BENEFIT OF TESTIMONIALS
Ever wonder what is the point of providing testimonials? I have and discovered when doing a non-traditional modality like energy work; it helps to understand that the approach and process has credibility among everyday folks and among well respected professionals. Part of my task is to educate YOU about the feasibility, viability and truly remarkable benefits received from tapping into your own energetic resources. Thus the mission statement:
Mission Statement: We are all radiant beings, created lovingly to enter this world. As time passes through life, many of us lose our ability to connect with the joy and passion of living. We have an entire energy system known as our RADIANT CIRCUITS, which are the joy-juice of our existence. These circuits are what help you find the beauty in a sunset, the joy in watching a child blow bubbles, the passion in listening to a symphony; the ecstasy of loving and the wonder in the essence of a flower. It is believed that the RADIANT CIRCUITS were the precursors to the formation of the defined pathways known as meridians, another one of our energetic systems.
So what, you say... what is the point? My work is to assist you in tapping back into the radiance of these RADIANT CIRCUITS to enrich and empower your life on a daily basis to:
• Enable living WELL from the depth of your WELL.
• Enable your BEING ( your body, soul, and spirit) to sing harmoniously
• Enable you to find wellness in the WELL of your BEING
• Enable WELL-BEING
Thus, the creation of my Mission Statement is intended to embody these concepts and philosophies. The mission statement is intended as a double entendre meant to encourage thought in the use of our everyday words. We each have the power inside of our Well, an unlimited resource of unknown potency and potential. We each are a complex inter-related and inter-connected system confined within our bodies, but at the same time we are a part of all other organisms and beings in this universe. All that exists is part of the fabric of life, woven together to create this magnificent universe of which we are humbly a part. Each thought that we think, each word that we speak, each movement we make and each action we take affects ALL. I hope this helps you understand a portion of my philosophy and why I have chosen to provide these excerpts on my Website.
Testimonials: They are broken down into the following areas:
• Comments on Donna Eden and her work. Donna’s work is the foundation of Energy Medicine and it is helpful to know about her and about how her work is perceived in the world.
• Comments from Semmelman Energy Center clients about Karen.
• Comments from attendees at Karen’s workshops, study groups and seminars.
Donna Eden the Teacher: Learn About Donna
Donna Eden is among the world’s most sought, most inspiring, and most authoritative spokespersons for energy medicine. Her abilities as a healer are legendary, and she has taught some eighty thousand people worldwide, both laypeople and professionals, how to engage their own energies for greater health and vitality. Her invigorating presentations are rich with audience participation and stunning demonstrations of simple methods for shifting the body’s energies for health and vitality. Her book, Energy Medicine, is the classic in its field, with over 200,000 U.S. sales, available in some 15 languages, and the revised edition was named U.S. Book News 2008 Self-Help Book of the Year and won Gold in the prestigious Nautilus Awards (Health Category). According to Christiane Northrup, MD, “Donna Eden is one of the most joyous and effective pioneers in the rapidly expanding and vitally important frontier called energy medicine.” Donna has for more than three decades been teaching people to methodically and with precision direct their energies for health and happiness, using methods akin to acupressure, therapeutic touch, and qi gong. Since childhood, she has been able to see the flow of the body’ energies, and from this clairvoyant-like ability, she has developed a system for teaching others, who do not have this gift, to productively work with their body’s energies. Angie Dickinson observed: “Donna Eden is perhaps the most incredible woman I’ve ever known. As soon as she enters a room, healing begins.”
Praise for Donna Eden’s Work:
“Even the most hard-nosed doctor will admit that some people have a healing presence that makes us—and our immune systems—better than before. Donna Eden is one of those rare healers.”— Gloria Steinem
“Donna Eden’s body energy work is perhaps the most brilliant, comprehensive, and effective system in the genre that I have ever seen.”
— Jean Houston, Ph.D.
Author, The Possible Human
“Donna Eden’s unique clairvoyant observations of energy patterns have led to a fabulous, practical guide to managing the body’s subtle energies.”
— Richard Gerber, MD Author, Vibrational Medicine
“One of the most enjoyable accounts of Energy Medicine...it is impossible to come away unchanged from reading this text.
— Eric Leskowitz, MD
Harvard Medical School
“Energy Medicine is the future of all medicine.”
— C. Norman Shealy, MD
Founding President,
American Holistic Medical Association
“Read, learn, and explore your innate healing abilities.”
