Anthroposophical Society in Australia

Wise Women Storytelling; Meeting the Baba Yaga
2021-07-11 10:00 - 15:30 (Australia/Sydney) | The Garden Room, 15A Grenville Street, Daylesford, Victoria, 3460, Australia
Before life separated into good and evil, there was Baba Yaga. Crumbling and creating matter in her iron mortar and pestle, stirring the universe. Ignoring gravity, flying through the air.
Meeting her demands courage; a journey through the wildwood after someone has doused all light in your life and thrust you out into cold and the only hope lies at the end of a lonely and frightening passage through the night-shadowed forest. This is a journey of consciousness; the alchemical work of separation and blending; developing emotional dexterity, authentic judgment, nurturing patience and sound knowing: I can do this!
In this one-day workshop, Storyteller & Social Artist, Iris Curteis will take you deep into the feminine mystery of Baba Yaga. Her tools: oral storytelling, mapping, image-making, creative writing & guided conversations in a safe & respectful space.

Cost: $150; concessions $100
Time: Sunday 11th July 10:00 am – 3:30 pm

For more information: click here to see the flyer or contact Iris Curteis

Presenter: Iris Curteis Ph.D. is a storyteller and social artist with a passion for community building. As social artist and storyteller, she understands how creativity changes the way we think about our lives and builds our capacity to shape more humane communities and supports transformational change
Accreditation: PhD Storytelling and Community Building
Affiliation: Heartwood, Site for Transformative Art, Culture, Science

Meeting the Devil’s Grandmother – Economy, Ecology, Community
2021-07-10 09:30 - 15:30 | The Garden Room, 15A Grenville Street, Daylesford, Victoria, 3460, Australia
In a world of unprecedented & unpredictable changes, how will we thrive?
With discernment, wit & ethical autonomy, by building stronger communities, deepening our relationships with eco-systems, & developing thriving local economies.
What we have to offer:
Social artist & storyteller, Iris Curteis will explore folktales, mapping, imagery & creative writing to shift you into conscious creativity, a clearer sense of your own story & connection to your authentic intentions.
Hamish Mackay will provide insights into associative economics (Threefolding), and regenerative practices, spark enthusiasm with playful exercises that unpack structures of power & money that influence how we think, feel & act in the world.
Our aim: to inspire you to generate genuine alternatives & associative working.
Our tools: storytelling, creativity, conversations, & playful experiences of competitive & associative economics using ‘The Landlords Game & more.

Cost: Singles $120; Couples $200; Concession $80
Time: Saturday 10th July 9:30 am – 3:30 pm

For more information: Click here to register and here to see the flyer for presenter biographies or email Iris Curteis. Bookings essential!
Affiliation: Heartwood, Site for Transformative Art, Culture, Science

2021 AGM of the Anthroposophical Society in Australia
2021-07-09 - 2021-07-12 | Tarremah Steiner School, Kingston, Tasmania, 27 Nautilus Grove, Huntingfield, TAS, 7055, Australia
– Healing and Resilience –
Updated 4/7/2021

A three-day program hosted by Jane Bradshaw, General Secretary, and the Tasmanian Branch, with guest speakers from New Zealand, Melbourne and NSW, culminating in the 2021 AGM of the Anthroposophical Society in Australia ( ASinA) on the morning of Saturday 10th of July 2021 at Tarremah Steiner School, Hobart.
Program Updated 4/7/2021

Please note: due to the current circumstances, some activities may be need to changed

Friday 8.30am – 7.30pm: Registration, lectures and star-gazing, weather permitting.
Friday 3:00pm-4.00pm: live (zoom) Goetheanum tour and introduction to the Vorstand with Q&A.
Friday 6.30pm – Outdoor fire, music and stargazing
Saturday 9.00am: Eurythmy and presentation.
Saturday 10.30am – 12:00pm: AGM with a Zoom link for online attendees.
Saturday 1.30-5.00pm: Lectures and acknowledging the dead.
Sunday 9:30am: Class Lesson (Blue card required)

For the full program, click here. Please check for presenters, times and venues.

