In this podcast, Brion and Elizabeth join Courtney to discuss the history of homeopathy in the US. Homeopathy first arrived in the early 1800’s, and by the mid-19th century, homeopathy had established a significant presence, particularly in cities like New York and Philadelphia. Dr. Constantine Hering, often referred to as the “Father of American Homeopathy,” founded the American Institute for Homeopathy in 1844. He advocated for the recognition and acceptance of homeopathy within the medical community. By 1900, there were more than 100 homeopathic hospitals, solidifying homeopathy’s status as a legitimate medical practice in the US.
However, the rise of homeopathy threatened conventional medicine. The effectiveness of homeopathy coupled with its gentle approach made it a popular choice for those who experienced the crude and dangerous practices of allopathic medicine of the time (leeches, bloodletting, Mercury poisoning, etc). The decline in interest in conventional medicine led to the formation of the American Medical Association (AMA) who felt threatened by homeopathy’s growth and sought to undermine its success through various efforts.
Our discussion highlights homeopathy’s golden days in the early 1900’s, as well as its fall—when at the hands of the Flexner Report, homeopathy (and other natural healing modalities) were systematically dismantled. The 1960’s and 70’s saw a resurgence of homeopathy in-part due to dissatisfaction with conventional medical practices and a shift in consciousness.
Where are we now? Is homeopathy on a rise or is it still being smothered by a system of medicine that seeks to suppress alternative health care options? Did the pandemic further stifle homeopathy with over-reaching bans on health freedoms and attempts to choke out non-allopathic options through censorship and “fact-checking?” Or did these measures simply create yet another resurgence of interest in homeopathy and other natural modalities? Listen in to hear what Brion and Elizabeth think about the future of homeopathy in our full podcast.
In our research for this podcast, we stumbled upon a phenomenal music video covering the History of homeopathy in America called “Homeo Pie” by Robert Cassard that’s definitely worth a listen. Check out our timeline of the History of Homeopathy in the US, and leave us a comment letting us know your thoughts on the History of Homeopathy.
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What is an HP Dad? In this podcast, Courtney talks to Brion Scimae, (AKA HP Dad), a new homeopath on our team who specializes in homeoprophylaxis (HP).
Brion shares his experiences raising two kids, one with HP, and one more conventionally. He also gives an important tip to families with kids attending college this year. What you’ll love most is what Brion has to say about the father’s role and how HP assists this role.
We’ve recently moved the podcast to Substack, where we’ve been ensured we won’t have censorship issues. All the previous episodes that Cilla hosted have been downloaded and added to our new Substack account.
Disclaimer: Claims are not intended to be interpreted as medical advice. Claims are based on traditional homeopathic practice, not “accepted” medical evidence. Statements made here are not evaluated by the FDA. Products listed on the Real Immunity site are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare practitioner for medical advice and treatment.
So you want to bring more of a homeopathic focus to your family’s health strategy?
Spring is a great time to assess your family’s health strategy and get clear on what needs to be cleaned out and what needs to be added to the picture. When assessing the changes that you want to make in order to get your homeopathic house in order, consider these two questions: What are the big concerns? And what are the first steps?
What Are the Big Concerns?
Depending on where you are at in your health journey or health consciousness, the concerns will be different. Fear mongering has long been the go-to strategy of coercion. We have to be very careful about assessing whether or not what the media is trumping up is a valid concern. It starts with doing research and gathering the facts before we jump on the hysteria train. Form there you want to assess your family’s personal susceptibility. If you want help assessing any concerns, schedule a free 15 minute HP appointment with one of our homeopaths who can help you determine a logical plan.
Your concerns may vary depending on the ages of your children,as well as the state of their health. Having a homeopath on your side for constitutional care is essential when you’re dealing with complex health issues. If your family is relatively healthy, you may want to just consider enrolling in an HP program. The conclusion of Issac Golden’s 20-year study on HP that included 2,342 children was that “HP remedies are non-toxic and safe – free of the side-effects or resulting damage…Golden’s comprehensive HP program had a 90.4% efficacy against epidemic childhood diseases.” The children in his study had lower incidences of both chronic and acute health issues than their counterparts as well.
Older kids considering college will have a different set of concerns. If you’ve already enrolled your kids in an HP program, you may want to consider boosting them. Consider speaking to Brion if you have adolescent-aged kids and you have questions about their immunity, boosting, or what you can do now to prepare their immune systems for college.
