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YOUNG GENERATION OF STUDENTS SEEKING HEALING

Angie, our new School of Natural Medicine International student in Vancouver BC, works at Gaia Garden Herbals pharmacy. She was drawn to natural medicine, completed a year course in Alberta and soon after arriving in Vancouver landed a job in Gaia, a most wonderful herbal company with its own gardens, lab and retail outlet both on Broadway an in the Granville Island Market. Robert, our other Iridology student, has worked there for over 16 years, and our new student, Michelle, manages the dispensary. Angie keeps advancing in the company and loves her work there.

Angie carries the magic, strength and vulnerability of the young and her passion for natural medicine and her own personal self healing is a joy to be part of. Angie and Robert as well as Jennifer on the Sunshine Coast are planning a trip to Boulder to participate in studies during 2010.

Gaia Garden offers an exclusive range of over 200 dried herbs, over 150 single herb tinctures (practitioner-grade) and a wide array of therapeutic tincture formulations and tea blends. Other remedies also include creams, salves, liniments, essential oils, aromatherapy gift items and other herbal formulas. Gaia also supply cosmetic ingredients, massage oils, vitamins, minerals and a range of books on natural medicine and self-care.

NEW STUDENT FROM DOWN UNDER AUSTRALIA

Daniel recently enrolled in the full School of Natural Medicine Naturopathy program with all three home study modules and is going on a walkabout adventure in Australia over the next few months and as he is a Geminii like myself is going to take his study materials with him. Here is his pic and some sharing from his email. It was great fun getting to know Daniel during his enrollment process and we look forward to welcoming him to classes in both the UK and Boulder, Colorado schools.

"Yeah it feels great to know that soon I will be learning a great and masterful tradition and be part of the healing community. I am 28 now and during school I enjoyed maths, science, and engineering and enrolled at the University of Western Sydney to study engineering where I graduated with a bachelor of engineering mechatronics.

Thought I was on my way to becoming the greatest engineer that graced the earth and worked for about 6 years of in the field and even managed to score a great gig in Wisconsin last year for 8 months. I learned a lot from the job and those wacky Yanks. I loved the cultural experience and traveling though I found myself unhappy and bored with the routine of getting up - going to the office - talking to a computer and doing it all over again the following day. I was unhappy with the politics surrounding the business life and felt a slave to the system.

Recently I have taken a great interest with traditional healing, and I become inspired hearing about the positive outcomes that it brings. So much so that I want to be a part of this great practice. It would bring a life altering experience for me, but IIknow that i will enjoy and embrace it. I am healthy and am very conscious about the food I eat. it does make a difference to my life, as ye old cliche goes 'you are what you eat', or even more vividly, 'one can dig his own grave with his mouth'.

AWESOME CREATIVE DIRECTIONS OF SNM GRADS

You never know what a School of Natural Medicine graduate will do! I just love to hear from past students and graduates with their self healing testimonials, challenges, victories and professional accomplishments. I share as many as possible so you can get to know the many faces of SNM International.

Today I share about Helen, a much loved student who joined the school in 2003 in the full naturopathy program, attending summer school, clinical training and other courses and always a welcome presence at gatherings and special events. She moved on to practice in Longmont, Colorado, at the same time integrating her immense technical skills, achieving profound self healing from a chronic disease, raising a daughter and always mastering new skills. Lately she began a new training at a Denver Med Center. 

Because SNM offers a loving community of support students move through personal evolution and gain the confidence, courage and creativity to make their own way toward abundance and success.

Above is a beautiful picture of Helen rising in SS 2003 after receiving a special group self-healing. Thrilled to be opening SNM International's Boulder School of the Healing Arts in North Boulder this December to offer a new cycle of beauty, truth, love, friendship matrix for professional creative opportunities.

Here is her invitation to students, grads and staff in Colorado: I can offer free ultrasound GYN and pregnancy screens at the Med Academy in Aurora Tuesday & Thursday afternoons. Contact Helen:

PASSIONATE CT NATUROPATHY STUDENT MOVING TO CO

School of Natural Medicine Naturopathy students often move to Colorado or UK to be near the school during their studies. Today Renaya enrolled from Israel in the full Naturopathy program and will come to CSHNS for teachings with Farida Sharan in Boulder, Colorado in February and continuing through 2010 classes in June and October. Megan Beam, another new student, will also come to Colorado for her studies. Other students fly in to take classes and some lucky students are local and are able also to attend study groups, gatherings and other events.

Patricia who enrolled yesterday will also move from Connecticut to Colorado to be near the school after attending February classes. When our beloved students are gathered from far and wide to share their journey with other like minded students they learn from each other by sharing their Self Healing journeys and often become friends from life. Patricia knows what is right for her path in life. Here is her bright and lovely photo and excerpts from her wonderful email inquiry.

I have been searching high and low for the teachings you offer. I have finally made it to your website www.purehealth.com <http://www.purehealth.com/> , as I searched for a school of natural medicine that offers herbology. I moved to New Hampshire four years ago from Connecticut to attend Keene State College. After three years of wondrous discoveries about myself, the Earth, and all things living I decided to end my college career with an Associates degree. This was in order to follow the true path that my heart desires. I have felt a strong connection to our Mother Earth always; her creations are blessings that I know are the key to our inner joy, health, and harmony. I strive for every movement and memory of my existence to be graceful and positive. Going to school to become a Master Herbalist, Naturopath and working with living foods to continue the process of holistic health has become my focus. There are not many schools that seem to offer the amazing combinations of healing such as yours does. To become a part of what you have created for those who understand the nature of healing and pure health would be such a movement in my life.

I am so eager to begin a journey closer to the meaning of my existence. All of my life's paths have led and taught me many beautiful and real things thus far and I genuinely feel the need to connect even further. With these connections I hope to create a beautiful place for people to enter and begin their own connections to our Earth and themselves. I love what you have done; I admire every bit of it and know that your spirit has connected with so many other spirits that continue to reach across this beautiful world we live in, spreading its knowledge, love and health. I am trying to make this dream of mine become a reality as soon as possible. Thank you so much for all you have done already."

I enjoyed emails and conversations with Patricia as she completely understood the need for a living connection and then we followed through with the Self Healing consultation. Today she committed to the home study part of the school to prepare for attendance and will attend classes in February. We are delighted to welcome such a passionate respectful student.

SUNSHINE COAST NEW STUDENT IS AS BRIGHT AS THE SUN

School of Natural Medicine Naturopathy student Jennifer hails from the British Columbia Sunshine Coast and her smile is as bright as the sun and her eyes sparkle with enthusiasm for life. She heard about the Iridology seminar in August in Vancouver when she dropped into Gaia Gardens Herbal Store on Broadway, and signed up in a moment of right knowing and passion.

