Methods of Concentration and Meditation Born out of Anthroposophy
Saturday, July 12, 9:30 AM
Paloma Hall
4096 Fairway Drive, Soquel
This is a three-part series, based in the work of Rudolf Steiner, to take place on three separate Saturdays: July 12, August 2, and a September date to be determined. The first class introduces the practice of “The Logic of the Heart”. This is a method for finding inner peace and connection to the Higher Self. The second class introduces “The Logic of the Will”, a method to instill harmony and healing in social connections and contexts. The third class introduces “Working with Chains of Repeated Occurrences”and builds on the first two practices to introduce a method for healing our life experiences, connecting us to the Grail stream. Commitment to the series is not required. Participation in one of the first two classes is a prerequisite for the third class. Classes meet 9:30 – 6:30, with snack and lunch breaks.
Dietlind Kionke-Thoemmes was born in Germany where she trained and practiced as a physician before moving permanently to Marin County in the U.S. in 1995. Her deeper impulse, rooted in Anthroposophy, was always to bring healing not only to the physical body but also to all the layers of the human being. In 2003, she became deeply inspired by the work of Armen Tougu, a Christian Community priest who was visiting San Francisco at that time. As she heard his descriptions of his work with a group of his congregants, she could see how Anthroposophical wisdom was able to illumine pressing social and destiny questions, leading to positive solutions and significant healing. Armen based his approach to inner and social healing on the exercises described by Rudolf Steiner and has, supported by an international group, developed a body of basic methods of concentration and meditation for inner and social healing in our time.
Dietlind began her study and practice with Armen in 2003, pursuing this path intensively. In recent years she has been providing counseling and instruction in the basic methods and has also been teaching more comprehensive courses built on these methods. She recognizes that inner and social healing are what is needed if humanity is to evolve towards the tasks of the future.