Name of Lecture: …Homeopathy, A Different Perspective on Pain Management

Name of Speaker: …Barbara Bova

Program Time: …1-130

Name of Reporter: …Klara Gerrits

Main Points of the Lecture: ....

Dr Bova is Head of the Homeopathic Department of HIHT. She was taught Homeopathy directly by Swami Rama. Her lecture started with why she refuses to call homeopathy ‘alternative’- it all depends on the perspective that one has. What is normal? Dr Bova considers homeopathy to be the normal way of curing. As Swami Rama said, “You must change your worldview and start to look at life from another perspective.” We should accept experience and be open minded instead of making our mind become ever more rigid. The speaker quoted Jesus Christ, “Unless we become as little children, we cannot enter the kingdom of Heaven.” In this context Dr Bova referred to the attitude of her child-patients, who without any expectations undergo the treatments of homeopathic medicine, whereas adults mostly are very demanding and skeptical towards Homeopathy. Open-mindedness is required to enter the inner world, the kingdom of Heaven.

The speaker gave an overview of different perspectives on disease. Contributions to western medicine by renowned researchers in medical science (Pasteur, Bechamps, Bernard, Virchow) were discussed. In contrast, Homeopathy believes – like yoga does – in the energy basis of life. It considers disease as a disturbance of the prana. Homeopathic medicines are prepared in such a way that they are not toxic anymore - just the energy field is there.

Swami Rama said, “Every human life contains the power for self-healing.” Homeopathy boosts this principle by working on the internal environment to bring about a balance.

Dr Bova told the audience that our minds have difficulties to understand how homeopathy works. Because of this, many people are reluctant to find recourse in homeopathy in case of medical problems. Dr Bova pleaded for the medical world to open up its mind and allow a role for homeopathic medicine in pain management. This of course also requires funding.

There are a lot of reasons to allow homeopathy to be integrated in the conventional medical world. Homeopathy is the only therapeutic system that has specific remedies for any type of trauma or injury. It’s cheap, is not a status symbol, has no frills. Homeopathy is effective, safe, has no side effects and (of special interest for children) it is tasty. The use of homeopathic medicine results in fast, rapid healing, and consequently to decreased hospital stay.  It leads to less scarring, less pain, less contracture and involves fewer drugs. Furthermore, homeopathy heals on many levels.

At the end of the lecture the audience was shown pictures of some burn cases that had been treated with homeopathy. There were amazing examples of seriously wounded persons whose skin recovered very quickly as a result or homeopathic treatment.