What’s On

with Sara Hunt

Wednesdays 6pm - 7.15pm

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

with Sarah Fletcher

19.00 – 21:00

People are often inspired and baffled by poetry. As a teacher, the question I am asked most is still ‘what does this poem mean?’ This course begins elsewhere. Before meaning, there is sound. Before interpretation, there is rhythm. From these, sense begins to gather.

Set within the Steiner space, the course takes seriously Rudolf Steiner’s insight that “Every vowel is a soul-mood, and every consonant an imprint of the world.” We will treat language as something lived and shaped through the body, attending to how sound moves within the room, how repetition alters it, how voice creates atmosphere.

We will explore how poets such as Gerard Manley Hopkins and Dylan Thomas use sound as a generative force, allowing language to move, echo, and accumulate into meaning. Students will write out of sound, letting patterns call up image and feeling almost involuntarily. We will also work with the environment beyond the room. Regent’s Park becomes part of the course, offering sensory experiences to inspire our writing.  

Through recitation, repetition, and vocal exercises, this course invites you to inhabit language before writing it, and to return each week as that sensitivity deepens. As Steiner writes, “In speech the human being experiences him/herself as soul.”

The course culminates in a voluntary sharing of poems written at a public Poetry Evening in the Bookshop on 18th June.

Each session builds on the last, so attending regularly is strongly encouraged.

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. 

Cost: £15/£10 per session

Cost for all 10 sessions, excluding 18th June: £120/ £80 paid in advance Book online: https://www.ticketsource.com/rudolf-steiner-house/t-njjeklm or pay at the bookshop on arrival.

with Jolanta Bielawska

A women’s circle — a space where you can be yourself, share what feels important to you at this moment, feel, listen to other women, and see yourself reflected in their eyes. A place where you can feel safe — without judgement, grounded in mutual respect, support, and the warmth of togetherness.

In a fast-paced world, it seems more important than ever to slow down, gather together in real spaces, and build supportive communities. Our longing to be heard, truly listened to, and to feel connected deserves to be nurtured and cared for.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

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

slavicconnections@gmail.com

https://www.jolabielawska.com/en/

with Aya Husni-Bey 

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

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

Come and enjoy playing with watercolour paints or pastels, be guided by the seasons through 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.

Aya Husni Bey is a Transpersonal Art Counsellor & HeartMath Coach with over 20 years’ experience supporting people’s wellbeing. Aya teaches Mandalas, Play & Sand Play Therapy at Tobias School of Art & Therapy.

Price £15 - Payment in the Bookshop with receipt exchangeable with the facilitator upstairs at the art session.

For further information:  Ilona Pimbert E ilona.pimbert.rsh@anth.org.uk  T 020 7723 4400

Gesture as a Way of Finding a Character's Objective

with Sarah Kane

These workshops explore one of the core elements of Michael Chekhov’s acting technique – Creating Character. The workshops build upon each other, but each will be an entirety in itself and can be taken individually.
Please bring soft shoes and comfortable clothing suitable for movement.

Sarah Kane has been teaching, performing and directing using both Chekhov’s technique for acting and Steiner’s approach to speech. She has taught and directed regularly in Germany, Spain, France, the USA, China and India. She currently runs regular classes at Rudolf Steiner House in central London.

These workshops are part of the New Actors Centre, now based at Marylebone Theatre/Rudolf Steiner House. To take part you will need to become a member of the New Actors Centre for £15 at www.newactorscentre.org.

Cost: £24 per session

Booking and enquiries: info@newactorscentre.org, T: 07902661860

Gestures For Exploring Text

with Sarah Kane

These workshops are intended for those wanting to discover or deepen their practice of Steiner’s Artistic Speech techniques. The workshops build upon each other, but each will be an entirety in itself and can be taken individually.

Please bring soft shoes and comfortable clothing suitable for movement.

Sarah Kane has been teaching, performing and directing using both Chekhov’s technique for acting and Steiner’s approach to speech. She has taught and directed regularly in Germany, Spain, France, the USA, China and India. She currently runs regular classes at Rudolf Steiner House in central London.