Disentangling From the Conventional Health Paradigm
Before one can implement new strategies, it’s important to first disentangle oneself from unhealthy habits and reliances. If your family still uses conventional medicines for dealing with cold and flu symptoms, consider learning to address these acute concerns with homeopathy. Cilla created several online courses that will support you in learning what remedies to have on hand when there are acute needs. For starters you can consider:
Healing Our Relationship with Microbes —If you’re ready to unlearn what you’ve been taught about germs, viruses and bacteria, this is the class for you! A great one for high schoolers, as it exposes the campaigns that skewed the truth about health in favor of Big Pharma and shares how homeopathy spins the “war on microbes” dogma on its head.
9 Flu Remedies —Learn about the 9 remedies you need to have on hand for colds and flus, as well as the symptom picture that will help guide your home prescribing.
Homeopathy and Influenza — This class covers far more than just flu remedies, it provides helpful information about Influenza and offers a homeopathic understanding of the flu and how homeopathy has been used successfully during epidemics.
First Aid — It’s only a matter of time before you’ll encounter an acute issue that you’ll need to know how to address without suppressive conventional measures. This is an in-depth, two-part class that covers how to use homeopathy for bruises, wounds, pink eye, burns, UTIs, otitis, colic and teething and much more.
If you’re looking for a guide to moving beyond conventional healthcare options, Quest for Real Immunity was created to provide support for families interested in alternative health choices and features experts like Dr. Paul Thomas who share their insightful knowledge.
You are not alone, and once you have watched Quest, consider forming your own group of “Homies” (homeopathy lovers, of course!) and host an Empowerment Group to connect your friends in to this new-found information! When you sign up to lead an Empowerment Group, you get access to Quest for Real Immunity, which you can share with your group members, along with discussion questions and other resources to help guide lively conversations. If you do start an Empowerment Group and you’re looking for others to join you, email us at realimmunityts@gmail.com. We’d be happy to publish your upcoming class in our newsletter.
Launching Your New Homeopathic Health Consciousness
While all of the Real Vitality courses briefly cover how to use homeopathy, the first step is to learn the basics and gain a foundation in homeopathic theory. Cilla’s Intro to Homeopathy will have you off and running in no time, by helping you to understand the basic principles of homeopathy as well as how you can get started using it at home. Cell Salts, an off-shoot of homeopathy, are easy to learn—there are only 12—yet safe and effective means of addressing common acute ailments. Many families focus on cell salts as their mainstay “medicine.”
You’ll also need a kit. Our 50 Remedy Kit contains everything you need to get you going to address the top acute ailments. It also comes with a downloadable companion guide addressing dosing and 12 common family ailments that are covered by the remedies in your kit. You will also get FREE access to our virtual Intro to Homeopathy class…It’s basically a package deal giving you everything you need to get started using homeopathy right away!
If you’re interested in getting started with cell salts, our Cell Salt Kit contains all 12 cell salts plus 5-Phos, a combination formula of the 5 Phos remedies for addressing emotional issues, anxiety, nerves, general debility and lack of vitality. Plus, you’ll get an informational download on all the cell salts, a resource for using cell salts in pregnancy and a code for 25% off our Cell Salt class. (We love loading you up with supportive resources!)
Likely the steps you choose to take won’t be in order of how they are laid out here, but regardless of where you start, if you follow these basic guidelines, you’ll be off and running, just like many of our other “Homies” already have, and you’ll have your homeopathic house in order in no time!
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It’s been awhile since Cilla has offered an update regarding her healing journey.
We’re bringing you a different kind of message this time, one that comes from a new perspective gained from Cilla’s current visage point. After having temporarily lost her inner-compass, she shares about how she has fully regaining her connection to source to a stronger degree. Learn how she made this reconnection and some of the essential connections she has made on her journey. This is an important message and commentary on how there is not a one-size-fits all protocol for healing.
Join us for an enlightening conversation and update from Cilla.
To listen to to Cilla’s previous health updates, click the links below: May update April update
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Claims made in this podcast are not intended to be interpreted as medical advice, and have not evaluated by the FDA. Statements made in this podcast are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare practitioner for medical advice and treatment, and visit www.cdc.gov for government approved health messages.
In this interview with Alex Ferri, founder of Palmaia, he and Cilla discuss the “invisible energy” of Palmaia, which loans it to having more of a fifth-dimension feel. Backed against virgin Mayan jungle, Palmaia is an oasis that offers a retreat for the conscious soul.
