributing to the Rudolf Steiner College Teacher Training Summer Festival in Canada
Arts Program - Speech and Storytelling for Teachers
Meaghan Witri contributing to the Rudolf Steiner College Teacher Training Summer Festival in Canada
Healthy Relationships with Self and Others - Sex Education in the Light of the Spirit
As part of the Healthy Relationships with Self and Others school program, Meaghan Witri will give a community talk on this important and relevant theme.
Parent Education for Classes 4-12
This program offered by Developing the Self Developing the World brings anthroposophy to help understand relationships and the responsibility of community in raising children and working together to promote individual wellbeing.
We look at how and when we work with children and adolescents to bring the understanding of sexuality and gender in relation to where they are in their consciousness. This brings harmony between the evolving body and inner experiences that sets the ground for healthy adult experience.
It speaks to some of main issues confronting child health and wellbeing in current times, with examples of how we can counter the unbalancing effects. We also address how to understand gender differences and similarities that both limit or free us and the contribution and struggles of the changing social structures around gender and sexuality affecting us all.
The program is delivered by Developing the Self Developing the World programs facilitator, Meaghan Witri.
Séamus will offer the Parzival legend as part of the main lesson block in the 11th and 12 grades.
facilitated by Meaghan Witri
Classroom visits for Grades 4-12. She will meet with parents and class teachers as well.
Supporting Nourishment in Early Childhood - Body, Soul and Spirit
with Sarah Mecca and Anthony Mecca
part of a series of workshops on supporting health and illness at home
at Sun Heart Farm in Stephentown, NY
10am to 4pm
Cost:
$25 USD ($40 AUD) paid to EduCareDo with registration below
(paid once whether attending 1, 2, or all 3 workshops)
+ sliding scale contribution in-person: $40-75/workshop
In this workshop we will look at different aspects of nutrition in the life of the young child. We will consider the ‘earthly nutrition’ of food in the life of the young child – recognizing that by observing a child’s relationship to eating and food preferences we can gain insight into their constitutional tendencies and needs and ask the question of how we could bring greater balance and diversity to the nutrition of the young child. We will also explore the ‘cosmic nutrition’ of all that they absorb through their senses as well as the influence of their unseen environment, particularly the world of thoughts, feelings, and will impulses of the adults that surround them.
In addition to offerings on each workshop theme, the days will include a nourishing meal, the opportunity to both receive and learn how to offer therapeutic treatments at home and gain familiarity with some home remedies, and space for individual reflection, experiential exercises and group conversation. Each workshop will deepen and build upon the pre-reading Supporting Inner Freedom in the Young Child through Health and Illness (a lesson in the EduCareDo Early Childhood Course). While the workshops are aimed at supporting parents and caregivers in the home, the workshop content and experience will also be relevant for those interested in deepening their relationship to their own experiences of health and illness as well as those caring for other adults. The workshop content will unfold and adapt to meet the questions and interests of the participants.
This day-long workshop is offered through Developing the Self Developing the World and is open to all. You can attend 1, 2 or all 3 workshops (other two workshops are Jan 19 (Working with Health and Illness at Home) and Feb 23 (Preventative Healthcare at Home).
All three workshops will take place at Sun Heart Farm in Stephentown, New York.
Childcare available on-site.
Photo by Kelly Sikkema
Meaghan Witri contributing to the Beginning Anthroposophy course with the Threefold Education Foundation.
Songs of Joan of Arc in concert. All are welcome.
Best suited for ages 12 and up please.
Anthroposophy NYC
138 W 15th Street
New York, NY, 10011
Presentation to Hawthorne Valley Early Childhood parent body by Sarah Mecca.
Working with Preventative Health Care at Home
with Sarah Mecca
part of a series of workshops on supporting health and illness at home
at Sun Heart Farm in Stephentown, NY
10am to 4pm
Cost:
$25 USD ($40 AUD) paid to EduCareDo with registration below
(paid once whether attending 1, 2, or all 3 workshops)
+ sliding scale contribution in-person: $40-75/workshop
Even though we may recognize the deep meaningfulness of illness for growth and development and for the strengthening of both child and caregiver, that is not to say that all illness processes are necessary or unavoidable. By fostering good health we can support greater balance and harmony without having to traverse every illness process ‘available’. As adults, we have to know how to perceive and evaluate the wellness or imbalance of our own system in order to support this development in the young child. By cultivating and deepening our own relationship to rest and to harmonizing therapeutic applications we can more potently facilitate these experiences for the young children in our care.
In addition to offerings on each workshop theme, the days will include a nourishing meal, the opportunity to both receive and learn how to offer therapeutic treatments at home and to gain familiarity with some home remedies. There will also be space for individual reflection, experiential exercises and group conversation. Each workshop will deepen and build upon the pre-reading Supporting Inner Freedom in the Young Child through Health and Illness (a lesson in the EduCareDo Early Childhood Course). While the workshops are aimed at supporting parents and caregivers in the home, the workshop content and experience will also be relevant for those interested in deepening their relationship to their own experiences of health and illness as well as those caring for other adults. The workshop content will unfold and adapt to meet the questions and interests of the participants.
