Healing the Source Energy Analysis Testimonials
I have referred over 100 patients, colleagues and friends to Master Sunim for his Energy Analysis, with remarkable success. My whole family, including my wife and two young children have practiced Master Sunim's dietary guidelines for over 3 years. His dietary recommendations are part of a life-long process of staying healthy, based on an understanding of our innate constitution or energy. Sunim has adapted an ancient form of knowledge that allows any of us to be treated as unique individuals, tapping into the healing and nourishing qualities of food that best suit our very specific needs. Results for the great majority of my patients have been so clearly positive that I am convinced that mixing the best practices of Eastern and Western medicine is the future of health in the 21st century. In my opinion, Master Sunim is a master healer who provides a unique service to all that he comes in contact with. I strongly recommend his practices to anyone who is serious about their well-being and willing to learn from a Master."
Ahvie Herskowitz, M.D.
Clinical Professor Medicine
Attending Cardiologist
UC San Francisco and SF VA Medical Center
"Our baby was strong and healthy up until 12 months of age when he continued to grow taller, but did not gain weight. His cheeks lost their rosiness, his appetite diminished and he became irritable. At about 15 and 18 months of age, he experienced a febrile seizure which was thoroughly evaluated with university pediatric neurologists. There were no explanations, and no remedies other than to begin drug treatment. I sought the advice of Master Sunim because of positive results I had personally experienced. We learned that our son's energy was extremely hot and dry; he needed to begin to eat a cooling diet. Within one month, his pink cheeks had returned, he gained weight, and his enthusiastic and positive personality returned. Our boy is now nearly 4 years old, is large, strong, happy and has exhibited no further seizures. We believe that Master Sunim's solution was the best path to have taken."
Victoria, Ph.D
San Francisco, CA
"Master Sunim's approach was very unique and useful for me. I had honed in on my constitution through other methods but he allowed me to notice even more specifically the difference between hot and cold body systems and foods. I did not know I had excess heat in my upper body and his diagnosis helped me to bring much greater balance through the foods I now choose and the way I work with my body in my yoga practice. Now my energy is more balanced and clear and my health very good. I recommend him to everyone interested in optimal health and vitality."
Sarah Powers
Yoga Teacher
www.sarahpowers.com
"Since having my Energy Analysis I have been on the Lesser Yang diet for three weeks. My acid reflux has stopped, the indigestion has greatly improved, I've lost weight with no effort, and I feel cleansed and healthy."
Deborah Yugo
Berkeley, CA
Truly, I've never been so grateful to someone I've never met. The Energy Analysis you gave me did more than I could have ever dreamed. When I received my program from you, I had had a rash on my neck, frequent urination at night, sleep interrupted by incredible thirst, night sweats, and frequent frightening dreams that woke me with a rapidly beating heart. I also was having tinnitus. Within the first week, I started sleeping through the night and my dreams stopped -- I could hardly believe it. By the end of the second week, the rash was gone and the tinnitus vanished. All of my above symptoms ceased. Bonus side-effects: my congested skin cleared to near perfection and my very oily, drab hair became less oily and very shiny. After years of trying to eat "right", going to the gym, and never being able to lose even half a pound, trimming and toning began.
My first response to having to avoid the warming foods was sadness; now I couldn't care less. I add forbidden foods now and then to see the effect and it never ceases to amaze me. One last benefit I have noticed is less desperation for the "need" to eat certain foods, less desperation to buy something just because it's a good deal. I have more satisfaction for what I already have in my life, and less need to acquire things I don't really need. This benefit was more difficult for me to see, but it just might be the most important one. Gaining this knowledge of how food affects me has been invaluable. So again, many, MANY thanks and please accept my complete gratitude for your service."
