by Angie, Australia
During the last 15 years, I have worked in mainstream alternative medicine clinics that have offered chiropractic, acupuncture, musculoskeletal therapy, kinesiology, as well as detox and weight loss programs.
As it was one of my duties to assist clients with their program, it was important for me to have experienced this for myself as well. I was overweight and most certainly could benefit from a thorough detox. Of course, at the end of each program, I could expect wondrous results… to feel vital, drop a dress size, and much happier within myself. Guess what… it didn’t happen!
Then along came a practitioner who had also trained with Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine, offering us a treatment. I took up the offer and had no expectations. This was a new experience and sometimes it felt really weird, but my body felt light and gentle, and I realised that this was the real ‘ME’ without all of the impositions of life. I had not experienced anything as profound as this before. This was such a contrast to my experience of everyday life, as well as the end result of the detox / weight loss program that I had been on. And all this revealed within a one hour session!
Why was it that with only one treatment, I was left feeling so good? I felt I needed to know more about this ‘mystery’, so I attended my first workshop, and so began my association with Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine.
I have since attended many workshops and healing courses presented by Serge. He speaks in a way that is so common sense. You sit there thinking “Deep down, I know this” – but no one has ever put it in words that make it so simple.
Through Serge Benhayon’s presentations I have been able to identify patterns of behaviour that would previously have had me holding on to emotions, and running stories over and over in my head. I have been able to identify my relationship with food and how certain foods feel in my body. I have been able to join the dots about feeding emotions with food when facing issues I didn’t know how to deal with.
After attending Universal Medicine presentations and receiving support from some wonderful Esoteric Practitioners, I realised that I wanted a modality that took ‘ME’ into account and asked me ‘WHY’?
Why was I feeling how I did?… Why did I need to eat that way?… Why did I feel sluggish?… Why didn’t I truly enjoy life, and… why didn’t I recognise that I deserved more in life?
More recently, I have been attending presentations by some amazing women practitioners from Universal Medicine. These are specifically for women discussing women’s health issues as well as pressures that affect our daily lives. There are many open and honest discussions, and it is wonderful to know that I am not alone in feeling the intensity around the ideals we feel we need to live up to as women, and more importantly providing the support to just be ourselves in the world. I have received a number of Esoteric Breast Massages as well, and continue to be amazed at how much more of the real and lovely me there is to feel.
Several years ago, I updated my qualifications to include Beauty Therapy. Many of my clients comment on how steady I am (seemingly unaffected by outside influences) and quite often ask how I do it. Others comment on the weight I have shed, and how my eyes are always sparkly. There have also been many comments on the salon being their little sanctuary, and different from others – how calm they feel, and how they can just be themselves there. We have some amazing conversations, and other times nothing much is said. Either way, I know that what I have taken away with me from the courses I have attended through Universal Medicine, as well as treatments from Universal Medicine trained practitioners has not only helped me and my family, but has made a great difference for my clients as well.
So, here I am eight plus years later, about ten kilos lighter, with my doctor telling me how good I look, amazed that my cholesterol has gone down steadily each year (even though I eat enough eggs and nuts to feed an army), and commenting that I never need to come to see her except for my annual ‘grease and oil change’.
Thank you to Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine, I can now feel the real me! For me, the saying ‘de-clutter and simplify’ really sums it all up. Maybe that’s a little too basic, but why does life need to be so complicated anyway?
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Indeed, why does life need to be complicated! I used to identify with complication, my story always having so many elements, so much drama as to why things didn’t run smoothly. Today, I have nothing to complain about, nothing that needs over dramatising. I approach life a million times more simply and feel a whole lot better for it.
So true, it doesn’t need to be complicated, de-clutter and simplify. Feeling it in your body without the words ignites the spark that is within us all. Once it is felt in our body, the choice is there to nurture that flame or cover it again. What you share here is the absolute joy of nurturing that which is within us all.
That’s awesome Angie. It’s pretty wonderful to finally come across a modality that feels really true, and really honouring of the person you are as opposed to a ‘one size fits all’ approach.
When listening to presentations by Serge Benhayon I too often have a feeling that I already know the truth of what is being said but I have not been listening to my body which has been consistently telling me the truth.