Products for sale during the breaks include: Southern Swan, Lyrebird Steiner Inspired Products, LilyRose Artisan Fibres and Miellerie honey

Program presenters
Michelle Vette – ‘Re-semblance’
Michelle is the General Secretary for the Anthroposophical Society in New Zealand and co-coordinates the Foundation Course in Anthroposophical Nursing at Taruna College, NZ. She is currently completing a Masters in Nursing.
Brian Keats – ‘Seeds and the Human Being’ + possible star gazing in the evening
Brian has a deep knowledge of biodynamics and is a spiritual scientist. His research enables the creation of his annual BD/astronomy calendar.

Rod Tomlinson – ‘Night Echo’
Rod has spent the last forty years working in Steiner educational initiatives in Australia as a primary Class teacher and as a secondary specialist teacher and guardian, as well as in management and governance

Maria Garrido – ‘From Vulnerability to resilience (the experience of life unfolding)
Maria holds trainings in Mysticism and Human Sciences, Counselling and has a Graduate Diploma in Arts Therapy.

Registration

AGM Voting now available via Zoom
If you have not yet voted and intend to do so, the ASinA Membership Registrar, Graham Long, needs your papers emailed to him by today, Monday 5 July. However, it will now be possible for members who attend the AGM via Zoom to vote at the meeting. You must be registered for the Zoom attendance to vote. The registration link will be sent out by branch coordinators on 6 July.
For AGM attendance at Tarremah School, you can find the registration form here. Sign-in on Saturday at 8.30am.
For attendance via Zoom, the registration link will be sent out by branch coordinators on 6 July.
For the full 3-day program, click here
For more information, contact Jane Bradshaw.

Cost

Lunch $10 and Dinner $15
Morning tea and Afternoon tea provided.

Other activities to do while you are here

Pack your winter woollens, maybe stay longer on the beautiful island for bush or beach walk, or visit Mona the museum of new and old art. On Saturday night, Cary Lewincamp presents an evening of music, storytelling and a fascinating workshop on how he makes his guitars. Cary runs these evenings every Saturday night from 5-7pm.

There is also Mozart’s Requiem Recomposed at 7.00pm on Saturday as part of the Hobart Festival of Voices is being held during this weekend in Hobart. If you wish to attend any events please organise your own tickets and your own attendance

Social and Anti Social Impulses and the Forces of Degeneration in Human Health
2021-06-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Aurora Australis, 2 Union Street, Kew, Vic, 3101, Australia
A Winter Solstice talk by naturopath Irmhild Kleinhenz
Exploring destiny, freedom, karma and the spiritual task of human immunity to recognise good and evil. Estimated time I hour, followed by a short group discussion with candle lighting and meditation verse.

Cost: Please bring a donation for our speaker who has travelled from interstate.

Five Big Questions about the Tricky Issue of Consciousness
2021-06-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Online
What does it mean to say our consciousness is evolving?
Workshop 2 of a 6-week online course with Sydney Rudolf Steiner College

Join our Steiner Education students as they ponder and debate five big questions about the tricky nature of human consciousness and its effect on the way we understand history, past, present and future.
In the 1st session we unpacked the concept of ‘consciousness’ and how we have virtually lost our capacity for a participatory consciousness of our ancestors and replaced it with an abstract rationality that prefers to step back from the world and theorise about it.
In session 2, we will follow up this discussion by asking:
What does ‘evolving consciousness’ actually mean? And why is this concept central to Steiner philosophy?