Julie DonTigny
Issaquah, WA
"Since you first provided the analysis, a lot has changed. Overall, the diet has been amazing. Previously, I was too nauseous to each much, and had lost so much weight that I weighed as little as I did when I was 12 years old. I also stopped having my period. Since beginning the diet, I have gained back the weight that I lost and started having my period again. In addition, I have more energy, and the burning pains I was having in my liver/gall bladder area have decreased in both frequency and duration. I am also becoming more sentitive to my body's needs and am becoming more adept at discerning what food my body needs at any given moment in time. This is amazing to me. "
H.J., Urbana, IL
"My chronic constipation is completely gone: the diet has eliminated all of the minor digestive problems that I had for many years. My sugar cravings are gone too. I feel calmer and more peaceful. Despite the extreme heat this summer, my energy level remains good. Moreover, the diet and herb treatment seems to have eliminated the pain I had in my back, and lessened my chronic neck/shoulder pain as well! I would recommend Energy Analysis to others, in particular if they have a seemingly insoluble chronic or "mysterious" symptom or ailment that does not respond to treatments they have tried. "
Michela J., Geneva, Switzerland
"When I first met Venerable Hyunoong Sunim in April of 2001 I was very ill with the symptoms of Lyme Disease/Chronic Fatigue. My symptoms included: difficulty sleeping peacefully, fevers and chills even when the room temperature was comfortable, severe total body aches and pains, knee swelling and pain, headaches, sensitivity to light and sounds, unable to sit in front of a computer without getting very weak and sick, massive ringing of the ears, tingling down the arms and legs, numbness, chest pains, shooting pains down the arms and legs, very painful soles of feet, nausea, indigestion, skin rashes and pimples, crying spells for no apparent reason, feelings that I was going to die, hair falling out, irregular heart beat at times, etc.
As of today, April of 2005, my health is continuing to improve. I now have a greater sense of well-being than I've ever felt before. I would say that I'm symptom free, give or take an ache or pain here or there. But those aches and pains do not come close to how they were when I was ill. Sunim's recommendations have provided me with the foundational practices that can be worked easily into my daily life with dedication. It takes time to heal a body that has become so ill, but it can be done!
I continue to practice my Lesser Yang diet, Water Rhythm, and other recommendations I received from Sunim. Learning the Taoist Breathing Meditation ("Sun-Do") has brought me much joy, peace, balance and a greater sense of well-being. Every morning I look forward to my Sun-Do practice. I now find myself in the position of being able to give back to others, and offer a bodywork practice called Bowen Therapy. I feel truly fortunate and blessed to be alive and to have met such caring and compassionate people as Sunim, Jaguang and all the others at the Sixth Patriarch Zen Center. Thank you. "
Michelle Holmby, CA
"Most of my life I had suffered from allergies, chronic excruciating headaches, stomach ulcers, constipation, kidney infections and arthritis. Later in life I also developed low energy, angina, high cholesterol, occasional high blood pressure and candida albicans. After following Sunim's diet recommendations for one year most of the above problems vanished. Six months ago I began the Water Rhythm Practice which he teaches in the Healing Retreat. I have now lost my excess 20 pounds and my cholesterol has dropped 100 points to a normal level. At age 70 I have the blood pressure of a 20 year old. These diets only require faith and discipline. What a gift!!. Thank you Sunim."
- Sister Pat H., Catholic Sister
"In 1989 I became seriously ill with severe pain and inflammation of my joints, and in addition suffered from diarrhea and bronchitis. With the pain in my joints I could barely walk and needed two hands to hold a glass. I sought out the best doctors available in both western and oriental medicine but my condition deteriorated. I was treated by an herbalist who was the dean of herbology at a herbal college in China, but my condition still deteriorated. Finally, my physician told me to put my affairs in order and I did so, feeling I would soon die. Then a friend called and told me about Sunim, who did my Energy Analysis and sent me herbs by mail, without ever having seen me. After the first two weeks of taking Sunim's herbs my improvement was so dramatic I could walk a few blocks. Now I am back working full time and even my annual bouts with bronchitis are gone. My 5 year old daughter knows who I am because of Sunim."
-Paul Sonia, Financial Planner, Seattle WA
"I had been suffering from severe fatigue from a weakened immune system. I had been seeing an acupuncturist for two years, but was responding very slowly to treatment. In 1992 I met Sunim and began herbal treatment with him. My condition responded quickly and positively to his herbal formula and my energy has come back. I am currently very healthy, practicing law, engaging in regular workouts and having a full social life."
-Kathy Fong, Attorney, Sacramento CA
"Combining Physical Therapy with Energy Analysis has created fantastic clinical improvement in my clients with fibromyalgia, early multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, incontinence and digestive disorders. I encourage anyone practicing health care to explore this unique and valuable contribution to the rehabilitation of your patients."
