A Four-Hour Workshop Saturday, May 16 , 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Breathing is the most fundamental rhythm of our lives - yet how often do we truly pause to notice it?
In this immersive, interactive morning workshop, three practitioners weave together movement, story, medicine, and seasonal wisdom to explore breath as a living force: in our bodies, in nature, and in the life of the human spirit.
We will begin together with a eurythmy movement - an embodied experience of expansion and contraction that sets the tone for everything that follows. From there, we move through three interlocking threads:
The Earth Breathes Too
The changing seasons are not just weather, they are the Earth's own in-breath and out-breath, celebrated across cultures through festival and ritual. We explore how attuning ourselves to these rhythms nourishes something deep in us, and in our children.
Stories on the Wings of Breath
The great storytellers have always known: a well-told story breathes. We explore how image and narrative carry us, how the right story at the right moment can open what feels closed, and settle what feels scattered.
When Breathing Gets Stuck
What happens in the body when the breath is blocked through asthma, sinusitis, illness, or the constrictions of modern life? Drawing on insights from Anthroposophic Medicine and Eurythmy Therapy, we look at what it means to restore dynamic balance between in-breath and out-breath, and what practical tools we can bring to ourselves and those in our care.
Throughout the morning, movement, readings, and open discussion invite you to bring your own experience into the conversation.
Your guides for the morning:
Dr. Helena Prieto brings her background in Anthroposophical Medicine to illuminate the physiology and deeper dimensions of breathing and health.
Maria Ebersole is a Therapeutic Eurythmist with over 20 years of experience. She will move us (literally!) into an embodied understanding of breath's rhythm and healing potential.
Laura Hayes is the School Director of Ithaca Waldorf School and draws from almost two decades of teaching in Waldorf schools. She brings the threads of storytelling and seasonal festival life into dialogue with the body and the breath.
This workshop is open to Waldorf educators, parents, and anyone drawn to the theme. No prior experience with eurythmy or Anthroposophical Medicine is needed - only a willingness to breathe, move, and explore together.
A Four-Hour Workshop Saturday, May 16 , 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Breathing is the most fundamental rhythm of our lives - yet how often do we truly pause to notice it?
In this immersive, interactive morning workshop, three practitioners weave together movement, story, medicine, and seasonal wisdom to explore breath as a living force: in our bodies, in nature, and in the life of the human spirit.
We will begin together with a eurythmy movement - an embodied experience of expansion and contraction that sets the tone for everything that follows. From there, we move through three interlocking threads:
The Earth Breathes Too
The changing seasons are not just weather, they are the Earth's own in-breath and out-breath, celebrated across cultures through festival and ritual. We explore how attuning ourselves to these rhythms nourishes something deep in us, and in our children.
Stories on the Wings of Breath
The great storytellers have always known: a well-told story breathes. We explore how image and narrative carry us, how the right story at the right moment can open what feels closed, and settle what feels scattered.
When Breathing Gets Stuck
What happens in the body when the breath is blocked through asthma, sinusitis, illness, or the constrictions of modern life? Drawing on insights from Anthroposophic Medicine and Eurythmy Therapy, we look at what it means to restore dynamic balance between in-breath and out-breath, and what practical tools we can bring to ourselves and those in our care.
Throughout the morning, movement, readings, and open discussion invite you to bring your own experience into the conversation.
Your guides for the morning:
Dr. Helena Prieto brings her background in Anthroposophical Medicine to illuminate the physiology and deeper dimensions of breathing and health.
Maria Ebersole is a Therapeutic Eurythmist with over 20 years of experience. She will move us (literally!) into an embodied understanding of breath's rhythm and healing potential.
Laura Hayes is the School Director of Ithaca Waldorf School and draws from almost two decades of teaching in Waldorf schools. She brings the threads of storytelling and seasonal festival life into dialogue with the body and the breath.
This workshop is open to Waldorf educators, parents, and anyone drawn to the theme. No prior experience with eurythmy or Anthroposophical Medicine is needed - only a willingness to breathe, move, and explore together.