Homeopathy
About Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a complete system of healing that has been around for over 200 years. Developed by a German doctor, Samuel Hahnemann, homeopathy is now the second-most used medical system in the world, and the fastest growing, according to the World Organization of Health.
Homeopathy is nontoxic, evidence-based, and versatile, with a wide range of applications including mental, emotional, and physical symptoms.
Homeopathic Principles
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Law of Similars
Homeopathy works on the alchemical principle of the Law of Similiars - “like heals like.” This is a time-honored and battle-tested philosophy of healing via sympathetic resonance. This principle was first put into writing by the Renaissance alchemist, Paracelsus. The Law of Similars works by way of pattern-matching. Unlike suppressive approaches that try to create an opposite effect in the body, this approach allows the symptoms to fall away while strengthening the system overall.
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Minimum Dose
Homeopathy advocates for the use of the minimum effective dose to get you results. It works by way of nano-particles that stimulate a hormetic response in your system. This is an alchemical principle in action. It works on an entirely different mechanism than pharmaceuticals, herbs, or supplements.
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Individualized Care
Homeopathy seeks to understand each person’s direct experience in order to discern the signature pattern being expressed. Through in-depth consultations and analyses, a recommendation is made for your unique constellation of symptoms on the physical, emotional, and mental planes. This is different from practitioners who treat people simply based on their named condition, or who use one-size-fits-all protocols. Homeopathy seeks to find the right solution on a case-by-case basis.
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Totality of Symptoms
Homeopathy works on an understanding of imbalance through a meaningful totality of one’s characteristic symptoms. Through perceiving the totality, or the pattern, we can arrive at an understanding of the underlying imbalance, and work to address it at that level. This is a different approach from suppressing symptoms or addressing things in a reductionist way. This way of working ties together all your different parts and addresses you as a whole.
“The highest ideal of cure is the rapid, gentle, and permanent restoration of health by the most trustworthy and least harmful way.”
—Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), founder of homeopathy
Resources for further investigation:
Research
American Institute of Homeopathy
Homeopathy Research Institute
Intro to Homeopathy
Homeopathy: Beyond Flat Earth Medicine (PDF download)
Curious about what’s possible with homeopathy?
Because my work addresses the underlying patterns behind your symptoms, my approach is applicable for a wide variety of conditions. You do not need to have a formal diagnosis in order for me to arrive at a remedy to support you.
That said, since our culture really values named conditions, you can click below to see some of the conditions I have supported people with in my career as a homeopath.
“The cure of the part should not be attempted without the treatment of the whole.”
—Plato
Supporting your whole system.
A homeopathic consultation is a lengthy, in-depth look at all the patterns underlying your symptoms. We connect the dots between things that may seem unrelated. The most resonant remedy has the capacity to impact all aspects of your being: your mood and outlook, your mental functioning, and your physical symptoms, sometimes simultaneously, and more typically, sequentially over time.
