One of the greatest gifts that homeopathy has given me is simplicity.
I was the one who had to do all the things when an illness popped up in a family member. To ensure my own health was on track, I took all the supplements, did all the things. And while a healthy lifestyle and certain wellness practices and interventions are important, they often left me feeling either 1) anxious and overwhelmed, or -- if I didn't achieve them -- 2) like a failure.
Sound familiar?
As I've worked with my own homeopath over 5+ years as well as studied homeopathy, I've noticed something in my own vitamin and supplement cabinet. Slowly, slowly the supplements I'm reaching for each day have diminished. I'm not tracking what supplements I need to take after eating or before, making sure I bring vitamins on the road, or choking down gigantic capsules. My regimen is simple -- a supplement or two, plus my daily constitutional homeopathic remedy. Sigh of relief.
Homeopathy has also made me more sensitive to my body. I used to not notice any impact of potency or a remedy change. But, I had to report back to my homeopath. So, I needed to tune into my emotional responses, sleep, dreams, and any slight change in physical symptoms. This took me years, and I'm still working on it, but, yes!, I do notice the simple and gentle messages my body is sending me. Sigh of relief.
But the greatest change I've noticed is any time an acute illness occurs in myself or my kids. No longer must I figure out all the things to do, give, or supplement. We can gently support the body with the constitutional remedy or reach for an acute remedy if it's indicated. But the body has got this. It's simple: I can trust in the body to do it's important work. Sigh of relief.
For the practitioner, homeopathy is anything but simple. But for the homeopathy user and client, you can breathe a sight of relief and sink into the simple. This is one of the gifts of homeopathy, for you, for me, for all of us.
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