{"id":4563,"date":"2018-10-03T09:52:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T13:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/?page_id=4563"},"modified":"2025-11-30T13:56:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T18:56:27","slug":"nelson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/en\/branches-and-groups\/nelson\/","title":{"rendered":"Nelson, BC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Study Groups<\/span><\/h2>

Anthroposophical Medicine<\/span>:\u00a0<\/span>meets every 3 weeks, began January 2018 and is currently reading the lectures from R. Steiner\u2019s Course for Young Doctors; the first specialized course for medical practitioners given by Rudolf Steiner took place at Easter, 1920.<\/span><\/p>

Group Contact: Rodica Dobrescu <\/span>rodica@netidea.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 Barbarah Nicoll 250-551-2402<\/span><\/p>

Anthroposophical Study Group<\/span><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>this group has been meeting since 1991, with new members joining over the years.\u00a0<\/span>Group Contact: Diane Walters <\/span>dianew77@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span> \u00a0 Barbarah Nicoll 250-551-2402<\/span><\/p>

Introduction to Anthroposophy<\/span><\/strong>:<\/strong> this group forms when interest arises.<\/span><\/p>

Contact: Barbarah Nicoll\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>barbarah@lifelonglearningsociety.org<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 250-551-2402<\/span><\/p>

Nelson Seasonal Festival Celebrations<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Contact: Trevor Janz\u00a0 trevorjanz@hotmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>

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Waldorf Schools and Initiatives<\/span><\/h2>

Nelson Waldorf School<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

https:\/\/www.nelsonwaldorf.org\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>

The Nelson Waldorf School is an AWSNA membership school with a rich history and connection to the beautiful and eclectic town of Nelson BC, nestled in the heart of the Kootenay region of Southern British Columbia.\u00a0\u00a0 Contact: 250-352-6919<\/span><\/em><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span>Starseed Kindercottage, Waldorf Inspired Daycare and Home School Enrichment<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Providing Waldorf inspired care for preschool children and Waldorf inspired curricular enrichment for registered home schooled children.<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Contact: sheilagh_starseed@hotmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Why Do You Become A Member?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • \"I met Anthroposophy 42 years ago in Kelowna, B.C. It was as though a door opened and brilliant light flooded around me. I soon recognized that Rudolf Steiner was my teacher and that Anthroposophy would be my guide and path through life.\"<\/p>

    Edna Cox, Port Alberni, BC<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"I felt starved at university, and the Society activities provided much-needed nourishment.\"<\/p>

    Mark McAlister Thornhill, ON<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"It\u2019s right for me to help keep anthroposophy alive!\"<\/p>

    Suzanne Routhier, PQ<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"I became a member as a free gesture to uphold and support the spiritual work of Anthroposophy. I was an eurythmy student in England, and felt inspired by the older generation, John Davy, who had just passed away and Eileen Hutchins and others and wanted to be part of this community too!\"<\/p>

    Margaret Osmond, NS<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"I joined the Anthroposophical Society, first in the UK , when I was a student at Emerson College. It seemed to me then in 1967, and has done ever since, that this deed is both a modest gesture of support for the significant work at the Goetheanum and the least one can do to honour the karmic privilege of having anthroposophy in one's life.\"<\/p>

    Diana Hughes Richmond Hill, ON<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"I wished to express my gratitude to those who brought this wonderful gift to my attention.\"<\/p>

    David Charles Adams Cowichan Bay, BC<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"I became a member to support the work of Rudolf Steiner and anthroposophy in the world.\"<\/p>

    Barbarah Nicoll, Glade, BC<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"I always had an inner feeling that there was another world we have come from.\"<\/p>

    Hans-J.Rosch Lucan, ON<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"I was already committed to anthroposophy. I wanted to support work being done.\"<\/p>

    Judy King, Baddeck, NS<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"While a student at Emerson College, Foundation Year in the 1970s. I decided to apply for membership in the Society. Adam Bittleston was my study group leader and he encouraged me to do so. I have valued being a Canadian member of the society since then.\"<\/p>

    Henriette van Hees from Edmonton, AB<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"When I joined I was living in an anthroposophically remote area of Canada and was looking to keep my anthroposophical connection alive. I was also ready to make a commitment to the Society and anthroposophy.\"<\/p>

    Kate Reynolds, Gabriola Island, BC<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"I was encouraged by Paul D\u00e9carie after a year of participation in the study group.\"<\/p>

    Roger Laplante, Montreal, PQ<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"I was inspired by Rudolf Steiner's philosophy and the various initiatives that have a foundation in anthroposophy (TWS, Arscura School for Living Art, Hesperus Village, etc).\"<\/p>

    Vibeke Ball, Richmond Hill, ON<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"I wanted to be part of, and support, an organization that is spreading the spiritual truths so desperately needed in our society.\"<\/p>

    Gregory W Moore Edmonton, Alberta, AB<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"I wanted to find a home for my belief in reincarnation.\"<\/p>

    Reinhard Rosch, Ottawa, ON<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"To contribute to anthroposophic impulses.\"<\/p>

    CoCo Verspoor, Richmond Hill, ON<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"To follow and be cued in, as to what\u2019s happening within the Canadian anthroposophical movement. To support (financially) the Canadian scene and also worldwide.\"<\/p>

    John Vanden Heuvel, Victoria, BC<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"I began studying Steiner a few years ago. I did the first part of the Anthroposophy course with Hamo, and I made a trip to the Goetheanum. It then came to me that I wanted\/needed to make a more formal commitment to the organization.\"<\/p>

    Alexandra MacKinnon, Ottawa, ON<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

  • \"For the moral support of being identified and included in the anthroposophical community.\"<\/p>

    MaryAnne Causyn, Ottawa, ON<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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