Testimonials from the
Alcohol Program  

"Dear Rhonda and Barry,
How in the world may I wrap the proper words around all that you have given me since May 1, 2007?

POOF - GONE! All those tedious, self-destructive, frustrating and bewildering cravings for alcohol - gone - in literally a matter of hours. I am still in disbelief and jaw-dropping awe over what you accomplished with me and for me.

If this note may help just one person to make the decision to visit with you, my heart will be happy. Regardless of how one discovers you, it is a path destined to happen. Personally, I was scanning AM radio while driving; came upon "The Frankie Boyer Show" (health/talk-show) while Frankie was interviewing you (Rhonda) about your techniques, as well as praising your works with folks from all walks of life and addictions. I was captivated; looked up the radio station, contacted Frankie and within three weeks I was in Vermont - enroute to freedom - and meeting you!

Rhonda, all of the incredible testimonials and eloquent words and phrases that others have shared with you are so true and sincere; I echo everyone in espousing your gifts, talents, techniques, love and concern for all the lives you have touched.

Barry, your kind consideration, compassion and professionalism truly goes hand-in-hand with Rhonda and all that she accomplishes; together, you are an incredible, loving team; I applaud you for all that you do.

Unburdened and free at last, it is with gratitude and love that I share my understated 'thank you'."
Linda - New Hampshire

"Ten years ago, a group of ten employees from the company I was working for signed up with Rhonda Lenair to undergo her program to quit smoking. To this day, it is my understanding that nine of us are still smoke free. The experience was really quite remarkable, whatever it was; I cannot really explain it, but it worked. There were no cravings or desires to pick up a cigarette at all.

Recently, I ended up in the hospital several times due to my problems with alcohol. Knowing how well the program for smoking worked and my desire to live on this planet at least a while longer, I looked online for Rhonda Lenair and was successful in finding her. I wasted no time getting in touch with Barry and scheduled an appointment ASAP. On March 13th I went in for my first of three sessions. WOW! I went from consuming close to a 30 pack of beer a day on my own, to feeling like a new me with no desire for any alcohol, no withdrawals, nothing but feeling clean and sober. Before this experience, I also did occasionally puff a little marijuana and that desire was also gone. I was really liking the feeling of having such a clear head (it had been quite a long time since I had felt this way). I felt as though I did not need the other two sessions, but really looked forward to seeing Rhonda again if just to have that wonderful feeling that I had when leaving a session.

Rhonda has a gift that if possible should be shared with everyone that suffers from an addiction or medical problem. It truly is almost unexplainable. My family and friends just cannot believe that after over 25 years of drowning myself with alcohol, that boom, it is over. What did she do? How is it possible? Are you sure this is you?

She gave me back my life. After 3 marriages and 3 divorces and losing some friends along the way, I no longer have room in my life for drinking. I am still involved in situations where there is a lot of drinking going on, but I do not drink anymore. I have time for all the other things that are going on around me.

Well, thank you ever so much, Barry and Rhonda, and may the Lord bless you both now and in the future, and may some more Dear Souls be blessed enough to be touched and blessed by you."
Kevin D., New Hampshire

"Dear Rhonda and Barry,
This seems like an appropriate time of year to say thank you for your invaluable help. My first appointment with Rhonda to address an alcohol addiction problem was on June 6, 2006, a day many numerologists warned would bring horrible things. For me, the opposite was true. My addiction that had gradually worsened for over 25 years ended on that day. People who seek treatment from places like AA are labeled as "recovering" for the rest of their lives. I can say with 100% certainty that I am now a non-drinker. The term "recovering" simply does not apply.

Many positive things have happened to me in the 6 short months since my trip to Vermont. I would like to share two of them to illustrate the magnitude of your impact on my life.

My relationship with my sister has been to say the least, strained for many years. We have had many harsh words, which in my case, were often made worse by alcohol. We are now speaking on a fairly regular basis. The phone calls are no longer limited to the obligatory family communications. This is something that I never expected to happen, even after my treatment.

The second item is work related. I've been working in-house for a chemical manufacturing client for about two years. While they have been reasonably happy with my performance, the improvements in both quality and quantity of output have prompted them to entrust me with one of the largest site reclamation and remediation projects in their 100+ year corporate history. It is unprecedented for them to use a contractor for a project of this magnitude.

"Thank you" doesn't even begin to express my gratitude for facilitating such a profound positive change. Know that I think of you often and always wish you well.
With best wishes,"
W. Stone, West Deptford, NJ

"Dear Rhonda and Barry:
I have battled an alcohol addiction for almost 30 of my 50 years on this planet. I have tried diets, AA meetings and private therapy, etc. - all of which were exercised by choice, and then when the DWI's started, mandated by law. None of the above had worked for me and, as a matter of fact, seemed to have accelerated my consumption.

I was very skeptical about Rhonda and her technique. I searched every available avenue of information to see if I could find any fraudulent writings on her. As my addiction did not want to let go of me, this was an endless quest for me and my addiction to stay as it were. Even up to the day before my visit with Rhonda, I was looking for an excuse to not end my habit. I went alone and actually was dissuaded by friends to pursue this kind of treatment.

All I can tell you is what I tell others. In the first short session I had, I did not even know I had been affected by your treatment. All I knew that when I was done, I just wanted to get something to eat. I did not experience the shakes or the withdrawal I would normally get when approaching the 24 hour alcohol-free period. I did not even realize that I didn't drink that first day, probably the first time in 20 years: It was as if everything was normal.

