The Foundation Stone Meditations and the Stars Workshop
Kolisko Institute Annual Conference
October 18-21, 2018, Pewaukee (near Milwaukee), WI
If you have read this information below already, you can register HERE
The Christmas Conference of December 1923/January 1924, and the resulting esoteric impulses flowing from it, are the pinnacle of Rudolf Steiner’s work.
During the Christmas Conference, R. Steiner gave the Foundation Stone (FS) Meditation and the meditations for its seven Rhythms for every day of the week. He hoped that they “would never leave us again”. They are essential for our connection with the Being of Anthroposophia.
Connecting and practicing with these impulses helps us to make any anthroposophical endeavor more fruitful –whether it be personal or community oriented.
What are our main themes?
- We will continue the work started last year but will pay particular attention this time to the correspondences between the FS and the Stars. Rudolf Steiner emphasized during the Christmas Conference that the words of these verses specifically correspond to star constellations:
- What are these star constellations? How can we find them?
- Can they lead us to a better understanding of and reaching meditatively the Christ in the Etheric?
- Can we go from there and search the correspondence of these constellations all the way into the world of the substance?
- Can we apply these ideas practically in our daily life?
- We will also catch up on this year’s research at the Kolisko Institute –remedies, therapeutic principles, basic research, etc.
- Among the many eurythmy exercises which we will practice (and which are meant to be continued at home) are:
- The eurythmy of the zodiac and the planets- will be particularly helpful especially after we have learned how to find the stars at any time of the day. (Very practical. This should be one of the main reasons for wanting to come. Being taught how to do the forms and gestures – artistic and curative eurythmy- cannot be learned by “digital media”.)
- Moving eurythmy of selected sections of the FS.
- Additionally – a very special curative eurythmy session will be devoted to learning a sequence given by R. Steiner for the prevention of colds and flus.
We would also like to invite contributions to the theme from guests. (This is indeed an infinite theme and we are sure that there a lot of friends who have spent many hours of labor of love on this topic. If you have a presentation to make, please call us at the Institute (262)912-0970 ext 5, and we will see if we can accommodate your contribution into the program.)
Main contributing faculty (for now):
Ross Rentea MD, Mark Kamsler MD, Andrea Rentea MD;
Eurythmists Barbara Bresette-Mills and Corinne Horan,
as well as violinist/physician Jeremy Klapper MD.
We hope to see you there,
The Kolisko Institute Team
Conference Schedule:
Scheduling changes may be made before or during the conference as additional contributions may be added or removed if necessary due to other circumstances.
The workshop will start at 4 PM CT, on Thursday October 18, and end on Sunday October 21, noon.
The two beginning lecture/presentations are essential for the following work together. All participants are kindly requested to be present from the beginning of the workshop.
Thursday
4:30-5:00 PM Registration
5:00-6:30 PM Dinner
7:00-9:00 PM Welcome
Lecture: The FS Meditation, its Eurythmy, and the Stars (I)
Certain common threads will be recurring through all the lectures:
- How to connect star constellations, planets, the zodiac, with the Rhythms and the main four Tablets of the Foundation Stone
- How to connect substances, typologies, etc. with the planets in order to better understand the individual Rhythms
Friday
7:30-8:15 AM Breakfast
8:30-8:45 AM Eurythmy –All Participants
8:45-9:00 AM Announcements
9:00–10:00 AM Lecture: The FS Meditation and the Stars (II) (Finding the Stars)
10:00-10:30 AM Break
10:30-11:15 AM Lecture: The FS Meditation and the Stars (III) (Planetary Characteristics)
11:30-12:30 PM Eurythmy –All Participants
12:30-2:00 PM Lunch/Rest
2:00-3:00 PM Eurythmy–All Participants
3:00-3:30 PM Break
3:30-4:30 PM Lecture: Therapeutic Remedies and the Stars (I)
4:45-5:30 PM Open Forum (Contributions, Q&A, Group Discussions)
5:30-7:00 PM Dinner/Rest
7:00-9:00 PM Eurythmy and Music
Saturday
7:30-8:15 AM- Breakfast
8:30- 8:45 AM Eurythmy–All participants
8:45-9:00AM Announcements
9:00–10:00 AM Lecture: The FS Meditation and the Stars (IV)
Continuing to explore the content from previous presentations
10:00-10:30 AM Break
10:30-11:15 AM Eurythmy – All participants
11:30-12:30 PM Therapeutic Remedies and the Stars (II)
12:30-2:00 PM Lunch/Rest
2:00-3:00 PM Eurythmy –All participants
3:00-3:30 PM Break
3:30-430 PM Lecture: From the Research Work of the Kolisko Institute
4:45-5:30 PM Open Forum (Contributions, Q&A, Group Discussions)
5:30-7:00 PM Dinner/Rest
7:00-8:30 PM Evening contemplation
Eurythmy and Music
Sunday
7:30-8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30-9:00 AM Eurythmy- All participants
9:00-10:30 AM Plenum –Review of the Theme
Going on to: the New Etheric Worl and the Etheric Christ
Open Forum (Contributions, Q&A, Group Discussions)
11:00 AM Closing
Conference Administrative Details
We will assume that all participants will have a familiarity (however small) with the Foundation Stone and the following seven rhythms given by Rudolf Steiner. You can find the texts, f. ex., in “The Christmas Conference for the Foundation of the General Anthroposophical Society 1923/1924”, Anthroposophic Press 1990. Many other sources and translation are available. We will include our translation in the conference folder.
