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SNM UK - HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF - SERENDIPITY

Over thirty years ago when I arrived in Cambridge, England in February 1977, the first student to sign up in my weekly natural medicine classes was (Claire Savage) now Claire Dolby D.O. & R.C.S.T. After our initial 6 weeks of exploring all aspects of natural medicine from iridology to herbs to reflexology to shiatsu to naturopathy home treatments and more, Claire also took the massage training and worked on her own self healing.

Transformed from a music teacher to a natural healer, Claire went on to take her Osteopathy Degree at the London College of Osteopathy in 1983/87, and then studied with Franklyn Sills in Devon on the very first Cranio-Sacral Training at Curtis Knowle House in Totnes, Devon, where the Karuna center was at the time.

Claire established a clinic over the next years and assisted the Prenatal & Birth Training in Zurich with Ray Castellino DC for the next 5 years. She became senior tutor at Karuna Institute, Devon, around 1995 and since then has taught in the USA, Spain, Switzerland, Germany and Ireland. She now specializes in prenatal and birth work and has a busy childrens' clinic at Marlborough House in Taunton, Somerset, where she sees newborns and older children as it is now recognized that many developmental difficulties in young children and some behavioral patterns may have their root in prenatal or birth experiences.

In CST work with babies and older children Claire explore how their history may be affecting them both physically and emotionally, seeking to resolve early traumatic memories and help the body relax and resolve them, leaving an overall sense of ease and contentment and an increase in health.

I saw Claire in Boulder, Colorado a few years ago when we both attended a workshop with Jaap Van Der Vaal on Embryology. Amazing how things come full circle. Looking forward to sharing all the amazing work on Iridology & Natural Medicine with Claire this summer in the School of Natural Medicine UK in Devon, England - a time for reunion and a time for new connections. Farida

SNM UK OPENS WITH SPRING FLOWERS & BIRDSONG

Two weeks in Devon Heaven! Green fields, life bursting hedgerows enlivened by primroses, daffodils, hyacinths and a few rare early bluebells, amidst the spiral unfolding of ferns and leaves that herald the coming of lilies and other glorious wild English flowers and herbs. The air is clear and clean, the sky mostly blue, sunny days, occasional drifting white clouds, one day of light snow flurries and some misty rain. So beautiful!

The first small training to begin: An Experiment in Community Healing - The Alkaline Cleanse. I share a photo of some of the participants.

A main focus was the completion of the approval and accreditation with the Guild of Naturopathic Iridologists - run by former SNM Grads from over 20 years ago and more. This will enable SNM students from all over the world to continue to be accredited by the Guild and for our UK school to be an approved school. This accreditation extends to the European approval system.

We are planning seminars for July and August, October and November and throughout 2008. It is very exciting for SNM to return after twenty years. So many connections. I bumped into a student from 20 years ago, Sara Bunting, while walking in Totnes. She is now in full time practice in Devon and is excited about our upcoming classes. Other people tracked me down as we renewed connections. Everyone says the same thing: there is a great need for a school like ours as there is no depth Naturopathy school in the UK.

Check out the SNM UK website: www.herenowhealing.com

 

SCHOOL OF NATURAL MEDICINE UK WEB SITE UP

Check out the website for our new school in England. I look forward to teaching there in July and August. This celebrates a return to England after twenty years as the School of Natural Medicine was founded in Cambridge, England, during my twelve years there from 1977 to 1988. Look in the picture archives for fun images of the history of the School of Natural Medicine.

School of Natural Medicine UK is now at www.herenowhealing.com

Contact Director Bonny White ND MIR MH FBRI MGNI to get on the mailing lists and receive information on classes and the Totnes, Devon Here Now Healing clinic, at school@herenowhealing.com