with Shawn Ballantine

Men, you are invited and called to join a weekly men’s circle.

A safe and calming space to come, unpack and trust in the bond of the circle and being with other men.

We meet with one another to both listen and be heard from our hearts.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

Donations support men to engage further mens work typically from 'The Male Journey' ( www.malejourney.org.uk/ )

Paul Webber originated the Welcome Mens Group. It is currently anchored by Shawn Ballantine.

If coming for the first time or you have questions please email Shawn:

shawnballantine@yahoo.co.uk

We look forward to having you there!

with Shawn Ballantine

Men, you are invited and called to join a weekly men’s circle.

A safe and calming space to come, unpack and trust in the bond of the circle and being with other men.

We meet with one another to both listen and be heard from our hearts.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

Donations support men to engage further mens work typically from 'The Male Journey' ( www.malejourney.org.uk/ )

Paul Webber originated the Welcome Mens Group. It is currently anchored by Shawn Ballantine.

If coming for the first time or you have questions please email Shawn:

shawnballantine@yahoo.co.uk

We look forward to having you there!

with Sara Hunt

These classes are designed to embrace the wholeness of being human. We will start each session with a gentle physical warm-up, involving some stretching and loosening to enliven our bodies. We will then awaken to our creative selves through eurythmy, an art of harmonious movement, including poetry and music. We will conclude with a meditation. These drop-in classes are for everyone and anyone, with no prior experience needed.

Please wear loose fitting comfortable clothing and soft soled shoes.

Sara Hunt
After many years as a teacher in Canterbury Steiner school, Sara graduated from West Midlands Eurythmy and subsequently completed a Masters in Eurythmy Education with Alanus University. She is presently a freelance personal coach.

Price per class:
£10 Full/ £8 Concession
No prior booking, payment in the bookshop upon arrival. Please show your receipt to the facilitator at the session

Exploring Sound and Poetry

with Sarah Fletcher, supported by Barnaby Tobias

'Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.' T.S. Eliot

People often are inspired and baffled by poetry: as a teacher, I often get asked most: what does this poem mean? While most poetry workshops lean into deciphering sense and pulling out logic, this workshop strips the poem to its most bare elements: sound. Rudolf Steiner noted “Every vowel is a soul-mood, and every consonant an imprint of the world”, and these weekly poetry workshops will seek to put his philosophical underpinnings in practice. This is a unique opportunity to explore the core building blocks of our world — language — through verse.

These two-hour workshops will allow us to use sound as the “scaffold” of a poem, upon which thought and feeling and image will naturally arise. Students will learn to write out of sound noticing how certain sounds impact breath, and perhaps even reveal something we didn’t realise yet that we wanted to say. From this, verse and meaning can emerge naturally. We will learn how to embody language before we write it, developing a range of expressive postures. Expect recitation, sonic-drafting, and warm-ups that connect voice with imagination.

Please bring your own notebook and pen.

Sarah Fletcher is an American-British writer. Her debut poetry collection PLUS ULTRA was published in 2023 with CHEERIO Publishing. Her verse has appeared in The Poetry Review, Poetry London, The White Review, and more. She has taught for universities, creative writing charities, and primary schools. She is currently completing a PhD on how creative writing can treat chronic pain at Aberystwyth University.

Barnaby Tobias is a playwright and actor from South Devon. His plays have been performed at Riverside Studios, The White Bear, Actors East and The Hope Theatre, as well as multiple readings at The Marylebone Theatre, where he established and ran their Emerging Playwrights Group. As an actor he's worked for Netflix & The Royal Shakespeare Company. He runs Mysterium Press, an independent poetry press based in Devon and monthly poetry nights in Rudolf Steiner Bookshop.

Cost: £15/£10 conc.

Book online via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/t-qmjmvqp or pay at the bookshop on arrival.

with Sue Davies

Saturday drop in sessions, happening two times a month, 10am - 1pm

Come and enjoy playing with watercolour paints or pastels, be guided by the seasons and verses from the Calendar of the Soul. Or you may prefer to bring your own poem along to inspire you. A range of art materials will be provided to enliven your sense of curiosity and welcome you to a heart-warming start to your weekend.

No prior art experience necessary. All materials provided.

Meet the facilitator:

Sue is an MBACP accredited Therapeutic Transpersonal Arts Counsellor and Group Facilitator. She has a private practice, designs and runs tailor-made workshops, and is a visiting tutor and supervisor for trainee art counsellors at Tobias School of Art & Therapy.

Price £15 - Payment to be made in the bookshop upon arrival, with receipt exchangeable with the facilitator upstairs at the art session 

For further information: 020 7723 4400

‘Man can find no better retreat from the world than art, and man can find no stronger link with the world than art.’ Goethe

with Shawn Ballantine

Men, you are invited and called to join a weekly men’s circle.