— Bernie Siegel, MD
Author, Love, Medicine, and Miracles
“Donna Eden is widely recognized as one of the most gifted practitioners and captivating teachers of these methods.…”
— Warren Jacobs, MD
Pioneer in Medical Applications of Touch for Health
“Donna Eden is one of the few practitioners whom I would call a “Master Healer.” Her empathy, insight, and curative powers are so strong that she is able to consistently locate the deepest source of her clients’ problems, free their reservoir of untapped vitality, and lead them on a road back toward health.”
— Stanley Krippner, PhD
Author, The Realms of Healing
“This is a great book! The author is probably one in a million in her gifts of seeing, feeling, and transforming energy, and those who follow her suggestions willreceive wonderful benefits for themselves and their families.”
— John F. Thie, DC
Founder, Touch for Health
“I have never worked with a speaker where I have received so much positive feedback after their talk. And that includes all the big names.”
— Anne-Marie Lewis, Conference Organizer
“Donna Eden is perhaps the most incredible woman I’ve ever known. As soon as she enters a room, healing begins.”
— Angie Dickinson
“The contribution Donna Eden has made with Energy Medicine will stand as one of the backbone studies as we lay a sound foundation for the field of holistic medicine.”
— Caroline Myss, PhD
Author, Anatomy of the Spirit
Comments of Clients of SEMMELMAN ENERGY CENTER About Karen
“I had pain in my shoulder and neck that prevented me from sleeping for a full night since 2004. After Karen worked on me for one session, I slept the whole night though.”
“After 5 operations in my stomach, and the removal of parts of my pancreas and other organs, I had continual oozing from the stitches on my stomach—they just would not heal no matter what the doctors did. I was at my wits end because the doctors wanted me to undergo yet another operation to try to stop the oozing; I was frantic and didn’t want to undergo the knife one more time. After you worked on me, the next morning when I woke up, I found the seepage had stopped. I couldn’t believe it. I held my breath and looked closer. There was no moisture—nothing wet on my belly. It is still hard for me to believe this was done by just balancing my own energy; but here I am months’ later, feeling invigorated and healed. I am a believer in Energy Medicine and Karen’s gift as a healer.”
“It is the day before Easter and I had excruciating back pain—it was unbearable, doubling me over in pain. I couldn’t see a doctor because it was Easter weekend and late on Saturday. I thought of you because someone mentioned at the gym that you did “energy work” and had helped her. I was skeptical but thought it was worth a try. I was embarrassed though to contact you because it was Easter weekend… Just then I saw you on the steps. After I told you what was going on, you told me to come up to your home in ½ hour. I did and walked into a house full of family and guests there for the holiday weekend. We went to the back of your home, and after you worked on me for about an hour, I don’t know exactly what you did, but all I know is that my pain was gone and has not returned since. On top of that you invited me to spend Easter with your family and friends the next day. Thank you Karen, you are an amazing woman and healer.”
“The pain in my right shoulder made it impossible for me to lift my arm without wincing. After you “pain chased” on my lung meridian, I was able to again move my shoulder without pain.”
“The weakness in my knees and calves made it very difficult for me to stand for any length of time and even sometimes prevented me from walking….. After our sessions, I noticed that the amount of time I could stand increased gradually to the point that today I can be on my feet for 1 ½ to 2 hours pain free.”
“After you showed me how to do the eye exercises and we did 2 sets of tapping over my eyelids, pinching and massaging around my eyes—the tic over my right eye was gone. It had been there for weeks. Thank you Karen.”
“I had no sensation in my right ankle after I broke it 10 years ago. I went to lots of doctors to get it fixed so I had full strength and mobility again, especially since my job requires me to be on my feet most of the day. I was told that other than physical therapy, drugs for pain, I just had to learn to live with it unless I wanted to try another operation with more plates put around my ankle. After you worked on me and you said the meridians around my ankle, did some other techniques I began experiencing feeling in my ankle. It is getting better every day. I feel there is hope!”
“When I came into your office, I was feeling hopeless, overwhelmed and bleak. You tried to test but said my body was exhausted so suggested I get on the table. I didn’t really know what all you did, but do remember the Black Pearl technique you mentioned since my whole body calmed down dramatically. I didn’t want to have to move or get up. I felt so much lighter and filled with hope. I was invigorated and renewed. I now do the 5 Minute Routine every day. I feel more hopeful and energized for the first time in many many years. I don’t know how I can ever thank you.”
“In 2008, I tore my Achilles tendon, requiring surgery. Ever since then I have not had strength, stamina, balance and feeling in my left heel. Being an energy worker myself as well as a trained physical therapist, I tried many approaches in attempts to heal, all to no avail. After our session today, I began to feel energy moving through my heel. I felt more balanced and believe I am on my way to having healed. After our first session, I did the 5 Minute Routine every day, and sometimes more; I took my baking soda baths for 7 days after you corrected my Vivaxin the first session and am feeling much more energized! When you tested me today, you said all of my basic energy systems were strong and I felt so grateful. Thank you Karen.”
