REMINDER – THIS WEEKEND
NOTE SATURDAY TIME CHANGES!

The Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Branch
of the Anthroposophical Society
is pleased to present:

Laurie Portocarrero

A Mystery Drama Workshop

Exploring “The Portal of Initiation” as Theater

Friday, March 6, 7:00 PM 

Paloma Hall
4096 Fairway Drive, Soquel

We are pleased to welcome Laurie back after last year’s exciting workshop! This weekend acting workshop explores the complete text of Steiner’s first mystery drama, The Portal of Initiation, through a variety of engagements and exercises that explore the art of the actor. Laurie will be using a variety of techniques, exercises, and formats that she has developed throughout her career as an actor.

Workshop will begin Friday night at 7PM and continue on Saturday, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM (note changed time) and from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM Sunday. If you are unable to attend the entire weekend, don’t worry – you will be welcome to come for whatever segments (Friday, Saturday Morning, Saturday Afternoon, or Sunday Morning) that you can arrange. Don’t miss this! While it does work with the entire play, the activities are sufficiently “non-linear” that you will experience benefit if you just “drop in” for part of it.

There will be a break for one hour and fifteen minutes for lunch.

It is suggested that you bring a bag lunch although it will be possible to leave for lunch.

Laurie Portocarrero is an actor, storyteller, teacher, and director living in upstate New York. Trained in the Chekhov method, Spatial Dynamics, and speech formation, she has performed internationally, notably playing Maria in Rudolf Steiner’s mystery dramas and Marie Steiner in Fire in the Temple. Laurie tours internationally with colleague Glen Williamson in original two-person pieces including Fire in the Temple. She also tours with Crossing the Veil, exploring five real near-death experiences. She teaches drama and storytelling to Waldorf teachers and special needs communities. Laurie leads a Mystery Drama exploration group and gives workshops nationally on the mystery dramas and community-building through the dramatic arts.

A donation of $125 is requested to cover workshop expenses, payment on site.No one is excluded due to financial considerations.

If you think you will coming, please send an email and let us know!

With Laurie Portocarrero
March 13-16
The Christian Community
Fair Oaks, CA

Upcoming Trainings with Bernd Ruf 

Module 5 and 11, July 5-10, 2026 in Wilton, NH

Module 6 online, May 22-23, 2026

Module 7 online, September 18-19, 2026

for more information and to register go here      

Upcoming Training with Reinaldo Naciemento

Module 5,   May 1-4, 2026 in Pasadena, CA

for more information and to register go here

Agnes Hardorp and Thomas Mayer, Connecting to the Angelic World

“When one begins to meditate, one accomplishes the only really free deed in this human life…. we are completely free in this. Meditation is the archetypal free deed.” Rudolf Steiner (GA 214, 08.20.1922)

Meditation Workshop, March 6 – 8, 2026, at the

Golden Bridges School, 503 Cambridge St., San Francisco, CA 94134

Friday, March 6, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Saturday, March 7, 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 8, 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Course fee: $220, reduction possible

To Register fogeggs@gmail.com

for more information click here or visit www.anthroposophical-meditation.info

An Introduction to Rudolf Steiner’s Control of Thought Exercise with Organic (Living) Thinking

Saturdays: 9:30am to 11am Pacific time • February 21, March 7 • March 21

WHAT? This Lenten practice invites participants to give up habitual, dead thinking and replace it with organic (living) thought with Rudolf Steiner’s Control of Thought exercise. The first of the Six Basic (Protective) Exercises.

HOW? Zoom- meetings will be recorded.

Participants will learn the laws of organic thinking and how to apply them directly to the Control of Thought exercise, creating their own organic (metamorphic)

thinking exercise to be practiced for 5 minutes a day during lent.
Bring a notebook and a blue, green, red and yellow writing implement.

WHY? To actively strengthen the soul force of thinking. “As long as you lack the power to reel in your thoughts, as if on a string, you cannot expect that the inner world will open itself to you.” – Rudolf Steiner, Berlin, February 15, 1904

WHO? For anyone who wants to put forth the effort to actively evolve their thinking capacity with good will.FACILITATORS: MaryAnne Young and Sally Greenberg
REFERENCE TEXTS
Enlivening the Chakra of the Heart – Florin Lowndes

How to Know Higher Worlds and Occult Science – Rudolf Steiner
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3-Year Postgraduate Therapeutic Visual Arts Program

February 28 & April 25, 2026
10am-12:30pm Pacific Time

March 19 & May 19, 2026
5:30pm-7:30pm Pacific Time

With Pamela Whitman and Ken Smith

A Zoom presentation
February 25 7 PM PT

Hosted by the Faust Branch

Robert McKay, a longtime student of Rudolf Steiner’s work, met anthroposophy at the age of 17. He is a member of the Toronto Branch of the Anthroposophical Society in Canada, and is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Rudolf Steiner College Canada. He provides lectures and workshops on anthroposophical meditation and other topics. He is a member of the School of Spiritual Science Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities. Robert works in healthcare management.

Thank you for your support.
Your admission fees pay for honoraria for our speakers.
Admission for Faust Branch Members $5
For Non-members $10
Supporting Members and Donors, no fee
You may pay using the donate button on our website faustbranch.org
Or By Check to Sacramento Faust Branch
(mail to Treasurer, Carol Nordaas, 7620 Woodglen Dr, Fair Oaks, CA 95628)

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