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Waldorf Emergency and Trauma Pedagogy Comes to the US How Trauma-Informed Care Works for Children Living in Poverty by Ida Oberman

July 25, 2019/in 2019, Anthroposophic Psychology, Children & Families, Youth /by Stephanie Fawcett

The term “Emergency Pedagogy” is one that has emerged over the past fifteen years to coincide with the dramatic increase in natural disasters, such as the Philippines befallen by earthquakes in 2018 and the cyclone in Mozambique as recently as April 2019. What evolved through a Waldorf educational approach provided healing for many children. How it all began Stuttgart 2006 ... Read More ►

Sleep. A Wonderful Resource by Daciana Iancu, MD

July 25, 2019/in 2019, anthroposophic medicine, Health, Holistic, LILIPOH Articles /by Stephanie Fawcett

We need to allow an anabolic, or building up process for the physical and etheric to regenerate. The physical and etheric bodies, when separated from the higher members, have the opportunity to replenish themselves. The ego and astral bodies exit and enter in rhythmic patterns throughout the night. What an interesting phenomenon happens every night. Darkness descends, activity decreases, ... Read More ►

The Growing Trend of Mistletoe Therapy as an Integral Part of Individualized Integrative Cancer Care: New mistletoe options and the emerging role of Helleborus niger

April 3, 2019/in 2019, anthroposophic medicine, Health, Holistic, Medicine /by Stephanie Fawcett

by Steven M Johnson, DO The global occurrence of cancer is still increasing and is the leading cause of death in Western countries. For two decades now about half of all cancer patients in North America and Europe have used some form of integrative cancer care (ICC). Viscum album (mistletoe) remains the most studied and prescribed medicine within integrative medicine ... Read More ►

Anthroposophic Palliative Nursing

April 3, 2019/in 2019, anthroposophic medicine, Death, Health, Holistic, Medicine /by Stephanie Fawcett

by Renate Varriale, RN The questions around how we care for our elders are many, and they grow more urgent as the number of retirees and their need for care increase dramatically each year. In his recent acclaimed book, Being Mortal, Atul Gawande, MD, takes a sober look at aging and death in our society and the harms we do ... Read More ►

SPRING 2019, ISSUE #95: EDITOR’S NOTE

April 3, 2019/in 2019, LILIPOH Articles /by Stephanie Fawcett

Dear Readers, LILIPOH celebrates its 25-year anniversary this year! Many of you might be reading this issue as a “sample” copy that you picked up at your local clinic or school. Did you know that LILIPOH subscribers are necessary to the success and continuation of our publication? In celebration of our 25-year anniversary, I am inviting you to take advantage ... Read More ►

Forming a Grass-Roots Organization – Healing as a Social Task: Physicians’ Association for Anthroposophical Medicine (PAAM) Introduces the New Patient and Friends Organization

January 17, 2019/in 2019, anthroposophic medicine, Health /by Kirsten

by Stephen Johnson, DO A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members. ---Mahatma Ghandi Although being president of the Physicians’ Association for Anthroposophical Medicine (PAAM) can be a challenging task at times (especially saying the name), I appreciate the opportunity it affords me to meet so many good people from around the world. Recently, I have ... Read More ►

Cinderella-Aschenputtel Viewed Through Anthroposophy

January 17, 2019/in 2019, Anthroposophic Psychology, Spirituality /by Kirsten

by Cathy Marconi Fairy tales transcend time. Their origins go back to the distant past and are found in oral traditions around the world. Fairy tales take us on a journey that joins body with soul and spirit. They are often inspired, and are thought to bring us closer to the angelic realm through their picture-language. According to artist and ... Read More ►

Winter 2019, Issue #94: Editor’s Note

January 17, 2019/in /by Kirsten

Hello readers and welcome to the Winter 2019 issue of LILIPOH, On the subject of women and women’s health, I would like to offer my gratitude to the team of women who bring this issue to life four times a year. Each issue we receive letters from authors who are so pleased with the layout and graphic treatment of their ... Read More ►

From the Publisher

October 29, 2018/in 2018, Past Issues /by Kirsten

Dear Readers, What to say! What to say! What to write – what to write. I was considering leaving the page empty – speechless. I was considering just one word – VOTE. How to proceed in the face of distortion, untruth, manipulation, mockery? How to stand strong in the face of homophobia, hatred of others and immigrants? How to process ... Read More ►

Old Age

October 29, 2018/in 2018, Death, Eldercare, Health, Past Issues, Spirituality /by Kirsten

By Renee Meyer, MD Even if we are enjoying a vigorous middle age, somewhere in our sixties we begin to sense our mortality. A quiet, persistent reminder arises from deep recesses of our thoughts, or stirs the air behind our shoulders. It breathes “but time may overcome you,” when we indulge in long-term planning or think fondly of undertaking a ... Read More ►