A safe and calming space to come, unpack and trust in the bond of the circle and being with other men.

We meet with one another to both listen and be heard from our hearts.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

Donations support men to engage further mens work typically from 'The Male Journey' ( www.malejourney.org.uk/ )

Paul Webber originated the Welcome Mens Group. It is currently anchored by Shawn Ballantine.

If coming for the first time or you have questions please email Shawn:

shawnballantine@yahoo.co.uk

We look forward to having you there!

with Sara Hunt

These classes are designed to embrace the wholeness of being human. We will start each session with a gentle physical warm-up, involving some stretching and loosening to enliven our bodies. We will then awaken to our creative selves through eurythmy, an art of harmonious movement, including poetry and music. We will conclude with a meditation. These drop-in classes are for everyone and anyone, with no prior experience needed.

Please wear loose fitting comfortable clothing and soft soled shoes.

Sara Hunt
After many years as a teacher in Canterbury Steiner school, Sara graduated from West Midlands Eurythmy and subsequently completed a Masters in Eurythmy Education with Alanus University. She is presently a freelance personal coach.

Price per class:
£10 Full/ £8 Concession
No prior booking, payment in the bookshop upon arrival. Please show your receipt to the facilitator at the session

Exploring Sound and Poetry

with Sarah Fletcher, supported by Barnaby Tobias

'Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.' T.S. Eliot

People often are inspired and baffled by poetry: as a teacher, I often get asked most: what does this poem mean? While most poetry workshops lean into deciphering sense and pulling out logic, this workshop strips the poem to its most bare elements: sound. Rudolf Steiner noted “Every vowel is a soul-mood, and every consonant an imprint of the world”, and these weekly poetry workshops will seek to put his philosophical underpinnings in practice. This is a unique opportunity to explore the core building blocks of our world — language — through verse.

These two-hour workshops will allow us to use sound as the “scaffold” of a poem, upon which thought and feeling and image will naturally arise. Students will learn to write out of sound noticing how certain sounds impact breath, and perhaps even reveal something we didn’t realise yet that we wanted to say. From this, verse and meaning can emerge naturally. We will learn how to embody language before we write it, developing a range of expressive postures. Expect recitation, sonic-drafting, and warm-ups that connect voice with imagination.

Please bring your own notebook and pen.

Sarah Fletcher is an American-British writer. Her debut poetry collection PLUS ULTRA was published in 2023 with CHEERIO Publishing. Her verse has appeared in The Poetry Review, Poetry London, The White Review, and more. She has taught for universities, creative writing charities, and primary schools. She is currently completing a PhD on how creative writing can treat chronic pain at Aberystwyth University.

Barnaby Tobias is a playwright and actor from South Devon. His plays have been performed at Riverside Studios, The White Bear, Actors East and The Hope Theatre, as well as multiple readings at The Marylebone Theatre, where he established and ran their Emerging Playwrights Group. As an actor he's worked for Netflix & The Royal Shakespeare Company. He runs Mysterium Press, an independent poetry press based in Devon and monthly poetry nights in Rudolf Steiner Bookshop.

Cost: £15/£10 conc.

Book online via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/t-qmjmvqp or pay at the bookshop on arrival.

Restoring connection and presence - for children, families, and the communities around them

Monthly Saturdays, 2:30 - 4:30 pm at Rudolf Steiner House, London, NW1 6XT

A 6-Month Journey to Transform Your Parenting from the Inside Out

Facilitator: Julie Lam - Author of From the Heart of Childhood, School Founder, Course Leader, and Transformative Guide

Dates
Saturdays 2:30 - 4:30 pm
24 January
21 February
21 March
18 April
16 May

Cost

January - May: 5 in-person + 5 online - £300

Proceeds from the course go directly to Highgate House School, a Steiner Waldorf Nursery and Kindergarten in Hong Kong.

H O W  T O  B O O K

1. Book a Discovery Call with Julie: julie.a.lam@gmail.com
2. Sign up for the full course + Online Support www.julie-lam.com

Monthly in-person gatherings to explore each developmental stage, supported by conversations to activate new ways of relating and deep personal healing.

Bi-weekly online support sessions to integrate what you’re learning into daily life.

Ongoing connection through a private community, listening partnerships, and guided resources.

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with Shawn Ballantine

Men, you are invited and called to join a weekly men’s circle.

A safe and calming space to come, unpack and trust in the bond of the circle and being with other men.

We meet with one another to both listen and be heard from our hearts.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

Donations support men to engage further mens work typically from 'The Male Journey' ( www.malejourney.org.uk/ )

Paul Webber originated the Welcome Mens Group. It is currently anchored by Shawn Ballantine.