The way I express the feeling to friends is that Rhonda performs bloodless surgery. She is able to reach inside of you and remove the spiritual equivalent of a defective organ which secrets the craving bile. Suddenly, with the organ gone, there was no need to neutralize the bile with alcohol. End of story: as of May 8, 2007, it will have been 1 � years.

My only encounter with booze since then was an accidental drink taken at a function where all I knew was I felt something unpleasant, but what I drank did not look or taste like an alcoholic beverage. I simply continued the evening with food and that was it. The next day when I asked what that was in those small cans (which I thought was that caffeinated 'Red Bull') I was told it was 'Sofia', which is some sort of white wine concoction. White wine was my drink of choice when I was drinking. I must say it bothered me at first that some alcohol entered my system, but I had no desire to continue drinking it and I am not counting that as a 'slip" or any such nonsense. All it was is a tribute to the successful work of Rhonda and her incredible gift.

If people shy away from this because of the inherent nature of fearing what one does not understand, then they are doing themselves a grave injustice. Rhonda is here for a reason and this skeptic (me) came to be cured and has surpassed the test.

Rhonda, thank you so much for your healing work."
James MacMillan, Amagansett, NY

"Dear Rhonda and Barry,
Thank you for visiting us in Canada: I know your trip meant so much to so many of us here. What I'd like to express is my truth. I believe I am alcoholic. I had attempted to curb and stop my drinking habit, many times by myself, by alternative healings, hypnosis, energy work of various kinds. I am a reflexologist and energy healer and want to be able to walk my talk. I could not bring myself to go to AA, not only because I was too ashamed to admit that I had a problem, but also because I have a fear of speaking in front of people, and crowds, or participating in any regular form of club/society that requires consistency. So the last possible choice of healing myself would be to join an AA. I had as I stated earlier, been working towards stopping drinking for 2 years, with no success when Rhonda and her addiction 'therapy' arrived almost at my doorstep. Like so many others must have thought, yeah right! as if this could be different. I went on-line and discovered how much this was going to cost, and said no way. Then I started to think how much does my 'habit' cost me. If this does work, I will be reimbursed within the year by not buying that daily bottle of wine, not to mention the dinner wine costs. So without telling my husband and only sharing with a few close friends (the shame is very great with this disease), I decided that if the mountain is coming to me then I have to use this opportunity and see where it will take me. Literally, Rhonda was going to be working out of a neighbours home.

I went to the first session very dubious, wary, and guarded but open to allowing the possibility of change. The session lasted over an hour, and I have not had a drink of alcohol since. (This was September 2006) The cravings disappeared. Our behavior socially involved drinking with friends, whenever we go together, which is often. That same night (it was a Saturday) we went out and I had water. I admit it was hard at first to watch the bottle being opened, and the smell was actually offensive, but it was more the body memory, and habit than the desire for the drink that was difficult.

The biggest thing I noticed was how difficult it was to say to others I am not drinking - are you ill - what's wrong with you - and how often the conversation or comments go to alcohol consumption in jest, or relief from stress, was amazing as I had never noticed this before.

The second session went well and quickly.

It was after this I gained the courage to inform my husband what I had done, including the cost; tearfully I admitted my shame and my great desire for change. His support was, as it always has been, tremendous.

The third session was enlightening, and a little sad as the loving compassion Rhonda emits will be gone after this, yet it is very freeing. I was very tearful with gratitude to the woman who had invited Rhonda to work from her place and for both Rhonda and her husband Barry for their guidance and support.

Perhaps this is all too much information yet I know there will be many others like minded who will not choose AA or other such ways. Rhonda has been instrumental in transforming me into a better human being. Each morning I awaken and say thank God I don't drink: I have been alcohol-free for 6 months.
Thank you again, Rhonda, for your incredible healing work!"
Julie Boerhof, Ontario, Canada

"Dear Rhonda and Barry,
Can you stand one more letter of sincere gratitude?
How different life is without alcohol! I, too, do not know what you did, but it worked! I've been alcohol-free for more that a year now! I couldn't go more than one day (without drinking) before. I still go with my husband once in a while to a lounge and while he enjoys his beer, it no longer threatens me and I am perfectly happy with soda, water or anything else. I do not feel deprived. I just don't want it anymore!

May the gratitude and love I feel in my Soul be felt by your Soul. No words can express my heartfelt thanks for saving my life, my marriage, and giving me courage to seek things that make me happy".
Love to both,
Jane Heroux, N. Dighton, MA

"Hi Rhonda & Barry,
I am happy to say that I have not had a drink for over five months--since I came out in June.
I can barely remember the person who drank & struggled to quit so many times. Just as so many folks have reported---the craving is just gone. I feel like a slave who was granted her freedom.
My gratitude is immense & eternal to you both.
Blessings for peace & wholeness & joy,
In freedom & with love,"
Miryam, New Mexico

Hi, Rhonda and Barry,
I have never, in writing, expressed my gratitude for an experience that I will never forget and one that has changed my life. My experience with Rhonda has changed my view about drinking and how it can ruin my life (and has ruined my life in the past). More than that, I felt a spiritual connection that I have never before experienced being in Rhonda's presence. I truly felt connected with the universe on a deeper level. My visits with Rhonda have deepened my spiritual journey.

I definitely want to connect with Rhonda again. Right now, I am putting children through college and cannot continue an ongoing relationship because of finances. I often think of my visits. They come to mind a lot, especially if I am in some sort of conflict in my life. I am able to handle those better now, too.

