Annapurna Living : Soulful Business interview

Once or twice a month, the creative team at Annapurna Living spotlights a creative entrepreneur who chooses to do business with integrity and soul.

We were honored to be featured as a part of this Soulful Business series!

photo credit: Danielle Cohen

A sneak peek: 

" I operate out of an understanding, on a very personal level, that life is short. Our time here is limited. If what I'm doing isn't helping to improve other people's experience, then it feels like wasted time. Soulful business for me means continually asking the question "will this (product, workshop, piece of art, etc) improve someone else's experience?" Also because I am acutely aware that our lives have an unknown expiration date, I'm really only interested in projects that allow me to spend as much quality time with my family as possible....." 

You can read the full interview by clicking here!

One-day live workshop - 10/08/16

We're so excited about this event in Sacramento coming up in just a few weeks!!

Click image for registration info :)

Open to class & homeschool teachers, this is an incredible opportunity to learn from some of our own favorite teachers-of-teachers. Brian will be teaching an afternoon chalk-drawing class!

(Why chalk-drawing? Click here!)

$30 is unbelievably affordable for a full day of deepening & enrichment. Please SHARE with your friends & colleagues.

Teachers, this is a great way to fulfill some of your required continuing ed for the year!

New free course!

We've put together even more ideas & inspiration around storytelling!

Click the image above to subscribe to this FREE 5-day email series. We'd be honored to have you join us!

-Team Waldorfish

Waldorf education won't fit in a box (Part III).

You may have noticed that we don't think a good Waldorf education will fit in a standard sized box. 

More importantly, it will not necessarily resemble what our Waldorf friends and neighbors are doing either. We HIGHLY recommend asking yourself a couple of questions before you make any decisions related to your children. Consider:

• “Is this toy (or school supply or activity, etc) helping to nurture a spiritual depth and creative thinking within my child?

• Do we currently own something that can be used to the same end?

• Could we make/do something similar ourselves?”

What is most important?

Brian and I have spent the past couple of years distilling our decades of experiences in classrooms down to the most essential components. 

We’ve been looking at what is really important. For example, our online course, Waldorf Art for Beginners, is one product of this distillation process. 

While planning it, we asked ourselves: 

• What art tools and supplies does a family just getting started with Waldorf education really need?

• What’s worth spending money on, and what’s not so important?

• What are the most basic skills they’ll need to move forward with chalk-drawing, watercolor painting, and using block crayons?

The results of taking the time to reflect on these questions is a course that is JAM-PACKED with value, and yet is still simple. Filled with ease.

Take a minute to reflect on what is most important for your family. What do you really need? 

Claim your quiet.

What would more simplicity look like? Find the ease.

What does a balanced weekly rhythm look like for YOUR family? Are you doing more than feels good because you feel like you need to look like other Waldorf-inspired families?

Let's cheer each other on as we move towards creating more simplicity in our days, our weeks! 

It's so worth it. 

Read Part I

Read Part II