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Therapeutic Eurythmy
What is it?
Anthroposophic medicine works to approach an illness from many different sides—through natural medicines, lifestyle recommendations, nursing treatments and specialized therapies.
Therapeutic eurythmy is one of those special therapies. It involves mindful movement, utilizing unique patterns, forms and rhythms inspired by speech sounds, music, and geometry to foster balance, promote self-regulation, and help us consciously connect to our body. Therapeutic eurythmists train initially in eurythmy for 3-4 years and then, for an additional 4-5 years, in therapeutic eurythmy.
How it works
Sessions are prescribed by an anthroposophic doctor after a holistic evaluation and guided by a trained Therapeutic Eurythmist.
The guided movements (standing, sitting, or lying) are tailored to a patient’s condition and can be stimulating, calming, or structuring. They may help improve breathing, circulation, metabolism, emotions, and cognition. Patients are encouraged to practice the prescribed exercises at home for ongoing benefits.
Potential Benefits and Evidence
Therapeutic Eurythmy is used for conditions like ADHD, trauma, sensory issues, and chronic illnesses in children and adults. It can provide adjunctive support for hypertension, fatigue, back pain, and cancer. A systematic review of clinical studies found it promising as an add-on therapy for salutogenesis (health-building). Anecdotal reports highlight improved focus, emotional balance, and empowerment. Practiced worldwide, especially in anthroposophic settings, it’s complementary to conventional medicine.
Here are some interesting studies about how it can be supportive:
- Effects of eurythmy therapy in the treatment of essential arterial hypertension: a pilot study
- Eurythmy therapy versus slow movement fitness in the treatment of fatigue in metastatic breast cancer patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
- Yoga, Eurythmy Therapy and Standard Physiotherapy (YES-Trial) for Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: A Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial
- Eurythmy therapy in chronic disease: a four-year prospective cohort study
Skeydrit Bähr – Therapeutic Eurythmist
Born and raised in Germany’s Ruhr Valley, Skeydrit has devoted more than 25 years to the living, healing art of eurythmy. She completed her full training in Eurythmy and Waldorf Pedagogy at the Institute of Waldorf Pedagogy in Witten-Annen, Germany, and earned her Therapeutic Eurythmy diploma in Copake, New York, in 2019.
After teaching eurythmy in German Waldorf schools and training as an opera singer, she moved to the United States in 2000. She has since served on the faculties of Kimberton Waldorf School (Pennsylvania), Summerfield Waldorf School & Farm, and Heartwood Charter School (California), teaching eurythmy, German, and physical education.
Through Anthrosonoma, Skeydrit now offers individual therapeutic eurythmy sessions and small healing groups. Her sessions are marked by precise attentiveness, gentle humor, and a profound trust in movement as medicine. Clients regularly leave feeling lighter, more balanced, and deeply reconnected to their own vitality.
Whether you are seeking support for chronic illness, stress, neurological challenges, recovery after cancer, or simply a deeper sense of well-being, Skeydrit meets each person with warmth and decades of experience in this unique anthroposophic healing art.