When I first attended a lecture given by Serge Benhayon in London 7 years ago, I sat there as a University educated, self-confessed logical thinker, sensibly questioning and intelligent person, who had been pursuing a lifelong interest in the improvement of people’s well-being through education, employment opportunities, along with emotional and physical healing practices. I had worked for public and private enterprise, for government, companies and for myself. I subsequently reacted to the limitations in conventional medicine by establishing a 13 year career in Shiatsu and healing practices steeped in Asian philosophy, Buddhism, Yoga and meditation, that encompassed training and practice in Australia, Japan and finally the UK.
Along the way I used my considerable drive and willpower on my body to explore a large number of the ‘alternative’ health practices on offer, so that by the time I sat at this lecture, I sat proudly with my toned personal trainer type body, fresh off my bicycle, feeling somewhat ‘holier than thou’ on my raw food diet and alienated stance against conventional medical practices and pharmaceuticals. I also sat there with more than a healthy scepticism, as I was acutely cautious of anyone masquerading as a teacher but who was in truth a hidden guru, for I had sat at the foot of such a one for 5 years in Japan and was not about to be fooled again.
So why was I interested in this lecture, given I clearly had a certain arrogance about what I thought I knew to be true? Well, there were still too many unexplained conditions in clients I treated and limitations in the healing modalities I practiced. I had reached a state of physical health and fitness that many admired but never satiated the need for betterment, in fact its pursuit seemed to feed it. But most of all, of all the presenters, teachers and false gurus I had listened to, followed, sat with and even taught under, I had yet to meet one that walked their talk; not one who truly lived ‘consistently’ what they presented and this eventually exposed the holes in their presentations and the limitations in their ‘teachings’.
It was not human perfection I was looking for but the integrity of truth in living. And for the next 7 years, as I diligently observed for my own peace of mind, this is all I ever witnessed in Serge Benhayon: an unwavering commitment to truth both in public and private life, in the clinic room and with his family, he lives the truth of what he presents, nothing more and nothing less. An area of Universal Medicine that bears the representation of this so masterfully is the Esoteric Practitioners Association’s (EPA)* Code of Ethics for all Universal Medicine accredited practitioners, a document that reflects the living integrity of its practitioners to a level of integrity none of my previous educational institutions, both conventional and alternative have ever come close to in their written codes, let alone their living commitment to uphold. It is testament to the integrity of Serge and Universal Medicine that such a code is not something enforced upon the general student body, it is something chosen by the few who choose to practice esoteric healing as a vocation and as a voluntary support guide for those in whom it inspires a call to take more responsibility for their actions in life generally.
It was only after attending Serge’s presentations that I for the first time began to even consider that the rare recreational drugs I took when nightclubbing, the occasional alcohol, or emotional disagreement with my partner may have an impact on my clinical work and beyond. That an unresolved issue that I carried the thoughts of outside the clinic room door, did not disappear once I entered the clinic room and closed the door behind me, no matter how white and neatly pressed my uniform was, nor how professional the setting and congenial my smile.
I have some understanding for those that react and sometimes bolt and lash back at Serge or Universal Medicine, because it can be hard to face the realisations that some of the things we do that we believe are harmless or even socially encouraged as good for us, may in fact be hurting us. I struggled too, I kicked backed too and I bolted too. But I returned, of my own volition, not to ‘join’ a club, a clique, a cult, but to face the truth and deal with that which I had buried, that which I could feel stood in the way of me living something that felt extra-ordinary when compared to what was on offer around me. It is a life of love and joy that arises from the commitment to living in truth, that I have now come to make my ‘normal’.
It is ironic, given the unsubstantiated accusations towards Serge Benhayon and the certified practitioners of Universal Medicine as being anti-conventional medicine, that I stand as a practitioner of Esoteric Healing modalities today, after 7 years of association with Universal Medicine, with a deeper appreciation of what conventional medicine today can offer. Today, numerous clients arrive at the clinic disillusioned, scared and reacting at times to the disease arising in their body and I encourage them to overcome their often vehement rejection of medical care and see it as a necessary part of their healing, an important step in their taking responsibility for their healing choices, given the stage of the condition.