Rhonda, you are truly a gifted soul. I am glad to have met you and hope to see you again in the near future!
Love,
Karen, Massachusetts

"I've recently returned from taking treatment for alcohol abuse at the Lenair Technique Clinic in Newbury, Massachusetts. My co-workers, friends, and family have noticed such a change in me that I've been swamped by people wanting to know what on earth took place there. My problem is that I am not quite sure myself other that the fact that what ever it was worked!

This past November I awoke on the morning of my 53rd birthday with a tremendous hangover. I am not proud to say that this was no new condition for me but something was different this particular morning. I took the time to reflect upon my life and shamefully recounted that I had been drinking, getting drunk, and waking up with hangovers for 40 years.

Forty years of hard drinking certainly took its toll. A broken marriage, alienated from friends, and family, work place and relationship problems, almost killing myself in a car wreck, and all the other self destructive behaviors that go hand in hand with the nightmare of alcoholism.

Several years ago I developed "Inflamed Bowel Disease" which was later confirmed to be "Crohn's Disease", a most humiliating and weakening condition that I could only wish upon the likes of Osama Bin Laden and crew. Although stress has been proven to provoke Crohn's, I have no doubt what so ever that I had been drinking myself to death.

Over the years, I had tried A.A. I know many people who have stopped drinking by attending their meetings. I have signed myself into a "30 day programme" in Buffalo N.Y. These programmes have helped many people but did not work for me.

I think the reason I was unsuccessful in these other formats may be because for seven years prior to getting on the fire department, I was a hospital orderly and worked with addicts in the hospital setting. Crossing the line from "keeper' to being one of the "kept" was just too difficult for me.

Deciding to try once again to quit drinking, I was not very optimistic. After all I had tried everything hadn't I ? For some reason I found myself on the internet looking for help when the web site for the "Lenair Technique" came up and I started reading. The more testimonials I read, the more I began to hope that maybe, just maybe there was still a chance for me.

I asked my wife Loretta to read some of the articles and see what she thought (she had been considering leaving me if I didn't seek help). Knowing only too well the failed attempts of the past, Loretta, without hesitation, told me to look into the "Lenair Technique".

My appointment booked, Loretta and I headed out for Massachusetts all the while me assuring my wife that if nothing else, we would make a nice vacation out of the trip. Even up to twenty minutes into my first session, I had serious doubts.

After that first twenty minutes however, something told me that this was no farce because after that time and ever since then all physical craving and desire for alcohol has been gone from me. I haven't yet been able to explain it but thank God, it's just gone!

After my first session, when Loretta and I went out to eat, I found that I was bothered just ever so slightly by the beer signs in the restaurant and the labels on the bottles at other tables. It wasn't an urge to drink at all, just a nuisance-uncomfortable feeling if you will. I mentioned this to Ms. Lenair at my next session and by the time we finished that day's treatment, the problem was gone.

Today, Loretta and I are happier and healthier than we've been for years. I was also given diet change recommendations and am practicing Yoga and Tai Chi.

I am not simply suggesting that people with a drinking problem look into The Lenair Technique, I am begging them to!

As a firefighter, I've cut your dead kids out of their wrecked cars finding an open bottle of booze or bag of pot inside the vehicle. I've extinguished the burning corpses of people who drank and drove and I've given futile first aid to people whose intestines had burst because they had become so weakened by alcohol.

If anyone reading this story feels the need by all means feel free to contact me but please don't just take my word for any of this, read the web site and call the clinic. I'm thankful to God I did."
Rick Bell, Fenwick, Ontario, Canada

"I can only speak highly of Ms. Lenair and her special abilities to treat addiction to alcohol. I have firsthand experience and can truthfully state that she has the ability to abolish any craving for alcohol. This is a special gift which, I, as a physician, at first approached with some skepticism. However, she has helped me immensely and I can only recommend her technique to anyone with similar dependency problems.

Her approach is highly professional and effective. She also has a vast knowledge of alternative medicine and herbal products, and is able to advise regarding general health problems."
ILM, M.D., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

"I sought out Rhonda Lenair a few years ago to treat my alcoholism and my visits with her have had a profound influence on my life. As of this day, April 11, 2000, I have not had a drink or a craving for one, for 3 years and 8 months. I drank hard for 15 years and had ferocious, incessant cravings for alcohol. Rhonda lifted this terrible burden and I am now free of this ruinous addiction. Since seeing Rhonda, I am a transformed man. I am now able to engage in activities (such as long term traveling) that were not possible while I was still drinking. Rhonda, I am forever grateful to you."

UPDATE:

"Just wanted to say hello and thank you once again for ending my craving for alcohol. A week ago was my 5-year anniversary of not having consumed/desired a drink of alcohol. My sobriety and new lease on life is entirely due to you. Rhonda, you are an amazing person who spectacularly changed my life for the better. Mere words will never be able to express my gratefulness.

I hope you are healthy and enjoying your life. All the best to you and Barry."