Jennifer knows how to make things happen. She applied for and received a grant to be trained for a new business. After the Iridology training she started the diet part of Self-Healing starting with the mono diet and reducing acid foods and received such a positive improvement she is already sharing the news - the mark of a budding practitioner. Then she got a new job in a health food store where they are offering her a room to practice in as soon as she completes her training. In her small community the clients are already lining up. After a career as a nurses's home help this will move her to a new level as a prime care practitioner guiding others through experience and example.

Jennifer just committed to depth study by enrolling in the full Naturopathy course with the three home study courses and will attend classes in Colorado in February and through 2010. Delighted to welcome a student with vision of what is possible and the willingness to make the effort to create success and abundance. Congratulations lovely Jennifer. Every time I talk to her she says, "so many good and wonderful things are happening. I am so lucky." It is more than luck. It is the willingness to step on a positive good path in tune with the forces of good, love, light, healing and blessings.

NEW NATUROPATHY STUDENT FROM GUATAMALA

Matthew, a Canadian in Guatamala, signed up this week for all three home study e-courses in preparation for attendance at 2010 classes and sent this fantastic picture toasting marshmallows on the lava of Pacaya volcano.

"Hello Farida, I hope all is great with you, I just spent the weekend in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala at a holistic pueblo named San Marcos. I took a class on abdominal massage and am keen to go back and take some additional courses in healing massage, acupressure, etc.

Looking forward to starting the School of Natural Medicine 2010 classes and I would like to set up the Self-Healing consultation with you sometime before I leave for Costa Rica in two weeks." 

Always a delight to welcome a passionate student ready to commit to a path of self-healing and professional training, and especially one courageous enough to toast on lava.

SNM UK STUDENT HEALS CANCER DRUG PROMOTORS

Michelle, our dynamic and passionate School of Natural Medicine UK naturopathy and herbal student is helping cancer drug promoters present their products at conferences in South America and soon on to Singapore as one of her fields of expertise is creating powerpoint and other presentation media. She has been quietly asking them why they aren't interested in prevention and true cure, however her email this morning shows her potent healing presence in another virtual reality.

"Have to tell you that one of the drug monitors that was speaking at conference had really bad throat on his arrival to the hotel and before his rehearsal that night I gave him the Young Living Thieves to spray in his throat and then caught him the next morning before he went on stage. After the day's event he came over and said.."Michelle whatever you gave me its worked a treat my sore throat has vanished." I had two more takers that day that were suffering with sore throats from the flights and hotel aircon...don't you just love it. Biggest hug and blessings to you my teacher. Michelle"

Here she is with her magnificent iris mandala from her Iridology class . Students like Michelle are a treasure to any teacher as their enthusiasm, receptivity and respect makes it possible to teach fully with joy. You know all you are giving is being embodied and will benefit their life work and influence in the world.

ITS OCTOBER STUDENT LOVE LETTER TIME

You can tell School of Natural Medicine International students love their school as they are always writing love letters of appreciation and positive evolution. This picture of the egg of possibility caught between the forces of the inner and outer worlds represents the possibility of clearing all obstacles, obstructions, fears and resistances and opening to the path you long to take. Here are a few of the latest sharings during our golden harvest season. Farida

"EVERYTHING is shifting!!!  Thank you for your loving encouragement. I am in the process of registering a business name, still figuring it all out...already reserved/purchased the website address...  I have decided through this journey and discovery, to call my business: Discover Natural Harmony, I think it sums up exactly how I am going through this process, a new and blissful discovery, thanks to you I am on my way!!! 

Yes Yes Yes, These classes sound wonderful. I am so in! I will tell other people about the classes as well.I have been enjoying your Flower Child book. All I have to do in my van is read by headlamp and your books are definitely keeping me company so I don't start feeling so sorry for myself. Definitely excited to start taking the herbs you recommended hope I get a quote soon. You are so lovely. Thank you so much for everything. I really enjoyed all of the time I got to spend with you. Blessings, A – Canada

"SS 05. I learned so much and grew so much that those times are invaluable to me. Being a part of the school and being blessed to go to our Naturopathy retreat inn Puerto Rico will always be a beautiful and peaceful part of my life. It’s where I go in my head when I forget to breath, I think of the barn, the dances, the friends, the love, most of all the peace. I will always be grateful for what you gave me and allowed me to find within myself." A

“GREAT NEWS! I am putting into place the things I have to do to prepare entirely to commit to my self healing. I came home looking at things in just a different perspective, almost got sucked back into the dysfunctional ways (thanks to my mother-in-law) but I stopped myself along with talking with my husband in a loving way without the "you-you-you" way and things are changing. It still takes effort to learn to hear and speak this new truth, but I am working a step at a time to this new way of life and I feel so uplifted. I am sleeping better and overall my mood is much better. With much love and respect.”

"Here in Iceland I have heard so many good things about you. Every time your name is spoken I fell this instant warm feeling in my heart. Perhaps someday I will get the chance to meet you. Have a happy day."

"I'm still enjoying all of these DVD's, my daughter too. She kisses them so sweetly and then says, Mama’s teacher!!!  Thank you for sharing your work with us all Farida...you move with such fluidity, grace, beauty, and look just beautiful doing it all!  Loving thoughts...Kr

”Great results on the herbal front! I've reduced my allopathic medication even further to less than half of the dose the doctor prescribed. It takes a certain confidence in my levels of vitality to do this. I've noticed no ill effects and will keep reducing the dosage as I feel stronger.  I no longer feel I'm a 'diabetic'. I just have some diabetic symptoms..  a very positive switch in my self-image as a 'chronic'! With love and admiration for your wonderful work. C. xxxxxxxxxxx”

"Farida - you seem to be immersed in magic and beauty most of the time. My first response is to say "I want to be like you," but immediately following that is, "I want to be me immersed in magic and beauty." Thank you for the inspiration."

“I am so excited for my trip to finally meet you, although nervous because of the respect I have for you for all the work you have so lovingly put together and shared with so many. I have to remember you have such an amazing story and really are a truly down to earth loving person that I don't have to be intimidated by...feeling a bit unworthy at this point and just not wanting to ever disappoint you and hope that I always show gratitude for somehow being guided to you and this knowledge and in the future being able to be granted my wings of healing from you and the divine to spread this loving healing wisdom, finally feeling that I am connecting with my higher purpose in this life, just have to clear the overgrown path of weeds in my life. At least I've started, which I thought would be the hardest, but now realizing I've lost my way more than I thought...but loving the feeling of awakening and progress...:o)

"Farida, I was thinking of how beautiful your photo is...you are one of those rare women who have lived your life in a way that has transformed all into beauty and grace and it glows from within you.  Blessings," Renelle

"...   you are an amazing inspiration and have made my summer most colourful and joyous.  Love and gratitude xxxxxx" C

“Just thinking of you and your skill to create wonderful things and make money gives me a lift and makes me want to step out there and just do things. You are an inspiration to me. "Sharan" means - taking shelter - refuge.”

