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A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

” - Einstein

James aspires to practise ‘good medicine’. He believes this means providing expert therapy in a warm-hearted, perceptive, human way.  For almost any health problem, there are a bewildering variety of treatments that claim to be useful. Finding one’s way through this maze requires a huge amount of knowledge that needs constant updating. James has a personal database of over 26,000 research articles. On average he spends about three hours weekly scanning thirty or so key journals in his fields of interest. So much new research is being published all the time. GP's and hospital doctors rarely have the time to read very much of this important work. Complementary therapists may be unaware it's available. Once the therapies that have the best chance of helping you have been selected, James will either carry out the treatments himself or refer you to an expert in the relevant field.

It’s great to have therapy that’s highly appropriate and delivered with significant skill. If however treatment is all head and little heart, the results may well not be nearly as helpful as they otherwise could be. James believes that knowledge evolves, but the heart of medicine remains constant in the care and sensitivity with which it is practised.