UPDATE:

"Ciao, Rhonda and Barry,
I send warm greetings from Italy where I've enjoyed a superb trip visiting Rome, Florence, and Siena. It has been 10 years and 2.5 months since I've had a drink or experienced a craving for alcohol. Rhonda's treatment for my alcohol saved my life. I am eternally grateful and wish you all the best!"
Norm McIver, Belmont, MA

UPDATE:

"Hola, Rhonda and Barry!
Aaaah ... the passage of time - it's been 11 1/2 years since I've had a drink or craved alcohol. My sobriety is entirely due to Rhonda's wonderful work. I'm currently in Cartagena, Columbia - an enchanting, historical city. I've very much enjoyed my trip to Columbia - have been white-water rafting (class 4+5), paragliding (my first time - amazing), and visited some beautiful colonial towns (Villa de Leyva and Barichara). Much love."
Norm McIver, Belmont, MA

"Dear Rhonda and Barry,
So sorry for not dropping a note sooner to let you know how I'm doing. I successfully finished one year of sobriety in early May and can only say I am one so grateful for this new lease on life. It has made a world of difference and it is all thanks to Rhonda's very special gift!!

I also wanted to mention that I passed your literature on to my primary care physician. He is a younger doctor and very open to alternative medicine. He was very interested when I explained the treatment I underwent at Lenair. I have also mentioned you to various friends.

Best wishes in your continued work with those of us afflicted with various 'maladies'.
Take care, All my best,"
Chris, Northbridge, MA

“Dear Rhonda and Barry,
"I was so full of skepticism when I arrived for my appointment at The Lenair Technique. Rhonda and Barry made a deep impression on me - they are my Angels. I still find it so hard to comprehend my feelings as I left - serene- with a calm spirit - something I hadn't felt in what seemed like forever.
Here it is six months later and I am definitely not a skeptic any longer. What Rhonda did for me has totally surpassed my wildest expectations. I consumed alcohol on a nearly daily basis for so many years. I no longer had a life that didn't involve alcohol. Since my hands-on treatment with Rhonda I have had no craving and no interest in consuming alcohol - for any reason. Rhonda and Barry saved my life. My life was headed for certain destruction. I cannot thank them enough for giving me a happy and healthy life. I love you Rhonda and Barry."
K.N., Willmar, MN

"Barry and Rhonda,
You are a miracle, an absolute miracle! I was very skeptical about coming to see you. When my sister told me about you I thought to myself, there is no way you could help me. I honestly believed no one could help me.

My background has been a long history of alcohol abuse. I have survived two head-on collisions where I went through the windshield. I survived two treatment centers, several DWI's, a wrecked marriage, and the list goes on. I was at the point in my life that I could not stop drinking. I was going through a difficult time in my relationship with a wonderful man that I lived with for 13 years, my job was stressful and I was losing my best friend. AA was a drag and that program did not seem to help. I drank; I lost and received another DWI.

I guess my sister knew I was at my lowest point and knew that something had to be done. She saw your article in Elle magazine and decided to call. When she told me about you, I thought that you were a fake, another person to take my money and not help me. My sister assured me you were real and it wouldn't hurt just to go see what the program was all about. Really, what have you got to lose? We can make it a vacation. So off we went, bravely, after September 11th.

When I first met you, Rhonda, I really didn't feel any connection. I was still very skeptical. After the first session, I felt good. That evening, I did not want a drink at dinner. The second session, you told me events that happened early in life, people that I knew, etc. I certainly had not talked to you about anything in my life. You told me to go get my lungs x-rayed because it showed scarring. I didn't believe you on that issue, but sure enough, my lungs were scarred. After the third session I was a believer but still skeptical that I would get back home and start drinking again.

I went to see Rhonda on February 8, 2002. I am happy to announce that I have not had a drink since then. I still have urges to drink, but they last only a minute, then I forget about them. I am eating healthier and feel much better. I guess the only downfall is I have this craving for sweets. I guess a few pounds is better than killing someone or myself!

I was a hopeless case and everyone had given up on me. I thank you, Rhonda, for giving me back my life! If you ever need a testimonial, I am the one. I am your miracle!
L. Hodges, Austin, Texas

"Dear Rhonda and Barry;

I came to you full of hope and skepticism. I considered myself a hopeless alcoholic. I have been through four 30-day inpatient programs followed by AA and I failed each time. I had given up. For the year prior to seeing you, I drank every day. I was only sober long enough, to get healthy, so I could get to the liquor store.

I had my last drink on March 18th, 2000 and on the 19th I embarked on a cross-country trip, to see you. We had our first meeting on the 21st. I was not feeling very good and still a bit shaky. After our first session something was different. I was relaxed, at peace with myself, I cannot exactly describe it but I left your office believing in you, and your technique.

It's been nearly a month [now 7 years] since we had our sessions and I still have not had a drink nor do I desire to have a drink. I often think about the way I was and my old lifestyle. I cannot figure out why I desired alcohol. The desire to drink does not exist today. I still think about alcohol but the desire to drink is just not there. This thinking is inconsistent with reaction to the other treatment programs I have been through. When I graduated from the thirty-day programs, I participated in, I knew intellectually not to drink. However, the desire to drink was still there.

Rhonda, your healing power is truly miraculous. I feel a burden has been lifted from my shoulders and there is a healthy future for me. Thank you so much. I am following through with your recommendations and I will stay in touch." Sincerely yours,
Bruce E. Cannon, Loveland, Ohio

"Dear Rhonda:

Thank you so much for helping me be content! Content to have a soda instead of a beer. Content to say "No thanks, I'm all set" to the offer of a cocktail. Content to just sit without a drink in my hand.

Thank you!"

UPDATE: 3/14/02

You must get tired of hearing "Thank You" Yes, THANK YOU!
It doesn't seem possible it has been two years since I have had a beer (my usual beverage of choice).

