The Impact of Eurythmy
Student Perspectives
Location: Bangalore,India
Year of Graduation : 2022
Name : Preeti Birla Nair
Location : Mumbai
Year of Graduation : 2022
How did I meet Eurythmy : My cousin who is deeply involved in Waldorf Education and Anthroposophy shared with me to the news of Eurthmy training starting in India for the very first time. Since I had stepped into the exploration of expressive arts and applied theatre as my core work, this news excited me, even though I had never seen a Eurythmy performance, workshop or even heard the term! Hyderabad as the training venue also drew me, with the idea of getting an opportunity to meet my parents often. I did not know why I was drawn to the course each module, but I decided to flow. In addition to the interesting and varied artistic work, the loving environment and the depth of experience of the teachers what pulled me towards this initiative was also the ‘madness’ of it all – to dream of a project like this ‘against all odds’ – itself was an inspiration and I wanted to serve this dream in whatever capacity I could.
How was the course experience ? Eurythmy has woven a golden thread through my life which I hold on to as special and a divine blessing. The varied experiences through the journey has enriched my perspective and experience towards art, environment, community, my body and spirit – towards humanity, the cosmos and the chair I sit on! Most importantly it connects me to a community that I know I can belong to, be challenged by and grow with.
A special feature of this programme is that it is not a dogmatic passing down of a tradition, but an encouraging journey of adding to the stream of this young art form, through our own cultural and personal experience. So, even though I have been engaged in learning an art form of ‘foreign origin’, the process has only brought me closer to my own roots.
Location : Hyderabad, India
Year of Graduation : 2022
How did I meet Eurythmy ?
When I did my 3 year Foundation Course in Curative Education, each day of the module started with us moving together; sometimes bringing the stars down to the earth, at other times diamonds from within. There were those beautiful poems and rhythms we moved to and the work with copper rods that made me get into my body instantaneously! I felt happy and totally present in the moment- I was becoming whole somehow. Seven years hence when I took a sabbatical from working at the Curative Education Centre I was involved with, Eurythmy India materialised and beckoned me.
How was the course experience ?
Eurythmy is definitely the gymnastics of the soul, from being a totally head person I can safely say that my feeling life is active now. I am more open now and appreciative of beauty- in people, in art work of all kinds and in myself. I feel a greater connection and reverence towards Mother Nature. Eurythmy allows me to experience the oneness with the elements and the Spirit. It also helps me understand Anthroposophy better.
Although eurythmy is a social art, it provides one ample opportunity to meet and accept oneself. The brilliant facilitators(our teachers) hold a safe space for us, gently nudging us, to find our way to attaining our true potential and becoming a more balanced Human Being. Resilience and creativity is the need of the hour and I hope to serve mankind through Eurythmy wherever I can.
Another beautiful gift has been the world of Words and Colors! The course has also allowed me to live through the various epochs of music and art.
After meeting Eurythmy I am never lonely even when I am on my own!
Location : Pokhara, Nepal
Year of Graduation : 2022
How did I meet Eurythmy ? I was into the anthroposophical movement in Nepal. I was very enthusiastic to learn and gain more experience of Anthroposophy. So I was looking for any training in Asia. So I was meditating for it. I have decided to do whatever comes first. I am open to any kind of training in Anthroposophy.
One day Jayesh Narasimhula from Hydrebad came to visit our school and he stayed one night in our school. He mentioned Eurythmy training in India will be soon in Hydrebad. But he never wrote to me about it. Around the same time Aban and Dilnawaz Bana also visited our school, they have also mentioned to me about the eurythmy training happening in India. During that time my friend Namita from Arambha Waldorf also visited our school. She also mentioned to me about Eurythmy training in India. So eurythmy is coming to me during that time. One day Namita sent me a flyer about training. I just applied for it as soon as I received it. As I have decided what comes first I will do that so I went to India for eurythmy training.
How was the course experience ? I was very young in the world of anthroposophy when I joined the training although I was very active in this field. Eurythmy has transformed me as an individual to follow the path of anthroposophy. I have learned alot from the training. All the wonder of the anthroposophy I have experienced through the eurythmy is an art of movement.
After the training I developed my lecturing skill, I have developed my observation of the human being and child in the school, I have developed my teaching skill etc which I don’t know how to write here.
Eurythmy training is so special and unique for me that I am able to open up myself for the spiritual learning in my life.
Location : Malaysia
Year of Graduation : 2022
How did I meet Eurythmy ? I met Eurythmy in 2015 when a Curative Eurythmist visited a Waldorf Kindergarten in Malaysia.
How was the course experience – eg. what did it open up for me – how did it transform me – what dreams did it instill in me, the method/quality of teaching / what was unique about this experience
I have become more grounded and I can walk my path with confidence. I have also become courageous to make decisions for myself.
Location : Malaysia
Year of Graduation : 2022
How did I meet Eurythmy ? I met Eurythmy the first time in 2016, Malaysia. I felt my inner balance and I found myself.