These workshops are part of the New Actors Centre, now based at Marylebone Theatre/Rudolf Steiner House. To take part you will need to become a member of the New Actors Centre for £15 at www.newactorscentre.org.

Cost: £24 per session

Booking and enquiries: info@newactorscentre.org, T: 07902661860

with Shawn Ballantine

Men, you are warmly invited to gather in circle.

This is a safe and steady space to slow down, arrive as you are, and sit alongside other men in a calm and grounded way.

Together we create a space of trust where each man is welcome - to share what feels present, to listen deeply, and to speak from the heart.

Through honesty and connection we are reminded that we do not have to carry life alone.

Come as often as feels right.

Suggested optional donation: £5 – £15

Donations support men to continue their journey through men’s work with The Male Journey

www.malejourney.org.uk

The Welcome Men’s Group was originated by Paul Webber and is currently held by Shawn Ballantine.

If you are coming for the first time or have any questions, please email:

shawnballantine@yahoo.co.uk

We look forward to sitting in circle with you.

with Sara Hunt

Wednesdays 6pm - 7.15pm

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

with Sarah Fletcher

19.00 – 21:00

People are often inspired and baffled by poetry. As a teacher, the question I am asked most is still ‘what does this poem mean?’ This course begins elsewhere. Before meaning, there is sound. Before interpretation, there is rhythm. From these, sense begins to gather.

Set within the Steiner space, the course takes seriously Rudolf Steiner’s insight that “Every vowel is a soul-mood, and every consonant an imprint of the world.” We will treat language as something lived and shaped through the body, attending to how sound moves within the room, how repetition alters it, how voice creates atmosphere.

We will explore how poets such as Gerard Manley Hopkins and Dylan Thomas use sound as a generative force, allowing language to move, echo, and accumulate into meaning. Students will write out of sound, letting patterns call up image and feeling almost involuntarily. We will also work with the environment beyond the room. Regent’s Park becomes part of the course, offering sensory experiences to inspire our writing.  

Through recitation, repetition, and vocal exercises, this course invites you to inhabit language before writing it, and to return each week as that sensitivity deepens. As Steiner writes, “In speech the human being experiences him/herself as soul.”

The course culminates in a voluntary sharing of poems written at a public Poetry Evening in the Bookshop on 18th June.

Each session builds on the last, so attending regularly is strongly encouraged.

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. 

Cost: £15/£10 per session

Cost for all 10 sessions, excluding 18th June: £120/ £80 paid in advance Book online: https://www.ticketsource.com/rudolf-steiner-house/t-njjeklm or pay at the bookshop on arrival.

with Jolanta Bielawska 

Join us for a beautiful, relaxed afternoon where we’ll slow down, connect, and create something special together.

Candle making is a gentle, mindful process. It invites us to be patient, to slow down, and to move with care. As the wax melts and settles, we allow ourselves to do the same — softening, pausing, and simply being present in the moment.

We’ll enjoy the delicate scent of natural beeswax, pour warm wax into moulds, choose our wicks, sip tea, chat, laugh… and take our time. No rush. No pressure. Just a cosy, creative space to unwind and make something beautiful with your own hands.

You’ll take home the candles you create.

If this feels like the kind of afternoon you’d enjoy, I would love for you to join us.

We will be working in small group. 

£45 per person

Book in advance to secure your place: https://www.ticketsource.com/rudolf-steiner-house/t-zooqzqg

with Sarah Fletcher

19.00 – 21:00

People are often inspired and baffled by poetry. As a teacher, the question I am asked most is still ‘what does this poem mean?’ This course begins elsewhere. Before meaning, there is sound. Before interpretation, there is rhythm. From these, sense begins to gather.

Set within the Steiner space, the course takes seriously Rudolf Steiner’s insight that “Every vowel is a soul-mood, and every consonant an imprint of the world.” We will treat language as something lived and shaped through the body, attending to how sound moves within the room, how repetition alters it, how voice creates atmosphere.

