Everyone is born with built-in healing mechanisms. If you get a cut, it heals. If a virus comes along, you deactivate it. The body knows how to do this. It knows how to fix itself.
I like to think of there being a fix-it switch. It can be ON or OFF. When its ON, the body can fix itself. The body is designed this way.
Children usually are born healthy. Perhaps an ear ache may come along, or an occasional stomach virus. But children typically recover fully. They heal. Their fix-it switch is ON.
Then later, something may develop that is not healing and resolving. We call this a chronic condition. This is any condition which worsens over time. Some examples are: arthritis, diabetes, psoriasis, sleeping difficulties, various digestive problems, serious asthma, recurring strep throat or ear infections. You may be familiar with this type of condition, something that isn't going away. For some people this can happen when they are 80. For some others, when they're 30 or 40. Occasionally you will see this in a child. My grandfather was over a hundred when this happened. So it isn't only a matter of age. There is something else. There is this fix-it switch. To be healthy, and feel good, that switch needs to be ON. So the body can fix itself.
Any kind of a chronic condition, anything that's not going away, is telling us that the fix-it switch is OFF. The body cannot fix itself.
If one becomes ill, and then not recover fully, tells us that the fix-it switch, at least partly, is OFF.
In Classical Homeopathy, we are not trying only to turn symptoms off …
Getting deep like this, involves seeing deeply into the body, and the person, and the life. We're looking for the CORE issues at the bottom of all the trouble. Things like: What was the nature of what happened when the switch became turned OFF. Was there some sort of emotional impact? Some physical trauma? Maybe some very difficult social situation? Maybe a very serious illness? A terrible fright? Usually something of this sort is underneath the disturbance. Something strong enough to flip the switch OFF.
So to find these CORE issues, we have a 1 to 2 hour conversation, sometimes longer. Usually it is very enjoyable. My clients often are surprised that they discover things about themselves and about their life, that they hadn't ever realized before:
"Oh my gosh! What I used to experience when I was 7 is so similar, in a vital way, to what's happening right now!" That sort of thing.
Just our conversation, and finding details like this, is reported by many to be a great relief, and feels very healing, all by itself. I have been told by some of my clients that our conversation was more enjoyable, helpful, and calming, than all the counseling they ever received before. Still, I am here only to ask a few questions, and listen carefully, and learn, so we can discover the details, so that then I can select the best Homeopathy Remedy for you.
Little details are important. Things that a doctor might not have had any interest to hear. In Classical Homeopathy, all of this is important. Everything is connected, and inter-related. I want to hear the whole story.
Then after our conversation, I have a long study assignment. This often takes about 2 weeks to complete. I must organize all the details of everything we talked about, and identify common threads, common themes that run through all of your life, and identify the details that are the most important, according to the technical writings of Dr Hahnemann, the physician who developed Classical Homeopathy a little over 200 years ago. And then identify from all this information the single substance from nature, the plant, mineral or animal product, that will be the best Remedy for you. This Remedy is chosen with the intent to help your body to turn the fix-it switch, ON.
So when you work with me, what you engage me to do is to find this Remedy for you, and to advise you how to use it, and gradually increase the potency, to bring the best health improvement that Classical Homeopathy can offer.
My fees are:
The initial consultation: $335.
Follow up consultation: $20. (per 15 minutes)
Follow up by email: $10.
The initial consultation fee includes the first month of follow ups.
These fees are commensurate with the fees of Classically trained Homeopaths around the country.
Remedies, as you may know, generally are less than $10. Ordering by phone or internet involves shipping which also is under $10. Only one Remedy is used at a time. Different people will need different numbers of remedies, and different potencies, over time. Five to ten different bottles of Remedy during a year or two, is common.
These fees are subject to change. Please call, and I will be happy to confirm for you the fee, at the time that you make your appointment.
What does it feel like when the fix-it switch becomes turned ON? It feels very normal, very natural. Even if that switch had been OFF, for a very long time. Many of my clients say: "I'm surprised to be saying this, but I'm definitely feeling more like myself."
Remember, we are not trying DIRECTLY to change any of your symptoms. All we are trying to do is to turn the fix-it switch, ON. Many clients say soon after beginning their Remedy: "You know, my symptoms aren't any better, really. But they are bothering me less. And, its a little hard to describe, but I'm definitely feeling better, in general". That's what it usually feels like, when the switch first comes ON. And then after that, what we typically see is the body beginning to address its condition. Usually its gentle, slow, and steady. Every 2 to 4 weeks, we like to see some improvement. Maybe a small improvement, but definitely noticeable, every 2-4 weeks, from there on out.
When the body has many issues to address, it is reasonable to expect that it will work on only one issue, or only a few, at a time. Not all conditions improving at the same time. You will not be all better in 2 weeks. Nor even in a month, except in very extraordinary cases. It can take years. But every 2-4 weeks, some noticeable improvement in something. We try to stay on that track. Gentle, slow, continuous improvement. This is the reverse of how a body usually becomes ill in a chronic condition. Usually this is slow, too. Its a little worse every few weeks or months. If you know someone with arthritis for example, you will recognize this slow progressive nature of a chronic condition. Natural healing is the same process, in reverse. A little better, every 2-4 weeks. Slow and steady.
In my 10 years of experience as a Classical Homeopath, when the Remedy is working for someone, the body often addresses sleeping soundly, as the first order of business. This makes sense, because in order to fix anything else, the body is going to need regenerative, restorative sleep. If sleep has not been refreshing, often this improves. So to summarize: sleeping better, or feeling better generally, or feeling better mentally and emotionally, are most often the first improvements to be noticed. Then after that, the body fixes itself in whatever sequence it deems is the best order to proceed.
Wishing you a healthful, joyful, fulfilling future …
Email. rjm@xmission.com
Telephone. (385) 220-9354.
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