PaidaLajin Self-Healing

By Hongchi Xiao
 Acknowledgments

This work is dedicated to my family, friends, volunteers and team members who
have been supportive all along, particularly during tough times; to people across
the world who are open to the idea of self-healing with PaidaLajin.
My special thanks go to Ellen Zhang who helped edit the Chinese manuscript
and translated it into English.

Special Statement

PaidaLajin (slapping and stretching exercises) are not medical treatments. They
are self-healing exercises available to everyone, just like yoga and T’ai Chi, and
are simpler and easier to learn.
The efficacies described in the book are self-healing effects, not the results of
medical treatment. People who voluntarily practice PaidaLajin benefit
enormously. For those who disbelieve self-healing and believe in medicine,
please seek professional medical service when sick.
Decide whether to apply these self-healing methods at your own discretion, and
bear all the consequences arising from it. Self-healing with PaidaLajin is not
intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or
treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health
provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never
disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of the
information provided herein.
This publication contains the opinions and ideas of its author. It is intended to
provide helpful and informative material on the subject matter covered. The
author and publisher specifically disclaim any responsibility for any liability,
loss or risk, personal or otherwise, which is incurred as a consequence, directly
or indirectly, of the use and application of any of the contents of this book.
This Special Statement prevails where ambiguity arises.

Table of Contents
PREFACE: CAN I REALLY HEAL MYSELF?

CHAPTER I SEVEN CRITERIA AND MAIN CONCEPTS OF SELF-HEALING

What is a “self-healing” method?
Seven criteria of self-healing
What is PaidaLajin?
Main concepts of self-healing with PaidaLajin
Ignore the disease name
Complex diseases
“Carpet bombing” and “anti-virus mechanism”
Pain and “pain medicine”
Healing reactions
Healing reactions according to TCM
Healing reactions according to Taoism
How to deal with healing reactions during PaidaLajin?
Why are smooth flowing meridians the best nourishment?
“Treating diseases” and “treating fate”

CHAPTER II THEORIES OF SELF-HEALING WITH PAIDALAJIN

PaidaLajin from the perspective of Chinese medicine
Differences between PaidaLajin and other TCM therapies
PaidaLajin from the perspectives of science and Western medicine
I Vibrations produced by PaidaLajin
 II Biochemical changes produced during PaidaLajin
III Electromagnetic changes produced during PaidaLajin
IV Energy boosted during PaidaLajin
V Clinical explanations of PaidaLajin
1. PaidaLajin brings Sha, swelling and elongated tendons.
2. PaidaLajin stimulates the body to produce stem cells.
3. PaidaLajin increases body temperature.
Conclusion

CHAPTER III PAIDALAJIN SELF-HEALING METHOD

Section I Paida
What is Paida?
How does Paida work?
How are hands and tools used in Paida?
Why do we Paida with hands and tools alternately?
How to determine the intensity of Paida?
Body parts for Paida and Paida sequence
1. Universal regions and the head
2. Sequence of Paida for health preservation
Self-help Paida and mutual Paida
1. Principles of self-help Paida
2. Principles of mutual Paida
Will we be affected by negative energy during mutual Paida?
Paida duration and intensity
A few things to note about Paida
Prohibitions
Section II Sha and self-healing
What is “Sha”?
Four types of toxins in “Sha”
Self-diagnosis according to colors of Sha
Are blood vessels broken when Sha appears?
“Sha”, Qi and blood
Is Sha in Paida the same as bruises in a fight or an accident?
What should be done when Sha appears during Paida?
Will Sha re-enter circulation and lead to stroke and heart attack?
Section III Lajin
What is Lajin?
How does Lajin work?
How do I detect Jin-Suo?
What are the signs and symptoms of Jin-Suo?
What problems are related to Jin-Suo?
Seven common Lajin postures and their effects
1. Lajin in reclining posture
2. Lajin in squatting posture
3. Lajin on a stand board
4. Lajin in standing posture
5. Lajin in Y-shape posture
6. Neck Lajin
7. Lajin during sleep
Will Lajin cause damage to tendons and muscles?
Lajin duration and intensity
A few things to note about Lajin
 Section IV General principles of PaidaLajin
What kind of people can benefit from PaidaLajin?
Duration and frequency of PaidaLajin
When is a better time to practice PaidaLajin?
Can PaidaLajin be practiced in winter, the season for preserving energy?
Is PaidaLajin suitable for elderly people, gravely ill patients, and those weak in Qi?
Can PaidaLajin kill bacteria and cure cancer?
Will PaidaLajin lead to spread of bacteria and cancer cells?
Advice for PaidaLajin promoters

CHAPTER IV RECOMMENDED PAIDALAJIN REGIMES

Section I Acute symptoms
Duration
Specific emergencies
Reminders
Section II Common illnesses
I Common joint pains
II Common organ pains
III Cold-induced fever, fatigue, headache and coughing
IV Problems with five sense organs
V Skin diseases
VI Gynecological disorders
VII Pediatric diseases
VIII Chronic diseases
IX Rare and critical diseases
Section III Specific illnesses
I Discomforts during pregnancy and after childbirth
II Heart disease
III Diabetes and hypertension
IV Alzheimer’s disease
V Prostate and urinary disorders
VI Breast cancer and mammary gland hyperplasia
VII Stroke-induced paralysis
VIII Nephritis, kidney failure and kidney dialysis
IX Depression and other mental disorders
X Skin, weight, height and other beauty problems
XI Sexual dysfunction
XII Autism

CHAPTER V PAIDALAJIN SELF-HEALING WORKSHOP

Reasons for better effect at the workshop
(Post-) workshop reports
Effective rates of PaidaLajin on patients with diabetes and hypertension (2010)
Post-workshop survey report (2011)
A preliminary report on PaidaLajin clinical research workshop (2015)
Clinical report of two Parkinson’s patients during and after Indian workshop (2015)

CHAPTER VI TESTIMONIALS
I Paida saved a dizzy, hypertensive patient on a train
II Paida healed a 3-year-old with high fever-induced convulsion
III Paida on a breast
IV Testimonials from Soweto Old Age Home in South Africa
 V Spine and knee pains healed with PaidaLajin, quit smoking during workshop
VI An 86-year-old patient with terminal prostate cancer healed with Paida
VII How to shake off doubts and the doctor’s “spell”

CHAPTER VII ON DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PRESERVATION

Huang Di Nei Jing on healthy living
Why are the spleen and kidneys essential to health and longevity?
How are the spleen and stomach damaged?
How can I nourish the spleen and stomach?
I Eat staple food
II Eat less
III Go vegetarian
IV Eat warm food and stay warm
How to fast?
Why drink less water?
Why shouldn’t I take supplements?
Why do both men and women suffer from kidney deficiency?
Why does kidney deficiency induce a woman’s mood swings?
How can I boost my energy?
I PaidaLajin
II Waist Swirling
III Tie Qiang Gong
IV Wall Hitting
V Zen Jogging
VI Breathing Exercise
VII Meditation
How to get rid of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)?

CHAPTER VIII WHY DO SOME PEOPLE SELF-HEAL FASTER WITH PAIDALAJIN, SOME
NOT?

CHAPTER IX FAQS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

CONTACT US
Preface: Can I really heal myself?
People think it is the doctor’s business to treat and cure illnesses. The medical
industry puts enormous social resources in the downstream of a person’s life.
Doctors are busy rescuing “drowning” patients in the river flood, while ignoring
soil and water conservation in the upper reaches of the river.
Instead of repeating the same old story, we hope that humanity can solve health
problems earlier rather than later. Is there a philosophy and a method to achieve
this goal?
Well, God has given us something, but we have long abandoned it. However, it
has existed in human life and culture like an ancient seed lying dormant for
millennia, awaiting to come up. This seed is our innate self-healing mechanism.
In fact, we humans are the only species on earth that gives up on self-healing,
while plants and other creatures live and multiply thanks to their self-healing
power. The divisions in medical science and treatment, and the medical industry
are products of modern civilization.
Did our Creator proclaim that an average person is a worse healer than a doctor?
Well, many ordinary people have discovered their own huge potential in
preventing and self-healing diseases with PaidaLajin.
PaidaLajin is a method that activates the self-healing mechanism in us. It is not
a medical therapy, but includes slapping and stretching exercises that are simpler
than yoga and T’ai Chi. Almost everyone can learn them in a few minutes.
PaidaLajin is an amazing way to prevent, diagnose and heal diseases. It is
practiced mostly by individuals and families, rather than by doctors or hospitals.
It reclaims our human nature, and manifests the divine in us. Thanks to our
Creator, now the seed is growing.
The universal values of PaidaLajin are derived from our ancient outlook on the
universe and healthcare: Positive energy inside the body wards off evils. And its
philosophy can be traced back to ancient Chinese classics Huang Di Nei Jing
and Tao Te Ching.
Thanks to its simple and effective nature, PaidaLajin has spread to over 50
countries and territories over the past six years. Tens of millions of people of
different skin colors, religious beliefs (including Buddhism, Christianity, Islam,
and Hinduism) and social backgrounds are practicing and benefiting from
PaidaLajin. The testimonials on my blog and PaidaLajin websites come from
people across the world who have relieved or self-healed various pains, cancer,
stroke, diabetes, psoriasis, depression, hypertension, heart disease, uterine
fibroids, and many other illnesses. And I have never heard of some of the disease
names.
For sure, the healing effect is the most incredible thing about PaidaLajin.
Efficacy does not rely on personal judgment; it should be supported with facts
and data. Am I exaggerating the effect of PaidaLajin? The most conservative
estimate is: Practicing PaidaLajin helps prevent and self-heal 50% of the
illnesses. It comes from our statistics over the past six years. And we have
worked with a prestigious diabetes research center in India in strict accordance
with standards of Western medicine. The medical experts’ clinical report shows
that PaidaLajin can indeed prevent illnesses, improve health, enthusiasm and
energy level; it has good curative effect on Type I and II diabetes, hypertension,
heart disease, Parkinson’s disease and other chronic diseases. It is even better
effect on relieving such pains as lower back and leg pain.
In August 2011, we conducted post-workshop telephone interviews, and the
results are as follows: The effective rates of PaidaLajin in healing diabetes,
hypertension and lower back and leg pains were over 86%. For those who
stopped medication and practiced PaidaLajin, 93% reported better health than
when they were under medication; the remaining 7% maintained the same health
condition as when they were under medication, which was an improvement in
itself.
In December 2015, we conducted end-of-workshop and post-workshop surveys,
and found that during the workshop, over 90% of the participants improved
diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, neck, shoulder, back, waist and legs pains.
Back at home, their health condition was significantly better than before the
workshop, whether they continued to practice PaidaLajin or not. 84% of those
who continued the practice felt the most obvious improvements. And over 62%
of those under medication stopped it after the workshop.
PaidaLajin has proven more effective than Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
(CPR) in relieving acute heart attack. Its effective rate is over 80% in relieving
non-bleeding acute symptoms, such as cold, fever, cramps, headache, motion
sickness, menstrual pain, acute gastroenteritis, acute heart attack, acute sports
injuries, etc.
If these self-help exercises can indeed produce much better healing effects than
medical intervention, why should we hide this fact? All those who support self-
healing with PaidaLajin have one thing in common: They have personally
practiced it. And we welcome anyone, any institution and country to test its
efficacy in strict accordance with medical standards.
Some people are judgmental of PaidaLajin based on certain medical theories
and standards. However, when our clinical studies validated the efficacy of
PaidaLajin, we heard voices of doubt from medical experts and media
coverages. Is it scientific to hasten to conclusions without actual investigation
and experiment? As we continue to publish statistical data and numerous
testimonials, the message of self-healing seems to be lost in the media, medical
and scientific worlds. Curiosity drives us to discover the truth, doesn’t it?
Fortunately, we live in an Internet age, a time when healthcare information is no
longer monopolized. People can easily learn and practice PaidaLajin, and test its
efficacy in hospital checkups. And wearable devices enable people to test it on
their own. Now, ordinary people are empowered to do what doctors, scientists
and reporters are reluctant to do. Attracted by the obvious benefits of low cost
and good self-healing effects, more and more people around the world are
practicing and sharing PaidaLajin. And it will have a profound impact on the
health care industry. Just like how online shopping changed traditional business,
I believe online self-healing will transform traditional medical industry.
Technological breakthroughs contribute to social progress. For instance, steam
engine drove the industrial revolution. If there are no breakthroughs in the
philosophy and method of disease prevention and healing, it is not revolutionary;
if a method cannot be popularized on a large scale, it does not have universal
appeal. PaidaLajin is a revolutionary method that leads people back to self-
healing.
PaidaLajin marks a revival, rather than a revolution. The Renaissance and the
industrial revolution brought the glory of Western medicine; and the popularity
of self-healing with PaidaLajin is the result of reviving Chinese culture and
revolutionary information technology. However, the revolutionary PaidaLajin
does not target an external enemy, for the enemy is the outdated thinking in the
human mind.
Being super-simple, PaidaLajin can be learnt by men and women, young and
old, in just a few minutes. It transcends the mystery and complexity of medical
practices, yoga, T’ai Chi, Qi Gong, and other therapies. PaidaLajin can benefit
humanity just because it is a non-medical therapy, a set of exercises, a way of
life, and a way of thinking.
Self-healing with PaidaLajin is fast becoming the trend of our times. This is not
wishful thinking. People are making conscious efforts to balance a life
dominated by excessive medical industrialization. And it will change our
thinking in medicare, and transform the medical industry into health industry.
In addition to PaidaLajin, we also practice meditation, another non-medical
therapy. At our self-healing workshop, we meditate twice a day, once in the
morning and once in the evening. PaidaLajin and meditation go together very
well. Both are internal cleansing that needs to be personally experienced.
PaidaLajin is more focused on physical healing, and meditation is more
concerned with spiritual enlightenment and liberation.
Most people are still troubled by physicaldiscomforts — they have problems
eating, sleeping and pooping, they feel pains in the body, and they are tortured
by blood pressure and blood glucose levels. How can they possibly meditate?
When people practice PaidaLajin to self-heal physical problems, they will
gradually become aware that the diseases originate from the Heart. And they will
naturally advance to spiritual healing.
Our body, Heart and soul are an integral whole. PaidaLajin improves our
physical health; it naturally enhances the quality of meditation and leads to
spiritual ascension. Theoretically, everyone knows that the simplest way is the
truest. However, you need to know and practice a simple and effective method to
walk the way to truth. Otherwise, if you rely on external help and pursuits, even
the God or Buddha cannot save you.

Hongchi Xiao
February 5, 2016
Chapter I Seven Criteria and Main Concepts of Self-
Healing
What is a “self-healing” method?
The inherent ability in the human body as well as in plants and animals to repair
and heal itself is the self-healing power. And a method that mobilizes this power
is a self-healing method.
Our self-healing power is an original creation of God, or the Creator. It is a
precious gift bestowed to us. The immune and self-reparatory functions are part
of our self-healing power. It enables the body to produce in vivo various
biochemical substances according to the person’s specific needs, thus self-
healing diseases. These biochemical substances can be referred to as
“endogenous medicine” or “organic medicine” without any side effects.
Everyone is entitled the right to self-heal. Very often, we are deprived of the
right without knowing it. In the long run, we could totally forget this innate
human right. To make us forget it more thoroughly, humanity has legal
provisions that hand over our right to self-heal to doctors and pharmaceutical
companies. By contrast, plants and animals continue to live following the law of
nature. When they get sick, they self-heal by their instinct. Whereas humans are
degrading and degenerating the civilized way, and gradually losing our natural
instincts.
Hippocrates, Father of Western medicine, repeatedly stressed that the body
contains within itself the power to re-balance and heal itself. The duty of a
doctor is to try as much as possible to mobilize this power, and not to take its
place. This is an ancient interpretation of self-healing.
Seven criteria of self-healing
There have been various self-healing methods in human history. Yoga, T’ai Chi,
meditation and modern sports are regular self-healing methods.
The self-healing methods we promote follow the teachings in Huang Di Nei
Jing(simplified Chinese: 黄帝内经 ; traditional Chinese: ⿈帝內經 ; pinyin:
huáng dì nèi jīng), also known as The Yellow Emperor’s Canon of Internal
Medicine. It is an ancient Chinese medical text that has been treated as the
fundamental doctrinal source for Chinese medicine for more than two millennia.
Huang Di Nei Jing advocates “nursing the Heart as the top priority, followed by
external treatment and dietary therapies, and using medication as the last resort”.
We believe that by following these principles, everyone will be able to self-heal.
Note that “heart” refers to the physical organ; whereas “Heart” refers to the
intangible system in a human that feels.
Then comes the question of “how”. How to nurse the Heart? How to choose an
external therapy? A healing method that is too complex, has a limited
application scope and obvious side effects, or does not have desired efficacy,
will not be widely received among the public.
Over the years, my search for traditional healing methods took me on many
journeys. Through learning and repeated practice, not only have I found some
simple and effective methods, I have also summed up seven criteria, where only
by fulfilling these criteria can a healing method be readily embraced by and
benefit the vast majority of people. The criteria are as follows:
DIY: It should be a self-help exercise accessible to all, for enhancing overall
health and curing diseases. This is epoch-making, for medical services and most
natural therapies rely on the work of health and medical professionals.
Effective: Its effectiveness should be beyond doubt superior than that of
mainstream medical practices. This is the greatest motivation for people;
otherwise, why should they practice it?
Simple: It should be simple enough to be mastered by most people in just one
minute or a few minutes. Otherwise, it cannot transcend racial, language,
religious and other barriers and spread all over the world.
Safe: It should have no side effects.
Universally applicable: It should be effective in self-healing most physical and
mental disorders as categorized in modern medicine, including common
illnesses, acute, chronic, critical and rare diseases.
Low-cost or even no cost: It should be low cost or even no cost, so that
ordinary people and even the poorest families can afford it, thus saving huge
medical expenses for individuals, families, organizations and nations.
Organic: It should not rely on any medicine or medical appliances, thus
avoiding contamination of the human body and Mother Nature, and waste of
energy and resources.
At first glance, it can seem an impossible task to find a healing method that
fulfils all these criteria. Fortunately, not only have we found such methods, we
have been spreading them rapidly across the world. They are non-medical
methods selected from countless natural therapies—Paida and Lajin (slapping
and stretching exercises, hereinafter referred to as PaidaLajin when mentioned
together). They are not my inventions, but are folk, secret therapies practiced in
China for millennia. Their theories originated from ancient Chinese classics
Huang Di Nei Jing and Tao Te Ching. In fact, different variations of slapping
and stretching exercises can be found throughout the ages and across the world.
We have all clapped our hands and stretched our limbs, haven’t we?
I believe that the right way to healing should be most direct, simple and
accessible. Bound by deep-rooted perceptions of being cared for by
professionals and health care system, people may have long turned a blind eye to
the obvious right way—to empower their innate self-healing mechanism to do its
job. I nonetheless believe that it is meant to be manifested through the simplest
PaidaLajin.
It has been a great challenge to promote secret therapies since the ancient times.
It is even more so when healing practices are legally defined and restricted, for it
can affect too many interests and cultural conventions. Fortunately, now is the
Internet era. What used to be easily ignored or denied by experts can now be
verified by thousands and millions of people thanks to the power of the Internet.
We see the light of dawn, for everyone can practice and test the effect of
PaidaLajin.
What is PaidaLajin?
Paida: To use hands and/or tools to repeatedly slap on parts of and the entire
body at a tolerable intensity, in order to enable smooth energy flow in meridians
(energy channels in the body that are connected to their respective organs). You
can do it on your own, with or for others.
Paida is also a natural diagnostic method. In ancient times, it was called “Diao
Shang (revealing old injuries)”, i.e. slapping to reveal and heal the injuries and
diseases in the body. Where there is no health problem, nothing will be revealed.
Lajin: To stretch the limbs and joints of the body with very simple methods, to
make the bones in place and tendons flexible, and to enable smooth energy flow
in meridians. The most effective and also the most often used method is Lajin in
reclining posture, i.e. stretching on a specially made Lajin bench with one leg
raised up (See Chapter III Section 3 Seven common Lajin postures and their
effects).
Paida and Lajin are much simpler than the popular yoga and T’ai Chi. Practicing
PaidaLajin boosts Qi (vital life energy) and blood flow, and enhances the self-
healing power. With better Qi and blood flow, we may feel “discomforts” at the
blockages in the meridians, including pain, soreness, numbness, and swelling
sensation. Diseases are self-healed during the process of overcoming such
“discomforts”. Diagnostic, treatment, disease prevention and anti-aging effects
are achieved—blockages in the meridians are unblocked, the flow of Qi and
blood is boosted, immunity is enhanced, diseases are self-healed and life
expectancy is lengthened.
Paida and Lajin are not medical treatments as defined in modern medicine; they
are health maintenance and self-healing methods that can be practiced by
everyone. Once we think out of the box of “medical intervention”, we will find
that these non-medical methods can be used to prevent, diagnose and self-heal
many so-called “incurable” diseases for medical professionals. This has been
repeatedly proven true by millions of people over the past five years, and we
have online and offline statistics and clinical reports provided by medical
institutions to support this claim.
We do not need to cover up the efficacy of PaidaLajin, simply to be in line with
some people’s ignorance and prejudice. The natural law does not specify that a
doctor heals better than the patient himself. In fact, the medical profession has
only existed for several hundred years, much shorter than the history of the
human race.
Fortunately for us, PaidaLajin has an advantage that is the target of love and
hate: The effects of PaidaLajin can be measured by medical devices according
to medical standards. With the popularity of smart wearable devices, more and
more people will be able to measure the changes in their body. Eventually,
backed with big data, we will be able to announce to the entire world that
PaidaLajin can effectively help prevent, diagnose and self-heal many diseases.
PaidaLajin does not threaten to replace mainstream medicine or other natural
therapies. It can make up for their shortcomings, though. Together, mainstream
medicine, PaidaLajin and other natural therapies can resolve the medical and
aging crises in today’s world.
To avoid ambiguity, I hereby declare that the efficacies of PaidaLajin in healing
pains, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and Parkinson’s disease described in
the book are the results of checkups conducted by medical institutions in
accordance with medical standards. Efficacies of PaidaLajin in healing other
diseases are based on testimonials from thousands and millions of people who
practice it. These can also be verified by medical institutions.
There are many great therapies in the world, but most of them cannot be learnt in
a few minutes. A therapy that is simple but costly, and does not deliver good
efficacy cannot be popularized on a large scale. Therapies including acupuncture
and medication are too complex to learn for an ordinary person, and they are
medical practices that require licenced professionals to execute. As a result, it is
a greater challenge to popularize them.
The advantages of PaidaLajin are: Everyone can practice them, they deliver
good efficacies and can be readily shared with others. But the obvious drawback
of PaidaLajin is also the amazing healing effect. It can seem too good to be true
in some people’s eyes. Or they may think that we are exaggerating it. As people
are used to the complexity of things, the simplest PaidaLajin can seem so
different from mainstream education. Self-healing with PaidaLajin also involves
change of mind and way of life, which is a greater challenge for people.
On the one hand, humanity seems helpless when faced with lower back and leg
pains, diabetes, hypertension, heart and other diseases; On the other hand, we
have already found the solution to these problems, however, experts are
dismissive of such amazing self-healing methods, and would rather spend
billions of dollars on medical services and researches that are going in the wrong
direction. It is like going out to beg for food when you have much food at home.
This is a mystery of this age.
All those who support self-healing with PaidaLajin have one thing in common:
They have come to the conclusion after personal practice. The efficacies and
cost-effectiveness of patients healing diseases on their own or for each other are
far better than those of medical professionals. This is another mystery of this
age.
Am I exaggerating the effect of PaidaLajin? Well, what can I say? We welcome
any individual, organization and nation to check the effect of PaidaLajin in strict
accordance with medical standards.
The truest way is the simplest. Anyone can easily access it. Practice PaidaLajin
yourself, and you will know it.
Main concepts of self-healing with PaidaLajin
Ignore the disease name
This is the primary term we use to interpret PaidaLajin, and it is also one of the
secrets to the success of self-healing we advocate. A person with an
understanding of this concept will not bluntly ask questions like “Where should I
slap to heal ××× disease?” Instead, he/she will do PaidaLajin systematically, and
not just focus on slapping a certain part of the body or healing a particular
disease.
Regardless of what disease a person has, he/she must first ignore its name.
Please note that it is the name that should be ignored, not the disease itself. A
disease name is just the tip of an iceberg; there are likely other, more severe
underlying diseases that even doctors and patients themselves are unaware of.
Disease names are only labels affixed in modern medicine using existing
measures based on known pathological indicators and statistics, yet these labels
do not necessarily identify the actual diseases. A set of symptoms, or a disease
with a particular name, may have different contributing causes. Dispensing
prescriptions based solely on a disease name with no regard to its causes may
worsen the condition.
Disease names can be very misleading. Here, I will use two very common ones
—diabetes and hypertension—to exemplify my point.
Diabetes is misleading due to the use of blood glucose level. Your doctor tells
you that you are diabetic and should take hypoglycemic drugs, and if your blood
sugar is not under control, it can easily lead to heart problems, even glaucoma
(an eye disease) in severe cases. This is the kind of knowledge taught in medical
schools all along.
However, it has turned the causality upside down. By practicing PaidaLajin, we
have learned that in all diabetics, Sha (colorful toxic waste that comes out during
Paida, see also CHAPTER III Section II Sha and self-healing) will appear
when the inner elbows are slapped (Heart and Pericardium Meridians run along
the inner elbows). This signals that they already have heart problems but are
unaware. When these people practice Lajin in reclining posture, they will feel
pain at the root of the thighs and the back of the knees, which indicates that the
Liver, Spleen, Kidney, and Urinary Bladder Meridians are all blocked, i.e. the
corresponding organs all have problems. Problems with these organs are the real
causes of diabetes.
Further investigation reveals that all diabetics suffer from emotional disorders, to
varying degrees, such as tension, anxiety and depression. Such emotional
turmoil leads to endocrine disorders. Let alone adults, most teenage students are
stressed out before sitting for a major exam, thus suffering endocrine disorders
and abnormal blood glucose levels.
In short, diabetes is caused by endocrine disorders, which is related to the Heart,
i.e. a condition due to emotional problems. Some people are overly obsessed
with money, power, social status or their children, and these obsessions make
them tense and anxious all the time; some people eat and drink too well, too
much. How can the endocrine system function well?
If hypoglycemic drugs are taken without taking into account the causes, it will
further damage the functions of the heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and pancreas.
As a matter of fact, doctors and patients themselves are aware of the negative
effects of medication. Drug descriptions clearly state that they are damaging to
the heart, liver, spleen, kidney and other internal organs. Once the internal
organs are damaged, the limbs and sensory organs will be affected. According to
Chinese medicine, the Liver opens into the eyes. As long as the liver is
functioning normally, the eyes will be healthy as well. Taking drugs or injecting
insulin will damage the liver and lead to such eye problems as glaucoma and
retinal detachment. Many diabetics take medicine as prescribed and end up with
eye and internal organ problems. When the condition worsens, their feet will
ulcerate and they could even end up being amputated.
To cure diabetes, we must not be misled by its name, but should instead identify
the real causes. Diabetics should first be happy and self-assured, and learn to let
go; and practice PaidaLajin to unblock the Heart, Liver, Spleen, Kidney and
Urinary Bladder Meridians. When the internal organs are functioning well, the
blood glucose level will return to normal.
Another good example is hypertension. To doctors and patients of hypertension,
it is natural that antihypertensive drugs be taken to control blood pressure. The
relationship between blood pressure and the heart, liver, spleen, kidney and other
organs are simply ignored. As a result, the body’s internal organs are often
damaged by the drugs taken.
Almost all antihypertensive drugs are diuretics that could weaken the functions
of the kidneys. This will firstly lead to lowered libido, declined sexual function,
prostate disorders and such urinary disorders as frequent and involuntary
urination, etc.; Secondly, it will lead to insomnia, tinnitus, hearing loss, hair loss,
bone loss, Alzheimer’s disease, and shortened lifespan; in addition, western
medicine is acidic, and the acidity will destroy the tissues of blood vessel walls,
causing blood vessel ruptures that could lead to stroke and heart disease.
The cause and effect mentioned above could be hard to grasp with only
knowledge of Western medicine; however, it is clearly stated in the theory of
Chinese medicine that “the Kidney governs the bones; its health is shown in the
hair; it opens into the ears; and it controls memory, the urinary and excretory
functions, and governs natural lifespan (how long a person is supposed to live).”
The blood pressure will return to normal as long as the Heart, Liver, Spleen and
Kidney Meridians are cleared of blockages.
In effect, there is no definitive standard for “normal” blood pressure; it relates to
a person’s age, physique and many other factors. It changes from day to day, and
fluctuates with the person’s mood and activities. Taking antihypertensive drugs
inevitably induces more disorders, such as eye, liver, kidney, and stomach
problems, and even more drugs will be needed to treat these new diseases. Many
hypertensive patients die after years of medication, yet it is found that their
deaths are not caused by high blood pressure. In this sense, the name
“hypertension” is quite misleading.
All diseases with known names are so labeled according to identification and
classification of modern medicine based on known standards, using known
measures. And no matter how accurate the diagnoses of modern medicine or
medical appliances are, there are still realms of the complex human body where
their diagnoses and treatments are yet to cover holistically. The key to curing a
disease is not in knowing the name, but rather in locating the root causes.
We advocate “ignoring the disease name”, in order that you can ignore the name
of a disease, not the disease itself. It also reminds us that there are many diseases
behind one particularly labeled disease. The names “diabetes” and
“hypertension” imply that there is an underlying group of other diseases, and this
phenomenon is referred to as “Complex Diseases”. All diseases are complex
diseases, i.e. a complex of many diseases.
A disease indicates the blockade of many meridians, and its causes are also
varied. We should be cautious not to leave out any blocked meridian, or be
misled by a particular indicator or disease name; instead, we should strive for
holistic health enhancement. We should try to unblock all blocked meridians and
not just one of them. In fact, the only real healing is holistic healing; targeting a
particular disease or a part of the body and ignoring the whole is always inviting
endless trouble. PaidaLajin should be practiced on all parts of the body in a
“carpet bombing” manner, so as to activate our internal “anti-virus mechanism”,
i.e. the self-healing power, to clear away all diseases in the body.
 Complex diseases
It relates to “ignore-the-disease-name” concept. People seldom have only one
illness; there are always a greater number of health risks and unknown diseases
behind known ones. Moreover, these diseases are interrelated, and the symptoms
are causes and effects of each other. All known and unknown diseases and
symptoms put together are called “complex diseases”.
In effect, all diseases are complex. Even such common ailments as cold, fever
and coughing are complex diseases. They relate to the immune system, which is
in turn related to the heart, lungs, liver, spleen and kidneys. Chronic diseases
such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, liver and kidney disorders, cancer,
etc. are without doubt complex diseases, i.e. they are manifestations of the
malfunctioning of all internal organs.
Since diseases are invariably complex, we should not focus merely on treating
known diseases and symptoms, but should turn our attention to the underlying
causes. This explains why we keep reminding people to “ignore the disease
name”. We should holistically empower our self-healing mechanism to do its
job, for it is the self-healing power, not anything else, that heals all known and
unknown diseases. The effect of holistic healing goes beyond that of
compartmentalized treatments, for all cells, organs and systems in our body form
an integral whole, and they thrive or wither together.
The best way is to have a thorough search, diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
No therapy or drug in the world is a panacea for all known and unknown
diseases. There are many natural, holistic therapies out there. And we have
specially chosen Paida and Lajin to promote worldwide. It is not only because
they are simple to practice and produce quick, amazing effects, but also because
they do not target a specific disease or symptom, but activate our innate self-
healing power, which diagnoses and treats all diseases in the body. That is to
say, from diagnosis to treatment, Paida and Lajin function holistically. This
explains why Paida and Lajin are so effective in healing complex, chronic
diseases.
Complex diseases may appear complicated, but the fundamental cause is
meridian blockage. Unblocking the blockages heals. And the beauty of Paida
and Lajin is that they can rapidly and effectively unblock the blockages in the
meridians system (a network of energy channels).
People may find it hard to accurately locate meridians and acupoints (also called
“acupuncture points”, i.e. important points along meridians stimulated for
disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment), much more so if they need to
utilize complicated knowledge, drugs, equipment, and procedures—that is why
many tend to give up on self-healing. For ordinary people without specialized
training in medicine, PaidaLajin is the best basic healing practice, and it can be
an advanced therapy that they can dig deeper and discover its full potential.
The efficacy is what really matters. Paida and Lajin may appear simple, yet they
are more effective in healing complex diseases compared with mainstream
medical practices. Many diseases that doctors find no cure are self-healed by
ordinary people using these two unbelievably simple methods. Treating complex
diseases with simple methods is as people always put it, “The truest way is the
simplest.” This is indeed an accurate and concrete interpretation of the “Way
(Tao)”.
And, by self-healing complex diseases, people will gain fresh insights into life
and its health. Their quality of life will be enhanced thanks to improved health
condition. And they will move from physical healing to spiritual healing, and
from health management to life management.

