Rolf Heine
Introduction by Adam Blanning
Foreword by Michaela Glöckler, MD and Matthias Girke
Translated by Carol Brousseau

Anthroposophic nursing care goes beyond the communicative
approach of soft skills. Nurses form a bridge between treatment
of the body and treatment of the patient’s soul and spirit by
actively valuing the human body, paying attention to touch,
using warmth, cold, air, and light to promote healing processes,
and much more. Although physical wellbeing, autonomy, and
youthfulness are central to our modern materialistic culture, our
bodies actually receive little respect and appreciation, especially
when they become ill and eventually old. Nursing values need to
be rediscovered that respect the debased human being, embrace
illness as a part of existence, and allow time for healing. A key
aspect of this book involves the idea and practice of
“nursing gestures,” relating inner attitudes and practical nursing
activities to one another in detail through numerous examples
and overviews. 

Anthroposophic Nursing Practice shows not only the possibility,
but also the practical experience of nursing care, which aims to
be both holistic and optimistic. The knowledge and perspectives
gathered in this book have matured through the work of several
generations of anthroposophically oriented nurses, all striving to
refine a truly integrative nursing practice. 

This unique book will no doubt become the classic text on the
important practice of anthroposophic nursing.

This book is a translation from German of Anthroposophische
Pflegepraxis—Grundlagen und Anregungen für alltägliches
Handeln, 4th edition (Salumed Verlag, Berlin, Germany, 2017).
Translated from the German by Carol Brousseau.