Before going to see you in March of 2000 I had short bouts of success on my own, I think 3 months was about the best for me. Instances that would have been difficult for me in the past are no problems anymore. Such as fixing cocktails for guests, gatherings at clubs or holiday parties, buying liquor as gifts for people around the holidays, turning down a cocktail when offered. No problem. It is now just another activity I perform like any other. Buying a book or a bottle of wine as a birthday present, they are both the same for me.

However, on more than one occasion, I have actually tried to talk myself into having a drink, telling myself that I could now control things. I was as far as having the glass to my nose, making a toast, putting the glass back to my nose then back on the table... I couldn't do it. I enjoy being the way I am today and do not want to move backwards. It's not that I was able to talk myself out of having a drink, it's that I couldn't talk myself INTO it. I had every intention to drink that glass of wine when I poured it.

Thank you is very simple, seems inadequate considering, however very heartfelt from me to you.

UPDATE: 3/22/03

Dear Rhonda and Barry, It's now been 3 years since I've seen you. Where has the time gone?? I'm doing incredibly well, I just can't believe it, nor can my wife. You just can't imagine how I feel when the month of March comes around and "I GET TO SEND RHONDA MY ANNUAL LETTER"!!! I feel like a 7 year old at Christmas time. In the past I had wondered when/if I get to the point of taking a drink for some reason, holidays, weddings, functions. Presently I just can't ever see a day or reason. I had thought that when I become financially independent I would return to 'enjoying a cocktail'. I just don't see that happening for any reason, I enjoy the way I am too much and have no reason for it. There is too much to do! I still go out with friends, socialize with clients, I'll buy a round of drinks but mine is a Club soda with lime, thank you very much…… I'm content. I kiss my wife after she's had a drink and it's a familiar flavor but I prefer coffee flavor kisses, thank you very much… My next challenge? I have a serious problem with cookies and milk. I ~WILL seek your help! GOD bless you both. I was blessed when my buddy Jim told me about you. Thank you!

UPDATE: 3/22/06

Dear Rhonda, I can't believe it's been 6 years since you treated me for alcohol addiction. I don't know what more I can say that I haven't said in my previous 5 annual letters. Thing are going well, though that sounds strange to me. I don't think of not drinking as "going well", I don't think of not drinking at all. It's my life, it's normal for me not to drink. I don't think about it. I vividly remember sitting in the waiting room reading some of the testimonials and thinking "If this could only work for me...". I believe it did! You did! Thank you! Back then I couldn't imagine 6 weeks, never mind 6 years. I have no doubt you saved me.

I'm continually reminded of the impact you had on me and the potential paths my life may have taken without you. Recently I ran into an acquaintance that I worked with on another construction project a few years ago. He asked if I'd be able to give him a ride home at the end of the day. I agreed and we talked a bit on the ride home. As it turns out he recently got out of jail from his 4th DUI conviction and his license is gone for the next 10 years. Although I never got into serious trouble, have never gotten arrested, I know the potential I had. I never missed work because of drinking, though I would go in hung over. I drank every day to the point of double vision. I started drinking when I was 13 years old and drank hard for almost 30 years. Mom & Dad were both severe alcoholics, so I know the possibilities. Alcohol was my priority. I hate to imagine where I'd be today had you not helped me 6 years ago. As I've said in years past, please give my phone number to anyone who would like to talk. My cell phone is: (508)259-5554. That is the best way to get in touch. Please feel free to leave my number in this letter for anyone who would like to call. This has been my number for the past 10 years and should be for the foreseeable future.
Love to you and Barry
Dan M., Princeton, MA

“It is so very true that nothing happens by chance. Something miraculous brought me to you and the experience has led to the beginning of a profound change within me which will never end.

Thank you both from the bottom of my heart.”
Laura Marcario, NY

"Dear Barry,

I have searched to the extent of my computer knowledge to try and find the e-mail that I sent back on May 11. It must be lost somewhere in cyberspace! My e-mail was an update on my son, Jacob Connor, who first came to see you and Rhonda on April 22, 2005. I wrote on Jacob's 25th birthday.

In March and April I honestly didn't know if Jacob would live to see his 25th birthday. He had been battling addiction issues (it was alcohol when I made the call to set up the appointment) for a long time. Jacob's father is an alcoholic and as Jacob once put it, he was "blessed" with the addictive genes. Jacob had tried to quit drinking on his own. He went to see his doctor numerous times. His doctor was very compassionate and helped him as much as he could. He put Jacob on an antidepressant, then on an anti-anxiety medication and Jacob eventually needed a medication to help lower his blood pressure. During this time he was trying hard not to drink, to work and live a "normal" life. However, Jacob was unable to stop drinking and his drinking escalated frighteningly. Jacob had some seizure type "spells" and his doctor called me and said that the situation was no longer safe. Jacob needed to detox immediately and he needed help. Jacob got himself a bed at a detox facility and just before taking him, I called and spoke to you. Rhonda was our back-up plan. I knew from all that Jacob's father had been through, the sad fact that detox facilities are often revolving doors. Jacob was in detox for five days (it was wonderful to be able to sleep during those days). He came out and within 24 hours he was drinking again. Jacob was drinking whiskey (or any other alcohol he could find) like it was water. He would drink until he passed out. He was not eating and was 100% out of control. I knew that it was just a matter of time before his body could not take any more and just shut down. All along Jacob knew he had a serious problem. I counted the hours until his appointment to see you. All of my eggs were in the Rhonda Lenair basket and I didn't dare look beyond our appointment.

