Eurythmy therapy

In the autumn of 2020 a new state recognized basic training in eurythmy therapy will start at the Goetheanum.

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Following a fifteen-year process, the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation decided on 14 January 2016 to include eurythmy therapy as a recognized method of complementary medicine in Switzerland. In return, the authorities expect that the training is accredited from the first year up to the diploma granted by the Swiss Organization for Complementary Therapies. Once students have completed their training successfully a part of the study expenses will be reimbursed by the state.

The new four- to five-year basic eurythmy therapy training (offered in German, or English on demand) integrates all the important elements of a eurythmy foundation training into the eurythmy therapy training, placing particular emphasis on medical and anthropological studies and professional therapeutic qualities and competences.

Since Switzerland is a pioneer internationally when it comes to the official recognition of eurythmy therapy as a medical profession, this project is also of strategic importance globally. In individual cases, the various qualifications acquired in Switzerland have been accepted in EU countries as being on a par with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.

The existing Dornach part-time training in eurythmy therapy which leads to a diploma will continue in parallel to the new training. | Kaspar Zett, for the faculty

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