After that deep impression, I started my search for an Eurythmy training.
How was the course experience ? I enjoyed meeting different Eurythmy teachers which then helped me find my inner impressions and gestures of Eurythmy. I feel more grounded and experienced thinking clarity which allowed me to meet my destiny.
Location : Malaysia
Year of Graduation : 2022
How did I meet Eurythmy ?
My wife encouraged me to explore the art of Eurythmy in 2016. I decided to embark on this Eurythmy Training alongside her.
How was the course experience ? Since I started this training, I have become more self-aware and confident. Today I am a friendlier person and I’m now able to serve the community better.
Location : Mumbai, India
Year of Graduation : 2022
How did I meet Eurythmy ? I met Eurythmy in May, 2012 with Aban & Dilnawaz Bana in Khandala Seminar. I pursed learning Eurythmy with them till 2016 in forms of workshops & modules. By then I was very clear about my dream to be a Eurythmy therapist inspired by Dilnawaz Bana. As there was no Eurythmy Training in India in beginning of 2016, I started my training at Eurythmy Spring Valley in Newyork (school founded by Aban Bana’s teacher Dorothea Mier). After completing the 2nd year of my full time Artistic Eurythmy Training, I chose to continue my further training in India with Eurythmy India in part time format.
How was the course experience ? Coming back to India allowed me to start with my medical & therapeutic practice & continue with my Artistic Eurythmy Training at the same time. I felt very connected to my Eurythmy India teachers : Chrystal Hayn, Diana Skinner & Dan Skinner. I got the necessary guidance and support to be able to blossom as an individual through Eurythmy & Speech & Drama. All my resistance to artistic work dissolved & the artistic & therapeutic streams in my merged. Finally having completed my Artistic training with Eurythmy India, I embarked towards my dream to be a Eurythmy therapist.
Location : Mumbai India
Year of Graduation : 2022
Location : Mumbai India
Year of Graduation : 2022
How did I meet Eurythmy ? Back in 2013, I started my teachers training in Waldorf education. We were taught a few Eurythmy exercises. I felt good while doing those exercises. It always shifted something in me. So after my teachers training, I wanted to start my Eurythmy training. But formal training was not there in India. So I continued teaching in school as a kindergarten teacher. After a year my mentor in school informed me about a formal Eurythmy training coming to India. I wrote a mail to Eurythmy India, and in a couple of months our training started in Hyderabad.
How was the course experience ? When I joined the Eurythmy training, I was like a seed who was deep buried in the dark. Eurythmy helped me to bloom. It helped me understand my own self and my relation to the world around me. It sharpened my observation skills. It made me aware of my own boundaries. Speech and drama is one of the important aspects of training. And we are blessed to have one of the best speech and drama teacher. He helped me open up my voice. Courage to be on the stage and deliver the dialogue clearly. We also had the opportunity to meet different eurythmy mentors during our training. They came from different parts of the world to train us.
Eurythmy India part time training was a blessing to me and people like me who could never have been able to travel abroad for full time training due to our family and other job commitments. Teachers were always there for us in between the modules to help us,they made sure our practice went on well.
During the pandemic when everything was shut down, our training was still on via zoom calls, as it was planned, just the medium changed from in person to zoom. Dedication of our teachers was enormous. When I joined the training, I was very new to Anthroposophy. Every module we had reading sessions which made me aware of different aspects of Anthroposophy.
There was a slum near the school where I used to work. Whenever I passed from there I had a thought that the Waldorf school was started for cigarette factory workers’ children but now these poor children cannot afford to be here. I wanted to do something for them. Eurythmy gave this opportunity to me to fulfil my dream.
Now I am associated with an NGO who runs a few of the public schools. I teach eurythmy to those children. There is a sense of fulfilment and joy whenever I am with children. Eurythmy India came as a blessing and transformed my life and now through me it is transforming lives of many more
Location : Kathmandu, Nepal
Year of Graduation : 2024
How was the course experience ? Eurythmy! You are a beautiful and precious gift from the gods! The path you have shown, has helped me find my own true nature and the nature of the human being. I have gained a new perspective to see the world and those who live in it.
Location : Malaysia
Year of Graduation : 2024
How did I meet Eurythmy ?
If I want to talk about how I met Eurythmy, then I must start with one person. This very person to me, she is my role model and example for eternal life . Her name is LiChen Lin. Now that I think about it I feel very lucky as I went to the only university in Taiwan that has a Waldorf Center which offer many Waldorf courses.
The very first moment when I met my teacher, the impression within my mind always seems to be so clear and lovely: When I was sitting in the last row in the classroom as I chosen a Waldorf course called Waldorf Senses Education. Why do I sit at the last row? Because if the class is boring, I can sneak out at any time.
However, what I didn’t expect was that when she walked into the classroom, and after putting down the bamboo basket , she started speaking, suddenly a strong force surged from the top of my head to my heart, and then I heard a voice within my heart that I have never heard again until now, it’s filled with excitement and joy: “This is it! This is it!”
