By David Tresemer, PhD Thousands of pages are written about trauma every year. Trauma has become a favorite subject in mainstream psychology. To begin to understand the phenomenon, let us build a picture of the human being: To the receiving department of the soul’s kitchen, fresh cartloads of sensory impressions are brought—cartload after cartload, every moment. Just as one harvests ... Read More ►
By Robert Kellum, ND To fully understand anthroposophic naturopathy today, we need to be clear what naturopathic medicine is, and how anthroposophy can help it to evolve; to understand what path anthroposophy offers naturopathic medicine, and all medicine for that matter, to move forward toward the higher, integrative ground we all need. That ground can’t be defined by any one ... Read More ►
Hello LILIPOH Readers! We are getting a lot of thanks and appreciation for finally bringing back into print our Holistic Wellness Guide. Originally published in 1997, this fully updated edition of the Guide has a mission to empower the individuals, families, and caregivers in a practical and accessible way. This guide centers on home care and includes hundreds of recommendations on ... Read More ►
By Abraham Entin St. Peter don't you call me 'Cause I can't go; I owe my soul To the Company Store. —“Sixteen Tons,” Merle Travis, 1947 The question of debt has emerged as the defining issue of our era. Whether it is students entering their lives burdened by unpayable loans, or countries being called upon to adopt austerity ... Read More ►
By Adam Blanning, MD Fall 2016, Sacred Nature - Issue #85, Vol. 21 As we once again approach the question, “How can I participate in my own healing?” we come to a very personal place. This fourth and final contribution borders on a delicate kind of research. Although it seems to have important practical implications for therapy, it also resonates ... Read More ►
The breath is one of the most powerful balancers and something that we can come home to in each and every moment. A microcosm of the cycle of life, our breath is with us from the moment we take our first breath until the moment we return home to Source. Paying attention to the breath gives us a real insight ... Read More ►
By Ann Scharff and Friends Summer 2016, Society & Community - Issue #84, Vol. 21 Last year we entered into our forty-ninth year—our seventh seven-year period of the Fellowship Community, a dynamic, work-based, intergenerational community founded on the ideas of Rudolf Steiner’s anthroposophy. Our mission is “to care for the elderly and to nurture the body, soul, and spirit within the ... Read More ►
By Susan Crozier In 1996, I was 42-years-old and our family relocated to a new state. I was experiencing a difficult time of loneliness, anxiety and a loss of camaraderie. The outer landscape was beautiful but my interior one was a dark wood. "What direction will lead me out of this wood?" That year, Sunbridge College in Spring Valley, NY, was starting ... Read More ►
By Adam Blanning, MD Spring 2016, Campaign Finance and the Social Order in the 2016 Election - Issue #83, Vol. 21 There is a curious experience that comes about in the process of learning anthroposophic medicine and its remedies; that is, when you learn about the therapeutic use of a substance, you often then see a whole string of patients ... Read More ►
By Philip Incao, MD Winter 1996, The Childhood - Issue #6 "All common childhood illnesses are inflammations." A 11 common childhood illnesses are inflammations. "Infection" is the wrong word for them because it suggests that we get sick from germs which invade us. This is misleading. We are always exposed to and often harbor germs, yet we only occasionally ... Read More ►
