Editing Universal Medicine (section)

== Esoteric breast massage ==

UM operates 'esoteric breast massage' (EBM) programs for women with breast cancer as well as 'breast cancer care retreats' at the cost of $60 per head.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/council-approves-workshops-linked-to-universal-medicine-cult/news-story/ddc2721e625d2a586f6276a5e80ff76c |title=Council approves workshops linked to Universal Medicine cult |last=Payne |first=Kristin |date=21 March 2019 |work=Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=News Corp |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://archive.today/ztpTk/788a23906c1d3ce49899c775491beca77a0421b4 |archive-date=2019-03-21}}</ref><ref name=":21"/> Stated by the group to be administered only by women, EBM has been promoted to "cure or prevent breast cancer" by rekindling femaleness.<ref name="SMH"/><ref name="NthStar">{{cite news |url=http://www.northernstar.com.au:80/story/2012/07/24/breast-therapy-slammed/ |title=Breast 'Therapy' Slammed |last=Stevens |first=Rodney |date=24 July 2012 |work=Northern Star |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725115017/http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2012/07/24/breast-therapy-slammed/ |archive-date=25 July 2012 |url-status=dead |location=NSW}}</ref><ref name="MOAHPRA">{{cite news |url=https://www.medicalobserver.com.au/news/universal-medicine-may-have-answer-ahpra |title=Universal Medicine may have to answer to AHPRA |date=20 September 2012 |work=Medical Observer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727192828/http://www.medicalobserver.com.au/news/universal-medicine-may-have-to-answer-to-ahpra |archive-date=27 July 2013 |url-status=dead |location=Australia |url-access=registration}}</ref><ref name="SMHherbal">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/new-age-groups-herbal-supplements-under-investigation-20120722-22ia9.html |title=New age group's herbal supplements under investigation |last=Aston |first=Heath |date=23 July 2012 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701165007/https://www.smh.com.au/national/new-age-groups-herbal-supplements-under-investigation-20120722-22ia9.html |archive-date=1 July 2018 |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref name="Private Eye 1359"/> This was described as "irresponsible, dangerous and misleading" by Matthew Lam, research director of [[Breakthrough Breast Cancer]].<ref name="EyeLam">{{cite news |title=Serge of interest |date=21 February 2014 |work=[[Private Eye]] |issue=1360 |location=UK |pages=31 |url=https://i.postimg.cc/dwQK1gJH/sergeofinterest.jpg?dl=1 |format=JPG |archive-url=https://archive.today/P4msg/c2fd15569c49b589cdaf3089c0b7bcb7b7984a5c |archive-date=2018-12-10}}</ref> NSW Cancer Council CEO Andrew Penman said there was no medical evidence massage could prevent breast cancer. Esoteric breast massage claims have also been dismissed by [[Breast Cancer Network Australia|Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA)]].<ref name="NthStar"/> A former esoteric breast massage patient reported Universal Medicine staff told her it would prevent breast cancer by "clearing... all of men's negative energy" accumulated over her lifetime. She recalled it as "the most horrible thing I've ever had in my entire life".<ref name="MOInsideUM"/> Esoteric breast massage also claims "to heal many issues such as painful periods, polycystic ovaries, endometriosis, bloating/water retention, and pre-menstrual and menopausal symptoms".<ref name="TelegraphGrooming"/><ref name="Dwyer"/> [[John Dwyer (medicine)|John Dwyer]] from the University of NSW describes such claims as "ludicrous".<ref name="Dwyer"/> According to changes recorded in the web archive, those claims were erased from the esoteric breast massage website coinciding with the onset of media scrutiny in July 2012, along with assertions such as:

:"The breasts are emanators of a quality of DIVINE TRUTH that begins at the heart. The heart in connection to the pubic bone chakra, which is aligned to the ovaries, brings the emanation of nurturing out for all to have".<ref name="EsotericBreastMassageArchive">{{cite web |url=http://www.esoteric-breast-massage.com/ |title=Home Page |work=Original Esoteric Breast Massage Website |date=20 April 2012 |author=Esoteric Women's Health Pty Ltd |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420124209/http://www.esoteric-breast-massage.com/ |archive-date=20 April 2012}}</ref>

Serge Benhayon instructs his students to "try and avoid as much as possible the nipple area" and when questioned on what aspect of health is addressed by esoteric breast massage in September 2012, he stated: "Disconnection to their bodies".<ref name=":37"/><ref name="CourierMail"/> A 2018 poll in the ''[[Medical Journal of Australia]]'' found that 94% of respondents agreed that doctors who promote "remedies" such as "esoteric breast massage" should be investigated.<ref name="bizarre"/>