“Carpet bombing” and “anti-virus mechanism”

Originally a military term, “carpet bombing” refers to thorough bombing of each
and every inch of a target. Practicing PaidaLajin in a “carpet bombing” manner
—slapping the entire body from head to toe, and doing Lajin in reclining
posture, gradually stretching each leg up to 30 minutes—clears the body’s 14
main meridians from all directions. This eliminates all known and unknown
diseases holistically, instead of treating each of them according to divisions of
medicine.
PaidaLajin helps to both diagnose and heal diseases: In Paida, Sha, swelling and
pain are great reactions, indicating that meridians running along the slapped
areas are blocked, and that detoxification is in process. Those afraid of the Sha,
swelling and pain of Paida mistake the reward for punishment; In Lajin, the pain
felt during stretching indicates contraction of tendons and ligaments, and
blockages in meridians. Continued stretching will restore the flexibility of
tendons and ligaments, unblock the blocked meridians and heal diseases.
I will use the term “anti-virus mechanism”, to enable people of the modern age
familiar with computers to grasp the concept of self-healing power. Our body
has an innate, invisible anti-virus mechanism, just like an anti-virus software in a
computer. The meridians system in Chinese medicine, and the various systems
in Western medicine, such as immune, nervous, respiratory, and circulatory
systems, are all parts of the body’s anti-virus mechanism.
The invisible can be more crucial than the visible. For instance, the sun and the
moon are visible, but the orbits they travel and the forces that drive them are
invisible. Chinese medicine believes that Qi propels blood flow. Blood is visible;
whereas Qi, the driving force behind blood flow, is invisible to the naked eye.
Now, modern scientific devices have detected the “invisible” Qi and meridians
in the human body.
The wisdom, sensitivity and sophistication of man’s self-healing power go
beyond our knowledge and imagination. Even the best life scientists and medical
professionals are still trying to scratch its surface. It runs in the body’s meridians
in the form of invisible Qi. Once this anti-virus mechanism is activated through
PaidaLajin, it will start to scan the entire body. When Qi finds a blockage or a
problem area, it will lock-in the target and fix it. Pains and diseases are thus
relieved and self-healed. This process is as if launching missiles in “precision
bombing”, or Precise Point Positioning using GPS.
The number of meridians cleared through “carpet bombing” PaidaLajin is not
one but many; the effect is not only localized but in all known and unknown
systems of the body. The activated Qi and blood flow will act as the anti-virus
software. Not only does it detect the “viruses”, it stimulates the body to produce
antibodies against them. Practicing PaidaLajin is like an all-round mobilization
of software and hardware systems in the body. This is why it is described as
“carpet bombing” and “complete virus removal”.
What PaidaLajin does is to dredge meridians. Once the blockages are removed,
Qi and blood will flow normally. Moreover, by practicing PaidaLajin, Yang
energy rises and Yin energy falls. Here, Yang(simplified Chinese: 阳 ; traditional
Chinese: 陽 ; pinyin: yáng) is the same as the character in the Chinese words for
the sun—Tai Yang(simplified Chinese: 太阳 ; traditional Chinese: 太陽 ; pinyin:
tài yang). It is the original energy in the universe; it is the Zheng-Qi described in
Huang Di Nei Jing; and it is the first breath of air that was blown into man
according to Genesis, the Old Testament of the Bible. It plays a vital role in a
person’s health. According to Huang Di Nei Jing, the way to maintain good
health is to “keep Zheng-Qi (Yang energy, positive energy) inside, and evils shall
not enter”. It sums up the true essence of healing in Chinese medicine.
From the perspective of Western medicine, the self-inflicted, minimal “damage”
produced by PaidaLajin stimulates the body’s immune system to secrete stem
cells, insulin, enkephalin, adrenaline and other hormones needed to fight
different diseases.
People are used to treating a disease as an isolated phenomenon, and can be
easily misled by the disease name. They only want to get rid of a disease or a
symptom without being otherwise bothered. Well, this is not the way to cure
diseases.
What should be done then? Remember the analogy of anti-virus mechanism and
practice carpet bombing PaidaLajin. The human body is an integral whole, and
disease treatment should be holistic.
Which meridian normally hurts the most when stretching on a Lajin bench? The
Urinary Bladder Meridian, isn’t it? There is an important acupoint located
behind each knee. It gets blocked quite easily and it hurts a lot when being
stimulated. The Urinary Bladder Meridian runs from head to toe, and is the
largest detoxification channel in our body. Dredging this meridian cures
numerous diseases, such as lower back and leg pains, diabetes, hypertension,
heart disease, liver problems, kidney disorders, prostate disorders, gynecological
disorders, cancer and so on. This is because the Urinary Bladder Meridian links
the head, neck, back, waist and legs. It is connected to all internal organs
hanging inside the torso along the spine, and forms a web of meridians system
with the Spleen, Liver and Kidney Meridians and other main meridians.
When stretching on a Lajin bench, some people can neither straighten the raised
leg, nor can they make the lowered leg touch the ground. They feel excruciating
pain while stretching. This indicates problems with the Urinary Bladder, Liver,
Spleen, and Kidney Meridians and with all internal organs. There are three Yin
meridians (Liver, Spleen, and Kidney Meridians) along the inner side of each
leg. Once these three meridians are cleared of blockages, diabetes, hypertension,
prostate and gynecological disorders will all be cured.
Some people like to slap along the Gall Bladder Meridian on the outer side of
each leg. It is equally important to slap the inner side. Slapping the inner side of
the legs and doing Lajin in reclining posture deliver the most visible benefits for
elderly men who suffer from prostate disorders, whose main symptoms are
urgent, frequent, and incomplete urination. Over 90% of the elderly men have
prostate problems. For a woman, slapping the inner side of the legs and doing
Lajin in reclining posture help relieve almost all gynecological disorders.
“Carpet bombing” Paida will be more thorough detoxification. For instance,
slapping all around the limbs (focusing on one region until Sha appears, and
continuing Paida until Sha disappears) will be even better. Slapping thoroughly
from head to toe, including the head, neck, face, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, breasts,
armpits, groins, belly, buttocks, the back, and the entire spine, etc. brings even
more amazing healing effect.
As the self-healing power works like an anti-virus software, it can detect,
diagnose and heal diseases. Why is this “software” so powerful? Because it is
not man-made—it is designed and embedded in us by the Creator.

Pain and “pain medicine”

Joy without pain is not true happiness. In Chinese, the characters “ 痛 (pain)”
and “ 快 (joy)” are put together to form a phrase “ 痛快 (pain and joy)”. Indeed,
pain and joy are two sides of the same coin. There is some pain during
PaidaLajin. And the pain can be managed. If you are afraid of pain, the solution
is simple: Just reduce the intensity of PaidaLajin.
Nobody likes pain, but it is a superb medicine. Like illness, it is a gift to us. The
“pain” here does not refer to the kind of pain caused in fights or accidents, but
the hurting sensation you feel when you voluntarily practice PaidaLajin. Of the
various healing reactions (see the section Healing reactions), pain is the most
commonly experienced. Some people may avoid PaidaLajin because of the pain.
Well, it is precisely the reason that they should practice it. The logic of self-
healing with PaidaLajin goes like this: The more pain you feel during
PaidaLajin, the more necessary it is for you to practice it, for the pain is both
diagnosis and treatment; when you feel no pain at all during PaidaLajin, it
indicates that you have no health problem, hence there is no need to practice it.
The reasons are as follows:
(1) Pain is a health alarm and precise diagnosis.
Pain is a very accurate diagnostic method. According to Chinese medicine, “No
blockage, no pain.” Where there is pain, there is a health problem. The more
pain is felt during PaidaLajin, the more severe the problem is. Where there is
pain along a meridian, it indicates problems with the corresponding organ. For
instance, when you have a heart disease and problems with the intangible
“Heart” (anxiety, depression, etc.), the Heart and Pericardium Meridians must be
blocked. Slapping along these meridians, for instance, on the inner elbows, will
give you pain, and there will be Sha.
Pain is not induced by PaidaLajin, rather, it is already lurking in the body in the
form of diseases and meridian blockages. Imagine that pain is a hidden bomb, it
is already there and could explode at any moment. To avoid the explosion, we
practice PaidaLajin to bring the hidden bombs (pains and diseases) to the
surface and gradually clear them away. People with smooth flowing meridians
do not face the threat of such hidden bombs. When they practice PaidaLajin,
they feel little or no pain.
In other words, it is absurd to assume that you have no pain or can avoid pain by
not practicing PaidaLajin. As long as you have a health problem, the pain of it
continues to exist just like a time bomb and will most likely worsen, exploding
when you least expect it. For instance, a sudden heart attack, a stroke and
cancers are eventual outbreaks of developing pains and diseases.
The sooner you practice PaidaLajin, the earlier you sound the health alarm,
diagnose and self-heal pains and diseases. If you avoid PaidaLajin or even cover
up pain with anesthetics, it is even more dangerous, for you have removed the
health alarm. If pain is meaningless, why is there pain at all? Very ill patients are
more afraid of pain than the average person. This is because they have more
severe meridian blockages. Hence, the intensity of pain reflects the severity of a
disease.
(2) During PaidaLajin, the process of experiencing pain is the process of
self-healing.
According to Chinese medicine, during PaidaLajin, the process of experiencing
pain is the process of the Yang energy rising, i.e. the process of boosting the self-
healing power and producing “medicine” in vivo. Persistent pain indicates
continuous production of the “medicine”.
Pain directly stimulates and opens up the heart, triggers willpower, and
mobilizes Yang energy. The Heart, “King” of internal organs, governs the spirit.
Although pain can be felt all over the body, it is the Heart that “feels the pain”
first. It then mobilizes all the body’s might to deal with the “crisis”. Qi and
blood will flow most rapidly to the problem areas and help heal the diseases.
According to Western medicine, pain stimulates the endocrine system to secrete
bio-chemical substances that the body needs, i.e. “endogenous medicine”. These
include but are not limited to various hormones and stem cells. Without pain, our
self-healing power will not be activated, and the “endogenous medicine” will not
be produced. (Please refer to Chapter II Theories of Self-Healing with
PaidaLajin)
Pain activates the self-healing power, and is a catalyst that boosts it. It is also the
process of producing “endogenous medicine”. It may even be an integral part of
the “medicine” itself, i.e. “pain medicine”.
Modern people are educated to regard pain as something negative and even evil,
and they try their best to avoid pain. Seen from another perspective, “pain” and
“illness” are good—they are warnings to us, and point to the direction and
methods of healing.
“ 痛 (pain)” and “ 快 (joy)” are a pair and interchangeable. Without pain, the
self-healing power will not be activated, and no joy of healing can be
experienced. No pains, no gains, isn’t it?
(3) “Pain medicine” can accurately pinpoint the location of diseases and
help heal them.
Pain reveals the targets very clearly, i.e. at the areas where pain is felt. “Pain
medicine” is an accurate medicine. Persistent pain means continuous treatment
with “pain medicine”.
As “pain medicine” is an “endogenous medicine” manifested as self-healing
power, compared with medication, it is more accurate, symptomatic and eco-
friendly. People feel pain in different parts of the body, and the intensity of pain
differs, thus the target and dosage of the “endogenous medicine” differ
accordingly.
In Chinese medicine, self-healing power is referred to as Yang energy; in
Western medicine, it is referred to as insulin, endorphin, adrenaline, enkephalin,
stem cells, immunity, self-repair ability, etc. With the advancement of medical
science, new terms will be continually added to the list.
(4) The intensity of “pain” is proportionate to the efficacy of this
“medicine”, i.e. the more hurting it is, the better the self-healing efficacy
will be.
During PaidaLajin, when more pain is felt, Yang energy rises faster, and there
will be faster hormonal changes, i.e. the “endogenous medicine” is produced
faster. When a person feels pain, the entire body instantly warms up and even
starts to sweat. When the most pain is felt, Yang energy is boosted the fastest,
hence the best efficacy is gained.
The pain of PaidaLajin is bearable, and it can be self-regulated according to the
person’s health condition and tolerance. In case the pain becomes almost
unbearable, the intensity of PaidaLajin can be reduced and there will be less
pain.
It is impossible to compare the pain of PaidaLajin felt by different people, for
each person’s health condition and severity of meridian blockages are different,
thus the intensity of pain felt is different. For instance, when slapping the same
part of body on different people, the more ill patients tend to feel greater pain.
According to Western medicine, detoxification and healing happen when the
self-healing mechanism decomposes and excretes unwanted bio-chemical
substances, and produces what the body needs.
According to Chinese medicine, the Qi of diseases is Yin energy; when it
accumulates, more diseases will break out and life is shortened; by contrast,
when Yang energy is abundant, fewer diseases will strike and life is prolonged.
(5) “Pain” is also a method of meditation and enhancing attention.
During meditation, you may find it hard to concentrate—your Heart is not at
peace and your mind is filled with many thoughts. When you feel pain during
PaidaLajin, your mind is more focused than ever; it is impossible at that moment
to think about things that normally occupy your mind. Your attention will be
focused on the parts that hurt most. The ability to endure pain fluctuates with
changing states of mind, and it will be enhanced through continued PaidaLajin.
Thus the pain becomes a bridge linking body, mind and soul, which are
continually interacting when you are feeling pain, and are gradually becoming
one. “Pain” makes you focused, and enables you to experience the state of the
body, mind and soul becoming one, and of both giving and receiving.
(6) “Pain medicine” is essentially “a medicine for the Heart”; it is the result
of interaction between the body and mind.
“Pain” is a very strong stimulus for the “Heart”, forcing it to adapt or change.
While pain is felt during PaidaLajin, diseases are revealed as visible Sha and
swelling; past memories and negative feelings are also surfaced and released. As
a result, PaidaLajin is great for healing depression and other psychological
disorders.
Once you change your mindset and start to view the pain of PaidaLajin as a
positive experience, you can instantly endure greater pain. Then, the “pain” will
no longer be an enemy or a devil, but rather a friend and a teacher. However, if
you are have negative feelings about the “pain”, such as fear, rejection,
complaint, etc., your tolerance of pain will be weakened, and the efficacy of
“pain medicine” will be discounted.
(7) Your tolerance of pain will be enhanced as you practice PaidaLajin
longer and with greater intensity, i.e. your resistance to “pain medicine”
will be greater.
The two kinds of “drug resistance” have opposite effects on a person: When you
have better resistance to the “pain medicine” of PaidaLajin, it indicates that your
diseases are relieved and eventually cured; when a patient’s resistance to
externally produced medicine gets stronger, it implies that the medicine has
become ineffective, or has even caused side effects.
“Pain” is internal and intangible, as such, “pain medicine” is safer and more
organic than medication. When it exceeds your endurance, you will instinctively
stop taking the “pain medicine”, i.e. reduce the intensity and shorten the duration
of PaidaLajin. So, you see, the pain of PaidaLajin can be managed.
Beginners, the elderly and the seriously ill need not start PaidaLajin with high
intensity. They also should not anxiously try to gain significant efficacy at one
go, but should instead take it one step at a time.
(8) “Pain medicine” is also good nourishment.
“Smooth flowing meridians are the best nourishment.” The process of feeling the
pain of PaidaLajin is the process of unblocking meridian blockages. Thus, “pain
medicine” is good nourishment to our health.
(9) The pain of PaidaLajin will be less when the body is warmed up.
The body’s Qi and blood will flow faster after bathing in a hot spring, a foot
bath, a warm-water shower, a sauna, etc. Practice PaidaLajin then, the pain will
be less, and Sha will appear and disappear faster.

Healing reactions
Healing reactions (also known as “detox reactions”, “flare reactions”, or
“healing crises”) are the most unique and natural reactions of self-healing with
PaidaLajin. And they inevitably occur during the process of self-healing. This is
most difficult for modern people to comprehend. To put it simply, through
healing reactions, pains and diseases are surfaced and healed, rather than being
suppressed and covered up. It is a dialogue of body, mind and soul, not a life-or-
death war.
PaidaLajin does one thing: it activates the “anti-virus software (self-healing
power)” in us. Once activated, it starts to scan the entire body and dredge
wherever it is blocked. Various reactions occur during this process, for instance,
hot, cold, sore, numb, itchy, painful, or swelling sensations, rashes, sweating,
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dry mouth, stomach bloating, stomach ache,
dizziness, drowsiness, etc. Black or purple Sha, red swellings and greenish
bruises (different forms of Sha) may appear at the slapped areas.
These are healing reactions, or healing crises intertwined with danger and
opportunity. They are basically the same as “healing crises” of medication,
acupressure, acupuncture, moxibustion, skin-scraping, cupping therapy, Qi
Gong, meditation and other natural therapies. These are great signs of healing—
they are normal physiological reactions when the boosted Yang energy is
fighting with Yin energy which lurks in the body in various forms, blocking
meridians and inducing illnesses. The blockages are “problem areas”. When the
boosted Yang energy tries to go through the blockages, there is greater pressure
at these areas. The body then manifests various “discomforting” symptoms
similar to those when one is sick. Healing reactions can end on the same day of
their emergence; they may also last for days or even weeks, depending on each
individual’s physique and health condition. Many people are unaware that
healing reactions are great signs of recovery. They can be scared by the sudden
reward and stop PaidaLajin practice.
When healing reactions occur, various excretions may be expelled from the
body, e.g. sweat, tears, rashes, vomit, burps, wind, urine, stool, nasal discharge,
and so on. These are all good signs of detoxification in process. When Wang
Fengyi (1864-1937, a revered Chinese healer who cured patients for free by
telling them the root causes of their diseases, and guiding them to repent of and
correct their wrong thoughts and behaviors) told patients the real causes of their
illnesses, the gravely ill ones often reacted with crying and vomiting. There were
various vomits and some vomited much and for a long time, even for days on
end. It might sound scary, but the result of vomiting was gradual recovery.
Healing reactions may appear unpleasant, they are actually signs of
improvement. They are gifts from nature, just like darkness before dawn and
pain before labor.
(1) Healing reactions function as an accurate self-diagnosis.
The philosophy of self-healing with PaidaLajin is contrary to that of mainstream
medicine: Healing reactions enable the body’s own energy to reveal and heal
health problems; medication and surgery tend to cover up and suppress them.
Various “discomforting” symptoms show us which parts of the body are sick.
They include agonies we are suffering from, illnesses and injuries from the past,
and also lurking ones that are yet to break out. Paida used to be called “Diao
Shang (revealing diseases and injuries)”. The first step of self-healing is to dig
up and manifest known and unknown illnesses, particularly hidden symptoms,
and allow them to go away or change their nature.
Self-healing with PaidaLajin puts into practice the philosophy of “action
through inaction” advocated in Chinese ancient classic Tao Te Ching. It follows
the natural law, i.e. the Tao, the Way of how the universe, nature and things
work. Various health problems will surface, through which the real causes are
detected. Normally, these causes, i.e. factors contributing to illnesses, or the
environment that they develop, are manifested as meridian blockages.
PaidaLajin works to unblock the blocked meridians, remove the causes, and
thoroughly cure diseases.
Mainstream medicine, by contrast, works to cover up and suppress symptoms:
Using antibiotics to kill bacteria, painkillers to “kill” the pain, sleeping pills for
insomnia, antihypertensive drugs to lower blood pressure, hypoglycemic drugs
to control blood sugar, chemotherapy to kill cancer cells, or surgery to remove
tumors, etc. In short, the attention is focused on diseases and symptoms (the
result), and not on their causes.
“Action through inaction” is not to do nothing, but to follow the Tao and only do
the simple, necessary things. It is enough to activate the self-healing power using
the simplest methods, and then allow it to prevent, diagnose and cure diseases
naturally, without our intervention. We may not realize it, but some diseases
believed to be thoroughly cured are actually not, they are lying deep inside the
body. Paida reveals and heals past injuries and diseases. Some people call Paida
“Da Gui (beating the demons)”, i.e., it drives evil energy and diseases out of the
body. In cases where diseases go undetected or are wrongly diagnosed,
PaidaLajin can immediately complete diagnosis. Yang energy activated through
the practice collides with Yin energy (hidden diseases), resulting in various
“discomforting” symptoms, i.e. healing reactions. We can thus accurately
diagnose known and unknown diseases.
(2) Healing reactions occur when the body’s self-healing power is doing its
duty of self-protection and self-healing.
During PaidaLajin, some people may directly improve their health condition.
But it is more likely that a person needs to go through some healing reactions
before improvement is gained, i.e. the symptoms will surface, and sometimes
even worsen, before they get fixed. It is like playing a cat-and-mouse game. In
addition to sore, numb, itchy, painful, and swelling sensations, there may also be
tears, rashes, red spots, dizziness, headaches, insomnia, coughing, belching,
nausea, vomiting, thick phlegm, runny nose, watery or bloody blisters, farting,
smelly urine and stool, etc. All these are signs of the body expelling toxic waste.
These toxins come from years of accumulated negative feelings, air, food and
water pollution, cigarettes, medication, injections, etc. During PaidaLajin, the
smell of drugs and cigarettes can come out through skin pores and other orifices
in the body, even decades after their intake. If a person’s Kidney and Urinary
Bladder Meridians are blocked, after Paida, the urine will turn red, brown, or
black. This is a sign that Paida is taking effect.
More severe healing reactions include cramps all over the body or even fainting,
similar to possible fainting during acupuncture treatment. Past illnesses may
surface and worsen during PaidaLajin, for instance, cardiovascular patients may
feel more discomfort in the heart; hypertensive patients may have higher blood
pressure; diabetics may have higher blood glucose levels; patients with gastric
problems may experience more stomach discomforts; patients with various pains
may feel greater pain. These healing crises are in effect rare blessings, which
indicate that the self-healing power is regulating the body and detoxifying, and
that the positive and negative energies are engaged in a fight.
According to Chinese medicine, when a person experiences healing reactions,
Yang energy is rising, and Yin energy is falling. When Yin and Yang energies are
balanced, pains and diseases are self-healed. According to Western medicine,
during this process, the body is producing useful hormones and stem cells, and
discharging harmful hormones, and malfunctioning and death cells.
Do not assume such good reactions to be bad; and do not take these rewards for
punishments. The best thing to do at this point is to continue PaidaLajin.
(3) Illnesses and healing reactions are good warnings to us.
Diseases and healing reactions are natural, good warnings, telling us that the
agonies are caused by improper thoughts and behaviors. These need to be
changed, otherwise the condition will worsen. Both diseases and healing
reactions are instinctive reactions of the body’s self-healing power to maintain
our well-being. The only difference is: Diseases are manifestations of hidden
health problems through the natural functioning of the self-healing power;
healing reactions occur when a person enhances the self-healing power to enable
it to uncover and resolve health problems.
Illnesses and healing reactions are manifested as various “discomforts”, and
those who are unaware of their nature may be afraid of, worried about, even hate
or curse them. In fact, whatever is manifested in us is good, including diseases.
For instance, pain is a warning to us. Wherever there is pain, there is a health
problem. Taking painkillers to “kill” the pain only covers up the problem, it does
not root out the real causes, and can lead to endless problems; fever is the body’s
instinctive reaction to expel the cold. Forcing down a fever by taking medicine
may temporarily suppress the symptoms, but seeds of future diseases are
planted; high blood pressure indicates meridian blockages and high blood
viscosity that hinder Qi and blood circulation, in response to which the heart
instinctively increases the pressure to enable the blood to go through the
blockages. If the root causes of diseases are not pinpointed for targeted
treatment, and drugs are blindly taken instead to suppress symptoms, not only
will the diseases not be cured, more problems will arise later on. People under
prolonged medication are aware of this from their own experience.
The nature of healing reactions needs to be understood in order for the nature of
diseases to be understood. Now that we know diseases and healing reactions are
signs of our self-healing instinct to love, protect, and heal the body, we should
be grateful for them, and not disregard or misinterpret the messages. By
experiencing healing reactions, we have the opportunity to discover the root
causes of our diseases (meridian blockages and further, deeper problems with the
“Heart”, i.e. negative thoughts and behaviors) and have them corrected.
(4) Healing reactions are tests of a person’s mindset.
Both diseases and healing reactions are, in their very nature, recovery responses.
Whether they are regarded as something good or bad, depends on a person’s
mindset. If you are negative, worried, fearful and prone to complaining, diseases
will be perceived as deadly risks; if you are positive, reflective, grateful and
willing to change yourself, then diseases will be perceived as great warnings that
open the door to longevity. Diseases and healing reactions are tests of our body
and even more so, of our mindset. They can be turning points in a person’s life.
By understanding diseases and healing reactions, we can further grasp the
significance of the self-healing power. Diseases originate in the Heart, and are
cured through heartfelt changes. When discomforts in the body are viewed with
negativity and fear, they are perceived as diseases; when viewed with positivity
and gratitude, the same “discomforts” are referred to as healing reactions.
Clinical results continually prove that the more severe the healing reactions are,
the better the self-healing effects will be.
If a patient has very weak Qi and blood flow, and the healing reactions are
overly severe, take some rest, drink ginger and jujube tea, and reduce the
intensity of PaidaLajin, but the duration may be extended as suited. When Qi
and blood are replenished, continue PaidaLajin. People with weak Qi and blood,
the seriously ill, the elderly and frail need more PaidaLajin. Slap gently, but do
not avoid PaidaLajin. This is because when the meridians are blocked, it is hard
for the body to absorb nutrition. That is why “smooth flowing meridians are the
best nourishment.”
PaidaLajin should be continued even after diseases are cured. These exercises
could be adopted as life-long habits, because, in our daily life, we may still have
thoughts and behaviors that do harm to our health. Practicing PaidaLajin daily is
just like having regular meals. It enables the body to produce in vivo the best
organic nutrition and medicine. If, no matter how intense PaidaLajin is
practiced, no sore, numb, painful, or swelling sensation is felt, and no other
healing reactions occur, this indicates that the bones are in place and tendons are
flexible, thus PaidaLajin need not be continued. However, even in yoga teachers
with very flexible tendons, signs of detoxification reactions like numbness start
to appear when a Lajin session is extended beyond 30 minutes.

Healing reactions according to TCM

Healing crisis: A sign of recovery from a major illness
This is an excerpt from an article by Mr. Liu Xiyan, a researcher of Traditional
Chinese Medicine (TCM). To have a grave, chronic illness cured, the patient
could feel worse symptoms and other discomforts after taking Chinese medicine,
i.e. he/she will experience healing crises before full recovery.

