In the midst of life we can find ourselves pulled in many different directions and it is easy to lose our sense of self. Is it possible to find and strengthen the inner core of who we are? Can we rediscover our inner equilibrium and tranquillity without retreating from the world? Since ancient times people have sought to re-establish inner balance by using specific meditative practices. The ‘soul exercises’ described in this booklet are derived from Rudolf Steiner’s spiritual philosophy, but also acknowledge the Buddhist tradition of mindfulness. Offering strategies to boost self-confidence, self-reliance, inner stability and concentration, they are intended for anyone seeking personal growth. The exercises are perfect for enriching everyday life, but can also help in times of stress, mental and emotional crisis, burn-out and in the context of psychiatric and psychosomatic therapies. In a series of short chapters illustrated with beautiful colour photos, this booklet offers accessible and easy-to-follow commentary and instructions on creating a path of inner development and balance. KLAUS ADAMS, born 1961, trained as a nurse at Herdecke district hospital. He has worked as a nurse at Friedrich-Husemann Clinic in Buchenbach, near Freiburg, Germany, since 1990. He took further training in psychiatry and is a practice manager and expert in anthroposophic nursing and an IKAM auditor (International Coordination Centre for Anthroposophic Medicine at the School of Spiritual Science at the Goetheanum). He has taught for many years on healthcare and nursing training courses, is a tutor for soul exercises and other aspects of anthroposophic psychiatry, and has authored various publications on anthroposophic psychiatric nursing. WOLFGANG RISSMANN M.D., born 1948, studied medicine in Freiburg, Germany, and Vienna, subsequently specializing in psychiatry. From 1987 to 2013 he was chief physician at the Friedrich-Husemann Clinic in Buchenbach near Freiburg. Since 2014 he has run a private practice for psychiatry in Hamburg. He works in training of medical students, physicians and other medical professionals in the field of anthroposophic medicine and psychiatry. MARKO ROKNIC, born 1958, trained as a nurse at Herdecke district hospital. From 1990 to 2009 he was a nurse at the Friedrich-Husemann Clinic in Buchenbach near Freiburg, Germany, and since 2009 has been a nursing manager at Sonneneck Psychosomatic Clinic in Badenweiler, Germany. He took further training in psychiatric nursing and is an expert in anthroposophic nursing, a trainer in Wegman/Hauschka rhythmic massage, and a health pedagogue (AfW Freiburg). He sits on the advisory board of the association for anthroposophic nursing, and has taught for many years in healthcare and nursing training. He is a tutor for soul exercises and other aspects of anthroposophic psychiatry, and has authored various publications on health education and nursing.

Ursula Lehr Das Thema 'AEltere Menschen und Medien' ist ein sowohl in der Gerontologie als auch in den Medienwissenschaften vernachlassigtes Gebiet. So ist es sehr zu begrussen, dass hier ein Buch vorgelegt wird, das sich diesem aus verschiedenen Perspektiven nahert und E- blick in seine vielfaltigen Facetten gewahrt: Wie nutzen altere Menschen Medien und wie reagieren sie auf die - insbesondere durch die neuen Informations- und Kommunikatio- technologien angestossene - Mediatisierung, die auch ihren Alltag neu konturiert? Wie stellen Medien altere Menschen dar und welche Altersbilder sind hier kurant? Sowohl das AElterwerden als auch die Medienwelt sind heute in vielerlei Hinsicht ganzlich anders als zu Zeiten unserer Eltern und Grosseltern. Eine immer groessere Zahl al- rer Menschen steht einer immer kleineren an Jungen gegenuber. Ein Viertel der Bevoel- rung hat bereits das 60. Lebensjahr uberschritten. Eine Bevoelkerungsgruppe - die in der Regel noch ein Viertel, oft sogar noch ein Drittel ihres Lebens vor sich hat. Aber welche Rolle spielen die Medien in diesem Lebensabschnitt? Das 21. Jahrhundert ist nicht nur durch den demografischen Wandel gekennzeichnet, sondern durch eine Vielzahl struktur- ler und gesellschaftlicher Veranderungen, mit denen wir uns auseinander zu setzen haben. Das Leben in einer alternden Welt vollzieht sich gleichsam in einer Zeit des wirtschaft- chen und sozialen Wandels, in einer Zeit des rasanten technischen und medizinischen Fo- schritts und eines voellig veranderten beruflichen und privaten Alltags.

The volume scrutinizes publics and infrastructures not separately but in their constitutive interrelations and resonances. The contributions, originating in a range of disciplinary perspectives, share a praxeological approach, discussing historical and current processes of mediated cooperation in infrastructuring and making public(s) by tracing different forms of the production, design, and historic trajectories of various publics and infrastructures.