We now have a medicine that extends a person’s responsibility beyond just taking medicine, beyond what food we eat and fluid we drink, to now consider the consequences of every choice we make and how this affects not just our mood, our physical health, or even our motivation for living, but that of everyone around us. For a society that is only just accepting as normal the legislation on non-smoking in public places, it is not surprising there is a backlash against taking responsibility for many more of our tangible and not so tangible choices in support of an honouring of ourselves and our fellow human race. Whether humanity as a whole is ready for this is not the point, some are and Universal Medicine represents the heeding of support for the call from those that are and never imposes on those that call not.
by Sara Williams, UK
* The EPA (Esoteric Practitioners Association) is the internal accreditation arm of Universal Medicine. It was instigated by Universal Medicine to monitor and accredit the modalities that were founded by Universal Medicine.
The Truth about Serge Benhayon 
I could not agree more with this statement, ‘an unwavering commitment to truth both in public and private life, in the clinic room and with his family, he lives the truth of what he presents, nothing more and nothing less’. Serge Benhayon presents himself the same as he presents himself the day before. In other words he does not falter because of the weather. His life is always about energy first, human second.
We have a lot to learn and yes we can continue searching, like many others. But I know I now feel that settlement I have been yearning for a long time, since Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine came into my life.
Sara I agree we search many modalities thinking that this is it, and we find ourselves realising that we know more when we meet another presenter. I possessed this arrogance, when I first met Serge Benhayon. I thought I would have this additional knowing than him, and as I attended more and more of his presentations, I found that he didn’t impose, he treated everyone equally and made no judgments.
Walking their talk is worth pondering over more than we realise, it makes a large difference to the quality they emanate, which by the way, can actually be felt .
And I agree, we all have a personal responsibility in every choice we make. This ripple effects not just us, but the many we meet, work. live, etc with, so the responsibility is certainly beyond imagination – it has a far reach.
Funny that how we can kick up a stink when we are simply asked to take responsibility for what is originally ours to deal with anyways…I am certainly familiar with this and yet once the responsibility is embraced, then the joy that comes is unparalleled.
That stink is every where. Responsibility is everyone’s responsibility and many reject it as they see it as someone else’s responsibility. An arrogance that sits within many. I much prefer the joy and place the emphasis on that than the paper cut.
There is an arrogance that I too held onto with my yoga practices and my ‘healthy eating’ and how ‘fit’ I was and yet behind the scenes I felt deeply saddened and lost in life and my relationship with myself was not very loving and I struggled in my relationship with my partner. But once I encountered Universal Medicine and began to understand some of the responsibility I had been denying and was begrudgingly beginning to accept, my life began to change and my relationships began to improve dramatically. There was much I held onto that had to be let go of, and like Yoda from Star Wars says – I had to un-learn what I had learned, so that I could embrace a more true life and a life with so much more love. And I feel this process is un-ending in a beautiful way.
I agree Henrietta, we have a tantrum when we have to be responsible for our actions. We get fined for speeding, or loose our licences for drink driving and so forth, but there is a far more depth of harm to living just everyday recklessness, that can’t be fined, and it is about energy. We cannot deny this…
Sara, thank you for your sharing, a sharing I too can relate to in terms of being very anti-conventional medicine prior to encountering Universal Medicine, Serge Benhayon and his teachings. Thankfully with the support of Universal Medicine I too have come to accept and work along side and with conventional medicine and I see how powerful the combination is in offering us a full healing and support in whatever we are going through.
The EPA Code of Ethics and Conduct is a very powerful document, it establishes very clearly what energetic integrity and energetic responsibility are, and how important these are not just for practitioner work, but for being out in life in whatever industry we work in and for living these qualities across our whole day. We often think about responsibility as something we have to do, but energetic integrity and energetic responsibility are actually the natural way of our true being.
