Anthroposophic Therapy

Anthroposophic medicine is still considered an "alternative" form of therapy. Unjustly so, however, since it does not seek to replace conventional medicine, but is an extension of it that addresses not only the body but also the soul and spirit.
Based on science, it draws on everything modern medicine has to offer from modern findings, techniques and preparations. In addition, approaching the individual from a spiritual perspective of science, it complements it with various specific forms of treatment. These include naturopathic medicines, modified physical and palliative therapies including baths, compresses, pads and special rhythmic massages, as well as artistic forms of therapy such as sculpture, drawing and painting, music therapy, eloquence and euphrasia therapy.
The aim of all artistic forms of therapy is for the patient to stimulate the internal healing processes of the body and soul under the guidance of the therapist.
This proactive and creative approach often leads to the restoration of health. Active activity with clay, wood or stone, using colour, form, sound, language, and movement, encourages new ways of perceiving, hearing, seeing, and sensing. Patients learn to appreciate their environment and the world within them through new and creative perspectives, which in turn help to overcome physical illness and mental problems.
For this artistic therapy, there is no need for any talents. The idea is not to give a perfect recital or create the perfect drawing or sculpture. The focus is on the experience of the artistic process, the creativity of each individual and the dialogue produced between the inner and the outer, between proximity and distance. This can be achieved even by those who consider themselves mindless or lack artistic talent.
Often enthusiasm for artistic forms of therapy increases as the person actively participates. Once the initial fear is conquered, an awareness of how liberating, inspiring and empowering creative activity can be developed through the experience. In the long-term repetition of artistic pursuits, many patients discover significant health reserves, not to mention ways of coping with their lives.
Anthroposophic medicine, with its synthesis of natural and spiritual science, links the conventional pathogenetic approach (disease-focused) with the hyogenetic medical perspective (health-focused). This produces a holistic appreciation of health, disease and healing - and this is exactly what modern humanity needs.