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Soul Development through Handwriting
The Waldorf Approach to the Vimala Alphabet
Paperback
November 2007
9780880105873
More details
- Publisher
SteinerBooks - Published
15th November 2007 - ISBN 9780880105873
- Language English
- Pages 120 pp.
- Images Black and white
$20.00
Soul Development through Handwriting cultivates the noble qualities to which Waldorf education has long been devoted through the use of specific forms for shaping letters. The Vimala Alphabet was meticulously designed to support independent thinking, engaged willpower, balance, tolerance, honor, and intuition, as well as strengthening the developing soul forces of children.
This book considers personal characteristics, which can be transformed through certain letters. Soul Development through Handwriting includes:
- A summary the Waldorf method of teaching writing to young children
- Ideas for introducing the Vimala Alphabet into different grades
- Details on using the Vimala Alphabet as a transformative tool for children
C O N T E N T S:
Rudolf Steiner on Education and Handwriting
The Vimala Alphabet
Introduction
PART ONE: TEACHING THE LETTERS
Form Drawing: The Straight Line and the Curve
Presenting the Letters
Exercises
Teaching Uppercase and Lowercase Letters
Connectivity
Writing Position
Writing Instruments
Using the Vimala Alphabet with Your Class
Child Study
PART TWO: TERMS OF ART
Zones
Margins
Page Orientation
Baseline
Slant
Pressure
Spacing
Tie Strokes
“I am” Strokes
Garlands
Arcades
Bridge Strokes
Lincoln’s Foot
Retracing Strokes
Printing
PART THREE: THE LETTERS
The Vowels
The Consonants
Part Four: Letter Formation Guides
PART FIVE: PRACTICE PAGES
APPENDIX:
Handwriting Assessment Form
Page Liners:
– Five-degree Slant: Landscape
– Five-degree Slant: Portrait
Rudolf Steiner’s Handwriting
Vimala Alphabet Resources:
– Display letters for the classroom
– Vimala Alphabet Computer Font
Bibliography
Resources for Making and Writing with Goose Feather Quill Pens
Jennifer Crebbin
Jennifer Crebbin teaches a writing style that prepares individuals to be powerful contributors in the world. Her direct experience of the transformative power of the Vimala alphabet, having reaped the benefits of completely reshaping her own handwriting, has led her to sharing this work. Her unique way working both supports and encourages you to make changes in your writing and life. After raising her family Waldorf style, Jennifer is in a new chapter of her life. With time and space to explore, her most precious time is with her alphabetical co-adventurers, painting, and dropping into the divine feminine. Long walks, dance, pouring paint, inner work, healthy lifestyle, social change, and relationships; these feed her soul. Nothing is more satisfying to Jennifer than being a part of transformation, hers or yours. An inspired speaker, people comment on her being luminous or radiant when sharing her work. With a B.A. degree in Psychology, coaches training by Coaches Training Institute (CTI), and certification as a Handwriting Consultant through Vimala Rodgers’ International Institute of Handwriting Studies (IIHS), Jennifer brings her professional skills to her profoundly transformative work. She invites you to come and share this journey with her! Jennifer, mother of three adult children, dances and paints in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Visit changeyourhandwriting.com.