We will explore how poets such as Gerard Manley Hopkins and Dylan Thomas use sound as a generative force, allowing language to move, echo, and accumulate into meaning. Students will write out of sound, letting patterns call up image and feeling almost involuntarily. We will also work with the environment beyond the room. Regent’s Park becomes part of the course, offering sensory experiences to inspire our writing.  

Through recitation, repetition, and vocal exercises, this course invites you to inhabit language before writing it, and to return each week as that sensitivity deepens. As Steiner writes, “In speech the human being experiences him/herself as soul.”

The course culminates in a voluntary sharing of poems written at a public Poetry Evening in the Bookshop on 18th June.

Each session builds on the last, so attending regularly is strongly encouraged.

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. 

Cost: £15/£10 per session

Cost for all 10 sessions, excluding 18th June: £120/ £80 paid in advance Book online: https://www.ticketsource.com/rudolf-steiner-house/t-njjeklm or pay at the bookshop on arrival.

with Jolanta Bielawska

A women’s circle — a space where you can be yourself, share what feels important to you at this moment, feel, listen to other women, and see yourself reflected in their eyes. A place where you can feel safe — without judgement, grounded in mutual respect, support, and the warmth of togetherness.

In a fast-paced world, it seems more important than ever to slow down, gather together in real spaces, and build supportive communities. Our longing to be heard, truly listened to, and to feel connected deserves to be nurtured and cared for.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

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

slavicconnections@gmail.com

https://www.jolabielawska.com/en/

with Shawn Ballantine

Men, you are warmly invited to gather in circle.

This is a safe and steady space to slow down, arrive as you are, and sit alongside other men in a calm and grounded way.

Together we create a space of trust where each man is welcome - to share what feels present, to listen deeply, and to speak from the heart.

Through honesty and connection we are reminded that we do not have to carry life alone.

Come as often as feels right.

Suggested optional donation: £5 – £15

Donations support men to continue their journey through men’s work with The Male Journey

www.malejourney.org.uk

The Welcome Men’s Group was originated by Paul Webber and is currently held by Shawn Ballantine.

If you are coming for the first time or have any questions, please email:

shawnballantine@yahoo.co.uk

We look forward to sitting in circle with you.

with Iaia Chiesa and Barnaby Tobias

Every third Sunday of the month

Join us in the bookshop on the third Thursday of every month for the sharing of poems; either yours or another’s you admire. There will be some discussion around the poem and short tea break halfway through.

Drop in event with no need to book. Cash donations are welcome.

More information: rsh-bookshop@anth.org.uk

Iaia Chiesa is a poet and activist, who’s published several volumes of poetry.

Barnaby Tobias is an actor and playwright, who’s worked for Netflix, RSC and written plays to critical acclaim.

with Jolanta Bielawska

A women’s circle — a space where you can be yourself, share what feels important to you at this moment, feel, listen to other women, and see yourself reflected in their eyes. A place where you can feel safe — without judgement, grounded in mutual respect, support, and the warmth of togetherness.

In a fast-paced world, it seems more important than ever to slow down, gather together in real spaces, and build supportive communities. Our longing to be heard, truly listened to, and to feel connected deserves to be nurtured and cared for.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

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

slavicconnections@gmail.com

https://www.jolabielawska.com/en/

with Jolanta Bielawska

A women’s circle — a space where you can be yourself, share what feels important to you at this moment, feel, listen to other women, and see yourself reflected in their eyes. A place where you can feel safe — without judgement, grounded in mutual respect, support, and the warmth of togetherness.

In a fast-paced world, it seems more important than ever to slow down, gather together in real spaces, and build supportive communities. Our longing to be heard, truly listened to, and to feel connected deserves to be nurtured and cared for.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

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

slavicconnections@gmail.com

https://www.jolabielawska.com/en/

with Jolanta Bielawska

A women’s circle — a space where you can be yourself, share what feels important to you at this moment, feel, listen to other women, and see yourself reflected in their eyes. A place where you can feel safe — without judgement, grounded in mutual respect, support, and the warmth of togetherness.