FIRST SNM STUDENT EVER NOW CEO OF HOLLYHOCK IN BC

Dana Bass Soloman, CEO of Hollyhock Retreat Center on Cortes Island, the fantastic and beautiful teaching, retreat and healing center, took her first healing training with me in Desert Hot Springs at the first training I ever taught, so I could hire her as a massage therapist at the Canyon Golf & Racquet Resort in Palm Springs where I was Spa Manager in 1975/76. Here is her picture and she still looks the same, beautiful as ever, from when I met her in Whitewater Canyon in 1975.

About 8 years ago in October 200, I came to Vancouver BC to visit family but also to attend a voice seminar with Chloe Goodchild at Hollyhock. At the intro evening in comes Dana, at that time she was coordinator or some such thing, and I say, "Dana" and we are just amazed at how our lives had unfolded. Very sweetly and respectfully in front of the group, and yes Ekhart Tolle, who was also there, she introduced me and gave appreciation for her training that started her on her path in the health and healing field. After the Spa she was hired as therapist and eventually became Manager of the exclusive Two Bunch Palms Resort in Desert Hot Springs, where so many of the Hollywood and LA rich and famous retreat. I guess Hollyhock headhunted her from there.

This summer must be connection year, as so many from the past have contacted me, through the web and email, facebook, phone and various ways. Judith Brewer Curtis, a major feature in my Flower Child Book as she invented paper clothes, also got in touch. Hers was the first store to buy my jewelry designs in 1965 and jumpstart my career that led to opening my boutique on Sunset Strip in 1966 and designing clothes for rock bands, Jim Morrison's girlfriend Pam, the Iron Butterfly and many wild and wonderful Love In and Renaissance Faire sisters and brothers. Nostalgia time. Loving it.

THE MANY STUDENTS OF SCHOOL OF NATURAL MEDICINE (1976-2009)

School of Natural Medicine students from past years continue to connect like Nicole, student 1997-98, graduate of naturopathy and also an apprentice for over a year. Her bright spark and passionate energy for natural medicine was a great help during those busy times and she took care of the school most beautifully whenever I traveled.

"Hi Farida:)! I hope the most fabulous teacher of natural and spiritual health is doing and feeling wonderful! I am doing well and my naturopathy education has served me so well! I enjoy mostly helping friends and family and always speak happily of my school! That's wonderful to hear Heidi is opening a school in Colorado. "

For over thirty-three years many fine seeking students  passed through the classes and self healing and are now reconnecting during this media rich time. Last week a consultation and a new self-healing beginning with a student from nearly thirty years ago and today another from eleven years ago. Fascinating. The waves go out and then they return.

I was also emailing this week with Cathy, the first ever apprentice when I was in the UK in 1977. We are planning to get together soon as she is interested in another deep level of exploring and understanding her own being through personal evolution. I am also enjoying connecting with many of the Icelandic students. We truly are an illuminated network of love light self healing teachers and authentic guides for others, and each on our unique creative path. Thank you one and all for being willing to participate in truth, love, beauty and sharing the gifts.

Here are some of the other love letters from August 2009.

"Love, love, love and thank you for being such a powerful, energetic and forceful (for me positive, needs kick in the butt) teacher. THANK YOU! Eva. SNM Canada student, Oils this summer and coming for Reflexology & Iridology in September.

"Thank you for your generous words, Farida.  You have left such a big place in my heart and soul, and a part of all that I teach. Love you!" Renelle, Grad, Utah - look for a blog on her incredible work next week!

”Hi Farida, I love the idea of One Brain Evolution, looking forward for details of workshops in Devon. I am very excited about next weekend workshop Healing Diets. The Floral Essences learning has been amazing so simple, beautiful and powerful. Hope to meet you over in England soon!! Lots of love, Leandra, SNM UK Naturopathy student

“Dear Farida, thank you for holding the light of healthy way of living and loving one self. All is well. Love you. Kristbjörg, Iceland”  SNM Graduate & SNM teacher of flower essences.

THE BEAUTY OF GIVING & RECEIVING IS LOVING RESPONSE

The joy I experience when I see a new soul light up with truth during their Self-Healing helps me to know I am doing my part to make this world a better place. The greatest appreciation is the participation in the classes, the effort to do the work, the commitment to take the classes, and the persistence to overcome the obstacles of mind fear and postponement excuses, finances, duty, surprise difficulties and more. A winner in this world doesn't let anything stop them. Thank you dear students, graduates and inquirers for sharing your appreciation. I devote myself with love to this work, this truth, this creative service in the world.

10,000 hours produces an expert, a winner, a living example, a professional. That is what it takes. Are you someone able to live the teachings and make the teachings your life. If you are, join School of Natural Medicine and Farida Sharan and create self healing, a new profession, a new heart, a new brain and a new life!!!

"Yes, resistance is a great teacher!:-))) Your words as usual are the truth...I am forcing myself to learn to take care of myself, exactly because nobody else will or can do it for me... Lots of blessings Eva

"You are a wonder and I do miss you here in Boulder. I will always honor your soul and look forward to working with you again. Bill

“I'm reading your book Flower Child right now and I absolutely love it, beautifully written, perfect summer read!!!!!  I've been reading along with the songs you had listed in the back. Daisy”

“Hello, I came upon your website and was thrilled to see how far you have taken this wonderful tool of health. Your website and work are very inspiring. I studied with Bernard Jensen, and want to spread the word of the value of Iridology. Your work is beyond anything I have ever contemplated. I hope to study with you and will follow your website for inspiration.

"I got chills when I opened your website, and more chills as I was reading it, a sign of truth and love for me. Thanks for being "you". Fellow partner in health, Annette Agabob”

“Hello dearest Farida, Thank you for your vast and deep, experienced, and inspired healing wisdom once more. Carol”

“Dearest Farida Thank you for your blessing and comforting loving words, it makes me feel so much better.  It helps to here encouraging words of someone so wise and caring. Thank you again for your kind and inspiring words.”R

“I love how the courses are showing me how to go through my studies. The quality of the material has more than surpassed what I even imagined it would be. Your loving work is the exact answers to my prayers. Love, love Kristina

"Thank you dear Farida for your loving message, I'm always thinking of all the amazing things you taught me and I'm grateful for the time I got with you ! You and your teaching is so wonderful !!"