If you are very sick or have been sick for long, and have never experienced a
healing crisis after taking much Chinese medicine, then most likely your illness
will not be cured, for you are not treated by a genuine TCM doctor; if you are a
TCM doctor and have given countless prescriptions to your patients, but none of
them have felt any healing reactions, then you will most likely think that Chinese
medicine indeed works slowly, for you are not a genuine TCM doctor.
The concept of healing crisis first appeared in ancient Chinese classic Shangshu
over two millennia ago. In the section On Life, it says, “A grave, chronic illness
will not be cured if no healing crisis is felt after medication.” Later Chinese texts
explained that healing crises refer to discomforts felt during treatment.
In his book Shang Han Lun (also known as Discussion of Cold-Induced
Disorders), Zhang Zhongjing, revered as Sage of Chinese Medicine, included
several entries on healing crisis.
For instance:
“After medication, the symptoms will be slightly relieved, and the patient will
feel dizzy and restless. In severe cases, the nose will bleed. After nose-bleeding,
the illness will be cured.”
“After taking three prescriptions of Chinese medicine, the patient will feel dizzy
and listless. Do not panic. White atractylodes rhizome and monkshood (Chinese
medicinal herbs) are taking effect beneath the skin and haven’t fully driven out
dampness.”
“After taking Chai Hu Tang (a Chinese medicinal soup with Radix Bupleuri as
the main ingredient), the patient will tremble and then have warm sweats. After
that comes recovery.”
Dr. Hu Xishu (1898-1984, a renowned TCM doctor in contemporary China)
repeatedly stressed that a patient could easily experience healing crises after
taking Chai Hu Tang. Specifically, the patient could shiver with chills and then
sweat a lot.
Dr. Hu said, “If a patient is not weak, there won’t be healing reactions. And after
these reactions, the disease will soon be cured.”
Dr. Hu cautioned doctors and patients to be aware of this healing cycle. He
himself had been woken up at midnight because of a patient’s healing crisis. The
diarrhea patient was a child, and after drinking Dr. Hu’s prescribed medicine, the
diarrhea became even worse. His family members knocked on Dr. Hu’s door at
midnight, insisting that he should go and see the child. When Dr. Hu arrived
there, the child’s condition was already much improved.
Then Dr. Hu said, “Give the child the medicinal soup again.”
Initially, the child’s mother was afraid to do so. But after drinking the soup, the
child got fully recovered the next day.
In case of healing crises, the doctor needs to stand firm and should not easily
change the prescription. And the doctor needs to explain it clearly to the patient;
otherwise, if the patient is scared at the healing reactions and go for emergency
treatment, all the efforts will be wasted.
Healing crises are detox reactions or recovery responses during disease
treatment. When the medicine is fighting off a disease, positive and negative
energies in the body are engaged in the fight. Various discomforts can appear.
When the positive energy is winning the battle, the negative energy will
gradually recede. For patients with a grave, chronic illness, it is very likely for
them to experience healing crises, which are signs of improvement leading to
recovery.
Healing crises can last for a while or several days. Some healing reactions are
mild, and some are very severe. The forms and severity of healing crises vary
from person to person. The sicker and weaker a patient is, and the longer the
disease has been, the more likely the patient is to experience strong healing
reactions after taking the right medicine.
In my clinical practice, I have encountered such healing crises as rashes,
sweating, dizziness, drowsiness, diarrhea, dry mouth, stomach ache, stomach
bloating, etc. Sometimes, soon after a patient with stomach ache takes Da Chai
Hu Tang or Danggui Shaoyao San (whose main ingredients are Angelica
sinensis and Chinese herbaceous peony), the stomach can hurt more. Other
patients could cough harder after taking medicine, but will feel better afterwards.
It is another healing crisis.
Antibiotics are mostly cold in nature. When they enter a patient’s body along
with much fluid (water itself is cold in nature), it could make the patient even
colder. People who have had infusions should know it from their personal
experience: Whether fever, coughing or inflammation of the tonsils, you will
feel much better when you have infusion. But after a few days’ treatment, your
body can be too weak and cold. Genuine TCM doctors treat such diseases by
resuming the Yang energy in the patient’s body. This is the only way to change
the very nature of the cold-induced diseases.
I believe that the real hope for Chinese medicine does not depend on more and
more drugs or prescriptions. These have never been lacking in the history of
Chinese medicine. Nor does it rely on more and more TCM doctors and clinics.
In a sense, the real sign of hope for Chinese medicine is this: More and more
patients experience healing crises after taking Chinese medicine; and more and
more TCM doctors have patients who feel healing reactions.

My Comment:
You see, this article helps to explain why PaidaLajin is so effective. Isn’t it a
sign of hope for Chinese medicine? If you practice PaidaLajin diligently, you
are bound to experience healing crises, i.e. healing reactions. Why did the late
TCM master Li Ke support the promotion of PaidaLajin? Mostly because of the
healing crises and self-healing effects. When Dr. Li Ke himself used medicine to
treat patients, they would soon feel healing crises.
During one of my seminars in Switzerland, I met with a number of Swiss TCM
doctors who used medicinal herbs to boost Yang energy in patients. They loved
PaidaLajin. And I told them, “Both Paida and Lajin help boost Yang energy.
The only difference is, we are not using ginger, cassia twig or monkshood
(medicinal herbs hot in nature), but the ‘medicine’ produced in the human
body.”
What is the core function of PaidaLajin? To boost Yang energy.

Healing reactions according to Taoism

Healing reactions can occur when you practice yoga, T’ai Chi, Qi Gong
meditation, or other traditional exercises. Taoism has a very clear interpretation
of the phenomena. The following is for your reference:
I Generally, a healing reaction goes through the following three stages:
(1) Looking for (potential) illnesses
When Qi flow is hindered by greater resistance from blockages in the body and
cannot go through a problem area, it will find an alternative route to go around
it. Such a process will repeatedly kick in when Qi encounters other blockages at
the alternative routes. These continuous attempts can help remove minor
problems, while revealing more severe ones which the body has yet to gather
enough energy to expel.
(2) Revealing illnesses
Most of the meridian blockages will have been cleared in the first stage. The
energy level is enhanced through persistent practice. The stronger energy will
focus on the identified blockages and charge at them with a greater force. As a
result, various symptoms will worsen, followed by revelation of all sorts of
illnesses.
This is the stage when the body is fighting against illnesses and experiencing
agonies, and it is also the most critical one. During this process, there will be
obvious “discomforts”, and the symptoms will aggravate. If you were to do a
medical check-up then, the test results would most likely indicate a temporary
state of abnormalities. That is why this stage is always dubbed as the “dà s ǐ dà
huó” ( ⼤死⼤活 , death and revival) stage—indeed, to some extent, this is the
darkness before dawn breaks. Unfortunately, many fail to understand this
healing cycle and stop their practice half way through. Without going through
this dire state of suffering, it is impossible to embrace new lease of life, let alone
the effects of “body overhaul” and “rejuvenation”.
(3) Fighting off illnesses
After Qi’s repeated attempts to go through the problem areas, the body’s energy
is continually boosted with continuous practice. Under the constant pressure of
stronger Qi flow, the problems (i.e. major areas of Qi and blood stagnation) will
gradually recede and eventually disappear. And you will feel the symptoms
subsiding and eventually going away.
II Three types of illnesses discovered and cured during healing reactions
The process of looking for and revealing illnesses does not go according to a
person’s will or perception. The Qi flow follows a law of its own. It reveals both
known and unknown illnesses. This may cause confusion and even anxiety in
those who do not understand how it works. Some people may even think that
their practice has gone wrong—the existing illnesses are still there, and more
“new” diseases are produced through the practice. In actual fact, these are
natural, desired effects of the practice. And you cannot just resolve the existing
problems, but need to have the body go through a thorough, comprehensive
healing process. Only then can such a process be considered complete overhaul
of the body.
This process targets the following three types of illnesses:
(1) Past injuries and illnesses
This type refers to past injuries and illnesses, some of which may have been
cured years ago. However, during the healing process, relevant tissues
underwent certain changes (tissue adhesion, scars, etc.), and there existed
meridian blockages. When Qi is trying to go through these blockages, the person
feels pain, soreness, swelling and other sensations. It appears to be the “relapse”
of past injuries and illnesses, but they are uncovered for thorough healing.
(2) Existing illnesses
This type refers to existing illnesses that you are aware of. When Qi hits right at
the problem areas, you may suffer more severe symptoms.
(3) Future illnesses
Future illnesses fall into three sub-categories:
a. Existing illnesses that you are unaware of and are left undetected due to lack
of obvious symptoms;
b. Illnesses that do not manifest symptoms at the early stage (e.g. deficiency of
Kidney energy, stagnation of Liver energy, excess of Heart fire, etc.);
c. Latent illnesses that could break out in future.
Despite the fact that we might be unaware of these problems in the body or that
they even cannot be detected in medical check-ups, you will be able to feel their
presence when healing reactions occur.
To conclude, persistence is essential for those who want to self-heal through the
practice. Experiencing healing reactions is an important and necessary step
towards recovery. Only when you go through this stage, can you get healed from
all past, existing, and latent health problems and be more assured of future
health.

How to deal with healing reactions during PaidaLajin?

Everyone who self-heals with PaidaLajin inevitably experiences some healing
reactions, including the most common sensations of pain, soreness and swelling.
These reactions are good signs of recovery. The general law is: The stronger the
healing reactions are, the more accurate the diagnosis is, and the better the self-
healing effects are.
Normally, diseases and their symptoms will temporarily worsen during
PaidaLajin, for instance, hypertensive patients may have higher blood pressure,
diabetics may have higher blood sugar, patients with various pains may feel
greater pain, etc. The more diseases you have, the more healing reactions you
could experience during Paidalajin. These are all good signs. There is no need to
panic. Instead, you should feel lucky and be grateful.
The healing reactions that each of us experiences is different, due to age,
physical condition and other factors. Even for people with the same disease, they
could have different healing reactions. This is because all diseases are complex
ones, and behind a disease with a particular name are more known and unknown
diseases. As a result, the healing reactions that different people experience are
not comparable.
Whatever healing reactions a person has, the top priority is to protect the heart,
for according to Chinese medicine, Heart is the King in charge of everything
pertaining to our wellbeing. The first measure for dealing with most healing
reactions is to slap on the inner elbows and Neiguan acupoint, for the Heart,
Pericardium and Lung Meridians run through these areas and important
acupoints along these meridians are located there.
(1) Common healing reactions include pain, chills, cramps, hunger, fatigue,
nausea, vomiting, dizziness, insomnia, itchiness, etc. And the most severe ones
are dizziness and coma. When these symptoms appear, slap on the inner elbows
and Neiguan acupoint. In severe cases, slap heavily. If the symptoms are not yet
relieved, slap all along the inner side of each arm. When someone is in a coma,
two people can simultaneously slap on the patient’s inner elbows and Neiguan
acupoint on both arms.
(2) Cramps: Slap on the inner elbows, the back of feet, at and around the
affected areas.
(3) Stomach ache, tummy ache and nausea: Slap on Zusanli acupoint, inner
elbows, Neiguan acupoint, and the back of hands.
(4) Headache: Slap on the affected area and the entire head, the back of hands,
inner elbows and Neiguan acupoint.
(5) Gall bladder pain: Slap along the Gall Bladder Meridian on the outer side of
each leg, inner elbows and Neiguan acupoint.
(6) Itchiness: Slap on the affected areas, inner side of each knee, inner elbows
and Neiguan acupoint.
These Paida measures produce better effect when the patient also stretches on a
Lajin bench. For other healing reactions not mentioned here, please refer to
Chapter IV Section I Acute symptoms.
When you experience healing reactions during PaidaLajin practice, it is best to
eat less or go fasting. This way, most of the self-healing energy activated by
PaidaLajin can be used to burn wastes and toxins in the body and turn them into
treasure, producing energy that the body needs. Otherwise, the energy will be
used to digest the food. The result can be more loss than gain.
When you experience healing reactions, and feel weak and fatigued, you can
drink some ginger and jujube tea (cut ginger into slices, add over a dozen red
jujubes and boil them in water for 20-30 minutes. Add some brown sugar when
the tea is ready) to nourish Qi and blood. Please remember, drink it when it is
warm.
There are many testimonials of ordinary people dealing with healing reactions
during PaidaLajin. You can find these real-life testimonials at:
My Chinese blog: blog.sina.com.cn/yixingtx
PaidaLajin website: www.paidalajin.com/en/home
Why are smooth flowing meridians the best nourishment?
“Removing the excess and replenishing the deficiency” is a principle of health
management advocated in Chinese medicine. Some people assume that
PaidaLajin removes the excess rather than replenishes the deficiency, and dare
not try intensive PaidaLajin for a long time, for fear that it might reduce their
already deficient energy. It is a misunderstanding.
The magic of PaidaLajin is that it brings about both effects. Once the self-
healing power is activated through PaidaLajin, it will proceed to do its job of
removing the excess and replenishing the deficiency. This is a basic feature of
PaidaLajin self-healing method. The intensity of Paida can be adjusted
according to specific symptoms, occasions, and personal needs—soft Paida
replenishes the deficiency and heavy Paida removes the excess.
When it comes to “replenishing the deficiency”, what many people have in mind
is to eat. Chinese people have infinite reasons to eat, and they especially love to
have nourishing foods and supplements. When a Chinese gets sick, his first
thought could be to have something nutritious. And the gifts among Chinese
people are primarily various foods and supplements. But are they nourishing the
body or growing diseases? They may not be aware of it. As the saying goes,
“This is going way too far.” Indeed, many illnesses are “created” by excessive
eating, drinking or taking too many supplements.
As an alert to you, here is a great secret: When the meridians in the body are
blocked, excessive consumption of nice foods and supplements often does not
nourish the body, but the things that make a person sick, such as fat, lumps,
phlegm, tumors, inflamed tissues, cold-dampness, etc. These contain alien life
forms and they need nutrition to grow. They, like the wild grass in a rice field,
have greater vitality and are better at grabbing nutrition than normal cells. They
can grow faster when a patient blindly takes supplements.
Here is a real-life example: A woman almost self-healed uterine fibroids by
practicing PaidaLajin, but then she was advised to take supplements. She spent
heavily on sheep placenta injections, and the uterine fibroids grew bigger again.
As we all know, “all medication is more or less toxic”. Avoid it unless
absolutely necessary. Vitamins, calcium tablets and other supplements are no
exception—they are not desserts, and taking too much can cause many health
problems. The many recalls of drugs and supplements nowadays are telling signs
of their possible risks.
How, then, should we nourish our body?
When the roads, gas, water, and power (pipe)lines in a city are blocked, i.e.
when a city gets sick, can we solve the problem by increasing the supply of
vehicles, gas, water, and electricity? Of course not. The pressing task is to clear
the roads and dredge the pipelines. Similarly, all diseases are caused by meridian
blockages. Unblocking the clogged meridians heals. Where there are blockages
in the meridians, the nutrition cannot reach where it is supposed to go. The
blockages are where the alien life forms are. When they grab nutrition and grow
wildly, the diseases will aggravate. Once the meridian blockages are cleared
through PaidaLajin, the body’s self-healing mechanism will methodically
disintegrate these alien life forms, regulate Qi and blood circulation, and the
distribution of nutrition. It will automatically remove the excess and replenish
the deficiency.
“Replenishing the deficiency” does not merely refer to taking more nutrients.
For instance, reducing foot intake and fasting enhance health by removing toxins
and alien life forms in the body. Only when the meridians system is cleared of
blockages, can the nutrients and Yang energy reach where they are supposed to
go. It is like clearing the roads and pipelines in a city. Just imagine, if the oil
tube linked to the engine is blocked, can you add more gasoline and make the car
run faster?
More importantly, unlike what many people have in mind, PaidaLajin does not
just detoxify. The Qi enhanced during PaidaLajin disintegrates the toxins and
alien life forms, and transforms them into what the body needs. This is a process
of turning waste into nutrition, and turning enemies into friends. It “kills several
birds with one stone”—detoxifying, boosting energy level and reducing excess
fat, all in one go. To explain it in the scientific language, PaidaLajin stimulates
hormonal changes in the body, making the body produce a lot of stem cells and
useful hormones, such as insulin, endorphin and enkephalin, etc., while at the
same time decompose and eliminate harmful cells and hormones, such as
tumors, phlegm, cold-dampness, etc. The whole process is a perfect, seamless
artwork of the self-healing power in us.
To conclude, of all the ways to nourish the body, unblocking the blocked
meridians is a great, direct way to do so. Again, “removing the excess” and
“replenishing the deficiency” are by no means a simple mathematic exercise of
addition and subtraction. It happens automatically when the innate self-healing
mechanism works at its best with the meridian blockages removed.
“Treating diseases” and “treating fate”
PaidaLajin is effective in relieving or curing joint pains, acute or chronic,
especially in the shoulders, lower back, buttocks, knees and legs. What about
chronic diseases? Can PaidaLajin self-heal “a hundred diseases”, including
cancer?
The answer is: PaidaLajin can help self-heal thousands of diseases.
Here, the numerals are used to indicate the wide application scope of
PaidaLajin. It does not mean that it can thoroughly cure just anyone. No therapy
in the world carries that promise. PaidaLajin cannot cure those who disbelieve it
or do not practice it diligently. In medical practices, normally medicine is
prescribed to target at a particular disease; PaidaLajin is neither medicine nor a
medical practice. It is a way to activate the self-healing mechanism in us. And it
has no specific target, but enables the mechanism to automatically prevent,
diagnose and self-heal diseases. And the “medicine” thus produced in vivo is
organic and has no side effects.
No therapy cures “life”, for we all die sooner or later. A person’s life (and its
quality) is in his/her own hands, and the key lies in his/her thinking. That is why
therapists often say, “We treat diseases, but not fate”. For people who disbelieve
PaidaLajin or practice it only when terminally ill, isn’t it their “fate”? You see,
the Chinese character “ 命 ” means both life and fate.
Nonetheless, people’s lives can be transformed through change of mind. Those
who conscientiously practice PaidaLajin have already changed their mind.
Confidence, determination, patience, doubt, fear and contradiction all reflect
changes in the mind. The efficacies of PaidaLajin vary from one to another, as
people have different states of mind. Fluctuations in one’s health condition,
PaidaLajin duration and intensity, etc. are all related to the mind.
Why is sickness often accompanied with bad luck, while recovery from illness
seems to bring good luck? This law of life is well worth contemplation.
A Chinese adage goes, “all diseases are created and can thus be healed by the
Heart.” “Treating diseases” is “healing the Heart”. Self-healingdiseases is
scripting your own fate. That is why we advocate “My Health, I Manage!”
Chapter II Theories of Self-Healing with PaidaLajin
There was no medical profession in much of human history. Humanity has
survived till today thanks to the ability to self-heal. People accustomed to
sophisticated thinking find the self-healing power so magical, or too good to be
true.
Everyone is born with the self-healing power. And it follows the natural law.
Chinese people summarized the natural law and dubbed it as “Tao” (the Way).
They believe that Tao is the very source of everything in the universe, and that it
is manifested in various ways. The self-healing power is one of its numerous
manifestations and the human body is a product of God’s 造化 . It has two
connotations: 造 (to create) and 化 (to change; to transport, and to transform). In
other words, man is a product of prenatal and postnatal influences. For us, the
initial creation is a bygone past. However, we can play an active role in the
transformation that is happening here and now.
From the cultural and religious perspectives, if we believe that man is created by
the Creator (God), then the self-healing power in us is like a preset software.
Self-healing is divine healing—it is God that is healing us. And everyone can be
his or her own healer, because each of us has a “god” within, i.e. the divine self-
healing power.
PaidaLajin is a simple method that activates the profound self-healing power. It
is like driving a car: The hardware and software of the car are already there.
What we need to do is to use a key to start the engine.
PaidaLajin is much simpler than most popular sports and health-keeping
exercises, including yoga, judo, dance, Fungfu, Qi Gong, T’ai Chi, aerobics,
taekwondo, meditation, etc. PaidaLajin is not a medical therapy as defined in
modern medicine. They are simple slapping and stretching exercises available to
everyone. Yet, the majority of chronic diseases that are diagnosed and prescribed
with lifelong medication in modern medicine, for instance, diabetes,
hypertension, cancer, etc., can be self-healed with persistent PaidaLajin. And the
self-healing effect can be replicated in many patients.
How can such simple exercises as slapping and stretching create healing
miracles? Without efficacy better than that of mainstream medicine, new
thinking on health would be a fantasy. Even when the efficacy of PaidaLajin is
recognized by many, we are still repeatedly asked this question, “Is it grounded
in science?”
There are clear scientific interpretations and very encouraging clinical research
results (See Chapter V A preliminary report on PaidaLajin clinical research
workshop). And we also welcome researchers and/or medical institutions to
research into PaidaLajin. It is quite easy to grasp the essence of PaidaLajin. All
you need to do is practice it with an open heart, and measure the self-healing
effect with existing medical devices.
We have analyzed years of clinical results and thousands of testimonials. We
also draw inspiration from relevant theories of Classical Chinese Medicine
(CCM) and cutting-edge modern sciences. Here are some interpretations for
your reference:
PaidaLajin from the perspective of Chinese medicine
1. When Yang energy rises, Yin energy falls, and vice versa. The Yin and Yang
energies constantly re-organize till they eventually reach Yin-Yang equilibrium.
A healthy person is well-balanced. Getting sick indicates Yin-Yang imbalance,
which is invariably caused by meridian blockages. Unblocking meridian
blockages heals.
2. All Chinese therapies, including cupping, bone-setting, skin scraping,
acupuncture, acupressure, moxibustion, herbal medicine, etc. are aimed at
clearing meridian blockages. The same is true with PaidaLajin. Only it works
more efficiently.
3. The overall trend of a person’s health from birth to death is rising Yin energy
and declining Yang energy. PaidaLajin boosts Yang energy and curbs Yin
energy. During this process, pains and diseases are naturally self-healed, and it
has a proven anti-aging effect.
There are many natural, holistic therapies. Each is precious in its own way. Due
to various reasons, it is a challenge to share most of these therapies on a large
scale. PaidaLajin has great overall healing effects, and it is not contradictory,
but complementary to other therapies.

Differences between PaidaLajin and other TCM therapies

1. PaidaLajin is a self-healing exercise that ordinary people can practice on their
own and with others. Its core feature is voluntary practice; other Traditional
Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapies are normally dependent upon professionals.
2. According to Chinese medicine, Heart is the King of bodily organs and its
power is the greatest. When a person voluntarily practices PaidaLajin, the power
of the Heart is fully mobilized. This initiates a fundamental change in the nature
of healing. By contrast, when a person receives treatment, mainly medication
and other means of external intervention, much of the innate Heart power is
wasted. Excessive use of medication and medical instruments could even result
in many side effects.
3. PaidaLajin, like other TCM therapies, helps to remove blockages in the
meridians system. Its scope, depth, and intensity go far beyond other therapies. If
you have doubts about this claim, join a workshop and experience it for yourself.
It can also be proven in generally accepted scientific experiments.
PaidaLajin from the perspectives of science and Western medicine
From the perspectives of frontier sciences and Western medicine, there are
infinite mysteries in PaidaLajin waiting to be unraveled.
To establish a scientific evidence, the research method should be universally
acknowledged, the subjects be observed and measured, and the research results
be quantified and repeated. PaidaLajin meets all these research requirements.
Now, let us put side hypothesis, and use general theories, methods and
vocabulary used in modern science and Western medicine to explain how
PaidaLajin works.

I Vibrations produced by PaidaLajin

Everything in the universe vibrates, be it visible or invisible, audible or
inaudible. PaidaLajin produces rhythmic vibrations, just like percussion and
orchestral music. It changes the vibration patterns and frequencies of all organs
and cells and produces resonance in the body. This helps to normalize discordant
frequencies of cells, atoms, electrons, and molecules in the body. It is like tuning
noisy instruments to create beautiful melodies. We can regain health by getting
rid of the “noises” (i.e. pathogenic elements) in the body.
First, PaidaLajin changes the frequency of the Heart, King of bodily organs.
Consequently, the vibration patterns and frequencies of all other organs and cells
are changed. Perhaps unbeknownst to many people, all organs and cells have
their respective vibration patterns and frequencies. They are like invisible
rainbow and inaudible music to us, due to our limited sensory functions. A
healthy body resembles a symphony, and an unhealthy body is a chaotic mess.
The human heart is the conductor of this symphony orchestra that performs live.
Music and color are tiny vibrating particles. A person falls sick when the
frequency of a part of the body (a musical instrument) becomes discordant with
the overall frequency (the entire band). Chinese medicine explains it as the
generating-inhibiting interactions of the Five Elements (wood, fire, earth, metal
and water) in the body. In other words, organs with different attributes vibrate at
different frequencies and interact with each other to create what is called
“interference waves” in physics. A constructive interference is a “generating
interaction among organs”; a destructive interference is an “inhibiting interaction
among organs”. Chinese medicine advocates the treatment philosophy of
maintaining good balance—removing the excess and replenishing the
deficiency.
Western medicine is focused on tangible systems, such as the nervous and
circulatory systems; whereas Chinese medicine is more concerned with the
intangible systems of Essence, Qi and Spirit, particularly the invisible Qi. Yin
and Yang energies have different frequencies. Dynamic Yin-Yang equilibrium
marks the process of falling sick and getting healed. And Ling Shu, or “pivot of
the soul”, refers to the meridians through which Qi flows. Clearing meridians
heals numerous illnesses.
Western medicine emphasizes the chemical composition of a drug; Chinese
herbal medicine underlines the generating-inhibiting impact of its frequency on
Qi, problem areas, and related meridians. It clears discordant frequencies, and
eventually makes the body’s overall frequency balanced and harmonious, thus
healing diseases. The traditional Chinese character 藥 (medicine) is composed
of 艹 (grass, herbs) and 樂 (music), i.e. music grown out of herbs, or music from
Heaven.
Scientists and doctors of Western medicine mainly apply reductionist
approaches to research and clinical practice. However, the human body works
like a symphony. It is healthy only when Yin-Yang energies are balanced and
holistic harmony is maintained. We cannot split a piece of Mozart’s music into
individual musical notes, and attempt to find out which one of them makes the
music great. Similarly, we cannot treat a malfunctioning organ separately, and
expect it to be healed regardless of the patient’s overall health. Healing is
meaningful only when the malfunctioning organ is tuned to vibrate in sync with
the entire system. All Chinese therapies, whether medication or external
treatments, do the same thing: sorting out the chaotic mess and creating a new
balance.
It is easier to apply the Theory of Vibration to Paida, for slapping is quite
rhythmic. But many people do not understand how Lajin produces vibration, and
that the more intense Lajin is, the higher its frequency is. To put it this way,
Paida produces percussion music, Lajin makes string music, and the yelling,
moaning and breathing during PaidaLajin is music played with wind
instruments.
In the language of physics, PaidaLajin creates both constructive and destructive
interference waves. The overall effect is constructive. The interference waves
produce pain. The Heart feels the pain in every part of the body. It is then
stimulated to mobilize all the body’s might to instantly improve the condition at
the affected regions. Therefore, the pain of PaidaLajin is the secret of self-
healing. We call it “Pain Medicine”. It all happens naturally, as our self-healing
mechanism is preset by the Creator this way.
The self-healing power in us knows what to destroy and remove, and what to
protect and nourish. This is called “no destruction, no construction”. Human life,
the nature and the entire universe all follow this natural law. In other words,
PaidaLajin directly “opens the heart” and activates the innate, self-sufficient
“anti-virus software” to automatically regulate Qi and blood flow to target
discomforts and self-heal diseases. This natural process of diagnosis and
treatment is much safer and more accurate than any medical intervention.

II Biochemical changes produced during PaidaLajin

In short, PaidaLajin directly induces biochemical changes in the body, and
stimulates endocrine secretions that the body needs, including insulin.
Bones have long been considered to play an important role in supporting the
body, making movements, producing blood cells, storing minerals, and
regulating pH values in vivo. The latest research shows that the skeleton and
skeletal muscles also have endocrine functions. Increase of osteocalcin
contributes to increase of insulin and decrease of blood glucose level; increase of
adiponectin prevents the accumulation of fat. Insulin is a hormone that lowers
blood sugar in the body. It is a major contributor to synthesis of substances in
vivo, hence the name “storage hormone”. Insulin not only regulates sugar
metabolism, it also plays an irreplaceable role in the metabolism of fat, water,
protein, and trace elements.
Prof. Gerard Karsenty (Columbia University, U.S.) and his co-researchers found
that osteoblasts exert an endocrine regulation of the physiological state of other
tissues, and that osteocalcin could be one of the hormones directly involved in
the process. Their findings were published in the August 2007 issue of Cell
Journal (Title: Endocrine Regulation of Energy Metabolism by the Skeleton, Cell
130: 456-469).
The findings have an important clinical implication: They were telling the world
that an entirely new theory for clinical treatment of diabetes, supported by
biological experimental results, was now established. They foretold that a new
therapy for diabetes would be found in the foreseeable future. There could be no
better news for diabetic patients. Diabetics and scientists across the world were
taking note and anticipating eagerly, confident that a fresh therapy for diabetes
would soon emerge.
Soon after, I began to promote self-healing with PaidaLajin. The hundreds of
workshops we have had worldwide, and thousands of testimonials of patients
self-healing diabetes with PaidaLajin are substantial clinical evidences of this
new theory. And PaidaLajin also has a sound scientific interpretation.
Of the various muscles, skeletal muscles (also called “striated muscles”) are very
special. There are over 600 skeletal muscles in the human body, most of which
are attached to bones. Bodily movements are performed through contraction and
relaxation of these muscles.
Skeletal muscles have long been regarded as effector muscles regulated by the
nervous system and bodily fluids. In recent years, a number of experiments have
shown that skeletal muscles (40% of body weight) could be an important, or
even the largest endocrine organ which secretes active substances, secretes,
expresses, and synthesizes a variety of biological signaling molecules, including
regulatory peptides, cytokines and growth factors.
Zhang Liang and Tang Chaoshu, researchers at the Cardiovascular Disease
Research Institute of Peking University First Hospital, China, found that the
active substances secreted by skeletal muscles mediate paracrine and/or
autocrine regulation of its growth, mobility and metabolism; they also exert an
endocrine regulation of distant organs and tissues through blood circulation.
Paida on the joints and bony regions of the body is good stimulation to the
skeletal muscles. Stretching on a Lajin bench stretches all skeletal muscles. And
the stimulation can be more intense than yoga and running. The duration of a
Lajin session can be up to 40 minutes per leg. Although the body remains static,
Lajin is a strong stimulus to Qi and blood in the body. In the scientific language,
PaidaLajin strongly stimulates the perichondrium and skeletal muscles. During
this process, pain and other sensations are felt. And the body produces various
endocrine secretions specific to individual needs, including stem cells, insulin,
adrenaline, enkephalin and other hormones.
As PaidaLajin stimulates specific endocrine secretions, activates the self-healing
power and enhances immunity, it is only natural that it can heal chronic diseases.
By practicing PaidaLajin, a diabetic patient can produce insulin in vivo; a
menopausal woman can produce needed hormones in vivo; patients with other
diseases can produce stem cells, adrenaline, endorphin, enkephalin, etc. in vivo.
The physical – chemical – biological transformation process varies from person
to person. It testifies to the long-standing theory in Chinese medicine that the
body can produce “endogenous medicine”, i.e. whatever medicine a patient
needs, it can be produced in vivo with proper stimulation. Such “endogenous
medicine” has no toxic side effects. We can call it “organic healing”. Or, is it a
miracle created by God?
Frontier scientific explorations and practical PaidaLajin available to everyone
both unveil the magic of the self-healing power in us, proving how PaidaLajin
helps people self-heal diabetes and other illnesses, lose weight, enhance
cognition and fertility, and facilitate natural labor and child-rearing. See also
Prof. Gerard Karsenty and other researchers’ findings in Cell Journal (Insulin
signaling in osteoblasts integrates bone remodeling and energy metabolism, Cell
142: 296-308; Endocrine regulation of male fertility by the skeleton, Cell 144:
796-810; Maternal and offspring pools of osteocalcin influence brain
development and functions, Cell 155: 228-241).

