161: Homeopathy Health with Atiq Ahmad Bhatti & Naila Cheema - Episode 161161: Homeopathy Health with Atiq Ahmad Bhatti & Naila Cheema - Episode 161
UK Health Radio Podcast
Homeopath Anne Vavake talks with hosts Atiq Ahmad Bhatti and Naila Cheema about her path into homeopathy, the limits of polycrests, and her 2D/3D approach to cases. The conversation focuses on treating the person, spotting patterns, and the dedication needed to grow as a practitioner.
48:20•9 Apr 2026
From Polycrests to Patterns: Anne Vavake on Thinking Deeper in Homeopathy
Episode Overview
- Treat the person rather than chasing individual symptoms, and let patterns guide remedy choice.
- Use the 2D versus 3D distinction to quickly narrow the field of possible remedies.
- Avoid forcing every case into familiar polycrest or system ‘boxes’; many patients need less common remedies.
- Listen with genuine curiosity and avoid steering the patient; important information often surfaces late in the consultation.
- Commit to long-term study and practice – as Anne puts it, 10,000 hours is a minimum and the love for homeopathy grows with time.
“We’re not treating the symptoms, we’re treating the person.”
What drives someone to seek a whole new way of understanding health? This episode of the Homeopathy Health Show follows that question through a rich, down‑to‑earth conversation with Belgian homeopath and researcher Anne Vavake. Hosted by professional homeopaths Atiq Ahmad Bhatti and Naila Cheema, the chat starts with Anne’s early experiences as a young mum in the 1980s, turning to homeopathy for her children’s recurrent ailments when she wanted to avoid repeated antibiotics.
Her stories are funny and human – especially the legendary saga of the “stolen essences” of George Vithoulkas being secretly photocopied by students until “everybody in the class had the stolen essence… except the teacher.” From there, the talk gets practical and technical in a very approachable way.
Anne explains her long journey from prescribing mostly polycrest remedies to refining her method over almost four decades, shifting the focus from symptoms to the person: “We’re not treating the symptoms, we’re treating the person.” She introduces her idea of 2D and 3D cases – mineral‑like versus plant/animal‑like – and shows how paying attention to language, structure, and patterns in the consultation can narrow remedy choice dramatically.
New and practising homeopaths will appreciate the honest discussion about frustration in early practice, the limits of rubrics, and the trap of squeezing every patient into familiar remedy ‘boxes’.
There’s also a gentle reminder that deep casework begins with presence and curiosity: “How is it to be you?” Anne finishes with simple but serious advice for practitioners: be dedicated, study hard, and stick with it, because “the longer you do it, the more you will love it.” If you’re hungry for grounded homeopathic thinking, rather than quick‑fix keynotes, this conversation might be just what you’re looking for.
How might it change the way you listen to your own clients or even to yourself?
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