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Warmly, _______________________, on behalf of the FHC Team
In this edition:
Opening Poem: When I Am Among the Trees
by Mary Oliver
Healing through Art
by Ken Smith
Feature Article:
Mark Blachere ?
Flower Pressing
Amanda Jacobs-Bissonette
Health in Action:
Community School for Creative Education
Additional Resources
An Effective Holistic Medical Approach to Allergies
By Dr. Carmen Hering and Dr. Steven M Johnson
Supportive Home Care for Seasonal Allergies
Chamomile Steam Inhalation
Campfire Stories: Keeper of the Yarrow
Suggested Reading
Anthroposophy in Everyday Life: The Four Temperaments
Rudolf Steiner
Upcoming Live Webinar
Special Offer For Waldorf Communities
Opening Poem: When I Am Among the Trees
by Mary Oliver
When I am among the trees,
especially the willows and the honey locust,
equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,
they give off such hints of gladness.
I would almost say that they save me, and daily.
I am so distant from the hope of myself,
in which I have goodness, and discernment,
and never hurry through the world
but walk slowly, and bow often.
Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, “Stay awhile.”
The light flows from their branches.
And they call again, “It’s simple,” they say,
“and you too have come into the world to do this,
to go easy, to be filled with light, and to shine.”
Healing through Art
by Ken Smith
After ten days of intensive work in April 2025, the Healing Through Art students finally gathered, mounted, and hung all their drawings and paintings and set up their sculptures. Three years of study were brought together for an exhibition coinciding with their graduation. Two BACWTT rooms were filled with their artistic efforts, struggles, discoveries, and successes.
It was an impressive body of work; however, despite the richness and beauty of the exhibition, you might miss its deeper value if you were unaware that each piece on display was the result of a therapeutic exercise and the students’ own learning and therapeutic journey. Each piece held the potential to be used in support of someone in need healing.
Feature Article?
Mark Blachere
Flower Pressing
Amanda Jacobs-Bissonette
Health in Action:
Community School for Creative Education
In the heart of Oakland, California, a unique educational vision is flourishing. The Community School for Creative Education (CSCE) isn’t just a place of learning; it is a “Full Service Community School” where the arts, culture, and academic rigor intersect to support the whole child.
Additional Resources
An Effective Holistic Medical Approach to Allergies
By Dr. Carmen Hering and Dr. Steven M Johnson
The prevalence of allergic diseases has been rising globally since the mid-20th century. A 2021 study from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics showed that more than 1 in 4 U.S. children report having a seasonal allergy, eczema, or food allergy. A large retrospective study, published in Pediatrics documented the progression of allergic conditions in early childhood. The sequence is known as the “atopic march”, and refers to the common progression of allergic conditions in children, starting with eczema (atopic dermatitis), which can then lead to food allergies, allergic rhinitis (hay fever), and asthma.
Supportive Home Care for Seasonal Allergies
Allergic rhinitis is irritation and swelling of the lining of the nose caused by an immune response to otherwise harmless substances in the environment. Typical complaints include a runny or blocked nose, itching, congestion, and post-nasal drainage.
Unlike sinusitis, which is usually linked to infection, allergic rhinitis happens when the immune system reacts to allergens such as tree and grass pollens, dust mites, or animal dander. This reaction releases inflammatory chemicals (including histamine), which leads to swelling and irritation inside the nasal passages.
Chamomile Steam Inhalation
The simplest form of steam inhalation is a head steam bath over a bowl of hot water or medicinal herbal tea. Chamomile has a germicidal effect on inflammatory processes in the air organs and is therefore the ideal medicinal plant for soothing the mucous membrane in the nasopharynx. Head steam baths unfold their effects in two ways. The essential oils in the tea work directly through the skin and are inhaled simultaneously through the nose and mouth.
Campfire Stories presents: Keeper of the Yarrow – Full Documentary
FHC is pleased to share another documentary from the “Campfire Stories” initiative, titled Keeper of the Yarrow. This 20-minute film offers a beautiful portrait of Angelina, a gardener and herbalist in Sweden who has maintained a lifelong, deep-rooted belonging to the natural world. From her work at a Biodynamic kindergarten to her ancestral plant knowledge, Angelina’s story is a reminder of the bonds we can maintain with the living world. We hope this film serves as an inspiration to reconnect with your own surroundings and explore what it means to feel truly “at home” in nature.
Additional Reading
Anthroposophy in Everyday Life: The Four Temperaments
“The Four Temperaments” (Berlin, Mar. 4, 1909) show us how the union of hereditary factors and our own inner spiritual nature shape our psychology. The guide here is the ancient classifications of the four temperaments: sanguine, choleric, phlegmatic, and melancholic. Renewed understanding of these qualities allows us to develop a truly modern spiritual psychology, which forms the basis of all real inner development.
Upcoming Webinars
Health and Hygiene & The Four Temperaments
by the founders of True Botanica
May 7, 2026 @ 4:30 pm PDT / 7:30 pm EDT
The temperament of a human being reveals the interaction between the physical and the spiritual characteristics of that individual. Understanding the Temperament of a person allows choosing which therapeutic modalities or lifestyle interventions would be best for helping an adult or a child in a particular situation.
Rudolf Steiner has considered the topic of the temperaments to be so important that he returned to this subject throughout his life. We will present specific characteristics of each temperament and discuss, among others, new remedies that may help to balance each of the four principal temperaments.
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