SUSIE SPENS | Homeopathy
What is it?
Homeopathy is a form of complimentary medicine discovered in 1796 by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann.
The remedies are taken primarily from Animals, Plants and Minerals and diluted to such an extent that only the energetic imprint of the original substance remains and all toxicity is gone.
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The practice is based on the doctrine of ‘like cures like’. For example, the remedy Arsenicum is made from Arsenic. It helps to alleviate the symptoms of violent diarrhoea and vomiting, burning, cramping pains, extreme restlessness and anxiety and a strong thirst though only able to drink in small sips. Paradoxically, these are the exact symptoms displayed by a healthy patient if they were given some Arsenic. ‘Like cures like’. The remedy picture mirrors the patient picture and awakens the innate healing power of the patient which has become compromised or suppressed by the disease or other influences. The patient ultimately heals his or herself, the remedy is simply a nudge to self-correct.
Hahnemann discovered this through his study of Chinchona, a plant in South America used in the eighteenth century for healing malaria. When eaten in its raw form, it produced symptoms similar to those shown by malaria patients. When these malaria patients were given Chincona as a homeopathic remedy however, their symptoms were alleviated.
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The Consultation
My job as a homeopath is to take as detailed a picture as possible from the patient in order to find one or more homeopathic remedies that mirror the patient’s unique complaint. No two patients experience the exact same symptoms even with the same issue. No two headaches are exactly the same for example. This involves a full description of the presenting complaint, a medical history and as full a picture as possible of the patient on a mental, emotional and physical level. This can involve any questions from diet, digestion and dreams, to fears, sleep patterns and hobbies. The patient is then given the relevant remedies and normally returns a month later for a follow-up appointment. I ask patients to commit to a minimum of three monthly appointments, and then if and when needed moving forward, depending on the individual case.
Homeopathy can be used acutely, or as a support maintenance to lessen the symptoms of a chronic disease. It can also be used not only as a curative tool, but as a way to explore ourselves as individuals and to reveal more of who we really are.
As homeopathic remedies are diluted to such a degree they are safe for everyone to use, including children, the elderly and animals. Homeopathy achieves its results by stimulating the body’s own healing powers to act. Practitioners do not heal the disease themselves, they prescribe remedies in order to remind the body of what it needs to do in order to heal itself. As part of nature, human beings are extraordinarily resilient on every level and often a well-chosen remedy is all that is needed to trigger a previously unimaginable change.
FOLLOW-UPS
45 - 60 mins
£75
FIRST SESSION
60 - 75 mins
£95