My work as a registered Nurse with a cancer organisation entails my supporting people with cancer and their families, with treatment information as well as emotionally. It is work that I love and feel very committed to. The NSW Cancer Council recently was reported to state that ‘breast massage cannot cure breast cancer’, a statement I completely agree with. This statement was made in response to allegations made in a number of media articles that reported that Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine had claimed that esoteric breast massage could cure cancer.
As a woman and health professional who has willingly attended Universal Medicine events, and been a recipient of multiple breast massages, I can categorically state that I have never heard Serge Benhayon, or been told by any Universal Medicine practitioners, that esoteric breast massage can cure cancer. The truth is that Serge Benhayon has consistently stated the importance of seeking professional medical help, and that the modalities that Universal Medicine presents were a great support to western medicine. In fact, when I first attended some of the Universal Medicine workshops, Serge Benhayon’s position of being so pro-medicine was difficult for me to understand, despite my experience working with western medicine.
After practising as a nurse in the public and private hospital system for over 20 years, I had begun to question if western medicine was truly the answer to all the health issues I was witnessing. In reaction to this I explored some alternate health therapies while continuing to nurse in the western medicine model.
After a number of years, I developed an immune and endocrine condition. At first I attempted to treat it with alternative therapies, but ultimately I needed medication from the mainstream model. With the combination of these treatments my body eventually was functioning well enough to get through each day… but it was still a struggle. At this stage I felt I had done all I could with my daily intake of supplements and medications, and I started consulting a Universal Medicine practitioner. Throughout the next six months I had regular sessions while continuing with my other medications.
At no point did the practitioner I was seeing comment negatively on my medical treatment, nor did she suggest her sessions would cure me. What I found over the months was that I started to naturally take better care of myself.
For the first time in my life I was listening to my body. I had always known that certain foods affected me badly, but I often still ate them despite this. I knew I should regularly exercise, but that too was never maintained. Through becoming aware and listening more to my body, I slowly eliminated food that upset me. I started to do more regular exercise, to go to bed when I felt tired, and most importantly I began to understand that caring for me first needed to be a priority in my life.
As a mother of seven children and working as a caring professional, I had developed a pattern of always putting everyone else before me. I feel that the treatments from Universal Medicine were a true complementary therapy that enabled me to connect to a part of me that strengthened my ability to care for myself (this is still an ongoing process). With this pattern of self-care established, my health improved dramatically, and within six months and with support from my GP/doctor I was able to stop all my supplements and medications, From a woman who felt unwell most of the time, I can honestly say that three years later I rarely get sick, and I am known at work for my energy levels and never needing to take any sick days.
Despite my need to use western medicine and the failure of the other alternative therapies I had used, I stubbornly still held a belief that western medicine was not the first treatment option when sick. After hearing Serge express repetitively how much western medicine is needed, I started to consider my own experience up to that point. I came to understand that I had falsely put my faith in alternative therapies and thought they could heal me, when in fact the healing I needed was to support my body with medications as well as, when the time came, addressing how my own lack of self-care was impacting my health.
This affirms Serge Benhayon’s position that the esoteric modalities are there to support the body and assist in its healing, in combination with medical treatment. These modalities are not claimed to ‘cure’ illness and disease – contrary to what is currently being peddled in the media.
I know of many people like myself who have recovered from various medical conditions by using western medicine combined with Universal Medicine esoteric therapies; these therapies foster people’s own ability to truly care for themselves, which then assists in their own healing. In fact, the wholehearted support I can give to cancer patients and their families in the much needed, but at times challenging treatments of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, has been greatly enhanced by what I have come to understand from attending workshops with Serge Benhayon.
What I have heard Serge say about the nursing profession has only been positive. In one discussion with him he talked about the amazing job that nurses do, and that I as a health professional had a great opportunity to provide true care for people. Not long after this I gained employment with the Cancer Council, and every day I look forward to supporting people who are dealing with all the issues that having cancer presents.
In regards to the idea that the media is portraying that people, especially the high number of women who choose to attend Universal Medicine events or have esoteric healings, are in some way being ‘controlled’, ‘have a mental illness ‘or simply do not have the ability to discern for themselves’: I find this to be a highly inaccurate and disrespectful statement. Yes, there are a large number of women who attend, including a significant number of health and business professionals, and they share an honesty and openness in acknowledging that the way they were living their lives was just not working. Furthermore, it is important to note that there are many men who also attend the presentations of their own choice.
Together, we simply want to make our own lives, and the way we live with our families, more caring and loving.
The simple fact is: the many women and men, including myself, who are involved with Universal Medicine, are everyday people who have decided that caring for our bodies, having more loving relationships, feeling more confident within ourselves, and thereby contributing in a more harmonious way in our workplaces, are all things truly worth investing in.
By Sharon Gavioli, Registered Nurse, Grad Dip Childbirth Education, Adv Dip Counselling, Australia
The Truth about Universal Medicine 
It seems like caring for ourselves unlocks something within us that is by essence healing. And in a way it shows that the way we live on a day to day basis keeps this natural healing at bay. So in a sense what we need to do is to stop ill patterns and let the healing that is naturally there to come forth. Sounds simple and I feel that it actually is that simple.
As nurses we are taught to observe the body but we are never taught to listen to the body. It was only through listening to the presentations of Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon that I have come to know about the importance of listening to the body.
What is shared here is a level of care, love and integrity that we are all capable of and by the fundamental rights of being a human being, should be shared from birth and during our growing years so that we in turn can then share the same with our own children.
Serge Benhayon really has never made any claims to cure cancer, the lies about that are so wrong in the way they detract from the true support that he offers many people, complementary to conventional medicine, working alongside it and never in competition.
No one will claim that vaccinating against chicken pox cures this condition once you get it. In the same way, no one will say that the esoteric breast massage cures cancer. We tend to be clear regarding the difference between the realms of preventative medicine and the one that deals with whatever we get. Yet, what if this modality introduces a healthy challenge into this understanding? EBM can help women to move in life, to adopt habits that do not go against her body. So what if this could help to avoid conditions in the first place affecting the breasts? What if once the condition is there, if her body can afford it, EBMs can also be part of what may help a woman to change the way she lives and to change the patterns of movements that led there in the first place? What if this could do that bit for a woman? What if that bit could be said that helps?
There are things that are truly worth investing in, one of them being self- development and awareness, and a good question is to ask, what am I investing in right not – and does it serve me and all others, does is serve the bigger plan? I feel I am still investing in or certainly there are still threads of, improving my life, with these threads getting in the way of true service… mmm, something for me to sit with a little longer.