-Dr. Osa Jackson, Ph.D., Physical Therapist
"Your Energy Analysis is the single most healing experience I have had in my fifty-four years. Over the past fifteen years I have tried acupuncture, astrology, chi gong, tai chi, yoga, numerology, Western drugs, Chinese herbs and many forms of body work. Non has touched the core of my imbalance like your profoundly accurate Analysis. Since beginning your diet I have experienced more joy and aliveness than I can ever remember -- it's as though my body has finally found the right fuel. You have discovered a profound truth about the physical body. Your Analysis can change lives and I thank you deeply."
-Linda Jennings, Reflexologist
"Although I have known for years that my heart was weakening in association with my digestive system, Western medicine could find no cause and offer no treatment. Sunim's herbal and diet program provided both in a thorough, accurate, and highly responsive manner. With the completion of my six weeks of herbs, my heart and digestive system have both grown stronger and the state of "tentative" life energy in my heart has been replaced with fullness. I know that I owe my well being, and indeed, my life, to Sunim."
-Ann McNair, Huntsville AL
Assistant Director, Ground Systems, NASA
"For years I suffered from an overactive thyroid which caused my eyes to bulge, giving my face a startled expression. My physician, my opthamologist and an endocrinologist all told me there was no cure for this. After many months of attempted treatment with drugs I agreed to radiation therapy, which resulted in my thyroid activity dropping to an insufficient level. I was put on hormones and told the damage was permanent. A few years later I met Sunim and took his herbs every day for five months. My primary physician monitored my progress with blood tests. To her amazement my hormone dependence decreased by 50% and I have maintained that level over time. My opthamologist found that one eye receded by approximately 5 millimeters and the other eye by 7 millimeters. In terms of the human eye, these are major changes. Both eyes are now within a normal range."
-Merri Korn, Acupressurist, Hartford CT
"My 72-year-old mother-in-law, whose name is Jinsoon Kim, suffered from life-long stomach problems. She regularly had severe stomach cramps and as she grew older she developed severe constipation. In the winter of 1991 the pain was so unusually intense that she went to the hospital. The doctors found a large tumor near her stomach and said they would have to operate. At this point I suggested she see Sunim. Although she felt reluctant because she had tried so many kinds of western and oriental medicine without success, she agreed to see him. For three months she took the herbs he prescribed. After a week her constipation began to improve and eventually disappeared completely. Slowly she could eat larger amounts of food and the daily spasms decreased. Gradually she was able to reduce the medication the hospital had given her and she became less sensitive to the cold. Previously her knees and shoulders had ached in the chilly San Francisco air but she became so much healthier that she was fine with just light clothing. She was simply amazed at how her body had changed. In the end she didn't have to have the operation. Her cramps, digestion and sensitivity to the cold improved immeasurably and she feels very indebted to Hyunoong Sunim."
-In Kyung Kim, Cafe owner, San Francisco CA
Ahvie Herskowitz, M.D.
Clinical Professor Medicine
Attending Cardiologist
UC San Francisco and SF VA Medical Center
"Our baby was strong and healthy up until 12 months of age when he continued to grow taller, but did not gain weight. His cheeks lost their rosiness, his appetite diminished and he became irritable. At about 15 and 18 months of age, he experienced a febrile seizure which was thoroughly evaluated with university pediatric neurologists. There were no explanations, and no remedies other than to begin drug treatment. I sought the advice of Master Sunim because of positive results I had personally experienced. We learned that our son's energy was extremely hot and dry; he needed to begin to eat a cooling diet. Within one month, his pink cheeks had returned, he gained weight, and his enthusiastic and positive personality returned. Our boy is now nearly 4 years old, is large, strong, happy and has exhibited no further seizures. We believe that Master Sunim's solution was the best path to have taken."
Victoria, Ph.D
San Francisco, CA
"Master Sunim's approach was very unique and useful for me. I had honed in on my constitution through other methods but he allowed me to notice even more specifically the difference between hot and cold body systems and foods. I did not know I had excess heat in my upper body and his diagnosis helped me to bring much greater balance through the foods I now choose and the way I work with my body in my yoga practice. Now my energy is more balanced and clear and my health very good. I recommend him to everyone interested in optimal health and vitality."
Sarah Powers
Yoga Teacher
www.sarahpowers.com
"Since having my Energy Analysis I have been on the Lesser Yang diet for three weeks. My acid reflux has stopped, the indigestion has greatly improved, I've lost weight with no effort, and I feel cleansed and healthy."