Today is July 5th. I just spoke to Jacob. He is doing great! About two weeks after his visit to you, I asked him one of my typical questions: "So, Jacob, what's new in your life?" The standard response my kids give me is "not much" or "same old, same old..." Jacob looked at me after I asked him this and responded, "Everything!" He called me after two months of being sober and reminded me that it had been two months--as if I would forget such a miraculous event! Last weekend he called to tell me that on Sat. night he was watching a movie and was hungry. He went to the refrigerator and found nothing (he's pretty good about sticking with the dietary suggestions from Rhonda) and then he checked the freezer and found nothing. He went back to his movie and shortly afterward went back to the freezer. He said, "Ma, I had a breakthrough! There was a bottle of vodka nicely chilled in the freezer. I didn't even see it the first time I opened the door!" Three months ago that bottle would have been calling his name and he would have drunk it until it was gone or he passed out--which ever came first. He was able to close the freezer door and go back to his movie.

Please tell Rhonda how deeply grateful I am to her. Jacob is not only sober and back at work (he was working full-time in less than a week after his first treatment), but he is happy! My ex-husband (Jacob's father) has been in and out of detox facilities since before Jacob was born. He is a very angry, unhappy person. I wouldn't want Jacob to live a life where he was filled with anger and resentment. Jacob is just beginning to know himself. He is feeling better and better about himself with every little challenge that he takes on and conquers. His self esteem is blossoming and he is able to handle some very emotionally, painfully intense situations that recently occurred with the sudden death of his aunt in an automobile accident. There are more stories I could share, but this is enough for now.

I was concerned about whether or not your program might work for someone as young as Jacob. The testimonial letters all appeared to be from older adults. Jacob is proof of Rhonda's extraordinary gift and age is no limitation. I should add that Jacob is able to be around his friends, attend parties where alcohol is flowing everywhere and be happily social without feeling the need (and I think without the desire) to drink. He now has a chance to live the special, wonderful life that he deserves to live.

There are no words to express my gratitude. I only wish that there were more people like Rhonda with the ability and giftedness that she possesses. What a different world this would be for so many individuals and families who suffer immensely from addiction. I know that I do not possess these abilities, however, if there is something that I can do (besides share Jacob's story with anyone who is interested), please let me know. Jacob and my whole family has suffered a lot because of addiction and any way to alleviate this in someone else's family is well worth pursuing."

Wishing you all the best,
Debby Thompson, Jacob's mother

"Dear Rhonda:

I am so deeply in awe of the results it is hard to describe how I feel, except to say for me it is a miracle. There is no overwhelming, uncontrollable need to drink. I am healing physically and more importantly, emotionally from more than twenty years of alcohol abuse."
Wishes to remain anonymous

" I am so deeply thankful that the "Universe" sent me Rhonda. Thanks to her I have my life back again, which I lost many, many years ago due to the entanglement with alcohol addiction.

I waited many months to write this testimonial because I still did not trust that her method would stick with me. I not only had the doubt about her method, but most of all, I did not trust myself because I had quit about three times in the past to no avail.

After I left the center and returned to Seattle, I was faced with every challenge an alcoholic could face, I could not understand why the "Universe" would allow all of this to happen to me since I was really trying to turn my life around. But to my surprise, I was able to handle each and everyone of those challenges with ease, it was as if a veil was covering my perception as I gazed upon the alcohol, even while pouring wine and making drinks at XMAS and other occasion, asking people how the drinks tasted and to enjoy. WHAT A MIRACLE! In the past I would have grabbed the bottle and forget the other people, they would be on their own. 'WHAT A MIRACLE!"

Now my favorite drink is good WATER and believe it or not I am actually a 'TEA TOTTLER' yes, never thought I would succumb to that, but I love to try different teas and make them hot or ice tea with stevia (natural sugar sub) Love it! 'WHAT A MIRACLE!"

Again from the depths of my soul, I thank the "Universe" for beautiful people like Rhonda, oh yes, and Barry too!
Cindy from Seattle

"Rhonda's treatment for my alcohol problems was immediately and palpably evident by an internal sense of change - a mental and bodily difference. I no longer desired alcohol, nor have I since. Drinking just doesn't exist for me these days, in that it's no longer an issue, a worry, a problem, preoccupation, concern, drive or habit.

Though I'm still not sure I understand how Rhonda's technique works, it has clearly affected much needed and welcome changes in my life. These changes were so very welcome in fact, that the day after my first session with Rhonda, while walking along the beach trying to define exactly what was different for me, I was overcome with such emotion and relief, I actually wept with exquisite joy when I grasped the full realization that I had been released from the virtual prison alcohol had become for me. I felt reborn, strong, whole, at peace, and ever so filled with awe and gratitude, not just for Rhonda's amazing gift, but her willingness to use it for my benefit.

I have subsequently (and without the anesthesia of alcohol) been able to address all the same traumas, dramas, upsets and problems which are part of my life (and, I suspect, many people's lives), with a sense of greater personal strength, power, serenity, and clarity I've not had for quite some time. My life just doesn't seem so complicated or overwhelming anymore. It is full of wonder, joy and hope, and enormous appreciation for the miraculous turn-arounds that have come from my meeting Rhonda." Most sincerely,
J.H., New York, NY

"Dear Rhonda,

It's been many months since my treatment for alcohol, and it has taken me this long to put into words what your treatment has meant to me. The results have been a daily presence in my life, however, and I have recommended you to many people, one of whom is my daughter who will be seeing you in October.