We all deserve the very best in life! But often we have not seen our beautiful qualities nor appreciated how wonderful our bodies are and their inner intelligence and love.
Beautiful Angie, making true changes has to involve re-establishing a connection and relationship with the ‘real me’… current medical and complementary medicine fields still ignore the fact of an inner being, one that in fact is responsible for the true harmony of function in the body as well as our vitality, sense of true self and the inclination towards choices that are self-loving.
Wow, that’s so awesome Angie. I love how much you are reflecting to all those people that walk through your door, and it’s all coming from your own lived experience, not an idea.
This is lovely Angie, and so key, ‘the saying ‘de-clutter and simplify’ really sums it all up’.
Some great questions you asked yourself, ‘Why was I feeling how I did?… Why did I need to eat that way?… Why did I feel sluggish?… Why didn’t I truly enjoy life, and… why didn’t I recognise that I deserved more in life?’ These are not our natural ways of being, lovely how you embraced the real you.
To work as a health and beauty therapist and be truly healthy and thus not only talk about the possibilities of a healthier life but live it is enormous as it inspires by the simplicity of a living example.
There is this constant reality of having an awareness, which can often feel uncomfortable, then if so choosing, letting go of what is sitting in our bodies affecting the clarity we naturally have. Learning to go with the flow and the simplicity it brings to life is worth feeling the unsettled, uncomfortable feeling that comes with the awareness. So love the adage ‘de-clutter and simplify’.
I love this Angie ‘de-clutter and simplify’ we often associate this with our home but to apply this to our bodies and everyday life is a game changer that continually empowers us and evolves us.
Sometimes I used to ask myself ‘how did Serge Benhayon know that?’ as I felt it was directed at me and my own life but I have come to realise that whatever it was that happened to me that Serge was reading for healing purposes there was a very good chance it would have happened to another too. Nothing is ever personal it is only me that chooses to make it about me.
I feel ‘declutter and simplify’ sums it up beautifully. Certainly for me doing this has opened up space in my life where the busyness of life is not all-consuming and there are opportunities to stop and reconnect or take stock when needed.
It doesn’t matter whether another chooses to see and feel the changes in another that have taken place from attending Universal Medicine presentations, workshops or from having Esoteric Healing. What matters is the relationship we have to ourselves. We know when we make changes and let go of old behaviours and we don’t need to say a word; simply knowing others can feel the changes is enough.
Whenever I feel stuck in my life, down or not enjoying life, I know it’s a call to go deeper – what it is that I’m doing or not doing, and repeating, that is making me feel stuck? What is there to be dealt with that I’m not willing to look at, and so creating complication to avoid? Getting really honest, decluttering all the noise in our life, allows the space for the answers – a solid sense of knowing – to arise from the body and not from the head.
‘You sit there thinking “Deep down, I know this” – but no one has ever put it in words that make it so simple.’ I know this exact feeling. It’s like a far away knowing, and you don’t know how you know it, but you just feel it. And then Serge puts it into words, and it confirms all that you always knew, but always felt alone in knowing it.
Letting go of the patterns of behaviour that feed our emotional reactions lightens the load we carry from day to day immensely.
On re-reading your words Angie, these two questions begged to be considered more deeply.” Why didn’t I truly enjoy life, and… why didn’t I recognise that I deserved more in life?”
I know that any time I am not enjoying life, that I have retreated to the thoughts, concerns, and complications that are there to think, but they are only chosen, if first I have decided to not live in and with my body. I also know that I believed I was bad, or wrong, what a set up to leave me lost in the world, lost because I could not feel, humbly that I matter and that the world absolutely is a grander place for having me in it.
Oh, how we complicate things. Today I found myself sitting with family members and I felt their inner wisdom. No longer do I feel the need to diminish myself in their company. Instead I felt the responsibility to meet them as they truly are, which asks me to first come from who I truly am, a moment of deep contemplation, honoring, understanding and acceptance of the importance of of how we choose to live.
A learning now to be practiced, with the simplicity and honour everyone deserves.