Deborah Yugo
Berkeley, CA
Truly, I've never been so grateful to someone I've never met. The Energy Analysis you gave me did more than I could have ever dreamed. When I received my program from you, I had had a rash on my neck, frequent urination at night, sleep interrupted by incredible thirst, night sweats, and frequent frightening dreams that woke me with a rapidly beating heart. I also was having tinnitus. Within the first week, I started sleeping through the night and my dreams stopped -- I could hardly believe it. By the end of the second week, the rash was gone and the tinnitus vanished. All of my above symptoms ceased. Bonus side-effects: my congested skin cleared to near perfection and my very oily, drab hair became less oily and very shiny. After years of trying to eat "right", going to the gym, and never being able to lose even half a pound, trimming and toning began.
My first response to having to avoid the warming foods was sadness; now I couldn't care less. I add forbidden foods now and then to see the effect and it never ceases to amaze me. One last benefit I have noticed is less desperation for the "need" to eat certain foods, less desperation to buy something just because it's a good deal. I have more satisfaction for what I already have in my life, and less need to acquire things I don't really need. This benefit was more difficult for me to see, but it just might be the most important one. Gaining this knowledge of how food affects me has been invaluable. So again, many, MANY thanks and please accept my complete gratitude for your service."
Julie DonTigny
Issaquah, WA
"Since you first provided the analysis, a lot has changed. Overall, the diet has been amazing. Previously, I was too nauseous to each much, and had lost so much weight that I weighed as little as I did when I was 12 years old. I also stopped having my period. Since beginning the diet, I have gained back the weight that I lost and started having my period again. In addition, I have more energy, and the burning pains I was having in my liver/gall bladder area have decreased in both frequency and duration. I am also becoming more sentitive to my body's needs and am becoming more adept at discerning what food my body needs at any given moment in time. This is amazing to me. "
H.J., Urbana, IL
"My chronic constipation is completely gone: the diet has eliminated all of the minor digestive problems that I had for many years. My sugar cravings are gone too. I feel calmer and more peaceful. Despite the extreme heat this summer, my energy level remains good. Moreover, the diet and herb treatment seems to have eliminated the pain I had in my back, and lessened my chronic neck/shoulder pain as well! I would recommend Energy Analysis to others, in particular if they have a seemingly insoluble chronic or "mysterious" symptom or ailment that does not respond to treatments they have tried. "
Michela J., Geneva, Switzerland
"When I first met Venerable Hyunoong Sunim in April of 2001 I was very ill with the symptoms of Lyme Disease/Chronic Fatigue. My symptoms included: difficulty sleeping peacefully, fevers and chills even when the room temperature was comfortable, severe total body aches and pains, knee swelling and pain, headaches, sensitivity to light and sounds, unable to sit in front of a computer without getting very weak and sick, massive ringing of the ears, tingling down the arms and legs, numbness, chest pains, shooting pains down the arms and legs, very painful soles of feet, nausea, indigestion, skin rashes and pimples, crying spells for no apparent reason, feelings that I was going to die, hair falling out, irregular heart beat at times, etc.
As of today, April of 2005, my health is continuing to improve. I now have a greater sense of well-being than I've ever felt before. I would say that I'm symptom free, give or take an ache or pain here or there. But those aches and pains do not come close to how they were when I was ill. Sunim's recommendations have provided me with the foundational practices that can be worked easily into my daily life with dedication. It takes time to heal a body that has become so ill, but it can be done!
I continue to practice my Lesser Yang diet, Water Rhythm, and other recommendations I received from Sunim. Learning the Taoist Breathing Meditation ("Sun-Do") has brought me much joy, peace, balance and a greater sense of well-being. Every morning I look forward to my Sun-Do practice. I now find myself in the position of being able to give back to others, and offer a bodywork practice called Bowen Therapy. I feel truly fortunate and blessed to be alive and to have met such caring and compassionate people as Sunim, Jaguang and all the others at the Sixth Patriarch Zen Center. Thank you. "
Michelle Holmby, CA
"Most of my life I had suffered from allergies, chronic excruciating headaches, stomach ulcers, constipation, kidney infections and arthritis. Later in life I also developed low energy, angina, high cholesterol, occasional high blood pressure and candida albicans. After following Sunim's diet recommendations for one year most of the above problems vanished. Six months ago I began the Water Rhythm Practice which he teaches in the Healing Retreat. I have now lost my excess 20 pounds and my cholesterol has dropped 100 points to a normal level. At age 70 I have the blood pressure of a 20 year old. These diets only require faith and discipline. What a gift!!. Thank you Sunim."
