A New Model of Health Care

A Wellspring for Our Community Renewing Mind, Body and Spirit From Stephanie Taylor, M.D., Ph.D.

True wellness and deep healing is more than the application of a pill to a diagnosis. I have pioneered a new approach to healthcare that is based on personal and community wellness. Here is what this means:

The first community is you. Each person is a composite of their own life experiences and their own circle of support. Every factor needs to be evaluated to develop a picture of the whole person. Each element can then be recruited into the healing process.

The second community is where you live. The majority of public health research shows that the health of individuals is not separate from the health of the community. We have an obligation to ourselves to care for our community. This means taking the ecological initiative and also supporting the small businesses that are based in our community, especially our local farmers. Over time the community that you care for will also care for you.

The center of the program is the office visit. We offer 30 and 60 minute patient visits. This gives us enough time to really get to know you. The relationship does not end at the office visit. You will enter a supportive community linked by regular newsletters and educational programs. You will have the opportunity to re-discover yourself and the joys of living on the Monterey Peninsula. Visit Medical Program and Educational Program and see how this unique holistic program can benefit you and assist you in achieving your life’s purpose.

Wise Woman Holiday Celebration

The Holiday Season can be filled with joy as family come together to celebrate another year. It is also a time of some worry, since holiday foods can add weight that will require a New Year’s Resolution!
Dr. Taylor will be giving a information packed and interactive lecture on having a healthy holiday experience. The talk MORE

Didgeridoo Workshop

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Good News

Have you thought about taking a news holiday just to give yourself a rest?  There is plenty of distressing news every evening, but there are also a lot of very good things happening that are not reported.  We face a time of great crisis and MORE

Tai Chi News

Our week long Tai Chi Workshop will be held in Terre Haute, Indiana from June 13-18th, 2011.  Amazingly we sold out all 150 places months before the workshop. This workshop will be sited in the lovely retreat center of St. Mary’s of the Woods.  After the MORE

Special Mother's Day

Mother’s Day is May 8th, and as you would expect that is a major holiday in our office! I would like to share with you a special opportunity for gift giving this year. Heifer International is a charity that empowers men and women around the MORE

Radiation and Public Health

I know many of you are concerned about radiation leaking from the nuclear power plants in Japan. I would like to give you the best links to current and unbiased information. I recommend the Physicians for Social Responsibility website at www.psr.org and also the Union MORE

Do you Didgeridoo?

An important part of sustaining community is the opportunity to gather in groups and do something fun. It seems to be innately human to sing and make music, but many of us were discouraged as young children because we did not appear to have the MORE

MiniMedical School-1 2011

Our first Mini-Medical School lecture of 2011 will be Saturday, January 8th at 12:30. Location Chautauqua Hall in Pacific Grove.  Many of you have asked for a discussion about food and nutrition. They are not the same!  Come with your questions this Saturday. You will MORE

Fall Tai Chi Classes

Please join us this Winter for six weeks of Tai Chi Classes:

Starting January 8, 2011
Six mostly consecutive Saturday mornings from 10:30-12:30.
There will be two classes, each 50 minutes.

For more details go to the Educational Programs page.

Location: Pacific Grove, California. Cost $80.00 for 6 MORE

Toxic World

The Gulf oil spill has focused our attention on the chemicals in our environment and the long term consequences of chemical exposures. Dr. Taylor will give a lecture reviewing the risks and how to minimize exposure Saturday, August 7th, at 11:30 AM at Chautauqua Hall MORE