It’s crazy that we need to be reminded of the fact that we deserve more than what we choose for ourselves … and yet undeniably profound when we actually realise it and become inspired to live it… the foundation of what Universal Medicine presents and has blessed us all with.
‘de-clutter and simplify’, says it all really, but sometimes we need support to let go of emotions and beliefs we have been holding onto for years ( lifetimes). The Way of the Livingness presented by Serge Benhayon has been an amazing support for me to let go, clear out, heal old hurts, and to break through my resistance in the beginning. Now I embrace and love to de-clutter and simplify, as I work through the layers and the refining process, I am finding all the support is there for me to do so.
What I feel is the crucial difference between Universal Medicine and many other organizations is that they present the difference between energies – that there is a difference between spirit and soul. I feel that without that then it’s easy to get lost in the world of alternative and/or complimentary medicine because much sound the same but energetically there is a huge difference.
And it IS that simple: “de-clutter and simplify” – and you are on the way.
If we want to make a difference in the world it starts with us. Every change we make no matter how small we think it is towards a deepening love for ourselves has an impact. As I write this comment a feeling of resistance arises, a feeling of not wanting to accept the magnitude of every choice I make towards love. It is far greater than I ever imagined but it is to be felt in my body. Much to ponder here.
I loved feeling the lightness and joy in your sharing Angie, lets keep life simple and clear. Thank you for sharing.
Angie you are a living role model that it is possible to change a live completely only through living the way of the livingness – that is really inspirational.
This is beautiful, the changes we make trough living in the way of the livingness is incredible. It brings a joy back to life that is felt by all, it is a blessing for ourself and others.
This feeling of undeserving, worthlessness is a very familiar one for me, and the one that I am now beginning to recognise as what I have used as an alibi for not being in my power. For the mere fact that ‘I am’ is the undeniable, enough proof that I have a space in this Universe, and no matter what that is, it is our job to fill it with what we are truly made of.
The way that you express is the perfect mix of powerful and everyday matter of fact. I really enjoyed hearing your discovery about the benefits of Universal Medicine’s modalities, for me they were also life changing.
Life is very simple when we choose to take the opportunity to work on ourselves. And indeed remove the clutter that we surround ourselves with, letting go is the greatest thing we can do, to create space.
Lovely to read your blog again Angie, I enjoyed the simplicity of all you shared. I have received the same kind of support from Universal Medicine and Esoteric Women’s Health to let go of ideals, to love and care for myself, and simply be me in the world. I have always felt so much pressure to be more, do more, achieve more, etc, which has been very stressful. To let go of these things to simply be me, and prioritise caring for myself in all I do has been very supportive.
Putting myself first and taking care of my needs is keeping my life super simple.
‘De-clutter and simplify’, pretty much says it all, for it is ourselves that make life complicated (usually by holding onto our hurts). I love to clean and clear out my house on a regular basis which often happens when I have released something from within me that I was holding onto, eg an old belief or an old pattern of behaviour. .
De-clutter and simplify sounds good enough for me.Getting rid of any complications in life can be so freeing and well worth it.
‘Life’ always seemed so complicated with a constant catalogue of problems to be overcome until I listened to presentations by Serge Benhayon and realised that I was the problem and was creating my own issues. The Way of the Livingness is to live with love and listen to the inner-heart and the answer is there before you ask.
Thank you Fumiyo and Jacqueline, I agree, as a ‘Son of God’ we “deserve” to live life to the full with fullness that is shared by the Students of The Livingness!
‘KISS’ “Keep it simple student” by “simplifying and de-cluttering”, to me this is opening the door to love and let the light in as only a living Son of God can!
The ripple effect of living a ‘good life’, rubs off on those around us. Thereby when you consider doing something truly good for yourself, you might also consider, in affect you are doing something truly good for another also. What a responsibility!
Many times I have the thought,; I deserve so much more in life, so why does this not manifest..? It is those beliefs of mine that keep me from receiving all that is there waiting for me. Yes, those old beliefs really have to go as I am busy also with de-cluttering!
Angie, I loved reading this a second time, the support from Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine and their practitioners is an amazing opportunity for us all equally.
Angie, I loved your expression here, I can easily relate to much that you have shared. Particularly for settling for less than who I truly was.