This day-long workshop is offered through Developing the Self Developing the World and is open to all. You can attend 1, 2 or all 3 workshops (other two workshops are Jan 19 (Working with Health and Illness at Home) and March 23 (Supporting Nourishment in Early Childhood).
All three workshops will take place at Sun Heart Farm in Stephentown, New York.
Childcare available on-site.
Image Credit: Laura Summer www.laurasummer.com
Mantles of Care Workshop Retreat
Warmth and Enfoldment
Monday - Thursday 9am-3pm
Across this 4-day workshop, adults who are parenting or educating primary school children are provided experiences of mantles of care, time to create care items with wool and silk for a family or classroom kit, and principles towards understanding and supporting health.
The workshop complements the Developing the Self Developing the World Mantles of Care Program in classrooms aimed at supporting a culture of caring for self and others. We work with educators and children to refine daily hygiene practices for harmonising the ability to be attentive, self regulate and maintain healthy relationships.
Extended tutoring is available for class teachers to apply mantles of care in the classroom to support learning enrichment for individual students or towards bringing mantles of care to class groups within a curriculum.
4 Days : US$475/person
Includes quality care items for a care kit,
homemade morning tea and lunch
Please direct questions to Developing the Self Developing the World
And for registration email: Phoenix Initiative
Health practitioners work alongside Phoenix Initiative educators towards fostering spirit-led community. In February, the health practitioners will visit Phoenix Initiative classes to contribute to child observations and studies, a culture of care and salutogenic practices, and be available for private therapeutic consultations to support this work.
Parents are encouraged to join the “meet and greet”
on Monday February 10th 9-10am.
Training and Professional Development with the faculty and administrators at the Halton Waldorf School.
Sex Education and the Spirit Faculty Working Group - Healthy Relationship with Self and Others
February 8th, 22, March 29th, April 12, May 24th
Seamus Maynard working with Class 11 students throughout the main lesson.
Working with Health and Illness at Home
part of a 3-part series of workshops on supporting health and illness at home
with Sarah Mecca
at Sun Heart Farm in Stephentown, NY
10am to 4pm
Cost:
$25 USD ($40 AUD) paid to EduCareDo with registration below
(paid once whether attending 1, 2, or all 3 workshops)
+ sliding scale contribution in-person: $40-75/workshop
Meeting rich and diverse experiences of health and illness support the child’s journey of growth and development towards inner freedom in adulthood. While we need to consciously support their unfolding, at the same time we must tread lightly, so as to not interfere in the potential fruits that may naturally unfold for them through their experiences of health and illness. Our conscious activity of reverence serves them on this journey.
In addition to offerings on this workshop theme, each workshop will include a nourishing meal, the opportunity to both receive and learn how to offer therapeutic treatments at home and gain familiarity with some home remedies, space for individual reflection, experiential exercises and group conversation. Each workshop will deepen and build upon the pre-reading Supporting Inner Freedom in the Young Child through Health and Illness (a lesson in the EduCareDo Early Childhood Course). While the workshops are aimed at supporting parents and caregivers in the home, the workshop content and experience will also be relevant for those interested in deepening their relationship to their own experiences of health and illness as well as those caring for other adults. The workshop content will unfold and adapt to meet the questions and interests of the participants.
This day-long workshop is offered through Developing the Self Developing the World and is open to all. You can attend 1, 2 or all 3 workshops (other two workshops are Feb 23 (Working with Preventative Healthcare at Home) and March 23 (Supporting Nourishment - Body, Soul and Spirit).
All three workshops will take place at Sun Heart Farm in Stephentown, New York.
Childcare available on-site.
“Heart Warmth” by Laura Summer www.laurasummer.com
Upcoming 4-session In-Person Study Group
We will meet for four consecutive weeks to study the first two chapters of The Inner Work Path - A Foundation for Meditative Practice in the Light of Anthroposophy by Lisa Romero
In-Person in Stephentown, NY
Fridays, Jan 10, 17, 24, 31 2025, 6:30pm-8pm
To register and for more info call/text 908-227-0004 orcontact@developingtheself.org
Upcoming 4-session Online Study Group
We will meet for four consecutive weeks to study the first two chapters of The Inner Work Path - A Foundation for Meditative Practice in the Light of Anthroposophy by Lisa Romero
Online, 7pm-8:30pm: Thursdays, Jan 9 16, 23, 30, 2025
To register and for more info call/text 908-227-0004 orcontact@developingtheself.org
Friday, January 3rd to Sunday, January 5th
Friday 12pm to Sunday 12pm
at Sun Heart Farm in Stephentown, NY
Opportunities for group conversation and shared experiences on the retreat theme
Baths, compresses and other therapeutic treatments
Space for quiet contemplation and time in nature
Renewal through the arts
Health-bringing meals and snacks
Cost: $500-$750 Sliding Scale. Financial aid available on a needs basis.
