Last week FactNet summarized reports about the Millers'
"Family Systems Research Group" at: http://factnet.org/?p=89
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"Gentle Wind changes direction?"

[…] Last summer Gentle Wind was effectively shut down — at least in
its home state — by Maine's attorney general. As part of the consent
decree, the cult's founders were forbidden from making false claims
about its so-called healing instruments — claims that even the
Millers admitted were totally false:

[T]he directors of the Gentle Wind Project admitted that they made
false claims about their products, which they said could cure
anything from alcoholism to paralysis. They admitted making false
claims on their Web site, at public appearances and in written
literature that the instruments had been scientifically proven to be
effective.

Gentle Wind also dropped a lawsuit against the Bergins, and agreed
to reimburse them for the "donations" they had made to the cult over
the years. In fact Gentle Wind has lost every one of the (many)
lawsuits it brought against its (many) critics.

So has Gentle Wind been blown away?

Not exactly. In the wake of the Maine lawsuit, the cult vowed
to "continue its efforts" in the 49 other states, and also around
the world. It immediately set up a new Web site, with an alleged
physical address in Sparks, Nevada, that repeated at least some of
the false claims forbidden by Maine's AG. The site, however, also
claimed that Gentle Wind had morphed into an "all new, all volunteer
organization. We are not a non-profit nor are we a profit making
company. We do not accept donations or payment in any form. We are a
group of people who want to make the world a better, easier place."

Turns out this was a feint.

Gentle Wind has in reality been reincarnated as the Family Systems
Research Group (FSRG), whose motto is "Engineering for the Human
Spirit." FSRG claims to be:

"... a research and consultation company that offers services and
products aimed at aligning and balancing the human consciousness.
For more than 25 years, FSRG staff have studied the human
consciousness from an energetic perspective. We have sought to
develop energetic solutions to emotional imbalances utilizing many
of the principles found in Tibetan medicine including the concept of
the meridian system, basic to acupuncture and acupressure. FSRG
offers both individual consultation services and alignment
instruments."

[…] In its brochure, FSRG is brazenly forthcoming about its links to
Gentle Wind:

"If you are familiar with The Gentle Wind Project technology, you
may know that GWP technology was designed to work on the damaging
effects of the hurts and wounds on the energetic structure. The
structure is the context in which the energy patterns are held. The
idea behind the technology is that if the damaged structure can be
repaired, the person's system can be restored to balance. For a
large number of people, The Gentle Wind technology has proven to be
successful."

"The work of Family Systems Research Group picks up where the GWP
technology leaves off. While the Gentle Wind technology works on the
structure, the context in which energy patterns are held, Family
Systems is working on both the context and the content of the energy
patterns."

FSRG also notes that "a portion of each fee goes directly to the
work of The Gentle Wind Project," and claims to donate its "trauma
technology" to everyone from cancer patients to Tsunami survivors.
All the cash, however, goes straight into the Millers'
pockets "research."

This is a summary extract from the full article as it appeared on
Disinterested Pary, Feb 22, 2007

Full Article here:
http://www.disinterestedparty.com/archives/2007/02/gentle_wind_cha.ht
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