III Electromagnetic changes produced during PaidaLajin

Doctors of Western medicine are educated about the “chemical body”, and
chemical drugs are prescribed to rectify its malfunctioning. Based on Theory of
Complex System, Prof. Zhang Changlin used non-destructive wave detection
equipment and discovered that a living organism has an “electromagnetic body”
apart from the “chemical body”. The dissipative structure of the
“electromagnetic body” is unstable. It is constantly vibrating and has no clear
boundary. Its anatomical features are invisible to the naked eye. The
physiological feature is that the human body is holographic and indivisible. The
vitality feature is that the “electromagnetic body” governs the “chemical body”,
i.e. re-organization of the former leads to re-organization of the latter. And the
pathological feature is that the “electromagnetic body” is directly influenced by
changes in its boundary. (Please refer to The Invisible Rainbow: A Physicist’s
Introduction to the Science behind Classical Chinese Medicine authored by Prof.
Zhang Changlin).
PaidaLajin is the simplest method to change the boundary of a person’s
“electromagnetic body”. A direct result of PaidaLajin is re-organization of the
“electromagnetic body”, and subsequent transformation of the “chemical body”.
The order of the life structure is re-organized, i.e., it is re-organization of and
balance between matter and energy, rule and freedom.

PaidaLajin induces changes in the following ways:

1. The pain of PaidaLajin stimulates the heart to change its frequency, leading to
changes in the frequencies of all organs and cells of the body. That is to say,
when the boundary of the “electromagnetic body” is changed, its dissipative
structure is changed, and the “chemical body” is consequently changed. This is
consistent with the above-explained Theory of Vibration.
2. There is limited physical damage at the parts stimulated by PaidaLajin, i.e.
the boundary is changed, which leads to changes in the “electromagnetic body”.
Normally, much negative charge exists where there are lumps, toxins, tumors,
inflamed tissues and/or other health problems. PaidaLajin produces much
positive charge at the stimulated areas, which neutralizes the negative charge,
decomposes toxins, tumors and other pathogenic substances, and contributes to
Yin-Yang balance.
3. The process of PaidaLajin is when a dialogue between the body and the mind
is under way. Confidence in PaidaLajin produces the right “resonance” between
them, and is conducive to self-healing. Oneness is perfect harmony of the body,
mind and soul.

IV Energy boosted during PaidaLajin

Illness and aging are caused by energy deficiency and blockade of energy
channels, i.e. the meridians system. PaidaLajin boosts energy, both at the
stimulated areas and all over the body. The general rule is, the more painful
PaidaLajin is, the faster the internal heat is produced. We often see people
stretching on Lajin benches sweating heavily, although they just lie there
motionlessly, sometimes even in cold weather. The boosted energy quickly
clears blockages in the meridians, and heads to wherever it is supposed to go.
Diseases are thus healed during this natural process.
Where does the boosted energy come from? From the wastes, toxins and other
pathogenic substances (such as lumps, tumors, cold-dampness, etc.) burnt during
PaidaLajin. PaidaLajin helps to detoxify, enhance Qi and blood flow, heal pains
and diseases, and reduce weight.

V Clinical explanations of PaidaLajin

1. PaidaLajin brings Sha, swelling and elongated
tendons.
Chinese medicine believes that the human body is like a pharmaceutical factory
—it produces in vivo whatever medicine it needs. Many people know this
theory, but are unaware what therapy makes it happen.
Normally, there are pain and swelling during PaidaLajin. Many people avoid
them. However, they are signs of detoxification in process. Persistent pain and
swelling indicates continuous detoxification. How fast the pain and swelling
fade away depends on each individual’s energy level and how smoothly energy
flows in the meridians system. PaidaLajin is a direct, strong stimulus for the
“Heart”. When it stimulates a specific region of the body, the “Heart” instantly
feel the stimulation. The power of the “Heart” is awakened and enhanced
rapidly, and it goes on to affect other organs, leading to structural and
biochemical changes in the entire body. This is like an unavoidable war and
dialogue between the “Heart” and the body. And it heals various disorders,
physical, mental and psychological.
According to Chinese medicine, there are two major causes of illness: (1)
excessive desires and emotions; (2) discord between the body’s internal and
external environments. PaidaLajin is a strong stimulus that helps to regulate and
balance them.
People used to disregard the connection between excessive emotions and
diseases. Then, psychosomatic medicine emerged in the past two or three
decades. It believes that over a thousand diseases, including tumors, diabetes,
and hypertension, are caused by negative emotions accumulated and trapped in
the body over time. Time magazine reported in 2006 that 75% of all diseases are
caused by stress. This has brought psychology and medical science closer
together. And it is a good example of scientific development testifying to the
wisdom of Chinese medicine.
Both the theory of Chinese medicine and recent advancements in Western
medical science help us better identify the root causes of illness. However, the
most important question remains to be answered, “How best to heal?”
So far, neither Chinese medicine nor Western medicine has a clinical therapy
that has been proven safe, simple, and effective in healing various physical and
mental disorders, and above all, accessible to everyone.
PaidaLajin, the self-help slapping and stretching exercises handed down from
ancient times, re-emerges before us and fills this gap. We can use the theory of
Chinese medicine to clearly explain how and why it works. And we also need to
explain it concisely in the scientific language, so that people of the modern age
can better comprehend it.
Specifically speaking, PaidaLajin induces physical changes in the body. The
body then starts to repair and renew itself. First, the “electromagnetic body”
experiences the changes: appearance of Sha under the skin, swelling, the tendons
and ligaments getting longer and softer, etc. This means that the boundary and
dissipative structure of the “electromagnetic body” are changed, and the
“chemical body” also gets the impact. The human body then works like a
pharmaceutical factory, producing in vivo whatever medicine it needs. For
instance, the limited pain of PaidaLajin stimulates the “chemical body” to
secrete large amounts of adrenaline; Stress response warms up the body, i.e.
Yang energy is rising. It helps to decompose fat, increase the blood glucose
level, lower the blood lipid level, enhance the cardiac systolic function,
accelerate the decomposition of glycogen, dilate the blood vessels of the heart,
liver, bones, tendons and ligaments, expand the windpipe, and increase oxygen
supply. PaidaLajin has been practiced to self-heal heart disease, hypertension,
diabetes, bone and joint disorders, pains of the neck, shoulders, lower back and
legs, cancer, tumors, etc.
Moreover, the limited pain of PaidaLajin stimulates the body to secrete more
insulin, osteocalcin, and vascular angiotensin. It helps to slim down, lower the
blood glucose levels, and enhance metabolism of fat, sugar, water, protein, and
trace elements.

2. PaidaLajin stimulates the body to produce stem cells.

PaidaLajin is not only good stimulation to the skin, nerves and subcutaneous
blood vessels, it also has a strong impact on the bones, skeletal muscles, tendons
and ligaments.
Normally, what we slap most are joints. It induces in vivo production of stem
cells in the perichondrium of the joints. Stem cells have the potential of almost
infinite proliferation and multi-directional differentiation. They engage in
immune and hematopoietic activities, and they are self-replicable. They play a
vital role in repairing pathological damages to organs and tissues. Many medical
theories and treatments underline the importance of stem cells. During the
body’s re-organization process, the old and damaged organs and cells are
replaced by new, normal ones. And the physiological functions of the human
body are thus recovered. And it occurs in vivo, in situ. It can be called
“autologous stem cell regeneration in situ”.
In a broad sense, Jin includes all the elastic connective tissues, including
tendons, ligaments, fascia and cartilage. They link the skeleton, muscles and
organs together. Lajin not only pulls on tendons, ligaments and cartilage, it also
stimulates the skeleton, fascia and muscles. There are tendons on bones and
muscles, and there are tendons and fascia on organs. Lajin stimulates them all—
the skeleton, muscles, and all organs. Ancient Chinese classics Yi Jin Jing (The
Classic of Tendon-Muscle Strengthening Exercises) and Xi Sui Jing (The Classic
of Bone Marrow Cleansing) both elaborated on the effect of stretching.

3. PaidaLajin increases body temperature.

Be it Paida or Lajin, it directly increases the body temperature. Whether through
observation of the nature, or according to Chinese and Western medicine, we
know that diseases are mostly cold-induced. All sorts of viruses, tumors and
blockages are caused by cold-related stagnation. And during the aging process,
the body temperature drops continually. When a person dies, the body cools
down completely.
PaidaLajin increases the body temperature noticeably, whether locally or
holistically. This is the natural result when the innate self-healing power is
strengthened to do a better job. In other words, it is the inner vitality that is
rejuvenated and enhanced. As long as the body’s capacity to produce heat in
vivo is recovered and enhanced, it will have better disease-resistant and anti-
aging abilities.
Conclusion
In the healthcare sector, we all strive for good curative effect. Being a non-
medical therapy available to everyone, PaidaLajin self-healing method works
wonders—the overall efficacy has far surpassed that of contemporary Chinese
and Western medicine. And it works in a realm beyond the protracted war
between Chinese and Western medicine.
The simpler, the better. It applies to the promotion of PaidaLajin. PaidaLajin is
the simplest self-healing exercise that virtually everyone can grasp in a few
minutes. Now the message of self-healing with PaidaLajin is shared rapidly in
the online world, benefiting more and more people all over the world. And it is
being practiced in an increasing number of hospitals, beauty salons, yoga
schools, temples, monasteries, health and meditation centers.
PaidaLajin self-healing method is in line with our scientific knowledge. It
provides everyone a simple, natural, and effective way to prevent, diagnose and
self-heal pains and diseases; it invites doctors and scientists into a new realm of
clinical and scientific study; it points to the future direction of healthcare and
human civilization; and it is an ultimate solution to the current healthcare crisis
that challenges humanity.
Whether PaidaLajin self-healing method is of such great significance depends
on its actual efficacy. Fortunately, all the claimed efficacies can be measured and
evaluated with modern scientific methods and devices in accordance with
medical standards. Even more fortunately, whether experts believe and test it or
not, the great mass movement of self-healing with PaidaLajin is unstoppable.
Attracted by the obvious interests (i.e. the self-healing efficacies), more and
more people around the world are voluntarily practicing and sharing PaidaLajin.
As it is a non-medical therapy, it makes up for what is lacking in the medical
world. In the final analysis, PaidaLajin is a way of life.
Chapter III PaidaLajin Self-Healing Method
Section I Paida
What is Paida?
Paida( 拍打 ; pinyin: pāi da): To use hands and/or tools to slap repeatedly on a
part of the body or the entire body at an acceptable intensity, in order to enhance
Qi (energy), manifest and remove meridian blockages (toxins and wastes that
induce diseases and various symptoms), thus self-healing happens naturally.
Paida is also the most ancient natural diagnostic method. As pains and diseases
are clearly manifested as Sha and other symptoms, in ancient China, the therapy
was not called Paida, but “Diao Shang”, i.e., revealing and then healing injuries
and diseases. If a person has no illness, no Sha or other healing reactions will
appear during Paida.

How does Paida work?

1. The skin is closely linked to the meridians system, limbs, internal organs and
nine orifices (eyes, ears, nostrils, mouth, urethra and anus) of the body. Paida is
an all-round activation of the slapped skin, the underlying muscles, bones,
meridians, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, nervous and other cells, and all
systems of the body.
2. The slapped area automatically gathers more Qi and blood. Qi propels blood
flow. Paida improves Qi and blood circulation. The enhanced Qi acts as a
cleaner—it automatically scans all over the body, identifies meridian blockages
and removes them. All the harmful wastes, toxins, tumors, etc. will be gradually
swept out of the body.
3. Paida boosts the power of the “Heart” and the confidence in self-healing.
4. From the perspective of Western medicine, Paida is proactive “sabotage” that
stimulates the central nervous system (CNS) to mobilize the energy, blood,
various secretions, and the nervous, immune, and lymphatic systems to repair the
damage, thus enhancing the body’s self-repair capacity and immunity.

How are hands and tools used in Paida?

1. Normally, solid slaps are used in Paida. Hollow slaps are occasionally used.
Solid slaps produce a stronger stimulation and are more effective.
2. Hollow slaps are occasionally used to reduce the pain of Paida. Hold the
thumb close to the other four fingers that are kept close and straight, and it
creates a very shallow space in between. Hence, hollow slaps are basically still
solid slaps.
3. To intensify stimulation on certain parts of the body, the back of the hand,
mainly the knuckles of fingers lining together, may be used.
4. Fists or a Paida tool can be used to increase penetration or to reduce the
volume of Paida sounds, or on certain parts of the body, for instance, fleshy
parts like the abdomen, buttocks and thighs; or parts that cannot be easily
slapped using the palm, such as the armpits, groins, etc. The sides of the palms
may also be used to chop at the groins.
5. When slapping a large region, such as the inner elbows, abdomen, buttocks,
thighs and knees, the entire palm and fingers should be used. To slap on a
smaller area, you can primarily use fingers, with agile movements of the wrist.
6. For areas that your hands cannot reach or where you cannot slap hard enough
with your hands, such as the back and the back of legs, Paida tools can be used,
such as special Paida sticks, soles of canvas shoes, wooden sticks, stones, etc.
The specially designed Paida stick is very flexible and suitable for direct contact
with the skin. The sides of the stick can be used to Paida uneven parts of the
body.

Why do we Paida with hands and tools alternately?

1. There is Qi in our hands. During Paida, not only is our strength used, but also
the Qi that penetrates deep inside the body. Paida with hands is better than using
tools which do not bear any Qi.
2. There are acupoints all over the palms. Paida with hands can, in the long run,
activate the six meridians on the hands, i.e. the Heart, Lung, Pericardium, Large
and Small Intestines, and Sanjiao (Triple Warmer) Meridians, which will in turn
activate the six meridians on the feet and along the legs, i.e. the Liver, Spleen,
Kidney, Stomach, Gall Bladder and Urinary Bladder Meridians, and create a
round of chain reactions that will benefit the entire body. From the perspective
of Quanxi Theory (holistic approach), hands and feet are holographic reflex
zones closely linked to all organs and tissues of the body. Paida with hands is a
treatment of all systems in the body, which is what we call “carpet bombing” on
all past, existing and latent diseases. Whether you use hands to Paida yourself or
others, the hands are also being slapped, i.e. action and reaction are equal in
intensity. During the process, blockages in all organs are being unblocked.
Slapping others is also slapping yourself; helping others is helping yourself.
3. When Paida with hands, what is most stimulated in the palms are the Heart
and Pericardium Meridians, i.e. the heart is the organ most stimulated. As the
Heart is the “emperor” in our body, the stimulated power of the Heart changes
the nature of healing: Paida enables us to proactively act on illnesses instead of
passively awaiting external intervention. During self-help Paida, one is in a state
of both giving and receiving, which is more beneficial as the entire cycle of
cause and effect is experienced. This is a simple yet clear manifestation of
“oneness” and the wisdom that “the simplest way is the truest”.
4. The arms and shoulders move along during Paida. Acupoints in the hands are
linked to the arms, shoulders, neck, brain and heart. Neck and shoulder problems
and sleeping disorders are treated altogether during Paida. The efficacy
increases with greater intensity, longer duration, and greater sweep of the arm’s
movements.
A retired lady had shoulder and leg pains. I advised her to slap her knees for two
hours. The following day, she told me that after slapping the knees, much of the
leg pain was gone, and she was able to raise her arms higher. A friend of mine
slapped her knees for two hours while we were chatting, and then she suddenly
found her neck pain gone. The next morning, she phoned me, saying she went
straight to bed when she got home and had the best sleep in years.
5. When using hands to slap, one can easily get exhausted and the Paida cannot
last long. For elderly people with a lot of illnesses, it is even more difficult to
persist in Paida. Moreover, it is inconvenient to slap on many parts of the body,
such as the back, the hind side of each leg, hands, feet, face, joints along the
limbs, and hollow surface of bony areas. Use Paida tools instead. It saves much
effort, Sha comes out faster and you can slap longer.
6. Use tools to slap on clothes-covered body parts, in order to save time and
effort, and to reduce the pain of Paida, when it is inconvenient to slap on the
skin in cold weather, or for patients who cannot take the pain of direct Paida on
the skin.
7. Using hands to slap can sound quite “noisy” in public places and in the quiet
night. Use tools instead to reduce noise.
8. For frequent travelers, take a Paida stick along and it can be practiced
anytime, anywhere.

How to determine the intensity of Paida?

There are two types of Paida in terms of its intensity, i.e. gentle and heavy
Paida. They are relative concepts. The same intensity may be “gentle” to one
person, but “heavy” to another. The actual intensity varies with age, health
condition, pain tolerance, the part of the body being slapped, environmental and
other factors.
Technically speaking, slapping with wrist movement is gentle Paida; slapping
with elbow joint movement is moderate Paida; slapping with shoulder joint
movement is heavy Paida. Gentle, moderate and heavy Paida should be used
alternately. The general rule is to go gradually from gentle to heavy Paida, and
never start with heavy Paida. Adjust the intensity to the recipient’s pain
tolerance. In the beginning, the painful sensation can be quite intense, but after a
while, there will be less pain. At this point, the intensity may be increased
gradually. The greater the intensity, the more pain will be felt; but as long as the
pain is within a tolerable range, the effect of Paida will be better. However, it is
the recipient who has the final say on how much pain he/she can take. The
person doing Paida cannot force heavy Paida on the recipient. Gentle Paida can
be as good as, or even better than heavy Paida, but will require a longer time.
When a part of the body is slapped for up to one hour, the healing effect will be
better.

Body parts for Paida and Paida sequence

1. Universal regions and the head
Theoretically, all parts of the body can be slapped. Normally, Paida follows a
top-down sequence.
When sick, a person will want to know which meridians are blocked. There are
14 meridians in the body—12 standard meridians, and the Ren and Du Meridians
along the central front and back of the torso. All illnesses originate from
blockade of the 14 meridians, whether mosquito bites or tumors, insomnia or
constipation. Normally, multiple meridians are blocked in a sick person.
Unblocking these 14 meridians cures it all, doesn’t it?
However, many people do not have enough time to slap all over the body. They
tend to look for key areas related to their illnesses for Paida. To make it simple
and improve efficacy, we recommend slapping the head and four “universal
regions”, which basically cover all 14 meridians in the body.
The four universal regions are as follows: elbows (front and back sides), knees
(front, back, left and right sides), hands (front and back sides) and feet (top,
bottom, left and right sides), eight in total.
When slapping elbows or knees, all areas including front, back, left and right
sides are to be slapped thoroughly; The best way to Paida the back of a hand is
to place one hand on a knee, and Paida the back of that hand and fingers with
the palm of the other hand; When Paida the feet, it is necessary to slap
thoroughly the inner and outer sides of the ankles, and the tops and soles of the
feet. To heal faster, slap each area for 15 minutes or more. Make it a habit and
slap at least one universal region each day.
After slapping the universal regions thoroughly, go on to Paida the entire head,
including the top, left, right, front and back sides of the head, neck, eyes
(closed), cheeks, nose, mouth, and ears. Slapping the entire head helps to relieve
all chronic diseases, particularly effective for healing headache, insomnia,
diseases with the five-sense organs, cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s
disease. This is because all Yang meridians corresponding to internal organs go
up to the head. For instance, Liver opens into the eyes; Kidney opens into the
ears; Lung opens into the nose; Spleen opens into the mouth; Heart opens into
the tongue. Thus slapping the entire head also heals disorders of the internal
organs.
The armpits, the groins, the inner elbows and the popliteal fossa (the back of
knees) are dubbed as “eight weak corners” in Huang Di Nei Jing. They are
mostly likely to accumulate cold-dampness, toxins and wastes. Clearing these
areas is a “shortcut” in self-healing pains and diseases. But the armpits and the
groins are not included in the “universal regions for Paida”, for they are less
convenient to slap and it hurts more. People may reject Paida altogether if they
feel too much pain during their initial taste of Paida. However, at our
workshops, these are key targets of Paida.
After thoroughly slapping the head and universal regions, it’s best to also slap
the armpits and the groins. Then go on to slap the entire four limbs, chest, back,
abdomen, buttocks, i.e., “carpet bomb” the entire body.

2. Sequence of Paida for health preservation

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4

 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7

Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10

For health preservation, Paida is generally practiced in the following top-down

order:
1. Paida the head (see Figures 1-4): First Paida the top, then left and right sides,
followed by the front and back sides of the head. You may use one hand or both
hands. Slapping the back of the head with one hand is more convenient. Then
move on to slap on the back of the neck, eyes (closed), cheeks, mouth, and ears.
You may feel warmth and/or numbness at the perineum and the soles of the feet
when slapping on the head and the neck.
2. Paida the shoulders (see Figure 5): Use the left hand to slap on the right
shoulder, and vice versa. Areas all around the shoulders (front, back, top and
outer sides) are to be slapped.
3. Paida both arms, armpits and the inner side of the rib areas (see Figure 6).
4. Paida the elbow joints (see Figure 7): Slap on the inner side of each elbow,
which covers the Heart, Pericardium, and Lung Meridians. Then slap on the
outer side, which includes the Large Intestine, San Jiao (Triple Warmer), and
Small Intestine Meridians.
5. Paida the back of each hand (see Figure 8): Put one hand on a knee with the
back of the hand facing up, slap hard with the other hand. Switch hands
afterwards.
6. Paida both buttocks (including the hip joints and surrounding areas), then slap
the inner and outer sides of one thigh with both hands, and move on to slap the
other thigh.
7. Paida the abdomen and the groins (root of the thighs), which may be slapped
with hands, chopped with the sides of the hands, or beaten with fists.
8. Paida the knees (see Figure 9): Paida the front of the knees with both hands,
covering an entire kneecap with a palm. Next, slap the inner and outer sides of a
knee with both hands, and then move on to slap the other knee. Lastly, Paida the
back of the knees, which may be done by opening the legs while being seated, or
by bending down at the waist while standing and Paida them with both hands.
You can also Paida each other in a group. For knee and leg problems, regardless
of the many disease names, as long as there is sore, numb, painful, swelling or
other sensations in the legs, this method is applicable. Those about to go for a
surgery may get recovered through Paida, sparing them the need for a surgery.
For better healing effect, combine Paida with Lajin.
9. Paida all parts of the feet (see Figure 10): This includes the tops and soles of
the feet, the inner and outer sides of the ankles, as well as surrounding areas.
Note: For better healing effect, combine these Paida exercises with Lajin.

Self-help Paida and mutual Paida

It is better to both slap yourself and each other. Self-help Paida is the most
essential self-healing exercise. The power of the Heart, which is the greatest, is
mobilized. Everyone should, first of all, do self-help Paida, unless you cannot do
it yourself due to illness. It is good to do self-help and mutual Paida alternately.
Mutual Paida creates a more positive atmosphere and a stronger energy field,
and some people do need help from others, e.g. the frail, the elderly, the
seriously ill, or those who face other inconveniences. Even when we primarily
do it on our own, there are areas where better effects will be gained if others help
us, for instance, the back, the armpits, the shoulders, the back of the knees, the
hind side of the legs and other parts where self-help Paida can be inconvenient.
Many people are over-protective of themselves—they Paida too gently for the
Sha to appear, which leads them to assume that they are in good health. These
people are mostly afraid of pain, indicating severe meridian blockages, i.e. grave
illnesses. For some people, it reveals weak heart and kidney functions, lack of
strength and weak willpower, which tends to be more common in men. All these
are in essence manifestations of meridian blockages. More often than not, when
they are slapped by others a bit more heavily, Sha will soon come out.
The effect will be better when people help each other Paida. Many people who
persist in year-round sports or Qi Gong practice assume that they are quite
healthy. For even with regular Paida, Sha does not appear easily on them.
However, when they slap each other, much Sha soon appears on each and every
one of them. Despite how horrendous it looks, it is in effect something desirable,
as many old injuries and past diseases are revealed and uprooted once and for
all. This can even untie “knots” deep in our hearts that have tortured us for
decades, enabling all illnesses, including those that we are unaware of, those that
remain undetected by doctors or medical appliances, and those that may break
out in the future, to be healed now.

1. Principles of self-help Paida

1. Paida whole-heartedly. It involves confidence, concentration, and
perseverance. When you believe in self-healing with Paida, you will stay
focused and persist in the practice; if you are affected by negativity, you cannot
continue with full attention, and the effect will be discounted even if you do
practice it.
2. Close your eyes and Paida silently. With eyes closed, it is easier to clear
your thoughts and focus on Paida; when you Paida with your eyes open, you
can be easily distracted by what you see and start chatting with others, thus
consuming energy and reducing the effect of Paida.
3. Comprehend the philosophy and concepts of self-healing. Read and re-read
the first two chapters to deepen your understanding of self-healing. For many
people, existing knowledge and habits can lead to their doubts about and fear of
self-healing. When you encounter problems or difficulties during your practice,
please re-read the first two chapters, particularly “healing reactions”. It will
greatly boost your confidence in self-healing. Moreover, there are many
testimonials in the book and online for your reference. Millions of people have
self-healed with PaidaLajin. Why not you?
4. Repent wholeheartedly. Just as illnesses have traceable causes, people
invariably have their wrongs. The agonies that one is suffering now are the
manifested “effects” of what was committed in the past. Repent sincerely when
you practice Paida, to yourself, to family members, friends and/or others, alive
or dead, whom you have hurt with your words and/or deeds, and ask for their
forgiveness. This will bring out the positive power of thought and enhance the
healing effect immensely. For someone who does not repent after falling ill and
yet keep on complaining, the negativity will grow stronger and the condition will
worsen.
5. Be grateful. First, be grateful to pains and diseases, for they are kind
reminders urging you to change your bad habits, to part with suffering and to
regain happiness. During Paida, first of all, be grateful to the Creator who
created everything, including us humans; secondly, be grateful to your body. If
you keep exploiting it without giving it proper care, how can you not fall ill? If
the body has fallen sick and you are still ungrateful to it and not consoling it, it is
only natural that the condition will worsen; thirdly, be grateful to your parents
and country for nurturing you; fourthly, be grateful to people, alive or dead, who
have helped and cared for you. You can think of their names and images during
the Paida process; fifthly, be grateful to your enemies and those who have hurt
you, for they, similar to those who have helped you in positive ways, are
indispensable for your growth as a person. Positive and negative energies do not
exist alone. If there is still hatred and resentment in you, the seed of illness is not
eliminated. Gratitude is the best way to clear up such negativity.
Combine gratitude and repentance together, and you can chant aloud or silently
these words often used during PaidaLajin: I’m Sorry; Please Forgive Me; Thank
You; I Love You. These are also powerful phrases of the Hawaiian Healing
System used by Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len, and described in the book Zero Limits:
The Secret Hawaiian System for Wealth, Health, Peace and More authored by
Joe Vitale and Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len.
6. Fill up with clean Qi and expel dirty Qi. Think of the body being filled up
with clean Qi from the palm that is slapping down; and when the palm is
removed, think of dirty Qi being drawn out and expelled from the body.
7. Recite mantras. In the Paida process, if you recite orally or in the heart
mantras from your own religion, the healing effects will be enhanced. For
instance, Christians may chant “Hallelujah”; Buddhists may chant “Amitabha”,
“Om Mani Padme Hum”, and so on.
8. Pay attention to breathing. Whether you are slapping or being slapped, you
can inhale through your nose, hold your breath for 3-60 seconds or even longer,
and exhale rapidly through your mouth. It helps to relieve the pain of Paida,
boost Yang energy and get rid of foul air in your body. Or, you can observe your
breathing and sensations calmly and objectively. It helps you to be conscious of
what is going on within and accept the sensations, both pleasant and unpleasant.

2. Principles of mutual Paida

1. When slapping with each other, first we should have a caring heart, a positive
mindset, and hope for the recipient’s fast recovery.
2. Both the slapper and the recipient need to relax physically and
psychologically, particularly the area being slapped, otherwise the healing effect
will be discounted. Psychological relaxation is more vital, for when you feel
nervous, your body will be tense and you will feel more pain.
3. The person doing the Paida needs to maintain close communication with the
recipient, be attentive to the recipient’s words, actions, expressions in the eyes
and on the face, etc., so as to fully understand his/her needs, concerns, and
feelings. Both parties should stay focused and connected as “one”.
4. Do not chat during Paida. It consumes energy and distracts attention, thus
affecting the effect of Paida. It’s best to Paida with eyes closed. The ideal state
of mutual Paida in a group: There are only sounds of rhythmic Paida, and no
sounds of talking. It creates a strong energy field that multiplies the healing
effect.
5. Always start with gentle Paida before gradually increasing the intensity.
During Paida, the intensity and technique of slapping may need to be adjusted
whenever needed. When using heavy Paida, we need to put ourselves in the
shoes of the recipient and make sure that the intensity is within his/her pain
tolerance.
6. Never force heavy Paida onto the recipient. This will induce fear and/or
resentment in the recipient and reduce the healing effect instead of enhancing it.
Heavy Paida is not suitable for infants, the elderly, and the seriously ill. Gentle
Paida can produce the same healing effect as expected or even better, if you
Paida with love and long enough.
7. The recipient should communicate and cooperate with, and be grateful to the
slapper(s); show gratitude and repentance to the body, and take the pain and
discomforts as kind reminders.

Will we be affected by negative energy during mutual Paida?

According to Isaac Newton’s third law of motion, the intensity of slapping
equals to the intensity of being slapped. So, when you use your hands to slap
others, your palms are being slapped as well. That is to say, while helping others,
you are also healing yourself. Our coaches work in workshops all year round,
helping participants to slap. They are not affected by negative energy; instead,
they are getting healthier.
Nonetheless, in very rare circumstances, one may catch the cold from the
recipient of Paida: First, those who are always overly concerned with the
possibility of getting the negative energy. They can have this “dream” come true.
This is the most common. Second, those who are very susceptible to the impact
of external energy.
To deal with it, the following methods are for your reference:
1. First of all, enhance your own positive energy. Persistent PaidaLajin,
meditation, and meditative standing (also called “Zhan Zhuang” or “horse
stance”) are good ways to boost your energy level.
2. If you are a theist, silently pray to your Creator, God or Buddha for protection.
You can chant mantras.
3. After mutual Paida, swing and shake your hands and feet. It is even better to
stand barefoot on the soil or grass.

