Last week five students attended six days of the Iridology Level 1 class here in Cambridge. Students arrived from far afield here in the UK and for most it was their first visit to this beautiful city. Of the class, three are new diploma students and two have been students for a while now. Kim has studied the Healing Diets class and Sarah studied Reflexology when Farida came to the UK to teach last Autumn. We started off the five days by exploring the history and philosophy of Iridology and the structure and markings of the Iris. We analyzed our own irises and began to put the iris into context of a real three dimensional life (and where better to begin than with our own).

Iridology Level One Class - October 2010 - Penny, Kim, Helen, Sarah and Agata

We went on to study the 10 Faridian constitutional types, exploring the relationship between physical systemic strength and weakness, and the emotional and mental patterns that preceed and evolve from these patterns, creating dynamic pathways towards both health and disease, depending on lifestyle choices, stresses and other factors. As we progressed through the tree days of constitutional types students took breaks to work on their own Iris Mandalas, a profound exercise designed to help students to truly understand the effects of their own constitutions and strengths and weaknesses in relation to their life choices, health patterns and life experiences, and vice versa. The standard of work produced by students was amazing and showed a level of understanding and willingness to explore deeper patterns that was a pleasure as a teacher to participate in. Here are their precious works of art.


Sarah - a brilliant Naturopathic Student who has retired from working on luxury yachts to pursue her studies with the School of Natural Medicine

Sarah beginning her project with symbolic representation of her past


Sarah’s work progresses as she explores positive aspirations in the context of inherent strengths and weaknesses


Sarah’s completed masterpiece - one of the most beautifully thought out iris manadalas I have seen and when Sarah started she...wasn’t sure what she was going to do. It just goes to show how our consciousness clears the way to understanding and evolution when we give attention to our inner world.

Helen comes to us with a long history of study and experience in the realms of art, psychology, healing arts, permaculture and more. She is undertaking the Naturopathy Diploma course and we are lucky to have such a talented and enriched student.

The first eye Helen drew revealed the interconnectedness of all parts of the iris, the body, the mind, emotions and the experience of life. The second eye explored the depth and contrasts of the radii solaris. Helen’s work on all levels is deeply felt and she really understood the meaning of the exercise and brought it to life.

“I became aware of more defined contrasts in the left eye, warm and cool colours, more smooth and then highly rippled areas. Then I discovered that I had misinterpreted the hills and valleys in my drawing, so that the dark was at the peeks of the hills rather then being in the valleys. Perhaps the significance of wanting to lift the darkness of not knowing to the top to enable illumination.”


Penny has been a student of Iridology for some time and decided to attend the Constitutions class with me after hearing me give a presentation at the Annual Iridology Symposium for the Guild of Naturopathic Iridologists. “The class has helped me to solidify my previous knowledge of Iridology and have given a whole new dimension of the constitutions. I feel this class has helped my confidence to approach each client as an individual and have given me tools to help them with their personal challenges. I have been taught to understand that everyone processes life’s challenges and emotions differently, and that I can use that knowledge to empower them.”

Penny approached the assignment with a very personal, delicate and inspiring simplicity. She included photos of people and symbols of aspects of her life that are important to her and that influence her health and enjoyment of life.


The results were beautiful and rich with symbolic meaning.

Kim is a inspired student who came to the School of Natural Medicine to take the Healing Diets class and learn about cleansing and rejuvenation as she runs the kitchen at one of the countries leading drug and alcohol detox centres. She has been given the support by her employers to continue her education with the School of Natural Medicine and brings to the class a level of commitment, enthusiasm and penetrating understanding of human nature that is a gift for all of us to be around.

The butterflies of transformation are a perfect symbol of the potential of the work that we teach here at the School of Natural Medicine. The understanding that it is what we do with what we have been given that defines who and what we really are, and that circumstances do not define what we can do with our lives. Kim’s work is very three dimensional and difficult to photograph in a way that expresses its true beauty, but even so you can see Kims magical personal touch throughout.



The heart is at the centre of Kim’s work and this is certainly true of Kim in her own life.

“I would like to say thank you so much, your Iridology class was amazing and I can’t wait to start the next class. I always knew it was
going to be an exciting year! I’m very proud to be one of your students.” - Kim

Agata is a new Naturopathy diploma student with a tremendous sense of focus and mental clarity. With her ability to perceive the ‘fine print’ I know that it will be interesting to see where her studies take her. For the mandala project Agata had a vision and went for it.

Gilded leaves and lace, sparkling beads, soft pastels; lovely use of materials to represent Agata’s ‘jewel studded’ eyes. The mandala expressed a wonderful sense of balance between ‘feminine’ beauty, softness and ‘prettiness’ and stronger, clearly defined ‘masculine’ qualities. Agata also clearly has excellent artistic skills, which I look forward to seeing more of.


Agata took her work outside as the pastel powder began to fly. Thankfully the sky was...momentarily...clear!


The details of Agata’s project are lost in the photography. Agata carefully sewed beads by hand through the paper to represent the ‘jewels’ in her iris and carefully gilded each leaf in gold. The results are completely beautiful. Agata had an interesting time getting her creation home on the airplane and I received a text from her stating “squished, concealed and smuggled, the mandala is now on the plane...” And yes, it arrived home safely.

It was a fantastic five days and a brilliant beginning for our students Iridology studies. By beginning with the overview approach to analyzing the Iris, students avoid getting lost in details without being able to assess what is important, and thus students create a solid foundation for future successful practise.

All five students will be back with me for the Advanced Iridology class in November and will be joined by students that have taken other Iridology Level 1 classes with me. If you are interested in taking a Iridology Level 1 Class with me we a new group will be beginning the Iridology Level 1 class in February. To find out more contact the School of Natural Medicine directly and I will be able to give you the dates.

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