Western Medicine is great at dealing with the conditions that we experience on a physical and emotional level however it is only the “how” aspect of medicine. Esoteric Medicine brings in the “why” aspect which can bring a wholeness to the entire treatment and healing.
Western medicine is amazing support for the human body. Esoteric Medicine is amazing support for the human being.
Very simply put Leigh, but very true!
I think it’s brilliant how Serge Benhayon actually supported you to appreciate what western medicine can do even more and I’m not surprised as he has always been pro-medicine in all the years I have known him. What he offers with esoteric medicine unifies with western medicine and expands it, for all our benefit.
‘Caring for me first needed to be a priority in my life’ – getting over the ‘caring for self is selfish’ belief is a huge step towards breaking this idea (often held somewhere deep in our subconscious) that we need to put everyone else and everything else on the to-do list first.
I have been a recipient of western medicine together with support from Universal Medicine and my ability to heal was much quicker, and I truly appreciated what each one brought and how they work as a whole together.
Self care is something that is bandied around a lot these days, so much so that it is becoming tainted with many ideas and ways to do so. When we make self care about what our body needs, very quickly do we realise that we are all individual and that how my body needs support will be totally different to how another’s does.
Why does caring for ourselves tend to cause such a big reaction in others? Could it be that we all know that this is what we ought to be doing and when we see others caring for themselves it brings up the fact that we are not doing this ourselves hence the reaction that occurs?
Every person has a human right to their own choice of healthcare, this is a well established tenant in Australia and many countries overseas. When people are attacked for choosing how they would like to care for their body this is a violation of that human right…and also communicates that people are not intelligent enough to choose their own healthcare. Clearly when there is proven harm accountability and consequences need to be in place, but it is not to take away people’s right to choose for themselves.
A great blog Sharon. It is a shame that people are so ready to put down some thing they know nothing about such as Esoteric Breast Massage as a complement to Breast Cancer treatment. Just the gentle and loving modality is healing in itself on a Soul level.
I am not sure I would do ‘alternative’ anything any more. What the Universal Medicine therapies, workshops and presentations have shown me is that we are a key part in our healing, that we need to get support from western medicine and take a responsible body to get that support. That means that we don’t abdicate responsibility for how we got there and be very much a part of the health plan going forward such as healthy eating, exercise, support from professionals, medicine if called for and the willingness to understand how we got to the illness so we can understand what our own bodies are communicating with us.
Your last paragraph Sharon is a beautiful summary of what Universal Medicine presents, clear and simple.
It sounds simple but listening to our body can have profound effects in our life when we also honour what it is that we are feeling/sensing or becoming aware of – and they may have been things we’ve been feeling for a long time such as needing to take more care our ourself with food or sleep or exercise or the way we are with other people or our-self and acknowledging what we know from our body gives us the impetus to action it.
I have known Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine for over 10 years and absolutely I would categorically also say Serge would never ever have said or say that breast massage cures cancer. It just goes to show not only do we have fake news but also completely bastardised information (or rather should I say lies). When will we as humanity start demanding the absolute truth so as to completely erase all of these .. fake news, bastardisation and complete lies. This is a beautifull testimony showing that our health really does lie within our hands and can change the moment we start taking more care of ourselves also in how the Esoteric Modalities alongside conventional medicine support the person do to this.
Sharon this is a great share. Isn’t it fascinating as soon as a person takes responsibility to care for their body and understand that there is more to life, how they treat their bodies and mind this is supportive to modern day medicine?
I continue to take medications for an Endocrine conditions for 7 years and I am also under an Ear, Nose & Throat specialists too and I combine those services with the Esoteric modalities – I personally have chosen that support, no one has forced me and after trying other modalities, Universal Medicine therapies is the one for me too.
The women I have had the pleasure to know from attending Universal Medicine events are far from being ‘mindless followers’ or ‘controlled’ in any way, shape or form. In truth these women and men alike, are choosing a way of life that supports them to understand life and their relationships better and they commit themselves to living love and truth to the best of their ability each day – not just for themselves and their own families but for the love of all. What a shame the Media missed these very valid points and instead chose to write a story based on lies and many false allegations.
What is it about self care and people taking better care of themselves that at times causes reactions in people? As Sharon notes here ‘I began to understand that caring for me first needed to be a priority in my life.’ this is to be applauded and celebrated and we need to learn and understand each and every one of us how we can do this for ourselves in our lives and what supports we need, with medicine and otherwise to allow us to do so. This is living a life of true care, something to be celebrated.
It’s not unthinkable to think that people have been scared off western medicine for a reason – for the most part the information we hear on television and media is false and has ulterior motives, but saying that there are some amazing things that medicine does like surgery and understanding systemic conditions and how to manage them – but there are so many things that change with western medicine and the “evidence base” and “best practice” is changing all of the time it can’t be thought of as an unquestionable institution.
“Together, we simply want to make our own lives, and the way we live with our families, more caring and loving.” . . . This is a great testimonial to Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine as Sharon you have covered it all.
The Esoteric Breast Massage does not cure cancer of course. Yet, this does not mean that it supports women immensely either who have cancer or that do not have such condition.
We have to value the modality for what it brings not for what it does not (and no one claims it does).
Complementary Medicine is a great term when used to describe Universal Medicine, it is not an alternative medicine but one that takes into account our responsibility for our choices in life and how they impact on our health, when we learn to make self loving choices along with what Conventional Medicine provides the healing process can be assured.
The terms ‘complementary’ medicine and ‘alternative’ medicine are persistently put together in one basket but they are poles apart. Alternative takes you away from the wisdom, expertise and dedication of conventional medicine but the complementary medicine of esoteric medicine works in mutual support with the wisdom, expertise and dedication of conventional medicine. It complements the conventional medicine treatment by supporting you in understanding your part in any issue and what changes you can make to support the healing process.
I used to live where as long as I went to work and was in a relationship nothing else really mattered. I longed to be more confident within myself and to have open and honest relationships but I thought that that was never going to be possible because that was just how it was, but this attitude to life has changed thanks to Universal Medicine. Life is not all about work and money but the relationship I have towards myself and others which I agree Sharon, is indeed well worth investing in.
I find it fascinating that working as a nurse you questioned the validity of western medicine, I would agree that it’s absolutely amazing what doctors can do, yet on its own it’s not enough, for a true life change to occur it needs to be married with learning why the illness occurred and learning to live with a daily responsibility, of which taking care of our health is an important and very necessary factor.
