Thank you for visiting the student’s blog. We are leaving these older blog posts up so you can see a sample of some of our student work, conversations and questions. However, all current student interaction since 2015 has now been moved to the private student forum. If you are a student of The Avicenna Institute […]
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Free Homeopathy Resource
A student turned in her homework last week in homeopathy and said she was so interested in pursuing it more in depth that she ordered Kent’s Repertoire. This is a wonderful book to have on hand. However, if you are away from home or the book is not near you or you want to use […]
Consulting Tips for Aromatherapy
I corrected and commented on a few exams this week. Doing this always brings important points to my attention that I would like to share with you. This week I’d like to share some points about aromatherapy that may or may not be included or emphasized in the material: 1. When suggesting aromas for clients […]
Example of a Correct Assignment With Citations
The following exam question is a good example of someone who has answered the question citing numerous examples and more than one source. This is considered a very good answer. When completing exams/assignments an answer like this indicates to me that you have a desire to be thorough in your work, which is a good […]
Nourish the Brain
This was part of a student’s answer on one of her assignments. I wanted to include it here to remind everyone how important it is to consider brain nourishment as part of any problem a client may be suffering. We often assume that emotional or psychological issues are related to emotional or stressful events. However, […]
Food As An Herb
This is an excerpt from a student exam with my comments in green… After reading ALL the articles and the article provided on this page please share with me what the most surprising remedy was for you and WHY. Tell me what remedy surprised you and why you may want to use it in the […]
Point of View – Art or Communication
This is a comment I made on a student exam today that I wanted to share with everyone. As healers we need to always practice seeing things from the point of view of the person and culture we are in. Every little bit of practice we can get opens our mind wider and helps us […]
Vocabulary of a Healer
It is so very important as healers that we use precise vocabulary for so many reasons. Some examples are: 1. We need to remember we are recommending and teaching and NOT prescribing medicine. To use improper terminology here is misleading. 2. When we give clients instructions on how they can enjoy herbs we need to […]
Should a Client Take an Herb They Don’t Like?
This is a dialogue with a student from when they turned in their assignment. Great question! I have a question: I think I read in Dr. Hobbs materials that no matter the quality of a remedy, it does little good if the taste is unpalatable to the patient and cannot get him/her to ingest it. […]