Posts about Students

Homeopathy on the Farm – A Case of a Pet Chicken with a Broken Leg

Homeopathy is a wonderful medicine for a wide range of problems, not just for our family but for our animals as well. We enjoy living on a small farm and raise various livestock and pets. Raising animals from birth to grave (or table) can be very rewarding but also heartbreaking. When you live in a rural area you have to be prepared to deal with sudden midnight births, infections, predators, and freak accidents on your own.

Read More »

On the Horizon

Can you guess the homeopathic remedy? Low, slow, and mystical. She woke to a blanket of white creeping over the hills, the kind of October morning where the potential is almost palpable. Fields of amber and gold against a pale purple sky—they seemed a comb for the fog, disappearing then reappearing from view. The rising

Read More »

A Cold Wind

Can you guess the homeopathic remedy? There’s a moment in every budding reporter’s life when you just know—this is the one. That one story only you have the inclination and determination to break wide open, because where everyone else saw the glossed exterior, you sensed the rumble beneath. Follow Tree Farms was mine. Tucked in

Read More »

Student Responses to Anne Schadde Zoom session with students

Case Analysis in April with Anne Schadde HP (Germany) Anne really enjoyed working on HSI student cases, and is inspired to come back. She said:“It was a great pleasure for me to work with HSI students on such well elaborated student case reports and point out the common thread that runs through the entire patient

Read More »

Homeopathy – The Road Less Traveled

written by Debbie Lamb Many people are familiar with Robert Frost’s poem, The Road Not Taken, which narrates a traveler’s thoughts as he ponders which of two woodland paths to take. In the end, he chose the road “less traveled by,” which “made all the difference.” Not as many people are familiar with homeopathy. I,

Read More »

Dusty – A Happy Dog Suffering from Fear and Pain

Behavioral clues in a client who cannot speak, like a pet, can reveal a lot, especially about fear and pain. Remember what is most important in a case, especially when your client cannot talk. Dusty is a 1 year old male dog who I know very well. He lives with a loving family of four

Read More »

Remedies for Thanksgiving

For many, Thanksgiving Day is a day of celebrating family and friends with feasting and watching football. The meal traditionally includes turkey, ham, stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, bread, green beans, pecan pie, and pumpkin pie. With such a bounty of deliciousness, symptoms of overindulgence are common. Be prepared for the after effects...

Read More

Lac caninum, Hormones, and Body Image

Lac caninum is a homeopathic remedy made from dog's milk. Themes of Lac caninum include loyalty, low self esteem, fear, submissiveness, abuse, aggression, and body image disorders. Low self-esteem, a feeling of being inferior to others, aversion to self, or self-loathing are strong symptoms of this remedy.

Read More

One Book For Under A Tree

The idea of a therapeutic guide is to find practical and efficient ways to select a homeopathic remedy for practitioners predominantly working in a busy, clinical environment. This book has come from years of working in an African context especially in rural environments where the types of cases seen and the health challenges of people...

Read More

Arnica in my Backpack

My husband and I were on a bike packing trip in 2021 on the Great Allegheny Passage bike trail that runs 150 miles from Cumberland, Maryland to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Because we were biking from one bed and breakfast to the next, I had all my remedies with me on the bike. My helmet hung from...

Read More

Colchicum

A poem by Sara Anderson Grandpa loved a good steak,But it made his big toe ache.It throbbed and was worse when he moved,No way could his foot be used. Grandma wanted to cheer him,She picked a rose to uplift him.The smell made him sick he said,Remove this rose from my bed! What can be done...

Read More

Memorial Day – Help for Those Who Grieve

The last Monday in May is set apart to honor those who have lost their life in service to our country. Memorial day is a day to remember those who served in the military and paid the ultimate price. Homeopathy can help ease the grief of those who have lost a loved one, whether it...

Read More

Plant Sources for Homeopathic Remedies

Jürgen Weiland, a homeopath in Bonn, Germany is also a passionate photographer, and over the past years he has used this skill to approach, identify and document the plant kingdom. His plant database is published on: www.pflanzenportraits.com  The Photographer Jürgen lives and practices homeopathy in Bonn, Germany, where he has been running a clinic since...

Read More

What’s Love Got to Do with It?

What's Love Got to Do with It? You may recognize these lyrics from Tina Turner's song which was released in 1984 and became her best-selling single. She goes on to sing, "Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?" And what does homeopathy have to do with that? As homeopaths are apt to...

Read More

China Officinalis

A poem by Jill Dema, HSI student In the realm of remedies, China Officinalis, Abbreviated as Chin, a healing apparatus. First proven in homeopathy’s tender embrace, A portrait of traits, a therapeutic grace. Introverted, intense, touchy, and idealistic, A soul attuned to the world, sensitive and mystic. Ideal for teenagers, excitable in the night, Walter...

Read More

Why I am a student of Homeopathy

Homeopathy is fascinating! I was lucky enough to have been exposed to the wonders of homeopathy 12 years ago when my oldest son was a baby with chronic wheezing. Looking for a better solution than the cookie-cutter answers my pediatrician gave every week, I changed to a holistic pediatrician who didn’t let his ego get...

Read More

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning is young.

Henry Ford