I am so fed up with the lies and corruption in our world, I await the day that truth prevails on our planet. One man leads the way with truth, no matter what lies and falsehoods are thrown at him he remains a shining example and inspiration to all of us, ‘It was not human perfection I was looking for but the integrity of truth in living. And for the next 7 years, as I diligently observed for my own peace of mind, this is all I ever witnessed in Serge Benhayon: an unwavering commitment to truth both in public and private life, in the clinic room and with his family, he lives the truth of what he presents, nothing more and nothing less.’
This jumped out at me today
“Along the way I used my considerable drive and willpower on my body”
I witness this every day, everywhere I go, because we are all exhausted by the way we drive our ourselves to get things done and to get through our day we then rely on caffeine and other stimulants to support us to cope. But if we read the health statistic around the world this way of life is actually killing us. So how intelligent are we as a race of human-beings when we are driving ourselves to death? How much worse does out health have to get before we stop and ask some simple questions, such as why are we doing this to ourselves, what is it achieving?
As someone who likewise explored many other areas of life similar to what Sara discussed in this blog, over a period of 20 plus years; I can equally say that no one, or nothing ever felt true, there was always something that I saw through or questioned, even if it took a few weeks in some instances. ‘But most of all, of all the presenters, teachers and false gurus I had listened to, followed, sat with and even taught under, I had yet to meet one that walked their talk; not one who truly lived ‘consistently’ what they presented and this eventually exposed the holes in their presentations and the limitations in their ‘teachings’.’
When we go to the doctor because we don’t feel well we do not consider that actually the doctor is living under exactly the same stresses of life that we are. We do not think that they may have unresolved issues as they sit opposite us in their surgery. We just want them to fix what ever the problem is we have gone in to see them with. How many of us go in and admit that we haven’t been taking care of ourselves and so that is why we are sitting there? And how many of us stop to consider that actually the doctor may be sicker than we are; but they put on a professional countenance to mask how they may be truly feeling.
Coming to understand that everything we put into our body, whether it be food, drink or other substances, every move we make and every word we speak, all have a consequence in our body, brings the responsibility for our life right back into our hands. But this is a responsibility that many are not ready to take up, preferring to hand their health care and quality of life over to another, and in the process missing out on the knowing that this responsibility is actually a joy, a joy when lived, very quickly permeates every aspect of our lives, and the lives of others.
Well said Ingrid – every choice we make has a consequence and we are the ones to live with it.
Since changing my diet and not drinking alcohol anymore my health and vitality have changed big time and this was due to becoming more aware of what these things were doing to my body and the influence they were having on my choices. I wanted to be in direct relationship with myself and others and not have to navigate the altered states and the tiredness that I was having to deal with. I know that we can keep refining what we choose to consume and that goes for music and books, in fact anything we use to entertain ourselves. By being honest with ourselves we know what is supporting us or not and what it is supporting is how much we can be of service – true service – to others. This is our responsibility.
Serge Benhayon’s teachings on energetic integrity and energetic responsibility are the foundations upon which a society free of abuse can be lived.
The only true teacher is the one who walks their talk. Serge Benhayon is definitely that.
Absolutely wholeheartedly agree Elizabeth.
For sure you bring now powerful loving esoteric healing sessions which empowers women to claim themselves back as women. I am the proof of that 😍
Great article on your voyage out of spirituality towards a true esoteric life Sara. I also have some understanding for people that react to Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine, as I reacted as well. Serge does challenge what we think as normal, and hold as our comfort, and that is not something we want to let go of so easily. I sure didn’t, and can still hold on to it.
The utter transparency of Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon and his family belies the lies and fabricated stories of those who cannot stomach this level of reflection, no more and no less.
Sara I love this…”Today, numerous clients arrive at the clinic disillusioned, scared and reacting at times to the disease arising in their body and I encourage them to overcome their often vehement rejection of medical care and see it as a necessary part of their healing, an important step in their taking responsibility for their healing choices, given the stage of the condition.”
