Eurythmy

Submitted by John Ralph on Fri, 06/15/2007 - 8:53pm.

Welcome

You have discovered a new eurythmy discussion group to encourage interest in eurythmy and fellowship among the eurythmy community. We hope you will participate to help get it started.

Topics include performance eurythmy, therapeutic eurythmy, Waldorf education eurythmy and other items of interest. It is also an open public dialogue between audience and performer where all questions about eurythmy are welcome.

Eurythmy

"Now all that can be perceived by supersensible vision, all that can thus be learned about the nature of these forms and gestures of the air, can be carried into movements of the arms and hands, into movements of the whole human being. There then arises in visible form the actual counterpart of speech. One can use the entire human body in such a way that it really carries out those movements which are otherwise carried out by the organs connected with speech and music. Thus there arises visible speech, visible music — in other words, the art of Eurythmy." -- Rudolf Steiner

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Qigong and Eurythmy Therapy

Submitted by John Ralph on Sat, 01/31/2009 - 5:09am.

Olga wrote: I am also interested in the opinions of eurythmists about eurythmy and Qi-kung (not Tai Chi). Could we compare them somehow? I'm aware of the differences, but the most interesting things for me are the external curative effects, when a patient sometimes plays a passive role (it is probably not very anthroposophical, but therapists or doctors exist for helping people who suffer). (http://www.philosophyoffreedom.com/node/1763#comment-6486)

As I am not a eurythmy therapist and I have only a thin slice of experience with qigong I cannot make any authoritative statements about either. I hope that we can develop some useful clarity in conversation here.

Rudolf Steiner: PoF and Eurythmy

Submitted by John Ralph on Sun, 10/26/2008 - 5:57am.

Dr Unger asked about order in thinking.
Dr Steiner: That would be something more ambitious. It would be good if you would develop how the first chapters of The Philosophy of Freedom could be understood, if you could work out a eurythmical consonantal study; where the chapters go on to “moral imagination”, you arrive at the vowel element. Lead everything to eurythmy.

From the “Faculty Meeting at the Eurythmeum, Stuttgart, 30th April 1924” (in R. Steiner, Eurythmy: Its birth and development. GA 277a. Anastasi, Weobley 2002. P.142)

"Don't explain, show me!" Paperwork and Artists - article by Alan Stott

Submitted by John Ralph on Mon, 05/26/2008 - 1:16am.

Therapeutic Eurythmy DVD? 4 yr old son.

Submitted by flannejp on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 9:01am.

I would like to do Therapeutic Eurthmy to help my 4 yr old son with proprioceptive system issues. I have no experience w/Eurthmy myself - Any resources you can recommend? DVD'

Source of external form and experience?

Submitted by John Ralph on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 8:33am.

What is the role of silent eurythmy interludes?

Submitted by John Ralph on Sat, 10/06/2007 - 8:29am.

This question was initially related to planetary and zodiac gestures in the silent auftakt (prologue) at the beginning of a eurythmy presentation and the silent nachtakt (epilog

Why does Steiner relate the larynx to eurythmy?

Submitted by John Ralph on Sat, 10/06/2007 - 8:20am.

Rudolf Steiner asserted that "in eurythmy the body becomes larynx". The question came by email: Why the larynx? Why not any other organ such as an ear?

Eurythmy Lessons offered here

Submitted by John Ralph on Sun, 09/09/2007 - 6:59am.

Look here first, then at Discover Eurythmy Resources

Eurythmy and 2) freedom

Submitted by John Ralph on Thu, 09/06/2007 - 6:35am.

Eurythmy and 1) fear

Submitted by John Ralph on Thu, 09/06/2007 - 6:28am.

In the thread on the children of anthroposophy Sebastian Parsons has raised two questions. Although they are closely interwoven I suggest that we look at them separately and weave them together later.

Spanish speaker seeks eurythmists in Estados Unidos

Submitted by John Ralph on Wed, 09/05/2007 - 4:22am.

Anthroposophy and eurythmy

Submitted by John Ralph on Wed, 08/22/2007 - 4:38am.

Steiner is often quoted as saying that eurythmy is a child of anthroposophy. What are the implications of this idea today?

Eurythmy on DVD

Submitted by John Ralph on Mon, 08/13/2007 - 10:36am.

The Australian learn eurythmy at home DVD appears to be available in the US. I have ordered a copy online.
DVD details here
Has anyone seen it? Does anyone want to post a review?

E-learning, E-rhythmy, E-lite

Submitted by John Ralph on Sat, 08/04/2007 - 8:06am.

It is great to see the activity in this group while I have been away. There are many themes that I would like to pick up in the next weeks, as I hope that this group can become an e-learning environment.

What is Eurythmy?

Submitted by John Ralph on Sun, 07/08/2007 - 8:43am.

What is eurythmy? It is a tough one to tackle effectively without drifting into abstraction or superficiality. Who's asking, has often been my starting point.

eurythmy therapy for prostate cancer

Submitted by urihitch on Mon, 07/02/2007 - 8:36am.

Dear group,

This is my first entry in any forum anywhere on the net. Nor have I really read any. So I hope my presentation is ok.

I want to be certain that I have the correct vowel sequence approach for eurythmy therapy for prostate cancer.

Eurythmy Participation Opportunities

Submitted by Tom Last on Sun, 06/24/2007 - 10:12am.

In the brief time we have started a Eurythmy Group on this POF web site I have had two inquiries looking for a place to practice eurythmy in their area, the Hillsborough Auckland, New Zealand area and Southampton, UK area. Is there a resource to locate eurythmy activity in an area for those interested in participating?