Conference Fee (includes all meals):
- Early Bird Registration by June 30….$225 *
- Registration by July 31…………………..$250 *
- Registration after August 1st…………..$400
(*No refunds with the early registration!)
(Cancellation refunds minus a $50 administrative fee granted prior to September 15th.)
All Meals Included: Family Style Vegetarian Meals will be served. Sorry, individual accommodations cannot be made. No discounts can be given for meals chosen not to be eaten on the premises.
For Eurythmy: Please bring eurythmy shoes or comfortable footwear (preferably with a non-slip sole) suitable for movement.
Conference Location: N14 W29143 Silvernail Rd, Pewaukee, WI 53072 (The Prairie Hill Waldorf School)
Lodging (not included in workshop fee)**:
A block of rooms have been reserved as indicated at some hotels. Call the hotels directly to make your reservation; room block cut off is September 15th at the following locations:
Holiday Inn Express & Suites – 2.2 miles to conference location
3030 Golf Rd
Delafield, WI 53018
(262) 646-7077
Hotel Website
Room rates: Standard suite: $114+tax per night
Room block set up under: Lili Kolisko Institute
Best Western Waukesha Grand – 4 miles to conference location
2840 N Grandview Blvd
Pewaukee, WI 53072
(262) 524-9300
Hotel Website
Room rates: Double bed suite: $72+tax per night
Room block set up under: Kolisko Institute
Other nearby hotel options – no room block, simply call or book online to reserve a room:
Country Springs Hotel – 3 miles to conference location
2810 Golf Rd
Pewaukee, WI 53072
(262) 547-0201
Hotel Website
La Quinta – 2.3 miles to conference location
2801 Hillside Dr., Delafield, WI 53018
262-395-1162
Hotel Website
American Hotel & Suites – 3 miles to conference location
2412 Milwaukee St, Delafield, WI 53018
(262) 646-3300
Hotel Website
**If you would like additional lodging options, please feel free to search the internet. The conference location zip code is 53072.
Transportation:
You are responsible for transportation to/from the airport to the hotel.
If you are not renting a car, we suggest for transportation the following options:
- Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is approximately 30 miles away from the workshop location and hotel.
- Shuttle service is available at Milwaukee Mitchell airport as an option for travel: GO Riteway Transportation Group Milwaukee Area 800-236-5450 http://www.goriteway.com/
- Other options listed here: http://www.mitchellairport.com/ground-transportation/
If you are staying at one of the nearby hotels (listed above), we will work as a group to transport you to/from the workshop, please let us know if you will need transportation.
Will the conference be recorded? Sorry, Not known at this time, but certainly not the eurythmy.
Short faculty bios:
Barbara Bresette Mills
Barbara Bresette-Mills was born and raised in the midwest, studied fiber arts at the University of KS, and earned her BFA in sculpture from Montana State University. She completed her eurythmy training in 1991 in Spring Valley, NY.
Since that time she has been active as a eurythmy teacher in Michigan and Texas. She teaches in the Austin Waldorf School, the Lifeways Program, the Austin Foundation Studies program, Pleiades Waldorf Teacher Training, as well as local community classes. As a performer she toured with the Austin Eurythmy Ensemble for seven years from 1996-2003. She is co-founder of Chaparral Eurythmy which offers performances for local festivals and outreach programs in Austin.
