What is Practical Homeopathy ?
Homeopathy is fundamentally an alternative form of medicine, based on solid scientific principles. Only when practitioners understand this will they be able to use it effectively as a complementary medicine and that is why it is so important to choose a training that works from these principles. A ‘Practical homeopath’ is one who has had a vocational training in the art and science of homeopathy. This provides the practitioner with a range of tools and concepts that increases their ability to successfully treat clients.
•The science of homeopathy is based on an energetic model of health observed through the careful analysis and evaluation of the vital energy of the patient, backed up by the evidence of what needs to be cured followed by the most appropriate choice of method and its application.
•The art is the use of the repertory, in the choice of remedy/ remedies, the potency and the way the prescription is given.
A ‘practically’ trained homeopath has been taught to use a wide range of ‘methods’ that have been developed since Hahnemann’s times and not just one method. NB: Practical homeopathy is not a method! It is an approach to the study of homeopathy and some colleges that claim to teach ‘practical’ homeopathy clearly do not understand the concept!
Why is the practical approach becoming necessary?
In the early days of homeopathy prescribing was done on just a few chosen symptoms. The introduction of modern medicinal drugs, immunisation programs, an over-emphasis on an allopathic approach to illness predominates, allied to stress, pollution and changes in people’s natural dietary habits means that prescribing methods have had to adapt to modern problems. Dealing with high level of toxicity and its effects has become a major part of practice. The complex pictures presented by modern clients need to be matched by an understanding of the range of methods, and which particular method is the most appropriate at particular points along the healing process.
The modern homeopath needs to be able to use the main methods developed so far and understand how they can be used to help in the choice of treatment. So, although the ‘classical’ method has its place and context for use, if you are taught to look at patients from one perspective only the results are limited. It leads to remedy guessing and guru chasing in an ever increasing spiral of confusion for the prescriber.
A ‘practical homeopath’ is one who has the ability to prescribe from the most appropriate methods – a range of which have been developed by leading homeopaths over the past 200 years.
Hahnemann was the first practical homeopath in the sense that he never stopped changing and adapting his approach to meet the needs of the individual.
• Choosing Homeopathy As A Career
• What is Practical Homeopathy
• Choosing the Right Course
• Why Study at Cph
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