I have been a practicing homeopath and naturopath in Toronto for 19 years. Since  graduating from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1988, I  have had many advanced teachers in the wide world of homeopathy, each of whom has contributed a different persepective to my understanding: Andre Saine, Jeremy Sherr, Rajan Sankaran, Jan Scholten, and Alize Timmerman have all been important teachers for me.

Meanwhile, on the psychotherapy side, I have been influenced by Carl Jung and many of the more recent Jungians. In 1985 I watched Fraser Boa’s film series “The Way of the Dream”, which features the remarkable dream interpretation skills of Marie Louise Von Franz; this was a profound influence for me, since that time I have never doubted that dreams provide us with critically important information.

In the late eighties Dr. Jim McNamara of Toronto was an important teacher for me, particularly in the areas of gestalt therapy and primal therapy. Also around this time I encountered the work of Dr. Graham Farrant, an Australian primal therapist who focused particularly on the earliest experiences of human life: sperm, egg, conception, implantation, gestation, birth, and infancy. Through this work I came to understand that many people have significant “incarnation issues” which continue to influence their lives and perceptions.

My current practice is a blend of homeopathy and psychotherapy, with an emphasis on dreamwork, active imagination, and depth psychology. There are strong traces of the Jungian, Gestalt, and Primal models  in my work, all of which (in my mind anyway) form a natural and synergistic union with classical homeopathy.

As a teacher, I have worked since 1990 in the homeopathy  department at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto. Together with my colleague Nadia Bakir, I have helped develop a program which provides future naturopaths with a solid foundation in classical Hahnemannian homeopathy, and also an introduction to  newer developments in the homeopathic world.

As a researcher, I feel dedicated to the process of bringing new substances into the service of healing as potential medicines; I have conducted and published several new provings of homeopathic remedies, including: Tela araneae (spider web), Abies balsamea (balsam fir), and Natrum-glutamicum (M.S.G.).

Since 2003 I have been videotaping clients telling their dreams, and exploring, together with me, their possible meanings and relevance. Using this body of material, I have developed a method for health care practitioners who would like to do more formal and focused work with their client’s dreams. I teach regular seminars in the Dreamreading Method, and the use of the Dreamreading Manual.

I have had a lifelong interest in the healing powers of plants. When the Naturopathic College moved to its new location at Leslie and Sheppard in Toronto I felt it was time for the development of a world-class herb garden where student could meet and relate to the medicinal plants that they are studying in the classrooms. I designed the Paracelsus Herb Garden, where some 300 medicinal plants can be found in a setting which is both beautiful and educational; and I can still be found there on gardening days throughout the season indulging my passion for gardening.

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