If coming for the first time or you have questions please email Shawn:

shawnballantine@yahoo.co.uk

We look forward to having you there!

with Sara Hunt

These classes are designed to embrace the wholeness of being human. We will start each session with a gentle physical warm-up, involving some stretching and loosening to enliven our bodies. We will then awaken to our creative selves through eurythmy, an art of harmonious movement, including poetry and music. We will conclude with a meditation. These drop-in classes are for everyone and anyone, with no prior experience needed.

Please wear loose fitting comfortable clothing and soft soled shoes.

Sara Hunt
After many years as a teacher in Canterbury Steiner school, Sara graduated from West Midlands Eurythmy and subsequently completed a Masters in Eurythmy Education with Alanus University. She is presently a freelance personal coach.

Price per class:
£10 Full/ £8 Concession
No prior booking, payment in the bookshop upon arrival. Please show your receipt to the facilitator at the session

Exploring Sound and Poetry

with Sarah Fletcher, supported by Barnaby Tobias

'Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.' T.S. Eliot

People often are inspired and baffled by poetry: as a teacher, I often get asked most: what does this poem mean? While most poetry workshops lean into deciphering sense and pulling out logic, this workshop strips the poem to its most bare elements: sound. Rudolf Steiner noted “Every vowel is a soul-mood, and every consonant an imprint of the world”, and these weekly poetry workshops will seek to put his philosophical underpinnings in practice. This is a unique opportunity to explore the core building blocks of our world — language — through verse.

These two-hour workshops will allow us to use sound as the “scaffold” of a poem, upon which thought and feeling and image will naturally arise. Students will learn to write out of sound noticing how certain sounds impact breath, and perhaps even reveal something we didn’t realise yet that we wanted to say. From this, verse and meaning can emerge naturally. We will learn how to embody language before we write it, developing a range of expressive postures. Expect recitation, sonic-drafting, and warm-ups that connect voice with imagination.

Please bring your own notebook and pen.

Sarah Fletcher is an American-British writer. Her debut poetry collection PLUS ULTRA was published in 2023 with CHEERIO Publishing. Her verse has appeared in The Poetry Review, Poetry London, The White Review, and more. She has taught for universities, creative writing charities, and primary schools. She is currently completing a PhD on how creative writing can treat chronic pain at Aberystwyth University.

Barnaby Tobias is a playwright and actor from South Devon. His plays have been performed at Riverside Studios, The White Bear, Actors East and The Hope Theatre, as well as multiple readings at The Marylebone Theatre, where he established and ran their Emerging Playwrights Group. As an actor he's worked for Netflix & The Royal Shakespeare Company. He runs Mysterium Press, an independent poetry press based in Devon and monthly poetry nights in Rudolf Steiner Bookshop.

Cost: £15/£10 conc.

Book online via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/t-qmjmvqp or pay at the bookshop on arrival.

with Aya Husni-Bey

Come and enjoy playing with watercolour paints or pastels, be guided by the seasons and verses from the Calendar of the Soul. Or you may prefer to bring your own poem along to inspire you. A range of art materials will be provided to enliven your sense of curiosity and welcome you to a heart-warming start to your weekend.

No prior art experience necessary. All materials provided.

Meet the facilitator:

Aya Husni-Bey is a Transpersonal Art Counsellor MCGI MBACP and Certified HeartMath Coach, with over 20 years’ experience supporting all abilities and ages with their social, emotional, mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing at heart. Aya teaches Play Therapy & Sand play Therapy at Tobias School of Art & Therapy.

Price £15 - Payment to be made in the bookshop upon arrival, with receipt exchangeable with the facilitator upstairs at the art session 

For further information: 020 7723 4400

‘Man can find no better retreat from the world than art, and man can find no stronger link with the world than art.’ Goethe

with Shawn Ballantine

Men, you are invited and called to join a weekly men’s circle.

A safe and calming space to come, unpack and trust in the bond of the circle and being with other men.

We meet with one another to both listen and be heard from our hearts.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

Donations support men to engage further mens work typically from 'The Male Journey' ( www.malejourney.org.uk/ )

Paul Webber originated the Welcome Mens Group. It is currently anchored by Shawn Ballantine.

If coming for the first time or you have questions please email Shawn:

shawnballantine@yahoo.co.uk

We look forward to having you there!

with Sara Hunt

These classes are designed to embrace the wholeness of being human. We will start each session with a gentle physical warm-up, involving some stretching and loosening to enliven our bodies. We will then awaken to our creative selves through eurythmy, an art of harmonious movement, including poetry and music. We will conclude with a meditation. These drop-in classes are for everyone and anyone, with no prior experience needed.

Please wear loose fitting comfortable clothing and soft soled shoes.

Sara Hunt
After many years as a teacher in Canterbury Steiner school, Sara graduated from West Midlands Eurythmy and subsequently completed a Masters in Eurythmy Education with Alanus University. She is presently a freelance personal coach.