 “Ahh... You know how right you were about me, you saw something I have denied for so long. I am starting to really see some of my deepest patterns. Not fun and then fun indeed. Wow! You are so dear to me! Thanks again." Hannele

”I saw your new website enjoyed reading through your web blogs. The time with you at the school was an awesome thing for me and I truly believe that the my schooling at SNM stays with me always and even if I drift a bit I can always get right back to it. I am doing great. Thanks for all that you taught me I feel blessed that I had the time learning with you. Marisa

OUR YOUNGEST STUDENT IN THE HISTORY OF SNM!!!!

It seems passion and recognition of truth happens at a very young age!!! Here is a letter from a new student - WOW!!! Lucky School of Natural Medicine to have such a beautiful young student, aged three, as a part of our living loving network of bright seeking souls!!!

"My daughter and I have been on the herbs now for three days, today being the third. My daughter asks me for "Mommy's teacher, vitamins?" And so each day when I bring them to her and show her how I mix it up and prepare it, she is excited to get the "Mommy's teacher vitamins...and the Bach flower remedy is "Magic" as I call it for us...:o)  She has not fought me on it and is enjoying it, but only if I tell her that Mommy's teacher gave them to us to make us healthy and happy.  She also kisses your picture on the Herbs of Grace book...its so cute!  I'm trying to get it on video so that I can forward it to you once I get it on camera! 

She also asks me if we can watch Mommy's teacher...the DVD's in your courses, and she loves the dancing and actually listens for awhile to the lectures.  I now understand though what my elders have always told me that it is much easier to finish your studies before having children.  On the other hand, she is what motivates me and has brought so much light back into my world.  I am enjoying my studies and especially learning through my Self-Healing program.  K & K"

INNER DREAMS ON THE SELF HEALING PATH

Our dear new School of Natural Medicine Natural Physician student, Kristina, in the San Francisco area writes of a 'dream vision' she had to confirm her knowing she has found her true path and made the right decision to begin self healing and healing studies. Kristina is coming to self healing immersion and classes in Vancouver in September.

"About a week or so ago, I was in the stage between awake (or at least being able to sense my environment or hear it) and right before the deep sleep stage... In my mind, because it was hard to distinctively see anything, I heard really loud, "I searched for you (teacher), I found you!!!"  I put teacher in parenthesis because I didn't say teacher, and I couldn't distinctively see anything, but it was as if I maybe felt my spirit self connect with whomever (you) I was saying this to and those words came out but other unspoken messages were being translated...it was like I was going through a forest and mountains (but in the dream it was like a whirlwind of flashing images, my life events) and the spirit of my teacher appeared at the end of a path, I took, and I felt like I was explaining what I've been through and finally I got here...then I heard "I searched for you, I found you!!" 

Hope I'm making sense, it was an amazing dream, gave me so much comfort, but hard to explain.  I believe this dream was referring to you because I've never had a vision like that, similar, as far as premonitions of other things but never this experience.  I really feel that I was off my path, searching and longing to get back on it, along the way had many life changing events, adding depth to my soul, and being here, Now, being led to you is helping me feel the connection to my life's purpose and allowing my light to shine brighter."  Love Kristina

SHARING LOVE LETTERS AS A WAY OF LIFE

“Your energy and love are angels wings to my healing” SNM ND Graduate

“I'm just so happy...its like waiting to unveil a hidden treasure behind a locked door. I just see so much positive changes awaiting!” New student.”

“You have done so many things and building up the new schools was a big gift to the world. I will love to attend your classes in the future and want to finish the studies. My love to you dearest teacher. Sólveig – Icelandic student.

SHARING A VISUAL LOVE LETTER WITH A SELF-HEALING STUDENT IN PUERTO RICO 2004

Inquirer Comments of New Student
“I just got off the phone with you...thank you so much. I'm so glad your approach is so easy going, no pressure, and just joyful. It shows that you have a gift of knowledge to share with others and its up to the individual to receive or take the next step. I hope that you feel I will be a "right" kind of student for your school, because I prayed for a place that has the qualities you mentioned. The heavy feeling in my heart and mind has lifted, and I am more confident my husband will be supportive in my efforts.  Kristina –

“Can't wait until I meet with you and experience the journey in your presence. I appreciate what you had to go through to collect and embrace the knowledge that I am so appreciative you are sharing with others. Thank you, Kristina – new student”

"Smiles...Smiles...Smiles...I just wanted to stop by and let you know I got my first portion of the courses, and it was like opening a gift on Christmas morning... I love this feeling of "awakening"!!!  Many blessings and love love love.. Kristina"

”The Self Healing Immersion was wonderful for me. I'm thankful for you and it was a pleasure to learn these self-healing keys of great importance with the guidance of such a beautiful teacher. Looking forward to this journey of greater understanding of natural medicine.  ...B

Hello Dearest Farida, You are such an amazing mentor and I think of you every day.  The health and life lessons I learned from you through those years I spent with you and the school have changed my life and lifestyle.  I am wiser, healthier and much more capable of handling just about anything life tosses in my path. Thanks so much for your love and guidance. Much love and blessings, Michelle - SNM Grad CO

"Hi beautiful lady! Happy you continue teaching and supporting people in their self-healing journey! xxxx Christine. SNM Grad NY

“Thanks for always encouraging. I need that. I am n the road to recovery and wellness. So blessed to have you as my teacher and friend. Your books are wonderful. Wow. Life is unfolding in beautiful ways I've been wanting for so long. With love B”

“Thank you Farida, your wisdom is comforting and reassuring to me. I am grateful and blessed from your words of wisdom. Transformation is so wonderful. I am thankful, peace, love R”

“My deepest thanks and respect for the work you have done with my daughter to energize her spirit to heal her body. I am beyond grateful. Just reading your words gave my spirit a lift. I am honored to be part of your world. S”

“Many, many days I am so grateful to you for the journey you guided me with in my health and well being. I have blossomed into the person I really am and I find great comfort there. Life's journey continues to be one of shedding, fertilizing and rebirthing. I have released expectation of the details of what is to come and find both freedom and relief in that! I look at where your life has led you and know you are reflecting the potential in letting go.” Icelandic student

“Your sweetness Farida is a poignant, tears to the eyes and opening of the heart, reminder of the Source of Love. I remembered you yesterday and a mutual friend commented that you stand head and shoulders above most people in your vision. I agree.” C SNM student/client UK 1977

"I am working with Kolbrun (SNM Grad who own Rekjavik’s herbal pharmacy called Jurtaapotek) and really loving my work. I am accepting the flow of life, embracing life as it is now. I hope life treats you well dearest Farida, your picture is  lovely!" Linda

Sample Letter of inspiration from Farida to a student:
“Thinking of you sweetly Frankincensing your inner essence, becoming the next and rare level of a true healer and teacher that heals herself. My dear, you are far beyond a raw and living food teacher. You have the strength, skill, wisdom and instinct to take your students and clients deeper.  Much love from one of your teachers that adores you. 