- Sister Pat H., Catholic Sister
"In 1989 I became seriously ill with severe pain and inflammation of my joints, and in addition suffered from diarrhea and bronchitis. With the pain in my joints I could barely walk and needed two hands to hold a glass. I sought out the best doctors available in both western and oriental medicine but my condition deteriorated. I was treated by an herbalist who was the dean of herbology at a herbal college in China, but my condition still deteriorated. Finally, my physician told me to put my affairs in order and I did so, feeling I would soon die. Then a friend called and told me about Sunim, who did my Energy Analysis and sent me herbs by mail, without ever having seen me. After the first two weeks of taking Sunim's herbs my improvement was so dramatic I could walk a few blocks. Now I am back working full time and even my annual bouts with bronchitis are gone. My 5 year old daughter knows who I am because of Sunim."
-Paul Sonia, Financial Planner, Seattle WA
"I had been suffering from severe fatigue from a weakened immune system. I had been seeing an acupuncturist for two years, but was responding very slowly to treatment. In 1992 I met Sunim and began herbal treatment with him. My condition responded quickly and positively to his herbal formula and my energy has come back. I am currently very healthy, practicing law, engaging in regular workouts and having a full social life."
-Kathy Fong, Attorney, Sacramento CA
"Combining Physical Therapy with Energy Analysis has created fantastic clinical improvement in my clients with fibromyalgia, early multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, incontinence and digestive disorders. I encourage anyone practicing health care to explore this unique and valuable contribution to the rehabilitation of your patients."
-Dr. Osa Jackson, Ph.D., Physical Therapist
"Your Energy Analysis is the single most healing experience I have had in my fifty-four years. Over the past fifteen years I have tried acupuncture, astrology, chi gong, tai chi, yoga, numerology, Western drugs, Chinese herbs and many forms of body work. Non has touched the core of my imbalance like your profoundly accurate Analysis. Since beginning your diet I have experienced more joy and aliveness than I can ever remember -- it's as though my body has finally found the right fuel. You have discovered a profound truth about the physical body. Your Analysis can change lives and I thank you deeply."
-Linda Jennings, Reflexologist
"Although I have known for years that my heart was weakening in association with my digestive system, Western medicine could find no cause and offer no treatment. Sunim's herbal and diet program provided both in a thorough, accurate, and highly responsive manner. With the completion of my six weeks of herbs, my heart and digestive system have both grown stronger and the state of "tentative" life energy in my heart has been replaced with fullness. I know that I owe my well being, and indeed, my life, to Sunim."
-Ann McNair, Huntsville AL
Assistant Director, Ground Systems, NASA
"For years I suffered from an overactive thyroid which caused my eyes to bulge, giving my face a startled expression. My physician, my opthamologist and an endocrinologist all told me there was no cure for this. After many months of attempted treatment with drugs I agreed to radiation therapy, which resulted in my thyroid activity dropping to an insufficient level. I was put on hormones and told the damage was permanent. A few years later I met Sunim and took his herbs every day for five months. My primary physician monitored my progress with blood tests. To her amazement my hormone dependence decreased by 50% and I have maintained that level over time. My opthamologist found that one eye receded by approximately 5 millimeters and the other eye by 7 millimeters. In terms of the human eye, these are major changes. Both eyes are now within a normal range."
-Merri Korn, Acupressurist, Hartford CT
"My 72-year-old mother-in-law, whose name is Jinsoon Kim, suffered from life-long stomach problems. She regularly had severe stomach cramps and as she grew older she developed severe constipation. In the winter of 1991 the pain was so unusually intense that she went to the hospital. The doctors found a large tumor near her stomach and said they would have to operate. At this point I suggested she see Sunim. Although she felt reluctant because she had tried so many kinds of western and oriental medicine without success, she agreed to see him. For three months she took the herbs he prescribed. After a week her constipation began to improve and eventually disappeared completely. Slowly she could eat larger amounts of food and the daily spasms decreased. Gradually she was able to reduce the medication the hospital had given her and she became less sensitive to the cold. Previously her knees and shoulders had ached in the chilly San Francisco air but she became so much healthier that she was fine with just light clothing. She was simply amazed at how her body had changed. In the end she didn't have to have the operation. Her cramps, digestion and sensitivity to the cold improved immeasurably and she feels very indebted to Hyunoong Sunim."
-In Kyung Kim, Cafe owner, San Francisco CA
