An Integrated Practice

Coaching is defined by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) as “Partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.”

Coaching finds its historical roots in the Socratic Dialogues and the School of Athens, both of which embody a shared dedication to fostering growth through CRITICAL THINKING, the exploration of ideas, and the guidance of individuals towards self-discovery. However, in the COACHING World Today, certifications and methodologies are NOT all similar.

“Bruce D Schneider, iPEC®’s founder, produced this deep and transformational coaching process after many years of research and development in the field and science of human potential and consciousness. Adding to already established paradigms from the coaching profession, iPEC®’s process was created and developed from areas and fields such as consulting, mentoring, adult learning theories, emotional intelligence, leadership development, neuroscience, psychotherapy, NLP, Quantum Mechanics, and more…”

*iPEC - Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching Proprietary Information.

Most coaching programs focus on goal setting and accountability. iPEC coaching philosophy is rooted in Energy Leadership™, a framework that helps clients identify and shift their energetic levels. This enables one to break down barriers, increase emotional intelligence, and create sustainable change, not a temporary motivation.

iPEC coaches undergo extensive training, completing over 320 hours, consisting of immersive sessions, in-person practice, and workshops. This program integrates advanced multidisciplinary knowledge, the intricacies of the learning taxonomy, and is sealed with certifications accredited to ICF standards.

When we experience a state of stagnation, when emotions are heavy and unaddressed, when issues or traumas keep us anchored in the past, and we feel frozen, unable to move forward. This is when many other gentle therapeutic alternatives (CAM) can complement the Science and Art of Coaching.

The National Health Institute (National Library of Medicine) provides a wide perspective on what the CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) space encompasses. As per the NIH, one of the most widely used classification structures, developed by NCCAM (2000), divides CAM modalities into five categories:

1. Alternative medical systems,

2. Mind-body interventions,

3. Biologically based treatments,

4. Manipulative and body-based methods, and

5. Energy therapies.

As the name implies, alternative medical systems is a category that extends beyond a single modality, and refers to an entire system of theory and practice that developed separately from conventional medicine. Examples of these systems include traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, Homeopathy, and Naturopathy.

At Homeophenotype, we integrate several practices that aim to achieve an optimal state of well-being for the mind, body, and soul. Based on advanced methodologies, regulated by the respective authorities in each field, we commit to providing you with a unique and positively transformative experience.

Homeopathy, also known as homeopathic medicine, is a medical system that was developed in the 18th century and was also labeled as a natural form of medicine as it uses natural substances to treat. Homeopathy is based on a principle of cure called the law of similars or the fact that “like cures like”, in Latin “Similia Similibus Curantur.” It is the notion that a disease can be cured by a substance that produces similar symptoms in healthy people, as implied by the etymology of the word: “homoios” in Greek meaning similar, and “Pathos” meaning suffering.

Although Homeopathy was developed over 200 years ago in Germany, by its founder Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, its principle of cure was first established by the Greek physician Hippocrates (460-375 BC), also known as the Father of Modern Western Medicine. Hippocrates postulated the two primary laws of cure

The Law of Opposites is the primary driving force of drug design in western pharmacology. Most known classes of established drugs are designed to act as antidotes to a particular disease. Like the popular anti-inflammatories, antidepressants, and anti-anxiolytic drugs. For instance, the Anti-Inflammatory class of drugs is designed to reduce the overall inflammation. Anti-depressants are meant to numb sadness. The Antacids are all designed primarily to inhibit acid production or neutralize the acidity in the stomach. Anticoagulants, such as warfarin, or factor Xa drugs, are intended to stop the coagulation process in the body by various mechanisms of action. These are just a few examples. 

The Law of Similars is the foundation of the school of Homeopathic Medicine. Although the law of similars was previously described by Hippocrates and Paracelsus, it was utilized by many ancient cultures such as the Mayans, Chinese, Greek, and Native Americans amongst others. However, it was Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician, chemist, and scholar, who codified the law of similars into a systematic medical science, in the early 1800s. To illustrate how this principle works, let’s look at coffee as a highly consumed natural substance. Its main effect is to activate and alert the nervous system. Also known to wake up people and overcome the feeling of sleepiness or tiredness. By applying the law of similars,  the remedy made of coffee beans, also known as Coffea Cruda (Latin) in its appropriate homeopathic dilution will induce sleep, therefore alleviating the symptoms of sleeplessness. 

Homeopathy has been used worldwide for over 200 years, making tremendous progress until the turn of the 20th century when the industrial revolution commoditized the practice of drug synthesis for therapeutic treatments. However, Homeopathy has witnessed an impressive resurgence over the past 20 years, as many people are seeking more gentle and natural approaches to treatment. It is recognized by the World Health Organization as the second most widely used therapeutic system in the world.

Homeopathic remedies are prepared from several natural sources: elements, minerals, plants, and animal-derived origins. They undergo a preparation process called potentization. The theory behind potentization is two-fold:

• firstly, by diluting the crude substance one can reduce its toxicity while still having a therapeutic effect

• secondly, by adding these sequences of succussions ( shakings ) to the diluted substance, is like adding a kinetic force

  (similar to mixing the chemical preparations in drug synthesis) that will have an effect on the bonds of that substance and it will affect its future physical and chemical properties.

Hahnemann observed through clinical trials that the more the substance is succussed and diluted, the greater the therapeutic effect while simultaneously nullifying the toxic effect* (“The Science of Homeopathy” by George Vithoulkas).   

The principle behind this approach is based upon the understanding that homeopathic medicines are stimuli for healing, and working with one’s own vital energy that aims at creating a healing response, and therefore a cure. 

The differences between the theories underlying the disciplines of pharmacology and homeopathy are stark.

Although the subtleties of these differences are beyond the scope of this article, a useful analogy can be made nonetheless: Whereas the theory of pharmacology depends on targeting biochemical mechanisms and chemical dosing strategies that are fundamentally disruptive to the normal organismal functioning (i.e., akin to “using a cannon to kill a fly”), homeopathic remedies are designed to use the human body’s own complex energetic mechanisms by “tweaking” its inputs in subtle ways to accomplish medicinal purposes, both curative and preventative.

Suffice it to say that homeopathic remedies are designed to augment the human body’s own homeostasis and resilience against disease rather than to overwhelm it with high-doses of pharmacologically-targeted chemicals that are deliberately designed to override the fundamental mechanisms of human physiology.

No concept is more basic regarding life than the following: Life depends on energy. Without energy, there can be no order, no structure, no metabolic function, no homeostatic mechanisms, and no adaptation in the face of environmental stressors. Accordingly, it is axiomatic to state that good health depends on the proper assimilation, transmission, and utilization of energy by living organisms. Whatever approach is taken to manipulating these fundamental steps in the use of energy to the betterment of complex organisms, the age-old credo of "First, do no harm" must be rigorously adhered to in all instances. After that, a critical assessment of both the efficacy and risks associated with particular interventions must be made. To do this, a medicinal intervention – which can be regarded as the "test article" – must be rigorously and systematically evaluated for its benefits and risks using well-controlled clinical trials, be it pharmacologic or homeopathic. This is because human physiology is intrinsically complex, making the precise outcomes associated with different interventions uncertain until they are clinically tested and evaluated in a properly selected target population of (diseased) humans. It is only after that a particular medicinal value can be assigned for individuals suffering from specific types of metabolic derangements.