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Student Community Letter from Polly, graduated 2007 What is noticeable—when I meet recent graduates at seminars or lectures—is how much we as students were exposed to very advanced forms of homeopathic theory and methodology at The School, and which I attribute to my confidence as a practitioner . The depth of my exposure and learning there (practical and philosophical) was instrumental in helping me create strong and healthy practices. And not just me…good friends I made at The School equally have thriving practices too. The four years whizzed past and I made some wonderful new friends, and I have flourished professionally and personally. I am just so glad when I decided, on that fateful day, to change careers, that I was guided to The School of Homeopathy. It is a day I wont forget…..my life really did change!
Letter from Bill, graduated 1987
Letter from Barbara, graduated 1998
When I first started practicing, my wish was to be able to help at least one person with their 'health'; now I have been able to help many, many people, continually strengthening my weak spots and acknowledging my strengths, and generally not beating myself up so much for not being perfect. Thank you Misha, and all, for all the inspiration and pointers on this most incredible trek! Letter from Sue, graduated 2001 Letter from Barbara, graduated 2005
Letter from Noam, graduated 2005 The School of Homeopathy, very skillfully, manages to achieve both these targets. This is a difficult challenge: none of the (quite a few) institutions for higher education in which I’ve studied managed to rise to it. There are a few factors that make the School of Homeopathy such a success:
What I also like is the spiritual aspect of the school. Homeopathy can be practiced in many forms, and there are ways to make it easy and practical. But practical solutions will be limited to treating practical problems. With the kind of learning we got here homeopathy can be a real transformative power in patients’ lives. It’s been wonderful four years – I couldn’t hope for a better school to learn homeopathy in. Letter from Claudia, graduated 2005 After unsuccessful visits to the regular doctors, we finally saw a homeopath and right away things improved. Thereafter I was 'hooked' to find out more and understand how homeopathy worked. One of the main reasons I started studying homeopathy, is that I feel very strongly about having the ability to help my family and not have to depend on mainstream health care again. I was born and raised in Hong Kong (German parentage), and have lived in Europe and South America, before settling in Toronto now. I worked for 16 years in numerous varying jobs, before settling and having a daughter, having been famous amongst my friends for changing jobs the whole time, with mixed results. Most of the jobs were related to marketing/projects in the hotel business and towards the end working as a PA for presidents of multi national (usually German) companies in Hong Kong. None really satisfied me, in part because I'd lose interest or lose the respect for my superiors. Originally I was always interested in both philosophy as well as anything to do with natural laws, but since I didn't want to stay in Germany (where I went to school most of the time but did not get on with the educational system), I decided to take up work in the hotel business to get me abroad. Learning to be a homeopath finally combines all my interests. In particular it gives me great satisfaction and a sense of not being helpless regarding the care of both my own and my family's health (and that of others in the future). The way public health in general is going, I believe there will be a great and urgent need for homeopaths and other holistic practitioners and I can only hope to qualify ASAP! Alternative Training and the School were recommended to me by a friend and homeopath while living in Italy. I checked the webpage and read the brochures and didn't really bother much about searching for others. The set-up of the school and Misha's reputation assured me. The flexibility that the school gives is a major relief, especially with the upheavals of living and moving to various different countries/continents. The tutor has always been nothing but supportive throughout and the school's international programme caters well for that. What I do greatly miss is connecting with other homeopathically minded people on a more regular basis. I have found the yearly summer camp at the School to be a great boost every time and the chat room sessions very useful in 'combating' the relative isolation you feel at times studying all on your own. I would mention that the personal touch and involvement of all the Norlands is a great feature and something I believe most students agree on - it is one of the great advantages of the school. Letter from Brenda, Mexico, 2007 I would highly recommend your course to anyone interested in Homeopathy. It is outstanding in every way. Letter from Ida I signed up for the correspondence course and took my life solidly in the direction it had naturally been heading in for years. I initially trained in TV, Radio & Film after leaving school in my native Dublin but after taking a break for a few years where I worked in a variety of jobs, I decided that the TV, radio and film world wasn’t for me. I ran into a friend who was studying to become a yoga teacher and I suddenly realised that I could go into that world. Previously, it had seemed closed to me like an esoteric kind of thing – stupid, I know.
