Clay Work

“ Modelling brings intelligence to the fingers. It's like a feast to the
fingers, ….and hands can demonstrate their inherent wisdom”.

| Carolyn von Heydebrand, Waldorf Class teacher

This module is an introduction to clay modelling, for enabling experiences of feeling through the fingers into the world within and outside ourselves.

A series of foundational clay modelling exercises will unfold this feeling life to the participant, for their own development or for working with others, especially children..

• Clay modeling works upon the Feeling-Will

This counteracts the current one-sidedness of most education and life-styles, which are Nerve-Sense over, activated. It brings heart into the head and hands.

• Clay modeling has an especially regenerating effect upon the human life forces: the ‘etheric’ life: otherwise known as chi, prana or life-body.

The ‘etheric body’ is the subtle body that is responsible for, (among other things), ‘sculpting’ our organs during our time in the womb, etc.
The etheric body is responsible for the formation of the physical body (it builds up and breaks down), and also enables movement and rhythm.

Clay modeling can help maintain balance in one’s health by stimulating an outpouring of an excessive build-up of etheric forces.