Paida duration and intensity

Generally speaking, the pain and intensity of Paida should be within the
recipient’s or self-healer’s tolerance. There needs to be moderate pain of Paida,
otherwise it will not work. Slap a body region for 5-60 minutes each time. To
relieve severe symptoms, slap longer and more times.
Slapping for up to five minutes is considered effective Paida. There will be little
effect if the Paida is too gentle, produces no pain or does not last long enough,
for the self-healing mechanism is not yet fully activated. During our 7-day
PaidaLajin self-healing workshop, each day the participants slap for
approximately six hours, and stretch for about one hour, and by the end of the
workshop, they will have briefly slapped all major parts of the body. It takes up
to 15 days to complete a round of more thorough Paida all over the body. The
workshop activities are a super-strong stimulation to the self-healing mechanism,
and almost all pains and diseases will improve greatly. Back home, it is
impossible to slap and stretch so hard and for so long. You can adjust the
duration and intensity of PaidaLajin according to your health condition and
other factors. Normally, practice PaidaLajin for 1-3 hours a day. For a very sick
patient or someone with plenty of time, extend the duration and increase the
intensity of PaidaLajin.
For health preservation, Paida the entire head and the universal regions for 0.5-1
hour each day; To relieve and heal common diseases, Paida the universal
regions and illness-related areas for 1-3 hour(s); For a seriously ill patient, the
entire body needs to be slapped multiple rounds before gradual recovery. It’s
best to attend a workshop, for PaidaLajin self-healing method is no talk show.
Only by experiencing the indelible self-help and mutual Paida can you
systematically learn the techniques, duration and intensity, and feel the power of
the “Heart” in the self-healing process. Up to now, we have not found a better
way for people to learn and benefit from PaidaLajin than attending a workshop.
For a sick person who cannot attend a workshop and slap that long, Paida 1-3
regions for about one hour each day. The duration of Lajin is not included. Many
people cannot spare the time for PaidaLajin; however, they have time for games,
sports and dining. Well, this shows that people do not attach the same
importance to their health.
The following recommendations on Paida duration and intensity are for your
reference. You can adjust them according to your health condition and schedule.
1. Paida a body region thoroughly before moving on to the next one. For
instance, an inner elbow, the top of the head, the front side of a knee, the inner or
outer side of a knee, etc., each is a “body region”. Paida each region for 5-60
minutes.
2. Thorough Paida: Paida until the most Sha comes out of the slapped area; and
with continued Paida, no more Sha appears, it does not hurt much, or the Sha is
beginning to fade away, the skin is broken and blood or bodily fluid is seeping
out.
3. When slapping on a large region, focus on an area the size of a palm and slap
for 5-60 minutes. Then move the palm or Paida stick to the next area.
4. For body parts that can be easily slapped by oneself, it’s better to do self-help
Paida; for body parts where self-help Paida is inconvenient, try Paida each
other. During Paida, use hands and Paida stick(s) alternately. Use a Paida stick
when you feel tired or when Sha does not come out easily. In cold weather, use a
Paida stick to slap without removing clothes.
5. Do not stop half way during Paida. It’s best to slap a body part thoroughly.
When the Sha disappears, start a second round of Paida.
6. Some people self-heal after a round of thorough Paida all over the body.
However, many patients need multiple rounds of “carpet-bombing” Paida before
full recovery. Adjust the area and frequency of Paida to suit personal needs.
7. Some people have slapped all over the body; however, the healing effect is not
as good as slapping universal regions or other specific regions, for the pain and
intensity of Paida are not enough. It is better effect when doing Paida and 1-3
Lajin session(s) per day. Some people do Lajin without the standard Lajin bench
or sandbags, or they put down the raised leg when they feel sore, numb, painful,
and swelling sensations, and the efficacy is discounted; with the same duration
of Lajin, it is better effect when you stretch on a standard Lajin bench, use 5-
20kg sandbags, and continue stretching after feeling these sensations.
8. Gentle Paida is also effective, as long as there is moderate pain. However, it
takes longer, for instance, you can slap one region for 30-120 minutes.

A few things to note about Paida

1. Avoid wind and chills during Paida.
Avoid direct wind from an electric fan or an air conditioner during Paida, so as
not to let the wind and chills enter the body through open pores, which could
induce new illnesses. If air conditioning has to be used, turn the fan to “low”,
and increase the temperature to no less than 26 ℃ .
2. How best to drink water before, during and after Paida?
Before, during and after Paida, drink some warm water to replenish hydration,
to prevent fatigue or dizziness, and to enhance metabolism. It is best to drink
ginger and jujube tea, particularly for those weak in Qi and blood.
Many people drink water as a habit, even when they are not thirty. They even
follow the “expert advice” and drink many gallons of water every day, which
can induce a lot of illnesses. According to Chinese medicine, drink only when
you are thirsty and drink when it is warm. Do not assume that drinking much
water helps detoxification. Where there are blockages in the body, the excess
water can get trapped inside, damage kidney and urinary bladder functions and
cause other health problems. And do not drink cold water. It is a taboo to drink
cold water in early morning when the body’s Yang energy is rising along with
the sun-rise. Cold water extinguishes the Heart fire and induces heart disease.
3. Avoid bathing or showering after Paida.
In cold weather, when you have little or no sweat, it is better not to take a bath
on the day of Paida. As the Qi and blood flow in the body is automatically
enhanced after PaidaLajin, it is best not to interfere with this process. And, the
skin pores are wide open after Paida, cold-dampness can easily enter the body.
When it is hot and you have much sweat, shower two hours after Paida. Never
shower with cold water. Shampoo and shower gel containing chemicals should
be avoided.
4. When Sha appears, it is best to continue slapping until it comes out
thoroughly and then disappears.
This process can take a long time, sometimes for over an hour. Prolonged Paida
helps the Sha fade away faster. The slapped area gathers more Qi and blood, and
it facilitates their flow and detoxification. Even if you stop Paida, normally the
Sha will disappear in a few hours or days. It only takes a longer time.
If Sha disappears fast, it is indicative of good health. Normally, the Sha on kids,
young and healthy people disappears faster; it goes away more slowly in elderly
people and gravely ill patients. Some Sha can take weeks to disappear. After Sha
appears, you can move on to slap other body parts, and wait until the Sha
disappears to start a second round of Paida on the same areas.
5. The very fact that Sha disappears with continued Paida shows that it is not
blood vessels being broken. Rather, the toxic substances in the blood are being
decomposed, and removed through skin pores, other orifices and detoxification
channels in the body. Sweat, tears, runny nose, urine, stool, smells from the skin
and other excretions are all telling signs of detoxification.
6. Dark Sha, reddish and swelling skin that appear during Paida can look
horrible. For instance, some people cannot put on their shoes, for their feet are so
swollen after Paida. These are good healing reactions, and the self-healing
mechanism is working to detoxify. Continue Paida. Do not panic even if the
skin is broken and blood seeps out. Paida for a while to get rid of some toxic
blood and bodily fluids. Then move on to slap on an adjacent area.
Sha and bleeding during Paida are part of the self-healing process. Some people
regard the appearance of Sha as a sign of subcutaneous hemorrhage. This is a
misunderstanding. When checked with medical equipment, the major blood
vessels at the area with much Sha remain intact. And, if you slap on healthy
parts of the body, no Sha or blood will come out.
7. It is normal that the skin sometimes breaks during Paida. You can stop
slapping it and move on to slap on another part of the body. However, to heal
certain illnesses, it is better effect to slap until the skin breaks, and toxic blood
and fluids come out. For instance, this way people with psoriasis or eczema can
get rid of more toxins at the affected areas; to relieve severe symptoms of heart
disease, slap on the inner elbows until the skin breaks.

Prohibitions
Paida is prohibited in the following cases:
1. Those who tend to bleed easily or those with blood disorders, such as bleeder
disease, Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP), etc.
2. Those with skin trauma, and/or festered skin with bodily fluid on it.
3. Those bleeding, having acute injuries, severe infections, or fresh bone
fractures.
It’s Okay to slap on regions with muscle and soft tissue damage and surrounding
areas, it can hurt more, but the self-healing effect is great.
4. For patients with retinal detachment, avoid Paida the eyes.
Section II Sha and self-healing
What is “Sha”?
Sha( 痧 ; pinyin: shā): Toxic waste in the blood and bodily fluids that appears
beneath the skin during Paida. It comes in shades of pink, crimson, purple,
purplish black, black, etc. When the amount of Sha reaches a peak, it will
gradually fade away with continued Paida. Lumps, red swelling, and white
powder on the skin are also different forms of Sha.
Sha is a word unique to the Chinese language. It literally means “toxic sands and
little stones”. Ancient Chinese called them “blood stones”, i.e., pathogenic
substances similar to gall bladder stones and kidney stones. Establishing its
occurrence and coining the term “Sha”, as well as using it to diagnose and treat
diseases, is a perfect case demonstrating the wisdom of ancient Chinese.
In the scientific language, Sha refers to tiny toxic particles that are processed and
filtered from harmful substances in the blood and bodily fluids, when the Yang
energy boosted through PaidaLajin scans the entire body and induces
biochemical reactions with various substances in the body. Pushed by Qi, these
particles are excreted through the orifices. Sha can be excreted through skin
pores as tiny solid particles, or in the sweat, tears, nasal discharge, urine, stool,
and so on.

Four types of toxins in “Sha”

1. Toxins from environmental forces such as wind, heat, cold, and dampness.
2. Toxins from diseases.
3. Toxins from prolonged medication and fabricated, processed foods. Chemical
odors expelled during Paida are evidences of detoxification.
4. Toxins produced by negative mindset and emotions. These are far more toxic
than the impact of drug toxins and external forces, and are the main causes of
illness.
Paida the skin forces toxic waste in the blood to cling to and go through blood
vessel walls, and colorful patches of Sha will appear beneath the skin. With the
same intensity of Paida, Sha does not appear on healthy parts of the body, but
will only surface on those parts or acupoints with existing and latent illnesses.

Self-diagnosis according to colors of Sha

The general principles in self-diagnosis according to colors of Sha are as
follows:
Sha appears only where diseases are present; the amount of Sha surfaced
indicates the severity of diseases; the darker the Sha colors, the more severe the
pathogenic elements (toxic waste, excessive cold, heat, dampness, etc.) are in the
body.
Sometimes, lumps and red swelling may appear along with Sha. Regardless of
the disease name, when pains are relieved and Sha is surfaced and decomposed
through PaidaLajin, the self-healing method has taken effect. Sha does not
appear the way and the amount we expect it. Heavy Paida on a healthy person
does not force out much Sha; gentle Paida on a sick person easily gets Sha out.

The colors of Sha have the following implications:

1. Flushed skin: healthy, normal;
2. Red: “wind-heat”; common in people of “sub-health” condition;
3. Purplish red: “stagnant heat”, prone to soreness;
4. Blue: “phlegm-dampness”, prone to fatigue;
5. Purplish black: stagnation and inflammation, indicating that toxins have
accumulated in the body and that the meridians are heavily blocked;
6. Black: appearing mostly in those with chronic or critical illnesses, or those
under prolonged medication;
7. Colorful Sha and reddish swelling skin: severe blockages. The swelling,
similar to the appearance of Sha, is a good detoxifying reaction.
PaidaLajin is diagnosis and treatment at the same time. Whatever its color, Sha
signals health problems and indicates that detoxification and treatment are under
way—excessive heat, cold, dampness, and toxic waste in related organs are
being expelled.
1. Where there is Sha, there is a health problem. The more severely blocked the
meridians are, the faster Sha appears (sometimes in less than one minute of
Paida) and the darker its colors are. However, Sha is not the only self-diagnostic
criterion; pain is a more accurate signal. Having pain but no Sha also reveals
health problems, for “no pains, no blockages”.
2. Some Sha travels in the body. This indicates that Qi and blood flow is being
regulated and that Paida produces a lasting effect in boosting Qi and blood
circulation.
3. Some people may have red Sha at first, and with continued Paida, darker
spots, lines or patches of Sha will appear, and in severe cases even dark, hard
lumps will emerge; in some cases, especially among the seriously ill, Sha may
not come out easily because the Qi is weak and fails to stimulate blood
circulation; some people do not have sufficient Qi and blood, but they have
rough skin and thick flesh where toxins are buried deep within, so it is quite hard
to get Sha out. In such cases, Paida hard and long enough, and for multiple times
before Sha can be gradually drawn out.
4. In some people, Sha may cease to emerge after a few Paida sessions, but can
re-appear after some time. This indicates that the self-healing power has its own
agenda and mechanism. When, where and how much Sha appears do not follow
a person’s willpower. Sometimes, try as you may, no Sha will come out; at other
times, Sha will surface unexpectedly. It also shows that a person’s health
condition is constantly changing, and that in the tug-of-war with Qi, toxins are
changing and moving around in the body.
5. If Sha appears only when you are receiving Paida by others, but not when you
are slapping yourself, then self-help Paida is too gentle and the duration is too
short for it to take effect.
6. When you fall sick, you will have Sha where it previously did not, and Paida
hurts more. Where there is little Sha, intense Paida or Paida by others can get
out more Sha. These are good healing reactions, where diseases and injuries are
brought to the surface to be uprooted.
7. The color of Sha can turn lighter, turn yellow, or have a paler wave-like shade
soon after it appears or on the following day. It can also spread to surrounding
areas. These are all normal reactions, indicating that the self-healing mechanism
is regulating Qi and blood circulation at the affected body tissues.

Are blood vessels broken when Sha appears?

Appearance of Sha during Paida often makes people, even some TCM doctors,
suspicious and even scared. They assume that Sha is blood from ruptured blood
vessels, and that it is harmful to health. This is misinformation.
Our blood vessels behave somewhat like a rubber hose: When the hose is free of
blockages, slapping or pressing it makes the water in it flow to low pressure
areas. Without toxins stagnating the flow in blood vessels, during Paida, clean
blood will flow from the slapped area to other areas. This explains why there is
little or no Sha in healthy people or healthy parts of the body. Sha is toxic waste
filtered out of the blood and bodily fluids. Otherwise, it continues to exist in the
body, causing stagnation, forming harmful, pathogenic substances, such as fat,
phlegm, masses, tumors, dampness, etc.
Blood vessel walls are a tight, mesh-like structure. Toxic waste makes the blood
dense and highly viscous, substantially slowing down its flow. When slapping
on a stagnated area with toxins, Sha will be filtered out after a series of
biochemical reactions between the toxins and the Qi boosted through Paida. Sha
is highly viscous, some forms of Sha are almost solid, and do not slip away
easily when pressured. Paida exerts pressure on the blood vessels, forcing the
mesh openings to expand, and the Sha continues biochemical reactions with the
boosted Qi and becomes tiny particles that can come out easily. Some particles
go out through the skin pores like dust in the air; some are taken out in sweat,
tears and nasal discharge; most are excreted in urine and stool. Repeated slaps on
the skin makes more and more Sha cling onto the walls. Toxins are thus expelled
in the form of Sha without rupturing blood vessels.
Some people are not convinced, and they go to the hospital to try various tests.
The result is that their blood vessels are not broken. You can have a try: Paida
until Sha appears; continue slapping the same area long and hard enough, and in
about 1-2 hour(s), the Sha will disappear on the spot. Some people not only tried
the entire Paida process, they also took pictures of Sha emergence, Sha getting
darker, Sha getting darkest, Sha fading in color, and finally disappearance of
Sha. Now, you can try it yourself.
In very rare cases, Paida may cause capillaries under the skin to rupture. If the
palm used for Paida has sticky fluids or traces of blood on it, then the skin and
capillaries have indeed ruptured. This, however, is a great sign indicating better
healing effect. Normally, healthy skin does not get broken during Paida. When
capillaries rupture, the skin at that area needs to be broken in order to be healed,
i.e. “no destruction, no construction”. This is better detoxification, for old
injuries, cold-dampness, and deeply buried toxins are surfaced and expelled.
This is very much like “blood-letting” therapy used by major ethnic groups
around the world. Where there is bleeding, Paida is killing two birds with one
stone, i.e. you get the benefits of both Paida and blood-letting therapies.
I have encountered many bleeding cases during Paida sessions. A man with
severe heart problems had black Sha on his inner elbow during the first Paida
session. Blood seeped out from the Sha, and he immediately felt his chest
tightness relieved. His blood pressure dropped soon afterwards; in another man,
after a few moments of Paida, the area along the Pericardium Meridian on his
inner elbow turned purplish black. His chest tightness was relieved shortly after
continued Paida and the palm used for Paida was covered with blood. His
chronic heart disease was greatly improved afterwards, and other symptoms
including headache, chest pain and irregular heartbeat all disappeared; there was
another person who liked to slap for others. I had him slap my shoulder with
great force so as to experience heavy Paida. At the end of the session, on his
palm where the Pericardium Meridian runs, a large bloody blister had developed,
and in a short while, many symptoms of his heart disease significantly improved,
and much of the dark color on his face and lips also faded.
For eczema, psoriasis and other skin diseases, and bites by toxic insects and
animals, it is better efficacy and faster detoxification when the affected areas are
slapped until blood and sticky fluids are excreted. For patients with hypertension
and heart disease, if you slap until the skin breaks and blood seeps out, it works
faster at reducing blood pressure and relieving headache, chest tightness,
irregular heartbeat, etc. Many people with similar diseases have experienced
these effects of Paida.
When the skin is broken, and blood and fluids seep out, the best thing to do at
this point is to do nothing. No worry of inflammation. You can continue to slap
for a while to get rid of some more toxic blood and fluids. Soon it will stop
bleeding, then scab will form and new healthy skin will grow. These diseases
can be thoroughly self-healed with prolonged Paida for multiple sessions.
Moreover, when using the hands for Paida, the hands are being slapped as well.
It is an extra gift when Sha, cracks, water or blood blisters appear on the hands.
They will subside and heal without any particular treatment.
Many people are scared at the rough skin when it is broken once or several times
during Paida sessions. This is a healing reaction. Continue PaidaLajin and
eventually the skin will become smoother and more delicate than before. Some
people even experience local or systemic skin peeling. Of course it is a good
sign—a free, natural skin resurfacing treatment. There have been many
testimonials of people having more delicate skin thanks to persistent Paida.

“Sha”, Qi and blood

Sha appears in various shades, colors and patterns. In more severe cases, Sha
will appear in darker shades of red, purple, blue or black, and may swell up. It
may look horrifying, but it is a recovery reaction, indicating that toxic blood and
fluids are being filtered out and detoxification is in process. It is normal for some
Sha to be hurting when touched or rubbed. If the Sha swells up and hurts a lot
when touched, this shows that the meridians at that area are heavily blocked.
Initial emergence of Sha shows that Yin toxins are being revealed. When Paida
is continued, the slapped area and the entire body will gradually warm up. This
is an effect of rising Yang energy. Sometimes, one can feel hot in one minute
and cold the next. This is when the Yin and Yang energies are wrestling in the
body. Cold hands and feet during and after Paida show that cold is being
expelled from the body.
Sha is a very vivid manifestation of Yin-Yang interactions. Like the bellows that
Lao Tse described in Tao Te Ching, when Yang rises, Yin subsides, diseases are
healed, and Yin-Yang energies are balanced. In other words, diseases will
improve as Sha and red swelling fade away. The effect is the same as that in Gua
Sha (skin scraping) and Ba Guan (cupping) therapies.

Is Sha in Paida the same as bruises in a fight or an accident?

No. They are totally different in nature.
Sha, red swelling and other reactions during and after Paida are indicative of
meridian blockages being cleared. They are expected, desirable effects of
rhythmic, voluntary Paida. They are a part of the detoxification and self-healing
process. Positive energy is injected into the body from the loving action.
It can hurt much when Sha is coming out. After that, it will hurt less and less
until there is no pain at all. Normally, blood vessels are not broken. Some people
fear that it could be subcutaneous hemorrhage when much Sha appears. But
medical tests show no broken vessels. However, in very rare circumstances, the
skin does get broken and toxic blood and fluid will come out. Normally, the
condition will improve faster and the broken skin will soon heal naturally. For
instance, patients with severe heart disease can experience it when the inner
elbows are slapped; for patients with psoriasis or other severe skin diseases, it is
better to slap on the affected areas until it bleeds. No destruction, no
construction.
By contrast, bruises and/or injuries from a fight or an accident are caused by too
much sudden force crushing blood vessels. It has nothing to do with meridian
blockages. There is a lot of negative energy involved. It will hurt a lot and there
could be scars afterwards. Very often, the experience will leave emotional
trauma long after such an incident has happened.

What should be done when Sha appears during Paida?

The best thing is to continue Paida until Sha fades away. This is called
“thorough Paida”.
Sha that appears during Paida is a good reaction, which indicates where the
health problems are located. It shows that toxins hidden in the body are brought
to the surface and treatment is in progress. Paida should not be stopped right
after Sha appears; otherwise, the efficacy will be greatly reduced. The color of
Sha will deepen when Paida is continued. With more Paida, the color of Sha
will get lighter and fade away faster, and normal skin color will be restored. You
can try it yourself by comparing the Sha on your arms or knees, where Paida is
continued on one side and stopped on the other side. The Sha on the side
receiving continuous Paida will subside faster. The conclusion is, prolonged
Paida delivers better efficacy and removes Sha faster.
Paida gathers more Qi and improves blood circulation at the slapped areas,
contributing to better detoxification. If Paida stops once Sha appears, the color
will still fade away, it just takes a longer time. Sometimes, it can take days,
weeks or even months. Sha subsides faster in young and healthy people,
compared with the elderly and the seriously ill.
Some people use moxibustion, acupuncture, blood-letting puncture, Ba Guan
(cupping) or other methods to make Sha disappear faster, but we still
recommend continued PaidaLajin, as it is the simplest, most convenient and
effective method.
After bathing in a hot spring, there will be less pain of Paida, and Sha will
subside faster.

Will Sha re-enter circulation and lead to stroke and heart

attack?
No.
Many people are puzzled by the disappearance of Sha after Paida. Some doctors
who have never practiced Paida themselves use their imagination to explain it,
and intimidate patients to stop Paida, saying that the Sha will re-enter blood
circulation and could lead to stroke or heart attack. This is sheer ignorance and
prejudice.
Detoxification through PaidaLajin is not just physical cleaning. First, Qi is
gathered at the stimulated area; it will then decompose toxic waste in the blood
and fluids into tiny particles of Sha that can be excreted easily. This means that
the physical and chemical properties of the toxic waste have been changed. In
other words, Sha is toxic waste filtered out of unhealthy blood, it will only be
excreted through various channels, and will not re-enter healthy blood. This is
the magical design of the Creator. This is the magic of our self-healing
mechanism.
Skin is the largest detox channel for Sha is, for there are countless pores on it.
Each pore is constantly “breathing”, just like the nostrils. The Yang energy
activated by PaidaLajin decomposes Sha into tiny particles invisible to the
naked eye. As they are much smaller than the pores, they can get through the
pores and evaporate into the air. Sweat, odors, lumps, rashes, and itchiness are
signs of detoxification through the skin. In addition, all the orifices, including
the mouth, nostrils, eyes, ears, urethra and anus, are detoxification channels. And
burping, vomiting, sweating, running nose, tears, earwax, farting, urine and stool
are all signs of detoxification. These are also called “healing reactions”. In a
word, all excretions are toxins and wastes removed from the body.
Gradual fading and disappearance of Sha is not a process where the toxins are
absorbed into the body; instead, it is a process where toxic waste, i.e. Sha, is
eliminated through the above-mentioned channels. Without the biochemical
reactions induced by PaidaLajin, these toxins will not be filtered out in the form
of Sha; instead, they will continue to stagnate Qi and blood flow and form
pathogenic substances. PaidaLajin boosts Qi to decompose and detoxify these
toxins. During PaidaLajin, a person’s body odor, smell of sweat, smell and color
of urine and stool will get stronger than usual. And it is normal to feel tired and
experience various healing reactions, for Sha formation and removal consume
energy.
According to Western medicine, Sha produced during Paida is “poisoned blood”
removed from blood vessels; it lies in the interstitial spaces under the skin. The
interstitial blood is identified as alien substance by phagocytes and lymphocytes,
and is thus decomposed and excreted through breathing, sweating, urination and
other channels. When phagocytes and lymphocytes are functioning normally,
Sha is decomposed quickly and fades away faster, otherwise it will take more
time. Regular Paida enhances the immune functions of these cells, helping the
body to efficiently remove pathological substances.
Modern medical science has found that the process of removing harmful alien
substances can enhance the functions of the immune system, stimulate
generation of many stem cells in vivo and removal of necrotic and dead cells,
and improve the body’s capacity to cope with stress and repair damaged tissues.
Paida not only instantly improves circulation and clears meridian blockages, the
process of Sha elimination is in effect a DIY serum antigen therapy, which
makes the use of injections unnecessary. It can improve the body’s ability to
remove alien substances and enhance immunity. This is an additional benefit of
Paida, also known as an “after-effect” of Paida.
Chinese medicine has a clear explanation: Sha is Yin energy accumulated in the
body. Paida brings Sha to the surface, and further Paida warms up the slapped
area and then the entire body, i.e. it stimulates the Yang energy to rise. The more
pain is felt during Paida, the faster the body warms up. Diseases are cured when
Yin energy is neutralized by the rising Yang energy.
Whether the Qi Movement Theory and the Yin-Yang Interaction Theory in
Chinese medicine, or the cell, immunity and other theories in Western medicine,
they are but limited knowledge that humans use in their attempts to decipher the
unfathomable self-healing mechanism embedded in us. To truly uncover the
secret of self-healing, you need to engage in actual practice and feel it in your
heart.
Section III Lajin
What is Lajin?
Lajin ( 拉筋 ; pinyin: lā jīn): La, to stretch; Jin, tendons and ligaments. To put it
simply, Lajin is to do a simple and effective exercise to stretch the tendons and
ligaments that connect the skeleton and organs in the body. It helps to make the
bones in places and tendons flexible, remove meridian blockages and enable
smooth Qi and blood flow. Persistent practice heals various contraction-induced
diseases, including the most obvious pains that affect the neck, shoulders, waist
and legs.
While Lajin, compared with medication and acupuncture, is not widely practiced
as a major therapy, various stretching exercises have long been existent in yoga,
sports, Taoism, Kungfu (martial arts), Qi Gong, and Chinese medicine.

How does Lajin work?

A baby has strong Yang energy and a very soft body. As a person ages, the body
gets stiffer, the tendons get shorter and the Yang energy gradually declines. In
old age, a person becomes hunchbacked and thus shorter. When a person is dead,
the Yang energy is used up and the body is completely stiff. The same is true
with animals and plants. Green branches and leaves are tender, flexible and
exuberant; withered ones are hard, fragile and lifeless. Flexibility indicates
abundant Yang energy; stiffness signals weak Yang energy.
The importance of having flexible Jin is reflected in these Chinese adages:
“Where the bones are in place and Jin is flexible, Qi and blood will flow
smoothly.” “Extending Jin by one inch will prolong life by 10 years.” “A person
thrives when Jin is flexible and perishes when Jin contracts.” In order to live a
long and healthy life, we should make the tendons softer, longer and more
flexible.
Jin-Suo (tendon stiffness and contraction) may seem to only affect bodily
movements; in actual fact, it negatively impacts all internal organs. Our bones,
limbs, and internal organs are linked together by tendons, ligaments and
meridians. And the 12 main tendons go alongside the 12 main meridians. Jin-
Suo causes meridian blockages and health problems. And it does not occur in
certain parts of the body, but in the entire body and throughout a person’s life.
Jin-Suo is related to all illnesses; Lajin helps to heal pains and diseases.
The concept of Jin-Suo is yet to be recognized in Western medicine. Many
people with diabetes, hypertension and other diseases are still being treated
through control of indicators like blood glucose or blood pressure levels; the root
causes remain undetected or are overlooked even after years of treatment. Such
causes can be easily revealed through Lajin; and when combined with Paida,
they can be diagnosed more accurately. Many pains are caused by Jin-Suo,
which can be instantly relieved by doing Lajin. As the therapy is not known to
and/or adopted by medical professionals, medication and surgery are used
instead to suppress the symptoms.
It is commonly believed that when a person complains of pain, stretching needs
to be stopped so as not to injure the bones and tendons. However, it is precisely
because of tightened tendons that stretching is needed to avoid further
tightening. Lajin removes blockages and alleviates the pain, for “no pains, no
blockages”.
It should be noted that Lajin duration and intensity is to be gradually increased.
It will be better effect when Lajin is combined with Paida, proper diet and/or
other natural therapies. Daily Lajin is one of the best fitness exercises.

How do I detect Jin-Suo?

If your body manifests one or several of the following eight symptoms, then you
are suffering from Jin-Suo:

[Test 1] [Test 2] [Test 3] [Test 4]

[Test 5] [Test 6] [Test 7] [Test 8]

[Test 1] Ability to squat

Do you find it increasingly difficult? One way to tell is to try using a squat toilet.

[Test 2] Can you lift your legs with ease?

Remember climbing stairs in strides? Do you find it increasingly difficult?
[Test 3] Can you bend from the waist easily?
Each time, bending becomes increasingly difficult and you might easily end up
with twists and sprains.
[Test 4] Can you walk or run in long strides?
If you can only take small steps, then it’s time to take note.
[Test 5] Is your one leg longer or shorter than the other?
“How come I never realized it?”
[Test 6] Can you stretch and bend the arms?
Try holding the rings on a bus or train.
[Test 7] Can you stretch your legs in a seated posture?
“Why can’t I stretch out as wide as others?”
[Test 8] Can you turn your body easily?
“Ah, it is not because I am fat, but because I’ve got Jin-Suo?”

What are the signs and symptoms of Jin-Suo?

Flexible Jin contributes to good health. Once Jin becomes stiff and shrinks, the
body will manifest one or several of the following symptoms:
Neck pain and stiffness
Lumbar pain and stiffness
Inability to bend down
Back pain and stiffness
Leg pain and paralysis
Inability to squat down
Uneven legs or short steps
Radiating pain in the heels
Stressed tendons at the hip joints
Inability to raise the thighs forward or sideways
Difficulty in turning around
Contraction of muscles
Inability to extend or bend the elbows
Pain, numbness, swelling sensation, or inflexibility in the arms, legs, elbows and
knees

Signs of Jin-Suo: Legs curling, lowered leg cannot touch the ground, arms
cannot rest on the Lajin bench
Lajin is both precise diagnosis and self-healing in action.

