What is Homeopathy?

If you haven't heard of homeopathy, you're not alone, despite the fact it is used in over 100 countries around the world and, according to the WHO, is the 4th most used form of healing in the world.  

Homeopathy is the treatment of disease by minute doses of natural substances that, in a healthy person, will produce symptoms of the disease.

Homeopathic remedies are prepared by taking a single grain/drop of a natural substance and mixing it with 99 grains of milk sugar. Then, one grain of the resulting mixture is mixed with another 99 grains of milk sugar. This process is repeated a third time and the resulting mixture is combined with 99 drops of distilled water and succussed (fancy word for shaken). The process is repeated anywhere from 30-1000 times to the point where there is NOTHING left of the original substance; only the energetic signature of the source substance remains.

Remedies are selected based on the totality of a person’s symptoms – mental, emotional, and physical - that match the symptoms a remedy will produce if the substance is taken in potency (not a minute dose). Here’s a simplified example: people typically feel more mentally alert after consuming coffee, which is often accompanied by a sense of excitement and even anxiety. So, an excitable person with chronic symptoms of insomnia due to a racing brain that is sensitive to noise and odors and tends to run chilly has a totality of symptoms that matches the symptoms caused by consuming coffee. Taking the nano-dose of the coffea cruda remedy helps alleviate those symptoms.

That’s a very brief introduction to what homeopathy is. If you know of anyone that may be interested in this natural, holistic, and 100% individualized modality I would appreciate a referral and welcome the opportunity to work with them!!