Alex shares his journey of envisioning and establishing Palmaia–which embraces more of an authentic traditional Mayan experience. As a vegan, Alex wanted to share his plant-based lifestyle by offering 5-star vegan cuisine, the best from around the world, one of the many hallmarks of the Palmaia experience. Though most meals are plant-based, Palmaia prides itself on being an open-minded experience, and offers various diet and lifestyle options to it’s guests.
Alex shares how opening during Covid ended up being a blessing that allowed him to take a much-needed break and also amplify the purpose and experience of Palmaia. Palmaia’s concept is “a retreat on sterioids” as Alex puts it. With the unique Architects of Life, a daily schedule of health and spiritual events, that include over 58 offerings, including yoga, cacao ceremonies, Tibetan bowls, art, breath work, gong baths, music concerts, soul readings, meditation and more. And if you’re wanting to bring your family, a Waldorf program is available so your kids will be in the best of care.
Here’s a quote from Del Bigtree after his family’s recent experience at Palmaia:
This summer I was lucky enough to have had the opportunity to spend a week with my family at Palmaia the house of AiA in Playa Del Carmen. Our family has been blessed with many great trips including a cruise to Cabo, and beach vacations in Miami and Hawaii, but nothing compares with the enchanted experience we hadat Palmaia.
Vivid memories abound – from the family bike rides through the lush jungle on our way to the spectacular restaurants and outdoor exercise and yoga classes, to the beach days splashing around in some of the most inviting crystal clear water we have experienced. Though our family tends to eat a Paleo diet, the plant-based cuisine at Palmaia was so delicious and creative that it almost felt like we were visiting another world. I still dream of the grilled watermelon at the sushi restaurant that was on par with some of the best Ahi Tuna sashimi I have had. For the adults there is not enough that can be said about the spa at Palmaia. My wife and I were blown away by the authenticity of the experiences provided. We took part in the Temazcal Ceremony lead by a heart filled Mayan shaman who gently guided a group of strangers through some of their darkest fears to a place of levity and clarity that was transformative. But my top recommendation, if you were to only experience one at Palmaia, would be the Pre Hispanic spa treatment which we did as a couple. By the end of the treatment which includes a ceremonial swim in the cenote, fresh herbal body scrub, mud wrap, mask and a traditional massage with warm oils, I felt like I had released all of my earthly transgressions. I turned to my wife and said “I am ready to be thrown into a volcano now.”
As the golf cart drove us out of the secluded world of Palmaia through the adjacent Sandos Resort where we would meet our ride to the airport, my eight year old daughter’s eyes welled up with tears as she said I don’t want to leave. My fourteen year old son seemed equally emotional. I inquired, “best vacation ever?” Resoundingly the whole family smiled, and in unison proclaimed “Yes, Best Vacation Ever!” It truly was.
Palmaïa – The House of AÏA’s founder and CEO, Alex Ferri is a passionate entrepreneur who believes that inner exploration and a sense of community is key bringing people together for personal growth and creating change in the world (i.e. you have to change yourself for the better and understand your connection to nature/how that impacts you before you can try to change anything else in the world). He is a vegan, and fiercely passionate about sustainability and how our eating behaviors impact the environment. Originally from the UK and Spain, Alex grew up going to Ibiza and Mykonos, and for the last fifteen years, has spent a significant amount of time in Tulum.
From his perspective, he feels there is a bohemian revolution happening worldwide – a growing community of unconventional thinkers, spiritual seekers, purpose driven entrepreneurs. They’re nomadic travelers that are changing the cultural landscape and redefining the aspirations of what 21st century life means. He created Palmaia to be a gathering point to welcome like-minded individuals, create community and help people discover the unknown through the sound and wellness programming. Thehouseofaia.com
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Claims made in this podcast are not intended to be interpreted as medical advice, and have not evaluated by the FDA. Statements made in this podcast are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare practitioner for medical advice and treatment, and visit www.cdc.gov for government approved health messages.
Last October, Courtney and Cilla took a trip to Mexico, where they stayed at Palmaia, a wellness resort dedicated to offering a truly different kind of resort experience, one that supports personal growth, healing and exploration. Palmaia offers everything you could ask for in a resort experience, but where Palmaia goes beyond the typical resort is in the architects of spiritual growth and wellness built into the daily schedule. Each day, visitors have their option of activities such as yoga, cacao ceremonies, sound baths, talks with the resident Shaman, creative expression, and more.