Well said also Sharon, in regards to the biased slant portrayed in some media quarters, that students of Universal Medicine are ‘mindless followers’… What ‘greater’ way to diminish the voices of people such as yourself, with a vast wealth of experience in regards to medicine and healing, who have found something very, very significant here in the presentations and teachings of Universal Medicine. A ‘missing piece’, if you will, in regards to changing our whole outlook on health, well-being and true vitality in life. The ancient Greeks (and many others) considered ‘the whole’ of the person/being in regards to any particular ailment – in the marriage of esoteric and allopathic medicine, we are doing the same.
We do great harm when we negate the voice of those who speak from experience. It seems to me incredibly arrogant to judge and dismiss in that way and shows me fear rather than intelligence.
It’s great that you share this Sharon, not only to correct falsities being ‘peddled’ by irresponsible arms of the media as you rightly say, but also, to offer a great deal to the reader through your own experience.
I have also found the marriage of allopathic medicine and esoteric medicine to offer an all-embracing approach to one’s own healing – that is, if one truly wants to not only alleviate symptoms, but actually address the deeper underlying causes, inclusive of our own behavioural patterns, that can contribute to any condition we may have.
“…many women and men… involved with Universal Medicine are everyday people who have decided that caring for our bodies, having more loving relationships…” and it is being educated and made aware how self care and self love are the foundations of true and vital health… living harmoniously (dealing with your issues or hurts) makes for a harmonious body.
I love that last paragraph… when we invest a little bit of time and love into ourselves… everyone we know or come into contact with gets dividends from it as the love shines out.
Powerful Sharon… you have put to bed with this blog many of the false accusations and assumptions about what Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine offers. I can concur with everything you have shared, I have a similar story and I have witnessed hundreds who can attest to the same.
You are a true role model Sharon – one who inspires by the way they live. Your patients are blessed.
There is a wholesomeness in how you describe a healing process to be in that the most important part is that we start taking true care of ourselves and learn to listen to what we know is good for us and practice to abide to this knowing.
Sharon, your blog certainly sets the record straight that no practitioner of Universal Medicine Therapies has ever claimed that any of the therapies could cure any cancer. What Universal Medicine is all about is a healthy relationship with any illness, your body as a whole, taking responsibility for it, and embracing the western medicine treatments as a big part of the healing. Many have benefited greatly from the powerful combination of these two streams of medicine; Fiona McGovern here shares her experience:
https://medicineandsergebenhayon.com/2012/09/28/breast-cancer-knowing-what-i-know-now-i-would-definitely-do-things-differently/
Universal Medicine invites us to work harmoniously with all, no one excluded and that includes conventional medicine practitioners. The real difference is ourselves and what we bring to the consulting room. When we visit our GPs and other medical practitioners do we meet them as equals, enter consulting rooms knowing who we are, are we curious to understand more and take full responsibility for our health or are we arrogant, defensive, passive and expect another to fix us?
The three way partnership to true health: conventional medicine, esoteric medicine and ourselves.
Spot on Kehinde – well said.
I can not believe you have 7 children Sharon, and have equal commitment to yourself, your family and your job. Amazing! And thank you for setting the record straight re: Universal Medicine and the false allegations. You are a wonderful example of what is possible!
My Mum recently passed away following her own journey with stomach cancer. It’s my first experience of the oncology department, the Macmillan nurses, and the whole support team that provide the care and we were both blown away at just how impressive it was. The fact that Mum chose to supplement that with Chakra-puncture (an Esoteric modality) once a week made perfect sense to her… it helped her in the period immediately after an infusion to stay with her body, to allow the chemicals to do their work but for her not to lose herself at the same time. Why would we not use all the tools available to us, not only in extremis, but in our general day to day health care?
When I first began attending Universal Medicine presentations and workshops I was very much into alternative medicine but as time went by I began to change. I started to listen and be open to conventional medicine and what was on offer. I also began to let go of the dismissiveness I had and welcome conventional medicine into my life. I have come to the conclusion that conventional and esoteric medicine go hand in hand and this change has taken place due to being inspired by Serge Benhayon.
I recall many years being dissatisfied with Western Medicine and hardly seeing the Dr for anything. Since attending Universal Medicine presentations it was Serge Benhayon that inspired this changed for me, he has always spoken highly of Western Medicine and how it works beautifully with the Esoteric Modalities to allow the body to truly heal, so I now don’t hesitate to see a Dr if I need to.
Western medicine does a great job but the problem is that we human beings are not choosing to take responsibility for our own health but instead have laid this in the hands of our medical systems. We live with the mentality that I can do whatever I like and when things go wrong the medical system will fix me and then I can continue in living this irresponsible life. As we can now see is that the medical system we have created is not able to comply to our needs anymore as through our irresponsible behaviour we are exhausting the system financially and medically and on top of that, because we do not truly heal our illnesses and diseases, we confront our medics now with multi symptomatic disorders to which they do not have the answers yet which puts even more stress on the system.
That is what comes through in this, that you begrudgingly fell back on Western Medicine…. so interesting how we turn our back on it. I know the mentality well, and yet there are miracles within Western Medicine that are difficult to ignore. Sure it does not have the answer for everything, and certainly needs help from other areas which is why complementary medicine is such a successful approach.
As a health professional myself, in ten years or so that I have been attending Universal Medicine workshops and presentations, I have also never heard any claims being made about the Universal Medicine modalities being the only treatment required for any condition or that they can cure anything. They have always been presented in the true context of complementary health – supporting and assisting conventional medical treatments which are also still very needed.
Thank you Sharon for setting the record straight here for as we know from recent experiences with Brexit in the UK and now the controversy surrounding the newspapers here in the UK, when the media prints lies it can be very harmful and misleading and can actually result in people missing out on having contact with something that would greatly benefit them.
Sharon this concluding paragraph says precisely why Universal Medicine is the leading light in complementary therapies.
“The simple fact is: the many women and men, including myself, who are involved with Universal Medicine, are everyday people who have decided that caring for our bodies, having more loving relationships, feeling more confident within ourselves, and thereby contributing in a more harmonious way in our workplaces, are all things truly worth investing in.”
Before attending Universal Medicine I too developed a behaviour where I would put others before me including my children. I am finding that learning to love and care for myself is not only supporting me to live harmoniously and in connection to myself but it is also supporting those around me including my three children.The way I choose to be and live with myself inevitably affects those around me and beyond.
Over the years I have been attending Universal Medicine presentations I have often heard Serge Benhayon present about his pro-medicine stance. In stark contrast to the many spiritual events and practices I used to go to, which were often very anti western medicine. I fully embrace western medicine myself now and find the combination with esoteric healing to be hugely healing and transformative, because esoteric healing enables me to get to the root cause and doesn’t just treat symptoms.
