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Located on the historic West Side of Ann Arbor, Michigan
“Health Care as a step towards true community; community in support of personal health.”
Come to RSHC’s next Therapeutic Session!
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 chronic illnesses, or anyone seeking a restorative regimen. Our patients have suffered chronic fatigue, recovery from chemotherapy, arthritis, stroke, MS, digestive problems and many other problems. Many of our patients receive Iscador, an 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.
What is unique about the therapeutic sessions is the anthroposophical therapies: therapeutic movement, art therapy, color-light, music, rhythmical or nursing 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.
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.
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.
Medicines used are taken from the realms of plants, animals, and minerals.
The Filderklinik in Germany and the Vidar Clinic in Sweden are successful anthroposophical clinics that are being used as models. The Rudolf Steiner Health Center will not duplicate the services of local hospitals. There is no onsite emergency room, operating room, diagnostic radiology, or radiation therapy
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.
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.
FAQ Sheet
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.
Anthroposophic Medicine (Anthropos = human being : Sophia = wisdom) is a form of complementary medicine developed by
Rudolf Steiner that views the entire human being (mind, body, and spirit) and the human relationship to the universe in treating illness.
It includes the use of European homeopathics and plant medicines, assessment by specially trained physicians, and numerous
therapies and nursing treatments.
Therapies include:
Artistic Therapy- Promotes healing through use of drawing, watercolor painting, and clay modeling.
Therapeutic Movement- Eurythmy or Spacial Dynamics used to harmonize and strengthen body and soul.
Color Light Therapy- Strengthens the soul through guided exposure to color and light.
Music Therapy- Harmonizes the activities of inner organs through concentrated listening and playing of instruments.
Rhythmical or Nursing massage- A gentle form of massage, individually prescribed and performed by specially trained therapists.
Anthroposophic Nursing Treatments-Include compresses, footbaths, applications of oils, and therapeutic baths.
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.
No! Participants of all ages, interests and backgrounds can attend and experience the healing environment at the center.
The center is designed for ambulatory individuals with chronic illnesses, or anyone seeking a restorative regimen.
Our patients have suffered chronic fatigue, recovery from chemotherapy, arthritis, stroke, MS, digestive problems
and many other problems. Many of our patients receive Iscador, an alternative cancer treatment.
Currently, two-week long therapeutic sessions are available.
A participant can call the center to register or may be referred by their physician.
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.
It is necessary for all participants to 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
and proceed to breakfast.
After breakfast, there will be a time of joining together to sing, and then participants return to their room to see a physician,
or begin their first therapy. A participant may have some free time, or may have a physician visit and a 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 diverse lectures or an event scheduled for their entertainment.
Your plan of care will be individually tailored to your needs. You may have some treatments or therapies daily and
you may or may not experience all therapies.
The next sessions are:
February 11-23, 2008
May 5-17, 2008
Total Charges: $4350 for doubles and $4935 for singles [12 days of therapy].
Please check with your own insurance company to see if they cover complementary treatment.
Some of the treatments and doctor's visits may be covered.
There is occasionally some financial assistance available to those in need: please inquire.
For any additional questions, please feel free to call the center at (734) 663-4365.
email: csammed@earthlink.net
“To experience the Health Center is like stepping into another world of light and caring...”
--B.B., retreat participant in 2002
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.