The difference between the two is that the correspondence course fitted in with my life, whereas my life is fitted in with the attendance course. While on the correspondence course, I went from bartender to office worker, trained in karate and t’ai ch’i, took up yoga, moved in with my now fiancé, did a computer course, and moved to London. I learned a lot about myself due to it being up to me whether I study or not that day. The key thing about the correspondence course for me was that there were no deadlines for homework, so I had the time to explore the intriguing questions that inevitably come up when learning an art such as this. These included questions from my friends and others about homoeopathy that I wanted to answer. I was glad to have been given the time allowed by the correspondence course so that I could have a life while I learned about homoeopathy, so that I could explore the subject and the remedies while also doing homework and so that I could begin to fit it in and know whether I wanted to sacrifice more for it by going to the attendance course. I think the school is great for personal development in that a lot of the homework and classes are challenging to your thoughts and philosophies as well as to your personal strength and self-confidence. Students are encouraged to develop self-confidence in problem solving and decision-making so that when they are on their own, they are comfortable and confident about finding things out, solving problems and looking for peer support where necessary. Letter from Kate My journey began when I found homeopathy through the poor state of health of my daughter, who was unable to shake off the simplest cold without having serious complications. This culminated in her being airlifted off the island in a helicopter at just four years old with a very serious case of pneumonia (in the middle of August and a heat wave here) to spend the next 15 days on an intravenous drip of antibiotics and an oxygen mask. My mother mentioned to me that she had recently met an English homeopath in Crete at a social event, so I called on the chance that she might be able help us. Well, what can I say- she has been our saviour! Since starting constitutional treatment, my daughter has not taken so much as an aspirin in the last three and a half years and she can only be described as being positively bursting with health these days. I was so impressed that all the family proceeded to have (successful) treatment. I became fascinated with how this amazing change had come about in our health, so started to read (and read and read) about homeopathy. I realized that what I really wanted to do was to study and become a practitioner, that this was what had been missing for so long in my life, but how? It seemed to be a Herculean task to achieve when one lives in the middle of the Aegean Sea! I started to trawl the internet for whatever was available and wrote to nearly every homeopathic school in the UK and in Greece to try to find a way. When I found the excellent website of the School, I was thrilled. I knew I had finally found what I was looking for. I am positively storming the course, having started it in September 2004. I find myself so motivated that I work many hours a day on my studies. I have to say that it can be very lonely, as I don’t really have anyone to chat to about homeopathy. I really look forward to the chat room sessions, as they are great chance to get a bit of contact. I went to the UK summer school this June which was a wonderful experience. Misha is such a special person and it was a pleasure and an honour to be able to spend this time with him. I will be attending the International Summer School next May and can hardly wait! Letter from Meg After the MMR vaccine, our James went from a totally normal 18-month-old, to complete deafness in both ears (as evaluated medically by a brain stem test), banging his head on his crib, and a nearly complete stoppage of all cognitive/language development. Through homoeopathic treatment, Jamie's hearing has been completely restored, language has increased, and he has been able to function in his world without the use of any allopathic medications. He is far from "cured", but we continue to move forward. Prior to devoting myself entirely to homoeopathic practise, I was a professional musician, having performed as a vocal soloist, orchestral/chamber music violist, and pianist throughout New England. As a teenager, I taught violin and viola lessons to younger students, and continued on with that practise until I began having children and took on more professional musical "gigs". I still play professionally upon occasion, and play daily for the sheer joy of it. I was also involved in the allopathic side of things through my experiences in nursing, but have found homoeopathy to be of such deeper and more lasting benefit that practising anything else seemed quite inadequate. I am the mother of three children - Betsy, Jamie, and Becca, (aged 20, 17, and 14) and the therapeutic foster mother of a two-year-old little girl with multiple medical and developmental issues. I have been married to my husband, John, for 21 years, and he has been so supportive of my studies! Currently I am nearing the finishing point in my homoeopathic studies with the School of Homoeopathy, and am taking cases under clinical supervision with the school, readying myself for independent practice. I have learnt such a great deal about myself through this study, finding that the pursuit of homeopathic practise is, in and of itself, a journey into one's own soul. As we strive to understand another's pain and disease, we