During my training in Stress and Health Management many years ago now, it was made very clear that there is a relationship between our lifestyle choices, the thoughts we choose and the way we process experiences in our lives – and the incidence of stress. It is also clear that there is a relationship between stress, and illness and disease. In my six years experience of Universal Medicine and the presentations of Serge Benhayon, there has been no talk of cures for cancer. Never once. But in my view, it is common sense that the way we choose to live has consequences and if we choose to be more self-loving and self-caring, listening to our bodies rather than abusing their innate ability to heal – then it is more likely we will have a harmonious relationship with our physicality. However, it is also true to say that perhaps we do not yet have a full understanding of illness and disease and that should remain open to deepening our awareness of how and why this occurs in our lives.
Universal Medicine Therapies are amazing Complementary modalities. I’ve always heard Serge Benhayon be very specific about them being complementary to conventional medical care and never an alternative. Never has there been any talk either of them being able to cure cancer, to say otherwise is simply not true.
Through implementing the teachings of Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine my life has changed dramatically. Instead of being a stressed, burned out nurse I now absolutely love my life and my job and all that it entails. This all occurred because I chose to love and care for myself and to deal with my hurts.
A great testimony Elizabeth on the power of making loving choices everyday and the ripple effect that flows from this.
What I can sense in this is that the way we conduct our bodies in life is the root cause to illness and disease and that this is the reason we need Western Medicine as a resolution to this in basis unhealthy way of living. Could it be that in that construct we tend to not appreciate the Western Medicine for what it truly offers because we do not want to become honest with the fact that our way of living is the main reason for Western Medicine is so much needed in our societies?
‘I had always known that certain foods affected me badly, but I often still ate them despite this’. Sharon this same principle can be applied to many other things in our daily lives from indulging in emotions, attitudes and beliefs to tolerating a relationship of poor quality with ourselves and or others – we continue to do them despite knowing in our hearts they are not loving for us. As a collective humanity we really need to ask why this is so??
I too relate and appreciate your comment that Universal Medicine is not anti traditional medicine at all, it is clearly in favour of it. I really appreciate that it is such a support for seeking mainstream medical approaches, rather than being in conflict with it all.
I was not that keen on Western Medicine before Universal Medicine, now I sit in so much appreciation for people working in the heath care system. I am so inspired by Nurses like yourself Sharon whom genuinely love your job and look forward to caring for others. Imagine you were still suffering from an autoimmune disease, in pain, 7 kids and working in the system…. there is a high possibility of burnt out.
What Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine brings should be deeply valued by the media because he is literally re-inspiring doctors, nurses, dentist and heath care professionals to truly get back to enjoying people and their job, what a gift considering the current heath epidemic.
The last part really summed it up so well, those involved with Universal Medicine have felt that there is more to life than material wealth or anything that this world can provide. And this is what Universal Medicine endlessly provides, a quality of life that is Universal and available to us all, we are after all within the universe and not ever separate from it regardless if we are focused on or aware of this or not. When applying this understanding to life rather than focusing on everything we can achieve on and from earth life changes and just it goes to show that we are much more than what is physically around us.
Although there is no doubt from anyone who attends anything Universal Medicine presents that Universal Medicine are huge advocates of conventional medicine, some of the media have chosen to run this angle for the sensation it stirs… no different from what they have written about breast massaging healing cancer when no such claims were made. It is a shame that many of the media aren’t prepared to investigate and write a story that truly reflects what Universal Medicine is about and all the good that has come out of those who have changed their lives for the better.
“The simple fact is: the many women and men, including myself, who are involved with Universal Medicine are everyday people who have decided that caring for our bodies, having more loving relationships, feeling more confident within ourselves and thereby contributing in a more harmonious way in our workplaces, are all things truly worth investing in”. Honouring and caring for ourselves, and willing to take full responsibility for our choices, indeed what better investment is there.
Because I listened to Serge Benhayon I began to consider that taking personal responsibility for my health was a good idea. Taking responsibility meant going to my doctor, not to be fixed but to work with them to improve my health. Because I am taking responsibility, the pressure that I previously put on the doctor is gone. This does not mean I go in blindly, I do not, but it also means I meet them as human beings and with respect.
On the other point, I also have never heard Serge claim cures for breast cancer. Serge has always been very respectful of the medical profession.
Then there is the media who wrote the very badly researched article. My feeling is that there is a standard “shocked and appalled” form article, written somewhere where – only the names have been changed. It was lazy and insulting. To point out that we are women must imply that women are somehow lesser. Is this what they meant? I’ve seen men at Serge’s talks too. None of us are lesser than anyone.
People who commit to nothing and just point and criticise don’t really enrich our society, whereas people who are improving their lives, becoming more harmonious and loving may have something important to offer. Just saying!
This is a great account of how Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon are pro western Medicine. Serge Benhayon is a great advocate of western medicine, and is very supportive of surgeons, doctors, nurses and the amazing job they do. We can go far deeper though than healing what is on the surface, and through the esoteric modalities we are able to uncover the root cause which gives us an opportunity to make more honest everyday choices.
It is such a nonsense and a distraction of the media to paint Serge Benhayon in such a false light. It just shows me that they couldn’t find anything wrong and so they had to make things up. Anyone who has been ill and has seen Serge will say that he always supported them to go to the doctors. There are many people from the medical profession that are being supported by Universal Medicine to look after themselves so as to support their patients well. It seems so crazy that anyone would have to defend deeply caring for themselves. Why is this such a problem?
I do wholeheartedly agree with what you share here, it is great to feel and know how to care for myself. It isn’t a cure to the symptoms of cancer for example, but I do know it is a cure for the root causes of all disease in our body.
Every sensible person knows that western medicine does not have all the answers otherwise there would be no need for scientific research, and there are limitations within that research if the human being is not taken into account. We are not just the sum of our flesh and bones. Because I was being treated by Universal Medicine, I was able to deeply accept the treatments I was receiving from western medicine. Where there had been mistrust there was confidence, where there was resistance – acceptance. This can only be good for western medicine. Treating a patient that is there to truly work with you to care for their body and to accept treatment must be a much more rewarding experience than treating a patient that continues to ravage their body. One is entering a contract of true healing no matter the outcome and the other is a patch up job. I know the option I would choose.
Caring for ourselves is a 101 subject to anyone in the caring profession. Of course we need to learn the techniques and acquired skills, every great tree begins with a seed.
Thank you Sharon for stating so clearly the misrepresentation that continues to be spread in the media about Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine. Conventional medicine combined with taking responsibility for our own part in healing the underlying cause and making self-loving choices in how we live is the essence of Universal Medicine.
