Anthroposophy in the Bay Area & Beyond https://proto.sfbbi.org Connecting Seekers across Northern California Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:57:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Hearing and Answering the Call of the Elementals https://proto.sfbbi.org/hearing-and-answering-the-call-of-the-elementals/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:57:56 +0000 https://proto.sfbbi.org/?p=5015 I

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Anthroposophic Meditation Workshop February 15-17 in the East Bay https://proto.sfbbi.org/anthroposophic-meditation-workshop-february-15-17-in-the-east-bay/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:49:26 +0000 https://proto.sfbbi.org/?p=4943 Join us in El Sobrante, CA | February 15-17, 2025 | 9AM to 5:30PM Daily

Immerse yourself in three full days of meditation, practical methods, and group exercises designed to strengthen your inner peace, empathy, sense for truth, and ability to work co-creatively with others. 

Whether you’re familiar with anthroposophy or exploring new spiritual practices, this course offers tools to help you free your mind from clutter, navigate relationships with clarity, and connect to your higher self.

The meditative methods taught are based on indications in Rudolf Steiner’s Knowledge of Higher Worlds and his other texts.  Processes are broken down step by step, following spiritual laws, resulting in meditative methods that are powerful and effective.  Spur your movement forward on your spiritual path through these amazing methods.

What to Expect:

If you’re ready to step into a more grounded, peaceful, and empowered version of yourself, this workshop will give you tools and practices to:

  • Let go of mind-clutter and emotional drama.
  • Navigate relationships with greater clarity and equanimity.
  • Discover tools to help you connect with your higher spiritual purpose.
  • Harmonize thinking, feeling, and willing.

What You’ll Discover in this Transformative Workshop:

Through a combination of individual meditations and group work, you’ll:

  • Develop your capacity for empathy and perspective-switching.
  • Strengthen your sense for truth and inner peace.
  • Learn to process feelings and beliefs while transforming inner hindrances.
  • Connect to spiritual beings and to your higher self.
  • Navigate challenges with clarity and balance.

This workshop isn’t just about intellectual ideas—it’s about practicing and applying methods that support your inner growth.

You’ll engage in hands-on exercises, share your experiences with others in an intimate and immersive setting, and leave with tools you can apply immediately to your personal and spiritual growth.

  • Planetary Parliament
  • Logic of the Heart
  • Image Dialogue
  • Laws of Feeling
  • Sympathy & Antipathy
  • Empathy & Inner Peace
  • Planetary Parliament
  • Logic of the Heart
  • Perspective Switch
  • Finding One’s Task
  • Logic of the Will
  • Laws of Willing
  • Planetary Parliament
  • Logic of the Heart
  • Finding the True Name
  • Zodiac Meditation
  • Review/Preview

Workshop Facilitators:

  • Susan Overhauser, PhD: International lecturer with 30+ years of experience in meditation and anthroposophic psychology.
  • Arianna Golden, MS: Biomedical engineer and meditation guide, using these methods daily to overcome sensory overwhelm and connect deeply with others.

Join us in El Sobrante, CA | February 15-17, 2025 | 9AM to 5:30PM Daily

$300 Fee Includes: 3-Day In Person Course, Lunch (vegetarian & gluten free options), snacks, handouts, and online resources

Exact address available after registration.

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Thomas Mayer and Agnes Hardorp: https://proto.sfbbi.org/thomas-mayer-and-agnes-hardorp/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 05:27:00 +0000 https://proto.sfbbi.org/?p=4887 ]]> Lecture by Tomáš Zdražil https://proto.sfbbi.org/lecture-by-tomas-zdrazil/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 07:16:32 +0000 https://proto.sfbbi.org/?p=4604 Please join us for the unusual opportunity in hearing Tomas Zdrazil present from his original research into the beginnings of Waldorf education. He is currently on the faculty of the College for Waldorf Teacher Training in Stuttgart. Mr. Zdražil has published several books and his most recent one is based on findings of undiscovered archives in the basement of the first Waldorf School. He will introduce and guide us toward an understanding of Rudolf Steiner’s work and relationship to the teachers and students at the school.

The talk will be presented in German and translated into english by Dorit Winter.

Sunday March 24, 3 pm @ 470 West Portal Ave. San Francisco Waldorf High School Eurythmy Room

Donations are gratefully accepted at the door.

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Mystery Drama https://proto.sfbbi.org/mystery-drama/ Thu, 23 Feb 2023 01:41:08 +0000 https://proto.sfbbi.org/?p=4298 -a reminder-

The Mystery Dramas by Rudolf Steiner
A case study of Lucifer and Ahriman in human biography
 
Evening presentation and workshop with Marke Levene
 
Friday March 3, 7.30 pm Lecture
@SFWS Campus, 2938 Washington St.
 
An introductory evening lecture and Saturday workshop for deepening an understanding of Rudolf Steiner’s Mystery Dramas.
Marke Levene is a co-founder of Portal Productions and has been connected to the production and performance of the four Mystery Dramas in the english speaking world.
This lecture and workshop is intended for people with interest in anthroposophy, who wish to get to know and deepen their understanding of the plot and character of the Mystery Dramas first published and performed in german and available in a variety of english translations.
Marke will introduce the characters of the play and the underlying questions explored in the plot guiding us to an understanding of the relevance of the plays in our present age.
This lecture and workshop is co-sponsored by AnthroposophyBayArea.org and the Wednesday evening study group and we hope to welcome many interested people to this wonderful opportunity. The event is free and open. Donations are welcome.
Kindly contact Monika Leitz at [email protected] with questions and registering your interest for attending the Saturday, March 4 workshop from 10-4 pm.
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All Souls Gathering https://proto.sfbbi.org/all-souls-gathering/ Sun, 23 Oct 2022 21:09:40 +0000 https://proto.sfbbi.org/?p=4169

Nov. 6th

3-5pm at the SF Waldorf High School

Please arrive early enough to be in your seat by 3pm.

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