Price per class:
£10 Full/ £8 Concession
No prior booking, payment in the bookshop upon arrival. Please show your receipt to the facilitator at the session

Exploring Sound and Poetry

with Sarah Fletcher, supported by Barnaby Tobias

'Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.' T.S. Eliot

People often are inspired and baffled by poetry: as a teacher, I often get asked most: what does this poem mean? While most poetry workshops lean into deciphering sense and pulling out logic, this workshop strips the poem to its most bare elements: sound. Rudolf Steiner noted “Every vowel is a soul-mood, and every consonant an imprint of the world”, and these weekly poetry workshops will seek to put his philosophical underpinnings in practice. This is a unique opportunity to explore the core building blocks of our world — language — through verse.

These two-hour workshops will allow us to use sound as the “scaffold” of a poem, upon which thought and feeling and image will naturally arise. Students will learn to write out of sound noticing how certain sounds impact breath, and perhaps even reveal something we didn’t realise yet that we wanted to say. From this, verse and meaning can emerge naturally. We will learn how to embody language before we write it, developing a range of expressive postures. Expect recitation, sonic-drafting, and warm-ups that connect voice with imagination.

Please bring your own notebook and pen.

Sarah Fletcher is an American-British writer. Her debut poetry collection PLUS ULTRA was published in 2023 with CHEERIO Publishing. Her verse has appeared in The Poetry Review, Poetry London, The White Review, and more. She has taught for universities, creative writing charities, and primary schools. She is currently completing a PhD on how creative writing can treat chronic pain at Aberystwyth University.

Barnaby Tobias is a playwright and actor from South Devon. His plays have been performed at Riverside Studios, The White Bear, Actors East and The Hope Theatre, as well as multiple readings at The Marylebone Theatre, where he established and ran their Emerging Playwrights Group. As an actor he's worked for Netflix & The Royal Shakespeare Company. He runs Mysterium Press, an independent poetry press based in Devon and monthly poetry nights in Rudolf Steiner Bookshop.

Cost: £15/£10 conc.

Book online via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/t-qmjmvqp or pay at the bookshop on arrival.

with Shawn Ballantine

Men, you are invited and called to join a weekly men’s circle.

A safe and calming space to come, unpack and trust in the bond of the circle and being with other men.

We meet with one another to both listen and be heard from our hearts.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

Donations support men to engage further mens work typically from 'The Male Journey' ( www.malejourney.org.uk/ )

Paul Webber originated the Welcome Mens Group. It is currently anchored by Shawn Ballantine.

If coming for the first time or you have questions please email Shawn:

shawnballantine@yahoo.co.uk

We look forward to having you there!

with Sara Hunt

These classes are designed to embrace the wholeness of being human. We will start each session with a gentle physical warm-up, involving some stretching and loosening to enliven our bodies. We will then awaken to our creative selves through eurythmy, an art of harmonious movement, including poetry and music. We will conclude with a meditation. These drop-in classes are for everyone and anyone, with no prior experience needed.

Please wear loose fitting comfortable clothing and soft soled shoes.

Sara Hunt
After many years as a teacher in Canterbury Steiner school, Sara graduated from West Midlands Eurythmy and subsequently completed a Masters in Eurythmy Education with Alanus University. She is presently a freelance personal coach.

Price per class:
£10 Full/ £8 Concession
No prior booking, payment in the bookshop upon arrival. Please show your receipt to the facilitator at the session

Exploring Sound and Poetry

with Sarah Fletcher, supported by Barnaby Tobias

'Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.' T.S. Eliot

People often are inspired and baffled by poetry: as a teacher, I often get asked most: what does this poem mean? While most poetry workshops lean into deciphering sense and pulling out logic, this workshop strips the poem to its most bare elements: sound. Rudolf Steiner noted “Every vowel is a soul-mood, and every consonant an imprint of the world”, and these weekly poetry workshops will seek to put his philosophical underpinnings in practice. This is a unique opportunity to explore the core building blocks of our world — language — through verse.

These two-hour workshops will allow us to use sound as the “scaffold” of a poem, upon which thought and feeling and image will naturally arise. Students will learn to write out of sound noticing how certain sounds impact breath, and perhaps even reveal something we didn’t realise yet that we wanted to say. From this, verse and meaning can emerge naturally. We will learn how to embody language before we write it, developing a range of expressive postures. Expect recitation, sonic-drafting, and warm-ups that connect voice with imagination.

Please bring your own notebook and pen.

Sarah Fletcher is an American-British writer. Her debut poetry collection PLUS ULTRA was published in 2023 with CHEERIO Publishing. Her verse has appeared in The Poetry Review, Poetry London, The White Review, and more. She has taught for universities, creative writing charities, and primary schools. She is currently completing a PhD on how creative writing can treat chronic pain at Aberystwyth University.