I have heard Serge Benhayon say many times to seek medical advice -something he is in full support of. Combined with esoteric healing modalities I feel they offer the best of both worlds. Having tried to cure a DCIS (Ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast) – many years ago – and pre Universal Medicine – with many alternative spiritual modalities – I discovered altho I felt good – (because I had changed my diet considerably) – the small lump hadn’t changed. I returned to my wonderful consultant and had a lumpectomy. “… the healing I needed was to support my body with medications as well as, when the time came, addressing how my own lack of self-care was impacting my health.” Spot on Sharon.
Thank you Sharon. I also completely agree, when the NSW cancel Council say ‘breast massage cannot cure breast cancer’. They would have no choice but to say that as it is completely irresponsible to say any different and the journalist could not have gone to print without using ‘a reliable source’. Yet here, the quote has been used to justify and dispute a misquote so it skews the whole article in this instance.
A truly cogent account of the value Universal Medicine and its healing modalities bring as an additional element to partner with – and in no way interrupt, cut across or diminish the potential effect of – any conventional medicine route being followed.
Sharon, what you are bringing to your nursing position at the Cancer Council is inspiring and to be celebrated. Not only have you benefited from the importance of self-care that Universal Medicine presents, you are now also sharing it with others at a time in history when more and more people are undergoing the health challenges that come with cancer, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Not as a theory either but from a body that is living and doing what you are advising. This is important as it is very difficult to listen to and be inspired by someone telling us to take better care of ourselves when they are not doing this for themselves.
‘Despite my need to use western medicine and the failure of the other alternative therapies I had used, I stubbornly still held a belief that western medicine was not the first treatment option when sick.’ This sentence stood out for me Sharon for two reasons – firstly, I very stubbornly held this same belief, even refusing medication for strong pain and have found remnants of this belief can linger- for myself I have understood this is because a part of me wants to outsmart ill health – to be able to be irresponsible and get away with it without consequences and alternative medicine aids and abets this attitude as it promotes itself as having less side-affects than conventional medicine. Secondly, it stood out as you are a nurse of many years working directly with conventional medicine, you have seen it help and cure hundreds of people and despite this you still held alternative medicine as preferable. Could this perhaps have come from a sense that for all of the wonders of conventional medicine you still felt something to be missing?
Sharon, the way you mention three things that I have found key for my health too, is something I don’t think anyone can really claim ignorance to, yet it is something that most people find really difficult to do. They were – your body was showing you what foods were not suitable and instead of continuing to eat them you cut them out of your diet, you knew moderate exercise was beneficial and you committed to it and when you got tired you went to bed earlier. Diet, exercise and sleep – I have heard them called The 3 Pillars. These three ‘pillars’ that so many people struggle with, are ample evidence of the merits of Universal Medicine.
Thank you Sharon for this matter-of-fact account of your experience with Universal Medicine and in particular how the healing sessions you received encouraged you to take more care and responsibility for your health. I too have only ever heard Universal Medicine refer to conventional medicine with utmost respect for its place and purpose in healing, unlike many other forms of healing and alternative therapies I had used in the past that were very negative towards it.
The media, generally speaking, assume that they have license to stretch the truth to such a degree that it becomes so disfigured that it becomes an outright lie, and then they sell it, not only taking money from people but feeding them poison at the same time. How is it that we let this go on?
Sharon I totally relate to your comment ‘…I had developed a pattern of always putting everyone else before me. I feel that the treatments from Universal Medicine were a true complementary therapy that enabled me to connect to a part of me that strengthened my ability to care for myself (this is still an ongoing process).’ I was not caring for myself at all, it was a real struggle, even after my children had left home and I only had myself to care for … no excuses! The turnaround in my health has resulted from me consistently learning how to look after me more deeply. This is still a work in progress, and I am realising it is a process of constant adjustments, not a end goal that one aims for.
Here Here Sharon! I feel confident enough to say that I am a ‘normal’ member of society that attends Universal Medicine events on a regular basis and do so because I find all that is presented is based around self responsobility and integrity, and these qualities help me to be who I am on a daily basis no matter the situation. The media’s made up stories do not align with my experiences at all.
Sharon Gavioli you are a rock star ~
How many women and men can share a story like you are sharing.
The absolute power of healing !
Sharon I was very disillusioned with mainstream medicine before I attended Universal Medicine events, and less that satisfied with the contradictory approaches of different alternative therapies. Universal Medicine presented to me that I heal myself, and that support from western medicine is absolutely needed to deal with symptoms arising from my conditions. Likewise I now take supplements to assist my body in areas where past dis-regard for the body has left it depleted. The esoteric modalities assist me to restore inner harmony so that I can bring that into my daily living and heal myself from the inside out. As a result my general health, wellbeing and vitality is excellent, an amazing turnaround from the trajectory I was previously living.
‘The simple fact is: the many women and men, including myself, who are involved with Universal Medicine, are everyday people who have decided that caring for our bodies, having more loving relationships, feeling more confident within ourselves, and thereby contributing in a more harmonious way in our workplaces, are all things truly worth investing it.’ And just like you Sharon my own development in caring and loving myself and starting to see the part western medicine has to play in healing made me decide to come back to my nursing job because of my genuine love for people, bringing true care and nurturing in the health system (which is very needed).
Sharon this blog is deeply inspiring and there are many things to ponder upon. I am in full agreement with the changes that come from making different choices in our lives, which became very clear to me after attending Universal Medicine presentations – it is my responsibility to care for my body by really listening to what it is communicating with me 24/7. Ignoring it = disharmony, illness and possible disease.
“For the first time in my life I was listening to my body. I had always known that certain foods affected me badly, but I often still ate them despite this. I knew I should regularly exercise, but that too was never maintained. Through becoming aware and listening more to my body, I slowly eliminated food that upset me. I started to do more regular exercise, to go to bed when I felt tired, and most importantly I began to understand that caring for me first needed to be a priority in my life”.
Beautifully said Sharon, Serge Benhayon has never claimed to cure any disease or cure cancer. What Universal Medicine presents is a way to self- care and truly love your body and to make choices that support your body.
Even though this was written 3 years ago Sharon, it seems that everything you have written still stands strong. The simple fact is there are many everyday people who are deciding that caring for themselves, their bodies, their relationships, are vitally important to living a life of vitality, great health, and lots of love.
I realise and acknowledge that what is presented by Serge Benhayon is the key ingredient that brings the opportunity for people to truly be well through using every available treatment, be that medicines, surgery, psychology, religion, esoteric therapies, nutrition, in a way that together true harmony and balance to the human body and soul is restored.
