About me

Richard Hoofs

My name is Richard Hoofs. I am a Primary Care Doctor and spiritual coach, and the author of the book ‘Doctor’s Orders: Partner with Your Soul’.

After studying medicine, I specialized in primary care, and I have now been working as a Primary Care Doctor for 26 years. I also undertook further training in tropical surgery, military medicine and prison medicine. In addition, I have immersed myself in various holistic healing methods, including acupuncture, ayurveda & marma, anthroposophy, reiki, spiritual therapy and ancient Egyptian healing. Along the way, I made several study trips to India and Egypt.

In India, I worked as a doctor on a health project in rural Maharashtra. There I experienced both the deep wisdom of the Eastern esoteric traditions and the practical value of Western medicine. The connection between Eastern wisdom and Western medicine has become the foundation of my work.

In my coaching and consultations, I work from a holistic view of health. The word holistic comes from the Greek holos, meaning ‘whole’. After all, a human being is more than just a body: we are a coherent whole of body, personality and soul. Many physical, emotional and psychological complaints arise when this balance is disturbed. In my guidance, we therefore look not only at the complaint itself, but also at its deeper cause and meaning.

In my work and books, I combine the best of two worlds: practical and spiritual, complementary and conventional. My mission is to help people reconnect with their own soulfulness, inner strength and self-healing abilities.