What problems are related to Jin-Suo?

Apart from those mentioned above, Jin-Suo also contributes to the following
problems:
Urinary disorders, such as piles, prostate disorders, urinary blockage, urgent,
frequent, or involuntary urination, etc.
Reproductive disorders, such as period pain, irregular menstruation, ovarian
cyst, uterine flesh tumor, or infertility in women; impotence, premature
ejaculation, seminal emission or decreased libido in men.
Inexplicable pains of internal organs, including stomach pain, abdominal pain,
gastroenteritis, children’s belly pain, etc.
Cold, pains, numbness, and swelling sensation in hands and feet
Cardiovascular disorders and cerebrovascular diseases, such as hypertension,
chest tightness, shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, etc.
Liver and gall bladder disorders, such as Type A hepatitis, Type B hepatitis,
Type C hepatitis and inflammation of the gall bladder.
Skin diseases, such as psoriasis, neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis, etc.
Diabetes
Stroke sequelae

Seven common Lajin postures and their effects

Figure 1: Lajin in reclining posture Figure 2: Lajin in squatting posture

Figure 3: Lajin on a stand board

Figure 4: Lajin in standing posture Figure 5: Lajin in Y-shape posture

 Figure 6: Neck Lajin Figure 7: Lajin during sleep

1. Lajin in reclining posture

This is the safest and most comprehensive Lajin exercise. It stretches the most
tendons and ligaments and dredges all meridians in the body, though to varying
degrees. Do it on a specially made Lajin bench.
Standard posture (See Figure 1): Lie flat on a Lajin bench, with both arms
stretched straight backward, close to the ears and on the bench; the raised leg
should be parallel to the pole and secured onto the pole with a strap just above
the knee; the foot of the raised leg should be at a 90-degree angle with the pole
and turned slightly inward; the buttocks, the back of the knee and the heel of the
raised leg should be pressed against the pole, with hip joints on both sides flat on
the bench; the entire sole of the lowered foot should be on the ground; move the
legs closer together; add sandbags or other weights to both feet and hands so as
to increase the intensity. Stay in this posture and stretch for 10-40 minutes, then
switch legs. When sore, numb, painful, and swelling sensations are felt, continue
Lajin, for that is when it is taking effect. The effect of Lajin can be determined
from the facial expressions of whoever is on the Lajin bench—the more painful
the expressions are, the better the healing effect is. Of course, it should be kept
within the person’s pain tolerance.
A beginner may not be able to stretch in the standard posture because of tendon
stiffness and contraction. This is normal. Do it as a daily exercise and gradually
increase the duration and intensity of Lajin. Many pains and diseases will be
relieved and eventually healed during this process.
In the absence of a Lajin bench, use chairs to stretch by a wall or doorframe.
However, it is only a temporary substitute. Disadvantages of using chairs are as
follows: Lying on chairs is not as safe, even, and comfortable as on a Lajin
bench; the raised leg cannot be strapped onto the wall or doorframe; the height
and structure of chairs may vary, resulting in discounted Lajin effect. Some
people, after practicing Lajin on chairs for quite a while, did not feel much
improvement. But once they switched to the Lajin bench, the healing effect is
significantly enhanced.

Benefits of Lajin in reclining posture:

1. All meridians are directly or indirectly dredged, particularly the Heart,
Pericardium, Liver, Spleen, Kidney, Gall Bladder and Urinary Bladder
Meridians. This helps to detoxify, heal diseases, and improve immune and
sexual functions.
2. Pains are instantly relieved, for instance pains in the head, neck, back, waist,
hips, legs, knees, feet, liver, stomach, and gall bladder; menstrual pain, etc.
3. It significantly improves chronic and critical diseases, including diabetes,
hypertension, heart disease, prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate gland), skin,
liver, kidney, and stomach diseases, piles, constipation, stroke sequelae, and so
on.
4. Its “by-products” include increase in height, weight loss, beauty enhancement,
fading freckles and wrinkles as well as disappearance of acne. Young and
middle-aged people may experience increase in height after Lajin; and the most
striking improvement is seen in the elderly, as most of them suffer from shrunk
tendons and are hunchbacked.
5. According to some female owners of beauty salons, Lajin in reclining posture
combined with proper breathing and arms stretched as far back as possible, has
visible effect on overweight women with sagging breasts. This is because
stretching in this posture changes the direction of gravitational pull on the
breasts.
6. In addition to healing lower back and leg pains, persistent Lajin helps a
meditator sit cross-legged more easily.
7. There is still no telling exactly how many diseases can be improved by
practicing Lajin in reclining posture. The list above is a summary of the
feedback from people who practice it on their own.

2. Lajin in squatting posture

This is the oldest natural stretching exercise, and it clears multiple meridians
along the legs and feet, including the Liver, Spleen, Kidney, Stomach, Gall
Bladder, and Urinary Bladder Meridians. The parts most stretched are heels,
ankles, calves, knees, buttocks and waist. The bent knees, hips and waist are a
good massage for the internal organs.
Simply squat down on the ground for 5-40 minutes. It is the same natural posture
as when you are using a squat toilet (See Figure 2). Thus it is also called “poop
Lajin”. This name may sound vulgar, but it is easy to remember, and stimulates
recollection and imagination.
Beginners may find it easier to squat with feet spread apart. The level of
difficulty increases when the feet are closer together. For best effects, try to
squat as low as possible, put the feet together, lower your head and hold your
arms around the knees. It is also known as “baby hugging”, similar to the posture
of a baby in its mother’s womb. It is more difficult to squat with bare feet, and
the effect is also better.
Chinese people used to do many things squatting down: they eat, chat, and even
hold meetings in this posture, as can be spotted in many old movies. Yet,
influenced by waves of modernization, even squat toilets are replaced by seated
ones. Passing stool using a squat toilet is the most natural way — it clears
meridian blockages, and massages the intestines and internal organs,
contributing to better bowel movement. The seated toilet may look graceful and
comfortable, yet it deprives us of the chance to do some natural massage and
stretching. No wonder more and more people now have lower back and leg
pains, and find it difficult to squat down. That is why I strongly urge people to
choose the squat toilet to cut costs and to save possible medical expenses. And it
is very good to incorporate squatting into daily activities.

Benefits of Lajin in squatting posture:

1. It is a typical “carpet bombing” exercise: Tendons not (fully) stretched in
reclining posture are fully stretched by squatting down. Tightened tendons at the
following regions are being stretched: heels, ankles, calves, knees, hips, hip
joints, tail bone, waist, back, chest, shoulders, and neck. It helps to stimulate
bowel movement, enhance Qi and blood circulation, and clear all major
meridians in the body.
2. It helps to improve most known diseases, such as piles, arthritis, diabetes,
hypertension, constipation, gastroenteritis, heart disease, prostate disorders,
gynecological disorders, lower back and leg pains, and so on.
3. For people in a “sub-health” condition, it is a very good fitness exercise.

3. Lajin on a stand board

Stand on a sloping stand board with graded levels of difficulty, raise the toes, try
to stand straight and keep the balance. It’s best to hold hands high above the
head; you can also place them behind the back, or let them hang down naturally
(See Figure 3). Stand in this posture for 10-60 minutes. People with severe
meridian blockages and thus grave illnesses can feel more sore, numb, painful,
and swelling sensations in the beginning. And they may find it hard to stand
straight and need to tilt the hips back to keep balance. With more practice, the
buttocks will go back to their normal positions and they will be able to stretch
longer. Then the level of difficulty can be increased. This Lajin posture stretches
almost all major tendons and meridians from the feet, up to the calves, buttocks,
waist and kidneys, especially those along the soles, heels, ankles, back of feet
and calves.

Benefits of Lajin on a stand board:

When a person ages, the legs show signs of aging first. Three Yin and three Yang
meridians run along the feet and legs. These meridians are most susceptible to
cold, and are blocked the earliest. And many toxins and wastes are deposited on
the feet because of gravity. Stretching on a Lajin stand board is a thorough
cleaning of the many meridians and acupoints on the feet and the calves, which
cannot be stretched well in other Lajin postures. It can help relieve foot pain, leg
pain, waist pain, and various chronic diseases including diabetes, hypertension,
heart disease, prostate disorders, liver and kidney problems, stroke, cancer, etc.
The Lajin stand board is very small, and it takes very little space. It is a very
convenient tool for health preservation, both at home and in the office. Some
people stand on the board chatting, reading, watching TV, or even working on a
computer and doing other office work.

4. Lajin in standing posture

Stand in a suitable doorframe, raise the hands to hold the sides of it, and stretch
the arms as much as possible. Place one foot forward to do a bow step, and
straighten the other foot behind as much as possible. Keep the heels on the
ground. Keep the upper body parallel to the doorframe, with head erect and eyes
looking straight ahead (See Figure 4). Do it for 5-8 minutes, and then switch
legs.

Benefits of Lajin in standing posture:

It acts on the meridians around the shoulders, back and legs, primarily on such
diseases as neck pain, frozen shoulder, back pain, mammary gland diseases,
hyperthyroidism, and lung diseases. The Urinary Bladder Meridian at the back
of the calves is also stretched.
 5. Lajin in Y-shape posture
Lie on the ground or on a bed with one leg held down by another person, spread
the other leg horizontally as long as the pain is tolerable. Stay in this posture for
3-30 minutes, and then switch legs.
Also, you can lie on a bed or a mat with the buttocks pressed against the wall,
raise your legs and spread them as far apart as possible, in a posture similar to
the capital letter “Y”. Stay in this posture for 3-30 minutes (see Figure 5).

Benefits of Lajin in Y-shape posture:

1. Try Lajin in Y-shape posture in case pain in the lower back and sacrum still
persists after Lajin in reclining posture.
2. It is a powerful way to dredge the Liver, Spleen and Kidney Meridians along
the inner side of each leg, and to enhance functions of the three corresponding
organs.
3. It can make the legs slimmer.

6. Neck Lajin
Lie flat on a bed, chairs or a Lajin bench, move your head, neck and upper part
of the shoulders off the edge and let them hang down naturally, and stretch your
arms as far backward as possible (See Figure 6). Stay in this posture for 5-8
minutes.

Benefits of neck Lajin:

It is practiced primarily to relieve diseases related to the neck vertebrae,
shoulders, the upper back, and the chest vertebrae, diseases with the five-sense
organs, particularly headaches, dizziness, asthma, rhinitis, cataract, glaucoma,
blindness or other eye diseases, humpback, neck stiffness, chest tightness, frozen
shoulder, thyroid gland diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases,
hyperplasia of mammary glands, etc. As the head is hanging in the air in an
inverted posture, more Qi and blood flow to the brain, eyes, nose and ears, thus
healing diseases on the head and face. By hanging down part of the chest
vertebrae in this posture, diseases related to the chest vertebrae, heart and lungs
can be alleviated.
Reminder:
For people with dizziness, hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular
diseases, go gradually doing this exercise.

7. Lajin during sleep

It is also known as “bone-setting during sleep”. Sleep on a hard bed or a hard
mattress, preferably without a pillow (See Figure 7). It is stretching the neck and
the entire spine, and realigning all the bones. It can be practiced by sleeping in
any posture. As the head tends to be leaning forward for a long time when we
are working, it causes neck problems. Lajin during sleep reverses the direction of
gravity on the neck. It is a gentle yet effective Lajin exercise. If you always use a
pillow, you may need a few nights to get used to it.
Many people, after gaining instant effect of Lajin or bone-setting, may find their
pains and diseases reoccurring later on. One reason is that they have not changed
their habit—they still sit in soft couches or sleep on soft mattresses. Sitting and
sleeping on mats or wooden beds are traditional Chinese practices that are
unfortunately no longer popular in China. However, these traditions are still very
much alive and well in Korean and Japanese cultures.
Some may complain that sleeping on a hard bed causes them pain. However,
they are benefiting from both Lajin and bone-setting, as the hard bed does not
adjust itself to the dislocated, sunken, or crooked joints or vertebrae, but acts
against the body weight in a natural manner to realign the bones.
If a hard bed is not available, simply sleep on the ground (Note that it should not
be cold and damp). The sleeping hours is the time when we absorb energy from
the Earth. Sleeping on the ground, especially on the ground floor, is thus more
healthful. In short, sitting and sleeping on hard surfaces is natural stretching and
bone-setting.

Benefits of Lajin during sleep:

1. It is a safe, natural self-help exercise. Stretching happens naturally during
sleep, and the force comes from the body weight. Make it a habit, and minor
vertebrae dislocations can be realigned naturally.
2. It is a simple diagnostic method to locate health problems: where there is pain,
there is probably a health problem.
Why were antique Chinese furniture square-shaped? Because it enables a person
using them to keep the body straight and stretch naturally. People who watch TV
or chat while curling in comfortable couches or soft beds for long periods of
time are more likely to have a hunched back, waist pain, knee pain, dislocations
of bones, stiff tendons and blocked meridians. In meditation practice, one of the
requirements is to sit straight, as it helps to keep bones aligned and tendons
supple. This will eventually help to clear meridians.

Will Lajin cause damage to tendons and muscles?

No. Lajin is a natural, rational self-help exercise. You can adjust the duration
and intensity so as not to injure yourself from overstretching, i.e. you can never
damage the tendons, ligaments or muscles by practicing Lajin. Beginners, those
with critical diseases, and the elderly need not stretch too much in the beginning,
but should gradually increase the duration and intensity.
Pain, numbness, soreness, swelling sensation and other reactions indicate that Qi
and blood cannot flow smoothly in the body, so it requires Lajin practice to
facilitate their smooth flow.
Some say that his/her tendons have always been stiff ever since childhood. In
fact, stiff tendons sound an alarm against physical disorders, indicating that
something is wrong with the liver, as liver governs the tendons. These people
should practice Lajin more so than others.
If you do not feel any pain, numbness or swelling sensation however much time
or whatever Lajin exercise you practice, it suggests that your bones are in place
and your tendons are flexible, thus Qi and blood can flow naturally. In that case,
you do not need to practice Lajin any longer.

Lajin duration and intensity

It is not possible to set an absolute standard for Lajin duration and intensity as
each person differs in age, physique, and health condition. Patients and the
elderly cannot be expected to stretch in a standard posture at the first attempt.
What is important is to stretch until sore, numb, painful, and swelling sensations
are felt. The stronger the sensations are, the better the effect of Lajin is.
Otherwise, it is of low or no effect.
Countless clinical evidences show that the healing effect is greater if Lajin is
practiced for up to 20 minutes. The effect of a 20-minute Lajin session is better
than two 10-minute sessions; the effect is even better when doing Lajin in
reclining posture with 3-10kg sandbags on each leg.
Some people feel excruciating pain soon after they get on the Lajin bench,
revealing severe health problems with them. These people need to persist in
Lajin, and gradually stretch longer and with more weights. For those who
practice yoga or dance regularly, 10 minutes of Lajin is no big challenge;
however, if the duration of Lajin for each leg is extended to 30-40 minutes, sore,
numb, painful or swelling sensations, sweating, farting, belching, bowel
movement, or other sensations will be felt. These are good healing reactions,
indicating that it is taking effect. Thus, Lajin should be continued, and it is better
to do Paida as well.
Now the record time of Lajin in reclining posture is two hours a day—stretching
each leg for one hour and with 10kg sandbags on each leg. The result of this
intensive practice is that the man’s gout, hypertension, and heart disease are self-
healed, and all medicines are stopped.
It should be noted that Lajin duration is counted only after the sensations of pain,
swelling, soreness, numbness, and tightness are felt. This is when the self-
healing mechanism works best. It is no use stretching for a long time if you feel
none of these sensations. If you stop stretching after feeling a little pain or
numbness, or just lie comfortably on chairs or on a Lajin bench without
straightening the raised leg, how could it possibly work? Chairs or other tools
can be used as temporary substitutes for doing Lajin in reclining posture.
However, the effect is much discounted compared with stretching on a standard
Lajin bench. And there is safety concern. Therefore, we strongly advise using
the Lajin bench.

A few things to note about Lajin

1. When practicing Lajin outdoors, avoid wind and chills; when practicing it
indoors, avoid direct wind from electric fans or air conditioners. Sweating during
Lajin is beneficial, and it is NOT necessary to cool down deliberately. The waist
and knees should never be exposed as the body is relaxed and pores are opened
up during Lajin. It is best to wear long-sleeved shirts and trousers to stay warm,
particularly when the air-con is on; otherwise, the cold may get in through the
open pores, affect the joints and induce more diseases.
2. There is no fixed standard as to how long or how intense a Lajin session
should be, which vary according to a person’s age and health condition. The
overall principle is: for better and faster effect, stretch with more weights and for
a longer time. For people who dance or practice yoga, or have a very flexible
body, each leg may be stretched for 30-50 minutes or more.
3. If, in reclining posture, your sole cannot touch the ground, you can slightly
move your lowered leg outward to ease the pain. But once it can touch the
ground, move it inward until both legs are close together to avoid splay feet.
4. People with hypertension, heart disease, the frail, the elderly, and the critically
ill should take it more slowly, as the pain induced in Lajin will increase the pulse
and blood pressure. Even though these are normal reactions and signs of
improvement, it is advisable to gradually increase duration and intensity. A
small pillow may be used to prop up the head in order to avoid blood rushing to
the brain.
5. If headache, dizziness, pale face, cold sweat, chest tightness, numb and cold
limbs, rapid and irregular heartbeat, or other severe healing reactions appear
during Lajin, stop for a while and slap heavily on the inner elbows and Neiguan
acupoint near the wrists (See Chapter IV Section I Acute symptoms). The
more pain is felt during this process, the more necessary it is to continue Paida.
6. Women can practice Lajin at any point of the menstrual cycle. Those suffering
from menstrual pain will feel better if Lajin is practiced during the period.
7. Stay attentive when doing Lajin. When pain is felt at different parts of the
body during Lajin, do some Paida as well. It will be greater healing effect. In
particular, for those having difficulty in Lajin, slapping the joints, hands and feet
can help relieve the pain felt during Lajin.
Section IV General principles of PaidaLajin
What kind of people can benefit from PaidaLajin?
PaidaLajin is for everyone, men and women, young and old. It is not a drug and
does not target a specific illness; rather, it aims to stimulate the body’s self-
healing mechanism to automatically regulate Qi and blood flow, prevent,
diagnose and self-heal pains and illnesses.
Anyone can practice PaidaLajin, while gradually increasing the duration and
intensity according to each person’s physique and health condition. Elderly
people in their 80s or 90s experience very visible improvements after
PaidaLajin. Gently patting an infant less than one year old can be better effect
than slapping an adult, for it has stronger Yang energy, and fully takes the
positive energy from the slapper and stimulated within, without the interference
of culture and knowledge.
Many children and youngsters have more severe tendon stiffness and contraction
than adults. It can be diagnosed from the intense pain they feel when doing
PaidaLajin. They should start practicing PaidaLajin now rather than later on in
life.

Duration and frequency of PaidaLajin

To heal faster, do more PaidaLajin; to heal slower, do less PaidaLajin; if you do
not want to self-heal with PaidaLajin, then do not do it.
PaidaLajin is not a medical therapy. It is a simple and convenient self-healing
method. There is no absolute standard as to how long and how often a person
should practice it. It depends on each individual’s age, health condition, personal
needs and other factors. We recommend Lajin in reclining posture for up to 10
minutes per leg each time. In fact, “the more, the better” applies to PaidaLajin
practice, for it is not medication and has no side effects. Pains and other
discomforts a person feels during and after PaidaLajin are good healing
reactions. They should not be viewed in the same light as the side effects of
medication. If you experience severe healing reactions or feel very tired, rest for
a while, and drink some ginger and jujube tea. Continue to practice PaidaLajin
and take it step by step after you have restored your energy.
1. Whether you are sick or not, and whether you have Sha during Paida, it’s best
to practice PaidaLajin every day. It helps to prevent, diagnose and self-heal
illnesses. Sha is not the only signal of meridian blockages; pain and red swelling
skin are also indicative of blocked meridians.
2. A long session of continuous PaidaLajin is better than several short sessions.
It is better effect to slap a region longer, stretch each leg longer and with more
weights.
3. When you have enough time, it’s best to slap a region for up to 30 minutes or
slap it thoroughly before moving on to the next; if you do not have that much
time, Paida 1-2 region(s) each day. Thorough Paida: Slap until Sha appears,
continue Paida until Sha is fading away or totally disappears.
4. Where conditions permit, you can practice PaidaLajin anytime anywhere.

When is a better time to practice PaidaLajin?

As we often say, “Rome is not built in a day”. Illnesses are built up over time;
likewise, it takes time to heal them. A person can get sick at any time of a day
and any day of a year; PaidaLajin can be practiced at any moment of a day and
in any season of a year. Anytime, anywhere.
Millions of people have shown that it is good effect to practice PaidaLajin
anytime anywhere, particularly effective for patients with diabetes, hypertension,
heart disease, cancer or other critical illnesses. It is very good to pat a baby even
less than one year old, as long as you do it gently and with loving care.
Generally speaking, it is better effect to practice PaidaLajin in the morning
when the Yang energy in a person is rising. However, it is also effective to
practice it at any other time of a day. If you have rich knowledge of Chinese
medicine and do not mind the trouble, you can practice PaidaLajin according to
the midnight-midday ebb flow of Qi in the meridians system. People have
different rhythms in life and work, and they cannot all practice PaidaLajin at a
certain time. As a saying goes, “Why choose the best time? Now is the time.”
Now is the time for PaidaLajin.
The mindset is very important. With genuine gratitude and repentance in the
Heart, the healing effect will be even better, for illness originates in the Heart
and the cure also comes from the Heart.

Can PaidaLajin be practiced in winter, the season for

preserving energy?
According to Chinese medicine, winter is the season when we are supposed to
preserve our energy. People with some knowledge of Chinese medicine often
ask, “Can PaidaLajin be practiced in winter?” The underlying assumption is that
we should focus only on preserving energy and replenishing the deficiency in
winter. Another question is: Which is the best time to practice PaidaLajin, of the
four seasons in a year, and what about in a day, in the morning, at noon, or in the
evening?
Our answer is: PaidaLajin can be practiced in winter. It can be practiced in all
four seasons, and at any time of a day.
The reasons are as follows: Firstly, a person can get sick at any time. Therefore,
disease treatment can happen at any time; secondly, we should preserve good
energy in winter, not toxic waste; thirdly, PaidaLajin does both—removing the
excess and replenishing the deficiency, which is automatically regulated and
completed by the self-healing mechanism in us. This has already been elaborated
on in other sections of the book.
In short, PaidaLajin can be practiced almost anytime, anywhere.
If you are 100% healthy, you can follow the seasonal health-keeping regime. But
such people are very rare. The vast majority of people not only have health
problems, they could have illnesses that they are unaware of or cannot be
detected by medical equipment. Such people are labeled to be in a “sub-health”
condition. This label is misleading. “Sub-health” is lack of good health.
PaidaLajin can be a more accurate diagnosis of whether a person is sick than
medical checkups. The top priority for a patient is to have the diseases cured. If
you get sick in winter, do you have to wait until the next spring to receive
treatment? Do you have to wait until a minor illness worsens to a grave
problem?
All diseases are caused by meridian blockages. Once the meridians are blocked,
lumps, phlegm, tumor, etc. form in the body. They exist in the body regardless
of the time and season, why then should we heal diseases in certain hours and
seasons, and not in others? Indeed, Chinese medicine advocates “preservation of
energy in winter”. However, what should be preserved in winter are “top quality
fruits” we gather in autumn. When a person is sick, in addition to the visible
tumor, lumps and phlegm, there can be more invisible cold and toxic Qi in the
meridians system, in the cells, organs, bones, and blood. Are we expected to
preserve the waste, toxins and negative energy in the body?
For a patient, whatever the time or season is, the top priority is to dredge the
meridians to detoxify and cure diseases. So PaidaLajin can be practiced at any
time of a day, and in any of the four seasons.
More importantly, PaidaLajin is more than simple detoxification. It can turn
toxins into nutrients. It enhances the positive energy while getting rid of negative
energy. This process of transformation serves the purpose of absorbing nutrition
and positive energy. This is truly “preservation of energy”. Without the process
of detoxification, elimination of cold-dampness, and turning waste into nutrients,
what is preserved in winter could be a pile of garbage and negative energy.
Moreover, by clearing away and transforming the waste and negative energy,
PaidaLajin helps the body to make room for nutrition and positive energy;
otherwise, they would have nowhere to be preserved. PaidaLajin works to boost
positive energy and drive out negative energy. With abundant positive energy,
the negative energy will recede, and the Yin-Yang energies can be gradually
balanced. A healthy person is a well-balanced person. When the body is filled
with negative energy, it is empty talk and waste of precious time for healing as
we indulge in the discussion about “preserving energy in winter” and “removing
the excess versus replenishing the deficiency”. Boost the positive energy first,
and then consider “preserving energy in winter”.
Seen from another perspective, winter is a cold season, and it is also a festive
and feasting season for people of Chinese and other nationalities. The morbidity
and mortality rates during this season can be higher than usual. Acute diseases
occur more frequently, particularly stroke, hypertension, heart attack, and
gastrointestinal diseases. At this time of the year, hospitals are often
overcrowded. This is when there is a greater need for PaidaLajin. It helps a
person rapidly relieve pains and self-heal diseases, and also lessens the pressure
on hospitals. Of course, it is better to practice PaidaLajin in the other seasons—
spring, summer and autumn. When PaidaLajin is practiced conscientiously in
these seasons, we will enjoy better health in winter. As it is inconvenient to slap
directly on the skin in cold weather, use a Paida stick or other tools to slap on
the clothes-covered body, and do more stretching on the Lajin bench.
Similar to the four seasons in a year, there are “four seasons” in a 24-hour day
according to Chinese medicine. Where conditions permit, do more PaidaLajin in
the morning when the sun is rising. However, some people only have time for
PaidaLajin in the evening. Although the effect of PaidaLajin in the evening is
not as good as practicing it in the daytime, it is still quite effective as long as it
becomes a habit.
In fact, our first PaidaLajin workshop was held in the winter of 2010 in Beijing.
Most of the participants were elderly patients with deficient Qi and blood. And
yet the self-healing effect was quite remarkable, be it diabetes, hypertension,
heart disease or various pains. You can draw your own conclusion from the
statistics in the book on a second Beijing workshop at the end of 2010. Since
then, we have been running PaidaLajin workshops all year round in dozens of
Chinese cities, and on major continents in the world. Up to now, we have had
hundreds of workshops and thousands of participants have benefited. Now tens
of millions of people around the world practice PaidaLajin in their daily life.

Is PaidaLajin suitable for elderly people, gravely ill

patients, and those weak in Qi?
Normally, gravely ill patients and elderly people suffer Qi and blood deficiency.
Aging and diseases are caused by deficient Yang energy and excess of
pathogenic substances in the body. The process of healing diseases is a process
of removing the excess and replenishing the deficiency.
Many people assume that “taking nutritious foods and supplements” is the way
to replenish the deficiency. They do not know that the best way to replenish the
deficiency is to clear our meridians, as “smooth flowing meridians are the best
nourishment”. Even experienced doctors of Chinese medicine are not able to
grasp this point. In actual fact, differentiating between excess and deficiency,
exterior and interior, excessive cold and heat, and “removing the excess and
replenishing the deficiency” are means to the ultimate goal of balancing Yin and
Yang energies. Thousands of clinical evidences show that, of all the people
practicing PaidaLajin, whether at home or in a workshop, the majority of those
with the best self-healing effect are elderly people, gravely ill patients, and those
with deficient Qi and blood. These include patients with diabetes, heart disease,
kidney failure, terminal cancer, and/or other chronic diseases. Some of them are
in their 80s or 90s. Many of the beneficiaries of PaidaLajin are elderly patients
who have more severe meridian blockages than others, and they are so deficient
in Qi and blood that the body cannot absorb much nutrition. For these people in
need of nutrition, it cannot be replenished right away. They need to clear the
meridian blockages first, and then have nutritious food. And the best way to
clear the meridians is to practice PaidaLajin. In other words, when the supply
channels in the body are blocked, the nutrition and drugs cannot reach their
destination. When the road is narrow or when there is a traffic accident, putting
more vehicles on the road does not help. The pressing task is to clear the road.
From a scientific perspective, PaidaLajin can induce generation of “endogenous
medicine” in the body. Those with deficient Qi and blood could replenish the
deficiency with the “endogenous medicine” and waste-converted nutrients
produced through PaidaLajin. It has been proven in front-line scientific research
that bones, joints, skin, muscles, and tendons are not only kinematic systems;
they are the largest human endocrine system. When practicing PaidaLajin,
meridians, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, nervous and other systems will be
gradually cleared; blood, organs, and body cells will be re-optimized. This not
only enhances the immune system; biochemical substances that a person needs,
i.e. “endogenous medicines” such as stem cells, insulin, adrenaline, enkephalin
and other hormones will also be automatically produced. This is how diseases
are self-healed. To put it this way, PaidaLajin not only unblocks the meridians
and remove toxins and wastes, it also turns the garbage into nutrients and
endogenous medicine. It is a miraculous process of turning waste into treasure.
This is clearly explained in Chinese medicine: PaidaLajin replenish Yang
energy, which enhances the circulation. When aided with food therapy (e.g.
ginger and jujube tea), the body will have sufficient Yang energy, and diseases
are kept at bay. Smooth flowing meridians can enhance Yang energy, which acts
as an anti-virus mechanism in the body that automatically removes viruses,
tumors and other diseases. When there is smooth flowing Qi in meridians, we
can then replenish weak energy. Otherwise, nourishments entering the body may
spur the growth of diseases instead of replenishing the body, for lumps, excess
fat, cancer cells, etc. all need nutrition to grow.
Whether elderly people, gravely ill patients or those with deficient Qi and blood,
as long as one is alive, PaidaLajin can be practiced; however, it should be noted
that the intensity should be increased gradually from gentle to heavy; and the
duration be lengthened gradually according to one’s health condition and
tolerance.
While practicing PaidaLajin and gradually clearing the meridians, drink some
ginger and jujube tea. Then move on to have rice, bread, congee, noodles and
other staple foods. These are simple and natural foods that can be easily digested
and absorbed. Man has taken these foods for millennia and they are proven the
best choices for replenishing Qi and blood. Avoid taking drugs, fabricated and
canned foods. For very weak patients who cannot keep up the practice of
PaidaLajin, take a break and then continue.
If a patient does not want to practice PaidaLajin, do not push him/her to do it or
receive it. It could be counterproductive. PaidaLajin is a good self-healing
method, and yet only those who voluntarily practice it get the benefit.