Self care is an essential part of the healing process. Our body truly needs the love and nurturing care of ourselves first and foremost.
To me it makes a lot of sense for us to take responsibility for how we are living our everyday lives (esoteric medicine) and use Western medicine and pharmacology when we need the extra support. Of course, either form of medicine can improve health but neither has the complete answer on its own so in terms of addressing disease and illness, separating the two is detrimental to health outcomes. It’s a shame that the media missed the opportunity to present this as the whole story, instead of trying to distort information for the sake of sensationalism.
Yes as you say Serge Benhayon has NEVER ever said that Esoteric Breast Massage can cure cancer and it is very arrogant, crazy and misleading for someone to say this. Too many things are turned around, bastardised and twisted in the world so it is good to set the record straight and also great to hear how you turned your health around.
I agree Vicky – it’s completely and utterly irresponsible for the media to print untruths such as this.
A great article Sharon which clearly explains the value of conventional medicine when supported by complimentary medicine. When we isolate either one or the other we are not giving ourselves the opportunity to live a life that is full and vital. Our body needs to be fully supported to recover from what is in many cases years of neglect and abuse that have allowed it to deteriorate to the point of illness and disease. With the loving support of Universal Medicine I am beginning to build a more loving – and healthier relationship with my body – and my life is beginning to feel full and vital, and much more all encompassing.
‘The simple fact is: the many women and men, including myself, who are involved with Universal Medicine, are everyday people who have decided that caring for our bodies, having more loving relationships, feeling more confident within ourselves, and thereby contributing in a more harmonious way in our workplaces, are all things truly worth investing it.’ I very much agree and am one of them and can only confirm with my own experience how great of an effect this has for everyone around me. Self-care and putting emphasis on loving relationships with everyone is a great start for all of us towards a more harmonious and joyful living.
Here here Sharon. It is outrageously preposterous that the personal choices of so many who have begun making life-changing moves toward their own health for the better, can have such an adverse reaction in a handful of people not choosing to live responsibly for themselves.
Yes Giselle! Simply crazy talk for the sake of ‘shock factor’. Feels like such an incredible waste of time and space.
“I came to understand that I had falsely put my faith in alternative therapies and thought they could heal me, when in fact the healing I needed was to support my body with medications as well as, when the time came, addressing how my own lack of self-care was impacting my health.” I agree with what you are saying here Sharon. Thinking that an modality outside of our bodies can heal us without having to do something for it ourselves is not very self-caring. In the past I was a little hesitant with using medications for illnesses as I thought it would just go away by itself. Also after hearing Serge Benhayon present on the fact that medicine is there to support with our healing I could feel what you share here: that it is self-caring to take medications when it is needed by the body. Just like having to nourish the body with food when it needs it.
I really enjoyed what you shared here Sharon as I feel it emphasises the importance of self-care as a foundation of good health. I feel there is a beautiful symbiotic relationship we can develop by incorporating this, western medicine and Universal Medicine modality’s in supporting us to develop a healthy and loving lifestyle.
Sharon having had a couple of esoteric breast massages myself I agree that there is no way in the world that they could cure breast cancer, however I wonder if they could possibly help to prevent it. The esoteric breast massage is such a profound modality, it supports women to connect with their innate gentleness which in turn makes it much harder for women to push their bodies like they previously did. I don’t think we can over estimate the effect of being more gentle with ourselves as I believe it is the way that we go hard at everything that is a significant contributing factor to many ailments.
I didn’t realise how pro western medicine universal medicine actually is before reading this. My experience is that there isn’t many places who talk about how much western medicine is needed and to always seek treatment as well… Many people put off going to the doctor, and so miss caring for themselves that way on many occasion.
So well said Emily, not everyone that avoids the doctor turns to alternative medicine, there may well be even more people that simply avoid the doctor altogether. There is something to be said for routine medical care such as checking cholesterol levels, blood pressure, pap smears for women and prostate cancer for men.
Thank you for sharing your experience with ill-health and complimentary and western medicine. It just makes sense to make the most of what medicine has to offer and do everything we can to heal and support our body. Not through ‘wacky’ alternative treatments, but with simple, practical love and care which our bodies respond to immediately.
Fiona, I agree… Using western medicine together with complementary medicine makes absolute sense. It’s not weird or wacky, but simple practical self-care.
Beautifully said Sharon… we are worth investing in and those committing to deeply caring for themselves in this way, cannot deny the transformational healing and ripple affect this has had in all areas of their life.
Agreed Samantha, we just have to remember that we are worth investing in and never shy away from that!
Sharon I too have not heard Universal Medicine say esoteric breast massage cures breast cancer. They present self care and self love and encourage support from the medical world. I had had severe migraines for years and because of the presentations of Serge Benhayon I sought medical help and support from medication. Through bringing self care and self love into my life, I have stopped the migraines. It is ludicrous the lies the media are telling.
That’s amazing ruthketnor! You’re spot on. Self responsibility, self care and the building of love in our body is always, no matter what, going to have positive affects on our wellbeing. Learning to not rely on medication, but assisting it to do its job is pure common sense.
This article is so clear and concise, the way the media have misrepresented Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon is shocking. Lovely to read of your experience, as a professional and client of the Esoteric Modalities – Thank you.
I agree, the level of misunderstanding and bias nature of the media in relation to all of Universal Medicines activates are utter non-sense.
What state is the world truly in when people are derided and abused for being honest enough to see and admit that their life is not up to a standard they feel it could be and then be willing to actually be pro-active and make changes to support a quality of life they do feel is true for them? Is this not what the ‘healthy lifestyle’ advocates support and encourage?…..so why is what Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon presents making so many waves……and others are not?……. isn’t it more news worthy than just glossing over the whole matter with ‘brainwashing’ and all the other lies?
Absolutely agree Leigh why isn’t there any appreciation for “everyday people who have decided that caring for our bodies, having more loving relationships, feeling more confident within ourselves, and thereby contributing in a more harmonious way in our workplaces, are all things truly worth investing it.”??? Health advocates promote all of this and there comes along Universal Medicine with an pro-active and simple approach and people are disturbed by it. Why is simplicity and truth causing so much reaction? Could it be that for lots of people responsibility is a far to heavy pill to swallow?
I would say from experience that while yes it is not pretty coming to terms with our irresponsible choices but that there is also a level of avoidance that will stop at nothing to avoid going there in the first place. Do anything and everything other than pause and consider the ‘what if?’ questions like; ‘What if my choices have gotten me into this situation?’; ‘What if I don’t have to remain in this state of ill health?’; ‘What if my choices do have the power to change?’. Vital questions that I have found have helped get closer to swallowing those pills and facing my choices. While not perfect, I have found that getting over the reaction is far greater and supportive of my health than avoiding my issues.