Your treatment was the beginning of what continues to be profound changes in my life. The effect of your therapy was instantaneous and absolute. This reality is a continuing source of wonder to me, and this amazing result has solidified my hard-to-come-by faith in forces we cannot see, and perhaps never will be able to quantify.

The long term effects have resulted in my undertaking to work with a shaman, to strengthen and deepen my spiritual connections and develop a permanent spiritual practice. I am also now adding Qi Gong to my ongoing yoga practice.

My life has been transformed, and I really don't know how to thank you."

Best regards,
CBG, Holyoke, MA

Dear Ms. Lenair:
I wish to express my profound gratitude to you and the Foundation for providing treatment to me recently. My addiction to alcohol had brought me to a place where I was unable to afford any more treatment and my life looked fairly hopeless. Despite knowing that alcohol was killing me, I was unable to abstain for more than a few days. I tried many modes of recovery including AA, Rational Recovery, Smart Recovery, nutritional supplements and willpower and nothing put more than a momentary halt to my behavior. When I did abstain, I spent hours obsessing about drinking. Each morning would begin with resolutions NOT to drink, but that was just a way of thinking about drinking that would almost always lead, by afternoon, to my driving to the liquor store.

Your treatment has changed my life in many ways. The most remarkable change is that I no longer obsess about alcohol throughout the day. That is not to say that I never think about it - but certainly no more than I think about many other things. I think that this is almost more liberating than not drinking itself.

I don't rationally understand your method. I just know that for now it is working for me. I am very grateful to you for providing me this opportunity to resume my life. I feel blessed that I was given another chance. I will tell anyone in need about you, and if I am ever able I will make a donation to the Foundation so that someone else may have the same opportunity.

Thank you again.
Sincerely,
Deborah Hudson, No. Hatfield, MA

"Dear Rhonda and Barry, This letter of gratitude is long over due but I wanted to see how my life would unfold after my healing with Rhonda. I feel it is useful sometimes to hear of ones journey as a means of identifying with another's pain which will lead them to your home, which really is the divine "homecoming". As I sit at my computer I can reflect with a magnitude of awe but the funny thing is� I've just begun my real journey.

In the spring of 2005 my therapist had mentioned that she was going to Vermont to assist some friends that were to be healed by Rhonda Lenair. She went on about what an amazing and gifted healer she is. She said that Rhonda could cure all sorts of addictions and abuse that keep people from moving forward in their lives. I thought this sounded fascinating so I immediately started thinking of friends, family even acquaintances that could benefit from her healing hands. About a week or so had passed and a friend was speaking to me of his alcoholic uncle who constantly battles the ups and downs of drinking. I suggested that he give him Rhonda's number to which he agreed upon but then asked if I were interested in seeing her.

"Me? God no! What for?" I mean, my life's in control, my home is neat as a pin, the bills are paid on time, I feed my family gourmet meals, in fact, I'm the "Julie McCoy" of my family's Love Boat!! Who would want to take away social drinking for God's sake! (That's the funny part!)

Enter summertime: There is an abundance of parties to attend, (unnecessary drama), backyard barbecues to host, (things that shouldn't have been said) margaritas and mojitos to sample, (regrets in the morning), hot breezy weekends with ice cold Chardonnay and martinis of all colors. "What's the problem?"

Some things I've learned along the way: when a child has endured some sort of trauma or abuse at a young age (and frankly, who hasn't?) they get as I've termed it, "stuck and stayed" emotionally. This means that they have the threshold (patience/ tolerance levels) of a child. Now, as an adult it becomes unacceptable not to be able to deal with day-to-day stresses, work is difficult, fighting with loved ones, money concerns, so we crafty little "Big People" created coping mechanisms to get by. Weather it's alcohol, drugs, smoking, food (or lack there of), television, exercise, shopping, sex, being the perpetual victim, and on it goes, we'll utilize it to "numb-out". The problem still remains and will continue to grow and eventually become out of control. Some may call it, a bad day, a blip, a bump in the road or rock bottom, but it is getting a label for a reason. I heard Oprah once say that when God wants your attention He'll send pebbles, then rocks, then boulders, and then landslides (bad day, blips, bumps, rock bottoms) get it?

So what's the panacea? I've tried the not drinking thing for the first 5 years of my marriage (spurred by unnecessary drama). It took a lot of "brain energy". Every day was a "choice" which takes a conscious effort to maintain. Soon after the birth of our first child my threshold was being challenged so I started having the occasional glass of wine when we dined out which slowly increased by the birth of my second child to the saturated "socialite", not by any class standard but because I was very social and light- hearted. I was the happy funny one at the party occasionally slurring, hardly ever hiccupping, ferociously sipping Cosmo's telling all the men inappropriate jokes. Far be it from me to be face down in the clam chowder being dragged off to the car! God no! Those are the alcoholics. Right? So, if I didn't have a problem with alcohol, then where was all of the drama coming from? Think: pebbles, rocks, landslides, Rhonda!

It was October 2005; I made the small sojourn from the Cape up to Vermont. I didn't know what to expect but at this point I had already spent a small fortune throughout the years of trying to work through my sexual abuse with classic therapy, bioenergetics, hypnotherapy, E.M.D.R., holographic re-patterning, acupuncture, meditation, psychic counseling, inner child therapy, (need I go on?) so I journeyed into Rhonda's home with a hopeful heart knowing it was time to make a lifestyle change.