‘For me, the saying ‘de-clutter and simplify’ really sums it all up. Maybe that’s a little too basic, but why does life need to be so complicated anyway?’ Basic and true Angie and for me de-clutter and simplify is a foundation to live life from, every area of our life needs this honest view if what and how we live supports us and asks us to be more or not and it is the simple. It gives us the sparkle which is inspirational for everyone we encounter.
It is my favourite question, Angie, Why? Very often the answer is super simple. I may ask myself: ” Why am I in this situation?” The answer is – I choose it. And if I choose it I can easily choose something else, can’t I?
Since I started listening to Serge Benhayon presentations and attending Universal Medicine events life becomes simpler and I have less and less whys? I like your phrase ” de clutter and simplify” – work in progress for me. I like it simple but de-cluttering is more challenging. I still cling to some things, beliefs.
These changes are permanent because Universal Medicine presents a simplified way to look at and deal with the root causes of your sadness, hurts, anger or any ill or issue you have in your body. What other modality does this?
Angie what a beautiful journey you have been on and are continuing on. Your blog is a great introduction to Universal Medicine. Yes we all deserve more in life and it is so enriching when we appreciate and accept this.
De-cluttering my life (all areas) has led to a simpler way of living which allows the space for me to be more of me….. so de-cluttering simply sums it up for me too!
I know this only too well Fumiyo, for I too have observed how I harden when certain situations feel too painful too feel, but actually I got to feel how harmful this is in my body, and now I am so much more aware of it and letting it go…
I had a similar experience Angie in a session with a Universal Medicine practitioner and I know of others too that somehow knew that what was being felt was the real and true self. It is amazing how easily and quickly we can recognise this feeling as the ‘true me’ and also how easily we can construct lives so that we don’t know who we really are. For all the other things I tried this was the only one that hit home that I could say ‘that’s it – I know that’s the me that I have been missing’. It still took a while to accept that it really was me and was not being given to me by the session but was being brought forwards from the buried depths within me.
Great example of what’s possible when we’re open to really seeing how we are living and dissecting the reasons why we have made certain choices in our lives. When we begin to simply our own lifestyle and live from the inside out, then things start to shift, and life starts to become a little less dramatic. Who wouldn’t want a piece of that?
I love those two questions in particular Angie: “Why didn’t I truly enjoy life, and… why didn’t I recognise that I deserved more in life? ” These are questions that are asked and discussed at Universal Medicine events, not with the primary focus on finding an answer or solution but to gain deeper understanding into the way we function as human beings.
We clean everything in life, our house, bedroom, clothes, car; the list goes on and on. So why not clean ourselves. Sounds odd, but so true, our body needs clearing and cleaning like everything else. This needs to be as normal as cleaning the family car.
Angie, great blog particularly the part where you talk about the salon having a calm to it, and a place where people can be themselves. It shows how when we are with ourselves we affect those we talk to, work with or have any interaction with, and how a room is felt by how a person is with themselves.
Angie, after reading your blog, I can imagine why your clients find your presence so calm and uncomplicated. What you are allowing them is a space to be met and accepted for who they were, regardless of their choices. It reminds me of what we all experience when we attend Universal Medicine events and have sessions with esoteric practitioners!
‘De-clutter and simplify’. A very simple philosophy in itself. To me this means making things less complicated, removing obstacles that are getting in the way of me being me and enjoying a wonderful full vital life. It is a steady gradual building process of self responsibility and discarding of anything that does not support joy and vitality and therefore lasts much longer than a quick fix. It has a natural ebb and flow and rhythm of its own.
It’s very lovely to read about your transformation and what great confirmations from your clients. The Ageless Wisdom teachings and Serge Benhayon’s presentations have made an equal impact in my life and yes, life now is super simple but very full.
” … why does life need to be so complicated anyway? …”
What a great line on which to end a blog, it immediately invites the reader to drop complication and the associated drama and to just relax into themselves. And I really enjoyed your wonderful sense of humour, thank you, Angie!
I love it Angie – de-clutter and simplify. Life doesn’t need to be complicated but some of us have needed to create, or be in that complication, to feel like we could fix it somehow or feel needed. What a freedom for all involved when we let go of that, declutter and simplify.
