The
School of Homeopathy (www.homeopathyschool.com)
was founded in England in 1981 by Misha Norland. This makes us
one of the longest running homeopathy colleges in the UK. The
School is renowned for its approach to self-development, clinical
practice, homeopathic philosophy and ethos of enquiry. We are
proud of the number of students we have trained who go on to become
successful homeopaths. The School was the first to be fully recognised
by The Society of Homeopaths in 1994. Recognition means: UK students,
upon receiving their Practitioner's Advanced Diploma of the School
of Homeopathy, are automatically eligible for registration with
The Society of Homeopaths; it is also a stamp of quality giving
reassurance to those new to homeopathy that all our courses are
of the highest standard.
We offer five consecutive courses that can be taken by attendance
or anywhere in the world through Open University-style home study.
First Aid Course
Taster Course
Year one : Foundation Diploma Course
Year two : Introduction into Practice Diploma Course
Years three & four : Practitioner Advanced Diploma Course
To find out more about the School and watch videos why not visit
our You Tube Channel: www.youtube.com/SchoolofHomeopathy
The School is partnered with Alternative Training (www.alternative-training.com),
who help in many ways, especially organising enrollments, managing
the home study courses and book supplies.
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 the 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.
Dr. Rajan Sankaran, Homeopath, Lecturer, Tutor,
Author, Software Developer
Our Approach
Heart and soul
We have a vision of an open, shared, experience of homeopathy, where asking
‘how and why’ is valued as highly as knowing the answers to questions.
Your personal mode of learning is taken into account, whether
your background is artistic, intellectual or scientific. We put
our heart and soul into self-discovery, as well as into finding
ways to heal others. To help this along, we provide a tranquil
environment where compassion and self-awareness are practised.
Many years of experience
We are proud of the quality, knowledge and diversity of our faculty. Teachers,
mentors, tutors and supervisors are all experienced and practising
homeopaths of long standing, offering you their wealth of personal
experience. They provide you with a coherent healing philosophy
validated by results. We demonstrate homeopathic healing through
clinical application time and time again.
Healing method
The healing method we teach is the ‘classical’ homeopathy of Samuel Hahnemann,
as described in his ‘Organon of Medicine’, elaborated upon by
Kent and current practitioners at the forefront of homeopathic
development. Our teaching team is motivated to bring innovative
methods into clinical practice. We have incorporated the insights
of Jan Scholten and continue to be inspired by Rajan Sankaran.
This enthusiasm for new insights will keep you abreast with current
thinking as you learn the time-tested approaches alongside the
newest discoveries.
Thinking and feeling
The School’s approach to the study of homeopathy is experiential.
In the initial stages of learning, particularly of medicinal substances,
this involves a blend of detailed academic study and insights
derived from being in tune with the dynamic ‘vital being’ of the
medicines. Latterly, the empathetic approach is championed in
casework. This is because a homeopath’s art depends upon understanding
the dynamic disturbance in the suffering individual and matching
this with the dynamic energy of the medicine.
As you progress through the course, you will be guided in techniques
of synthesis, using diverse sources of information to form a coherent
understanding. We blend many ideas with homeopathy from science,
mythology, psychology, biology, zoology and much more. In this
work, you will be inspired by Misha Norland’s approach, which
artistically exemplifies synthesis: the blending together of many
elements to deepen understanding.
Helping you grow
There are no exams. We use a continuous assessment methodology that is
designed to stimulate your creativity and gathers feedback from
a range of sources. These include assignments as well as individual
feedback from mentors, tutors and supervisors. This person-to-person
contact provides you with educational support as well as evaluation.
As you proceed in the course, the emphasis becomes increasingly
patient-oriented. Once you begin in practice your personal clinical
supervisor plays an integral role in your development as a healer
and prescriber of homeopathic medicines. By carrying out the academic
work to a sufficient depth and by going on to practice under supervision,
you demonstrate your growing skills and can progress to receiving
your diploma and registering. Then, quite naturally, you will
build your own practice with confidence. Our encouragement for
self-reflection throughout the course also provides a formula
for your continuing professional development.
Our Independent Status
We have been approached by universities in the past, but we have decided
to remain independent. A few colleges in the UK have turned to
a university campus for degree status. However you do not need
a degree to practice homeopathy. Our independence ensures we maintain
creative control of our course keeping us free to develop and
change so you receive the best education and are kept up-to-date
with the latest homeopathic developments. Plus for our students,
the informal, natural and healing atmosphere of the course and
School, with its small classes and home study, is a blessing that
cannot be replicated in the institutional setting of a campus
course. This also allows us, unhindered by institutional agendas,
to continue in providing the forward-looking ethos and flexibility
for which we are world renowned.
