The Foundation for Health Creation

Creating Health in Times of Transition
2022-07-23 11:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for the first-ever Foundation for Health Creation summit – a special day of exploring a broader picture of health creation with our special guests:

People and Planet: Health as Relationship with Charles Eisenstein

Health Through Movement: Spacial Dynamics with Jaimen McMillan

The Covid Crisis and Community Health with Dan McKanan

Cultivating Planetary Health through Love: a panel discussion with Dr. Steven Johnson, Dr. Carmen Hering, Dr. Daciana Iancu, and Amanda Jacobs, Founders of the Foundation for Health Creation

Tickets to the all-day online event are $60. A complimentary recording of the Summit will be provided to all who are registered. Registration does require a free Zoom account, since the Summit is a Zoom Event. Click here to register.

Sponsored by:The Foundation for Health Creation – AdminInstitute – Lilipoh Magazine – Uriel Pharmacy – Camphill Copake

Fever - An Important Ally for Growth and Healing
2022-05-26 20:30 - 22:00
Join us for the fifth and final session of the Strengthening Immunity webinar series, featuring Anthroposophic Nursing and Therapeutic Eurythmy co-sponsored by the Foundation for Health Creation (FHC) and the Anthroposophic Health Association (AHA), Thursday, May 26th at 5:30pm PST/8:30pm EST.

If you wish to attend for free, select the RSVP option, but please do be sure to enter both your first and last name when you register. If you would like to make a donation, use the “+” symbol next to the ticket level you wish to contribute. If you purchase a ticket, you do not need to also RSVP; either option will get you registered.

Jason Yates will bring Therapeutic Eurythmy movements to support the immune system. Eurythmy therapy developed out of eurythmy as an art. The therapist studies eurythmy for four to five years, then spends several years developing the art into a therapy. Eurythmy has for its vast vocabulary all the sounds of speech and music, all transformed into gesture. Eurythmy therapy is an active therapy done by the patient themselves once the exercises are learned from the therapist. Because eurythmy’s vocabulary is so large, the effects of eurythmy movement meet many needs, illness, developmental difficulties, physical and mental challenges. Those who practice eurythmy therapy find it stimulating, soothing and satisfying, and it gives a sense of agency in self-healing.

For more information, ATHENA’s website is www.therapeuticeurythmy.org.

Elizabeth Sustick, RN has been in the caregiving profession since 1970. Her post-graduate study in Anthroposophic Nursing included certification as an Anthropsophical Nurse Specialist, Rhythmical Einreibung Specialist and a Rhythmical Massage Therapists. Elizabeth had her own private nursing practice and has taught nurses and care-takers extensively, she’s also enjoyed co-working in the Medical Section, continuing to bring meaning and joy to the art and practice of Anthroposophic Nursing.

In 1997, Jason Yates received a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University before working internationally as a technology consultant, primarily in the field of virtual reality. He completed his eurythmy training in 2010 at Rudolf Steiner College in California. Following two years of performing in Europe and Asia, Jason completed his therapeutic eurythmy training in Germany before joining the Cascadia Society for Social Working, a Camphill community serving adults with special needs in North Vancouver, BC. He subsequently earned an MA in therapeutic eurythmy from Alanus University. Today he lives and works in Eugene, Oregon as a core faculty member and eurythmist for Waldorf Teacher Education Eugene. Jason also serves on several non-profit boards, lectures on Anthroposophical themes, and offers private therapeutic eurythmy sessions.

The Thresholds of Life: Supporting Transitions Through the Arts
2022-04-28 20:30 - 22:00
Part of the Strengthening Immunity Series

Join us for the fourth session of the Strengthening Immunity series co-sponsored by the Foundation for Health Creation and the Anthroposophic Health Association. If you previously registered for any of the three prior sessions in the series, you do not need to register again.

To attend for free, please select the RSVP ticket option. To make a donation, please select the number of “tickets” you would like to purchase by using the ‘+’ in the ticket section below. Please be sure to enter your first and last name when registering.

Threshold experiences in modern times are often dulled and diluted. Is this because they are frightening? Or too difficult? Or out of control? The process of death, the greatest threshold experience, is often medicated with morphine or other pharmaceuticals, and 90% of the women giving birth in the United States are opting to be completely numb from the waist down when they choose to have an epidural. In this webinar, midwife Lael Stimming, therapeutic singing practitioner Giselle Whitwell, and music therapist Sheila Johns will briefly explore these threshold experiences and how we can support individuals and families through our varied beginning and end-of-life artistic disciplines.

