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"I first
heard of Rhonda Lenair back in 1992
when I was the medical writer at The
Palm Beach Post newspaper and her
mother called me suggesting I do a
story on her daughter's unusual technique
for getting people to quit their addictions.
I don't usually bite on cold calls
like that one, but there was something
in what she said and how she said
it that grabbed my attention. Skeptical
but intrigued, I did the story. And
I didn't forget her.
A year or so later,
a friend was having a problem and
I suggested to her that Lenair might
help. The friend went to see her,
was cured, and my interest in Lenair
was piqued again. I wrote another
story about her in 1996 a few years
after taking a position as medical
writer at The Boston Herald.
During the course
of researching Rhonda Lenair and The
Lenair Technique, I talked with dozens
of people who said they had been cured
of long time alcohol, drug and tobacco
addictions. The patients whom I had
talked to were credible. I began to
believe.
In 2001, I did
yet another story on Lenair's prowess
in treating alcohol addictions. The
story led to another friend's being
treated for a drinking problem - a
problem that was overcome quickly
and easily in just three sessions
with Lenair.
Let it suffice to say, as a medical
writer for more than 12 years, I have
seen and heard a variety of claims,
from physicians and healers of all
sorts, mainstream and alternative.
Basically, I've seen and heard it
all. But nothing I've seen in all
these years has ever come close to
matching Rhonda Lenair. She's the
real thing."
Michael Lasalandra, Health
Reporter, The Boston Herald
SALEM EVENING NEWS
Betty Monroe
"Ms. Lenair does this, and it
comes from within. More than a dozen
members of the Salem Police Department
can attest to the success of her techniques
when 13 out of 14 were successful
in conquering smoking by using her
technique."
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
Jeanie Russell
Phillip Stone, M.D., a plastic surgeon
who practices in New York City and
Springfield, MA, went to intuitive
Rhonda Lenair to quit smoking - and
did after one treatment. "The
first thing she knew was that I had
a bad back from an old tennis injury,"
he says. "Second, she told me
I had trouble with an upper left wisdom
tooth, which was true. She knew the
specific sites in my neck and back
where I have tension from surgery.
And that I had congestion in my left
ear. There was no reason in the world
she could know any of this. It was
wild. But there are certain things
in this life of ours that people can
either accept or not accept."
He now refers patients to Lenair.
TOWNSEND LETTER FOR DOCTORS AND PATIENTS
Morton Walker, D.P.M.
"My reportorial observation is
that Rhonda Lenair conducts herself
as a gentle, honest, loving, soft-spoken,
humble and giving person who denies
her extraordinary talent. When asked
about herself, she states with conviction,
"I strive to become nothing and
thus I am able to absorb everyone
and everything." But to those
multi-thousands of former addicts
who love the woman and hold her in
respect as a healer, she is the key
player in a life-changing experience
for each of them. In my three-and-half
decades of interviewing clients and
patients about products and services,
it is the first time that I've encountered
so much love, wonder, appreciation,
and enthusiasm for a dispenser of
healing care."
ELLE MAGAZINE
Alicia Potter
Every night, while her young son slept,
Mary Day drank. She didn't always
get drunk, but she downed enough alcohol
- three or more White Russians a night
- to make her worry. Worry that she
couldn't relax without it; that she
wasn't able to stop; that she was
endangering her son. Three years into
this ritual, Day vowed to quit. But
she didn't call her doctor or a rehab
clinic or her local chapter of Alcoholics
Anonymous. "Sitting around with
a bunch of people who drank and talking
about it didn't appeal to me,"
says Day, a thirty-eight-year-old,
no-nonsense accountant. So she chose
what she believed to be the quickest,
easiest path to sobriety: She called
Rhonda Lenair, an "energy healer."
…One year later, she hasn't
had a single drink.
ADDICTION PROFESSIONAL MAGAZINE
Gary Enos, Editor
"All four clients whom I've sent haven't had a drink
since they returned," Judge says. "I recognize that
something different from normal is happening here. This
somehow is another piece of the continuum."
