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Anthroposophical Health Studies

These studies are available in a variety of course models ranging from weekly half-day or whole-day sessions, blocks ranging from a few weeks to a term, as well as continuous courses of one to two years in duration.

Hibernia College

Founded in 1919, we welcome students from all over Europe and the UK.

We are one of a handful of organisations offering art therapy courses.

The range of subjects that can be included in the anthroposophical health studies:

1. Epistemology and the methods of natural science, “Goethean” science and spiritual science.

2. A phenomenological study of the four platonic elements and the four kingdoms of nature.

3. Human biology, including, phenomenological studies, natural scientific knowledge, as well as holistic and spiritual perspectives.

4. Physical and psychiatric illnesses. Using natural scientific psychological and spiritual scientific perspectives and the resulting treatment possibilities within the various therapeutic modalities.

5. Child development and developmental phases in adult life.

6. Fundamentals of remedial education.

7. Studies in general anthroposophy including the spiritual constitution of the human being in health and illness. The philosophy of cognition and volition. Karma and reincarnation.

8. The history of art as a reflection of the development of the human consciousness.

9. Enlivening practices for professional, personal and spiritual development.

10. Painting, drawing, clay modelling, eurythmy, singing and speech related to the above themes.

Pedagogical aims and teaching methods

The method of teaching for most of the subjects is experiential and reflective and involves stimulating group interaction. In this sense students are encouraged to have the attitude of researchers rather than the recipients of information. The studies aim to train capacities for reading the spiritual and psychological processes that stand behind human health and illness.

The artistic subjects offer additional media through which both the general anthroposophical studies and medical studies can be experienced. For those able to participate for a longer period in aspects of the artistic training, this supports a stimulating path of self-knowledge and self-development.

Tutors

Dr Michael Evans qualified in conventional Medicine at Bristol University and gained experience in psychiatry and psychotherapy at The Middlesex Hospital, London. He spent four years doing post-graduate training in Anthroposophical Medicine and Psychiatry in Germany and Switzerland. Returning to Britain he helped establish Park Atwood Clinic a centre for residential Anthroposophical therapy in Worcestershire. He now practises as an anthroposophical NHS GP at St Luke’s Medical Centre in Stroud.

For the last eight years, he has been teaching as a part time lecturer at Exeter University in the Department of Complimentary Health Studies. He is the co-author of the introductory book on anthroposophical medicine entitled ‘Healing for Body, Soul and Spirit’ published by Floris Books of Edinburgh 2000. He has recently completed a 5-year international study of the outcome of prescribing anthroposophical medicines. He teaches on the Medical Section Seminar for Mental Heath. He has a special interest in developing phenomenological and experiential teaching methods in the sphere of human biology, pathology and medical therapeutics.

Other tutors from the Art Therapy Training at Hibernia will be involved in some of the teaching sessions.

For further information about the Health Studies Training please contact us.