My dear teacher Farida, I am so lucky. The truths you share on your newsletter/blog are so beautiful.”

”I miss you and think of you often. Thank you for being in my life. The summer school my daughter spent with you truly changed her life and I am so grateful, with love Jill

“I completely enjoyed Flower Child.  It was a profound learning adventure and the insight into your experience/perception was so enriching. I could relate to your experiences and process and learn from these connections reflecting on my own journey. I am thankful you wrote your story and will always appreciate this and hold it dear to my heart. Reading Herbs of Grace now... LOVE your books...LOVE you beautiful Farida! Peace, B

"Such an amazing transformational time with you! Shifted in many ways I wasn't aware of till I returned home.  S"

“Beautiful! It is a great honor to be a part of the school. So thankful for you. I feel the energy from your words and it brings me something I have needed all my life. R

"Dear One, Beautiful pictures, beautiful setting, beautiful unfolding of this next part of your Journey. May grace, love and beauty enfold you as you continue to guide and bless others (and yourself) in this Incarnation. With love and gratitude for all you are, Portia" AZ SNM Grad

NEW STUDENT OFFERS SELF HEALING TO HER FAMILY

Kristina, our new School of Natural Medicine student from the San Francisco area, has a great longing to experience Self Healing and share it with her family as she studies toward professional goals. I enjoyed wonderful conversations with Kristina during her inquiry process. Kristina is enrolled in the E Courses, Self Healing Module and will be attending the Self Healing Immersion in Vancouver in September. Welcome Kristina.

I am so enjoying this new wave of students. I have noticed over the years that groups come together at times and share the classes and there is always a resonance, an energy of the time that reflects my personal work and the creative growth of the school.

So many students have graduated. Others are teaching and practicing. The Iceland, Boulder and UK schools are run by graduates and students. Freed from administration and the management of schools, I am enrolling this new group of students that reflects my own deep personal work at this time of visiting the land of my birth and a mutual commitment of respect, honoring and kindness.

School of Natural Medicine believes that the greatest gift of the studies is the positive effect it has on the life of the student, their family and their livelihood. The trainings add wisdom, consciousness and understanding, creating a depth to life that assists in day to day living.

Each student enrolls from a deep desire from within to understand more about life, to gain independence and wisdom for healthy living and a longing to help others.

SNM'S YOUNGEST STUDENT EVER REPORTS

School of Natural Medicine UK welcomed their youngest student of 16 years in 1986, Leigh Mollet, who proved a dynamic student who loved to get up and share his ideas and visions and a passionate Self Healing enthusiast. After attending classes of Iridology & Natural Medicine in England he came to Summer School in Boulder, Colorado. He also became very interested in water and breath therapies and studied Watsu in Harbin Hot Springs.

Recently I received a note from Leigh on Facebook and responded. Many years had passed and he shares his news. Even though he never became a practitioner and took another path in life the experience of depth healing and truth at his young age made a valuable contribution to his life.

"Dear Farida, It brought tears to my eyes to hear from you. I cannot believe you are 67 - you are looking more beautiful than ever. I've thrown up the possibility of a session together - most of all I'd love my kids to hug you.

What seems like lifetimes ago, you gave me a scholarship and tackled the unenviable task of helping me unlearn the self-conscious BS of a good British Education. I was 16 at the first classes in Saffron Walden at your school, and then I came over to Gold Hill to study Iridology and Nautural Medicine with you, Farida, and Rayid with Denny Johnson and those times are among the most treasured of my life.

I've been married for 13 years now we have a strapping 11 year old son and an 8 year old daughter whose robust health and deep love of India is in no small way a tribute to you.

I am completing my PhD in Linguistics this year and worked for Cardiff University for most of the last two years researching language acquisition in Australian Twins. I pursued a life, far more left brain than I'd anticipated, but now, that the Shadow reveals himself, I dream, once more, of becoming wise, integrated, wild and free....like you,

Eternal gratitude, dear One, Bless you, Farida. Love, love, love,  Leigh"

NEW SELF-HEALING STUDENT SHARES HER PASSION

School of Natural Medicine , Vancouver, Canada and Farida Sharan are welcoming new students to immersions and classes with commitment, passion and love for the teachings and self healing.

It is always a joy to connect with a true student, just as a student rejoices at connecting to a true teacher. Rebecca from Washington, a young devoted mother of two young children, is the first student to begin the classes and self healing here in Vancouver BC. She comes at the end of the month for the Self Healing Immersion and then to other classes through summer and autumn. I share her words. She also sends her picture.

Dear Farida, Hello,  i was just reading your blog and i wanted to share that the first paragraph and the image of the lotus flower in 'self healing as a spiritual path' was so touching and i can feel the energy from that. i am so happy to have the honor of learning from you and you being a part of my journey. This is so beautiful for me. It feels amazing to finally know something is so right in my life. Things are really unfolding in realization and awareness.  higher consciousness. like you said..grace.  wow.  . . today was a sweet mothers day. Painting with my children outside was very lovely. I feel so blessed to be on this path.  i love life!  love always Rebecca

SNM STUDENT EXPLORES HEALTH WEALTH IN PERU

School of Natural Medicine student, Chris Whyrick from Washington, D.C., explores Peru and healthy food and herbs in Peru.

"Dear Farida...wanted to send you Saludos and a trip report from Perú. Would love to attend your oils class in the summer (August, I believe).  Keep me abreast of the details! 

Perú is a land of an ancient empire, a heart-centered populace, an abundance of fresh, natural food, a focus on natural healing, and a profound connection to mother Gaia. My time spent there was magical and healing. We stayed with friends in Lima, where breakfast translated to ripe avocados and freshly baked bread, fruit salad consisting of papaya, apple, cherimoya, prickly pear cactus fruit, passion fruit, banana and melon. The cacophony of flavors and textures was quite an experience…from the creaminess of the cherimoya to the brazen texture of “tuna”, or prickly pear fruit. Additionally, I tried porridge of kiwicha and quinoa, the grains of this ancient people washed down with one of many tisanes, from chamomile to linden flower and the prized maté de coca, or coca tea.

Coca tea sparked my interest and the experience had to wait for Cusco, the ancient Incan city sitting at 10.800 feet high. Maté de coca is encouraged to allow the body to acclimatize to the thin air, the decrease in atmospheric pressure (which increases blood pressure), and the nausea and headache that accompany the harsh environment. I will admit…I did puff for a few minutes to adjust to the oxygen deficiency (which I don’t like to admit, growing up in the mountains of Colorado!).  However, after 2 cups of the pleasant tasting beverage, all metabolic functions regained normalcy. I pondered what magic was contained in these simple, unassuming leaves?  So, like a good herbalist, I researched it.

