The Adventures in Medicine Lecturers
Below you will find photos and short biographies of the lecturers featuring in the 2007/8 Adventures in Medicine course.
Stella Berg
Stella discovered homoeopathy in 1980 after fifteen years' searching, and trained at the College of Homoeopathy as well as with
Misha Norland, Sheilagh Creasy and Prakash Vakil in India. Within four years she was teaching homoeopathic philosophy at the College
of Homoeopathy, and, having a Philosophy BA, taught widely in UK and Europe. She worked with John Morgan to open Helios Pharmacy, and
published several homoeopathic journals in the 1980s. Since 1988 she has run apprenticeship and post graduate courses, and practises
in London, Ross and Abergavenny. Her special interests are gynaecology, developmental and nervous disorders and oral disease.
Marian Camilleri
Marian originally trained as a psychiatric nurse, qualifying in 1986. She then undertook further training in child and adolescent mental
health and family therapy. For the past 20 years she has specialised in this field and currently works as a community nurse specialist
helping children at risk of exclusion from school. While working with children, she became concerned at the number being treated with
drugs for conditions such as ADHD and autistic spectrum disorders and began exploring alternatives. While attending a course on Australian
Bush essences with Ian White she decided to train as a homeopath. Marian completed her training as a homeopath in 2005 at the South Downs
College of Homeopathy. Her final year dissertation was on ADHD and Homeopathy.
Nina Constandinou
Nina Constandinou qualified as an Osteopath and Naturopath in 1990 from the British College of Osteopathy & Naturopathy ( now the
British College of Osteopathic Medicine). After graduation she studied Cranial Osteopathy at postgraduate level and also trained in
cranio-sacral therapy. As well as working in her own practice, Nina has spent time working as a member of staff at the Osteopathic
Centre for Children, and as a clinical tutor at the British School of Osteopathy. Nina curently works in Marylebone, Central London
and treats a wide variety of patients, including many pregnant women, babies and children.
Hilery Dorian
Hilery Dorrian started her career as an acupuncturist, qualifying from Leamington Spa in 1981. She went on to study Homoeopathy
at the London college of Homoeopathy graduating in 1988. Homoeopathy quickly became her passion and she continued her studies in
India. She runs a very busy practice in Surrey and also works at the healthy Living Centre in London. She teaches at many of the
homeopathic colleges in London and the South East. Skin problems have always interested Hilery and she treats lots of eczema and
psoriasis in her clinic. Her interest in these problems led to her setting up Barefoot Botanicals, a natural skincare company, with
fellow Homoeopath Jonathan Stallick.
Anna Foxell
Anna Foxell is an expert in homeopathy and antenatal education. She provides solutions to a wide range of health problems
both emotional and physical. After working as a psychiatric nurse, she trained as an antenatal teacher for the National
Childbirth Trust, qualifying in 1982. She then worked for the Youth Counselling agency SPACE in Slough and Windsor as a
counsellor before training as a homeopath in the mid 90s and has had a busy practice in Windsor ever since. Anna has
broad experience of treating most of the common conditions which afflict many of us today, typically, eczema, asthma,
PMT, migraine and depression. She treats a lot of pregnant women and young children, even tiny babies, and enjoys seeing
conditions resolve quickly, restoring the balance in life that we all deserve.
Lorraine Grayston
Lorraine Grayston has been a full time practising homeopath for the last twelve years and brings extensive experience of working
with children, from conception onwards, and the families they are born in to. Whilst she works with all aspects of childhood, she
is particularly passionate about working with the mental and emotional impact of life situations on children to help them to a place
of health. She is a core teacher at the Lakeland College of Homeopathy and designs and delivers practitioner and personal development
training as co-founder for the Centre of Homeopathic and Shamanic Medicine. Find out more at www.celebratingwoman.co.uk
Christina Head
Christina Head qualified from the London College of Homoeopathy in 1986 and began practicing in Manchester where
she quickly developed a busy local practice. She continued as a Member of the College, teaching both there and the
Northern College of Homoeopathy, in addition to giving Adult Education classes and local talks.
She completed a years teacher training in 1995 and has given many talks in colleges and to the public on various
homoeopathic subjects, in particular Vaccinations.
In 1988 she left Manchester and came to live in Surrey where she still lives. After working in two South London
clinics she created a small multidisciplinary centre in Clapham Junction (Baby Valley!), and continued teaching until 2002.