In February, Cilla has been invited to be one of Palmaia’s visiting teachers. She will be giving scheduled talks where visitors can speak with a classical homeopath about the miracle of healing our relationship to the planet.
The owner of Palmaia, Alex Ferri, has generously offered a discount to Cilla’s followers who would like to visit Palmaia while she is there. We will have more details on this offer soon, as well as a podcast interview with Alex about his vision for Palmaia.
If you’re interested in experiencing Palmaia and meeting Cilla, she will be there from February 27–March 13. Details on the discount will be forthcoming–stay tuned!
At her last visit, Cilla interviewed Balder, the resident Palmaia Shaman, and ReNe, the resident sound therapist.
Palmaia 2023 Update:
There’s been a change in plans for Cilla’s Palmaia trip. Due to unforeseen scheduling changes, Cilla will not be in Palmaia at the end of February, as previously planned. Instead, we are looking at rescheduling this trip to a future date and time. As soon as we know more, we will let you know. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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Claims made in this podcast are not intended to be interpreted as medical advice, and have not evaluated by the FDA. Statements made in this podcast are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare practitioner for medical advice and treatment, and visit www.cdc.gov for government approved health messages.
In this podcast, Cilla interviews Lishui Springford, a German New Medicine (GNM) practitioner from Canada. In this follow up podcast, Cilla describes her experiences with Lishui’s strategies, especially how she is able to get to the “central disturbance” that lies in the subconscious during a consult. Lishui shares her strategy, which is based on Steven Kent’s work from the Mind Shifting academy. Cilla compares this strategy with a homeopathic intake, where the homeopath unbiasedly observes their client while taking their case. Both agree that when a client feels heard, that alone can allow healing to take place.
This interview takes us deeply into the healing process that GNM offers, and also shares some of the obstacles practitioners face. Lishui shares a particular obstacle, identity conflict, which expresses in the client exhibiting a victim mentality in which they wish to be rescued. As Lishui explains, “I can’t take GNM to somebody who is in a victim state.”
Lishui goes on to explain the existential terror that people face with diagnosis. She and Cilla extrapolate on the process of emerging from this state of being a victim of disease to seeing it as part of the healing process, as defined by GNM.
Cilla asks Lishui how GNM accounts for children, babies and infants who haven’t had biological shocks, yet they have a serious diagnosis. Lishui goes on to talk about her son who was born with Down Syndrome as well as a hole in his heart, and explains the biological shock that contributed to his condition. As Lishui states, “We begin being receptive to experiences, biologically sensing our world the moment we have cranial nerves…But it is the individual who has the cranial nerves that judges whether [the biological shock] is a threat or not.”
You’re going to find this conversation both fascinating and potentially healing, as Lishui shares stories of how GNM works, and how GNM goes beyond the fallacies of conventional medicine.
Time Stamp:
2:04
Our strangely religious response to illness
4:24
How Lishui helps her clients get to their “central disturbance”
11:10
Dyad process
13:53
Mind clearing
15:00
Unbiased observance is healing
16:58
Cons of GNM
21:01
Victimhood as an obstacle to healing
24:01
How do we go from victimhood to healing
25:52
How do you explain childhood illness with GNM?
34:47
The polarization of the world
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Lishui K. Springford is a Canadian scientist, ecologist, and German New Medicine practitioner. Founder of the MindTree Integration process, Lishui has helped hundreds of coaches, health practitioners, experts, and anyone who wants to understand how to seize control over their biology in order to create wellbeing. Lishui’s goal is to help you understand the structure and function of the psyche and how you can apply natural law to solving health and life problems. She is best known for her “science made simple” approach in her YouTube videos, training courses, and the Quintessence Tribe mastermind group that meets three times per month.
Disclaimer:
Claims made in this podcast are not intended to be interpreted as medical advice, and have not evaluated by the FDA. Statements made in this podcast are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare practitioner for medical advice and treatment, and visit www.cdc.gov for government approved health messages.
Fear mongering has begun yet again around a potential Measles outbreak . Those of us who have been alert to these shenanigans know measles hysteria is a seasonal occurrence and a rather predictable means of promoting the injection. In the past outbreaks at Disney Land in 2014 and NYC in 2019 created similar hysteria. Fingers were pointed erroneously at the unvaccinated. Now that the Covid pandemonium has subside, Measles hysteria will be following suit.
