Homeopathy
omeopathy is a highly systematic, scientific method of theraphy based on the principle of stimulating one’s own healing processes in order to accomplish cure. The basic system was devised and verified by Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician, nearly 200 years ago. Homeopathy’s astounding success rate in both chronic and acute diseases has resulted in its not only standing the test of time, but rapidly achieving widespread acceptance in Europe, India, and South America.
The recent explosion of so-called “holistic” therapies is a rejuvenation of an ancient 
concept of health and disease. Each of us is a total, complete individual, no aspect of whom can be separated from any other. Any valid therapy must be based on a deep understanding of the person as a unique whole.
Holistic therapy recognizes that the organism has its own mechanisms for healing. These healing mechanisms include the chemical, physiological and subtle processes so well elucidated by modern science. In homeopathy, we begin with the assumption that every individual is fundamentally a mystery, but there are identifiable laws of cure that we must always follow. To include both the knowable and the unknowable in our understanding, we speak of the “vital force”, the dynamic energy of the organism that animates everything we call life. It is this vital force which is being stimulated by our homeopathic remedies.
Symptoms are a sign of the vital force working to heal. This is a fundamental concept that must be understood by all patients and practitioners of natural therapies. The task of the practitioner is to gather as much information as possible about the totality of symptoms, physical and mental, in order to understand all the ways in which the vital force is already acting. In homeopathy, prescriptions are based solely on symptoms presented by the patient both verbally and physically.
Homeopathic remedies are prepared from over 2000 mineral, plant and animal sources. Prescriptions are based on the totality and uniqueness of the individual patient, not on the type of disease. The task of the Homeopath is to match the total picture of symptoms with the remedy that will most effectively resonate with the vital force of the patient. It is this powerfully stimulated vital force which then effects the cure of the disease state. It is through the use of Homeopathy that we strive to attain a greater level of health.
Dr. Carol Lourie was introduced to Homeopathy while attending the National College of Naturopathic Medicine. While there, Dr. Lourie majored in Homeopathy and studied with Dr. Robin Murphy. She has continued her studies, most recently completing the Homeopathic Master's Clinician Course with Lou Klein. She has also studied with Jayeesh Shah Divya and Rajan Sankaran. 
