Kairos Institute Healing in a World of Need KAIROS LINKS Kairos Institute offers courses and programs for the general public and more immersive career oriented programs in artistic therapy and trauma pedagogy training. Public Welcome Fall Emergency Pedagogy Online Modules​ with Bernd Ruf REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Module 7: will be on Zoom, Sept. 18-19 2026  Read Course Information Traumatology Module 7: Emergency Pedagogy: Addressing Major Natural and Human-made Disasters through Healing Communities and Animal-Assisted Therapy Interventions with Bernd Ruf OnlineFriday September 18 and Saturday September 19 Tuition: $ 350 This module examines how catastrophes, such as floods, earthquakes, fires, and human-made disasters, including explosions, produce similar traumatic impacts on children, youths, and adults. Healing communities are foundational in overcoming and working through the consequences of collective trauma. Attention will be given to the healing potential of animal-assisted therapy in supporting trauma-informed pedagogy. Schedule Friday, September 18, 2026 3:00 – 4:30 PM EDT: “Major Incidents” Saturday, September 19, 2026 9:00-10:30 AM EST: “Pandemic Trauma” 11:00 AM -12:30 PM EST: “Healing Community” 1:30-3:00 PM EST: “Animal-Assisted Interventions” 3:15-4:00 PM EST: Closing Plenary Session: 21:15 – 22:00 Bernd Ruf Presenter, Founder of Parzival School & Emergency Pedagogy Author of Educating Traumatized Children, Bernd Ruf is the founder of the worldwide Emergency Pedagogy crisis intervention center, based in Karlsruhe, Germany. Skilled teams are sent out to help traumatized children in places of the strife of war, or ecological disasters. Traumatology Module 7: Emergency Pedagogy: Addressing Major Natural and Human-made Disasters through Healing Communities and Animal-Assisted Therapy Interventions with Bernd Ruf OnlineFriday September 18 and Saturday September 19 Tuition: $ 350 This module examines how catastrophes, such as floods, earthquakes, fires, and human-made disasters, including explosions, produce similar traumatic impacts on children, youths, and adults. Healing communities are foundational in overcoming and working through the consequences of collective trauma. Attention will be given to the healing potential of animal-assisted therapy in supporting trauma-informed pedagogy. Schedule Friday, September 18, 2026 3:00 – 4:30 PM EDT: “Major Incidents” Saturday, September 19, 2026 9:00-10:30 AM EST: “Pandemic Trauma” 11:00 AM -12:30 PM EST: “Healing Community” 1:30-3:00 PM EST: “Animal-Assisted Interventions” 3:15-4:00 PM EST: Closing Plenary Session: 21:15 – 22:00 Bernd Ruf Presenter, Founder of Parzival School & Emergency Pedagogy Author of Educating Traumatized Children, Bernd Ruf is the founder of the worldwide Emergency Pedagogy crisis intervention center, based in Karlsruhe, Germany. Skilled teams are sent out to help traumatized children in places of the strife of war, or ecological disasters. OnlineFriday September 18 and Saturday September 19 Tuition: $ 350 This module examines how catastrophes, such as floods, earthquakes, fires, and human-made disasters, including explosions, produce similar traumatic impacts on children, youths, and adults. Healing communities are foundational in overcoming and working through the consequences of collective trauma. Attention will be given to the healing potential of animal-assisted therapy in supporting trauma-informed pedagogy. Schedule Friday, September 18, 2026 3:00 – 4:30 PM EDT: “Major Incidents” Saturday, September 19, 2026 9:00-10:30 AM EST: “Pandemic Trauma” 11:00 AM -12:30 PM EST: “Healing Community” 1:30-3:00 PM EST: “Animal-Assisted Interventions” 3:15-4:00 PM EST: Closing Plenary Session: 21:15 – 22:00 Bernd Ruf Presenter, Founder of Parzival School & Emergency Pedagogy Author of Educating Traumatized Children, Bernd Ruf is the founder of the worldwide Emergency Pedagogy crisis intervention center, based in Karlsruhe, Germany. Skilled teams are sent out to help traumatized children in places of the strife of war, or ecological disasters. Register for Online Modules 7 ALSO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: Free Introduction to 4-year Art Therapy Training Sunday September 6, 1:30 EDT  Free online session For those wishing to join  our 4-year program, we have 5 available spots for people with backgrounds in anthroposophy, education/art. If you are interested in a vocational training in Art Therapy (painting, clay, and drawing) please sign up for the free online session and/or write to Karine Munk Finser karine@centerforanthroposophy.org  Sunday September 6, 1:30 EDT  Free online session For those wishing to join  our 4-year program, we have 5 available spots for people with backgrounds in anthroposophy, education/art. If you are interested in a vocational training in Art Therapy (painting, clay, and drawing) please sign up for the free online session and/or write to Karine Munk Finser karine@centerforanthroposophy.org  Kairos Celebratory Convocation with Peter Selg Sept 13, 2026, 1:30 PM EST The Mystery of the Heart. Ita Wegman and Rudolf SteinerOverview of Kairos: 2026-27 Fee: $30  Peter Selg Peter Selg studied medicine in Witten-Herdecke, Zurich, and Berlin and, until 2000, worked as the head physician of the juvenile psychiatry department of Herdecke Hospital in Germany.Dr. Selg is director of the Ita Wegman Institute for Basic Research into Anthroposophy (Arlesheim, Switzerland), professor of medicine at the Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences (Germany), and co-leader of the General Anthroposophical Section at the Goetheanum. He is the author of numerous books on Rudolf Steiner, anthroposophy, medical ethics, and the development of culture and consciousness. Sept 13, 2026, 1:30 PM EST The Mystery of the Heart. Ita Wegman and Rudolf SteinerOverview of Kairos: 2026-27 Fee: $30  Peter Selg Peter Selg studied medicine in Witten-Herdecke, Zurich, and Berlin and, until 2000, worked as the head physician of the juvenile psychiatry department of Herdecke Hospital in Germany.Dr. Selg is director of the Ita Wegman Institute for Basic Research into Anthroposophy (Arlesheim, Switzerland), professor of medicine at the Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences (Germany), and co-leader of the General Anthroposophical Section at the Goetheanum. He is the author of numerous books on Rudolf Steiner, anthroposophy, medical ethics, and the development of culture and consciousness. Understanding the Organic and Psychospiritual Basis of Mental Health from an Anthroposophic Perspective with Dr. James Dyson Seminar 1: Mysteries of Embodiment. Two Streams of IncarnationsSaturday, September 26, 20263:00 – 5:00 PM EST Seminar 2: Attachment Dynamics and Personality StructureSaturday, October 24, 20263:00 – 5:00 PM EST Seminar 3: Organology – Planetary Qualities and the Ethers in Relation to the Threefold Nature of the Human SoulSaturday, October 31, 20263:00 – 5:00 PM EST Seminar 4: Developmental and Spiritual Challenges of … Continue reading Kairos Institute