Individualized Holistic Health Care

One weekend in October 2012, I was invited by Dr Amarsinha Nikam , M.D. Homoeopath to experience the joy of homoeopathy at his 100 bed Aditya HomoeopathicHospital and Healing Centre , Pimpri, Pune. By the end of the day, I had to qualify his quote ‘the joy of homoeopathy’ with the word ‘sublime’. This visit led to a close friendship and deeper understanding and learning the great science and art of cure - homoeopathy. What followed was an internship of over 2 years where I had the opportunity to sit alongside Dr Nikam every Saturday-Sunday and takedown detailed case history and witness his approach to prescribing. Like a true guru, he gave it all. At the consultation table, he allowed his interns to suggest their remedy along with the reasons. He would then give us his choice and express this thought process and validate it by referring it to the materia medica. Here is a doctor who dared to start a homoeopathic hospital that not just treats emergencies but ‘Critical Emerg...

Just successfully completed a workshop on “Classical Homeopathy” that ended with a Practical Test - live case-taking with justification for the remedy selected followed by a Written Test and topped with a Viva…and then a certificate that comes with a feedback note that tells you your strength and areas where improvement is required. The workshop meant for busy practicing homeopaths was held once every two months over the weekend (Saturday 10 am to Sunday 6 pm) which includes case taking at the hospital in the evening, followed by witnessing the consultation process by Dr. Amarsinha Nikam from 12 pm to 7 am, a few hours of rest and then a session and hospital rounds at the 80 bed establishment where one gets to see the patients of varied pathologies, the remedy prescribed and the progress made by them. (Check this link for info on cases seen at the hospital http://individualizedhealthcare.blogspot.in/2012/10/experiencing-sublime-joy-of-homoeopathy.html ) The work...