Upon arrival I was asked to fill out a form stating what my issue was to be addressed in my session with Rhonda. I wrote quite plainly, alcohol/abuse. When my session began, Rhonda stated that alcohol is in the way and must be removed. "But what about the abuse?" I asked. Long story short: the alcohol is continuing the cycle of abuse from which I came from. Read that one again until the light goes on. Oh my God, I guess she's right. After all of the years of working through my abuse what remains is just my "coping mechanism" left to be dismantled.

She explained all that was going to be communicated to me through her. She basically becomes the non-physical extension (higher self) of you energetically so that she can scan her own system (which is yours) and mirror back to you from toenails to teeth what your system demands and or lacks. She is very accurate and specific about people, places and events that have happened, are happening, or possibly could happen in the future. She gives an exact amount and duration of specific supplements, tinctures and certain foods to eliminate and or incorporate that your system requires to be living in its totality. But, the grand dame of the session comes when she gently lays her hands on your head as you lie comfortably on her huge white sofa. We both breathe deeply and recite positive new statements of which will be the exact outcome. From my understanding and experience, she has an unusually large magnetic field that is able to re-pattern/reconnect neuro-pathways that haven't been firing correctly causing emotional pain and suffering. Basically, she puts you back to factory made (mint condition), and that's all in the first session lasting approximately 90 minutes. Next, you take a day or two to integrate all that has transpired and digest everything that has been suggested for your system to operate in it's totality (100%). There are two more 30-minute sessions over the next two days to fine tune with her healing hands reciting more positive actions that are being neuro-aligned/re-patterned.

I drove away feeling happy, yet un-certain as to if I were going to crave alcohol, after all Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's followed by our annual trip to the islands (rum punch) were just around the corner.

It has been over a year since my visit with Rhonda and I can honestly say that I have not had one single craving or wasted any "brain energy" thinking about alcohol. My life is much more, dare I say with 2 kids/husband, calm. I now know what it means to feel grounded. I notice that I have a much higher threshold than I've ever known to be possible. I navigate easily through situations that would have previously sent me to the refrigerator for one more glass of chardonnay to calm down. Instead of being tired at night I'm filled with energy to plan out my dreams and to read (and retain) inspirational books. I find it unnecessary to stay out late on our date night away from the kids to party on only to feel lifeless in the morning. It seems now, that I naturally like to go to bed earlier and rise earlier with effortless ease. Also, (this is big) I actually listen more than I speak! My friends and acquaintances will ask, "What happened? You look so calm, so peaceful, are you recovered or something?" I just smile and say, "No, I'm just healed."

Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you dearest Rhonda for you are a rare gift that God has placed here to do much work. May you be filled with all of the love and gratitude that is continuously bestowed upon you. May God bless you and Barry in your tireless efforts to heal the world one soul at a time.

Much love,
Michelle McClennen, Chatham, MA

"Hello Rhonda, I realize this must be one of thousands of e-mails that you must receive expressing gratitude, however, I must join the ranks. I am truly grateful to you for the work you are performing as it has truly provided me with "a peace that surpasses all understanding." I have been practicing advanced techniques of the Tm "TM Sidhis" and have achieved a sustainable state of functioning with my alcoholism, however, until my sessions with you earlier this week I never knew the connectedness and oneness that I have only understood on an intellectual level. I express my deepest gratitude for you sharing your healing work with the world.

I understand the changes that are occurring in our cosmos and am excited to be living at this time to be a part of it. I was unable to move forward, however, and it experience it at the deepest levels until I rid myself of the many slips with alcohol. I understand the purity that one must have in one's system to have the total experience.

Please know that I am available to you as you bring forth this knowledge to assist in any way. If I can help facilitate your work, that would bring me great joy. I also want to say (as you are probably already aware) that I have a great desire to learn more about how I can help others in the healing process.
Once again, my deepest gratitude.....
Love and Light,"
Sid Holliday (Ed), Galveston, TX

"Dear Rhonda,
One week ago today, I went to your office with my very good friend Leigh. When we left your office - Leigh appeared to be the same. However, when we got out to her car, she told me she wanted to go somewhere for a cup of tea. I said that I'd love to (but I was wondering to myself that I never knew Leigh drank tea) and so I didn't ask until we were sitting on the deck of this restaurant an hour or so later sipping on our second cup of tea. She then told me that she didn't drink tea but that she wanted tea and it was just great. Also, there were people all around us drinking alcohol which Leigh had been addicted to for close to 18 years and yet she seemed indifferent towards it.

Then after dinner she wanted to go get ice cream (I'm always the one who wants something sweet, not Leigh). The thing that I noticed right away in Leigh is that she seemed to do these things "as if" it's all she ever did anyway!

It has been such a joy to see her over the past week - Not hung over, not driving drunk, not slurring her words, not passing out, not being able to remember what she did or said the night before, not having a panic attack AND INSTEAD seeing her looking radiant, feeling comfortable and more relaxed than she has in years, and without the desire to drink alcohol. What you have done with your treatment has changed my friend and ultimately her life!

Thank you for your dedication to use your incredible gifts on people who suffer every day from one addiction or another.

In love and light and knowingness ... all things are possible."
Mary

"Dear Rhonda and Barry,
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You have succeeded where others have failed. You have done what no other person, place or organization could do for me. You have allowed me freedom from addiction.

You have taken what I consider to be the worst case of alcoholism, the most treatment-resistant, non-yielding manifestation of the "disease" I have ever known (mine) and given me a breath and a chance to breathe.

I have been in recovery since 1993 and I've done the work faithfully, but it's been either 1) on a good day, simple misery or 2) on a bad day, pain beyond imagining. So you have no idea how much of a relief you provided.