Homeopathy Restores the Peace We all Crave

There’s a saying that all roads lead to Rome. Put another way, all truths come to the same conclusion, even if they take different paths to get there.

Perhaps everyone’s goal is to feel at peace within themselves, to feel content and relaxed moment by moment.

I remember hearing about a rich business tycoon on holiday in a remote island, inhabited by local people who relied on fishing as a living. The tycoon was out fishing one day, and got talking to the owner of the boat. He suggested that the fisherman could market himself better and make much more money.

The local fisherman listened quietly and with respect. Then, wisely he commented that then he would become more stressed. This would lead to his need for a holiday in the environment he currently called home.

Who was wise here? Who has more?

Humans have deviated from this inner peace to an almost unprecedented level - constant mind chatter about the past or future, with no focus on the present. Yet it is the present which is all there really is to life. Seeking more and more material ‘things’ to fill that inner void just leads to more desires. It does nothing to alleviate the emptiness within.

This ignores the fact that we are dynamic, spiritual beings, not just beings within the physical boundaries of the skin.

It ignores that everything in our lives reflects who we are - our children, partners, family members, friends, enemies, environment, animals, work, hobbies. The list is endless.

If you want to speak to someone in a crowded and noisy room, the best way is to whisper in their ear. Trying to compete with the noise is pointless and simply adds to the chaos.

Your intuition, inner wisdom, or whatever you want to call it, doesn’t try to compete with your noisy mind. Instead, it whispers to you, when your mind is silent, however briefly. These are the eureka moments that people so often have - on the toilet, in the bath, on falling asleep or at any time when their minds are quiet.

Meditation can help you achieve this, as can yoga, Tai Chi and various other natural modalities.

Another approach is to watch what goes on around you. Watching how your relationships unfurl are a great way of mirroring you back to yourself. The anger, fear or emotions in others are a direct reflection of you. How easy it is to resolve someone else’s problem, rather than our own! But, they are our own.

Animals, in their total acceptance of the ‘now’ moment are fine masters at this art of mirroring you. When you are in fear, so too will be your animals. To such an extent that they will even suffer the same pathology - caused by your imbalance.

The desire to control our environment and family is because we have a lack of inner control which makes us feel very anxious. Our every action is a reflection of that inner turmoil.

Homeopathy understands this so well. Which is why homeopaths need to consider so much of you - your past, your dreams, your hobbies, your work, your reactions. It all points to how you deal with your life, how you act which is different from everyone else. Your individuality.

Homeopathy is so good at restoring the balance, at undoing past hurts, at calming your mind.

It is quite normal not to know how bad things have become for you, until you start on the journey away from the chaos. Then, looking back, it’s almost like viewing a movie - was I really like that? I know because I’ve been there, done that..., probably still doing it but to a lesser extent.

Homeopathy as a Complete Health Package

There really is nothing quite like homeopathy. There are no limits to what it can achieve. The limits are those that are imposed by you the patient, or the practitioner.

Let’s look at how. Homeopathy is brilliant at resolving physical issues, be it from a mild injury, to an intense headache, to severe pathology. You can even learn to treat the mild (and not-so-mild) physical issues yourself with some of the common remedies in a low potency (strength).

Homeopathy is fantastic at restoring emotional balance after a shock, a fright, a grief, abandonment or when anger or aggression becomes a dominant factor in your life.

There is nothing quite like the depth or speed with which homeopathy can reverse deeply troubled minds.

In a nutshell, homeopathy is your doctor, your specialist, your councellor, your psychologist, your psychiatrist. This is because all of you is connected. Your mind is not separate from your body and your body parts are not separate from each other. You are connected to all of you. Homeopathy is one of the few modalities which recognises this.

Homeopathy can also replace chiropractors, physiotherapists and other body workers.

Because homeopathy works at a deep level, dentistry can also come into its sphere of action.

People have their own limited ideas. Sadly this comes through by incomplete homeopathic training as well as by not expanding our potential.