What are the concerns?
In a recent interview on Children’s Health Defense TV(CHDTV), Andy Wakefield shares that this is a big concern for the entire population. We can only speculate about the implications for individuals who have gotten the Covid shot, but the outcome could look grim due to increased blood clotting. As Andy explains, there are too many unknowns because we have intervened with nature so much.
Natural measles was historically a mild childhood virus occurring mostly in primary school. Mortality declined significantly prior to the inoculation coming out in 1963. The natural disease confers lifelong immunity, protecting both older populations and very young infants. Nursing babies historically acquired immunity from their mothers who conferred natural measles antibodies through breast milk, and the elderly were protected with lifelong immunity from wild measles acquired as children. In her ultimate wisdom, Mother Nature bestowed this mild virus upon children between the ages of 4-12, exercising their immune systems, granting lifelong immunity, and sparking developmental leaps.
What are the facts?
Andy clarifies many important facts about measles—it’s history, symptoms, and the documented fallacy of the [conventional immunity products] causing previous outbreaks. He illustrates why the shot is ineffective, and how it can put lives at risk. Andy explains how we have become susceptible to measles because of the vaccine, which decimated natural immunity.
“The healthy population of Americans do not have any neutralizing antibody titers to speak of, should Measles come back. That makes us all susceptible to measles….We have all become susceptible because of the vaccine and there’s nothing we can do about it…The [shot] will not protect us.”
Should you be worried about measles?
Families in the Real Vitality Homeoprophylaxis (HP) program will be relieved to know that they are boosting their immunity specifically to measles. HP is a great way to boost immunity to childhood diseases like measles. It also helps regulate immunity in individuals who may have deregulated their immune systems through the use of conventional immunity products. To learn more about Real Vitality’s HP Programs—guided by board certified homeopaths visit our site. Interested in learning how to boost immunity to measles? Sign up for a Custom Immunity Package.
In Quest for Real Immunity, world renowned immunologist, Dr. Tetyana Obukhanych, explains that many childhood diseases can be solved by proper nutrition or supplementation. It is always wise to eat nutritionally dense food and seek appropriate supplementation when necessary.
We are not at the mercy of “deadly diseases.” With natural support and calm thinking, we can rely on real immunity.
New to HP? Want to learn more? Grab our free HP Whitepaper Resource, covering the top points you’ll want know about HP. Our Whitepaper includes important links to the history of HP, it’s applications, important facts, and even landmark studies. Common questions are all answered there.
In this conversation, Cilla and Courtney explore the 5 key tenets of German New Medicine (GNM), a theory of health and healing discovered by Dr. Hamer in 1981. Learn more about New German Medicine, it’s applications, and the hope it offers as a method of interpreting symptoms.
Timestamps:
2:00
The Philosophy of GNM
7:29
Conventional Medicine is dogma
9:37
Microbes are essential
11:00
Adaptation
15:30
Myth of metastasis
19:06
How gluten allergies occur
21:43
Placebo and nocebo effect
25:12
Disclaimer
29:49
Covid interpreted through GNM
31:39
Books
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.
In this podcast interview, Courtney and Cilla take a look at the paradigm of following the guidance of authorities at the expense of our personal awareness. The shift in this paradigm is taking place as more and more people question the narratives offered and we see experts shifting their stance as well. This adaptation mirrors the homeopathic healing process, as Cilla and Courtney discuss, as subtle shifts in energy lead to a new remedy or new potency. Cilla shares insights into posology and how higher frequencies are often needed to counter the lower frequencies in today’s world. The two also discuss the shortcomings of practical homeopathy and what one can expect with constitutional care.
Timestamps:
00:02:06
Excepting change and adapting
00:04:44
Letting go of the old “expert” paradigm
00:07:16
How homeopathy works
00:09:53
Birthing a new world
00:12:08
How a homeopathic case evolves
00:13:55
The need for higher potency remedies
00:16:21
Posology
00:21:28
Practical Homeopathy
00:23:00
Provings
00:26:36
What can people expect with constitutional care
00:28:49
The subtle shifts that occur with homeopathy
Claims are not intended to be interpreted as medical advice. Statements made here are not evaluated by the FDA. Products, claims, information or recommendations are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare practitioner for medical advice and treatment.
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What Are the Big Concerns?
First Aid
Season 2, Episode 6
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What are the concerns?
