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Alice Peters - AOH, GDAN
"A totally new way to learn" – how the Art of Health leads to the Art of Nursing.....
Alice Peters was in hot pursuit of the Graduate Diploma in Anthroposophical Nursing – so much so that even before it was being formally offered by Taruna, Alice travelled to New Zealand to attend a nursing conference, visited Taruna, sat in on another course (The Art of Health), ended up doing that course and has never looked back!
Now close to completing her diploma, Alice whole-heartedly embraces the course calling it “educational and spiritual nourishment” though that doesn’t mean all has been smooth sailing. The art was at first challenging for Alice – “I don’t think of myself as artistic so it was hard.” Now, three years on, Alice says she has freed up and understands the role of art more. In an integrated approach to learning, the study of different therapeutic herbs includes “getting to know the plant” through drawing. “I do really love drawing the plants - it’s like a little meditation.”
Alice is a practicing mid-wife in the public health sector in Sydney. “There are six of us from Australia on this course.” As the only student from Sydney, for Alice, doing the Diploma keeps her in regular contact with a rich professional network. “It has changed the way I view things and think.” For example, this has changed the type of specific guidance Alice gives parents with regard to caring for their babies.
In recommending the course Alice says that there are many ways to apply what she has learned at work and at home. “It’s even good to apply in your own family and social circle.”
Studying at Taruna has helped Alice ‘get over’ her dislike of formal education. “I love the rhythm of the day and the quality of teaching is really excellent.” “It’s a totally new way to learn” Alice says, “so nourishing and enriching”.
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