Roundelay Holistic

02/18/2024

I’m back in a winter wonderland after a summery month seeing family and good friends across the other side of the world.

Consults are available again, so do reach out if you’d like to meet.

11/21/2023

Lilac flowers are fragrant, beautiful and only blossom briefly, yet the lilac tree itself is rugged and long living.

The flower essence captures the scent of lilac, and the sense organs that are stimulated, by restoring lost memories of joy and happiness. It’s an essence for this time of year when we may be returning to our family home and reconnecting to our past.

10/08/2023

09/23/2023

For anyone interested in products that are certified glyphosate free, this company offers both the certification and a list of products.

https://detoxproject.org/certification/glyphosate-residue-free/certified-products/

All the food and supplement products that are certified glyphosate free are listed and updated here.

07/02/2023

Did you know….
That women’s health was a special area of homeopathic practice in the 19th century?

At that time, women used homeopathy (and other practices considered gentler) far more than allopathy. In fact, Ruben Ludlam, the president of the American Institute of Homeopathy dedicated a keynote speech to women and their mutual relations with homeopathy saying “many a woman, with her little stock of remedies, has converted an entire community." (Kirschmann p. 430)

Homeopathy was in fact part of a wider social justice movement towards freedom and equality, and women's health had a big role to play in homeopathy’s goal to revolutionize medicine in the 19th C.

By 1869 the American Institute of Homeopathy had allowed women to join its professional ranks…it took until 1876 for women to be accepted into the American Medical Association.

The homeopathic physician, Susan Edson, served as President Garfield’s personal homeopath, pictured here fanning the president on his death bed. (And check out her Wikipedia page! Apart from listing the Cleveland Homeopathic College, you’ll read no acknowledgment that she was a homeopath. Grrrr....)

References:
KIRSCHMANN, A. T. (1999). Adding Women to the Ranks, 1860–1890: A New View with a Homeopathic Lens. Bulletin of the History of Medicine, 73(3), 429–446.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/44445289

KAUFMAN, M. (1976). THE ADMISSION OF WOMEN TO NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETIES. Bulletin of the History of Medicine, 50(2), 251–260. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44450335

Uneven Paths To Health And Healing: Medicine, Politics, and Power in 19th-Century America by Krystyna Herian Gurstelle, PhD Dissertation, Drew University, 2022
https://media.proquest.com/media/hms/PFT/2/MDAzM?_s=p1s%2FPbta%2BpaJNJMhWP92V01%2FI14%3D

06/08/2023

~ The History of Last Night’s Dream by Rodger Kamenetz

Dreams are an important way for homeopaths to understand a deeper conflict our client is dealing with, as well as their creative yearnings. It can be very rewarding when a client is able to share their nightly visions. There is so much potentiality here!

In homeopathy every remedy picture has its own unique dream pattern.

People who need Natrum Muriaticum (or table salt), for example, often dream of robbers. This reflects a desire to feel emotionally protected.

People needing Magnesium remedies will often dream of friends and parties, as there is a need for camaraderie and harmony.

Many folks needing remedies made from animals will dream of death or being pursued or attacked… for obvious reasons!

Enjoy this part of your homeopathic consult, and know that this is taking you and your homeopath to the source of your suffering, allowing the most resonant remedy to be revealed.

05/09/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEmoVVxczSQ

Listen to why people have switched to homeopathy and then make the decision for yourself. If you or a loved one are suffering from any form of ailment or dis...

05/05/2023

Happy Spring & Beltane blessings if you’re in the northern hemisphere, are you flower spotting like I am?

Did you know that this beautiful and popular flower is poisonous? It took me a moment to even remember its name - ‘foxglove!’ I know it’s ☠️ because the petals are stippled in black and brown, resembling a bruise and giving the blossom a slightly decayed appearance from a distance.

Also interesting are the cardiac glycosides in this plant, which can overstimulate the heart, making it an often used homeopathic remedy for heart issues - Digitalis purpurea.

Used as a flower essence Foxglove is also a gentle heart relaxer and soothes tension, grief and fear and helps us see what is at the 'heart' of a conflict.

Looking at the structure and appearance of plants to understand their essence and actions on the human body (the Doctrine of Signatures), is pretty medieval, I agree 🙂. The ancients were wonderful observers of nature.

05/02/2023

It’s been a sneezy, kind of tired life this last week, with family members down with some kind of spring allergy. Maybe for you too?
If Spring tends to bring on hay fever mayhem you might want to see a homeopath for constitutional care but if it’s more an occasional thing, try one of these remedies. There are many more remedies out there...drop me a line and ask!🤧.

04/30/2023

I think this is where I’m at after nearly 5 years of study.