Essentials of Human-Centered Medicine

Essentials of Human-Centered Medicine: Exploring Common Ground between Anthroposophic Medicine and Holistic, Complementary, and Natural Medicine

Where does anthroposophic medicine stand in the context of alternative-holistic medicine? Chiropractic, Chinese medicine, and Healing Touch are some of the therapies discussed from an anthroposophic viewpoint.

About the Author

PAUL W. SCHARFF, MD (1930–2014), spent a lifetime with Anthroposophy. When he was six years old, Ehrenfried Pfeiffer visited to advise the Scharff family on aspects of caring for their farm, which included making preparations together. Thirty years later, in 1966, Paul and Ann Scharff founded the Fellowship Community to address the question of eldercare in the context of Anthroposophy and community. Today, with 130 people, it is a place where young and old live together, sharing in life and work. Over the ensuing years, Dr. Scharff studied the esoteric works of Rudolf Steiner and applied what he found toward new ways of approaching eldercare and practical life in general, including agriculture, medicine, and social forms. The many essays and lectures from his life of anthroposophic study and practice are available online in a dedicated archive.

Richard Leviton has written eight other books, including The Galaxy on Earth: A Traveler’s Guide to the Planets, Visionary Geography(2002). A professional journalist for 25 years, he has edited a national magazine on alternative medicine. More recently—in his professional capacity as senior editor for Hampton Roads Publishing Company in Virginia—he has developed a line of alternative medicine self-care titles as well as authoritative metaphysical books.