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Dear friends of Eurythmy4you,
Do you also enjoy nibbling ripe fruits straight from a plant? I just got the special opportunity to make friends with an overcrowded blackcurrant bush: I stand happily in front of my new friend and see her different colors, a lot of green, a little brown and dots of red in between. I look at her size with admiration - she is at least 2 heads taller than me - almost a blackcurrant tree. Happily I get to work. Berry upon berry is picked - the good ones in the pot, the bad ones in the croup.
I really enjoy looking at the red dots in my dirt-smeared hands and then pour them into my mouth with glee. The taste of the berries spreads, wanders into the body and runs through my being. Hard-working fingers pick quickly - I really fill my stomach!
With every currant I take, I give back a thankful smile. How nice it is to see, harvest and eat the fruits of our earth. If we are on the right path, we will always be cared for, protected and guarded! In this sense, I wish all of us grateful welcoming of our present, calm acceptance of the past and trustful, generous creation of our good visions.
Do you actually know Anastasiia,
who has been part of Eurythmy4you since 2020? - Anastasiia has been very interested in languages since she was little.
She writes: “As long as I can remember, the word, language, has been central in my life. For me it was always a friendly but mysterious living being ... I have learned over 10 languages, but even as a child I noticed that every person has their own unique language: the word lives and has a different effect in every person."
It is not surprising that Anastasiia then studied philology. At university she was told that the sounds of language had no meaning of their own and that only words or sometimes syllables made sense. But Anastasiia felt that this was not true! Then, at the age of 27, she came into contact with Waldorf education for the first time - and with eurythmy!
“My colleagues couldn't explain to me what a strange thing it was - eurythmy. I only heard the term 'the visible language' - and nothing more. 'Just come to class and take part!' - I was told. I think that was the 6th or 7th grade class. We did the planet dance and different sounds, exercises with copper rods, we also ran forms. A lot of things came into movement touching what I knew inwardly about the life of the word. I could see it now! I could experience it with my own body! And I could see how it is already alive in the children. - That was a moment of happiness for me. I finally found proof of what I had known for a long time. "
Since then, Anastasiia has continued on her path. She has worked as an Waldorf educator, language and music teacher and has gained experience as an interpreter.
In Ukraine there are no recognized eurythmists who can teach eurythmy therapy. But there are many Waldorf schools and kindergartens that are constantly looking for specialists. Anastasiia continues:
"The basic eurythmy therapy training in Dornach is unique, as there is for the first time the opportunity to receive a classical eurythmy training together with the eurythmy therapy training."
In short: Anastasiia would like to study eurythmy therapy in Dornach, and we want to help her make her dream a reality!
Anastasiia got her visa just in time to be able to take part in our third Eurythmy4you summer week from July 25th to 30th. Many moving personal and thematic encounters took place during this time. We were introduced to embryology in a large, living arc. The sound of a psalter tried to unlock our listening space. Entirely new worlds of experience were created for all participants. Spiced with humor, we practiced samples from speech formation and were moved by the in-depth practice of interval gestures and their emotional expression. Theodor's explanations of the structure of the HSP course from Eurythmy4you, as well as a meditative consideration of the exercise "I think the speech" extended our understanding of high sensitivity. As a biografic example, the life of Novalis, presented in eurythmy by the Sophien-Ensemble, could shine linguistically and eurythmically. So it was of course a special pleasure for us to celebrate Anastasia's 36th birthday on Wednesday, July 28th. Welcome, Anastasiia!
The eurythmy training begins in mid-September, until then she will be with us, will help us with the work for Eurythmy4you and prepare for her studies.
Do you help? Here's everything you need to know.
On the crowdfunding platform we created, you will experience Anastasiia translating Theodor's courses and hear her singing songs she composed herself. You will find out what life and education in Switzerland will cost Anastasiia and you can decide how you want to support her.
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As a small thank you, Anastasiia will tell us about her experiences from time to time. Do we want to make the eurythmy therapy training possible for Anastasiia? That would be great!
Karsta, Adele, Theodor and the whole Team
of Eurythmy4you