What amazes clients and professionals is Lenair's accuracy
in discussing current health concerns and even predicting
future issues. When Judge accompanied a client to the center
and sat in on a post-session wrapup in which Barry Chalfin Lenair
took notes about the session, she says she was "thunderstruck by the
things [Rhonda] said about the patient." The details were so dead-on
that she could conclude:"This wasn't Madame Zorba at the county fair."
"I think she is a special person; it's almost like she's not a person
like you and me," says Elaine Caskey, who traveled to New England from
Texas to accompany her alcoholic sister to Lenair's center. Caskey says
she and her daughters were also helped by Lenair. "My drinking was getting
to be a problem," she says. "From the first day with Rhonda, I felt
incredible, with lots of energy. It gave me a new lease on life."
TOTALHEALTH FOR LONGEVITY
Lyle Hurd, Editor/Publisher
Prior to speaking with Ms. Lenair,
I visited her Web site and reviewed
over 30 testimonials to the positive
impact of her work, then requested
a list of persons whom I might contact
personally. The three individuals
I spoke with all related their experiences
with a missionary zeal. One of the
women is also in the national health
field. She overcame an addiction to
alcohol through her experience with
Ms. Lenair. Another woman no longer
smokes or craves nicotine after decades
of addiction. I spoke with a gentleman
who has been working with Ms. Lenair
for three separate problems, alcohol
addiction, an eating disorder and
most recently, to overcome a lifelong
problem with severe claustrophobia.
All three have remained free of their
problems since working with Ms. Lenair.
MASSAGE & BODYWORK
Shirley Vanderbilt
Polly Peterson, an equine massage
therapist in Hinsdale, N.H., had much
the same reaction. "I'm not really
sure what happened. I went in for
my appointment and saw this huge aura
around her. I looked away and when
I looked back I still saw the aura.
She did a hands-on thing on my head
and walked me through a visualization
and 20 minutes later - it was just
amazing. I haven't had a beer since.
I haven't had an inkling to drink.
I can have people around me drinking
and it doesn't even phase me."
SEVEN DAYS
Sarah Tuff
Cynicism notwithstanding, it's hard
to ignore a case such as "Jeff,"
a 42-year-old lumberyard worker and
father of three from Poultney. He
estimates he was drinking 40-50 ounces
of liquor a day in the two years surrounding
his divorce. Beers after work gave
way to drinks in the morning before
work, more at his favorite bar at
lunch, and ensuing detox and recovery
programs as well as several near-death
experiences.
At one point, Jeff says he was driving
to work, loaded, and decided he needed
help. A friend found him near the
emergency room of Rutland Regional
Medical Center, passed out in his
truck. His blood alcohol level was
a death-defying .37.
Jeff calls chiropractors "garbage"
and horoscopes "crazy",
but when his brother mentioned an
article he had read about the Lenair
Center, Jeff agreed to try it. He
doesn't reveal much about what happened
when he first went in late February,
and struggles to find words to describe
Lenair. "I almost felt like there
was something about her - her demeanor,
her tone of voice," says Jeff,
who adds that she brought him to a
state of "normalcy" - to
his pre-drinking days. "It was
a weird feeling when I left, like
a peace."
HEALING
OPTIONS
Susan Beal
I was excited when I first read about
Rhonda Lenair's effectiveness as a
healer and medical intuitive. Rather
than vague assurances of increased
well-being, the information sent to
me was filled with testimonials about
people being cured, almost overnight,
of three-pack-a-day smoking habits,
heavy-duty cocaine addictions, and
decades of alcoholism. There were
stories about people getting help
with illnesses after trying other
methods with no success. There were
references to Rhonda's ability to
correct bioelectrical imbalances in
the body, which removed the desire
for the addictive substance or behavior.