Midwifery is often referred to as one of the oldest professions in all recorded history. Throughout the centuries, it has been held in high respect, and midwives were sought out not only for their skills with childbirth, but also for their knowledge as healers, bone setters, and ministers to those who were dying.

Threshold experiences are deeply significant in the life of each individual on earth as nodal points in the cycle of life. We will begin our webinar with a focus on birth, and we will end by turning to the process of death, which, as we will see, has similarities to what a woman goes through when giving birth.

Among the arts, music in particular has a very special and important place in our lives, because as human beings, we embody all of the elements that comprise music. Exploring life’s thresholds through the lens of therapeutic singing and music therapy will deepen our appreciation for the sacred work of the midwife throughout human history.

Moving Toward the Future with Resiliency and Strength
2022-03-24 20:30 - 22:00
Join us for the third session of the Strengthening Immunity webinar series, featuring Anthroposophic Psychology and Therapeutic Singing co-sponsored by the Foundation for Health Creation (FHC) and the Anthroposophic Health Association (AHA), Thursday, March 24th at 5:30pm PST/8:30pm EST.
If you have already registered for any of the sessions, you do not need to register again. You will receive a reminder with the connection information in the days prior to March 24th. If you have not yet registered, please do so by going here: (insert link for March event)
If you wish to attend for free, select the RSVP option, but please do be sure to enter both your first and last name when you register. If you would like to make a donation, use the “+” symbol next to the ticket level you wish to contribute. If you purchase a ticket, you do not need to also RSVP; either option will get you registered.
Please encourage friends and colleagues to register if you think they may be interested!
In this third session, Tom Bufano, LPC will explore immunodepression caused by stress-induced psychological symptoms such as trauma/PTSD, fear/anxiety, loneliness and attachment and sensory deprivation through a bio-soul-spiritual approach. He will also offer possible antidotes to help support resiliency and inner courage.
Virginia Anderson will present the singing therapy modality as a pathway for creating healing resonance and building immunity. She will demonstrate exercises with guided imagery and discuss our relationship to the music of the spheres. Singing therapy offers antidotes for releasing much of the stress from symptoms that Tom will discuss, as well as giving us strength in moving forward in life.
Tom Bufano has been a Licensed Professional Counselor since 2008 and holds a certificate in Anthroposophical Psychology. He works in private practice and is a homesteader in South Western, Virginia. Tom also serves on the Board of the Association of Anthroposophic Psychology (AAP). He holds a certificate from the Social Development Center, Emerson College, England (1982). In 1985 he co-founded Sunnivagarden, an Anthroposophical Drug Rehab Center in Sweden. You can inquire more about Tom by going to the directory of Practitioners on the AAP website: https://www.anthroposophicpsychology.org/.
Virginia Anderson is a practitioner of the musical arts living and working in Denver, Colorado. She has been studying the work of Rudolf Steiner and the School For Uncovering the Voice for over 30 years. In 2008, she earned her Diploma for Therapeutic Singing from the School For Uncovering the Voice and the Medical Section of the School of Spiritual Science. Virginia encountered the therapeutic singing approach while traveling and living in Sweden. In recent years, traveling has given her faith in the resilience of our planet, to see and experience the enormity of its breadth. Virginia is also part of the working group for the Anthroposophical Therapeutic Singing Association of North America, (ATSANA). She is listed as a therapeutic singer in the directory of the Anthroposophical Health Association, (AHA), or can be reached directly at: vlanderson@ecentral.com
The webinar will be 90 minutes and will be recorded.

