HISTORY
OF THE SCHOOL OF NATURAL MEDICINE
The
School of Natural Medicine was founded in Cambridge,
England in 1978 by Dr. Farida Sharan, ND MIr FBRI FGNI
MDMA, author of 'Iridology - a Complete Guide', 'Herbs of
Grace – Becoming Independently Healthy' and 'Creative
Menopause'. The School of Natural Medicine evolved out of
the British School of Iridology & Natural Medicine,
which was the first school of Iridology in England (also
founded by Dr. Farida Sharan) and set the standards for the
professional education of Integrated Iridology in this part
of the world.
During the 1980's, Dr. Farida Sharan hosted conferences to
bring many pioneers in the world of Iridology to England,
including Dr. John R. Christopher (Patron to the School of
Natural Medicine until his death in 1983), Dr. Bernard
Jensen, Dorothy Hall (also a Patron of SNM), Denny Johnson,
Willy Hauser and others and trained many of the most
respected and successful practitioners of Iridology in the
UK and abroad. She also founded
Herbs of Grace
(now run by Peter Enkel, a SNM graduate and his son)
and
Wholistic Research
Company,
a well known company run by a former client and her
family. Together with John Morley, Farida co-created the
Iridology Research Manifesto to protect the integrity
and quality of Iridology.
The School of Natural Medicine created the first iridology
register in the UK, The British Registar of Iridologists,
to honor professional standards of training and practice.
This register was given to Peter and Angela Bradbury by
Farida Sharan so that they could create the Guild of
Naturopathic Iridologists. SNM courses and graduates are
the foundation for standards set by the
Guild of Naturopathic
Iridologists,
an organization that is administrated by dedicated and
skilled Iridologists, many of whom are graduates of the
School of Natural Medicine. The Guild of Naturopathic
Iridologists has gone on over the years to provide
tremendous support to Iridologists here in the U.K. and
are actively involved in supporting Iridologists and
Naturopaths in the transition leading to self-regulation
in 2010.
In 1988 a U.S. branch of the School of Natural Medicine was
opened in Boulder, Colorado. This school was an approved
and accredited occupational school offering
Natural
Physician,
Master
Iridologist,
Master
Herbalist,
and
Naturopath
diplomas, and
Living Foods
Teacher,
Essential Oils
Therapist,
Flower Essence
Practitioner,
and
Master Touch
Reflexology
certifications. The Boulder, Colorado school was a
stronghold for the education and practice of pure
naturopathy, integrated iridology and the principles of
holistic wellness in United States, and attracted students
from around the world for twenty years. The School of
Natural Medicine in Boulder, Colorado, was sold in 2008 to
Krista Toledo and now offers her own range of classes.
In 2007 Bonny White, a graduate of the School of Natural
Medicine, opened the School of Natural Medicine in Devon.
Offering a central location that is easy for students to
access from across Europe, it has already attracted a
strong international student body. The School of Natural
Medicine in Devon is dedicating to remaining a small school
that specialises in training students to become the highest
level of primary care natural physicians. We offer personal
and caring class environments where evolution of the
individual and self healing is considered of equal value to
academic and clinical training. We are also committed to
remaining true to the spirit of wholistic and natural
medicine; a form of medicine with a long and honourable
tradition, a history of deep rooted integrity and with a
beauty and sincerity deserving of a practitioners lasting
passion.
Farida Sharan now resides in Vancouver, British Colombia
and offers Self Healing Intensives and classes for
International Students working towards their school
diplomas. She is currently working on several new books.
She also visits the U.K. regularly to teach students in
Devon.