Yes leighmatson, absolutely, it is newsworthy! It should be something we all take as completely normal because there is no downside. It even costs less because life is simpler! Perhaps that is part of the reaction to it though, there are major industries that would not make as much money as they currently do.
Absolutely Sharon, and who wouldn’t want to invest in these things? A loving relationship with yourself and others – yes please.
Agree 100% with all you share here Sharon. I also feel that Serge Benhayon has presented a way of living that asks us to be truly loving and responsible of ourselves first and thus with others. This can be very confronting for a lot of people as it can be rather exposing, but equally very very healing.
Serge Benhayon is very supportive of western medicine, but it is through the esoteric modalities that one learns how truly supportive and healing self care can be.
Wow Sharon Gavioli, it is so true what you say that it is the lack of self care that had withheld me from appreciating western medicine for what it truly is that it brings to humanity. Through the presentations and workshops I attended from Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine I have been able to build more love in myself and from there I have started to take care for myself. This has led me to truly connect to myself and now, when I need any medical treatment I go for western medicine, in combination with complementary medicine from Universal Medicine and can feel the love that it is presented equally so in both modalities.
I too was reluctant to seek advice from Western Medicine and sometimes waited far too long before seeing a doctor or dentist. I had the belief that toughing it out was the way to be strong and independent. It just reflected my arrogance and ignorance. I am learning to take care of myself and my body rewards me everyday for it. I like your point Sharon that when we look after of ourselves we can better care for others.
Coming to know Universal Medicine and all it offers my whole life has changed. Just like you Sharon I did not trust Western Medicine and tried out a lot of other therapies in the alternative circuit. None of them had a real effect on my health and I hopped from one to another. Universal Medicine presents to us that it all starts with self care, being responsible for your own body. And that Western Medicine has it own part to play as you showed so beautifully with your example. And just like you I came back in my original workplace, in healthcare and I am providing true care to the patients because I live self care to the best I can and I am deepening this care every day.
Thank you for sharing Sharon, Your story does very well display the benefits of the combination of Western Medicine and the Esoteric Therapies. These therapies do, as you say, very well with helping to have more care for yourself, and this does support the body greatly to heal any hurt and condition it has.
From my experience with Universal Medicine I have come to understand that the combination of Western Medicine and complementary modalities are potent ingredients for health and healing. Furthermore the concept of healing is in no way the equivalent of curing us from symptoms; it is about understanding and addressing the root causes of illness and disease and involves self responsibility. There has never been any suggestion that people shouldn’t seek support from Western medicine for their health related matters.
A beautiful confirmation how self-care plus the support of western medicine will provide the loving environment for the body to do what it innately knows, that is to return to a point of homeostasis.
Universal Medicine has brought a different way of caring for self that is hard to articulate. I always believed that the choices I made were loving but have come to realise that they were based in fear and protecting myself from hurt. They also fell into the ‘pampering’ category. The choices I make now come from a deeper place of loving me first, which may be lived out by being in situations I previously would have avoided. A more honest place within me that needs to expose what is not the truth.The marriage of western medicine and complementary medicine has allowed for and promoted more of this personal responsibility and self loving choices. Amazing outcomes, unexpected outcomes, are coming about everyday by working with both. Supporting Health Professionals in their diagnoses by deeply caring for self is a win win for all.
Great clarification on the defaming of Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine. As you say Serge Benhayon has never had ANYTHING negative to say about healthcare professionals or western medicine. I wholeheartedly agree what you have said here ‘I feel that the treatments from Universal Medicine were a true complementary therapy that enabled me to connect to a part of me that strengthened my ability to care for myself (this is still an ongoing process).’ For me Universal Medicine has greatly highlighted the need for self-care in order for true well being, showing there is a more loving way we can live.
I agree with you Sharon that western medicine can benefit greatly by the combination with Esoteric Medicine and the self care and self responsibility that it brings. Universal Medicine is not an alternative therefore, it is a very worthwhile complement for anybody who is determined to look deeply into enhancing their health, well being and harmony with others. Thank you for your honesty as a health professional in stating the facts.
Thanks for sharing this Sharon, it helps cut through the nonsense that has been peddled in the media about Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine. I love your last paragraph especially where you state the simple facts about why people connect with Universal Medicine.
An awesome sharing Sharon and I totally agree with you. Conventional Medicine is absolutely essential to support a persons body during illness and disease. It is undeniable that when a person has an infection they need antibiotics. When a person has cancer, either surgery and or chemotherapy and or radiation are appropriate treatments…. and so on. Universal Medicine completely values, supports and truly complements Conventional Medicine. For years now I have used both Conventional Medicine and Universal Medicines modalities to support and rebuild my body after suffering some related long standing health conditions. I truly appreciate the support both ‘medicines’ have given my body in perfect union together. Both have their place and value in our present day and my own body is a true testament to that.
Thank you Sharon, yes it seems that many of us have forgotten the simple element of truly looking after ourselves and making sure that it’s our responsibility to do this, and not another’s thereby assigning our healing over to a medical practitioner to fix (us). Looking after ourselves and honouring our body means we work with the body understanding its communication and intelligence, and sometimes require a complementary practitioner like those who practice the modalities of Universal Medicine, as well as the traditional medicine to support us through the healing process.
Absolutely true Sharon, it seems many of us have forgotten the enormous value and worth of simply looking after ourselves. And that when we don’t do this, and end up with stress, illness, exhaustion, overwhelm, get cancer etc. we like to press a button that signs over responsibility to another/medical professional to then fix – what we created via our lifestyle choices. Yes, we are going to get ill or suffer disease in life, but with the tri-star support of traditional, complementary medicine as practiced by Universal Medicine, and also ourselves looking at the deeper meaning behind our ailments, we can make the whole healing process a more complete one.
Sharon your story is very inspiring and shows how much Serge Benhayon has brought forward the need for practitioners of western style medicine to bring self-care into their healing model. I was very anti-western medicine when I first attended courses, but thanks to him, I now see how necessary it is and how it complements the esoteric modalities. We very much need the skills of medicine to restore function; however the esoteric teaches us to be self-responsible in the way that we conduct our lives and to understand the underlying causes of the conditions that arise. From what I observe the current health system will not be able to continue unless medical practitioners and patients alike understand the absolute need for self-care so that the medical system does not have to keep patching up problems caused by poor lifestyle choices that are symptomatic of a very unhappy and ill-functioning society. We need to start the conversation, and journalists have a role to play in that.
