Homeopathy School Accreditation, Direction of Cure, and Integrative Care in Homeopathy
- What does it actually mean for a homeopathy school to be accredited?
- Can therapies like acupuncture or psychotherapy interfere with homeopathic treatment?
- And is “Hering’s Law” really a law at all?
These are the kinds of questions that don’t get simple answers—and in Episode 115 of Strange, Rare & Peculiar, Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray take them on directly.
This episode opens with a conversation about accreditation in homeopathy education: why it matters, what it protects, and why standards in a homeopathy school are not just administrative details, but part of what helps safeguard students, patients, and the profession itself. Denise and Al also reflect on recent milestones in their own work, including ACHENA reaccreditation in North America, AROH accreditation in Australia, and the long-term outcomes data they continue to collect through clinical practice.
From there, the episode turns to a listener question from Sweden about whether psychotherapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, or deep tissue work can negatively affect homeopathic treatment. The answer is not a blanket yes or no. In this conversation, Denise and Al explore when other therapies may support a case, when they may alter a remedy’s action, and why communication and timing matter in chronic case management.
The discussion then moves into Hahnemann himself. Far from presenting homeopathy as an isolated system, they point to passages and letters showing his interest in mesmerism, electricity, galvanism, and hydrotherapy.
And finally, they take up one of the most repeated phrases in homeopathy: “Hering’s Law.” Denise is clear: it is not truly a law, and Hering did not simply hand down the neat formula students are often taught. They discuss direction of cure, the limits of rigid models, and why complex chronic cases do not always resolve in tidy, textbook ways.
If you’ve ever wondered how experienced homeopaths think through chronic cases, this episode is worth your time.
Referenced in this episode:
- Episode 99: What Accreditation Really Means in Homeopathy: https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/srp-99/
- Episode 65: Homeopathy Education-Accreditation Matters: https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/srp-65/
- https://homeopathy.ca/herings-law-law-rule-or-dogma/
Scroll down to listen to (or watch!) Episode 115 of Strange, Rare & Peculiar.
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Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Academy of Homeopathy Education discussing everything you REALLY need to know about homeopathy. We’ll look at philosophy, practice, research,and education–all with a little bit of history. If you want to know why we still can’t get enough homeopathy after a combined 50+ years of study and practice, we invite you to join the conversation!
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