Homeopathy
Higher Diploma (Part 2)
Course Teachers

Unit 21 : Plants

Unit 22 : Animals

Movie Presentations

Unit 23 : Integrated Approach

Unit 24 : Case Management

Unit 25: Introduction to Research Methods

Unit 26: Taking Flight

Misha Norland
Misha established the School of Homeopathy in 1981 and was a Fellow and a founding member of The Society of Homeopaths. A practitioner now for over 30 years, he was Head of Homeopathic Research at the first UK homeopathic college. Widely respected for his teaching and practice skills, he provides numerous lectures and over the years has taught many of the world’s leading homeopaths. He is also an international clinical facilitator, lecturer and author, and is well known for his contributions to journals, conferences and new materia medica.

Janet Snowdon, RSHom
One of our most popular senior lecturers, Janet has been in practice for over 25 years. She has studied with many leading homeopaths including George Vithoulkas, Jayesh Shah and Rajan Sankaran. Sankaran has provided her with an insight into practice which she has made her own and with which she enchants us as she teaches cases. She has a busy practice in Bath, England and has also been involved in proving new remedies. Practical and with a deep appreciation for the mystery of healing, Janet offers many insights into the topics of her teaching and is an inspiration in her readiness to be amazed and delighted.

Jenny Grist, DSH, RSHom
Jenny’s interest in homeopathy began in 1987 with much experimentation on her own farm animals and other friends. Jenny studied at The School of Homeopathy, graduating in 2002, and also completed the Dynamis Course of Advanced Homeopathy. She runs a thriving rural practice in the green depths of Mid Devon, but regularly takes herself away to teach Homeopathy at ‘Wellie’ Level. Jenny enjoys the magic of matching spirit to substance.

Jon Didymus, PhD, DSH, RSHom
Jon Didymus originally trained as a research scientist studying the way crystals form in living organisms. Since graduating from the School of Homeopathy in 1999, he has practiced in Bath at a GP surgery and at The Holistic Family Practice with his wife, who is a medical doctor and herbalist. Jon is a keen student of the Sensation Method and fuses his scientific background with interests in meditation, counselling and supervision.

Kate Chatfield, BA(Hons), MSc, MNWCH, FSHom

Kate is the course leader for MSc Integrated Healthcare (e-learning) at the University of Central Lancashire, UK, where she is responsible for teaching research methods and ethics to postgraduate students from a wide variety of healthcare disciplines. Initially a philosopher, and then a practitioner of homeopathy for 15 years, Kate now focuses exclusively upon education and research. Kate has been teaching at UCLan since 1999 and has been instrumental in establishing and delivering a number of courses including BSc Homeopathic Medicine, MSc Homeopathy and MSc Integrated Healthcare. In addition to teaching Kate is also in the final stages of her PhD studies analysing ethical objections to traditional and complementary forms of medicine. Kate’s area of teaching expertise includes qualitative research methods, philosophy of science, ethics, sustainability and integrated healthcare.

Miranda Castro, RSHom (NA), CCH
Miranda Castro is a British-trained professional homeopath who has been in practice since 1983 and has been writing about and teaching homeopathy since 1988. She is a Fellow of the Society of Homeopaths (UK) and past President of the North American Society of Homeopaths. Miranda has a background in acupuncture, iridology, healing, supervision and humanistic psychotherapy. She has been teaching and talking about homeopathy to the lay public and interested health care professionals since 1988, including groups of midwives, nurses, counsellors, doctors – and homeopaths.

Rachel Roberts, BSc (Hons) MCH RSHom
Rachel graduated from The College of Homeopathy, London in 1997 and has been in private practice ever since. She has a background in biological sciences, specialising in physiology, which lead to a particular interest in the integration of homeopathic and medical knowledge during homeopathy training. Rachel has taught homeopathy and medical sciences for over 10 years as a visiting lecturer at various homeopathic colleges in the UK, Ireland and Iceland, as well as being a regular presenter of CPD seminars. She is also author of the Mat Med Cards published in 2007. Rachel was a speaker at the Society of Homeopaths’ Conference in 2005, Student Conference in 2007 and the British Homeopathic Congress in 2012. Rachel held the post of Research Consultant for the Society of Homeopaths from 2008-2012 and joined the Homeopathy Research Institute (HRI) as Chief Executive in 2010. HRI is an innovative charity dedicated to promoting high quality research in homeopathy.