Some homeopaths do a quick 6 months or year long training. Some courses are written by people other than homeopaths. There are a multitude of reasons why some homeopaths will tell you your problem can’t be fixed by homeopathy. What they really mean is that they are not up to the job, that they don’t know enough. But that takes courage to admit as well time to rectify. Not something many people have.

I’m telling you that the sky is the limit with homeopathic treatment. You just need patience and a good homeopath who makes it their life’s journey to continue to grow and learn.

Just as in any other walk of life, there are good, bad and indifferent homeopaths. Here are a few of my suggestions to know if your’s is on the ball:

•  you should always have a good, working relationship (friendly but respectful - anything less will not be in your long term interest)
•  where you do most of the talking (guided by the skillful homeopath)
•  when you are not judged, when the homeopath has no prejudices, where you feel completely at ease
•  the depth of questioning will give you an idea - we need to touch your inner core so expect hidden emotions to surface
•  the fewer the remedies (both in different remedies and in doses) you are given at any one time, the deeper will be the prescription
•  complexes (several remedies in one bottle) are definitely taboo except under exceptional circumstances
•  a need to see you frequently initially, fading into rare visits means your tendencies are being dealt with and so your ailments will diminish
•  an improvement in not only your complaints, but also in food cravings (for healthy food), in sleep and in energy and motivation

Although most chronic conditions will take time to go completely, there will be signs to show you things are definitely on the mend. Sometimes these are subtle and you can’t see them immediately, but a skillful homeopath will be able to recognise and show you the improvements.

However, homeopathy is not one of the easiest modalities to work with, as everyone is treated as the individual they are. So if you feel comfortable with your homeopath, allow them time to ‘find’ you and so the most suitable prescription. After all, it can be hard to pack a lifetime into an hour or two.

And a good homeopath will always be using homeopathy for themselves. Just as you do, they will need an objective person (in the form of another homeopath) to help them through their problems. Ask what troubles they have or have had and what helped them. That can tell you a lot about them and the depth of their knowledge.

The Different Levels of Homeopathic Prescribing

I’ve always been a bit puzzled when homeopaths say “homeopathy can’t treat this or that’, as my training was all about homeopathy treating the person, not the disease. As one homeopath put so well, ‘a tumour doesn’t walk into your clinic and sit in your chair, so why treat it?’.

It’s the person (or animal) with the ailment that needs treatment, not the ailment itself.

At a recent seminar, the mystery was solved for me. So I want to share this with you, as it may help you understand homeopathy a little better.

There are four levels of homeopathic prescribing.

Level one is at the level of treating the disease itself, rather than the person. This is in line with allopathic treatment (mainstream medicine) where just the ailment is treated. Little knowledge is necessary as only the disease itself is considered. The only difference between allopathic treatment and homeopathic treatment at level one treatment is that the medicine will be in potency (ie will have the energy of the source, just as homeopathic medicines do), rather than be in material doses.

Level two is still treating the disease or problem, but now it is a little more specialised, with personal knowledge of the uniqueness of that person expressing the disease. Some individuality is now needed to prescribe the right medicine, such as arthritis which is worse in the summer or better at the end of the day.

Level three brings in the emotional or mind of the person, as well as using the symptoms of the presenting problem. For example, the person may be suffering migraines, which started after they lost a loved one. The unprocessed grief is now manifesting at the physical level.

Level four is a recent addition, and goes much deeper and way beyond level three. Few homeopaths are using this method as it is so new, but also much more difficult to apply. However, the results that can be obtained far outweigh all the other levels combined.

Most medical homeopaths (doctors and vets) have only been trained to level 2, so they use therapeutics a lot, just as they do in the medical world. Whilst there is nothing inherently wrong with this, and much good can be done, it is limited.

Most lay homeopaths (the non medical ones) in the west have longer homeopathic training than the medical ones and are far more interested in reaching the mind and emotions, knowing full well a much better result is likely.

The exception to this is Indian trained homeopaths who generally undergo far longer training than those in the west.

Of course, there is always individual.as well as cultural and country variations, but generally speaking, you will get deeper prescribing from a lay homeopath in the west, than from a medical one.

