By Sara Norris There is a tongue-in-cheek version of the Hopi’s Emergence story that says what moved the First People through the cavernous darkness of First World were the women complaining to the men about cramped conditions- too many people and not enough space! Every day the women would say, ‘why aren’t you doing something about this, why are we living this … [Read more...] about Experiencing Discomfort: A Wellness Approach
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Waldorf Schools for Doctors and Nurses
Adam Blanning, MD As a Waldorf parent, you gather lots of good stories about your children. One that stands out for my family is when our new first grader—who had independently taught herself to read at 5-and-a-half years of age—marveled at how clever her new teacher was. She told us about this at the dinner table. Her first-grade class was learning about the letters of the … [Read more...] about Waldorf Schools for Doctors and Nurses
Reflections from the Creating Health Summit
In July, FHC put on our first ever Creating Health Summit! We were joined by Charles Eisenstein, Jaimen Macmillan, and Dan McKanan to look at health, as it relates to the individual and in relationship to the whole. Our founding board members also gave a panel presentation covering topics from education, to the healing garden, to altruism, and ancestry. This was such a special … [Read more...] about Reflections from the Creating Health Summit
Becoming a Cosmic Citizen
by Dr. Steven Johnson SPRING 2022 I have learned a hard life lesson during the Covid-19 pandemic, namely that what I thought I understood through knowledge and felt I believed through faith did not correspond to the sea of sympathies and antipathies that flooded my soul. I could not choose a side about the right to vaccinate or not, nor to wear masks or not, because I had … [Read more...] about Becoming a Cosmic Citizen
Cultivating Warmth as a Path Toward Service
by Carmen Hering, MD SPRING 2022 Our body temperature is closely regulated. For adults, normal body temperature can range from 97 to 99 F, with the average being 98.6 F. In children, temperatures are slightly higher, with a normal range being between 97.9 F and 100.4 F. Physicians consider body temperature a vital sign, but vital for what, exactly? Our internal … [Read more...] about Cultivating Warmth as a Path Toward Service