Goetheanum Medical Section International Conference on Therapeutic Speech and Drama Therapy

Invitation

International Conference on Therapeutic Speech and Drama Therapy

Imprint of trauma in the constitutional elements - perceiving and transforming it

14-17 October 2026
at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to warmly invite you to join us in further deepening our understanding, perception and awareness of the etheric. This year, our medical and therapeutic focus is on the impact of trauma on the life and health of the verbal person.

In our collaborative research, we will explore questions such as:

• What imprint do traumatic events leave in the fabric of the constitutional elements?
• How do their effects manifest themselves in the etheric and in interaction with the physical organisation?

Through perception exercises, lectures and workshops, we will practise reading body resonances in connection with emotions and trauma, and understanding their significance for diagnoses such as ME/CFS or selective mutism.

Conscious sensing can serve as a mindful compass in our therapeutic, medical and educational work, enabling traumatic imprints to gradually transform into imprints of the I.

Through our collaborative exploration, we will experience the healing potential of therapeutic speech and drama therapy in supporting traumatised children, young people and adults – and in doing so, strengthen our trust in the healing power of the creative word.

We look forward to a lively professional exchange!

The preparatory group

Esther Böttcher, Oliver Ifill, Mikko Jairi, Susann Kegel, Darius Matthies and Andrietta Wolf