Can PaidaLajin kill bacteria and cure cancer?

This question is asked from the perspective of Western medicine. In Western
medicine, antibiotics are used to kill bacteria. However, they are constantly
multiplying more varieties. In response, more powerful antibiotics are produced
and prescribed to destroy these new varieties. Humans and bacteria are dragged
into a never-ending warfare and a vicious cycle. Similarly, in the face of cancer,
the mode of treatment in Western medicine is to kill cancer cells with
chemotherapy, and to remove tumors in surgery. When antibiotics, surgery and
chemotherapy are used to kill them, the human body is treated as a lifeless
machine without soul. What these treatments have in common is the focus on
getting rid of the “problems”, while overlooking the root causes. The unintended
consequence of such therapeutic principles and treatments is that they are
covering up the problems instead of uprooting them.
In Chinese medicine, there is no such notion of destroying bacteria and cancer
cells. Why kill them? Chinese medicine emphasizes balance and harmony.
Bacteria are everywhere, in the nature and in human society. You can find
numerous bacteria in the air, water, plants, animals, in a person’s mouth, nostrils
and internal organs, and in such foods as wine, butter, cheese, vinegar, and soy
sauce. In short, bacteria have always been there, in and around us. It is
impossible to kill them all in a genocide. What humans can do is to maintain a
balance between bacteria beneficial and harmful for us. Good balance
contributes to good health. That is why in Huang Di Nei Jing, a healthy person is
referred to as “a balanced person”. As long as Qi and blood can flow smoothly in
the body, there will be natural balance and peaceful coexistence of these
bacteria. Yin-Yang equilibrium of the human body includes balance between
beneficial and harmful bacteria.
Similarly, in Chinese medicine, the way to cure cancer is to identify the living
environment of cancer cells first, i.e. the root causes, and then take measures to
change the environment (the cause), rather than directly targeting the cancer
cells (the effect). There can be a number of factors contributing to cancer;
however, the fundamental cause is blocked meridians, which creates an
environment conducive to the growth of cancer cells, not normal cells. There is
an old saying that “running water is never stale and a door-hinge in use is never
worm-eaten”. Indeed so. Chinese medicine does not simply cut, kill or eradicate.
It improves the environment in vivo, thus cold, phlegm, dampness, stagnations
and toxic waste melt away, and pathogenic organisms either change their nature
or are excreted.
Cupping, massage, acupuncture, moxibustion, Chinese herbal medicine and
other therapies all work to dredge meridians. However, these therapies are
mostly reliant on professionals. However, virtually everyone can practice
PaidaLajin. For an ordinary person, the simplest and most effective way is to
practice PaidaLajin to remove meridian blockages and enhance Yang energy in
the body. Tumors and masses are Yin in nature. As long as there is enough Yang
energy and it can flow smoothly in the meridians system, the body is warmed up,
and cancer cells can no longer exist in the changed environment. In winter, ice
blocks may be hard as stones; when spring comes and the temperature (Yang
energy) rises, they will melt and become water. As the temperature continues to
rise, water is evaporated and clouds are formed. When clouds up in the air meet
with low temperature (Yin energy), rain will fall. Ancient Chinese described the
natural phenomena as “gathering to form a tangible substance and evaporating
into the air”. The crucial factor is the temperature: whether it is warm or cold,
i.e., whether a person has abundant Yang energy or not. The birth and death of
cancer cells follow the same law. In Chinese medicine, the verb Hua( 化 ;
pinyin: huà) is often used, which means “to change, to convert, to dissolve”. For
instance, to Hua phlegm, dampness and stagnation; to Hua toxins into medicine,
enemies into friends, and war into peace.
So, you see, whether phlegm, dampness, masses, bacteria or cancer, PaidaLajin
does not target them directly, instead, it focuses on the root causes. It does not
attempt to cover up the problems, but to gradually reveal and resolve them.
PaidaLajin stimulates our innate self-healing mechanism to dredge meridians,
enhance Yang energy and change the environment of bacteria and cancer cells,
making them convert into other substances that are then absorbed by other
organisms or discharged out of the body. Diseases are self-healed when the
harmful and healthful cells and bacteria reach a balance. In this sense,
PaidaLajin is natural, organic detoxification. And it is the self-healing
mechanism that regulates how and how much toxic waste is excreted. What we
do is only to activate this mechanism in us with PaidaLajin, just like starting the
engine of a car with a key. That is all and that is enough.

Will PaidaLajin lead to spread of bacteria and cancer cells?

Again, this question is asked from the perspective of Western medicine. No,
PaidaLajin will not lead to their spread. It does not sweep cancer cells and
pathogenic bacteria from one part of the body to another like garbage.
PaidaLajin may appear to be simple physical exercises; however, in addition to
tuning the vibration frequencies of all cells and organs in the body, PaidaLajin
enhances the subtlest Qi (i.e. life energy), thus causing physical, biochemical
and psychological changes.
Cancer cells and pathogenic bacteria do not simply come from accumulated
waste. When the balance in the body is broken, the environment in vivo becomes
conducive to the proliferation of cancer cells and pathogenic bacteria, and
inhibiting to the growth of healthy cells (including stem cells) and beneficial
bacteria. As a result, stones, tumors, inflamed tissues, etc. are formed. Many
factors contribute to the overgrowth of cancer cells and pathogenic bacteria, but
ultimately, it is because of meridian blockages stagnating Qi and blood flow, just
like how mosquitoes and other insects tend to gather around stale water. As long
as meridian blockages are removed through PaidaLajin, creating an environment
where “running water does not get stale”, cancer cells and pathogenic bacteria
will die or change their nature. The result is organic, holistic self-healing.

Advice for PaidaLajin promoters

Some people are eager to share PaidaLajin with others; however, they may face
rejections. There are many reasons, and the main reason is that they themselves
have not practiced PaidaLajin enough. They lack profound experience and are
unable to deal with various questions and reactions.
We advise that PaidaLajin promoters observe the following principles:
1. Self-healing with PaidaLajin follows the basic principle of voluntary practice.
Share PaidaLajin with whoever is interested in and ready for it. Do not force
anyone, including family members, relatives and friends, to practice it. Do not
force others to stop medication and/or other medical services.
2. Before sharing it with others, you must have practiced PaidaLajin and
experienced self-help and mutual Paida. It’s best that you have read the manual
PaidaLajin Self-Healing carefully, read most articles on our websites, and
attended a 7-day workshop. Otherwise, you cannot understand the physiological
and psychological changes in the recipient of Paida, adjust the intensity of
PaidaLajin to suit personal needs, deal with healing reactions and answer
challenging questions.
3. Sometimes, people can slap others heavily in order to get more Sha out
quickly, while disregarding the recipients’ pain tolerance. This is the mistake
that PaidaLajin promoters make most often. When slapping others, go gradually
from gentle to heavy Paida, especially when slapping a beginner. Otherwise the
pain of Paida can make many people afraid, and reject the self-healing method
altogether.
4. Clearly explain the concept and phenomena of healing reactions, and how to
deal with them; and explain that they are inevitable during the diagnostic,
detoxifying and self-healing process, and are indicative of good effect.
Otherwise, many people will be scared by the healing reactions and take the
reward as punishment. They may even go to doctors who do not understand
PaidaLajin self-healing method, which could lead to more misunderstanding.
5. Do not take the appearance of Sha as the only criterion of effective Paida and
to satisfy your sense of accomplishment. This is because Sha is only one of the
numerous healing reactions, and the location, color and amount of Sha do not
rely on the slapper’s will.
6. Like Sha, the pain felt during and after PaidaLajin is an indicator for
diagnosing and self-healing diseases. No pains, no blockages. As long as a
person feels pain practicing PaidaLajin, even without the emergence of Sha,
he/she should continue the practice to unblock the remaining meridian
blockages.
7. Do not rigidly assume that the more painful a person feels when practicing
PaidaLajin, the better the self-healing effect will be. People’s understanding and
tolerance of pain differ; and the intensity of Paida should be within the
recipient’s tolerance. As long as the recipient feels it is too much pain, reduce
the intensity of PaidaLajin.
8. When someone asks you a question that you cannot provide a correct answer,
do not attempt to answer it; instead, advise him/her to read the manual
PaidaLajin Self-Healing, visit our websites where there are PaidaLajin
philosophy, Q&As, videos and testimonials.
9. Some people may know PaidaLajin philosophy, but they do not follow the
natural law in diet and other living habits, and they do not practice PaidaLajin
actively, resulting in deteriorating health; some people pride themselves after
learning PaidaLajin, they continue to worry about personal gains and losses, and
constantly experience healing reactions in the Heart. These people become bad
examples. We advise nursing your own Heart before sharing PaidaLajin with
others. Please understand that self-healing is holistic healing of the body, mind
and soul, and as a promoter, you should heal yourself first.
Chapter IV Recommended PaidaLajin Regimes
Section I Acute symptoms
The following are recommendations on how to use PaidaLajin to relieve acute
symptoms and common illnesses. They are the same in nature as healing
reactions; the only difference is that healing reactions are symptoms manifested
through active practice of PaidaLajin. The following methods can be used to
deal with various healing reactions as well.

Duration
Paida: Slap on one body part or acupoint for several minutes up to over 30
minutes, depending on severity of the problem (see pictures).
Lajin: Stretch one leg for several minutes up to over 30 minutes, depending on
severity of the problem (see pictures).

Specific emergencies
1. Acute heart problem, unconsciousness, acute asthma, chest tightness,
shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, headaches, dizziness, drunkenness,
heat stroke, motion sickness, altitude sickness, abnormal sweating,
uncontrollable shaking, lips turning purplish black, face turning pale or
greenish black, overreaction (excessive joy, rage, anxiety, agitation,
depression, contradiction), etc.
Slap heavily on the inner elbows and Neiguan acupoint near the wrist (If only
one person is on the scene, slap on either arm; if there are two people, slap on
both arms), and go on to slap along the entire inner side of each arm. In more
severe cases, slap on the area in between the breasts and the corresponding area
along the spine.
Dizziness coupled with cramps
In addition to slapping on the inner elbows and Neiguan acupoint, you can slap
on the top of the feet.
Note:
In case someone is feeling dizzy or in a coma, whatever his or her disease name
is, treat it as an acute heart attack.
Go gradually from soft to heavy Paida. In an emergency, you may use heavy
slaps.
2. Cramps on hands: Slap on Neiguan acupoint, inner elbows, and both sides of
hands;
Cramps along legs and feet: Slap on the inner elbows, top of feet, all around
the knees and the entire calves.
3. Cold, fever, cough, running nose (including in children)
Slap on the inner elbows and Dazhui acupoint (at the protruding juncture of the
neck and shoulders), each for 30 minutes. Go gradually from soft to heavy
Paida. Use soft, caring, and attentive patting on a child, and also pat along the
child’s entire spine for 30 minutes.
4. Nose bleeding
Slap on the inner elbows and the back of hands.
5. Sore throat, inflammation of the tonsils
Slap on the front and sides of the neck, chest, back, hands and feet.
6. Acute toothache
Slap on the inner elbows and the back of hands (particularly the Hegu acupoint
between the thumb and index finger). And you can also slap directly on the
cheeks and the mouth, which are linked to the gums and teeth.
7. Diarrhea, food poisoning, acute/chronic stomach ache and bloating
Slap on Zusanli acupoint, Neiguan acupoint, the back of hands and the abdomen.
8. Acute constipation, bleeding hemorrhoids
Slap on the back of the hands and the entire buttocks. The healing effect will be
better if colorful patches of Sha appear. For more severe symptoms, slap for
multiple rounds until Sha comes out and there is bleeding, before the disease can
be thoroughly healed.
9. Waist sprain, acute/chronic lower back and leg pains
Slap on the back of the knees (including Weizhong acupoint), and the back and
the outer sides of the legs. You can also slap directly on the affected areas. Go
gradually from soft to heavier slaps. And do Lajin in reclining posture.
10. Acute liver pain, gall bladder pain
Slap along the inner and outer sides of both legs. Stretch on a Lajin bench or on
a Lajin stand board.
11. Menstrual pain
Do Lajin in reclining, squatting or Y-shape posture for 20-30 minutes; Drink
ginger and jujube tea, and stay warm; slap along the groins, the belly, and the
inner sides of thighs and knees.
12. Vaginal itchiness in women
Slap on the affected area (perineum), the groins, belly and inner side of each
thigh.
13. Rashes and other types of itchiness, bites by insects, mosquitoes, or other
toxic animals
Slap directly on where the bites, rashes or itchiness are. The healing effect will
be better when you slap on the area(s) bitten by toxic animals until toxic blood
and fluid come out. For body parts which are not easy to slap with hands, a
Paida tool can be used.
14. Acute scalds and sprains
Find the pain spot(s) at the corresponding area across the other side of the body,
and slap there until Sha comes out. For instance, when the big toe of the left foot
suffers from a scald or a sprain, find the pain spot(s) on the thumb of the right
hand and slap there (left elbow – right knee, left wrist – right ankle, left shoulder
– right groin, etc.). You can also slap on areas around the scald or sprain, and
move on to slap directly on the injured area.
Note:
DO NOT slap on body parts with open wounds and/or fractured bones.

Inner elbow Neiguan Hegu

Weizhong Zusanli Dazhui

 Lajin in reclining posture Lajin in Y-shape posture

Lajin in squatting posture

Reminders
1. Paida and Lajin are self-healing methods. You can use PaidaLajin on yourself
or others. When helping others, please ask for their permission BEFORE you do
it.
2. Generally speaking, for PaidaLajin, go gradually from soft to heavy. In a very
urgent case, use heavy slaps.
3. Hot, cold, sore, numb, itchy, painful, tingling, or swelling sensations can be
felt during and after PaidaLajin. Patches of red, purple, blue and/or black can
appear at the slapped areas. There can be rashes, burping, farting, dark and
stinky urine and feces. These are good reactions of the healing process, and there
is no need to worry.
4. Stay warm and avoid cold and wind during and after PaidaLajin.
5. Many ordinary people and doctors have personally experienced instant,
miraculous effects of Paida in relieving acute symptoms. In case of an
emergency such as those listed above, you do not have to panic or wait for help;
all you need is a pair of hands and a caring heart dedicated to saving yourself or
others.
6. According to relevant legal provisions in many countries, in an emergency,
first aid can be provided without the need for a doctor’s license.
7. This is for your reference only. Decide whether to apply these self-healing
methods at your own discretion, and bear all the consequences arising from it.
Section II Common illnesses
“Where should I slap to self-heal ××× disease?”
This is the most frequently asked question. Many people bluntly ask this
question, instead of taking the necessary time and effort to read the book
PaidaLajin Self-Healing, or to browse our websites to acquaint themselves with
the basic philosophy of PaidaLajin. This reveals a mode of thinking typical in
modern medicine: emphasis on getting rid of symptoms (the effect) and not the
contributing factors (the cause), thus is linear and compartmentalized, rather than
holistic and systematic.
A basic concept of PaidaLajin self-healing method is, first of all, to ignore the
disease name. All diseases are complex diseases, i.e. blockages of multiple
meridians. Even a mild cold or cough is a complex disease. To put it another
way, all diseases, including cold and fever, are disorders of the immune system,
not to mention chronic diseases that are aggregated manifestations of many
illnesses, i.e. blockages of multiple meridians.
With correct understanding of the self-healing philosophy, a person will practice
PaidaLajin in a systematic manner, and not just slap a certain region or for the
sake of curing a particular disease, unless, of course, to relieve acute pains
and/or other acute symptoms.
Ancient Chinese classics Huang Di Nei Jing and Tao Te Ching provide
theoretical guidelines for PaidaLajin. The philosophies of Yin-Yang interactions,
the meridians system and “action through inaction” stated in the two classics are
indispensable for establishment of the self-healing philosophy and our summary
of what body regions to slap. Pity that many adults cannot comprehend these two
classics now.
Beginners of PaidaLajin can first read Journey to Self-Healing serials (in
Chinese and English) on our websites. Hardback and paperback Chinese editions
titled Journey to Cure were published in Taiwan and in the Chinese mainland.
You can get a glimpse into Chinese medicine and Western medicine, and their
respective history and cultural background; get to know how I learned Chinese
medicine; and refer to the Meridians Chart to compare the knowledge of Chinese
medicine described in the book with the actual meridians and acupoints in your
body.
Many disease names—diabetes, hypertension, for instance—are merely
symptoms so labeled according to a particular medical indicator. Thus, disease
names can be quite misleading. Nonetheless, to facilitate inquiries and
communication, we still categorize them using disease names.
As diseases are complex and different diseases can manifest the same symptoms,
the descriptions in different parts of this book may overlap and seem repetitive.
What is important is to understand that the nature of a disease is Yin-Yang
imbalance caused by meridian blockages. The most essential task is to unblock
the clogged meridians. Temporary exacerbation of certain symptoms during this
process is a good thing, which we call “healing reactions”—intertwined danger
of a seeming decline in health as well as an opportunity for thorough healing.
We have received constant requests asking us to disclose the secret of
PaidaLajin for healing certain illnesses. But people will invariably find that the
so-called “secret formula” is simple common sense. There is no secret at all.
“The greatest way is the simplest”. However, as long as you do not believe it, it
will remain a secret to you.
The following are brief recommendations on how to slap and stretch to relieve
and self-heal common illnesses, followed by more detailed recommendations on
self-healing certain diseases.

I Common joint pains

Common joint pains include neck pain, shoulder pain, wrist pain, hand pain,
lower back pain, leg pain, ankle pain, etc.

Our recommendation:
Slap directly on the affected area(s) for 15-60 minutes. To relieve more severe
symptoms, Paida longer and for more rounds. Always start with soft Paida and
gradually slap harder. Normally, the greater the pain of Paida is, the better the
effect of healing will be. It hurts the most when the Sha is surfacing, after which
the pain will become less intense. Continue Paida after Sha appears, and Sha
will fade away faster.
For neck pain, slap on the affected area, the entire neck and the shoulders, and
stretch on a Lajin bench. Another option is to practice Wall Hitting exercise (see
video tutorial on the English website). Neck pain and headache felt during and
after Wall Hitting are healing reactions indicating good healing effect.
For frozen shoulder, slap the front, back, left, right, upper and lower parts of the
shoulders, including the armpits. Stretch on a Lajin bench, and do Lajin in
standing posture. Do Paida and Lajin alternately.
For lower back and leg pains, stretch on a Lajin bench, and then slap on the
affected areas, the back of the knees, and all around the knees. For severe pain,
Paida all around the legs. Do Paida and Lajin alternately.
For wrist and ankle pains, slap on the upper and lower parts of the affected areas
and all around them;
In addition to PaidaLajin, it’s best to drink ginger and jujube tea to enhance the
circulation of Qi and blood.

II Common organ pains

Common organ pains include headache, toothache, belly pain, stomach ache,
liver pain, gall bladder pain, menstrual (period) pain, etc.

Our recommendation:
Slap on major regions (acupoints) along relevant meridians by referring to a
Meridians Chart. As most people are unfamiliar with meridians and acupoints, it
is more accurate and convenient to stimulate body parts, for each of them covers
multiple meridians and acupoints. For more details, please refer to Chapter IV
Section I Acute symptoms.
For headaches, slap on the pain spots on the head and then the entire head, neck,
shoulders, inner elbows and the back of hands, and stretch on a Lajin bench.
For toothache, slap on the cheeks and mouth, Hegu acupoint, Zusanli acupoint,
and the entire back of each hand, and stretch on a Lajin bench.
For belly pain and stomach ache, first slap on Zusanli acupoint, Neiguan
acupoint and the abdomen, and then do Lajin in squatting posture and stretch on
a Lajin bench.
For liver and gall bladder pains, stretch on a Lajin bench, and slap along the
inner and outer sides of each leg, Neiguan acupoint and inner elbows.
For period pain, first stretch on a Lajin bench, then slap on the belly, the inner
side of each thigh, and the groins.
Slap each region for 5-60 minutes. To relieve more severe symptoms, Paida
longer and for more rounds.
In addition to PaidaLajin, it’s best to practice Wall Hitting, and drink ginger and
jujube tea to enhance the circulation of Qi and blood.
 III Cold-induced fever, fatigue, headache and coughing
Our recommendation:
1. Slap on the inner elbows, the entire inner side of each arm, top and back of the
head, Dazhui acupoint, neck, shoulders, and the back of hands. In more severe
cases, slap along the entire spine and the Urinary Bladder Meridian on each side
of the spine. You can use a hair dryer to warm up the regions before Paida,
particularly the neck and Dazhui acupoint. Slap each region for 5-60 minutes. To
relieve more severe symptoms, Paida longer and for more rounds.
2. Drink ginger and jujube tea, and do warm-water foot baths; Stretch on a Lajin
bench.
3. Do Wall Hitting exercise or meditative jogging for over half an hour.

IV Problems with five sense organs

Our recommendation:
Problems with the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, teeth, tongue and other ENT diseases
are superficial symptoms whose root causes lie in their respective internal organ.
According to Chinese medicine, eye problems relate to the liver; ear and tooth
problems relate to the kidneys; nose problems relate to the lungs; lip, cheek and
other muscle problems relate to the spleen; and tongue problems relate to the
heart.
For ENT problems, first do Lajin, and Paida the universal regions (elbows,
knees, hands and feet) and all along the four limbs to clear blockages along
meridians corresponding to their internal organs. Then slap on the entire head
and face whichever facial organ is sick, for the meridians on the head and face
are closely related and they form a “network”. Give the malfunctioning organ
more slaps: E.g. For hearing problems, Paida the ears; for inflammation of the
mouth, slap directly on the mouth; for eye problems, Paida the eyes. Note that it
is NOT advisable for people suffering from or with the potential risk of retinal
detachment. In actual practice, cover each eye with an entire palm and slap.
Hence it is not the eyes but the eye sockets that are being slapped; For rhinitis,
slap more on the forehead, cheeks, and inner elbows; For toothache, slap more
on the mouth, cheeks, the back of hands, inner elbows and Zusanli acupoint,
particularly the Hegu acupoint on the back of hands; Drink ginger and jujube tea
and stretch on a Lajin bench.
The five sense organs on the head and face are related to the five internal organs
(liver, heart, spleen, lungs and kidneys). Slapping along meridians corresponding
to these organs is very effective in healing diseases with the five sense organs.
For instance, Paida the Kidney Meridian improves tinnitus and deafness; Paida
the Liver Meridian and doing Lajin help relieve eye problems, as Liver governs
the tendons and opens into the eyes; Paida the Spleen Meridian can heal
problems with the mouth, etc. You can find the corresponding meridians by
referring to a Meridians Chart. Nonetheless, the simplest way is to slap the
“universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet)”, for they basically cover all
meridians corresponding to the five internal organs. It is easy to slap on the
elbows, hands and knees on your own; as it is not so easy to slap on the feet
yourself, you may use a Paida tool or find someone to slap for each other.
Slap each region for 5-60 minutes. To relieve more severe symptoms, Paida
longer and for more rounds.
You can also practice neck Lajin: Lie on your back, move your head off the edge
of a Lajin bench or a bed, and let it hang down naturally. Do it for 5-60 minutes
each session. More Qi and blood will flow to your head and face, thus healing
related diseases, particularly evident for improving various eye diseases.

V Skin diseases
Skin diseases are problems with internal organs that are manifested on the skin.
Skin pain, sores, ulcers, allergy, itchiness, etc. are the results of toxins excreted
from internal organs. Otherwise it would be worse when toxins are accumulated
and remain hidden in the body. Heart is the organ that affects skin diseases and
chronic diseases the most. In other words, all chronic and critical illnesses are
manifestations of problems with the Heart. Huang Di Nei Jing clearly states that
“all pains, sores, and itchiness originate from the Heart”.

Our recommendation:
For common itchiness such as hives, eczema, psoriasis, mosquito and other
insect bites, and other nameless itchy symptoms, slap on the affected area(s), the
universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet), and the inner side of each
thigh; Drink ginger and jujube tea, and stretch on a Lajin bench; For areas that
are very itchy, slap heavily until there are colorful patches of Sha, reddish
swelling, the skin breaks and toxic blood and fluids are seeping out. Continue
slapping on the same area for a while to allow more toxic blood and fluids to
come out.
For other skin diseases such as dermatitis, neurodermatitis, allergic contact
dermatitis (ACD), hard and rough skin caused by drugs and chronic diseases,
and various hard-to-diagnose skin diseases, treat them as problems with internal
organs, particularly the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys. Slap on the
universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet) and the affected areas, and
then slap all along the four limbs and the entire body. Having Sha and red
swelling skin are good and natural reactions. If the skin breaks and blood and
pus come out, continue slapping for a while to get rid of more toxic blood and
fluids. Slap each region for 5-60 minutes. To relieve more severe symptoms,
Paida longer and for more rounds.
Whatever the skin disease is, do more stretching on a Lajin bench, gradually
extending it to 60 minutes per leg each session. And it’s best to add a 5-10kg
sandbag on each leg. Drink ginger and jujube tea in daily life.

VI Gynecological disorders
Although the disease names may vary, gynecological disorders are mostly cold-
induced, and are manifestations of blockages in meridians corresponding to
major internal organs, particularly the heart, liver, spleen, and kidneys. Women
with gynecological disorders mostly suffer from varying degrees of depression,
including postnatal depression. The more severe the disorders are, the worse the
depression could be. The fundamental cause of depression is problems with the
Heart, i.e. negative feelings such as fear, grief, anger, hatred, jealousy, etc.
Common disease names include annexitis, infertility, adenomyosis, ovarian
cysts, uterine fibroids, breast hyperplasia, falling of the womb, irregular
menstruation, menstrual pain (period pain), etc., which are often accompanied
with insomnia, depression, constipation, hair loss, hypothyroidism,
hyperthyroidism, among other problems. Often, a woman can have several
diseases simultaneously, e.g. hyperthyroidism, breast tumor and uterine fibroids
and other disorders can attack a woman at the same time. Depression
accompanies almost all gynecological disorders, though to varying degrees of
severity.

Our recommendation:
Whichever of the above-mentioned diseases a woman has, first of all, stretch on
a Lajin bench, as this is holistic healing, from head to toe; Then, slap on the
universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet), the entire four limbs, the
Baliao area (the upper middle part of the buttocks, also called sacrum), the entire
head, the breasts, the armpits, the belly, the buttocks, and the root of the thighs
(groins). It’s best to slap all over the body. Focus more on the universal regions,
the breasts, the belly, the buttocks, the Baliao area and inner side of each thigh.
Paida the breasts is beneficial in many ways. This is because nine major
meridians and all systems of the body are closely related to the breasts. It
diagnoses and self-heals mammary gland diseases and in fact all gynecological
disorders, including problems with the womb and the ovaries, as well as immune
and digestive disorders, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Slap each region for 5-60 minutes. To relieve more severe symptoms, Paida
longer and for more rounds.
To get rid of vaginal itchiness, slap on the entire vagina and surrounding areas.
As gynecological disorders are mostly cold-induced, drink ginger and jujube tea
and do warm-water foot baths in daily life.

VII Pediatric diseases

Children mainly suffer from such digestive and respiratory problems as cold,
fever, eczema, coughing, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.

Our recommendation:
Whatever the disease name is, for a child less than one year old, pat along the
entire spine for over half an hour. To relieve more severe symptoms, also pat the
universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet), Zusanli acupoint and the
entire four limbs. For a child over one year old, also do stretching on a Lajin
bench. Parents who know chiropractic massage can use it alternately with Paida.
Some moms use massage on their kids. The regions massaged can be patted as
well. Compared with massage, Paida is greater stimulation on the internal
organs. Paida and massage can be used alternately.
Normally, the effect of Paida on a child is better than that on an adult, for the
cause of a child’s illness is simpler, and normally there is more adequate Yang
energy in a child; adults can suffer more psychological problems. Unlike an
adult, a child will not judge PaidaLajin with his/her “knowledge”. He/She will
fully absorb the energy from the slapper and stimulated within.
Pat softly much of the time. The intensity of Paida is not the key to healing
pediatric diseases. What matters more is the “Heart”—love, focus and
confidence. Some moms do not see improvement after patting her child. This is
mainly because she is anxious and irritated, does not pat long enough and does
not have full confidence in Paida.
Pat each region for 15-60 minutes. To relieve more severe symptoms, Paida
longer and for more rounds.
In addition to Paida and massage, you can also use a hair dryer to blow warm air
at a child’s illness-related regions until the skin gets red and hot. It helps to make
Qi and blood flow more smoothly and brings doubled effect. You can regularly
warm up a child’s entire body, particularly the back this way. It is very good for
his/her health. A child may be scared the first time you blow warm air at
him/her. Stay calm and guide him/her to love the “toy”. You may use the hair
dryer to blow at yourself and make faces. Gradually, he/she will get used to it. If
you feel it is too noisy or have other concerns, you can use a warm water bag
instead.
Paida and massage for common pediatric diseases:
1. Cold, fever, coughing, constipation, indigestion, pneumonia, sore throat,
night crying, running nose, pediatric asthma, pediatric spit milk,
inexplicable crying and restlessness
If the symptoms are not severe, gently pat the child’s Dazhui acupoint, and then
use a hair dryer to warm up Dazhui acupoint and the entire body. It is best to see
Sha come out or the skin gets red and hot.
For fever, coughing and other more severe symptoms, gently pat the child’s
Dazhui acupoint and the entire spine. You can also use chiropractic manipulation
along the child’s spine. In addition, warm up the child’s body with a hair dryer
or a warm water bag. It is best to see Sha come out or the skin gets red and hot.
To relieve even more severe symptoms, pat the child’s universal regions
(elbows, knees, hands and feet), the chest and the back. Sometimes, fever can get
back a second or even a third time, stay calm and repeat the above actions.
 Yongquan acupoint

2. Rashes, eczema and other skin allergies

Pat directly, and warm up the affected areas and the entire spine. It is best to see
Sha come out or the skin gets red and hot. If the condition does not improve
afterwards, also pat the universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet).
3. Regular health-keeping for a child
Pat and massage the entire spine, Zusanli acupoint and Yongquan acupoint. Do it
once or twice a day, massaging each acupoint for several minutes or slapping an
area for several minutes.
Please note:
1. Sometimes, a child can have recurring fever. When the child’s forehead is hot
while the ears are cool, it is not a disease, but a physiological response. After the
fever is gone, the child’s health will get better. Try Paida and massage therapies
recommended here. Several sessions may be needed to get rid of recurring fever.
2. Many pediatric diseases are caused by excessive eating and drinking, and too
many clothes on a child. We recommend less food intake or fasting when a child
is sick, whatever the disease name is or the symptoms are. When a child does not
have a good appetite, do not force him/her to eat and drink more.
3. During PaidaLajin, such symptoms as fever and coughing can often relapse.
These are normal healing reactions. Continue with PaidaLajin. For cold-induced
cold and fever, drink some ginger and jujube tea.