Bob Blair, LCH PCH
Bob shares his knowledge and experience with generosity and passion. Before becoming immersed in Rajan Sankaran’s Sensation Method Bob trained with Jeremy Sherr. He now delights in synthesising information from a variety of sources and teachers and in communicating different approaches to case-taking and analysis, adapting the process to suit the individuality of each patient.

Katja Behrens
Katja has always believed in the magic of this world, something beyond our intellectual understanding or how we describe the world on a day-to-day basis. She says, "In fact, looking back, my life has always been a search for a deeper understanding of who we are. I contemplated: what is the healing force behind this all that can bring peace and insight into our lives, even as we are so different?"
Katja currently practices in different clinics as a homeopath, and as a tutor to supervise students at the School of Homeopathy and offers webinars for the SOH locally and internationally. Katja works in collaboration with other therapists and doctors and has beautiful experiences being part of therapeutic retreats. She also offers Cranio-Sacral Therapy and therapeutic massage.

Geoff Johnson, MA VetMB MRCVS VetMFHom RSHom PCH
Geoff has been a vet for 20 years and until recently ran a busy mixed surgery treating everything under the sun on the edge of Exmoor! However the bug of homeopathy bit him unexpectedly one hay fever summer and he subsequently trained as a homeopathic vet. When animal owners starting asking for whatever Daisy had had for their own ailments he became a homeopath for people too. Now he runs a purely homeopathic surgery and doesn’t know how many legs his patient will have until looking into the waiting room. Geoff has a wonderful teaching style that is always appreciated by students.

Luke Norland, DSH RHom
Luke grew up sharing his family home with the School of Homeopathy and has been immersed in the homeopathic way of life since he was born into the world! Having first studied classical music in London, his career path eventually brought him back to his roots in the healing arts, via training and working as a massage therapist. He is particularly interested in the active-listening role of the homeopath, providing a space for people to tell their truth and explore themselves free from any prejudice.

Karen Leadbeater, DSH RSHom
Karen graduated from the School in 1998 and has since maintained a close link through mentoring and supervising students. More recently she has lectured regularly at the School, with a focus on casework, and also works with students on the international home study programme. After establishing a busy practice in Bath, Karen relocated to Dartmoor in 2005. She now practises and supervises students from her clinic in Tavistock, Devon.

Nick Taylor DSH RSHom
Nick graduated from the School in 1993 and set up practice from his home in Devon. Later he attended Jeremy Sherr's Dynamis post graduate course which helped him develop his homeopathy skills further. The School has always remained close to his heart and he works with us on many levels as mentor, supervisor and teacher. Nick's passion for homeopathy really began through reading Kent's Lectures on Homeopathic Philosophy which he still enjoys to this day.

Course Manager: Amanda Norland BA(Hons)
Amanda Norland is a Director of The School of Health. She is also Course Manager for the Homeopathy First-Aid Course. One of her principal roles is to look after the wellbeing of the students. Amanda is responsible for the The School of Health network of Tutors and Supervisors. She studied homeopathy at the School of Homeopathy. As well as running the business, she also nurtures her homeopathy practice. Prior to taking up her position with The School of Health, Amanda trained as a designer and worked in Bristol and London. Her role led her into talent management at 20|20, where she was responsible for a team of over 20 designers.

Mani Norland, BA (Hons), DSH,
RSHom
Mani Norland is Principal at the School of Homeopathy. He is Misha Norland's eldest son and grew up with homeopathy all around him. He trained with the School, and practices from his clinic in Stroud. He develops and manages the School in conjunction with members of the core team. Other responsibilities include interviewing students, the teaching timetable, preparation of teaching materials, hiring teachers and staff, running the School clinic. In addition, he is responsible for the School brand, marketing and promotion. Mani is also the Managing Director of The School of Health, a business that manages home study courses and books.

Mani is a founding member of Homeopathy Course Providers Forum and a founding member of the 4Homeopathy (the pro homeopathy group of 11 organsations in the UK). With this group Mani has been instrumental in the re-branding of homeopathy in the UK with the development of a new logo, celebrity campaigns and media intervention. Mani also teaches students in the 4th year about setting up in practice. In his ‘other life’ Mani worked in London as a brand and business consultant for over 10 years. He advised board level directors on business creation, vision and image. Mani is passionate about the positive promotion of homeopathy to the general public and has written many consumer facing articles on homeopathy and been interviewed on BBC radio several times.