The Center for Sustainable Medicine was created to:
- Educate the public and scientific community about the need for sustainable and ecologically sound forms of medicine.
- Help preserve indigenous medicinal plants and knowledge for future generations.
- Create dialogue between practitioners, thinkers, and visionaries in the fields of Medicine, Alternative Healing, and Environmental Studies
- Support the worldwide development of clinics and hospitals providing sustainable healthcare
Didi Pershouse is well known as a health-care provider in the Upper Valley, with over twelve years experience treating patients with gentle and respectful care. She is the founder of the Two Rivers Clinic—where a group of five professionals provide both standard and alternative health care to the surrounding communities. In 2006 she started The Center for Sustainable Medicine, to bring together the best minds in the fields of ecology, medicine, and sustainability to create a new model of healthcare.
She received her B.A. in Asian Studies from Barnard College in New York City, and did extensive coursework in Jungian approaches to dreamwork at the Institute for Depth Psychology in Rye, New York.
She obtained her license in Acupuncture after completing four years of training in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine at the Northwest Institute for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and the New England School of Acupuncture. She did postgraduate studies with both blind and sighted teachers of Toyohari, a gentle form of acupuncture developed by blind practitioners in Japan.
Didi went on to study Homeopathic Medicine at the Homeopathic Academy of Northern New England and with Dr. Jayesh Shah and Dr. Rajan Sankaran. She participates in case-analysis and study groups with some of the world’s most innovative and experienced doctors of Homeopathy, and is co-author of the latest textbook on homeopathy: “Vital Expression, A Workbook on Homeopathic Casetaking.” (Inner Health Publications). She is nationally certified as a classical homeopath by the Council for Homeopathic Certification.
She has traveled and taught as a senior instructor for the Toyohari Association, has taught Anatomy at Bastyr College of Naturopathic Medicine, and teaches classes in Alternative Medicine in the Upper Valley. She maintains a private practice in Classical Homeopathy, Acupuncture and Health Counseling.
As a member of the Thetford Conservation Commission, she is actively involved in the preservation of wetlands and other areas of ecological significance.
She is the mother of two young boys, and leads nature journaling workshops with local children.