You don’t always here this from a complementary heath practitioner, but it shows a deep understanding and respect of the person, the body and what healing truly is. It also shows a deep respect for the work of medicine and how it can hold us through our journey of being sick.
Beautiful to read this again Sara, to see your journey from one of the arrogance of knowing it all and being ‘better’ to the humility of realising that we are part of a bigger plan and life is so much more than the temporal day by day existence that so many of us focus in on.
The arrogance of believing we know it all, that our way is the one and only way, is the biggest road block to “realising that we are part of a bigger plan”, and the knowing that our part in the plan is just as important as everyone else’s. Taking off those glasses tinted with arrogance will offer us a whole new way of viewing the world and just may have us stepping into the glory of who we actually are, a glory that is not just for us but for all.
“… to face the truth and deal with that which I had buried, that which I could feel stood in the way of me living something that felt extra-ordinary.” A warm welcome awaits those who are ready to step through Universal Medicine’s doors and embrace all the wisdom, compassion and powerful self helps tools that are laid before us. And for those who are not ready, they can simply walk on by free to make their own decisions based on the quality of life preferred.
The presentations by Serge Benhayon have inspired many practitioners to provide a deeper care for their patients. To dig underneath the surface and truly support healing in their clients. Now, there are thousands of people around the world benefiting from these practices all because of the ripples of Serge Benhayon.
To consider the consequences of our everyday choices is a huge step forward, because it means we have to take responsibility for our very choice.
For me it has always been Serge Benhayon’s “unwavering commitment to truth both in public and private life, in the clinic room and with his family,” that has inspired me deeply. When you observe a man who lives with such integrity, who accepts all as his equal and who does not hold back the truth humanity is desperately looking for, you cannot help but want to know more, even though at times the answers can leave you squirming. But I have found that once the squirming has subsided the truth I have been looking for is right there in front of me along with the choice to say yes to it, or not.
And what a powerful reflection to have from someone – the steadfastness, the humility and the backing of what one knows to be true in a world where so many un-truths are accepted as normal.
Great observations personally and of humanity. We have many of ways of reacting to what we feel is not true in life, whether it is withdrawal or betterment, but to heal is always about our willingness to be honest with ourselves and be open to what feels true and although this will at times be exposing and raw, it gently sets us back on the true path.
“It was not human perfection I was looking for but the integrity of truth in living.” Integrity of truth in living is exactly what we see and experience with Serge Benhayon.
Having worked in complementary health and in nursing and never quite being able to see how they would work together, even though I knew that they could, I can see very clearly the magnificence of the partnership between Esoteric & Conventional Medicine.
Sara, I love your approach of observing whoever might be presenting in front of you to feel if they walk their talk. This is the only true way of checking who is authentic and who is not.
‘We now have a medicine that extends a person’s responsibility beyond just taking medicine, beyond what food we eat and fluid we drink, to now consider the consequences of every choice we make and how this affects not just our mood, our physical health, or even our motivation for living, but that of everyone around us. ‘ A living Medicine that is accessible and empowering for all.
There are so many so called false ‘Guru’s out there in the world that when a true master comes along and exposes the way that we have been living is actually unloving to ourselves and all others it takes a level of honesty within ourselves to accept this as the truth. Some people can feel the truth in their bodies and slowly make the changes to their lives and reap the benefits of the vitality and joy that this brings to them naturally so. And some people do not feel the truth of what is presented and I personally feel it is the ones that don’t want to feel the truth go into resistance because they feel uncomfortable in the exposure of not wanting to take responsibility for their lives. And they will defend their way of life because they see it as under threat. It seems to be part of human nature that when we feel threatened we attack in defense.
I remember you then, fresh off your bicycle and strongly challenging a lot of what Serge Benhayon had to say. Awesome it is, several years later, to see you present and role model to us a way of energetic integrity that comes from a purity of love and compassion and, with the strength, a tenderness and delicateness that was so hidden in the strong hard woman of years ago,