Simply beautiful and truth-full, thank you Angie.
Awesome transformation Angie. I love how you simply show the way you made practical changes, such as drawing the dots between what you eat when you are finding an issue hard to deal with. That’s something I very much relate to. Thank you for sharing.
Like you Angie I had tried all sorts of detoxes and meditation and Yoga retreats and it was a single one hour healing session with a Universal Medicine practitioner that left me feeling that this was true healing and the practitioner spoke truth. The feeling of reconnecting to myself was so strong for the first time in a long time I knew who I was. I also felt a tremendous burden of all of the various alternative modalities I had aligned with, falling away as I had a new marker of what I was looking for, and if they could not match the feeling within my body, after my first Universal Medicine healing session – then leaving them behind was a simple and easy choice.
“He speaks in a way that is so common sense. You sit there thinking “Deep down, I know this” – but no one has ever put it in words that make it so simple.”
This is exactly how I feel too when listen to Serge Benhayon speak. What he presents is so real and practical yet each person has to discover their own way to make it real for them.
Reading this, it felt so light! I especially like your sum up of ‘de-clutter and simplify’.
Imagine if we all asked the question – why do I not deserve more in life? And why is it so hard to accept all we deserve in life? The answers would be incredible.
Thanks Angie, could it be perhaps that with the other modalities you tried they were not as effective because they did not ask any questions of how you were living and loving every day, every moment? So often we seek modalities for relief and a momentary alleviation rather than a true cure.
A beautiful inspiration you are Angie, how your life changed for the better is amazing. And I like the way you shared this journey with us.
Ha!! Why does life need to be so complicated anyway?? Exactly! How did we get here, why did we choose complicated over simple. Serge Benhayon definitely exposes the reasons why we love to distract ourselves from who we truly are. It’s a simple philosophy really, and I’m learning from it every day.
When meeting the ‘Truth’ or ‘Natural’ way there is no trying, no drive, no pushing everything just flows, energy levels are up and neediness is down. Universal Medicine presents what we are and what we already know deeply and asks for no compromise in the living of our lives. So Simple. Thanks Angie for sharing.
Yes, why does life need to be so complicated anyway… which just drains your energy, which I know all about…. Today, I like to keep life simple and can deeply appreciate how simple my life has become.
This is great Angie. I can relate to trying other alternative therapies and was never left with a feeling of ‘me’, nor asked to go deeper into why I had certain issues/behaviours in the first place. It is also from having attended Universal Medicine courses and seeing Esoteric Practitioners that I have been able to make any true and lasting changes in my life. Thank you for sharing 🙂
Thank you Angie for a beautiful sharing, I too love the simplicity of what Serge teaches, so simple and so true, and so wonderful when applied to our lives.
Angie, this is beautiful. I agree about joining the dots – what Serge Banheyon presents makes TOTAL sense, and it makes life very simple.
Beautiful Angie. An hour session with a Universal Medicine practitioner is certainly profound. It feels amazing within and after a session, like everything you need to understand is laid out in front of you and it’s your choice to accept it or not.
‘He speaks in a way that is so common sense. You sit there thinking “Deep down, I know this” – but no one has ever put it in words that make it so simple.’ Love the way you have expressed this Angie and this has been my experience too of attending Universal Medicine courses. Thank you for sharing the huge impact that this has had on your life and all those you come into contact with.
This is exactly the same that I felt as well, when I met Serge for the first time- how simple he presents and how truthful it feels. I knew instantly- that´s it and still feel this way!
The love that we can hold each other in is so endlessly huge, that it’s almost ridiculous to go for anything less than being besotted with oneself and people. Thank you for your beautiful story, Angie.
Thanks for sharing the amazing changes you have experienced since listening to, and honouring, what your body needs. What’s also beautiful is that you are reflecting something different to your clients, and they are feeling the positive changes in you.
Angie you have asked yourself an important question. Why was a one-hour session with a Universal Medicine practitioner so much more profound than the other complimentary therapies? Self-responsibility is a very big part of the answer. There is something else very special about Universal Medicine, in your session you say you felt yourself, at the courses you say “Deep down, I know this” Could it be we are coming home to a glorious way of life we left behind long ago?
