Has Rebirthing ever been authenticated by western university research studies?
Yes. A pupil of Leonard’s did her University Psychology Thesis on Rebirthing in 1983. Her Rebirther was Jim Worsley who was trained by Leonard and an abstract follows. COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OUTCOMES OF REBIRTHING by BEVERLY KAM RUBIN* [*Note from Parvati – now Beverley Worsley] ABSTRACT This is the first known empirical study of rebirthing, a holistic self improvement process. In Experiment 1, 26 subjects were randomly assigned to a Treatment Group or to a no treatment Control Group. Treatment consisted of a Rebirth Training Weekend. Subjects in the Treatment Group showed improvement on the Rotter’s Internal vs External Locus of Control Test, Self Esteem Scale, Affirmation Scale, and Multiple Affect Adjective Checklist when taken one day, two weeks, and six months after the rebirth training weekend. These results are consistant with rebirthing proponent’s claims of increased ability to be the locus of control in one’s life, increased self?esteem, increased positive th
