Supporting Soul Development through Handwriting: The Waldorf Approach to the Vimala Alphabet

by Jennifer Crebbin

Overview

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

Also included are descriptions of the letters and their qualities, practice pages, letter forms to avoid, and practical tools to assist in teaching handwriting. Soul Development through Handwriting is a valuable resource for all Waldorf teachers, home schoolers, and others working with children.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780880105873
Publisher:	Steiner Books
Publication date:	11/28/2007
Pages:	115
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

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.