I love that Bernard, that we know, and we recognise it, and so when we feel it, there’s no trying, it’s just a letting go, a coming home.
Bernard, that is so beautiful what you say: Could it be we are coming home to a glorious way of life we left behind a long time ago? I feel it could be so, very much.
Angie, declutter and simplify, I needed to be reminded again – there’s so many things I and many others have taken on that are not us, but outside ideas, beliefs about how we should be, what I get reading your blog today, is declutter isn’t just my house for instance, it’s also what we allow in our minds, our thoughts and of course everything around us impacts on that. But we have a choice in what we allow, in deciding what we deserve and so what is so inspiring is you decided you deserved more and than set about making the changes needed to back that up – that’s awesome, and is inspiring for us all.
Love the reminder monicag2 that decluttering is not just for my house but also for my thoughts. Really timely for me today so thank you for sharing your insight.
What I find beautiful about this blog is twofold: the questions your affiliation with Universal Medicine brought up (really big ones) and the fact that there is clear register in your body that your answers to such questions are the right ones.
Lovely blog, Angie! You mention that you were looking for a modality that asked you ‘why?’ That is the thing with Esoteric Modalities, we feel amazing afterwards because we get an opportunity to connect to the yumminess that is always inside of us, but they do not promise or provide relief or a quick fix, or a drop in dress size. It is then for us to be honest (to deal with those why’s?) and take responsibility for all our choices, which you were obviously ready to do.
I loved reading your article Angie, the changes you have been inspired to make are beautiful and are clearly making a profound difference to those you meet. Being supported to just be ourselves in the world is a gorgeous gift to pass on.
I know this really well; “why didn’t I recognise that I deserve more in life”. Not deserving more went hand in hand with my lack of self worth. However, these days, I am focusing more on self appreciation and self love, that this old belief I held has been turned on its head to: I know I deserve so much more…. with the knowing that it’s all there for me to say, YES to.
So true! I feel very suspicious when I go to a hair dresser who has terrible hair, especially when you ask them who does their hair and they say themselves!
Lovely blog Angie – the contentment you feel in just being yourself is inspiring. Universal Medicine has hugely inspired me as well to return to a way of living that simply makes more sense and has a much deeper sense of care in it.
Great blog Angie and how amazing your clients can feel you are more steady. I have been going to beauty therapists for over 30 years and having a therapist who is steady would without any doubt have real benefits.
Since attending Serge Benhayon presentations and workshops, I have lost 4 dress sizes and remain at a very natural, comfortable weight and having been on diets for the best part of my life, this is a relief to say the least.
I was recently asked what eye drops I was using as my eyes sparkle. Yes they do and I know why – I applied the teachings of Serge Benhayon and take on board what I know makes sense and I then live that to the best of my ability. I am a living advertisement of what is possible if we apply the ancient wisdom that Serge Benhayon offers Equally to us all.
Having worked for 15 years in alternative therapy, detox and weight loss programs it does not make sense that your own health was not in tip top condition. The proof is the eating so to speak, and great to hear the changes you have been able to make as a result of the Universal Medicine courses – true change backed up by real inspiration.
Angie, ‘declutter and simplify’ your story is a living testimony to that, how you came back to yourself and let go the impositions – it really is about shedding who we’re not and letting go all those ideals of who we think we should be which are just simply not true.
I really enjoyed reading this blog and can relate to much of what you have written. Especially, “why didn’t I recognise that I deserve more in life” – before meeting Serge Benhayon I thought I had it made with family, friends, work, not so good health but not bad compared to others and then after attending some presentations, I realised that I had been short changing myself in a lot of ways and have come to learn that I and everyone else deserves more.
I can relate so much what you have written. Prior to meeting Serge Benhayon and the Esoteric Modalities I had been a kinesiology practitioner and remedial masseur for 15 plus years – but on my first experience of the healing, I knew and felt something completely different and true. So true that within six months I had made the commitment to stop working with kinesiology, and in every way my life has improved beyond my imagination. My blog ‘A picture’s worth a thousand words -with a few of the words‘ describes some of these amazing changes.