Biography
Workshop
February
17, 18, and 19
Instructors: Jean and Marietta Yeager, Mary Ruud and
Mary Goral
The course will take place
at Foxhollow’s Farm Center and
will feature biography work, led by Jean Yeager, painting, let by Marietta
Yeager, Eurythmy, led by Mary Ruud, and singing, led by Mary Goral.
Course Description and Goals: An understanding of the
phases of human development is one of the fundamental components of any
“developmentally based” approach to education of children or adults. This
workshop presents introduces “stage development theory” based on the work of
Rudolf Steiner and others. The workshop recommends student’s personal “action
research” into their own development as a way of assessing the veracity of the
theories presented.
Expectations: The course is comprised of three
components: pre-workshop required readings (in order to prepare for in-class
discussions); presentations and discussions of in-class material; artistic
exercises; biography sharing in pairs or small groups.
Friday,
Feb. 17 – 5 pm to 9 pm
Introduction,
Overview of Stage Development Theory, Definition of Terms,
Presentation: “Phases of Life: Birth – 21 years of age.”
In class
biographical exercise in a group of four.
Homework
Reading: “Facing Karma”, R. Steiner
Saturday,
Feb. 18 – 8:30 am to 7 pm
8;30 am – 9:00 am
Singing with Mary Goral
9 am to 10:30 am
Presentation:
Phases of Life: 21 – 42 years of age
In class
biographical exercise: bring a snapshot of your self age 14-16 (no studio
photos).
“Break” taken on an informal, as needed basis during small group exercises.
10:30 am to 12 noon
“Who Let The Dogs Out?
Mid-Life Soul Development” Conversation on three lectures: “The Mission of
Anger”, “The Mission of Truth”, “The Mission of Reverence”
12 noon to 1 pm
Lunch
1 pm to 1:30 pm
Brief presentation on “Crisis,
Forgiveness and Transformation”
Optional reading: “The Occult
Significance of Forgiveness”, S. Prokoffief
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Water color
painting session with Marietta Yeager which includes a brief visit by the being
of “Crisis”, followed by discussion.
Don’t miss it!
Informal break
after painting and before discussion.
3:00 pm to 4 pm
Discussion.
4 to 5 pm
“Soul Ripening, Unaccomplished Intentions”
Presentation: Phases of Life: 42 – 63
5 pm to 6 pm
Dinner
6pm to 7 pm
“Deep Dish Courage: Facing The
Spiritual Heart of Adolescence” the parallel tracks of child development
and teacher/parent biographical development frequently coincide / confront one
another. Steiner’s “internal cosmos” is explored as metaphorical tool for
bringing balance.
Optional reading: ”The Human
Heart”, by Rudolf Steiner, May 26, 1922, Dornach, Switzerland
http://wn.rsarchive.org/Lectures/19220526p01.html
Sunday,
Feb. 19 – 8:30 am to 12 noon
8:30 am
Singing with Mary Goral
9 am to 12 noon
“Facing The End Of Our Life” Presentation:
Phases of Life: 63 – Death, Reincarnation: After Death / Pre-Birth
In-class social/artistic exercise: “The
Motto Of The Social Ethic” with Marietta Yeager
Required
Reading:
Lectures are available online at Rudolf Steiner
Archive. Please support this online resource with a modest gift.
“Facing Karma”, Anthroposophy in Everyday Life, Rudolf Steiner, SteinerBooks, 2000.
http://wn.rsarchive.org/Lectures/FacKar_index.html
“The Mission
of Anger”, Metamorphoses of the Soul
(Vol. 1), Rudolf Steiner, Rudolf Steiner Press, London, 1983
http://wn.rsarchive.org/Lectures/Metamorph1/19091205p01.html
“The Mission
of Truth”, Metamorphoses of the Soul
(Vol. 1), Rudolf Steiner, Rudolf Steiner Press, London, 1983
http://wn.rsarchive.org/Lectures/Metamorph1/19091022p01.html
“The Mission of Reverence”, Metamorphoses of the Soul (Vol. 1),
Rudolf Steiner, Rudolf Steiner Press, London, 1983
http://wn.rsarchive.org/Lectures/Metamorph1/190910PlacesOf.DevelopmentPlacesunderstanding
the phases of human development28a01.html
Recommended
Reading:
- , George & Gisela O’Neil, Mercury Press, Chestnut Ridge, NY, 1990
- ,
Bernard Lievegoed, Rudolf Steiner Press, London, 1979
- , Gudrun Burkhard, Floris Books, 1997
- Leadership in the age of the ‘quick fix’, Edwin H. Friedman,
Seabury Books, 2007
- by Rudolf Steiner, May 26, 1922, Dornach, Switzerland
http://wn.rsarchive.org/Lectures/19220526p01.html
ABOUT MARIETTA YEAGER
Marietta
Yeager is a licensed occupational therapist (OTR/L) and trained in Anthroposophical
artistic therapy at Tobias School of Art in East Grinstead, England. She has
worked as a curative painter at Camphill Villages in Pennsylvania, at the Kimberton and Detroit Waldorf
schools, and has taught Waldorf artistic curricula in support of training
programs on the East Coast and in Detroit. She recently she worked as an
Artistic / Occupational Therapist at a drug and alcohol rehab unit in a Vermont regional hospital.
ABOUT JEAN YEAGER
Jean Yeager
has researched and taught biography at the Center For Social Development at
Emerson College, Forest Row, England; as part of the Administrator’s program at
Rudolf Steiner College; the Waldorf teacher training in Detroit; and in maximum security prisons in Michigan. He is the
former Administrative Director of the Anthroposophical Society of America.
Cost for the weekend is $60.
Please sign up early, as space is
limited to 25 participants.
To register, please contact Dr. Mary Goral at kentahtenteachertraining@gmail.com
or call 502-553-0614