If you have ever wondered about ‘evolving consciousness’ in Steiner works, or are involved in a Steiner school, or even just intrigued, join us for our online workshops where we unpack some of the big questions about our past and how they shape the possibilities of our future development. Whether your interest is Steiner Education or Steiner philosophy, come and join in to the conversation.
This online course is led by Dr Fiona Campbell who has researched this topic for 25 years. Fiona has been a lecturer at Sydney Rudolf Steiner College since 1994 and combines her wealth of knowledge and experience in Anthroposophy and visual arts training with her studies about human consciousness and phenomenology.
Book now!
Course Dates: 9th & 16th June, 25th August, 1st September, 13th & 20th October.
Venue/Time: Zoom online 7:30pm to 9pm (Sydney time)
Cost: $200 including GST and reading materials. A little pre-reading is advised. Articles will be emailed to you in advance.
Contact Us
For more information, click here or contact Jing Li on 02 9261 4001

Five Big Questions about the Tricky Issue of Consciousness
2021-06-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Online
Perspectives on History & Human Consciousness: Past, Present and Future
A 6-week online workshop with Sydney Rudolf Steiner College

Join our Steiner Education students as they ponder and debate five big questions about the tricky nature of human consciousness and its effect on the way we understand history.
Each evening workshop will unpack one of these questions:

What if people of the past saw the world differently from us? And how would we know?
What does ‘evolving consciousness’ actually mean? And why is this concept central to Steiner philosophy?
Do I really need to understand Steiner’s philosophy to teach in a Steiner School?
Could myths and legends be more than just stories? What deeper secrets do they hold?
What effect could computers have on our future consciousness? We don’t encourage their use in Steiner Education – do we need to rethink our stance on this?

If you have ever wondered about what you’ve read in Steiner works, or are involved in a Steiner school, or even just intrigued, join us for our online workshops where we unpack some of the big questions about our past and how they shape the possibilities of our future development. Whether your interest is Steiner Education or Steiner philosophy, come and join in to the conversation.
This online course is led by Dr Fiona Campbell who has researched this topic for 25 years. Fiona has been a lecturer at Sydney Rudolf Steiner College since 1994 and combines her wealth of knowledge and experience in Anthroposophy and visual arts training with her studies about human consciousness and phenomenology.
Book now!
Course Dates: 9th & 16th June, 25th August, 1st September, 13th & 20th October.
Venue/Time: Zoom online 7:30pm to 9pm (Sydney time)
Cost: $200 including GST and reading materials. A little pre-reading is advised. Articles will be emailed to you in advance.
Contact Us
For more information, please contact Jing Li on 02 9261 4001

Diversity, Inclusion and Reconciliation
2021-06-06 17:00 - 18:30 | Zoom online events, Australia
A Hearts Online webinar about working towards social renewal
As part of the ASinA’s continuing program of community building, we invite you to a Hearts Online webinar for members and friends on the theme of diversity, inclusion and reconciliation, we are launching this discussion with the questions:

How do we nurture the life and soul of all human beings?
How do we work for the most vulnerable in our community?

These questions will lead us into a dialogue about how we can contribute to social renewal within the modern Australian context, by exploring what it means to be diverse and inclusive in our Society. Then we will look at reconciliation and hear from people in our circle working directly to build relationships between non Indigenous and First Nation peoples of this land.
A panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A. We are inviting questions from you in advance . Please send your questions to the panel in advance.

Panellists
Deborah Neale is ASinA officer for diversity and cultural competency; Iris Curteis Ph D is a storyteller and social artist with a
passion for community building; James Deefholts is a Waldorf Teacher at Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner.
Special guest is Miliwanga Wurrben is an Elder from the Central Arnhem region in NT and a traditional Rembarrnga woman.

What: Diversity, Inclusion and Reconciliation , an ASinA webinar
When : Sydney 6 June at 5pm AEST/3pm AWST
To register, please contact Fiona Campbell

Well of Tears: Visions of Healing
2021-05-28 - 2021-05-30 | Tombarra by the River, 579 Northangera Rd, Budawang, NSW, 2622, Australia
Heartwood presents Well of Tears, Visions of Healing
This is a three-day yarning circle in collaboration with Arrernte Elder, Peltherre Chris Tomlins, Dreaming Australia, and Heartwood, Site for transformative Arts, Culture Science.
Well of Tears, Visions of Healing is a truth-telling with revered Elders who will speak to massacres of First People, the Frontier Wars and the on-going NT Intervention.
While these are the wounds this country urgently needs to heal, we can restore justice, create peace, live in respectful harmony, and build a future and find the right way to walk forward together. Together through truth, genuine understanding and full recognition of atrocities and the long-term consequences. ‘Now is the time for all Australians to come together and begin the healing.’
But first we need Truth.
It is beyond any doubt that this will be a long-term process and we can start now!
For an introduction to the yarning circle, listen here for this interview with Heartwood directors Iris Curteis and Hamish Mackay. he interviewer is Karla Riddell a young friend who works with women and young people with a focus on healing, often taking people into a desert setting.
For more information
Please contact Iris Curteis or view the flyer
Event inquiries, bookings & costs
Program and the presenters
Costs
Please see Heartwood website for our gliding scale
Please note: all funds contribute towards Elders’ travel, accommodation and needs.
Bookings are essential!

