Basic
Exercises
Six soul exercises for developing the heart chakra
A shared journey through Rudolf Steiner’s six supplementary exercises – supported by a vibrant community – accompanied by a dedicated team.
path of training
in early summer
Rudolf Steiner outlined six fundamental soul exercises for the development of the heart chakra. These are intended to provide the soul with such inner stability, security and balance that it can freely unfold its heart’s powers despite the manifold demands of modern external and internal life. They serve to develop concentration, willpower, equanimity, positivity, impartiality and harmony within the soul.
“One might say that every individual human being, by nature and destiny, carries within them a pure, ideal human being, and that the great task of their existence is to harmonise with the unchanging unity of this being amidst all their vicissitudes.”
Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich Schiller
Exercises
The six spiritual exercises form the heart of the course. Rudolf Steiner emphasised the importance of practising them in the specified order and with inner consistency. For the summer course, we will devote two weeks to each exercise in depth. In return, you will receive a lovingly designed set of cards for your daily individual practice, as well as a varied programme of communal activities including fortnightly evening conferences, weekly letters, regional groups and tandem partners, all of which will support and sustain you in your personal process of will.
The six spiritual exercises form the heart of the course. Rudolf Steiner emphasised the importance of practising them in the specified order and with inner consistency. For the summer course, we will devote two weeks to each exercise in depth. In return, you will receive a lovingly designed set of cards for your daily individual practice, as well as a varied programme of communal activities including fortnightly evening conferences, weekly letters, regional groups and tandem partners, all of which will support and sustain you in your personal process of will.
5–15 minutes of focused thinking each day on a subject of your choice. This fosters inner alertness, clarity and a growing confidence in your own ability to think.
Strengthens the ability to actually carry out what one has set out to do. One becomes more steadfast and clear-minded. Contentment and confidence in one’s own abilities develop.
Meeting life’s joys and sorrows, highs and lows, with equanimity. Maintaining inner spiritual balance without suppressing feelings.
Seeking out the good, the excellent and the beautiful in all experiences. Conflicts can dissolve into harmony; the world becomes richer and more peaceful.
Approach every new experience without prejudice. Life becomes richer, gratitude increases, intuitive power grows, the unknown can emerge, the future opens up.
The sixth exercise unites all the previous ones into a single whole. Balance, harmony of the spiritual powers – a synthesis of inner training.
The Course
in Rhythm
An evening session takes place every two weeks – marking the end of one exercise and the start of the next.
to receiving your
registration
Join us and many people worldwide on this journey through the six spiritual exercises.
To make the course accessible to everyone whilst enabling us to run this and other projects, we have developed a solidarity-based pricing model. Depending on which country you live in and your financial situation, you can choose your participation fee for the summer course within a certain range. To this end, we work with a transparent pricing model comprising four categories – based on the cost of living and income levels in different parts of the world.
By paying a higher fee, you not only support our initiative but also enable us to bring the project to the world in a spirit of solidarity. Your contribution covers all services, including the card set, conferences, letters, organisation and postage within the EU. For countries outside the EU, we unfortunately have to add a flat-rate postage charge of €15. Please feel free to contact us if the price is too high for you, and we will find a personalised solution.
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If you have any questions about the course or the registration process, we’d love to hear from you.
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Summer Course · Basic Exercises · 2026
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