Barnaby Tobias is a playwright and actor from South Devon. His plays have been performed at Riverside Studios, The White Bear, Actors East and The Hope Theatre, as well as multiple readings at The Marylebone Theatre, where he established and ran their Emerging Playwrights Group. As an actor he's worked for Netflix & The Royal Shakespeare Company. He runs Mysterium Press, an independent poetry press based in Devon and monthly poetry nights in Rudolf Steiner Bookshop.

Cost: £15/£10 conc.

Book online via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/t-qmjmvqp or pay at the bookshop on arrival.

with Sue Davies

Saturday drop in sessions, happening two times a month, 10am - 1pm

Come and enjoy playing with watercolour paints or pastels, be guided by the seasons and verses from the Calendar of the Soul. Or you may prefer to bring your own poem along to inspire you. A range of art materials will be provided to enliven your sense of curiosity and welcome you to a heart-warming start to your weekend.

No prior art experience necessary. All materials provided.

Meet the facilitator:

Sue is an MBACP accredited Therapeutic Transpersonal Arts Counsellor and Group Facilitator. She has a private practice, designs and runs tailor-made workshops, and is a visiting tutor and supervisor for trainee art counsellors at Tobias School of Art & Therapy.

Price £15 - Payment to be made in the bookshop upon arrival, with receipt exchangeable with the facilitator upstairs at the art session 

For further information: 020 7723 4400

‘Man can find no better retreat from the world than art, and man can find no stronger link with the world than art.’ Goethe

with Shawn Ballantine

Men, you are invited and called to join a weekly men’s circle.

A safe and calming space to come, unpack and trust in the bond of the circle and being with other men.

We meet with one another to both listen and be heard from our hearts.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

Donations support men to engage further mens work typically from 'The Male Journey' ( www.malejourney.org.uk/ )

Paul Webber originated the Welcome Mens Group. It is currently anchored by Shawn Ballantine.

If coming for the first time or you have questions please email Shawn:

shawnballantine@yahoo.co.uk

We look forward to having you there!

with Sara Hunt

These classes are designed to embrace the wholeness of being human. We will start each session with a gentle physical warm-up, involving some stretching and loosening to enliven our bodies. We will then awaken to our creative selves through eurythmy, an art of harmonious movement, including poetry and music. We will conclude with a meditation. These drop-in classes are for everyone and anyone, with no prior experience needed.

Please wear loose fitting comfortable clothing and soft soled shoes.

Sara Hunt
After many years as a teacher in Canterbury Steiner school, Sara graduated from West Midlands Eurythmy and subsequently completed a Masters in Eurythmy Education with Alanus University. She is presently a freelance personal coach.

Price per class:
£10 Full/ £8 Concession
No prior booking, payment in the bookshop upon arrival. Please show your receipt to the facilitator at the session

Exploring Sound and Poetry

with Sarah Fletcher, supported by Barnaby Tobias

'Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.' T.S. Eliot

People often are inspired and baffled by poetry: as a teacher, I often get asked most: what does this poem mean? While most poetry workshops lean into deciphering sense and pulling out logic, this workshop strips the poem to its most bare elements: sound. Rudolf Steiner noted “Every vowel is a soul-mood, and every consonant an imprint of the world”, and these weekly poetry workshops will seek to put his philosophical underpinnings in practice. This is a unique opportunity to explore the core building blocks of our world — language — through verse.

These two-hour workshops will allow us to use sound as the “scaffold” of a poem, upon which thought and feeling and image will naturally arise. Students will learn to write out of sound noticing how certain sounds impact breath, and perhaps even reveal something we didn’t realise yet that we wanted to say. From this, verse and meaning can emerge naturally. We will learn how to embody language before we write it, developing a range of expressive postures. Expect recitation, sonic-drafting, and warm-ups that connect voice with imagination.

Please bring your own notebook and pen.

Sarah Fletcher is an American-British writer. Her debut poetry collection PLUS ULTRA was published in 2023 with CHEERIO Publishing. Her verse has appeared in The Poetry Review, Poetry London, The White Review, and more. She has taught for universities, creative writing charities, and primary schools. She is currently completing a PhD on how creative writing can treat chronic pain at Aberystwyth University.

Barnaby Tobias is a playwright and actor from South Devon. His plays have been performed at Riverside Studios, The White Bear, Actors East and The Hope Theatre, as well as multiple readings at The Marylebone Theatre, where he established and ran their Emerging Playwrights Group. As an actor he's worked for Netflix & The Royal Shakespeare Company. He runs Mysterium Press, an independent poetry press based in Devon and monthly poetry nights in Rudolf Steiner Bookshop.

Cost: £15/£10 conc.

Book online via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/t-qmjmvqp or pay at the bookshop on arrival.

with Shawn Ballantine

Men, you are invited and called to join a weekly men’s circle.

A safe and calming space to come, unpack and trust in the bond of the circle and being with other men.