Thank you Sharon for bringing clarity to this subject. Esoteric healing modalities are complimentary to Western medicine, and not substitute for that. I had stayed away from the conventional Western medicine for a while, preferring alternative, more natural approach with regard to health and well-being. It is only after hearing Serge Benhayon I could really understand the true responsibility I held in my own healing, and how my anti-Western medicine attitude lacked a true basis and in fact it just was a convenient hiding place for me.
With the huge shock of the diagnosis of breast cancer ( and the anger I fet at that time) I had huge resistance to medical treatment and indeed resisted for 6 weeks even though I had an agressive tumor. If it was not for the support of Serge who supported me to see that I needed medical treament in order to get better, I might not be here today…. I combined my medical treatment with esoteric healing which provided me with so many insigths; the first being that I also had a main part to play in my own recovery – for example I made many lifestyle changes in connection with my diet, my sleep pattern and getting support for all my emotions. Today, I am still taking responsibility for my health, for my life and for all the choices I make on a daily basis in the knowing that it is my daily living or daily choices that either support good health or not.
Dear Sharon, thank you for your great insights and sharing. You would bring tremendous depth and support to many people. As a nurse, as a woman, as a mother of seven children, a wife, someone who has been sick and now is better and sharing the fundamentals of Universal Medicine involvement through your every activity. As a person we bring the accumulated package to what we do. Just like health it is an accumulated package of how we have chosen to live. And to truly heal it too makes sense that it would be an accumulated effort. The answers are in the whole not the separate.
This is really great Sharon, confirming that Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine do support Western medicine. I totally support the last paragraph at the end. Thank you for writing this.
Dear Sahron thank you so much for your amazing blog. I love it very much that you honor your work as a nurse and with that any nurse in the world.
‘I came to understand that I had falsely put my faith in alternative therapies and thought they could heal me, when in fact the healing I needed was to support my body with medications as well as, when the time came, addressing how my own lack of self-care was impacting my health.’ Thank you Sharon for expressing so clearly how, despite your reservations, Western Medicine was needed to manage your condition, but it was learning how to take responsibility for your own self-care that turned around your health and well-being and enabled you to support others in your much-needed role as a nurse.
This is a great and honest story, told from personal experience and your experiences as a health care professional. It has an unbiased account of events and is the way forwards for conventional medicine and Universal Medicine to work together.
Thank you Sharon for setting the record straight! As a nurse who works with patients with cancer your testimony carries the weight of your lived experience.
Yes this is a valid point- if we can’t care for ourselves as a priority, we must accept the fact our quality of care for others will be less
Thank you Sharon for clearly stating not only how much Serge Benhayon supports Western Medicine, but for clearly showing us that it is our self care and nurture that brings real change. This sentence truly sums up my experience of Universal Medicine too: “I feel that the treatments from Universal Medicine were a true complementary therapy that enabled me to connect to a part of me that strengthened my ability to care for myself”. What a gift for those you work with, to have such wise and loving support when being diagnosed with cancer.
“In regards to the idea that the media is portraying that people, especially the high number of women who choose to attend Universal Medicine events or have esoteric healings, are in some way being ‘controlled’, ‘have a mental illness ‘or simply do not have the ability to discern for themselves’: I find this to be a highly inaccurate and disrespectful statement.” The comments concerning women and supposedly how they are manipulated and controlled by Universal Medicine are absurd and clearly illustrate how much the general media like to portray woman as some how subservient, less aware and less in control than men. It is unscrupulous and lazy journalism and nothing else. No blazing trials of insight or understanding can be born from writing in such a misogynistic and patronising tone. Thank you for sharing your experiences Sharon, much appreciated.
An outstanding blog Sharon and well worth a re-read. I love it !
The media have written some ugly facts that are not true.
I will put the record straight from my own lived experience which is Truth.
Serge Benhayon encouraged me to seek medical advice and he supported me to continue with my surgery as I was still holding my old beliefs about alternative medicine.
I had a tumour and almost died and if it was not for Serge Benhayon who is pro-conventional medicine, I doubt I would be alive today.
I have attended presentations and workshops with Universal Medicine since 2005 and not once has there ever been ANY claims made about curing any illness or disease.
I have chosen to align to this organisation, simply because it stands for absolute Truth and is transparent in the way it conducts its business. The End.
I love the real, matter of fact way you have written about your experience of Universal Medicine. You bring Western Medicine and Universal Medicine Therapies together with wisdom and common sense.
Thank you Deanne, I have just reread this blog after a number of years and still feel the clarity and truth of what I wrote. If anything my conviction has deepened in the blessing that I feel Serge Behayon and Universal Medicine offers Western Medicine and the people of world.
Hi Sharon. I have never known a complementary health organisation to be as pro-medicine as Universal Medicine. They are not tying to replace anything that western medicine has to offer. In fact treatments are there to support each person through any medical treatment they may be having. As a nurse and herbal medicine practitioner, I could always see that medicine and complementary therapies could work along side each other, but had never seen it truly practiced until I came across Universal Medicine. I no longer practice herbal medicine because I now see the full value I hold as a nurse and how healing our work actually is (whether giving IV antibiotics, administering morphine or simply walking someone to the toilet). It’s been a beautiful and welcome turn around.
I love how you value the healing potential of your job as a nurse, it’s great how you let go of herbalism, because you now know you already have loads to offer in nursing that can truly support another. Wonderful!
Hi Sharon, when reading the last paragraph it occurred to me that I do actually have a relationship with my own body now, before attending Universal Medicine presentations and listening to what was being presented I never considered my own body, or the consequences of my choices. Great blog.
Thank you for sharing your experiences Sharon. Prior to receiving some Universal Medicine therapies I had tried a number of “alternative” health treatments including homeopathy, acupuncture and some kinesiology based treatments. I can honestly say that Universal Medicine offers the only truly complimentary therapies that can support healing while you undergo conventional medical treatments. The alternative health options are often put out as better than conventional medicine or as a replacement to conventional medicine and that conventional medicine is a last resort. As Sharon said in this blog, Serge Benhayon is completely supportive of conventional medicine and offers Universal Medicine therapies as complimentary to conventional medicine – not instead of conventional medicine. I see this as the way of the future in healthcare – with conventional medicine and Universal Medicine working side by side to support a person in healing.
Yes, I too see this as the future of where medicine needs to go. The esoteric modalities work so well with the skills and surgical know – how of western medicine, a true complementary partnership
Great blog Sharon thank you. I too have found that using both western medicine and esoteric healing is a great support for my health. It is through the presentations of Universal Medicine that I have learnt what true self care and responsibility are and this has had a positive effect on all areas of my life.