ABOUT BONNY WHITE, N.D., MH, M.IR, F.B.R.I., M.G.N.I.

Bonny has been a practicing Naturopath, Master Herbalist and Master Iridologist for more than twenty years, and has studied with many of the pioneers of modern Iridology and Naturopathy, including Dr. John R. Christopher, Dr. Farida Sharan, Dr. Bernard Jensen, Willy Hauser and Dorothy Hall. She has been a teacher at the School of Natural Medicine since 1989, and is now the Director of the School of Natural Medicine, U.K. She is also a full member of the Guild of Naturopathic Iridologists.

Building upon the foundation of Naturopathic medicine, Bonny utilizes Iridology and an in-depth case history to create cleansing and rejuvenation programmes, with an emphasis on diet and nutrition, herbal medicine, supportive naturopathic therapies and treatments, flower essences and the use of therapeutic essential oils. In addition she utilizes a system of contemplative arts and ethical healing to address the mental and emotional patterns connected with illness. She also refers patients for evaluation, treatment and therapy outside her sphere, depending on the needs of the individual.

Bonny's practice is unique, in that she has evolved a system of body/mind healing based on years of observation and study of the connection between how the iris constitutional types manifest themselves physically, and the mental and emotional tendencies of each patient. She found that not only do certain combinations of physical strengths and weaknesses (constitutions) create pathways toward particular physical illnesses, but there are also mental and emotional pathways toward illness that go hand-in-hand with each constitutional type. Further, the connection is such that for healing to be truly effective it must take place holistically within the individual.

It was observations of the body/mind connection in both health and illness that led her to undertake an in-depth comparative study of Iris Constitutions and Naturopathic Medicine, with Ayurvedic (Vata, Pita, Kapha), Tibetan (Rloong, Mkrispa, Badkan), and Chinese (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) views of body/mind constitutions. As part of this study she traveled to India, Nepal and Thailand so as to exchange dialogues with Tibetan doctors, Traditional Nepali healers, Thai healers, Ayurvedic doctors and Taoist teachers.

This study revealed a wealth of information about how the elements manifest as physical/mental illness. However, as negative mental states go through the process of healing, the pattern of mental/emotional weakness associated with the individuals constitutional type evolves to the positive expression of the same pattern, and a whole new level of consciousness is born. What was once a ‘weakness’ now becomes the individuals ‘gift’; a gift of genuine value to enjoy and to share with others. Simultaneously the physical body returns to a state of energy and wellness.