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Christian Schikarski, an internist with additional qualifications in anthroposophic medicine and experience in geriatrics, heads the Care Group ‘Old Age Culture and Geriatric Medicine’ in the Medical Section at the Goetheanum. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/a-fulfilled-life-despite-restrictions-the-contribution-of-anthroposophic-medicine-to-older-age-healthcare-3440680?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/a-fulfilled-life-despite-restrictions-the-contribution-of-anthroposophic-medicine-to-older-age-healthcare-3440680?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:38:57 +0000 The foundations for empathy, cooperation and the ability to stand up for others and for the community are laid in the early years of life. The Pedagogical Section at the Goetheanum calls for greater attention to be given to children’s early social development. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/societys-future-starts-in-kindergarten-the-pedagogical-section-at-the-goetheanum-calls-for-greater-recognition-of-early-childhood-educators-3439732?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/societys-future-starts-in-kindergarten-the-pedagogical-section-at-the-goetheanum-calls-for-greater-recognition-of-early-childhood-educators-3439732?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:14:55 +0000 The Goetheanum Stage will hold three summer festivals in July 2026 to celebrate its 100th performance of Johann Wolfgang Goethe‘s ‘Faust I and II’ since the premiere of the unabridged version in 1938. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/grand-theatre-at-the-goetheanum-summer-festivals-on-the-100th-performance-of-faust-parts-i-and-ii-3434248?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/grand-theatre-at-the-goetheanum-summer-festivals-on-the-100th-performance-of-faust-parts-i-and-ii-3434248?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:16:34 +0000 The physician Ita Wegman was fully committed to taking on responsibility for sick people – therapeutically, socially and spiritually. On the occasion of her 150th birthday on 22 February 2026 a conference and a series of lectures were offered to honour the work of this important co-founder of Anthroposophic Medicine at the Goetheanum. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/the-word-hopeless-was-not-part-of-her-vocabulary-ita-wegmans-150th-birthday-3432163?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/the-word-hopeless-was-not-part-of-her-vocabulary-ita-wegmans-150th-birthday-3432163?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Fri, 30 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0000 Reincarnation and karma have been concepts of various cultures and religions, including in Western civilizations. One of Rudolf Steiner’s contributions consisted in looking at reincarnation and karma in the light of the human ability to evolve – without moral implications in the sense of punishment for transgressions in a previous earthly life. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/freedom-and-responsibility-contributions-to-stil-magazine-describe-karma-without-guilt-3429724?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/freedom-and-responsibility-contributions-to-stil-magazine-describe-karma-without-guilt-3429724?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:36:59 +0000 Six authors use Rudolf Steiner’s creative language to illustrate how spirit can be experienced. Depending on their content, structure and style his books provide different kinds of access to the spirit. Active thinking on the part of the reader is essential. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/experiencing-spirit-through-form-stil-magazine-analyzes-rudolf-steiners-use-of-language-and-form-3428950?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/experiencing-spirit-through-form-stil-magazine-analyzes-rudolf-steiners-use-of-language-and-form-3428950?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Sun, 14 Dec 2025 08:53:12 +0000 This issue of ‘red nose’ is an anniversary edition. The bilingual PDF magazine (English, German) is the organ of the international clowning group within the Section for Performing Art at the Goetheanum. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/blog_posts/clowning-hearing-humour-in-music-listening-to-childrens-concerns-123996?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/blog_posts/clowning-hearing-humour-in-music-listening-to-childrens-concerns-123996?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Sat, 13 Dec 2025 17:04:32 +0000 A synthesis of studies presented in ‘Living Farms’, the magazine published by the Section for Agriculture at the Goetheanum, illustrates how biodynamic farming contributes to food quality, animal wellbeing and ecological sustainability. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/stress-tolerant-cucumbers-relaxed-cows-with-horns-research-shows-contributions-of-biodynamic-farming-to-food-quality-animal-wellbeing-and-soil-fertility-3421604?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/stress-tolerant-cucumbers-relaxed-cows-with-horns-research-shows-contributions-of-biodynamic-farming-to-food-quality-animal-wellbeing-and-soil-fertility-3421604?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:19:16 +0000 Artificially increasing body temperature is a therapeutic approach that aims to stimulate the human immune system and activate self-healing. A retrospective analysis of patients gives hope that this approach can be applied systematically in patients with post-Covid syndrome. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/post-covid-syndrome-possible-positive-effects-of-whole-body-hyperthermia-3419084?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/post-covid-syndrome-possible-positive-effects-of-whole-body-hyperthermia-3419084?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:44:20 +0000 Farming is facing multiple challenges – economic, ecological and social. One approach to meeting them applied in biodynamic farming is to cultivate communities both in the soil and in the operations. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/meeting-challenges-together-cultivating-relationships-is-part-of-biodynamic-farming-3419023?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/meeting-challenges-together-cultivating-relationships-is-part-of-biodynamic-farming-3419023?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Fri, 28 Nov 2025 08:36:51 +0000 Many people spend their time more or less passively in front of a screen. In the New Pegasus Project young people use colour, form and sound to choreograph movements. They also look for repair-friendly alternatives to the throw-away products of entertainment electronics. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/light-horses-dancing-on-the-screen-the-new-pegasus-project-makes-creative-events-appear-on-screen-3418968?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/light-horses-dancing-on-the-screen-the-new-pegasus-project-makes-creative-events-appear-on-screen-3418968?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:15:31 +0000 Even a hundred years after his death on 30 March 1925 Rudolf Steiner is seen as interesting, or irritating. Many continue to be inspired by him. Experiences differ widely as the magazine ‘Stil’ shows in its edition ‘Twenty-seven perspectives. How do I find Rudolf Steiner’. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/encounters-with-rudolf-steiner-today-stil-magazine-asked-twenty-seven-people-where-they-find-rudolf-steiner-today-3416285?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/encounters-with-rudolf-steiner-today-stil-magazine-asked-twenty-seven-people-where-they-find-rudolf-steiner-today-3416285?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Sat, 08 Nov 2025 15:42:19 +0000 There are two new buildings worthy of awards in the Goetheanum Park: the expressive Preparation Pavilion (designed by Yaike Dunselman) received the 2025 Iconic Award and the 2026 German Design Award; the Bee Sculpture (designed by Barbara Schnetzler) an ‘Honourable Mentions’ award from the architecture and design platform March and an appreciation award from the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/architectural-awards-preparation-pavilion-and-bee-sculpture-in-the-goetheanum-park-3415125?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/architectural-awards-preparation-pavilion-and-bee-sculpture-in-the-goetheanum-park-3415125?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:48:23 +0000 Rudolf Steiner is known as the originator of Waldorf Education, biodynamic agriculture and Anthroposophic Medicine. In his dissertation and other written works he also developed a philosophy based on the reality and spiritual activity of the human ‘I’. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/creative-effect-of-the-thinking-i-a-book-presents-rudolf-steiners-original-contributions-to-philosophy-3412948?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/creative-effect-of-the-thinking-i-a-book-presents-rudolf-steiners-original-contributions-to-philosophy-3412948?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:12:59 +0000 Anthroposophical visions are being put into practice and developed around the world in business, education, agriculture and medicine. Brands such as ‘Alnatura’ or ‘Sonett’, ‘Waldorf Schools’ and ‘Demeter’ are examples of this and they all contribute to sustainable development, as is illustrated in the compendium ‘On the Earth We Want to Live’, published by Springer Nature. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/on-the-earth-we-want-to-live-anthroposophy-pioneer-of-sustainability-3412337?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/on-the-earth-we-want-to-live-anthroposophy-pioneer-of-sustainability-3412337?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:44:46 +0000 Fertile soils with a diverse microbiome are an essential prerequisite for providing people with healthy and nurturing food. In promoting and enabling sustainable food systems, biodynamic farming supports the cause of World Food Day on 16 October 2025 which has the theme ‘Hand in Hand for Better Food and a Better Future.’ https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/diversity-strengthens-the-earth-and-human-beings-on-the-occasion-of-world-food-day-2025-nutritionist-jasmin-peschke-emphasizes-the-importance-of-healthy-food-systems-3407718?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/diversity-strengthens-the-earth-and-human-beings-on-the-occasion-of-world-food-day-2025-nutritionist-jasmin-peschke-emphasizes-the-importance-of-healthy-food-systems-3407718?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:34:39 +0000 The spreading of deserts worldwide constitutes a challenge for the earth’s climate and therefore also for plants, animals and humans. Biodynamic initiatives in the Sahara region prove that even deserts can be transformed into living spaces. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/from-deserts-to-living-landscapes-sustainable-farming-projects-in-desert-regions-present-best-practice-examples-at-the-goetheanum-3403431?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/from-deserts-to-living-landscapes-sustainable-farming-projects-in-desert-regions-present-best-practice-examples-at-the-goetheanum-3403431?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:43:07 +0000 The use of specific preparations is a central part of biodynamics, but until recently there had been no scientific explanation for the way they work. Jürgen Fritz, agronomist at Kassel University, Germany, presents a model for the effectiveness of biodynamic preparations in ‘Living Farms’, a journal published by the Section for Agriculture at the Goetheanum in Switzerland. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/biodynamic-preparations-promote-microorganisms-in-the-soil-jurgen-fritz-model-explains-statistically-significant-results-3393265?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/biodynamic-preparations-promote-microorganisms-in-the-soil-jurgen-fritz-model-explains-statistically-significant-results-3393265?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:33:36 +0000 https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/blog_posts/laughter-reduces-tension-and-promotes-socialising-122530?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/blog_posts/laughter-reduces-tension-and-promotes-socialising-122530?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:44:04 +0000 Agriculture is under pressure due to climate change, monocultures and soil erosion. Fields are devastated by wars and the earth is poisoned by weapons. Fertile soil is being lost and deserts are spreading. Many farms are struggling to survive. With its action plan for 2025 to 2027, the Goetheanum‘s Section for Agriculture wishes to encourage a sustainable approach to farming. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/agriculture-needs-cooperation-section-for-agriculture-champions-sustainable-farming-3389695?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/goetheanum/pressreleases/agriculture-needs-cooperation-section-for-agriculture-champions-sustainable-farming-3389695?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Goetheanum