Comments from Attendees at Karen’s Workshops, Study Groups and Seminars
“Hi Karen,Take a bow, I feel so fortunate to have been in on the ground floor of your obvious success. Sunday was life impacting. You couldn't have designed a better day, location or group. The techniques that I learned will add significantly to my quality of life. Entering this new and exhilarating life chapter has been incredible and continues to unfold in the most unimaginable ways. You and Eileen are a great team. What I most appreciated was the program content and management. The positive vibes permeating the room were contagious. Congratulations on a job VERY well done. Your generosity and passion can only result in success. You've found the right fit. I am on that quest and feel confident of my own success. Being reborn is amazing. Keep me posted on future workshops.”
“My dear friend Karen Semmelman, a former trial attorney turned energy healer, is giving an introductory Energy Medicine workshop Sunday August 26 in Boston on the waterfront. She is very insightful and I know from personal experience she has healing hands. Karen worked on me last Labor Day weekend. I had a roving chronic pain in my shoulder/trap/k27 area that was sometimes sharp, sometimes deep, sometimes muscular, and sometimes joint. I was in pain for nearly 3 years. After working with me on the Thursday before Labor Day, I was exhausted and a bit sore. Friday I was still sore & definitely out of sorts through the next 2 days. I woke up Labor Day with a red stripe down my nose as if I'd been burnt. When I saw Karen that afternoon, she said "Yes, that's your governing vessel." (Governing vessel is the energy channel that runs from the upper lip, over the nose and the top of the head, down the spine to the perineum - the pelvic floor.) The redness faded as the day went on and voila. It's been almost exactly one year and I am so happy to be 99.9% pain-free since then. Karen gave me a short set of energy medicine exercises to do regularly.”
“I had been feeling quite enthusiastic about energy medicine until a couple of days before the workshop, when I found out that it does not seem to be having any effect on a health issue I have. I had been very discouraged and even considered changing my mind about attending. Within minutes of being there, I was glad I was, because I realized that even if some medical problems cannot be "cured," energy medicine definitely enhances health and well-being in general................. I greatly appreciated how well presented the workshop was in general. The presenter was very personable, warm, engaging and knowledgeable and easy to connect with. It was extremely well-organized; I loved that she followed the outline and stuck to the time allotted. The hand-outs were great; and I was able to take notes the way that is most beneficial to me - right on the handouts.”
“Very well done program.”
“Hello Karen! I just wanted to say thank you for a wonderful workshop on Sunday. It was so helpful to go through the exercises and get assistance finding the locations more precisely. I have been doing the 5 minute energy routine every morning and night now. In general, my sleep has improved, and I am feeling more buoyant. I'm looking forward to exploring other exercises, and working with my meridians... Warmest thanks.”
“I really enjoyed the entire day, Karen was just great!”
“The workshop was presented in a logical format, making it easier for people to grasp the concepts. Karen was well prepared for teaching the class.”
“I gained a deeper understanding of the energy routine that I have been working on this Summer, better understanding of the meridian pathways, deeper understanding of, and appreciation for, energy medicine as a whole.”
“Clear presentation that made concepts clear. Correct manner to do exercise. Beneficial impact of exercises became apparent.”
“I love the time of the organs & if something is happening, it'd be a good idea to work on that organ... I like the idea of zipping up! People can heal ourselves with energy & the help of an energy practioner.”
“Karen, Your assessment of the Workshop was a reminder of the wonders of life that are available, if we are open to them. Using negative experiences for growth helps to expand our spiritual horizons. Understanding the Energy connection further empowers us to tap into resources that we all possess. You provide a means to an authentic end. I am so blessed that we are friends.”
“I benefited from 1. Learning about the meridian flow wheel and the relationship to the body's organs, 2 -Meridian tracing exercises 3 - Balancing and calming the Triple Warmer.”
“I learned about the healing powers in my hands, daily routine to help with energy, how powerful energy medicine is.”
“ I appreciated Karen's venue selection - having the class on the waterfront as so conducive to helping people relax to feel and learn about energy. Karen was very generous with providing delicious and healthy snacks.”
“Karen, It was really a wonderful class, I enjoyed it a ton and learned so much. I really felt energized when I left, I went home and painted for 4 hours. If you ever do a follow-up class to the one you did on Sunday, please let me know, I would definitely be interested. I did the 5-minute routine this morning with my daughter; xxx and I are encouraging her to do it when she’s away at college. Again thank you for a wonderful day.”
“I really enjoyed the entire day, Karen was just great!”
