Eurythmy & Movement Therapy

Eurythmy therapy, also known as therapeutic eurythmy or curative eurythmy, is a movement-based therapy developed from the art of eurythmy that Rudolf Steiner created in collaboration with Marie Steiner-von Sivers beginning in 1912. Prescribed by anthroposophic physicians and practiced in over 100 clinics and 600 Waldorf schools worldwide, eurythmy therapy uses specific movements corresponding to speech sounds and musical tones to address physical, emotional, and developmental conditions.

This collection of approximately 60 titles includes foundational works such as Steiner’s Curative Eurythmy lectures (GA 315), practical manuals by Lea van der Pals, and clinical studies documenting eurythmy therapy’s effectiveness for conditions ranging from asthma and digestive disorders to anxiety and attention difficulties. Titles by Margrit Hitsch and other practitioners provide detailed exercise sequences for specific diagnoses. The collection also encompasses broader movement therapies informed by anthroposophic understanding, including Spacial Dynamics and Bothmer gymnastics as developed for Waldorf physical education.

For eurythmy as a performing and pedagogical art, see the Eurythmy category under Arts & Culture. Practitioners and patients interested in the full range of anthroposophic therapies will also find relevant titles in Arts Therapies and Anthroposophic Medicine.