Whitsuntide Festive Gathering
2021-05-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Aurora Australis, 2 Union Street, Kew, Vic, 3101, Australia
The Anthropsoposophical Society in Australia Victorian Branch would like to invite you to a Whitsuntide gathering.
This event is open to all members and friends of the ASinA.
Please bring a plate to share.

Health and Healing
2021-03-25 19:00 - 2021-03-28 15:30 | Orana School, Kurrajong Room, Unwin Place, Weston, ACT, 2611, Australia
Health and Healing: Preparing for Easter

Please join us in this time of recovery from the trauma and tumult of the past 15 months in our region, to all those interested in learning more about the anthroposophic approach to healing.
The Canberra branch of the Anthroposophical Society in Australia is offering an inspiring program of presentations and conversations, workshops and gatherings to lead into Easter. Families and teachers, especially those involved in Steiner Schools will gain insights into how to help strengthen children and others through illness.

Presenters
Irmhild Kleinhenz: Anthroposophic Naturopath and Integrative Medicine Health Consultant
Charlotte Rogers: Anthroposophic Nurse Consultant, Art Therapist and Rhythmical Massage Therapist.
Jane Bradshaw, General Secretary of the Anthroposophical Society in Australia together with the Management Group.
Fiona Campbell: Lecturer and Artist

Venues
25 March The Christian Community Canberra, 7 Holtze Close, Hackett, ACT
26-28 March The Kurrajong Building, Orana Steiner School, Unwin Place, Weston Creek, ACT

Cost
By Donation unless otherwise advised.

Registrations and Enquiries
Please contact Hannah Semler or check here for details about the program.

Rudolf Steiner - A Birthday Celebration
2021-02-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Tarremah School, 27 Nautilus Grove, Huntingfield, Tas, 7055
Rudolf Steiner – A Birthday Celebration 1861-1925
The Tasmanian Branch of the ASinA presents A Birthday Celebration for Rudolf Steiner.
You are invited to join a conversation in gratitude of Rudolf Steiner‘s contribution.
Introduction by Gerry Josephson, Rod Tomlinson and General Secretary,Jane Bradshaw.
Cost: gold coin entry
For more information, please contact Jane Bradshaw.

Inner Work Module 1
2021-01-16 10:00 - 2021-01-20 13:00 | Online
Inner Work provides a gateway to self-discovery and personal insight for parents and teachers dedicated to supporting the harmonization of a child’s individuality.

This mission requires a deeper understanding of self for the practitioner whose duty involves such a lofty goal. It requires a bridge to be built between insight and application in the art of educational methods that address the needs of a growing human being in a healthy way.

The over-emphasis of the intellect over our sensory nature is one of the challenges of modern education, but by grounding our practice in our sensory wisdom, contemplation, and artistic reflection we can find a deeper understanding of our role as teachers and parents in the development of our communities’ children. The development of the intellect is grounded in the imagination, but to reach this hallowed ground we must embark on a pilgrimage of inner work.
On this inner-work journey, Dr. Lakshmi Prasanna provides a pathway of discovery towards a new art of education. A pathway where the very soul and spirit of all practitioners are nurtured, stretched, and celebrated as we move forward together for the sake of our world’s children.

