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The following is an article from Healing Path Magazine written by Steve Johnson:

Article by Steven Johnson 
Healing Path Magazine
November/December 2003

Good Vibrations!
THP Staff Writers

Readers first saw this strange machine advertised on our back cover in the July/August issue. Then, we published an article about it in our Sept/Oct issue. It is the Vibrational Integration Bio-Photonic Energizer, or VIBE machine.

The testimonials on the manufacturer's Web site and the first-person stories we're hearing are all so positive and impressive that we decided we'd look beneath the surface to find more of the story and the human interest behind each one.

First, we spoke with a woman in Louisville who prefers to remain anonymous, but she was happy to tell us her story. Some six years ago, she was injured in a car accident and suffered whiplash, spinal effects and some brain damage. She had undergone shamanic and soul-retrieval work with Gwilda Wiyaka, owner of True Nature Center for Healing in Longmont. "I was experiencing a lot of turmoil in my life," she said. She described symptoms similar to anxiety attacks. Gwilda, whose appointment schedule was full, referred her to the VIBE machine "... in order to help her raise her frequency with the intent that she increase her personal boundaries until we could get together."

The woman was skeptical about using a machine but decided to go ahead. After her first short session, she reported, "I was absolutely exhausted from the first session. I felt happier and calmer and more confident with the situations that were causing turmoil in my life." She also noted that the pain in her skull "flared up like it had in the car accident," an effect that lasted about two hours. Later, after her second session, she experienced a delightfully unexpected result. Because of the car accident, she had difficulty reading, often skipping lines and not remembering the names of characters after turning the page. Suddenly, she could read more easily and quickly, saying, "I am able to track lines much better." She adds that she plans to take more sessions and to send some friends in for sessions with the device.

The VIBE machine, in simple terms, is an array of tubes filled with various special gases, hooked to a Tesla coil. Together, they generate an electromagnetic field that bathes an individual in beneficial frequencies, vibrations and magnetic resonances. It emits a slight buzzing noise, and the tubes glow with a variety of colors.

Invented by Gene Koonce of Greeley, it is an extension of the work originally pioneered by Lahovsky and, later, Rife. It has long been the theory among healers using sound and light that by bathing a body, or an organ, in the correct frequency spectrum, a diseased organ would then function again at its proper frequency, restoring it to health. Koonce emphasizes that the VIBE machine produces effects mostly upon the water molecules in the body, restructuring them into clear crystalline-like structures similar to photos seen with the work of Dr. Emoto of Japan (see the May/June 2002 issue of The Healing Path). For this reason, he emphasizes that individuals undergoing sessions with the machine drink plenty of water beforehand.

We also spoke with a Fort Collins woman who, in her late forties, had been experiencing

digestive difficulties and gall bladder problems. She spoke of pain, tightness, gas and the fact that a variety of medical tests had come up with nothing. She then tried natural remedies including eating less, doing cleansing diets, fasting, herbs and supplements. These were helpful, but not completely effective. Then she tried the VIBE machine. She was delighted when, after three sessions, she was pain-free for the first time in three years and was able to go on vacation "without worrying about what I was eating."

This woman has had nine sessions, increasing her exposure time from two minutes up to nine minutes. "I'm not 100% cured," she says, "but I'm pain-free." She also noted that her sleep patterns had improved. "I don't wake up tired anymore," she says, and adds, "I have a lot more energy now than I've had in years. I love it and I plan to continue!"


Desiree Greeno of Greeley also experienced better sleep patterns after using the VIBE machine. She had suffered from depression and had been on medications for over 10 years, including a daily 20mg. dosage of Prozac for the last two years. She is now in her mid-thirties. After her first session with the VIBE machine, she felt better and has stopped taking the medication. "I handle situations a lot better now. I think the machine is a wonderful thing," she exclaimed. She used to be shy in social situations, she said, "but now I can strike up conversations, even with strangers." She says she sleeps much better now, and her energy is "way up." She also noted that she is a blood donor and says, "I noticed my platelet count has gone way up."

Jenny Garcia uses her legs a lot, spending her days walking the concrete floor of her Tropical Sno shop in Greeley. For the last eight years she has suffered problems with her Achilles tendons and was limping badly. Her knees were beginning to ache too. She tried a program of cortisone shots and spent several weeks in a cast. When these treatments didn't help, she was advised to get surgery. She tried some reflexology and massage treatments, but when these didn't resolve the problem, she reluctantly set up an appointment to arrange the surgery. Then she found out about the VIBE machine from her neighbor, Colleen Fee, a homeopath who also operates a VIBE machine in her Greeley practice, Wind Water Healing Arts.

Jenny tried the VIBE machine, saying, "What did I have to lose?" After one session, her knees stopped hurting. She immediately cancelled her planned surgery. She continued to use VIBE sessions daily and now reports, "it makes me feel good - it energizes me and keeps me going all day." Jenny has also experienced better sleep and says, "I'm relaxed enough now to go to sleep without help from TV or Advil. It makes me feel good. It's a feel-good machine."

Some reports have been less conclusive, but not one we've heard has been negative. One woman we talked to reported that after she started VIBE sessions, she passed a large mass of intestinal parasites that other medical tests, including scope tests, had not detected. However, she was unable to determine if this was the result of the VIBE machine or of a program of essential oils treatments that she had begun at the same time.

The story of Jack Triplett leaves no uncertainties though. Jack had known Gene Koonce, the

VIBE machine inventor, for many years in his job as an auto mechanic. Jack, now 64, was diagnosed with cancer. Surgeons removed his spleen and most of his pancreas. They recommended chemotherapy, but the chemotherapists told Jack they didn't think it would help. The doctors felt he had at most a year to live. They also told him he would never be able to work again.

When Gene heard this, he promptly got Jack to try the VIBE machine. Jack began the sessions three weeks after leaving the hospital. Jack says that it took a week before he noticed any changes, but now he says, "I haven't felt this good for over two years. My energy level is great!" He is confident that some upcoming blood tests will show that his cancer is gone, noting that "someone with cancer can't feel this good!" He sums up his experience with Gene and the VIBE machine by saying, "He saved my life." Jack is now happily back at work, repairing cars.

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