Extending the Art of Healing Through Anthroposophy

The rhythms of the body and the rhythms of the planet have great wisdom, but rhythm is not about maximal efficiency, something that our current productivity culture insists upon. Rather, it is connected to vitality and life. 

Our own capacity to heal is incredible, yet in our current western medical culture, we put more emphasis on outside interventions. This is true in educational systems, where we may not allow the natural unfolding of learning, but rather put standards and benchmarks above natural curiosity and interest. In other words, we have a regenerative body, but it needs time and rhythm to regenerate, to grow, to adapt, to learn. 
Dr. Adam Blanning introduces us to "interoception," our ability to sense our own well-being, what Steiner called Life Sense. We look at the importance of the 24 hour rhythm, a cycle of light and dark, and its connection to our “I”, the most individual part of us. 
We need forces of vitality to live and to heal. These forces are part of life and we can access them through the slow but wise physiology standing behind all of this, and behind anthroposophical medicine. 
All of these thoughts, all of these fresh perspectives on healing, are why Adam and Laura are so excited to share our podcast with you! Please follow and share. Find more resources at helpthehealers.org and support this work by making a donation at medicalsection.goetheanum.ch.Email [email protected] with your questions and ideas. Follow us on Instagram @medical_section.

Burn-out! It’s everywhere. It affects parents, teachers, doctors, and students. Physicians feel it as their work becomes more and more consumed by medical records. Teachers feel it when they are asked to teach to the test. Parents feel it from the intense busyness that consumes daily life. Where does burn-out come from and how can we ease the sense of depletion it creates? Together Dr. Adam Blanning and Laura Scappaticci will explore burn-out and its antidotes, looking at time, technology, and ways to reclaim our wholeness. 
If you haven’t yet listened to our 10 mini-episodes in Season 2, this episode is a great introduction to that content. If you have listened, Season 3 will help you apply that knowledge (aka life hacks) to all aspects of your life.  We’ll do this with a philosophy that does not add more things to your life, but rather asks questions and ask you to notice points of rest, points of centering, and the times when you are able to fully encounter yourselves and others.
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Claiming Wholeness Summary: Four Steps Towards Wholeness
In this final episode of Season 2, you'll review the four “lenses” for medical care and how they relate to traditional and ancient insights. Practical suggestions for bringing them into the practice of medicine will be offered, and you'll hear more about why these practices bring needed flexibility and expanded capacities. They are an antidote to the trimming process that has led to burn-out for so many healers.
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Claiming Wholeness Part 8: Being Part of Our Own Healing Process
In this episode, you will begin opening space to step into your own healing process. We will explore the links between fever, immunity, cancer and autism. Trusting your own powers for self-regulation will be key. This fourth level of understanding is related to both personal experiences and a "sense of coherence."
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Claiming Wholeness Part 7: Threads of Meaning
How are experiences of illness influenced by age, priority and capacity? What opens when we listen carefully for aspects of meaning? You'll be asked to consider using this fourth level of insight as a key for not losing sight of the individual—on both the level of patient and provider.
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