According to The British Pharmaceutical Codex, Erythroxylum Coca contains the alkaloids cocaine (methyl-benzoyl-ecgonine), cinnamyl-cocaine (methyl-cinnamyl-ecgonine), and truxilline (isatropyl-cocaine or cocamine), along with around 11 other active alkaloids. The leaves contain only 0.1 to 1.0% of these alkaloids, making them medicinally active, however lacking the heightened addictive and stimulatory nature of the pure chemical extract of the drug cocaine. Coca leaves are considered astringent, carminative, hepatic, anodyne and slightly narcotic, bronchodilator and vasodilator, cerebral and muscular stimulant, nutritive and tonic in their action. However, it was recommended to me by an herbalist to modulate the use of coca tea, as it appears to cause inflammation of the liver (I’ve yet to find validity for this claim). 

So I sucked on coca leaves and hiked to Machu Picchu , wondrous temples, houses of worship, green pastures that so talked to my heart chakra…wow, what a place!  Equally impressive are the shear valleys below, the beginning of the Amazon on one side, and the sierra of the Andes on the other. 

Sitting in the vicinity of the “Ceremonial Rock” I began to feel a slight dizziness, and then a pulling of the vortex of energy so renowned here. My mind was taken back into a time before, almost reminiscent of Atlantis.

We then made our way down to Cusco, where we enjoyed a puree of water and the lúcuma fruit (Pouteria obovata).  This beautiful specimen of nature tasted like butterscotch, and packed a punch of nutrition.  Once hailed as “the gold of the Incas” (of course, not to be confused with the actual gold of the Incas!), this fruit is an excellent source of carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins and minerals—including remarkable concentrations of beta-carotene, niacin and iron. Sipping on nature’s candy, I perused the many other offerings of the juice bar “Yajúú” (I guess they are trying for “yahoo” but not sure if that could be a Quechua word?) and noticed their focus on juices for medicinal purposes.  My host in Lima reminded me that high blood pressure is oftentimes remedied in Perú with a 15-day stint of jugo maracujá, or passionfruit juice.  Oh, how I joyed in that revelation…we can learn so much from these beautiful people (my host kept pushing uña de Gato bark on me (I had to remind her that I have it sitting in my apothecary back home), and plan on many more Peruvian trips in my insatiable quest for cultural and indigenous medicinal research!

 

ICELANDIC BLESS BLESS STUDENT APPRECIATIONS

In Iceland, the Icelanders love to say Bless Bless, as hello, as farewell, as a blessing. With the closing of the Icelandic school due to the financial crisis I have been receiving many wonderful and loving emails from Icelandic students, both from the 2007 and 2008 student groups. Here are some of their bless bless blessings. These students are so dear to my heart. I went there almost yearly from 1996 and feel such love for the country, the nature and the people and I also recognize my work is done and that those whose hearts received the teachings will continue the work of self healing and service to others in the spirit of the school. Here is one of my favorite pictures from my last training in Iceland in September. The universe is definitely moving me on to new horizons and it is a good and fine feeling. The Icelanders are a passionate and enthusiastic people and the students I have worked with will go far and offer great wisdom and service to their family, friends, clients and country.

Dear Farida, I love the way you teach. I have never met anyone before with so much feminine energy. I have learned so much from you and for that I am very grateful. I remember the last day you were teaching us in Iceland in September there was so much light and love and the next day when the new teacher came it was like the sun had gone away. I am going to complete my Iridology study with you. With love and light, Sigga.

Dear Farida, Thank you for your heart and readiness helping us to succeed in our studies, but more than that, to find our inner truth - to a level our heart can melt all grief and pain we had to endure, in order or until we become the very owner of divine love. Your life, works, research, teachings and caring will stay close in our student mind and heart, and I know Heaven will entrust you with greater Blessings and higher tasks. The essence of your teaching is a profound way of applying divine values to this world today. My words are too poor to express what I see and learnt to know in my heart.  With gratitude and love, Maria

Hello there you beautiful, brave and honest women. I admire your strength and honesty as it is setting a very beautiful example of how to communicate. I can see your beautiful and strong image before my eyes and I know in my heart the truth of your words. I hope you will still give Iceland and the people who are trying to live as honest, growing, spiritual beings your presence of thought and light. It is important to our future. Thank you for everything you have given from yourself, it is highly valued. Yours sincerely, Sigrun

Dear Farida, I am very grateful that I will receive my diploma from you. I trust you and your experience and I want to finish my studies in your school. I want to keep contact with you and when I finish iridology I will send it to you. I want to continue to be the self-healer that I can be. All the best to you, Yours sincerely, Solveig

Hello Farida, I wanted to say thank you for all your time and work here in Iceland. And for everything you have thought us. Wish you all the best. Best regards, Helga Dröfn

Dear Farida, With ever so much love to you and respect, and best hopes that all will turn as you really want things to turn out. I hope that you will never say farewell to me.  Björn

Thank you Farida, I have learned so much from you. love and light , Thora

Dear Farida, I miss you already.  I can’t imagine that you will not come to Iceland again and enjoy all here. If you do then I would like to meet you. You still have friends here! I would like to say thank you soooooo much for all you did for me and I will never forget you or what you have taught me. Huge hug from me!  Take care of you, Bless  bless,  Maggy

Dear Farida, I was thinking when I took the Iridology diploma from your hand in September that with the completion in Iridology an old dream of mine was brought into reality. To tell the truth I applied for this school because of you so I feel very blessed with it and the photo of us together is very precious to me. I will continue to look out for you as I have for 12 years from the year I bought the book Herbs of Grace. Until I see you again I want to thank you so much for all your wisdom and you are so right.... living in truth is the best and easiest way of life.  I can feel a kind of movement of truth in the world. God bless you dear Farida, your new school in England and all your loved ones, Hugs and warm wishes, Rannveig

Thank you Farida. I send all my love and deepest gratitude to you. This school has so far been among the most precious gifts Life has brought me and my family. No wonder I felt a strong urge to attend. You played a major part in healing my life. I thank God every day for those days I spent with you, Farida, in September. It was as if the Divine force was, through you, lovingly preparing me. I am thankful you left your footprint here in Iceland and touched our lives and were the ignition for this work here. I hope your wonderful light will continue to radiate from you. My cells, and heart and mind and soul join you in your song across the Atlantic Ocean... And I believe.... and I can’t wait to get to know me better – dark and light sides.... love you, Olof

COMPLETION 08 CONTAINING THE SEEDS OF 09

I have been hearing from so many students and graduates and inquirers via mail, email, text and e cards and want to share some of the good news, Self Healing reports and holiday wishes and especially some of the brave reports from Iceland where students are weathering difficult times with their financial crisis.