This was not about symbolism or metaphorical
understanding, but about practical,
down-to-earth assistance in improving
one's health. This woman really seemed
to go beyond counseling or intuitive
advice, to real healing. She wasn't
helping people simply understand why
they were suffering - she eased their
suffering, and she had the testimonials
to prove it.
MANY HANDS
Kathy Peck
"When I walked out of my first
session with Rhonda," stated
Don, a 44-year-old department store
manager from Kentucky, "I didn't
know what happened, but I immediately
felt much calmer. There was no pain
or withdrawal. My physical cravings
were almost immediately removed. I
haven't had a drink since. And for
the first time since I stared drinking
heavily, I don't crave alcohol. Now
I'm starting to feel better. I've
straightened out my financial situation,
and I've improved my status at work."
THE PHOENIX
Patricia A. Brogdon
Kathy Turnbull of Delaware had been
in and out of rehab programs and Alcoholics
Anonymous since age 13. But after
one visit to Rhonda Lenair, a medical
intuitive and addiction treatment
specialist, the 34 year-old addict
suddenly became sober. "Immediately
after seeing Rhonda I went to a restaurant
where everyone around me was drinking,"
recalls Turnbull. "For the first
time in my life I had no cravings
whatsoever. Her treatment is a miracle."
More than a year later, Turnbull says
she still does not crave alcohol.
BOSTON HERALD
Michael Lasalandra
Although Lenair advertises in alternative
health publications, most of her patients
are very mainstream. She has treated
many police officers for tobacco addictions,
for example. And she counts several
medical doctors as supporters. "It
is certainly not explainable by conventional
medicine," said Dr. Daniel Kinderlehrer,
a Tufts University School of Medicine
graduate and a board-certified internist
in Newbury. "But I have referred
many patients to her for both food
and smoking addictions, with excellent
results," he said.
BOSTON GLOBE
Bella English
"Sandy Shea went, too, to write
an article for The Boston Phoenix.
She also happened to have a long-time
smoking habit. Nearly two years later,
she hasn't picked up a cigarette.
"It certainly amazes me. All
I can say is that your need for a
cigarette hits a wall and dies, and
sooner or later, you don't have the
need anymore."
HOLISTIC TIMES
Breeda Whitmore
"It is difficult to describe,"
Ms. Holliday said. Holliday had tried
every program to help her quit alcohol
but with no success. "Rhonda
got me on track," she said. "I
felt my body was going back into balance.
Through magnetism, she put my spiritual
and physical pieces back into alignment."
Holliday met with Lenair in August
1994 and hasn't had a drink since
then.
NORTH SHORE SUNDAY
David Rattigan
Along with reading direct problems,
Lenair's skill at reading someone
else's frequencies can help her identify
other physical problems and imbalances.
"It sounds ridiculous, but during
my treatment she told me I had an
inflammation in my lower right jaw.
As it happened, I had an abscessed
tooth and had made an appointment
with my doctor," Dolores Rygiel
says. Lenair picked up something very
deep in one breast, and advised her
tot see a doctor. When Rygiel said
she'd just had an exam, she repeated
the advice. When Rygiel brought it
up to her doctor, the doctor acknowledged
that tests had found a lump, and had
been watching it, but that it was
nothing to worry about. "I don't
know how it's done, but it's very,
very surprising," Rygiel says.
NEW AGE
Katy Koontz
When Norma Stringer of Birmingham,
Alabama, saw medical intuitive Rhonda
Lenair a year ago, Lenair recommended
that Stringer see any eye doctor.
Stringer went for an exam, but the
optometrist told her that the prescription
hadn't changed and that all looked
well. When Stringer telephoned Lenair
four months later, the intuitive urged
her to see another doctor even though
Stringer was having no noticeable
difficulty with her eyes. The second
doctor found an occlusion in Stringer's
left eye, the result of a blockage
in several blood vessels in that eye.
Stringer was lucky: She says she would
probably have gone blind if the problem
hadn't been discovered. The blockage
was successfully treated, and Stringer's
eye is now perfectly healthy.
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