Inner Work: Module One
Inner Work: Deepening Waldorf Practice is a foundational practice that can transform your work with children, whether that be as a parent, teacher, school leader, physician, or therapist.
Our courses are grounded in individual discovery, shared, and witnessed in group reflection and collaboration.
Dr. Prasanna guides the group and shares an insightful talk in each session that reflects the needs and strengths of each group. This reciprocal relationship between guide and students creates a new experience in each cohort and module, and it is for that reason that we take great care when bringing together those you will share the journey with.
This 5 day program is the first module of the Waldorf Training Course. The course is split into seven one-week modules over three and a half years.
Teachers, educational professionals, doctors, parents, or any individual interested in education may join this course - there is no pre-qualification required. Admission to this training is open to everyone.
Understanding Ourselves is at the Heart of Discovering How to Serve the Children in Our Midst.
Poetry & Verse: Movement and experiencing ourselves in our bodies, and a chance to understand how one moves between thought, feeling and deed. In an online format, movement is limited, but the movement of poetry and music is available to us in any format.
Goetheanistic Observation: Learning the art of true observation is a gift and a chance given to each student. Every morning they devote themselves in nature to understand and observe their own inward journey; and can then observe another in true perception and understanding which later form the basis of their work with children, human relationships, and child study.
Text Study: It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Practical and Artistic Work: The artistic and practical classroom work like form-drawing, handwork, main lesson demonstrations, and painting give the students a glimpse of the richness of the Waldorf Curriculum and how to truly enliven learning experiences.
Group Presentations: Students from 'Module II' onwards share their homework and presentations with each other. The sessions are facilitated and observed by the teachers. Students are given honest feedback from their teachers and peers.
Reflect & Review of the Day: Reflection on the night sleep cycle and backward review of the day is a foundational meditative exercise. Listen to Dr. Prasanna talk about the essential exercises in this spiritually-grounded practice: Reflect and Review
Limen Lecture: In our online trainings, we found that the naming our lecture, evening lecture, no longer worked across time zones. We have chosen to call these lectures Limen. A limen is a threshold or border between one thing and another. The lectures given by Dr. Prasanna are not a closing, but rather a threshold in which we can enter to deepen our understanding of ourselves and our work.