Home prescribing is at level two. You can do a lot yourself, but by no means everything.

Depending on the person and the part of the world you are in, naturopaths may only be up to level two. However, in America, homeopaths are called naturopaths.

Talking about practitioners, I consider it to be of paramount importance to have a good relationship with your chosen practitioner, whatever the modality. If you don’t resonate with them, I suggest you don’t discard the modality, just the practitioner. Make sure you have a good, working relationship.with all your therapists, but be practical about it, rather than romantic.

Homoeopathy is a Journey, a Lifestyle, More Than Just a Treatment

When you start to use homoeopathic treatment, especially when you start to learn to use the common remedies at home, you gradually come to realise that homoeopathy is a way of life, rather than simply a treatment.

Because homoeopathic treatment is all about finding your unique cause of ill health, as well as your personal symptoms, it becomes obvious to you that you need to take ownership for what you do to yourself.

Taking responsibility for your own life is rare in today's world, driven by materialistic gain and ego-related recognition. But you will never have good health until you recognise that this is part of the process.

Diet, sleep, exposure to natural sunlight, time for you, time in nature, time to relax all become not only desirable, but necessary. When you ignore them, you quickly come to realise you did so at your peril. And you need to do something to get back on track.

When you start to use homoeopathic treatment for all your health concerns, the process subtly changes your perspective on life. Over time you relax more, shift your focus, let things go more easily, naturally move towards a healthier approach to life. Materialism becomes less important. Inner peace becomes your focus. Relationships improve. People can no longer easily push your buttons.

This is in perfect natural balance. Ill health is more about the unresolved emotional energy that creates physical ill health as a result, than apparently appearing out of nowhere.

Enjoy the journey. The destination will take care of itself.

Choosing A Natural Health Magazine Which is Unbiased

Natural health magazines abound, often giving you conflicting advice. Who should you believe?

I believe any good natural health magazine, like any good magazine, shouldn’t so much give you advice, rather they should give unbiased important pros and cons and leave you to work out the best solution for you.

After all you are unique. What is helpful to the magazine editor may be harmful to you. Only you can decide.

Being unbiased is hugely important. We’re all reading in the news how doctors have been paid to create unsubstantiated ‘scientific’ papers supporting some drug or other.

Natural health magazine editors are people too. Some good, some bad, some indifferent. If the editor only advocates items they receive a royalty form, they aren’t unbiased.

Sure, we all need to make our daily crust, but it’s best to be open about what we profit from.

A good natural health magazine should look at all aspects of health, not just focus on physical ailments. For example, diet is critical to good health.

I recently read of six people, all suffering with type 2 diabetes, on insulin and all obese. Within one week of a change of diet, most were off their insulin. Within one month, they all were.

Isn’t that awesome?

I find it extraordinary that doctors receive no nutritional training whatsoever.

Yet I doubt there is a natural health therapist who doesn’t understand the importance of diet.

Natural health covers every aspect of who you are. You aren’t just your body. You aren’t just your mind. You are a unique and complex unit. Your feelings and emotions are as important (actually more so) as your thoughts and creations.

So any natural health magazine worth its salt will cover aspects of your emotional health, as well as your physical health. When you ignore your emotional health, sooner or later you’ll suffer physical ill health.

Everyone knows that stress causes anxiety and that anxiety causes higher blood pressure and faster heart rate. While that’s fine for a short period, if you continually have these ‘anxiety attacks’, your physical health will deteriorate.

But you don’t have to resort to drugs. There are many effective, natural alternatives. And homeopathy can actually get to the cause of why you are suffering these attacks in the first place.

And fix it.

And lastly, your magazine should have a readers question area. Whilst the answer may not be specifically helpful for your ailment, they should be able to point you in the right direction. They should know what areas each natural health modality excels in and which has limited ability.

For example, you wouldn’t go to a masseuse if you had incontinence. And you probably wouldn’t go to a chiropractor if you had a torn ligament. It’s doubtful you’d see an acupuncturist if you had been abused as a child.

Yet all these health issues can be resolved using homeopathy.