Since then, I have been studying with her, and in the Waldorf Art Teaching course, I was fortunate enough to come into contact with Eurythmy. At that time, I didn’t know that I was on a path of no return. Sometimes, I can’t tell whether it is because her love for Eurythmy has infected me, or whether it is because I love Eurythmy very much, but I know that I love Eurythmy with all my life.
How was the course experience ?
“I am truly grateful to be able to study Eurythmy with my Eurythmy India family. This feeling grows stronger every time we meet.
Here, I can not only learn Eurythmy from the best teachers worldwide but also, under the conscious guidance of our teachers and tutors, each of us develop our own distinct style in this living art form. This is incredibly precious and rare to me.
Moreover, I am immersed in the art of living from each of our teachers, tutors and friends. At Eurythmy India, I have witnessed the beauty of community life. To me, this place feels like heaven on earth.”
Location : Taiwan
Year of Graduation : 2024
How did I meet Eurythmy ? I experienced the beauty of Eurythmy during my Waldorf teacher training. After becoming a Waldorf teacher, I spent my weekends studying Eurythmy. Later, my teacher died, and one of my former students was studying in Eurythmy India. He told me that I could come to India to study because of the excellent teachers and class atmosphere, so I joined Eurythmy India. Falling in love with Indian Eurythmy
How was the course experience ? Experienced teachers of Eurythmy India have given me the opportunity to work with my physical limitations through artistic activities. I have been able to open up to new ways of learning with better understanding and offer the same back to my students, both young and old; and this brings me great joy. Eurythmy has made me realise my talents and the potential of my speech and movement. It has helped me experience new meaning and has touched all parts of my life. Eurythmy India is full of warmth and will!
Name : Shrishtee Manral
Location : Bangalore, India
Year of Graduation : 2024
Location : Pokhara, Nepal
Year of Graduation : 2024
How was the course experience ? Eurythmy has life.. each word, each musical note is alive. It brings consciousness to sound, meaning and movement. It is an intrinsic expression of the human experience.
Location : Mumbai, India
Year of Graduation : 2024
How was the course experience ? For me eurythmy has a deep meditative quality to it, and when I do eurythmy I experience inner quiet.
Location : Akkarayankulam, Sri Lanka
Year of Graduation : 2024
How was the course experience ?
Eurythmy has given me a profound appreciation and reverence for language and sound. This respect extends, not just for my mother tongue, but for all languages of the world equally.
Location : Chennai, India
Year of Graduation : 2024
How did I meet Eurythmy ? I think it was in 2005, the seed was sown, when I met Dilnawaz, the first Curative Eurythmist of India. The interest grew as I attended workshops in Eurythmy in conferences and finally when the course for Eurythmy was announced in India, I couldn’t join the first batch because of personal commitments. But two years later, I happily joined the second batch to learn Eurythmy.
How was the course experience ? The learning of eurythmy at Eurythmy India is very special where a beautiful space is being created for people to come together and work together as a group as well as bringing out the individual dormant potentials through movement, speech and art. I always cherish the subtle transformations that happen within.
Location : Bangalore, India
Year of Graduation : 2024
How was the course experience ?
The unfolding of a self-transformative journey by experiencing vibrant teachers who have awakened individual creative capacities. “A seed deep within, well nurtured, beginning to blossom”.
Name : Doreen Chang Eng
Location : Singapore
Year of Graduation : 2023
Location : Formosa, Taiwan.
Year of Graduation : 2023
Heart, bearer of the soul
The power of your light in the spirit
Conjures life out of the human being’s
—–Rudolf Steiner
I am Chao Shu Feng (Phoenix) from Formosa. I previously studied part-time at 3ei Eurythmy School for 4 years. Later, I had to discontinue my studies at 3ei Eurythmy School because the school only accepted full-time students. However, I have always hoped for the opportunity to reunite with Eurythmy because Eurythmy India offers a structured learning program with five modules per year for five years. The tutors are world-renowned Eurythmy masters, providing solid and highly valuable content. The teachers are professional and compassionate. In this loving environment, I feel incredibly safe, allowing me to fully explore my mind, body, and soul. Throughout this year of study, I have experienced the inner freedom that Eurythmy brings. My very soul and heart guides my body, and my spirituality guides my heart and soul. In Eurythmy, I can learn to lead myself from within and realize that I am the center of my life. After each module, there is a transformation of light within my body and mind. My classmates come from India, Nepal, Iran, Singapore, and Formosa, creating an international Eurythmy learning experience that expands my horizons beyond the Chinese-speaking world.
I am deeply grateful for this opportunity to reunite with Eurythmy once again. Eurythmy is a place where the heart and courage of the soul are put into practice. You are welcome to join this big family of souls.
Name : Pao Chu Chen
Location : Taiwan
Year of Graduation : 2023
Location : Nepal
Year of Graduation : 2023
Location : Friends of Camphill India, Bangalore
Year of Graduation : 2023
Name : Razieh Sanjabi
Location : Iran
Year of Graduation : 2024