November 5—8, 2026
Mount Madonna Center, California
Physicians’ Fall Retreat 2026
Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Body:
Tria Principia
What to Expect
Join us for a 3½-day immersive retreat exploring a living, holistic approach to patient observation and physical examination. Through an exploration of the Tria Principia—a threefold understanding of the body and the fundamental processes of nature—participants will develop new powers of perception and deepen their ability to recognize relationships between structure, function, illness and healing.
To support close faculty interaction, collegial exchange, and experiential learning, participation is limited to 25 physicians.
This retreat will weave together time in nature, reflective practice, hands-on labs, small group work, artistic activity and clinical case discussion to cultivate new organs of perception for medical practice. Through a threefold study of nature and body morphology, participants will learn to perceive the dynamic relationship between structure and function and discover clinical insights into individual constitutions, disease processes, and therapeutic interventions in order to access deeper levels of healing. For those interested, additional webinars on how to use the Tria Principia for anthroposophic prescribing will be offered in the weeks following the retreat.
Reflective Practice and CME/CE Credit
PAAM is pleased to offer participants access to Learner+, a clinician-centered platform that awards CME/CE credit for the certified activity Reflective Practice, jointly provided by CME Outfitters.
Reflection time has been intentionally built into the retreat curriculum. Participants may use these structured opportunities to document eligible reflections in Learner+ as their learning unfolds.
CME/CE credit is awarded through Learner+ for the participant’s reflective activity—not for attendance at the retreat or for PAAM’s educational content. Participants who complete eligible reflections may earn up to 20 CME/CE credits through Learner+.
This retreat is designed for physicians seeking to:
-
Presentations, activities and discussions are designed specifically with the intention of reawakening and renewing the physicians’ observational capacities.
-
Our faculty of certified Anthroposophic physicians offer real-world experience and insight into how the unique lens of Anthroposophic Medicine can be used to enliven medical practice and patient care.
-
During this retreat, ample time is spent on rethinking how we “see” our patients. Much can be gleaned from careful observation and physical examination. We show you how to bring these insights together into a fuller picture of the patient in illness and in health.
-
Our retreats invite participants to slow down and connect—through presence, listening, mutual respect and collaborative work—so you can show up as you are and become fully engaged in the process.
Registration is NOW OPEN
for the 2026 Physicians’ Fall Retreat
Register by September 17 for the
early registration rate
Your registration includes:
3½ days of immersive, faculty-led learning
An intimate retreat experience limited to 25 physicians
Free time to reflect, connect, and regenerate
Tuition and program fees
Complimentary access to Learner+, with the opportunity to earn up to 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ through the separately certified Reflective Practice activity
A personal retreat notebook and artistic materials
Choose the registration option that applies to you.
PAAM member rate — $990
PAAM members receive a $210 registration savings as a membership benefit.
Standard registration — $1,200
Non-members are warmly welcome, including naturopathic doctors and other licensed prescribers interested in anthroposophic medicine.
An immersive residential experience
The retreat continues beyond the classroom. Staying at Mount Madonna Center offers time for rest, conversation, reflection, and connection in a beautiful natural setting.
Participants may choose from private and shared rooms, cottages, cabins, and yurts. Lodging and meals are reserved separately through Mount Madonna Center.
Our Faculty
Adam Blanning, MD
Co-leader of the Medical Section at the Goetheanum & PAAM Education co-director
Adam Blanning practices integrative and anthroposophic family medicine and started his holistic medical practice in 2003. Dr. Blanning lectures and teaches nationally and internationally on topics relating to holistic medicine and the dynamics of human development, with a special interest in supporting children. He is the author of “Understanding Deeper Developmental Needs: Holistic Approaches for Challenging Behaviors in Children” and “Raising Sound Sleepers: Helping Children Use Their Senses to Rest and Self-Soothe”.
Dr. Blanning founded and directs the Denver Center for Anthroposophic Therapies, which offers anthroposophic medicine, therapeutic eurythmy, anthroposophic nursing and rhythmical massage. He works with Waldorf schools in Denver and Boulder as an educational and developmental consultant.
PAAM President and PAAM Education
co-director
Carmen Hering, DO
Carmen Hering integrates osteopathy with anthroposophic medicine in private practice since 2006. She serves as adjunct faculty at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine and at the Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training (BACWTT). Dr. Hering trains medical students and residents in her clinic and works with schools, teachers and therapists to support children's healthy development.
Dr. Hering founded Live Oak Medicine, an integrative clinic which offers osteopathic and anthroposophic medicine, anthroposophic nursing, and anthroposophic art therapy. She also founded Acorn Community Clinic, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing access to integrative medicine and therapies and co-founded the Foundation for Health Creation, a non-profit organization and community project dedicated to patient education and outreach.