Vital Practice Book Endorsements

“Very first impression - first rate material, authoritative in best sense. I am already quoting from it. Beautifully presented too. Nice to hold in your hand. I quoted it on my course today - advanced supervision - ‘Super vision is a quality of looking - an interruption of comfort stories’ - good”
Robin Shohet Co-author ‘Supervision in the Helping Professions.’ 2nd Ed. 2000

“At last a book that describes and explores the potential and range of supervision in a homeopathic context.”
Grazyna Baran Registrar Society of Homeopaths U.K.

“It works for me as a really interesting and thought provoking book... Grappling with what a homeopathic approach to supervision would be like... case based, story based, process based; the tool kit at the end grounds it - the art and craft is here. The idea of the 'comfort story' is brilliant and useful. A brave book in that what is important and meaningful for the writer is put onto paper in stories and metaphors in a way that really works for the community for which it is intended.”
Brigid Proctor Co-author ‘Making The Most of Supervision’ 1995 and ‘Group Supervision’ 2000

“Vital Practice is the first text in the worldwide supervision profession that integrates the art and science of homeopathy with those of supervision. In this book Sheila has created a gift for both professions. It will give us a shared text to work from as well as accelerate a homeopathic understanding of supervision practice.”
Kathy Lukas Co- Principal New York School of Homeopathy.

“Here's a book which fills a gap in our literature - well two gaps actually. The first is the supervision of practice, the second is the bringing together of homeopathic awareness with current trends in psychotherapeutics and spiritual growth work. The title, ‘Vital Practice’ gives it away: the book is about helping the practitioner stay in the vital flow, the dynamic of the moment, without prejudice and therefore, hopefully without burnout. The book gives cases and anecdotes and offers exercises to encourage the reader to be awake and creative in their day to day practice.”
Misha Norland Principal The School of Homeopathy.

“Coming to this book as a teacher, not as a homeopath, I soon discovered many valuable insights into everyday problems in school - 'getting alongside' children's own stories, 'stuck cases' and the giving and receiving of feedback are especially relevant.”
Gill Ford Primary School teacher.

“I was immersed from cover to cover and let the kite lead me to different exciting places; approaches not only to supervision but homeopathy, healing and life. Sometimes I thought the kite had flown off without me, left me stranded, but then I'd find the string in my hands again. Such an ambitious book but I feel you've pulled it off - I liked very much the way you used different forms to explain your approach, and I felt the exercises grounded the theory into accessible practice. I will definitely dip into the book again, for reference and ideas in reflecting on and developing my own homeopathic and supervisory practice. You should feel proud of your achievement in communicating complex but important ideas.”
Hilary Fairclough Homeopath and Supervisor, Founder of the maun Homeoapthy Project Botswana.

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