are brought face to face with our own imbalances, and we are reminded - what needs to be cured? I have been so grateful for the growth that has taken place within me as a result of my studies with the school, both emotionally and professionally. The courses have been thorough, detailed, and grounded in the solid foundations of classical homoeopathy. As one wends one's way through the course, the question: "will I ever be able to do this work, and do it well?" inevitably comes. I have come to realise that I have been well prepared by the school for the challenges of practice. The solid foundation of skills that I have received from the school allow me to feel very comfortable in any circumstances in which I have found myself. And I found the Pathology and Disease course wonderful. I really enjoyed the challenges with which Dr. Gascoigne provided me. I answered the first unit as written, and then Dr. Gascoigne changed the demands and format of the last three units, to allow for more thought and challenge, and I revelled in this! His incredible knowledge, experience, and ability to put me to task so increased my zeal for the subject that I was really quite saddened when it was all over! I hope to continue on with my association with Dr. Gascoigne as I enter into practice, and feel that I have a wonderful resource available to me. Letter from Bev Nickolls – Graduating
2008
I have been working for the last 16 years teaching in further and higher education, having qualified as a hearing therapist and taken training in many areas, including counselling and person centred art therapy. My last post was at the University of Bristol as director of studies, training therapists to work in rehabilitation with deafened adults.
I am now in the second year of my training and enjoying it more all the time. I started on the attendance course and loved the weekends at the School, but due to unexpected family commitments I transferred to the correspondence course. Above all, what the school offers is that you always feel that you are believed in as an individual, and that your own healing abilities are being brought out and being helped to flourish. After years of experiencing traditional academic teaching, I am very impressed by the rigorous quality of teaching and course materials and the thorough approach. However, this is coupled with an effervescent creativity and a lighter touch which means that this is not just ‘head’ learning, it permeates every part of your being. I have found myself learning about remedies through writing stories, poems, drawing, mind maps and a host of other ways which have brought out latent sides of me that I had not seen for a long time and I have loved to rekindle! Although I do miss the companionship of the School greatly, I am enjoying being able to take things at my own pace. The structure of the correspondence course is very organised and thorough and gives the opportunity to go over things in some detail. I am working towards being back at the School next September for year 3. I believe that it was on discovering the transformational power of homeopathy on a deep level for myself and my family that I decided that I wanted to work on this deeper level with patients, in a more holistic way than I was able in the restrictions of my previous role. I would like to be part of this profession as it evolves to meet the needs of the 21st century. I believe these are exciting times for the profession, with more multidisciplinary approaches to healthcare and holistic medicine, and also challenging times. Letter from Winifred In fact, there are so few homeopaths in Thailand that I have to see a homeopath in Hong Kong, where I was born, and some friends I have convinced of its power get treatment when they visit the USA. I discovered homeopathy after a recommendation from my dog trainer, and became so fascinated I decided to find out more. Now I am really hoping that one day I can practice because it's such an amazing healing art that surely everyone would be benefited. The course is ideal for me as I can fit it in with the other things in my life. As well as my studies, I am juggling running a business, which designs and produces wearable art using antique fabric and accessories and a full time job as a mum to two lovely yorkies. I began my career in hotel management, working in Hong Kong, Thailand and Cambodia. I also studied in the UK at the University of Bath, where I finished my MBA. Later I moved into marketing, and then into the kitchen supply business, eventually getting the job of chief executive officer of the biggest industrial kitchen supply, design and manufacturing group in Asia, where I stayed for three years until my boss, who was also from Hong Kong, was killed in a car accident at the age of 48. That was a wake-up call for me because at that time I was flying around a lot. I decided to quit my high profile job and move to Chiang Mai to try out a new business idea. I haven’t looked back since. I enjoy my studies and really appreciate all the help from the school. Without a peer group, it takes a lot of discipline to sit down and get on with the study. When I was searching around, I compared the curriculum in great detail with other schools and found that the School provided the most comprehensive one. It was the right choice for me. The response is very quick to any questions. Even though I'm half a world away, I know that should I need any support, I'll get it for sure and timely. Most importantly for me is that the School is teaching classical homeopathy. In my opinion, any other way of 'practising' homeopathy is a deviation from the Organon.
