"In order to solve a problem, one must always view it as a whole, from a distance. Focusing on specifics may lead to short term, superficial solutions that actually nourish the root cause of the issue."

Dr Nandita Shah

My homeopathic history

Let me first introduce myself to you. I was born to a family that always had used homeopathy. My maternal grandfather was a lay homeopath and from birth I had been treated almost exclusively with homeopathy with the exceptions of some vaccinations. Even these were stopped when my mother understood the implications of vaccinations on health. I had seen so many effective cures with homeopathy that I really wondered how others would want to take heavy chemical medicines. This aversion to chemicals for me also extended to chemicals in food. I always found myself going for the healthy wholesome food and rarely was I attracted to artificial and processed foods. Even soft drinks represented a bottle of water with chemicals and I would never drink them. Foods laced with pesticides tasted different to me, so whenever possible I would choose the organically grown foods. This was not such an issue in my childhood as it has unfortunately become today.

My teachers

It was with real conviction about the homeopathic line of treatment and the wish for holistic understanding that I did my LCEH at the CMP homeopathic college in Mumbai. I then studied under the late Sarabhai Kapadia, an expert in repertory who had devised an extensive homeopathic questionnaire, and also the late Dr Usha Maniar, his student. Through their meetings I had the opportunity to meet Dr Rajan Sankaran who I consider a genius.
I had the luck to study with him, and work with him and other members of the “Bombay Group” and it is to him that I owe my real love and knowledge of homeopathy. My other teachers included Vithoulkas, Jan Scholten, Jeremy Sherr, Nancy Herrick and Roger Morrison, Misha Norland, Anne Schadde, Juergen Becker, Alize Timmermann, Tinus Smits and others of whom many are also close friends. To these people I give sincere thanks for teaching me and joining me on the path of understanding homeopathic truths.

My view about homeopathic treatment today

After years of practice, and teaching homeopathy both in India and abroad I realize that sometimes patients treated very successfully with homeopathy come back with recurrences after a number of years. Often patients take the treatment till they get rid of their physical complaints but do not continue the treatment till they reach the highest potential that homeopathy has to offer them. Many do not understand the true potential of homeopathy. And even worse most of them come for homeopathic treatment while continuing “allopathic lifestyle.” I now believe that the doctor has as much a responsibility to cure the patient as to help him understand his role in his own cure. This has lead me today to conduct seminars and talks on how each one of us can take responsibility for one’s own health.