We meet with one another to both listen and be heard from our hearts.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

Donations support men to engage further mens work typically from 'The Male Journey' ( www.malejourney.org.uk/ )

Paul Webber originated the Welcome Mens Group. It is currently anchored by Shawn Ballantine.

If coming for the first time or you have questions please email Shawn:

shawnballantine@yahoo.co.uk

We look forward to having you there!

Exploring Sound and Poetry

with Sarah Fletcher, supported by Barnaby Tobias

'Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.' T.S. Eliot

People often are inspired and baffled by poetry: as a teacher, I often get asked most: what does this poem mean? While most poetry workshops lean into deciphering sense and pulling out logic, this workshop strips the poem to its most bare elements: sound. Rudolf Steiner noted “Every vowel is a soul-mood, and every consonant an imprint of the world”, and these weekly poetry workshops will seek to put his philosophical underpinnings in practice. This is a unique opportunity to explore the core building blocks of our world — language — through verse.

These two-hour workshops will allow us to use sound as the “scaffold” of a poem, upon which thought and feeling and image will naturally arise. Students will learn to write out of sound noticing how certain sounds impact breath, and perhaps even reveal something we didn’t realise yet that we wanted to say. From this, verse and meaning can emerge naturally. We will learn how to embody language before we write it, developing a range of expressive postures. Expect recitation, sonic-drafting, and warm-ups that connect voice with imagination.

Please bring your own notebook and pen.

Sarah Fletcher is an American-British writer. Her debut poetry collection PLUS ULTRA was published in 2023 with CHEERIO Publishing. Her verse has appeared in The Poetry Review, Poetry London, The White Review, and more. She has taught for universities, creative writing charities, and primary schools. She is currently completing a PhD on how creative writing can treat chronic pain at Aberystwyth University.

Barnaby Tobias is a playwright and actor from South Devon. His plays have been performed at Riverside Studios, The White Bear, Actors East and The Hope Theatre, as well as multiple readings at The Marylebone Theatre, where he established and ran their Emerging Playwrights Group. As an actor he's worked for Netflix & The Royal Shakespeare Company. He runs Mysterium Press, an independent poetry press based in Devon and monthly poetry nights in Rudolf Steiner Bookshop.

Cost: £15/£10 conc.

Book online via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/t-qmjmvqp or pay at the bookshop on arrival.

with Aya Husni-Bey

Saturday drop in sessions, happening two times a month, 10am - 1pm

Come and enjoy playing with watercolour paints or pastels, be guided by the seasons and verses from the Calendar of the Soul. Or you may prefer to bring your own poem along to inspire you. A range of art materials will be provided to enliven your sense of curiosity and welcome you to a heart-warming start to your weekend.

No prior art experience necessary. All materials provided.

Meet the facilitator:

Aya Husni-Bey is a Transpersonal Art Counsellor MCGI MBACP and Certified HeartMath Coach, with over 20 years’ experience supporting all abilities and ages with their social, emotional, mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing at heart. Aya teaches Play Therapy & Sand play Therapy at Tobias School of Art & Therapy.

Price £15 - Payment to be made in the bookshop upon arrival, with receipt exchangeable with the facilitator upstairs at the art session 

For further information: 020 7723 4400

‘Man can find no better retreat from the world than art, and man can find no stronger link with the world than art.’ Goethe

with Shawn Ballantine

Men, you are invited and called to join a weekly men’s circle.

A safe and calming space to come, unpack and trust in the bond of the circle and being with other men.

We meet with one another to both listen and be heard from our hearts.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

Donations support men to engage further mens work typically from 'The Male Journey' ( www.malejourney.org.uk/ )

Paul Webber originated the Welcome Mens Group. It is currently anchored by Shawn Ballantine.

If coming for the first time or you have questions please email Shawn:

shawnballantine@yahoo.co.uk

We look forward to having you there!

Exploring Sound and Poetry

with Sarah Fletcher, supported by Barnaby Tobias

'Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.' T.S. Eliot

People often are inspired and baffled by poetry: as a teacher, I often get asked most: what does this poem mean? While most poetry workshops lean into deciphering sense and pulling out logic, this workshop strips the poem to its most bare elements: sound. Rudolf Steiner noted “Every vowel is a soul-mood, and every consonant an imprint of the world”, and these weekly poetry workshops will seek to put his philosophical underpinnings in practice. This is a unique opportunity to explore the core building blocks of our world — language — through verse.

These two-hour workshops will allow us to use sound as the “scaffold” of a poem, upon which thought and feeling and image will naturally arise. Students will learn to write out of sound noticing how certain sounds impact breath, and perhaps even reveal something we didn’t realise yet that we wanted to say. From this, verse and meaning can emerge naturally. We will learn how to embody language before we write it, developing a range of expressive postures. Expect recitation, sonic-drafting, and warm-ups that connect voice with imagination.

