December 1999

Feeling Better Can Be Easy

by Helen Creighton

The boys went in with no expectations, but they had good results," says Susie Scharf of her sons’ experiences with the Maharishi Vedic Vibration Technology program. "Teenagers don’t go out of their way to tell you what you want to hear," she adds. "They just tell it the way it is."

"I had a consultation for anxiety and shyness," says her oldest son, Angelo. "During the sessions I felt some relief. I felt less anxiety, was less worried. I also felt sleepy, but afterwards felt more alert. I’ve noticed about a 50 percent improvement. The benefits continue if I follow a good routine. I feel less shy and more relaxed about my studies. My teachers have noticed that I raise my hand more in class. Some even say I am talking too much."

His brother Sergio says, "My consultation was for stomach pain. Before I went through the program, I used to have stomach pain after I ate. It would really hurt and sometimes it would be a bit hard to breathe. It was very uncomfortable. I couldn’t even walk. It would last for about an hour. Each time I ate it happened, so I started eating less.

"When I entered the consultation room I settled down immediately. During the sessions I was very relaxed, I didn’t have to do anything. After the first session my digestion was about 25 percent better, but by the end of the third session the pain was all gone. I think I had stomach pain once about a week after the consultation, but no pain since. And I eat the same food I always have."

"My Immune System is Stronger"
The boys’ grandmother, Candida Scharf, also signed up for the program. "I went through in July for arthritis of the hip, before starting work at the Maharishi Vedic Vibration Technology office. I thought, ‘How can I go to work for the program if I feel skeptical about it?’ So I tried it, and I’m happy I did, because now I feel I can recommend it to others.

"I used to need a cane to go up and down stairs and step up on curbs, but now I don’t need a cane at all. I haven’t had any of the pain associated with arthritis since the session. I can move around in bed, get up and down from a chair or whatever I need to do.

"I feel other benefits as well. My general health is better and I haven’t gotten sick, despite my traveling and being around other people who are sick. My immune system is stronger. I do things like take vitamins and eat well, but I always did those things. I also used to have arthritic pain in my knee. That has also cleared up, and I didn’t even have a consultation for that.

"I’m 69 years old. People my age in town are walking with walkers and canes and hanging onto somebody and looking 20 years older than I feel."

"I  Had No Other Recourse"
A 36-year old participant sought relief from joint pain. "My family has a tendency to have problems with the joints," she says. "My family and all of my sisters have joint problems. From early childhood, I have had swelling and pain in my knees. When I was 15, I damaged one of my knees severely. In the last five years it has been excruciatingly painful.

"So I went through the program in May for the pain in my knees. I didn’t notice anything the first week or so after my consultation, but sometime during the second week I noticed that when I woke up in the morning there was no pain or swelling. It was amazing. And the absence of pain has continued. I had seen the doctors about my knee before. There was nothing they could do for me. So I had no other recourse before this program and it has worked wonders.

"My mother, who is 65, also went through the program for pain in her knees and foot. She used to have so much pain in her foot that it would be difficult to walk at work. Now she doesn’t have pain, and the lump she had in her foot is getting smaller."

"The Pain is Gone—I'm Delighted"
Don Fox had a Maharishi Vedic Vibration Technology consultation for pain resulting from a serious car accident when he was in college. "I had dramatic improvements," he says, "very dramatic. Over the last 30 years I have had constant minor pain on the right side of my neck, back of my head and upper back. Occasionally this would erupt into episodes of real serious pain, two to three hours long.

"Visits to a chiropractor helped, but the relief was temporary. In a few days the sensation would come back into my neck and under my right ear. About twice a week I would have very serious, painful headaches that would even result in double vision—comparable to a migraine. Since doing the program a few weeks ago, I’ve had no episodes of pain and the constant background pain is totally gone. I am delighted. If I hadn’t had my consultation, by now I would have expected at least one episode.

"In fact, I went to the dentist today. He did some work where I had to position my neck in various ways, and this would usually have triggered a very painful episode lasting for several hours, and I wouldn’t have been able to go back to work. I would have had to take pain medication and go home and be very quiet for a few hours. But this time there was absolutely no problem."

"I Just Stopped Worrying"
The MVVT program isn’t just for relief from physical problems. Many people are gaining freedom from worry and anxiety. "I did Maharishi Vedic Vibration Technology because I worry quite a lot," says Rhett Krone, M.D. "The worrying was just making me unhappy. It was taking the fun out of my life. My wife and I are happily married, we enjoy our children’s company and we’re financially well off. I’m doing well professionally, but I worried all the time about one thing or another. It was a total waste of time because, in reality, there wasn’t anything serious to worry about.

"Part way through the first session I realized that some of the worries that had accumulated for that day had gone. I had planned to do many things that day and I had been worrying about how to do all of them. During the session, I realized I didn’t have to do any of those things and that it was totally up to me what I did. I just suddenly understood that this was all completely useless thinking. I just stopped worrying about it.

"Since that time, I have noticed I’m worrying much less than before and having a lot more fun. In the couple of weeks since my consultation, my wife and I have noticed that I’m much more easygoing. I’m spending more time with our children and just enjoying our family even more than before."

For these people, and hundreds more like them, feeling better wasn’t hard. In fact, with the right technology, it can be easy.

For more information on Maharishi Vedic Vibration Technology visit www.VedicVibration.com or call 800-431-9680.

A 24- page brochure, Maharishi Vedic Vibration Technology: Instant Relief Program for Chronic Disorders, is available from local TM Program Centers, or by calling: 800-431-9680