Homeopathic community Misha Norland is my dear friend and valued colleague for over two
decades. He has a solid foundation in classical homeopathy, both
in its philosophy and practice. Yet, he has the openness and creativity
to explore new avenues and latest advances. His school is a reflection
of this beautiful blend, where students are taught the science systematically
and also encouraged to explore and enjoy the process.
I have known Misha for nearly 30 years. His dedication to the Art
and Spirit of homeopathy is manifest through his wonderful teachings
and collaborations on both sides of the Atlantic. His courses are
renowned for their excellence in homeopathic learning the world
over. Students from the School of Homeopathy are enriched with the possibility
to develop themselves as homeopaths and on a truely personal level.
New Homeopaths coming from the school are advantaged as they have
well integrated “mythos" and "logos" in their
prescribing. Fortunately for me, Misha Norland was one of my first homeopathy
teachers. He explores and navigates the deeper aspects of homeopathic
philosophy and materia medica, gently reminding that there is more
to homeopathy than merely matching symptoms. Misha is a wonderful
and experienced teacher, full of playfulness, serenity, wisdom,
and insight. School of Homoeopathy in real sense to me is a 'Unio-Mystica' - A cross Road where both Classical and Modern Homoeopathy meets, where learning for healing the patients (Through Homeopathy) as well as the healer (the homoeopath) happens simultaneously, where sharing of the knowledge happens through an integrative, student centric manner. In short, it is a potential space that facilitates its students to search the master within. For more than twenty years Misha has been a central figure in our
world of homeopathy, and rightly so. He's a wonderful blend of a
seeker's yearning to understand this world in great depth and a
practical dynamo who makes things happen. His home-study courses
reflect this; they give a solid foundation of classical homeopathy,
insights into the newest approaches and a step-by-step approach
to consistently finding an effective remedy. I think most students
will find that these courses can do more than give them skills and
confidence as they discover the richness of homeopathy; they can
change their lives. The School of Homoeopathy Alternative Training programme is by
far best homoeopathic distance learning course I know of. Misha is a rare teacher with a remarkable view of the interconnectedness
of all things that he applies to homeopathy with great depth and
understanding. His seminars are inspirational, and a lot of fun.” Misha is a gentle-hearted teacher who cares about his students
as much as his teaching. In a deft but unassuming way, he guides
students into a deeper understanding of health and illness, remedies
and case management, theory and provings. By the end of the seminar,
students discover that they have evolved, almost without effort,
to a higher level of understanding. Misha Norland is an extraordinary teacher. His long experience
and deep knowledge of homeopathy and life combined with a past life
in filmmaking, leaves the listener with a feeling of having joined
in a magic tour or having been part of a fairytale. In simple words
you experience something rather than just receiving information.
After having followed his lectures, the experience stays a life
in your memory and becomes a part of your own being. I wish more
teachers had this magic ability to give the listener the ownership
of the knowledge. |
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