Through our dedication to Self Healing we are all connected in a web of healing light and love and even more so in The Field of all connection. Whatever our thoughts are and wherever our hearts or our resistances oppose energy the connection build our reality. It is so beautiful to hear from graduates from so many years ago, how they flourish and continue to expand the rippling circles of their Self Healing and professional practices, clinics and teaching.

Bless to the Icelandic students, the Boulder Colorado group, the UK group and all the students and graduates in many countries and cultures, let us move toward the New Year with appreciation for all we have accomplished and dedicate our best efforts to further our journey with grace, love and gratitude. I am so proud of you all and rejoice in our shared journey. Thanks again for all the reports during the year and now. Here are some spontaneously chosen selections to inspire. Farida

“Oh Dearest Farida!!
How nice to hear from you....and always at such an appropriate time. Your words always inspire, and I am forever grateful for that. So much has happened since I saw you in May in Boulder. I am now 8 months pregnant and due to have an Aquarian baby. Pregnancy is amazing in every way and I love it. We are back in Golden Bay, NZ now....nesting and preparing.  Using my herbal knowledge everyday to assist my body. It is magic as my belly swells. We are planning a home water-birth here with the midwives. I am looking forward to the initiation into womanhood and all its many blessings and challenges. All my love to you and I wish you all the best for 2009. Blessings, Shanti -  USA Grad 2000

This one arrived as I was writing this blog:
“Dear Farida, Thank you for all your inspiration and teachings, they are truly appreciated. Hope you are having a joyful Christmas holiday, and let´s shine in 2009. Lots of Love from Iceland
Margrét

“Dearest Farida, Thank you for being such a light on the path for the rest of us.  Rarely does a day go by that I don't mention you and your insights to a friend or a student.  Blessings, Betty Sue” – USA Grad 1990’s.

“Blessings and Abundant Love to you. I am always centered by your mail and reminded of my path. So soon has this year fleeted by but not before many changing course toward their goals. I did some work that I am grateful for and will endeavor to do more 2009. I am so encouraged by you. Keep me always on your mailing list. The light is still ahead but more so within. Joan -  Inquirer

“Seasons Blessings, dear Farida!  Your teachings have informed me and guided me, and I thank you.  Two musings on plants that have deepened my spirit: the intimacy of our every breath is an exchange with the plants (we know this yet consciousness of this intimacy with every breath is so loving: what teachings they have!) and most recently hearing of the use of poplars and willows that take in our toxic water, YET THEY DON'T HOLD ON TO IT so the toxicity doesn't build up and harm them, and as the toxic water evaporates through the leaves, the toxicity of the chemical compounds are destroyed. I use these meditations to help those who come to me feeling weary and unsupported, including myself! There is a deep level of healing going on right now.  Lots of Love, Donna – USA Grad

”Wishing you joy peace and harmony for 2009…Deborah -  Thailand

“Thanks for all the advise on relieving pain.  I'm so blessed to have met yourself and Bonny.  It has made this journey possible for me (and Dad!).  I am certainly getting to see and live the power of nature and correct living  (and the effects that lack of balance has on the body) first hand.   Caroline - Ireland UK student.

”I just caught up with blog entries of your wondrous journey in Ecuador.  So nice to have an account of the experience you encountered there.  Beautiful and sincere sharings that I trust will be inspirational and moving for everyone. Malaika – Living Foods USA student.

“Thank you for your warm and inspirational words in your mail and blog: (move forward creatively and positively. Forgiving and forgetting is essential groundwork and most of all that means forgiving yourself and giving yourself a fresh opportunity to do better than ever with what the universe puts before you.) I feel, in order to be able to receive this fresh, beautiful  opportunity with what the universe is now showing, I will also need to find a way to receive this gift from myself - the biggest gift of   forgiving myself. No matter how hard or impossible it seems now, the mere thought creates a feeling of release. The expansion in the contractions that I need in order to create balance in my life  is unfolding more clearly each day,  as well as why I felt the absolute urge to attend this school. To find TRUTH=LOVE=GOD

Thank you so much for the classes, they were fantastic. - "This school is truly unique and I’m looking forward to the next three years. I’m discovering a whole new way to learn, to live and awaken my sense of connection to the whole of life and to myself. Love, Ólöf – Iceland

“Thank you for this information's and I lock sooo much forward to see you again ;-) I send you all my love for giving me all this that the school offer, and big hug to you – Thora – Iceland Grad

“I am so very thankful for all the love I was surrounded with during the class, I am certain that beautiful space allowed me begin to release and grow. I am working now on dealing with the after and creating a way to explore and understand it without shocking my being. I am doing my work and I am not hiding from it, just trying to be open. Observing myself... xo  Cassandra USA student

“Thanks for your letters. In spite of difficulties in Iceland I look very forward to going  through this period of cleaning out all the corruption and untrustable relations, whether in business and trade or in more individual  personal levels. It is already a relief to see younger and older going to rethink their lives. When I came to Iceland nearly 20 years ago there was and is enough for everyone in Iceland (and actually world-wide)... provided by nature as well as the joy we can find in meeting and doing things together. Warm hearted greetings from Iceland.   Maria - Iceland

Dear Farida, so nice to hear from you...your wisely and caring spoken words...you are so right as always if I speak for my self I see this collapse as an opportunity for most people to change their lifestyles.To recycle more be satisfied with less, eat less, buy less and smile more, let off the greed and let in things that really matters. I give you all my thanks and love  Rannveig – Iceland  Mir Grad

Dear Farida, Thank you for your supporting letter. I'm like you in my heart I knew that these changes will lead too better world. In  Iceland things could not go like this any longer where people put money at first place in their life. My and my husband are lucky we still have our job and our children are in College. I can still do that I like most as it doesn't cost anything to walk in the Icelandic nature :)   love Stína – Iceland student

Hi Farida, I want to say thanks one more time for the opportunity you give. I want to tell you that I went to Kissimmee, Florida to get my colonic certification.........was a good adventure. but I love your Boulder school best. Thanks, may GOD bless you, love .......ROSA

iCELAND HEALTH MASTER STUDENT COMMENTS

School of Natural Medicine Iceland Health Master 08 Naturopathy students enjoyed their first Immersion in September while 07 second year students received the teachings of essential oils and essences and an herbal medicine intensive. While enjoyment and appreciation are abundant in person it is always sweet to receive a few notes of appreciation...these are so dear and inspiring i am sharing...