How to Participate
This journey will begin over five consecutive days for 90 minutes per day. Afterward we will gather together one day each week for four weeks for 90 minutes to deepen our understanding, reflect, and receive inner and outer homework for the coming week.

for more information, click here

RSVP to Katherine Lehman

Please email any questions about time zone to Dr. Lakshmi Prasanna

Listening to the Call of the Spirit in our Times In Service of the Children and our Future
2021-01-12 08:00 - 2021-01-15 17:00 | Glenaeon School Middle Cove, 5a Glenroy Avenue, Middle Cove, NSW, 2068
The January Class Teacher Intensive 2021, will take place from January 11th-15th, facilitated by Glenaeon School in conjunction with the Pedagogical Section in Australia. This is the annual intensive that will also be available for people on Zoom this year.

The intensive supports Steiner teachers to become inwardly attuned and awake to the opportunities each day to lead the children and older students towards the future that the world awaits.

Bookings: remotely via Zoom with hubs in each state.

Program
Day 1
Peggy Day- Opening – The Call of the Spirit in our Times Message from the Goetheanum
Christof Wiechert- The Human Being and the World
Day 2
Bernadette White – Stories of Hope in the Wisdom of World Literature Sophia Montefiore – Biographies of our Times
Day 3
Lisa Romero – Inner Development Tasks of our Age
Day 4
Lisa Devine – The Seeds of the Future: The Poetry of the Soul in our Times
Van James – Pictures of our Future Potential in Art

Cost
5 Hours of lectures NESA accredited $100 – plus for each year group – 9 sessions- 1 hour 40 minutes = 15 hours NESA accredited
6 Core Curriculum/Main Lesson Sessions per year group- English, History, Maths, Geography and Science interwoven- $200
3 Support Sessions- 1 Drawing/Painting per year group, 1 Inner Development per year group 1 learning Support Session per year–$100— Total Cost $400

When we speak to the stars
2020-12-20 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom online events, Australia
Imaginations towards a global Christmas
as a balance to isolation and disharmony
Join us for our final Hearts Online festival for members and friends on the theme of Christmas and the starry heavens in the Southern Hemisphere, with key speaker Martin Samson.
Drawing on his research, published in his book, Festivals in the Southern Hemisphere: Insights into Cosmic and Seasonal Aspects of the Whole Earth, Martin will speak about how we can see Christmas as a global phenomenon not bound by seasonal differences if we understand the festival from a cosmic perspective.
For more information and registration details, contact Fiona Campbell.
Please join us at 5pm AEDT/2pm AWDT on the 4th Sunday in Advent, 20 November 2020.
We look forward to seeing you there.

Victorian Branch Christmas Festival
2020-12-20 16:00 - 18:00 | NSW
The Victorian Branch would like to invite you to the highly anticipated and joyous seasonal gathering to celebrate Advent and Christmas. All Victorian members and friends are welcome and encouraged to come and reconnect during this special time of the year. A festival where music, Eurythmy performance, great company and delicious food will be plentiful.
The festival will provide a great opportunity to meet new members, reconnect with friends and welcome the new committee members and the new State Secretary of Anthroposophical Society, Victorian Branch.

One-Health Asia-Pacific Anthroposophic Conference
2020-12-18 - 2020-12-20 | Zoom online events, Australia
The One Health the on-line Asia-Pacific Anthroposophic Conference taking place from Friday December 18-Sunday December 20.
This conference celebrates 100 years of Anthroposophic Medicine and brings together the worldwide community of practitioners from Anthroposophic Medicine, Bio-Dynamic farming and Waldorf Education in this centennial year for Anthroposophic Medicine.
The keynote speakers are Dr Georg Soldner, Florian Osswald, and Jean-Michel Florin leaders and co-leaders of their respecHve SecHons at the Goetheanum. They are supported by expert colleagues in New Zealand, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Philippines and Taiwan
You can register and make your donation through the website.
If you have any questions, please email amsindiachapter10@gmail.com or mgreen@weledatrust.org.nz

For more information and registration, click here.