Misha Norland has a sixth sense
regarding homeopathy. He knows his remedies very well and in their
essence. His lectures are always bright and to the point
Jan Scholten, Homeopath, Lecturer, Tutor, Author
The School’s education progresses through five levels
There is much to be learned and understood as you become a homeopath,
not only about the practice, but also about who you are, and how
you may heal yourself as well as others. Study involves a combination
of good teaching and support from us and appropriate commitment
from you. Our part is to give you the best materials and personal
encouragement to help you become the most effective practitioner.
Homeopathy First Aid
Course & Remedy Kit
If you want to learn the basics about homeopathy from the comfort
of your own home and be able to prescribe for your family but are not interested
in becoming a practitioner then this course is for you. The course
comes as a complete package with study manual, books, DVD, remedy
kit and everything you need for first aid home prescribing.
Taster Course
If you are interested in homeopathy but not yet sure if it is for
you or if you want to sample the quality of our material, then
you can nibble at the first two units of our Foundation Course
through our home study Taster Course.
Year one : Foundation Diploma Course
If you like the idea of studying homeopathy but are not yet sure
that you want to go into practice, then you can enroll in our
Foundation Diploma Course.
Year two : Introduction
into Practice Diploma Course
If you want to learn more about case work and are inspired to become
a homeopathic practitioner then you can carry on into the Introduction
into Practice Diploma Course.
Years three & four : Practitioner
Advanced Diploma Course
If you wish to become a professional, then after you have completed
the Foundation Diploma Course and Introduction into Practice Diploma
Course, you carry on into the Practitioner Advanced Diploma Course
- one leads seamlessly into the next.
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.
Miranda Castro, Homeopath, Lecturer, Tutor, Author, Software Developer
Faculty
A major strength of the School is the diversity and experience
of its faculty. Many of the most knowledgeable homeopaths in the
UK teach at the School. Their wide-ranging skills combine to provide
you with the highest standards of teaching, assessment and support.
They are all active homeopaths who continue to increase their
already considerable expertise through many channels of continued
professional development as well as their everyday practice. To
see pictures and read more about them visit: ww.homeopathyschool.com/faculty.html
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.
Alize Timmerman, Homeopath, Lecturer, Tutor, Author
Testimonials
Letter from Polly, graduated 2007
My study at the School of Homeopathy
were the most precious years of learning I have ever received
as a student. I looked at various prospectuses, and when I asked
practicing homeopaths - or those well informed - where I should
study, they all said The School of Homeopathy was the only place
for me to go to. They were right. After four years of study, I
was desperate to fly the nest to start my practice, a healthy
result of a wonderfully solid, grounded and excellent tutorage
by some of the best homeopaths from the U.K. I have in all honesty
not looked back from when I graduated. I have two thriving practices,
with a third about to start. Importantly, I am totally fulfilled
by my career as a practitioner and delighted at how my clinics
have established themselves. I am busy, and with each month I
watch my clinics grow.
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 have equally 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 won’t forget…..my
life really did change!
Letter from Bill, graduated 1987
When I started out with my diploma
in hand, I was unsure that I could put what I had learnt into
practice. I so much wanted to be the best practitioner! But I
soon found that what I had been taught at the School of Homeopathy
held me steady and guided me. I realised that the education and
the spirit which informed it was special. I had received a vision
of what healing could achieve at the highest level and I was and
am passing this on, helping people live at their full potential.
This healing is more than just treating symptoms, it is inspirational
and it has become an everyday part of my life.
Letter from Vanessa, graduated 1990
The School of Homeopathy will
always have a very special place in my heart. Not only because
of the beauty of the house and garden and the depth of our study
of the healing art of Homeopathy, but also the love and the humour
that we all shared. I know that what I gained from both you and
the place and being part of our community of students transcends
what can be learnt in any curriculum. It was the beginning of
a journey for me that is, of course, still ongoing. It was not
just Homeopathy that we were learning, it was healing itself and
this has flowed into the very furthest reaches of my being.
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.
Jeremy Sherr, Homeopath, Lecturer, Tutor, Author, Software Developer
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.
David Warkentin, Founding Director, Kent homeopathic associates, creator
of MacRepertory and ReferenceWorks
The School of Homoeopathy Alternative
Training programme is by far best homoeopathic distance learning
course I know of.
John Morgan, Director and Owner of Helios
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.”
Joanna Daly, Homeopath, Lecturer, Tutor
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.
Tina Quirk, School of Homeopathy New York, Homeopath, Lecturer,
Tutor
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.
Andreas N. Bjørndal, Principal of the Norwegian Academy of Natural Medicine