In 2007 she completed her therapeutic eurythmy training in Copake, NY through the Therapeutic Eurythmy Training of North America and currently has a private practice in Austin. She has been active as a board member for both the Association for Therapeutic Eurythmy in North America (ATHENA) and the Association for Anthroposophic Medicine and Therapies in America (AAMTA). Most recently she has completed additional eurythmy therapy courses focusing on eye conditions and diseases.
Corinne Horan
Corinne Horan is an original Wisconsinite and eurythmist who completed her training in Spring Valley, New York. It was her extensive work with therapeutic eurythmy as a child that led her to pursue a formal training in artistic eurythmy. Corinne hopes to inspire a new and vital spark in eurythmy and allow people the opportunity to realize the healing strength of its movements.
Mark Kamsler MD
Doctor Kamsler is a Board Certified pediatrician, anthroposophic physician, who has been taking care of his patients over 25 years. He graduated from the University of Michigan School of Medicine in 1992. He has deepened his understanding of anthroposophic medicine through training both in the US and Europe. He is a former Board member of the American College for Anthroposophic Medicine and the Physicians Association of Anthroposophic Medicine and is a member of the Anthroposophical Society and the 1st Class. His additional activities include lectures, training seminars and workshops to professional and lay groups. He has worked extensively as a consulting pediatrician to several Waldorf Schools.
Following a long standing interest in creating more effective anthroposophic remedies, he co- founded the True Botanica company. He is also Co-Founder of the Lili Kolisko Institute, a non-profit organization for education, research and social help in the anthroposophical health care field.
Jeremy Klapper MD
Jeremy Klapper MD is also a professional violinist, and former member of the Florida Symphony and Houston Symphony Orchestra. More recently he has appeared in solo and chamber music recitals across the US and in Germany. He is also a fully trained medical doctor, having been active in the practice of anthroposophical medicine, including a period of collaboration with Drs. Ross and Andrea Rentea at the Paulina Medical Clinic in Chicago. He is currently a practicing pathologist at UPMC Altoona, Altoona, PA.
Christa Macbeth
Christa Macbeth attended Waldorf schools in the US and Europe, including high school at the Basel Rudolf Steiner School while her parents were living in Dornach. It was there that her love for creative speech was ignited. After receiving her BA in English from Smith College she returned to Dornach and completed her speech training in 1976. Returning to the States, she spent ten years teaching creative speech at the School of Eurythmy in Spring Valley, NY, and speaking for Eurythmy Spring Valley’s performing group. Then followed a search for the meaning of language in conversation: an MA from the Fordham School of Social Service and several years as a social worker. In 2002 she moved to Chicago to teach creative speech at the Seminary of the Christian Community during its years there (the spoken word as carrier of ritual). She also taught ESL to new immigrants. Today she returns regularly to perform with Eurythmy Spring Valley and also with Portland Eurythmy. In Chicago, her artistic life is with the Moving Dock Theatre Company, which works with the acting technique of Michael Chekhov.
Andrea Rentea MD
Andrea Rentea has been a practicing anthroposophic physician for over 30 years. The Paulina Medical Clinic that she co-founded in Chicago, in 1983, enjoys an international reputation. She graduated in 1975 from the Chicago Medical School and after her residency at the Univ. of Illinois she spent five years in Europe studying anthroposophic medicine. She is well known for her expertise in the treatment of women’s and children’s illnesses. Outside of the medical practice she is a consultant for health issues at multiple Waldorf Schools. She is a former Board member of the American College for Anthroposophic Medicine and member of the Physicians’ Association for Anthroposphic Medicine. She joined the Anthroposophical Society in 1972 and the 1st Class in 1974. She was awarded the “Compassionate Doctor” Award by the Gold Foundation in 2012.
Following a long standing interest in developing up to date high quality anthroposophic remedies she co-founded the True Botanica Company. She is also co-founder of the Lili Kolisko Institute, a non-profit organization for education, research and social activities in the anthroposophical health care field.
Ross Rentea MD
Ross Rentea, MD, has been practicing anthroposophical medicine in Chicago for over 30 years. He is a member of the Anthroposophical Society (1972), the First Class of the School for Spiritual Science(1974), the Physicians Association for Anthroposophic Medicine (1984) and the Christian Community. He has served on the Board of the American College of Anthroposophic Medicine. He is a co-founder of the Illinois Homeopathic Medical Association. He has lectured nationally and internationally, and published and written numerous scientific articles. He is a co-founder of the True Botanica Company and the Lili Kolisko Institute.
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