Study group on Philosophy of Freedom
2020-12-16 12:30 - 13:30 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path: A Philosophy of Freedom

This book is one of Rudolf Steiner’s definitive texts and one that Steiner himself believed would have the longest life and the greatest spiritual and cultural consequences. It was written as a phenomenological account of the results of observing the human soul according to the methods of natural science.
Readers will not find abstract philosophy here, but a step-by-step account of how a person may come to experience living, intuitive thinking – the conscious experience of a purely spiritual content.
The next meeting is 16 December but this is an ongoing study group meeting every fortnight at Rudolf Steiner House at 12:30pm.
Everyone is welcome.

Celebrating the spirit of Christmas
2020-12-13 13:30 - 16:00 | NSW
The ASinA Canberra branch is holding a Christmas celebration, with talks, story-telling and traditional carol singing.
Please bring along a story about Christmas and there will be a shared afternoon tea. Members and friends warmly invited but please RSVP by 10 December due to COVID restrictions.
For enquiries, please email Hannah Semler

Planning for the Future of Anthroposophic-based Aged Care in Australia
2020-11-22 17:00 - 18:30 | Zoom online events, Australia
Following on from the successful A Conversation About Ageing in September, there is a follow-up webinar Planning for the Future of Anthroposophic-based Aged Care in Australia. This event is another step towards a future project for creating a residential aged care service that supports Rudolf Steiner’s image of the three-fold human being; one that puts comfort, community and creativity at the centre of the care model.
You can find more information about the event here:
Planning for the Future of Anthroposophic-based Aged Care in Australia

Feature image: Photo by أخٌ‌في‌الله on Unsplash

A Conversation About Ageing Online Gathering
2020-09-27 17:00 - 18:00 | NSW
The spiritual dimensions of illness and health in the 2nd half of life
Join us for another Hearts Online online gathering for members and friends on the theme of the spiritual dimensions of illness and health, as we move towards to the fulfilment of our earthly lives.
We have three highly experienced health professionals in anthroposophic-based healthcare sharing their insights and experience from their professional practice: Jane Bradshaw (nursing), Irmhild Kleinhenz (naturopathy and anthroposophic medicine) and Pippa White (advanced care and palliative care) on wellness in the ebb and flow of life, the ageing process and palliative care, respectively. Each contribution will be followed by a short artistic contemplation and there will be a short Q&A session at the end of the gathering.
For more information and registration details, contact Fiona Campbell.
Please join us at 5pm AEST on the Sunday 27th September.
We look forward to seeing you there.

ASinA AGM
2020-08-15 10:30 - 15:30 | Aust. Centre for Christianity and Culture Chapel, Main Hall, Charles Sturt University, 15 Blackall St, Barton, ACT, 2600, Australia
AGM, election of General Secretary, and amendments to the Constitution

AGM - Closing date for sending of postal votes
2020-08-03 00:00 | NSW

Love and Fear, Sympathy and Antipathy in our Daily Lives
2020-07-25 00:00 | NSW
With Adrian Hanks
Further details to follow

School of Spiritual Science
2020-05-21 00:00 - 2020-05-22 00:00, 2020-03-28 00:00 - 2020-03-29 00:00 | Milkwood Steiner School, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

School of Spiritual Science Intensive
2020-04-25 00:00 - 2020-04-26 00:00 | NSW

Mission and Meaning - Life as a Spiritual Journey
2020-04-24 00:00 - 2020-04-26 00:00 | Canberra, Orana, Orana Steiner School, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Weekend workshop with Karl-Heinz Finke as part of the Living Way series of biography workshop offerings.
No prior attendance required.

Celebrating Easter in view of the rise of Artificial Intelligence
2020-04-07 07:00 - 20:30 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
A talk with Renate Long-Breipohl
What do we celebrate and what is our task?

Easter Festival
2020-04-04 00:00 | NSW
Easter Festival
Further details TBA
Contact organiser for more information

Projective Geometry
2020-03-15 08:00 - 17:00 | The Chapel, 7 Holtze Close, Hackett, Australia
Projective Geometry
Brian Keats, creator of the biodynamic planting calendar, comes to Canberra for a special weekend of workshops hosted by the Christian Community in Hackett.

Suggested donation $30 – $50