Christina has also written a book "An Educated Decision" to inform parents and practitioners about the homoeopathic
approach to vaccinations. Her website, www.aneducateddecision.com, was also created to provide as much information
about vaccinations as possible to the public. Christina has specialised in the homeopathic treatment of babies and
children and has developed a worldwide reputation for her work in this field. She currently works from home in Surrey
and continues to have a busy, child-centred practice.
Dr Patrick Quanten
Dr Quanten was born in Belgium in 1955 and qualified in Brussels as a medical practitioner in 1983. From there he went
straight to the island of Alderney, in the Channel, where he ran his own single-handed practice for over 18 years. For the
last ten years of that time, he struggled to integrate western medicine and the alternative therapies that he had come across.
Frustration with the ineffectiveness of medicine had driven him to study everything he could find. In 2001, when it became clear that
integration was a total impossibility, he gave up his practice and started dedicating his whole life to the teaching
of a better understanding of health. In addition to lecturing and running courses, Dr Quanten writes articles and publishes
his own bimonthly health magazine (see www.activehealthcare.co.uk). He also advises people on an individual basis using solely
natural clinical techniques. Besides his medical qualifications and the fact that he has studied and practiced most alternative
therapies, Dr Quanten holds qualifications as a Doctor of Ayurveda, Doctor of Homeoapthy, Thai Traditional Massage and Reiki.
Diana Tibble
Diana Tibble is a Registered Member of the Society of Homeopaths, specialising in Obstetrics. Prior to training as a
homeopath at Purton House Diana had sixteen years experience as a practising midwife. Whilst working as a community midwife
she won a scholarship enabling her to study counselling to postgraduate level at Hertfordshire University. She teaches at
various homeopathy colleges and regularly on the Obstetric module on the HPTG course for doctors and nurses studying homeopathy.
She is particularly appreciated for her thorough practical knowledge, comprehensive handouts, her lively, interactive, informal
teaching style, her humour and love and enthusiasm for homeopathy. Diana also has a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Hypnosis
at UCL and marrys homeopathy with teaching women to use self hypnosis for birthing as well as practicing non-obstetric hypnosis.
Trevor Gunn, BSc Hons LCH RSHom
Trevor Gunn graduated in Medical Biochemistry in 1983 and has been practising homeopathy since 1989. He is currently Vice Principal of the Japanese College of Homeopathy in London. Author of 'Mass Immunisation - A point in question' and 'Comparing Natural Immunity with Vaccination', he has researched extensively into the effects of vaccines and other pharmaceutical drugs on the human body. He lectures in homeopathy, anatomy, physiology and pathology in many colleges in the UK and abroad.
Trevor has also managed and part owned the Brighton based Alive Fitness and Natural Health Centre, and is aware of the importance of the physical, mental and emotional components of health; he has a background in fitness education, physical training, dance and martial arts, although he now concentrates mainly on the practise of Tai Chi and his private practise in homeopathy.
Attracting many patients suffering the consequences of vaccines and drug intervention, Trevor has developed valuable insights into the causes and mechanisms of many of these conditions with an understanding of how to successfully treat them. Through his experience in homeopathy he has been able to understand the wider context of illnesses, especially of the so-called infectious illnesses, linking physical pathology to inherited traits, environmental issues, childhood development, mental and emotional states.
In his seminars Trevor is able to shed light on the key issues regarding human behaviour in crisis, and the choices we make concerning our personal health. These issues will usually only come to light during moments of adversity, often when faced with disease, they rarely result in rational thought processes and can rarely be addressed by the presentation of more logical information but very often need to be dealt with by resolving significant emotional states.
Trevor considers himself fortunate to have contributed to many patients, students and teaching institutions, having written in various publications, lectured all over the UK and appeared on National TV and Radio. He has also taught in Japan, Lebanon, Iceland, Egypt, Croatia and Bosnia, for colleges, and support groups.
Myriam Shivadikar
Myriam has been in clinical practice for 21 years and has taught internationally for 20 years and in the UK for the last 8 years. She has a unique, eclectic approach to treating patients, which combines mind, body and spiritual aspects.. Her training began with Acupuncture and Homeopathy and her own research into remedies via bioresonance machines. She then studied diet, nutrition and herbal medicine, which are incorporated in order to advise patients regarding lifestyle and to remove maintaining causes. The spiritual aspect of the origin of disease is perceived using insights gained intuitively via astrology, tarot and from her understanding of homeopathic remedies.
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