Therapy Sessions
SEPTEMBER 13-25, 2010 - please call for availability
NOVEMBER 8-20, 2010 - early registration ends October 8th
FEBRUARY 7-19, 2011
Participants of all ages can experience a healing environment based on the Anthroposophical medical guidelines of Austrian scientist-philosopher Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925).
Our two-week intensive therapeutic session is designed for ambulatory individuals with a variety of ailments, chronic illnesses, or anyone seeking a restorative regimen. Our patients have suffered chronic fatigue, recovery from chemotherapy, arthritis, stroke, MS, digestive issues and many other problems. Many of our patients receive Iscador, an increasingly popular alternative cancer treatment. As a patient, you will receive individual medical care from founding physicians Quentin McMullen, MD and Molly McMullen-Laird, MD. Both physicians were trained in Internal Medicine in the United States and in Anthroposophical Medicine in Europe.
A unique feature of our therapeutic sessions is the availability of anthroposophical therapies: therapeutic eurythmy, speech formation, art therapy, color-light, music, rhythmical massage, therapeutic baths, and nursing therapies. A talented, dedicated team of nurses and therapists, under the medical direction of Drs. Molly and Quentin McMullen, create an unparalleled healing environment.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the Rudolf Steiner Health Center and where is it located?
The Rudolf Steiner Health Center is a center established to provide Anthroposophic Medical care in combination with traditional Western medicine in one facility, which can house all therapies that Anthroposophic medicine encompasses.
The RSHC is located at the historic Anna Botsford Bach House at 1422 W. Liberty Ann Arbor, MI. 48103.
2. What is Anthroposophic Medicine?
Anthroposophic Medicine (Anthropos = human being : Sophia = wisdom) is a form of complementary medicine developed by Rudolf Steiner that views the entire human being (physical and life bodies, soul and spirit) in its relationship to the universe in treating illness.
It includes the use of European homeopathics and plant medicines, assessment by specially trained physicians, and several unique therapies and nursing treatments.
Medicines used are taken from the realms of plants, animals, and minerals.
3. What therapies are used?
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Artistic Therapy Promotes healing through use of drawing, watercolor painting, and clay modeling. |
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Color Light Therapy Strengthens the soul through guided exposure to color and light. |
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Rhythmical Massage A specific form of massage, individually prescribed and performed by specially trained massage therapists. |
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Anthroposophic Nursing Treatments Compresses, footbaths, applications of oils, and therapeutic baths (including oil dispersion and over-warming baths). |
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Therapeutic Eurythmy A movement therapy used to harmonize and strengthen body and soul. |
| Speech Formation Therapy Rhythmical speech exercises to transform the breath and help one to discover the inner life of speech. |
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Music Therapy Harmonizes the activities of inner organs through concentrated listening and playing of instruments. |
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Intravenous Therapies Depending on the diagnosis, a number of IV therapies may be given during your stay, including high dose Vitamin C, glutathione, or Meyer's Cocktail. |
About vitamin C Infusions:
"Practitioners all over the world use intravenous infusions of ascorbate in doses as high as 60-100 grams for cancer treatment. Due to digestive processes, oral doses of vitamin C can never be as high in the blood as compared to comparable IV doses of vitamin C. Caution: People of Mediterranean descent should be screened for a genetic defect - glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase - that may make these high doses of IV vitamin C lethal in them." (breastcancerchoices.org)
For more information refer to:
http://breastcancerchoices.org
4. What kind of doctors work at the Center?
The center was established and is run by Drs. Molly and Quentin McMullen. Both physicians are traditionally trained Internal Medicine physicians with additional training in Anthroposophic Medicine. At times, other Anthroposophic physicians or medical students come in to work and learn.
5. Do you have to have prior experience or knowledge of Anthroposophy to come to the center?
No. Participants of all ages, interests and backgrounds can attend and experience the healing environment at the center.
6. How is the program run at the center and how does one get involved?
Two or three -week long therapeutic sessions are available. A participant can call the center to register or may be referred by their physician.
7. I really like my current physician and I take some conventional medicine that I am comfortable with. Do I have to give these up?
No, not at all! Both physicians are very happy to work with the program you are following and are quite willing to communicate with your current physician. Anthroposophy truly complements your current regimen.
8. What is a session like? Do I have to stay at the center?
Participants stay at the center for ease of receiving treatments and for a sense of community. Usually, all participants arrive on the same day and settle into their rooms. The first evening will be an orientation time to get familiar with the center and each other.
Dinner will be served and orientation will follow. All meals are vegetarian, prepared with organically or biodynamically locally grown foods.
The next day participants are gently awakened, greeted by their nurses, given any prescribed medicines before going to breakfast. After breakfast, participants join together to sing, and then return to their room to see a physician, or begin their first therapy of the day. There may be another therapy before lunch. After lunch and a rest, therapies continue until just before dinner. After dinner, participants are on their own or may choose to attend interesting lectures/discussions with the staff, or a musical or other social event.
Nursing Care
Anthroposophical nursing goes beyond traditional nursing by addressing the need of patients to be listened to and cared for in their surroundings. The quality of the air, light, heat, textures of bedclothes, fresh water and flowers, appropriate for the illness of the patient, are attended to. Footbaths, bodywork with oil rubbings, and encouragement in all the rhythms of the day are found in the relationship between nurse and patient.
Meals
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Three meals per day are served in a beautiful community dining room in the historic Anna Botsford Bach Home. All food is organic or biodynamic, with preference given to local produce. The delicious, vegetarian meals are based on the therapeutic diet plan of the Lukas Klinik in Arlesheim, Switzerland.
Group Activities
Group Activities are an important aspect of the experience. Group singing starts the day (after
breakfast), optional group eurythmy or speech in the afternoon, and evening cultural programs are spread throughout the session. There are also weekend outing opportunities, as well as nearby parks available for walking, hiking and plant observation. Ambulatory patients are encouraged to participate in the varied aspects of maintaining gardens, and to walk in the open air. Evening and weekend social events such as musical performances further enhance the sense of community that many patients have felt at similar clinics.
9. Will I have the same therapies everyday? Will I be prescribed all of the therapies?
Your plan of care will be individually tailored to your needs. You may have some treatments or therapies daily, or every other day, but you may not need all therapies.
10. When are the next sessions and what are the costs involved? What about insurance coverage?
The next sessions are:
September 13-25, 2010
November 8-20, 2010
February 7-19, 2011
The charge for your stay, all meals, therapies, nursing, and physician treatments, including medicines: $4350 for doubles and $4935 for singles [12 days of therapy]. Please check with your own insurance company to see what they will cover. We will furnish a paid receipt for submission to your carrier. Some of the treatments and doctor's visits may be covered. If you are planning to fly here, check with your local Wings of Mercy chapter to see if you qualify for flight assistance.
A 10% discount will be given for completed registration and deposit 30 days before the session begins (excludes partial stays).
Dates are subject to change.
The Rudolf Steiner Health Center is not responsible for any lost travel costs. Please make sure all travel purchases are refundable (or you can purchase travel insurance).
Limited financial assistance is available for those in need (excludes partial stays). Application available online or by request.
Rooms assigned on a first-come, first-served basis; limited to 12 participants.
Partial stays are charged by a daily rate, minimum stay is 3 days. Inquire about possibility and fees.
"To experience the Health Center is like stepping into another world of light and caring..."
--B.B., retreat participant in 2002
To request information or ask a question, please email us at info@steinerhealth.org
Ann Arbor News article: Throwing the self-healing switch
CSAM was founded in 1997 as a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing patient care, education and research in Anthroposophical medicine.