Newsletter 32: Friday 7 August 2026

Anthroposophy in Hawkes Bay       

Events in brief for your diary

Friday 7 August to Sunday 23 August 2026

  • Friday 14 August, 7 to 8:30 pm. Friday Conversation Group meets in the Library.  Study text is Christianity as Mystical Fact*  3rd edition. Chap 4 p63. "Plato as a Mystic".
  • Saturday 22 August. 2 pm.  Memorial gathering for Mirra Arens in the Manukura Whare in Taikura.*
  • Saturday 5 September from 9:30 am.  School of Spiritual Science, Lesson 8.

Later in the year:

  • First Saturday of every month, from 9:30 am.  School of Spiritual Science.  3 October; 7 November; 5 December.
  • Friday 25 September, from 6 to 7:30 pm. Talk by Dr Richard Drexel "The Lung System - the mystery of Genesis and Phthora" in the Korimako Hall, Taruna.
  • Sunday 18 October, 7 pm.  Eurythmy Aotearoa Graduation performance in Taikura's Hall.

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Mirra Arens

Farewell to a fine teacher, friend and colleague.

It was with surprise and much sadness that we heard of the recent death (5 June) of Mirra Arrens.  Mirra  has had decades of connection with Taikura; she was a deeply committed student of anthroposophy and of Waldorf education. As a class teacher from the early 1980’s she taught with a love and dedication that was an inspiration to her colleagues and which provided her students with 
a wonderful foundation for life and work. 
There are many grateful parents, past students and teachers who would wish to honour and remember Mirra’s beautiful and gracious presence amongst us and for all that she gifted to the life of our school community.  So that this can happen a memorial gathering will be held in the Manukura whare at 2 pm on Saturday 22nd August. This is not a service but rather an open space for contributions in whatever form they may take: music, song, poetry, readings, letters, memories or reflections to share.
There will be time afterwards for catching up over a cup of tea and we would welcome any baking/ plates of food to accompany that.
Rosie Simpson
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“Enlivening the Chakra of the Heart”.

Who would like to form a support group in practising one of the basic exercises given

by Rudolf Steiner?

Some long time ago Dr Richard Drexel gave a talk at the Christian Community,

which many attended about “Enlivening the Chakra of the Heart”.

Some time ago I started, with changing others, a support group to practise these

exercises and share our experiences.  We found it very helpful indeed to

keep us firstly in the mood of practising and, by exchanging our experiences,

realise some misconceptions we harboured. We gathered many helpful

suggestions.

I would like to start such a group anew, to make our life easier we would use the

book by Florin Lowndes "Enlivening the Chakras of the Heart".

In particular we would try our luck with the thinking exercise.

The benefits of such a group were:

  • we were reminded to practise by ourselves
  • we supported each other
  • we really found the immediate benefit in our daily life.

 

The group would decide when and how often to meet at the Anthroposophical

Centre.

My suggestion would be to gather those interested and work from there.

My experience tells me to meet in quick succession to start off, and then move to regular, even to monthly meetings.

Sometimes it might also be helpful to tag a 30-minute meeting onto an

already planned event at the Anthroposophical Centre.  Suggestions are welcome.

If you are interested, do contact me whenever you meet me or via my landline

6511774 with answerphone or text (please) 021-0475-146

Yours,

 Elke Baublies

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EURYTHMY AOTEAROA - Graduation Tour

We, the students of Eurythmy Aotearoa, are delighted to share some exciting news with you.

This October, we will be bringing our eurythmy performance to Auckland, Waikato, Tauranga, and Hawke's Bay. The programme marks the culmination of five years of study and artistic work, and we look forward to sharing it with you.

Join us for an inspiring evening of music, poetry, and the story of Kahukura. We warmly invite you to bring your family and friends.

Save the date in your diary now—we hope to see you there!

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Posted: Thu 06 Aug 2026

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