"Hi dearest Farida, thanks for those lovely days in September in Reykjavik, I loved it, and the days with Brigitte were good and a lot to think about. The class is wonderful and getting more close as we go on. I went into the garden today and dug up yellow duck root and marigold to make some oil, and today I was visiting an 83 year old lady in the country nearby and as I was telling her about the school and as excited I was. She gave me a bag of Iceland moss from a rural part of north west of Iceland. Lovely. I just wanted to say thanks and wish you a good days wherever you are, love Bara

Hi Farida, This has been a wonderful journey. I´m so thankful that you are willing to spread your light over the whole world. Inside i know that it has always been known part of my journey to go to your school though i once thought that i would have to go to another country to go on board. So you bringing this gift to Iceland is a miracle on its own. When we focus on people with love and without judgement, it changes. When we change ourselves, we do change the world. Its all true like you said. Thank you for everything Farida. Love,  Einar

"Everything seems to work out so well.  I had such a good experience and wonderful time. I didn't want to go home. Can't wait to see you all again. Love, Maggy

"After the  Elements of Life dances I felt calmer and more relaxed and that's huge because I am the nervous type, always on the run and hurrying. What a great experience. Earth and water dances were the best for me. The water dance was sensational. I was so relaxed afterwards and my head felt so light. At one point we did an exercise with Trauma Life oil and it worked wonders for me. I literally felt my heart letting go of the past and release like a chain had been surrounding it for a long time.

I usually wake up a little nervous about the day ahead, I always feel pressured by time and all the things I have to do. After doing the dances and just listening to all the things you were saying, being with the group and listening to their stories I just feel calmer, more relaxed and more at
home and where I want to be.

Thank you Farida for all this (and we are only getting started). Yours, Valdís."

RAINBOW COMPLETION IN ICELAND

When students say the teaching is love and they are so happy they don't want to go home, you know you are doing something right and you are in tune with the positive radiant unfolding of the divine universe toward individual fulfillment and personal evolution. It is such a joy to share the teachings with dedicated passionate students willing to  deeply explore self healing and make their study a long term three year consistent goal.

The last days of my three week visit were filled with strong vibrant rainbows. Students reach unprecendented levels of achievement with essential oils healing processes and dynamic understanding of iridology and consciousness with the materials and experiences offered.
Certificates were awarded for the 07 Group for Living Foods and four students completed their Iridology & Natural Medicine Diploma Course, with the rest of the students well on their way to completing the material for graduation in April.

My last evening was celebrated with Brigitte Mars and her husband Tom, along with Lilja and Gitte at the Kryddlegin Hortu (Marinated Hearts Love) new organic veg and vegan cafe on the Reykjavik harbor waterfront. The loving owner, Iris Hera Norafjordsdottir, had been the publisher of the Iceland Health magazine prior to opening the cafe three weeks previous, and had also visited Lilja for iris photographs and a health building program, which she was keen to begin again. Wonderful connections, and a fitting place to eat a lovely fresh organic salad and soup, especially appropriate seeing i had started the Iceland seminars off with a phrase, "we all deserve to marinate in a field of love." and there we were......at the Marinated Hearts Love cafe, filled with love and friendship and partnership and abundant satisfaction with all we were sharing and creating. Bless Bless as the Icelanders say - i return in April and again in June - always happy to return to Iceland.

Here are two pics of two of the happy  students at completion of their first year of study. Bara on the left is a midwife and Rannveig on your right creates a beautiful line of herbal products for her own company in Akuryeri in the north of Iceland - both beautiful bright sister souls!
 

HEALTH MASTER ICELAND HERBAL STUDENTS

Congratulations!! School of Natural Medicine Iceland 2007 students for completing your first year of the Self Healing combined with Iridology & Natural Medicine and for showing up with passion joy and enthusiasm to begin your second year of Herbal Medicine studies and Essential Oils with Farida Sharan and visiting herbalist, Brigitte Mars from Boulder, Colorado.

The essential oils and essences class went deeply into presentations on theories and processes of change, spiral dynamics, fear, death, dying and transformation, trauma, the emotional heart, focusing and thin-slicing processes, and skills for applying oils for life transitions.

The seven days with Farida Sharan, Naturopath, SNM Director, and evolutionary educator began with a Flower of Life mandala process using essential oils to focus deeply on individual life changes. Other days focuses on partner exchanges and treatment exchanges with oils.

 During the autumn and winter the second year students will also study Flower Essences Liivng Food and in the spring Reflexology along with further Herbal studies with Hildur Hakonardottir, author of a beautiful Icelandic wild food and herbal book and a spokeperson for elves, myths and natural living.

SNM USA STUDENT - SELF HEALING PARENTING

School of Natural Medicine Boulder, USA, Naturopathy student, Nichole Case, already a Reflexology graduate devoted to Self Healing reports on a Self Healing experience with her daughter. In the picture Nichole offers a calming anointing before giving a Master Touch Reflexology treatment to her fellow student in her February 2008 training in Boulder.

"Hi Farida, Thanks for taking the time to speak with me yesterday even when you were so busy after your travels. 

I placed the Lobelia and Slippery Elm poultice on Maya's chest and kept it on her all day and made a fresh one for the night as you suggested.  She is already up running around and being herself today. Her cough is now very loose and the frequency has really decreased.  I intend to do another poultice on her today and again tonight.  I'm going to keep giving her the teas I've made her based on your recommendations. 

I just wanted to share this as I feel I have learned a lot from the experience and feel a sense of accomplishment.  I had several people trying to tell me that I should just take her to the doctor or emergency room and that there was nothing I could do for her.  Her smiling face and her thank yous throughout the treatment just melted my heart and I knew I was doing the best things for her.

So thank you for sharing this gift of love and I cherish the knowledge I am gathering! Many Blessings!" Nichole

SAL'S VITAL VIBRATIONS HEALING PRACTICE

Sal, a very dear SNM Naturopathy student and healing arts practitioner from the mountains above Boulder, Colorado, is a fine example of passion, love and creativity. His summer projects on his Nederland property include garden cob paths and rock walls always in the good company one of his lucky dogs who are lovingly cared for with herbs, healthy food, homeopathy and Reiki.

Sal enrolled in the Naturopathy program last spring after attending a gathering and starting the self-healing module. He loved the Reflexology class so much he continued with essential oils, flower essences and the Iridology, Herbal and Naturopathy trainings over the summer, and has been making progress with his natural living lifestyle and self-healing ever since!

In Summer School we enjoyed his iris mandala creation, as he sewed natural wood and stones on a red cloth, a Halloween costume his grandmother made for him when he was 10 years old, and in between classes he flew home to his medical family where he put into practice the Reflexolog together with Reiki, Flower Essences and YLO Essential Oils, comforting his grandmother during her passing transition. What a beautiful way to be present with a beloved grandmother in her last days.

Compassionate skills learned at the school benefit each student's life and those near and dear, extending into the community with professional expertise. Always students radiantly reflect their self-healing example of authentic living and personal evolution.

Last year Sal attended fairs where he offered Reflexology with Young Living Essential Oils and this year just named his growing practice Vital Vibrations and will soon have his website, www.vitalvibrations.com up on the world wide web. Well done, Sal.