Please bring your own notebook and pen.

Sarah Fletcher is an American-British writer. Her debut poetry collection PLUS ULTRA was published in 2023 with CHEERIO Publishing. Her verse has appeared in The Poetry Review, Poetry London, The White Review, and more. She has taught for universities, creative writing charities, and primary schools. She is currently completing a PhD on how creative writing can treat chronic pain at Aberystwyth University.

Barnaby Tobias is a playwright and actor from South Devon. His plays have been performed at Riverside Studios, The White Bear, Actors East and The Hope Theatre, as well as multiple readings at The Marylebone Theatre, where he established and ran their Emerging Playwrights Group. As an actor he's worked for Netflix & The Royal Shakespeare Company. He runs Mysterium Press, an independent poetry press based in Devon and monthly poetry nights in Rudolf Steiner Bookshop.

Cost: £15/£10 conc.

Book online via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/t-qmjmvqp or pay at the bookshop on arrival.

with Shawn Ballantine

Men, you are invited and called to join a weekly men’s circle.

A safe and calming space to come, unpack and trust in the bond of the circle and being with other men.

We meet with one another to both listen and be heard from our hearts.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

Donations support men to engage further mens work typically from 'The Male Journey' ( www.malejourney.org.uk/ )

Paul Webber originated the Welcome Mens Group. It is currently anchored by Shawn Ballantine.

If coming for the first time or you have questions please email Shawn:

shawnballantine@yahoo.co.uk

We look forward to having you there!

Exploring Sound and Poetry

with Sarah Fletcher, supported by Barnaby Tobias

'Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.' T.S. Eliot

People often are inspired and baffled by poetry: as a teacher, I often get asked most: what does this poem mean? While most poetry workshops lean into deciphering sense and pulling out logic, this workshop strips the poem to its most bare elements: sound. Rudolf Steiner noted “Every vowel is a soul-mood, and every consonant an imprint of the world”, and these weekly poetry workshops will seek to put his philosophical underpinnings in practice. This is a unique opportunity to explore the core building blocks of our world — language — through verse.

These two-hour workshops will allow us to use sound as the “scaffold” of a poem, upon which thought and feeling and image will naturally arise. Students will learn to write out of sound noticing how certain sounds impact breath, and perhaps even reveal something we didn’t realise yet that we wanted to say. From this, verse and meaning can emerge naturally. We will learn how to embody language before we write it, developing a range of expressive postures. Expect recitation, sonic-drafting, and warm-ups that connect voice with imagination.

Please bring your own notebook and pen.

Sarah Fletcher is an American-British writer. Her debut poetry collection PLUS ULTRA was published in 2023 with CHEERIO Publishing. Her verse has appeared in The Poetry Review, Poetry London, The White Review, and more. She has taught for universities, creative writing charities, and primary schools. She is currently completing a PhD on how creative writing can treat chronic pain at Aberystwyth University.

Barnaby Tobias is a playwright and actor from South Devon. His plays have been performed at Riverside Studios, The White Bear, Actors East and The Hope Theatre, as well as multiple readings at The Marylebone Theatre, where he established and ran their Emerging Playwrights Group. As an actor he's worked for Netflix & The Royal Shakespeare Company. He runs Mysterium Press, an independent poetry press based in Devon and monthly poetry nights in Rudolf Steiner Bookshop.

Cost: £15/£10 conc.

Book online via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/t-qmjmvqp or pay at the bookshop on arrival.

with Shawn Ballantine

Men, you are invited and called to join a weekly men’s circle.

A safe and calming space to come, unpack and trust in the bond of the circle and being with other men.

We meet with one another to both listen and be heard from our hearts.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

Donations support men to engage further mens work typically from 'The Male Journey' ( www.malejourney.org.uk/ )

Paul Webber originated the Welcome Mens Group. It is currently anchored by Shawn Ballantine.

If coming for the first time or you have questions please email Shawn:

shawnballantine@yahoo.co.uk

We look forward to having you there!

Exploring Sound and Poetry

with Sarah Fletcher, supported by Barnaby Tobias

'Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.' T.S. Eliot

People often are inspired and baffled by poetry: as a teacher, I often get asked most: what does this poem mean? While most poetry workshops lean into deciphering sense and pulling out logic, this workshop strips the poem to its most bare elements: sound. Rudolf Steiner noted “Every vowel is a soul-mood, and every consonant an imprint of the world”, and these weekly poetry workshops will seek to put his philosophical underpinnings in practice. This is a unique opportunity to explore the core building blocks of our world — language — through verse.

These two-hour workshops will allow us to use sound as the “scaffold” of a poem, upon which thought and feeling and image will naturally arise. Students will learn to write out of sound noticing how certain sounds impact breath, and perhaps even reveal something we didn’t realise yet that we wanted to say. From this, verse and meaning can emerge naturally. We will learn how to embody language before we write it, developing a range of expressive postures. Expect recitation, sonic-drafting, and warm-ups that connect voice with imagination.

