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Orientation & Context
Anthroposophy is a path of knowledge that seeks to lead
the spiritual in the human being to the spiritual in the universe.
The anthroposophical approach to health and illness was given by Dr. Rudolf Steiner. Doctor Ita Wegman asked him how contemporary medical science could take up the new flow of questioning that was arising in young doctors, nurses and therapists of the time in 1922 who were wanting a spiritual perspective to their work.
Their collaborative work that began with this question made use of new insights into the kingdoms of nature for the preparation of medicines. It brought knowledge of the dynamic human constitution in the balance between health and illness. Many practical suggestions were given for applying external remedies in the form of massage, bath therapy and nursing practices. The curative use of the Arts was developed in health. This resulted in an emergence of a variety of artistic therapies including eurythmy, music, speech and the visual arts.
Everything that Rudolf Steiner, together with Dr Ita Wegman developed on the basis of Spiritual Science, relates to the healing forces in the human being, activating spiritual creativity and leading the soul back to her cosmic union with Nature. This happens through the new way of preparing the medicines and through working with the arts where both are applied as a continuation of the natural processes.
Taruna offers a range of educational programmes from professional development to encouraging home nursing care. This new programme is in response to a request for a multi-disciplinary health programme for clinically active health practitioners.
A question confronting health practice today is how to meet the human being in a holistic way appropriate for the times. Anthroposophy offers a dynamic orientation whereby health practitioners in any clinical setting can meet cultural and spiritual diversity through new understanding.
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The human being in health and illness is responsive to therapeutic care. In this programme, insights from an understanding of the natural world inform a range of clinical treatments. Spiritual scientific research renews a working with the wisdom of traditional health practices and creates bridges to the wide range of complementary and alternative modalities.
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