In a fast-paced world, it seems more important than ever to slow down, gather together in real spaces, and build supportive communities. Our longing to be heard, truly listened to, and to feel connected deserves to be nurtured and cared for.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

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

slavicconnections@gmail.com

https://www.jolabielawska.com/en/

with Iaia Chiesa and Barnaby Tobias

Every third Sunday of the month

Join us in the bookshop on the third Thursday of every month for the sharing of poems; either yours or another’s you admire. There will be some discussion around the poem and short tea break halfway through.

Drop in event with no need to book. Cash donations are welcome.

More information: rsh-bookshop@anth.org.uk

Iaia Chiesa is a poet and activist, who’s published several volumes of poetry.

Barnaby Tobias is an actor and playwright, who’s worked for Netflix, RSC and written plays to critical acclaim.

with Jolanta Bielawska

A women’s circle — a space where you can be yourself, share what feels important to you at this moment, feel, listen to other women, and see yourself reflected in their eyes. A place where you can feel safe — without judgement, grounded in mutual respect, support, and the warmth of togetherness.

In a fast-paced world, it seems more important than ever to slow down, gather together in real spaces, and build supportive communities. Our longing to be heard, truly listened to, and to feel connected deserves to be nurtured and cared for.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

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

slavicconnections@gmail.com

https://www.jolabielawska.com/en/

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/t-yzzkmak

with Jolanta Bielawska

A women’s circle — a space where you can be yourself, share what feels important to you at this moment, feel, listen to other women, and see yourself reflected in their eyes. A place where you can feel safe — without judgement, grounded in mutual respect, support, and the warmth of togetherness.

In a fast-paced world, it seems more important than ever to slow down, gather together in real spaces, and build supportive communities. Our longing to be heard, truly listened to, and to feel connected deserves to be nurtured and cared for.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

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

slavicconnections@gmail.com

https://www.jolabielawska.com/en/

If Sculpture is waiting to be released into the movement art of Eurythmy, what is Architecture longing to become? In characterising the Mission of the Arts, Rudolf Steiner described the transformation of the plastic-spatial arts, but left the "social art" enigmatically unidentified. This is directly connected to the courage we are enjoined to have in taking responsibility for the uncertain future. How can we transform the ‘architecture’ of the social, economic, pedagogical, professional, and other structures that manifestly no longer serve our becoming human? Come and join us in this Festival to explore what Michael, the Spirit of our Time, is waiting for from us!

A public Festival in preparation for Michaelmas

The Humanities and Performing Arts Sections of the School of Spiritual Science

with Jolanta Bielawska

A women’s circle — a space where you can be yourself, share what feels important to you at this moment, feel, listen to other women, and see yourself reflected in their eyes. A place where you can feel safe — without judgement, grounded in mutual respect, support, and the warmth of togetherness.

In a fast-paced world, it seems more important than ever to slow down, gather together in real spaces, and build supportive communities. Our longing to be heard, truly listened to, and to feel connected deserves to be nurtured and cared for.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

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

slavicconnections@gmail.com

https://www.jolabielawska.com/en/

Meeting Pain through Art, Celebrating Creativity

Storytelling, Poetry, Painting and Mindfulness

with Louise Coigley, Ilona Pimbert and guests

A day of artistic workshops, sharing and conversation

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

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: Tree of Hope, Remain Strong (Árbol de la Esperanza, Mantente Firme) by Frida Kahlo 1946 

Tree of Hope, Stay Strong by Frida Kahlo 1946 

Image courtesy of Stephen Chappell and Daniel Filipacchi Collection, Paris, France

with Jolanta Bielawska

A women’s circle — a space where you can be yourself, share what feels important to you at this moment, feel, listen to other women, and see yourself reflected in their eyes. A place where you can feel safe — without judgement, grounded in mutual respect, support, and the warmth of togetherness.

In a fast-paced world, it seems more important than ever to slow down, gather together in real spaces, and build supportive communities. Our longing to be heard, truly listened to, and to feel connected deserves to be nurtured and cared for.

Come as often as suits.

Suggested and optional donation of £5 - £15

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

slavicconnections@gmail.com

https://www.jolabielawska.com/en/