Please express your interest early! Contact us via phone/text 908-227-0004 or email contact@developingtheself.org. Space is limited to 7 participants.
Participants will each have a private room with shared bathroom. All meals included on site.
Visiting Classes 9-12
This program offered by Developing the Self Developing the World brings anthroposophy to help understand relationships and the responsibility of community in raising children and working together to promote individual wellbeing.
We look at how and when we work with adolescents to bring the understanding of sexuality and gender in relation to where they are in their consciousness. This brings harmony between the evolving body and inner experiences that sets the ground for healthy adult experience.
It speaks to some of main issues confronting health and wellbeing in current times, with examples of how we can counter the unbalancing effects. We also address how to understand gender differences and similarities that both limit or free us and the contribution and struggles of the changing social structures around gender and sexuality affecting us all.
The program is delivered by Developing the Self Developing the World programs facilitator, Meaghan Witri.
Community Education and Faculty Professional Development
The foundations of sensory development are laid down in the first seven years of life and have a direct influence on the growing child’s ability to develop attention, attachment, and self- regulation: capacities essential for formal education.
The program is delivered by Developing the Self Developing the World programs facilitator, Meaghan Witri.
Visiting Classes 4-12 and speaking with parents and the school faculty.
This program offered by Developing the Self Developing the World brings anthroposophy to help understand relationships and the responsibility of community in raising children and working together to promote individual wellbeing.
We look at how and when we work with children and adolescents to bring the understanding of sexuality and gender in relation to where they are in their consciousness. This brings harmony between the evolving body and inner experiences that sets the ground for healthy adult experience.
It speaks to some of main issues confronting child health and wellbeing in current times, with examples of how we can counter the unbalancing effects. We also address how to understand gender differences and similarities that both limit or free us and the contribution and struggles of the changing social structures around gender and sexuality affecting us all.
The program is delivered by Developing the Self Developing the World programs facilitator, Meaghan Witri.
Faculty Professional Development
The program is delivered by Developing the Self Developing the World programs facilitator, Meaghan Witri.
Upcoming 4-session Study Group
In-Person and Online
We will meet for four consecutive weeks to study the first chapter of Spirit-led Community - Healing the Impacts of Technology by Lisa Romero. The Guide to the Care and Development of the Senses, parts of which are included in this chapter are available for free download on our website.
Online, 6:30-8pm:
Wednesdays, June 26, July 3, 10 and 17
In-Person in Stephentown, NY, NOTE:
NEW DAY AND TIME! 9:30-11am:
Saturdays, June 29, July 6, 13, and 20
To register and for more info contact@developingtheself.org or call/text 908-227-0004.
For children:
Monday, June 24th, 9am-10am
A puppet show followed by a short walk. Snack provided.
LOCATION: Sun Heart Farm in Stephentown, NY
Please RSVP with the number of people attending, ages of children attending, and any dietary restrictions. Call/text 908-227-0004 or email contact@developingtheself.org
For adults:
Sunday, June 23rd at 5:30pm
Experiencing and creating the living arts in community through music, conversation and a St. John’s fire. Dinner provided.
LOCATION: Sun Heart Farm in Stephentown, NY
Please RSVP with the number of people attending and any dietary restrictions. Call/text 908-227-0004 or email contact@developingtheself.org
The Care and Development of the Senses - a talk by Meaghan Witri
The foundations of sensory development are laid down in the first seven years of life and have a direct influence on the growing child’s ability to develop attention, attachment, and self- regulation: capacities essential for formal education.
Working with grades 6, 7, 8 Developing the Self Developing the World Program Facilitators, Séamus Maynard and Meaghan Witri worked with the students utilizing the arts to integrate their lessons from earlier in the year. They had speech and drama and creative writing opportunities - all working to bring greater health and wellbeing to the growing child.
Visiting Classes 4-12 and speaking with parents and the school faculty.
This program offered by Developing the Self Developing the World brings anthroposophy to help understand relationships and the responsibility of community in raising children and working together to promote individual wellbeing.
We look at how and when we work with children and adolescents to bring the understanding of sexuality and gender in relation to where they are in their consciousness. This brings harmony between the evolving body and inner experiences that sets the ground for healthy adult experience.
It speaks to some of main issues confronting child health and wellbeing in current times, with examples of how we can counter the unbalancing effects. We also address how to understand gender differences and similarities that both limit or free us and the contribution and struggles of the changing social structures around gender and sexuality affecting us all.
The program is delivered by Developing the Self Developing the World programs facilitator, Meaghan Witri.