The Self and Warmth of Darkness: Immunity through Anthroposophic Artistic Therapy and Medicine
2022-02-24 20:30 - 22:00
The Foundation for Health Creation (FHC) and the Anthroposophic Health Association (AHA) proudly present this second session of the collaborative webinar series approaching the topic of the immunity through an integrative exploration of the question, How can we strengthen our immune system to receive, transform and overcome all that comes towards us?
Each therapeutic association represented in AHA pairs with another to bring unique and creative insights from their modality regarding the question of immunity in this time. Please join us as we discover how to imagine immunity as a whole person experience that is not just limited to bodily processes.
In this February session Daciana Iancu, MD will provide a brief explanation of the immune system from an Anthroposophic medical perspective and will explore different ways of strengthening immunity through warmth, encountering the other, Anthroposophic remedies, and spiritual practice.
Martha Loving Orgain, MFA will present an artistic therapy modality, describing lawful processes at work in nature and in the human being. She will demonstrate in charcoal drawing, the laws of light, color, and darkness, and will illustrate how working with charcoal warms the digestive system and strengthens immunity. Presentation will end with a short color meditation.
Martha Loving Orgain, MFA is an artist, educator, and astrologer trained in Waldorf Education and Light, Darkness, and Color Painting Therapy with Liane Collot d’Herbois. Martha is creating Star Chart Talismans™ using fine art techniques integrating various materials with The Word. Primarily serving in Steiner/Waldorf schools and communities, she travels across the USA teaching art and practicing painting therapy with children and adults. Martha has written a soon to be published book “In Deepening Silence”, with simple painting exercises and color meditations. Check out her website at www.lovingcolor.org
Dr. Daci has been practicing Internal and Integrative Medicine for over 23 years. In 2014 she discovered Anthroposophic Medicine, fell in love with it, and decided to make this her primary modality. She has a private Anthroposophic and Integrative Medicine practice in Sebastopol, California and serves on the Boards of Anthroposophic Health Association, Foundation for Health Creation, and Physicians Association of Anthroposophic Medicine. You can read more about her and her experience at www.AnthroSonoma.com.
The webinar will be 90 minutes and will be recorded.

How Can We Strengthen the Immune System?
2022-01-27 20:30 - 22:00
The Foundation for Health Creation (FHC) and the Anthroposophic Health Association (AHA) proudly present a collaborative webinar series approaches the topic of the immunity through an integrative exploration of the question, How can we strengthen our immune system to receive, transform and overcome all that comes towards us?
Each therapeutic association represented in AHA is paired with another to bring unique and creative insights from their modality regarding the question of immunity in this time. Please join us as we discover how to imagine immunity as a whole person experience that is not just limited to bodily processes.

How plant oils help relaxation, sleep and immunity
2021-04-27 20:30 - 22:00
Whenever we feel vulnerable and stressed, warmth can support us in our need to meet life’s challenges of continual growth and transformation. Contemporary research demonstrates that strong warmth processes allow us to feel comfortable and capable in our body and in our environment, and nourishes our relationship with ourselves and others.
There are many holistic approaches to support physical and emotional warmth in Anthroposophic Nursing. The giving and receiving of footbath therapy, mediated by warmth processes, is an encompassing therapeutic experience that supports and allows for balance. Footbaths gently engender warmth. Footbaths cultivate comfort and calming relaxation, nurture the whole person and relieve symptoms related to imbalance. Contemporary research demonstrates that footbaths positively impact the autonomic nervous and immune systems.
Join us on 27 April 2021 to experience a simple but effective method known as the footbath using organically sourced bath oils of lavender, rosemary and arnica.

This is a therapy you can offer yourself or to another in need of caregiving.
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Fostering Resilience, Part 3
2021-03-23 20:30 - 21:45
A webinar presentation offering dynamic insights into how we can think about resilience, sensory and emotional health, and spiritual well-being. Instead of focusing on one tool or medicine, a whole-person picture of well-being is explored.
Basic eurythmy exercises for finding balance, and releasing the day to get a good night of sleep, are also be shared.
This presentation is co-sponsored by the Foundation for Health Creation, the Physicians’ Association for Anthroposophic Medicine (PAAM), and the Anthroposophic Health Association (AHA).
Presenters: Dr. Adam Blanning, MD, and Glenda Monasch, TE

Fostering Resilience, Part 2
2021-02-23 20:30 - 22:00
A webinar presentation on chamomile as a picture of resilience- Learn practical uses of chamomile and find out how this resilient plant reveals its healing qualities. Learn eurythmy exercises inspired by the chamomile plant.
This presentation is co-sponsored by the Foundation for Health Creation, the Physicians’ Association for Anthroposophic Medicine (PAAM), and the Anthroposophic Health Association (AHA).
Presenters: Mary Rudd, TE, Elizabeth Sustick, RN and Susan Moss, RN

Fostering Resilience, Part 1
2021-01-26 20:30 - 21:45
A webinar presentation of the “Halleluia” eurythmy sequence and a discussion of its healing properties. Eurythmy exercises for parents to do with their children are also given to address the stress of increased screen time and lack of movement due to online schooling.
Gain an understanding of the psychological aspects of how we can build and maintain resilience. Find out about the different biographical stages of life, and learn how to practically build tools to help you face the challenges of these difficult times.
This presentation is co-sponsored by the Foundation for Health Creation, the Physicians’ Association for Anthroposophic Medicine (PAAM) and the Anthroposophic Health Association (AHA).
Presenters: Tonya Stoddard, LCSW, and Alice Stamm, TE
