International Associaton for Anthroposophic Body Therapies / IAABT
Welcome to our website!
We are engaged in networking and promotion for Anthroposophic Body Therapists al over the world.
We encourage further development of body therapies on Anthroposophical base and trainings.
We stand for variety of methods and freedom of selection of therapies.
We support research and further development
We are member in the "International Federation for Anthroposophic Therapies" IFAT
IKAM is the association of internationally active coordinators and people in positions of responsibility within the Anthroposohic-Medical movement.
https://medsektion-goetheanum.org/en/medical-section/international-coordination-of-anthroposophic-medicine/ikam
In IKAM there is for each profession a coordinator. He/She is the connecting link between the Medical Section and the single faculties. In IKAM the coordinator represents interests of his own faculty and in the world he/she represents the interests of the Medical Section. He/she is first counterpart in al questions.
Elma Pressel is Coordinator for the Anthroposophic Body Therapies together with Gudrun Rehberg as Co-Coordinator
The collaboration between the Medical Section and the different Body Therapies is overseen by the International Coordination for Anthroposophic Body Therapies.
ORGANISATION CHART Coordination Anthroposophic Body Therapies
Centro antroposofico Lanzarote searches massagetherapist
Aberdeen Camphill School searches a Therapeutic Movement Practitioner
preview 2025:
June 12 - 14:
International Symposium Rhythmical Massage Therapy Prague
July 2025:
Research Congress of the Medical Section
the new date will be announced as soon as possible
September 2025:
Annual Conference of the Medical Section 2025
including the Specialist conference for Anthroposophic Body Therapies
September 9 - 14 2025 at the Goetheanum
Certification Anthroposophic Body Therapist
requirement for the certification “Anthroposophic Body Therapist /ABT”:
a) medical profession with a licence to touch according to the national legislation
b) completed further training in minimum one fully recognized method of Anthroposophic Body Therapies