Courses & Talks

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HOLISTIC HEALTH CARE FOR PETS SEMINAR
July 11 & 12 and July 17 & 18

Normally $100 - $125 per day. The introductory weekend seminar will be $50 per day if you sign up by July 5th and $75 thereafter, if space is available.

Intermediate course is $150 for the weekend if you sign up by July 5th and $175 after that time. The classes will be held at a private residence near PCC and Cal Tech. All attendees will receive the address once payment is received. We have a maximum of 20 spaces available for each day.

TO REGISTER: Email GayleThompson54@aol.com. For content questions call Dr. Chambreau - 410-771-4968 or HealThyAnimals@aol.com

Introduction to Holistic Health Care for Pets
Saturday, July 11, 2009 9am – 5pm

This course will give you a new understanding of health for animals and people. The Holistic paradigm will b e discussed as well as the goal of holistic treatment. The early warning signs of illness will be exposed, as well as the progression of disease and healing. The introduction of an array of holistic methods will make the student aware of the broad range of holistic treatments available. Vaccinations, nutrition, and the current best recommendations will also be covered.

July 12, 2009

Continuation of the Saturday class, this course will give you the basics and an understanding of how to use Flower Essences and Essential Oils with your pet. This course will also introduce homeopathy history, principles, how remedies are made, stored and administered, acute treatments, and an overview of how cases are treated. This course is required for those who would like to take the intermediate course next weekend.

Introduction to Homeopathic Animal Care
Friday, July 17th 6 – 9 pm

This comprehensive course will teach you the history, philosophy, and basics of homeopathy as applied to animal care. You will learn the treatment of acute problems and be introduced to the treatment of chronic problems. This course continues where last Saturday’s course left off to prepare participants for the Intermediate Course.

Intermediate Homeopathic Animal Care
Saturday and Sunday, July 18th and 19th

Prerequisites:Introduction to Holistic Health Care for Pets Introduction to Homeopathic Animal Care or consent of instructor.

This course provides an overview of treating chronic disease in animals. You will learn: how to take a case and evaluate the symptoms; how to use the repertory and "translate" it for use with animals; how to analyze the case and use the materia medica to select the best remedy; how to choose the correct potency; and, most important, how to evaluate an animal's response t o treatment.

Note: This course is often 4 - 5 days. We will cover as much as we can and that will depend on how the class flows and how much information the participants already know about homeopathy.

Live in Atlanta? Dr. Kim Parker leads some excellent holistic health for animals classes - Natural Rearing, Holistic Emergency First Aid, Homeopathy, Cranial Sacral, Osteopathy and more. go to http://www.kimparkerdvm.com/class_schedule.html.

Past Tranings

Here are a few of my past speaking engagements email me with contact information to get audio recordings of the talks.

June 2009, June 2008 – Prince Georges Feral Friends Homeopathy Summer School

June 7, 2009 – 7 Keys to Animal Health: You can help your dog be healthier and live longer – Club Pooch, Columbia, MD

May 14, 21 and 28 – Holistic Health and Homeopathy for Goats – Teleseminar

Sunday, May 17 – Dog and Cat Holistic Health, St. Paul, Minnesota

March 19 and 26, 2009 –Frederick, MD – Understanding Nutrition and Digestive Health for Healthier Dogs and Cats and Happier Customers

March 10 - National Center For Homeopathy Chat Room Lecture. Is Homeopathy Going to the Dogs (Cats, Birds)?. http://nationalcenterforhomeopathy.org/articles/chats.jsp To view the chat sign-up for a membership.

March 8, 2009 — Holistic Health for Animals — Norwalk, Connecticut

February, 2009. Adjunct faculty for Alternative Therapeutic Modalities in Veterinary Medicine at School of Health Profession, Essex Community College, Maryland

Baltimore, MD Healthy Animal Workshops World of Pets Expo. Bring your dog to learn how to recognize the early warning signs of illness and how to do a physical on her. Learn how to prepare a fresh food diet and practice saying no to unneeded vaccines.

November 14, 15 & 16 — Santa Fe, NM — Annual conference of the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy. This conference is open to lay as well as professionals.

November 13, 2008 — Santa Fe, NM — Introduction to Homeopathy for Animal

October 25, 2008 — Unity Church of Harrisburg – Fellowship Hall. For your pets, your family and yourself, you will learn the tools to: Learn how to evaluate current health status, about the journey of health perspective and resources available to improve health. Learn the power of your beliefs in creating health and how to choose the best lifestyles - diet, environment, vaccines and more. Get all your questions answered.

October 4 – 5, 2008 —The Mother Earth Harvest Fair, Spoutwood Farm, Glen Rock, PA. Keeping your pets healthy in ways that keep the planet healthy. For more information about this old-fashioned country fair and cutting-edge advances in green living (even with your companion animals).

October 7 – 10, 2008 — Lake Tahoe — Healer Heal Thyself Retreat, AHVMA (Veterinarians and partners)

October 11 – 14, 2008 — Reno — American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association Annual Conference Open to all (lay need a letter from their holistic veterinarian). Great talks – Dr. Chambreau speaks on having a successful, happy and profitable practice – people and vendors.

September 6 & 7 , 2008 – Navasota, Texas — 2-day – Holistic Health For Animals Seminar & Introduction to Homeopathy for Animals. Learn how to help your animals be healthy, using a variety of modalities, including Homeopathy, Herbs, Massage and more. This Two-Day Class is taught by Christina Chambreau, DVM, and will benefit both lay and professional animal caretakers.

September 12, 13 & 14, 2008 – Navasota, Texas — 3 Day Intermediate Homeopathy for Animals. Open to lay and professionals, this class covered the basics of homeopathy - case taking, looking symptoms up in the index of symptoms (repertory), choosing the best remedy and strength (potency), evaluating the response to the remedy will be covered using plenty of case examples. You will know how your homeopathic veterinarian is treating your animal and be able to help with the process. You will be able to begin your study of homeopathy and continue with more advanced veterinary or human classes. You will go home with a deeper understanding of health and illness. As a professional, you will know what your clients are asking about, know if this is a modality for your practice and be able to start treating certain cases.

January 23, 2008 – Westminster, MD – Vaccines and your pets – Kennel Club.

January 25, 26, 27 2008 – Baltimore Maryland. World of Pets Expo has thousands of people & animals, vendors, rescue groups, agility trials, horse rides, visitors, classes and speakers. If your dog or cat likes crowds, bring her along. Register now for the Healthy Animal workshops I will be doing on Sat and Sun mornings from 10:30 to 12. Bring your dog to learn how to recognize the early warning signs of illness and how to do a physical on her. Learn how to prepare a fresh food diet and practice saying no to unneeded vaccines.

October14, 2006 – World Small Animal Veterinary conference is in Prague.

November 2, 2006 – Introduction to Homeopathy for Animals in Monterey, CA. theAVH

November 10-12, 2006 –Holistic Farms, the Key to Health for All Life Wise Traditions 2006, 7th annual conference of the Weston A. Price Foundation in Chantilly, VA. Weston A. Price Conference

May 6 2007 – Homeopathy – University of California College of Veterinary Medicine Holistic Club.

June 2007 – Prince Georges Feral Friends Homeopathy Summer School

January 2008 – Radio show with Zoe Heronimus – Clear View Radio

January 2008 – Computer chat on animal homeopathy – www.NationalCenterforHomeopathy.org

July 19 & 20, 2008 – Navasota, Texas – 2-day Holistic Health For Animals Seminar