Please bring your own notebook and pen.

Sarah Fletcher is an American-British writer. Her debut poetry collection PLUS ULTRA was published in 2023 with CHEERIO Publishing. Her verse has appeared in The Poetry Review, Poetry London, The White Review, and more. She has taught for universities, creative writing charities, and primary schools. She is currently completing a PhD on how creative writing can treat chronic pain at Aberystwyth University.

Barnaby Tobias is a playwright and actor from South Devon. His plays have been performed at Riverside Studios, The White Bear, Actors East and The Hope Theatre, as well as multiple readings at The Marylebone Theatre, where he established and ran their Emerging Playwrights Group. As an actor he's worked for Netflix & The Royal Shakespeare Company. He runs Mysterium Press, an independent poetry press based in Devon and monthly poetry nights in Rudolf Steiner Bookshop.

Cost: £15/£10 conc.

Book online via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/t-qmjmvqp or pay at the bookshop on arrival.

with Aya Husni-Bey

Saturday drop in sessions, happening two times a month, 10am - 1pm

Come and enjoy playing with watercolour paints or pastels, be guided by the seasons and verses from the Calendar of the Soul. Or you may prefer to bring your own poem along to inspire you. A range of art materials will be provided to enliven your sense of curiosity and welcome you to a heart-warming start to your weekend.

No prior art experience necessary. All materials provided.

Meet the facilitator:

Aya Husni-Bey is a Transpersonal Art Counsellor MCGI MBACP and Certified HeartMath Coach, with over 20 years’ experience supporting all abilities and ages with their social, emotional, mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing at heart. Aya teaches Play Therapy & Sand play Therapy at Tobias School of Art & Therapy.

Price £15 - Payment to be made in the bookshop upon arrival, with receipt exchangeable with the facilitator upstairs at the art session 

For further information: 020 7723 4400

‘Man can find no better retreat from the world than art, and man can find no stronger link with the world than art.’ Goethe

with Sue Davies

Saturday drop in sessions, happening two times a month, 10am - 1pm

Come and enjoy playing with watercolour paints or pastels, be guided by the seasons and verses from the Calendar of the Soul. Or you may prefer to bring your own poem along to inspire you. A range of art materials will be provided to enliven your sense of curiosity and welcome you to a heart-warming start to your weekend.

No prior art experience necessary. All materials provided.

Meet the facilitator:

Sue is an MBACP accredited Therapeutic Transpersonal Arts Counsellor and Group Facilitator. She has a private practice, designs and runs tailor-made workshops, and is a visiting tutor and supervisor for trainee art counsellors at Tobias School of Art & Therapy.

Price £15 - Payment to be made in the bookshop upon arrival, with receipt exchangeable with the facilitator upstairs at the art session 

For further information: 020 7723 4400

‘Man can find no better retreat from the world than art, and man can find no stronger link with the world than art.’ Goethe

Music Poetry Storytelling

with Louise Coigley

Honouring the centenary of Frida Kahlo’s accident 17 September 1925

Storyteller, speech & language therapist and spinal injury survivor Louise weaves her own fractured journey into a powerful and poetic narrative of perseverance and healing. Born with clubfeet, as a child Louise develops scoliosis.

After years of treatment for her legs & feet and back, being stretched, moulded, winched and strapped, then undergoing spinal surgery, Louise emerges out of the cocoon of a spinning bed. Years later, in extreme pain, she encounters Frida Kahlo’s paintings, learns about her life, her loves. Louise finds recognition and a new way to navigate pain: through creativity. With humour and humanity, tales from these two women’s lives interweave.

Accompanied by Olivier nominated actress Melody Grove and Aly Macrae, actor & musician of stage and screen, “Back to Back” unfolds with poignant, uplifting singing & music. Melody also speaks “From the Frocks”- a powerful new prose poem by Louise.

www.lisntell.co.uk
Book Tickets: £20
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/back-to-back/e-ajyrgp

Meeting Pain through Art, Celebrating Creativity

A day of artistic workshops and sharing in the centenary month of the horrific accident and sustained injuries of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo

‘To be an artist is to believe in life.’ Frida Kahlo

A choice of workshops:

Creative Writing with poet & co-leader of The School of Storytelling Henrietta Bowen

Drama with Olivier Nominated actress Melody Grove

Painting with artist Ilona Pimbert

The Art of Being Present with mindfulness teacher Tamzin Muir

Followed by a sharing from the workshops and conversation

Fee: £40.00 - some bursaries available

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/back-to-back/e-ajyrgp

Contact Louise at: lisntell@gmail.com

Banner image: Roots by Frida Kahlo 1943