Who and where are the homeopaths? Part 1.

Homeopaths, as Homeopathic doctors are affectionately known are everywhere.

Zug is the smallest of Switzerland's 26 cantons. In the quest of my passion for homeopathy, I drove through its beautiful green countryside this past autumn. The drive to Zug unveils sudden surprises. One sees hillside dotted with charming homes co existing peacefully with farm animals who contentedly graze on the green grass. While that may be Zug's charm, the story of its economical significance, while not apparent, is far more noteworthy. However, for a desperate patient, or a serious student of homeopathy, the most exciting treasure Zug holds is the Swiss Homeopathic Institute (SHI)
SHI Praxis (Practice) and SHI Schule (School).

By starting our journey to meet with the worlds most noteworthy Homeopaths in the town of Zug, we have extended our reach far back, and discovered Homeopathic Royalty, so to speak. Dr. Mohinder Singh Jus who started the SHI in 1998, is directly connected to the lineage of the revered Dr. James Tyler KENT, via his teacher Dr. B.K. Bose, "then the last living student of Dr. J.T. Kent."

The Dr. B.K. Bose Foundation was established in 1993, by Dr. Bose's world class homeopathic doctor student, Dr. Mohinder Singh Jus, to honor his teacher. Dr. B.K. Bose was a pioneer of homeopathy and headed the famous Calcutta Homeopathic College and Hospital. At one point Dr. Bose was also the physician for Moti Lal Nehru and the Nehru family.

Dr. Mohinder Singh Jus is clearly following in the footsteps of his great teacher. The SHI and the SHI Praxis is housed in an impressive three story building. On the second floor, the SHI Praxis offices welcome you to the open reception area. I can see a library to the left. Paintings by Dr. Jus himself adorn the walls of the Praxis. The colors, textures and subject matter, all reveal a compassionate sensitivity. The paintings are a labor of love, something Dr. Jus must bring to his work as an eminently good healer.

The waiting room is quite large, and even has a small play area, for their little patients. There is a very healthy looking, and tall ficus by the windows. I join several other people, some with kids waiting there. There is a very pregnant woman waiting with her husband holding her hand. The doctors themselves come to the waiting room, welcome and greet the patients, and escort them to their own office. I felt immediately at ease when it was my turn to be seen. The doctors' offices are also spacious and the whole building is filled with natural light.

Appointments with Dr. Jus himself are hard to obtain, with his diary booked with appointments up to two years in advance. If you are lucky to find an earlier opening, you may see him in six months. The wait list is restricted to 10 patients, and if you are the eleventh, they they will politely refuse to wait list you. Obviously, cancellations are rare.

Luckily for me, there are other doctors on staff, who have graduated from the SHI. Appointments are sometimes made available sooner than the usual two or three months it takes to secure one. I was extremely satisfied with my consultation with Mrs Carmen Muller-Nigg, and even more with the efficacy, and quick results with the remedy she prescribed for me.

The SHI school attracts only the best, from all over Europe. Even then, the SHI takes on students in small batches so the caliber of the graduate is consistently superior. The SHI is run by Dr. Mohinder Singh Jus and his wife, Dr. Martine Cachin Jus.

There is also a well stocked shop outside where, among other things, I picked up gluten free cereals, popped Amaranth which I have not seen elsewhere, vitamins, tea, body creme, the only book in English titled, "The Journey of a Disease" by Dr. Mohinder Singh Jus, and another book with paintings by Dr. Jus. However, my most exciting find was a bottle of Hildegard von Bingen dental care product!

Dr. Jus' "The Journey of a Disease" is an excellent book to get an understanding of homeopathy. I especially loved the wisdoms Dr. Jus shares, some of which are not directly related to remedies, but deal with the finer nuances of emotions that require a certain wisdom to understand, and co relate to a homeopathic cure. If you explore the SHI website and then read the book, you will notice Dr. Jus following closely in the footsteps of his great Master Dr. B.K. Bose.

Dr. Jus opens with Miasms, has spellbinding explanations of the Vital Force, which reverberated deep inside me. After covering every possible aspect of homeopathy, from dosage to potentization and diseases, including profiling some great homeopaths Dr. Jus closes gently but firmly, with my favorite chapter titled Sensitivity. In this short chapter he discusses life, how some of us live it, and how to harness our sensitivity to live it well.

"Life is a pearl! How can you treat this pearl like a stone?" Dr Jus asks.

Indeed, think about it. How can we?

Contact information:
SHI Praxis, http://www.emindex.ch/hp/home.las?s=mohindersingh.jus
SHI School: http://www.shi.ch/english/index_2014.html


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