VIII Chronic diseases

All chronic diseases are complex diseases. That is to say, a chronic disease is an
aggregated manifestation of several or dozens of underlying health problems.
For instance, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, endocrine disorders,
neurological disorders, problems with the liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, large
and small intestines, etc. The disease names may vary, but they are basically
labels of certain symptoms. As long as new indicators are detected with medical
instrument, more and more new disease names will be created.

Our recommendation:
Since they are complex diseases, this indicates problems with all internal organs
and blockages of all 14 major meridians, though to varying degrees of severity.
Whatever the disease name is, stretch on a Lajin bench, and slap the universal
regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet), the entire head, the entire four limbs,
and then slap all joints and regions of the body, such as the chest, back, belly,
groins, armpits, buttocks, etc.
During the process of PaidaLajin, it is best to fast for 3-4 days. People with
weak Qi and blood can also try fasting. Drink some ginger and jujube tea to
replenish Qi and blood in the meantime.
Some patients are unable to do PaidaLajin on their own. Family members,
relatives and friends can help them. Start with slapping on the inner elbows and
the back of hands, then the knees and feet, followed by the head, the belly, and
the entire four limbs.
The duration of Paida differs from person to person. Normally, slap each region
for 5-60 minutes. To relieve more severe symptoms, Paida longer and for more
rounds. Slap one or several region(s) in a Paida session and slap all over the
body in several sessions.
For a bed-ridden patient who cannot get on a Lajin bench, help lift up one leg to
stretch. The stretching is effective as long as the patient feels sore, numb,
painful, and swelling sensations. The duration of stretching varies with each
individual’s physique and health condition. It can start with several seconds.
Gradually it can be extended to several minutes and dozens of minutes.
When healing reactions occur, shorten the time and reduce the intensity of
PaidaLajin, take some rest and drink ginger and jujube tea.

IX Rare and critical diseases

This category includes some so-called “incurable” diseases, such as AIDS,
myasthenia gravis, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, rheumatoid
arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis (AS), Lupus erythematodes (LE), Osteonecrosis
of the Femoral Head (ONFH), tobacco, drug and alcohol addiction, etc.
Although according to Western medicine, these diseases are disorders of almost
all bodily systems including the immune, nervous and digestive systems, they
are in fact, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, just various
manifestations of meridian blockages in the body. Unblocking meridian
blockages heals. However, it can take a longer time to relieve the symptoms and
eventually heal these diseases. There can be visible improvements after one
month’s PaidaLajin practice or even longer. Many patients stop medication after
practicing PaidaLajin, and experience continual improvements. There are many
testimonials of people improving or self-healing Alzheimer’s disease and
ONFH.

Our recommendation:
Because these are all chronic diseases, you can follow our recommendation for
self-healing chronic diseases, i.e. Paida the universal regions (elbows, knees,
hands and feet), the head, the four limbs, and the entire body for multiple rounds.
Of course, there needs to be more emphasis on certain regions. For instance, for
ankylosing spondylitis, stretch more and slap along the entire spine, and practice
Wall Hitting exercise to stimulate the back and the entire spine; For ONFH,
focus more on stretching on a Lajin bench, do Waist Swirling (swirl the waist in
a horizontal circle to boost kidney energy, like doing a hoola hoop. See video
tutorial on the English website), Tie Qiang Gong (standing with nose close to
wall, squat and stand up, see video tutorial on the English website) and slap on
the affected areas. Slap each region for 5-60 minutes. To relieve more severe
symptoms, Paida longer and for more rounds.
It should be noted that prolonged medication, particularly intake of hormonal
drugs, is very harmful to a patient’s health. It can lead to drug-induced diseases
and other iatrogenic diseases. The patient can consult with his/her doctor about
reducing the dosage or stopping medication. Many patients have experienced
better healing effect by practicing PaidaLajin after reducing the dosage or
stopping medication. And it puzzles us as to why people are willing to spend
large sums on medical checkups, medication and surgery, which may eventually
lead to poorer health and financial hardships, when these two simple methods
are available to alleviate their problems at a much lower cost.
During the process of PaidaLajin, various healing reactions may occur
frequently, which are indicative of great healing effect. Some people are scared
by these reactions and dare not continue PaidaLajin. In actual fact, many drugs
do not cure diseases, instead they inhibit or cover up the symptoms, such as
sedatives, pain killers, sleeping pills, etc. PaidaLajin does not involve the use of
medicine. It directly activates the body’s self-healing mechanism, enabling it to
manifest and get rid of existing and latent diseases. The self-healing mechanism
does not “kill” the pathogenic substances in the body, instead it creates
conditions for them to change their nature or exit the body. Healing reactions
occur when the pathogenic substances are struggling, transforming or being
excreted.
In addition, most of the patients with rare and critical diseases have undergone
various treatments for years, but to no avail. Many have lost hope in life. They
tend to be more vulnerable and more afraid of pain. They need more patient
guidance and encouragement. And the intensity of PaidaLajin should be
gradually increased.
Section III Specific illnesses
I Discomforts during pregnancy and after childbirth
Initially, we did not encourage pregnant women to practice PaidaLajin, just to
be on the safe side. However, many pregnant women have been practicing it on
their own. The results show that PaidaLajin not only helps them self-heal
diseases that are common during pregnancy without the need for medication, and
it also facilitates natural delivery of the baby. Moreover, it is beneficial to the
growth of the baby before and after birth.
Diseases common among pregnant women, such as pains, edema, insomnia,
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, skin disease, heart disease, kidney
disease, etc., can be self-healed with PaidaLajin, just like how others self-heal
with it.

Our recommendation:
For a pregnant woman, avoid slapping the belly. It is Okay to slap other parts of
the body and stretch on a Lajin bench, just like how others do it. Women who
benefit the most from PaidaLajin are those who practice it every day during
pregnancy for health-keeping and/or self-healing diseases, without the need for
medication. The recommended PaidaLajin regimes for healing various diseases
are applicable to pregnant women as well.
For health maintenance, slap the universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and
feet), the head, and the four limbs. The intensity and frequency of Paida can be
adjusted according to individual tolerance and health condition. Slap each region
for 5-60 minutes each time. To relieve more severe symptoms, Paida longer and
for more rounds.
PaidaLajin is very helpful for natural delivery. Some pregnant women who
persisted in PaidaLajin completed natural delivery of their baby in half an hour,
without the need for a Cesarean section. This is because PaidaLajin makes the
muscles, tendons and ligaments of the hipbones and birth canal more flexible.
More importantly, the Liver, Spleen and Kidney Meridians linked to the womb
and birth canal are cleared of blockages, thus facilitating the delivery.
PaidaLajin is even more essential for a woman after childbirth. Many self-
healing testimonials have shown that by practicing PaidaLajin, pains, fever,
obesity, mastitis, insomnia, postpartum depression, uneven milk supply, and
other diseases can be self-healed.
Please refer to our recommendation for self-healing gynecological disorders, and
focus mainly on the universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet), the
breasts, the belly and the Baliao area (the upper middle part of the buttocks, also
called “sacrum”). After childbirth, Lajin should be practiced more often. Paida
and Lajin combined together is very helpful for a woman to recover and improve
her figure after childbirth, to facilitate normal milk supply, infant care and
upbringing. Women who persist in postnatal PaidaLajin can expect to restore
normal weight and figure in a month.

II Heart disease
Every Chinese knows the saying that “illnesses originate from the Heart”.
However, not everyone knows its connotation. The Chinese character for illness
病 (pinyin: bìng) has two components: ⽧ (health problem) and 丙 (pinyin:
b ǐ ng) which corresponds to Heart fire. Ancient Chinese believed that all
diseases come from the Heart. Otherwise they are not 病 (illnesses), but 疾
(pinyin: jí) with two components ⽧ (health problem) and ⽮ (pinyin: sh ǐ ),
which literally means “arrow”, i.e. external damaging forces.
When the heart is weak, stressed out or contaminated, we will get sick or act
with ignorance. Since illnesses originate from the Heart, the heart is the first
organ to get sick. It refers to both the physical organ, and the invisible Heart
which determines how we feel and lead our lives. Disease names may vary,
however, they are in essence different manifestations of problems with the
Heart. In other words, all diseases have a common root cause: chaos in the
invisible Heart. On the physical level, all illnesses are heart diseases.
How to prove that the Heart is the source of all illnesses? Paida the inner elbows
where the Heart and Pericardium Meridians go through, and almost everyone
will have Sha and feel pain. It shows that almost everyone has heart disease,
though the severity of blockages varies.
When the heart is much blocked, there could be sudden heart attack. A person
dies when the heart is completely blocked. We all know the significance of
disease prevention theoretically; However, most people still wait until they have
heart or other illnesses (which are in essence Heart illnesses) and cannot live a
normal life to seek treatment. They do not want to practice PaidaLajin now
because it hurts, and they do not want to attend a PaidaLajin workshop because
they feel they do not have the time for it. However, when they have a stroke or a
heart attack, they definitely have the time to go to the hospital.
Why does the Heart get sick easily? Because it is hurt most deeply and
frequently. Since childhood, we have been faced with pressures in study, love,
work, family and other relationships. Negative energy and emotions arise and
are accumulated in the body, including fear, worry, stress, anger, hatred, sorrow,
jealousy, etc. All these negativities hurt the Heart directly, leading to contraction
of the Heart just like cold-induced contraction. Contraction of the Heart in turn
leads to contraction of tendons and ligaments all over the body. That is how we
get sick. In other words, stress and negative emotions lead to contraction and
obstruction of the Heart Meridian, which in turn result in blockages in other
meridians and internal organs. Various symptoms thus occur. And disease names
are invented to label the symptoms according to certain medical indicators.
The problem underlying all illnesses is heart disease. To self-heal acute
symptoms, chronic and critical illnesses, first of all, the Heart and Pericardium
Meridians should be cleared of blockages. And we always recommend slapping
the inner elbows and Neiguan acupoint first, for they are very closely linked with
the heart. To relieve more severe symptoms, you can also slap on the chest and
the back, particularly the area in between the breasts and the corresponding area
on the back. In spite of the disease names, Paida the inner elbows and normally
there will be Sha. It also shows that the heart disease is more severe than other
critical illnesses.
Patients with heart disease tend to be more afraid of pain than others. The more
severe the heart disease is, the more afraid of pain the patients are. This is
because the “Heart” feels the pain and other discomforts from all illnesses in the
body. There is a saying, “The fingers are linked to the heart.” Indeed, when the
fingers are injured, it is the “Heart” that feels the pain.
There are two types of cardiac patients: those appearing to have excessive Qi
and those appearing to have weak Qi.
The former type are mostly hypertensive patients, many of them male,
overweight, sweat a lot and are afraid of heat, love cold drinks and air-
conditioning. They appear to feel hot externally, but deep inside the heart it is
freezing cold, and the deficient kidney functions cannot keep the Yang energy
inside the body, thus the heat leaks out of the body in constant sweating. They
may appear to be alright; however, they face the (potential) dangers of stroke
and sudden heart attack, or the torture of dizziness, headache, diabetes,
hypertension, impotence, premature ejaculation, prostate disorders, waist and
knee pains, cancers, etc.
The latter type not only appear to have weak Qi, they indeed have weak Qi and
blood internally. They are mostly hypotensive patients, many of them female,
overly thin, sweat little, love warmth and cannot tolerate cold. Most of them
suffer from such chronic diseases as insomnia, headache, dizziness, infertility,
depression, constipation, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, hair loss, back pain,
waist pain, period pain, ovarian cyst, breast cancer, uterine fibroids, menstrual
disorders, low blood sugar, low blood pressure, falling of the womb, cold hands
and feet, and so on.
Whether excessive or deficient Qi, hypertension or hypotension, what they have
in common is a huge underlying problem with the invisible “Heart” behind the
detectable heart and other diseases. Heart disease can be felt as discomforts in
the heart and other parts of the body. However, problem with the “Heart” or the
mind is invisible, but it affects every cell in the body. Fear, worry, anger, hatred,
tension, jealousy, and other complex psychological entanglements, worry about
personal gains and losses, etc., can they be detected with an instrument? In other
words, a person gets sick when busying himself/herself too much, both
physically and psychologically, for family (especially children), career, country
or other causes. All diseases, whatever the names may be, are problems of the
invisible Heart. Heart disease is one of the many manifestations; and all other
diseases are in reality different forms of Heart disease.
Many people feel palpitation, chest tightness and other obvious symptoms
indicating severe problems with the heart. However, when they go for a medical
checkup, they are found with no heart disease. Sometimes, even when a patient
with a heart attack is taken to the emergency room of a hospital, the checkup
does not show a heart disease. Such patients are dubbed as people “in sub-health
condition”. In fact, “sub-health” is lack of good health. People are classified into
the “sub-health” group when their symptoms cannot yet be labeled with
particular disease names.
“Sub-health” could be potentially more dangerous than known illnesses. When
you wait until mild symptoms become “diseases”, they have already much
worsened. The pain of PaidaLajin and Sha are accurate indicators of (potential)
health problems, i.e. where you feel pain and have Sha, there is a health
problem. When medication and surgery are applied to control and kill, the
symptoms could further deteriorate. More medicine and operations will be
needed, dragging people into a vicious cycle of life-long medication. Very often,
patients die not of the initial illness, but of drug-induced diseases and other
iatrogenic diseases developed during treatment.
Our recommendation:
It is easy to self-heal Heart disease. Make a list of your concerns and see if your
loved ones and the world will cease to exist when you let go of them. If you can
really let go of your concerns, much of your illness will be gone. If you cannot
let go, Paida the inner elbows, the four limbs, chest, back and the entire body for
5-30 minutes per region each session; stretch on a Lajin bench for 10-30 minutes
per leg each time. Be grateful and repent during PaidaLajin. If it still does not
work, attend a PaidaLajin workshop, learn and practice PaidaLajin, meditation,
meditative jogging, Waist Swirling, Wall Hitting and Tie Qiang Gong (see video
tutorials on the English website) and self-heal your illnesses.

III Diabetes and hypertension

Very often, diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease are manifested in the same
patient, and they are one of the most typical groups of complex diseases. Patients
with these diseases and their family often cannot cope with it and are unaware of
their priority. They are often misled by the disease names, heart rate, blood
glucose and blood pressure levels.
However, if we simplify things and try to discover the root cause, then
everything else will fall into its proper place. The root cause of all these diseases
are in the “Heart”. And almost all chronic diseases originate from the Heart, for
instance, tumors, insomnia, depression, skin diseases, mental illnesses, liver and
kidney problems, immune, nervous, digestive, and respiratory system disorders,
etc. Chinese medicine concludes that all illnesses originate from the Heart and
are cured through heart-felt changes. When the Heart (King of bodily organs)
has problems, other internal organs (civil and military ministers serving the
King) take some of the burden off the King, thus causing diseases with these
organs. In other words, all diseases are manifestations of Heart disease.
For instance, in March 2015, we had a 5-day clinical workshop in partnership
with TAG-VHS Diabetes Research Centre in Chennai, India. Most of the
diabetic patients who attended the workshop also had heart disease and
hypertension (or hypotension).
Hypertension (or hypotension) is in essence a problem with the Heart. As a
result, the top priority of Paida is to dredge the Heart and Pericardium
Meridians. As long as blockages in these two meridians are removed, blood will
flow more naturally, and the body will produce in vivo various hormones
beneficial to health. Conscientious Paida on the “universal regions” stimulates
the body to produce even more hormones, i.e. the body is a pharmaceutical
factory producing “endogenous medicine”.
Indeed, the workshop participants voluntarily reduced the dosage or stopped
medicine and insulin injections, and each day they drank ginger and jujube tea
with brown sugar in it. At the end of the workshop, the high blood glucose and
blood pressure levels fell and the low levels rose naturally. Some patients
continued PaidaLajin at home and no long needed medicine and insulin
injections, and their indicators are returning to normal.
The very fact that diabetics’ blood glucose levels are normalized after reducing
or stopping medication and insulin injections, and drinking ginger and jujube tea
with brown sugar, shows that diabetes has nothing to do with sugar intake.
Rather, it is because the body cannot produce enough insulin in vivo to
decompose sugar, which leads to high blood sugar. By practicing PaidaLajin,
the body will automatically secrete the much needed insulin and other hormones.
In addition, high blood pressure will be lowered and low blood pressure will be
increased, until it returns to normal (For more details, please refer to Chapter V
A preliminary report on PaidaLajin clinical research workshop).

Our recommendation:
These three diseases are chronic. Thus our recommendation for self-healing
chronic diseases are applicable. It’s best to attend a PaidaLajin self-healing
workshop. For those practicing it at home and are too weak to slap, do more
stretching, preferably for 2-3 times a day. With limited time and energy, slap the
universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet), and then move on to slap the
four limbs, armpits, belly and groins. After much Sha is expelled from these
regions, slap the entire body in a “carpet bombing” manner.
For a patient whose condition has basically stabilized, focus more on slapping
the universal regions, particularly the hands and feet. Slap all over the feet,
including the sole, instep, inner and outer sides of the ankle, and the toes. Where
Sha does not come out easily, a Paida stick can be used. Slap each region for 5-
60 minutes each time. To relieve more severe symptoms, Paida longer and for
more rounds.
After the Sha disappears, a new round of Paida can be started. Drink ginger and
jujube tea in daily life whether you have weak or abundant energy. When the
diseases are healed, PaidaLajin should be continued to maintain good health.
And the intensity and frequency can be gradually lowered. Mainly Paida the
universal regions and the head, stretch regularly, and make PaidaLajin an
integral part of daily life.

IV Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s symptoms appear in almost all old people, though the severity of
the symptoms may vary from person to person. And there is hardly a patient
with solely Alzheimer’s disease. In other words, normally, an Alzheimer’s
patient suffer from many other chronic diseases, such as malfunctioning of
various organs, problems with the brain, the limbs, and the five sense organs. All
bodily functions of the patient are deteriorating, including memory, speech,
hearing, eyesight, mobility and so on. The name “Alzheimer’s disease” is
labeled when an elderly person has manifested obvious degenerative symptoms
in the brain.
In a nursing home in San Francisco, some old people have been receiving gentle
Paida, and they have shown improvements in memory, speech, hearing,
appetite, mobility, and excretion of urine and stool.

Our recommendation:
First, Paida the universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet), particularly
the inner elbows and the back of hands; and then focus more on slapping the
entire head. In the beginning, just slap on the top, left, right, front and back sides
of the head, and the neck; when the patient is used to Paida, move on to also
slap the eyes, ears, cheeks, and mouth.
Try to engage and guide Alzheimer’s patients in group slapping and stretching
games. For an elderly patient with very stiff legs, DO NOT forcefully straighten
the legs. Start from raising and stretching the legs alternately while the patient is
lying flat on a bed. It is working as long as the patient feels the pain of
stretching. Gradually extend the duration and lift the legs higher to enhance
intensity. And then move on to use the Lajin bench.
Slap each region for 5-60 minutes each time. To relieve more severe symptoms,
Paida longer and for more rounds.
For an elderly patient with normal mobility and a clear mind, follow our
recommendation for self-healing chronic diseases.
 V Prostate and urinary disorders
Prostate disorders are quite common among elderly men. Over 90% of men over
70 years old suffer from such problems as prostatitis, prostate enlargement and
prostate cancer. Common symptoms include urgent, frequent, and incomplete
urination, local and large-area pain and swelling. Many women, after childbirth,
suffer from urethritis, frequent urination, and urinary incontinence. Urinary
disorders in both men and women lead to frequent bathroom visits at night.

Our recommendation:
The Kidney and Urinary Bladder Meridians regulate water channels in the body.
However, all internal organs are related to these disorders. Please follow our
recommendation for self-healing chronic diseases. And focus more on slapping
the inner side of each thigh, groins, lower abdomen and buttocks. When the
condition improves, gradually slap along the four limbs and the feet to
thoroughly detoxify. Slap each region for 5-60 minutes each time. To relieve
more severe symptoms, Paida longer and for more rounds.
Stretch 1-3 time(s) a day, and gradually extend the duration up to 30 minutes per
leg each session. Add sandbags weighing 3-15kg on each leg.
We have countless records and testimonials of patients with prostate disorders
who have self-healed with PaidaLajin. The most critical case is an 86-year-old
patient with terminal prostate cancer. He has been cured of the cancer thanks to
his daughter’s high-power Paida on him for nearly three months. Sometimes,
she would slap one of his legs for 4.5 hours. Although the patient yelled out of
pain during the entire process, the result of the prolonged “torture” is that the
cancer is cured, and a lot of other diseases are also cured. Please visit our
website to learn more healing miracles.

VI Breast cancer and mammary gland hyperplasia

Annual breast screening has become a major global event for women. Many
people probably do not know that patients with breast diseases also suffer from
depression, though the severity may vary. It is safe to say that breast cancer is a
manifestation of depression. And depression is a manifestation of heart disease.
In short, problems with the “Heart” (emotional problems) and heart disease are
the root causes of breast diseases, i.e. they are caused by blockages in the Heart
and Pericardium Meridians.
Our recommendation:
The best checkup and prevention is to slap on the breasts, inner elbows and other
universal regions (knees, hands and feet). As long as there are intense pain, Sha,
lumps and reddish swelling, there are meridian blockages. Be it breast cancer or
mammary gland hyperplasia, the symptoms will be relieved and the lumps will
gradually disappear with persistent PaidaLajin. Slap each region for 5-60
minutes each time. To relieve more severe symptoms, Paida longer and for more
rounds.
Even for a woman diagnosed with breast cancer or mammary gland hyperplasia,
the disease names are still misleading. This is because cancer and hyperplasia
are “fruits” of problems with the patient’s internal organs, especially the heart.
The recommendations for self-healing chronic diseases can apply here. First
Paida the universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet), and then focus more
on slapping the breasts, armpits, chest and back. Slap all around the breasts
thoroughly, particularly the outer sides of the breasts adjacent to the armpits, and
the entire armpits. Much Sha and many lumps can come out, and the process of
Paida can be quite painful. However, the greater the pain of slapping is, the
more self-evident that Paida is the correct therapy, and the better the effect will
be. Then slap on the head, groins, four limbs, abdomen, buttocks, and the entire
body. Stretch 1-3 time(s) a day, and gradually extend the duration up to 30
minutes per leg each session. Add sandbags weighing 3-15kg on each leg. Drink
ginger and jujube tea and do warm-water foot baths in daily life.
It’s best to attend a PaidaLajin workshop. Simple, effective exercises including
meditation, meditative jogging, meditative standing, Waist Swirling, Wall
Hitting, and Tie Qiang Gong practiced in the workshop can become daily
exercises.
It should be emphasized that slapping the breasts is not one of the best ways to
screen and prevent breast cancer, but THE BEST WAY!

VII Stroke-induced paralysis

Very often, patients with stroke-induced paralysis also have hypertension, heart
disease, and problems with various other organs, particularly heart disease.

Our recommendation:
For acute stroke, focus on slapping the inner elbows, Neiguan acupoint on each
arm, and both hands. When the acute symptoms are gone, slap the universal
regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet), and then along the four limbs.
More often, a stroke patient already suffers from the sequelae, has speaking
difficulty, and is paralyzed on one side of the body. Whichever side is paralyzed,
slap both sides of the body, and then slap on the entire head, including the top,
left, right, front and back sides of the head, the neck, and the cheeks. For those
with speaking difficulty, focus more on slapping the head, the cheeks and the
back of the hands, and then slap all over the body. Slap each region for 5-60
minutes each time. To relieve more severe symptoms, Paida longer and for more
rounds. Do warm-water foot bath every day.
More often than not, these patients love to eat meat and tend to over-eat. And
they are afraid of pain. Guide and encourage them to eat less and go vegetarian.
It’s best to fast one day a week, or to always skip the supper. They need to
overcome laziness, desire for too much food, and poor tolerance of the pain from
PaidaLajin.
One typical symptom is stiff fingers. Focus more on slapping the back of hands
and the fingers. Slap one hand for 1-2 hour(s) until the hand swells up and Sha
comes out thoroughly. The benefit of painful Paida is a worthwhile reward to
encourage a patient to persist in Paida. Then, slap the back of the other hand,
and the insteps of both feet, each for 1-2 hour(s), until they swell up and Sha
comes out thoroughly. Drink ginger and jujube tea. Do warm-water foot bath
and stretch for 1-3 time(s) per day.
Paralyzed patients feel excruciating pain doing either Paida or Lajin. However,
it is precisely because of the pain that PaidaLajin is effective. And the more
PaidaLajin a patient can take, the better the healing effect will be. In 2011 when
I visited Tibet for a second time, I met a lama with stroke-induced paralysis and
bedridden for three years. He was treated with four hours’ intensive PaidaLajin
with the help of 7-8 young lamas. Indeed, it was a very painful experience, and
his two layers of clothes were soaked with sweat. After PaidaLajin, he was able
to walk with crutches. The following day he came again and received another
four hours’ PaidaLajin. He howled out of pain during the entire process. Again,
there were 7-8 young lamas slapping him. This time, he did not need the
crutches after PaidaLajin. He was able to walk slowly on his own feet. In my
experience, this is the fastest and most effective case of PaidaLajin healing
stroke-induced paralysis.
 VIII Nephritis, kidney failure and kidney dialysis
These illnesses are common among men and women, young and old. For a large
number of the patients, they are the consequences of medication for other
illnesses. Although the disease names relate to the kidneys, in actual fact, all the
internal organs have severe problems, particularly the heart, liver, spleen and
kidneys.
Normally, treatment of these diseases lasts long and the medical expenses can be
alarmingly high, kidney dialysis in particular can be a huge financial burden on
the family and government. However, these diseases can be improved and self-
healed. The key is to change the mindset and take actions to self-heal. The
diseases may sound horrifying, however, they are in essence a compound
manifestation of multiple diseases. And the patient’s Heart, Liver, Spleen,
Kidney, Stomach, Gall Bladder, Urinary Bladder, Big and Small Intestine
Meridians are heavily clogged. The only option is to “ignore the disease name”.
In short, they are caused by meridian blockages, and unblocking meridians heals.

Our recommendation:
Slap the universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet) first, and then slap
along the four limbs. In particular, slap the hands and feet for a long time; then
slap the entire body in a “carpet bombing” manner. Slap each region for 5-60
minutes each time. To relieve more severe symptoms, Paida longer and for more
rounds. When the Sha has subsided, start a new round of Paida. Do several
rounds of full-body, thorough Paida. Stretch 1-3 time(s) a day, 5-40 minutes per
leg each session. Add sandbags weighing 5kg on each leg. Drink ginger and
jujube tea in daily life.
There have been records of both children and adults successfully self-healing
kidney failure. During the process of PaidaLajin, the patient can experience a
number of healing reactions, such as pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness,
fainting, etc. These are signs of great healing effect. Slap on the inner elbows
and Neiguan acupoint to relieve healing reactions, rest well and continue
PaidaLajin. DO NOT stop PaidaLajin because of any of the healing reactions.
DO NOT take the reward as punishment.

IX Depression and other mental disorders

The body, mind and soul are one. They interact and impact one another. Patients
with depression or other mental disorders suffer from many physical illnesses as
well. In fact, all the internal organs are malfunctioning, particularly the heart,
liver, spleen, kidneys, and intestines, their corresponding meridians and the brain
are much clogged.

Our recommendation:
Slap the universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet) first, and then slap
along the four limbs, the entire head, chest, back, armpits, and groins. Focus
more on the inner elbows, Neiguan acupoint on each arm, head, hands and feet.
Slap each region for 5-60 minutes each time. To relieve more severe symptoms,
Paida longer and for more rounds. A patient with severe depression has even
more severe heart problems. Sometimes, when the inner elbows are being
slapped, the skin can get broken, and toxic blood and fluid will seep out. And the
patient will recover faster.
A patient with depression tends to cry during Paida. Involuntary crying during
Paida is a good healing reaction. It is the self-healing mechanism clearing toxins
in the heart. And it helps to open up the Heart. Leave the patient to cry it all out,
and the healing effect will be much better. After the crying, slapping and
stretching can be continued and a new round of Paida can be started. Stretch 1-3
time(s) a day. It is better effect to also practice Waist Swirling, Wall Hitting,
meditative jogging, meditation, and attend group sharing sessions in a workshop
setting. Take ginger and jujube tea as a daily drink.
Crying, vomiting and other discomforts often appear during fasting and
PaidaLajin. These are great detox reactions. Toxins in the upper part of the torso
cannot easily be excreted in urine and stool; when they are vomited out of the
body, it not only helps to self-heal diseases with the heart, lungs and respiratory
tract, it will make the patient much more refreshed, energetic and physically
stronger.

X Skin, weight, height and other beauty problems

People who persist in PaidaLajin can get taller, slimmer (or fatter for overly thin
people), and better looking. However, these are “by-products” of PaidaLajin, not
the main objectives.
Obesity, acne, pimples, freckles, rough skin, and color spots are in essence
health problems. These symptoms are caused by meridian blockages. The skin
and weight problems are related to such chronic diseases as insomnia, diabetes,
hypertension, depression, constipation, heart, kidney, spleen and stomach
problems, gynecological disorders, etc.

Our recommendation:
Stretch first. The longer the duration, the greater the intensity, and the more
frequent the practice is, the better the effect of Lajin will be. For women with
sagging breasts after childbirth, the problem can be most effectively reversed by
stretching on a Lajin bench. Because, unlike the pull of gravity on the breasts
often experienced in other sports which leads to sagging breasts, while lying on
the Lajin bench with arms stretching backward, the breasts are pulled upward,
thus enhancing the elasticity of the breasts.
Then focus more on slapping the universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and
feet), breasts, belly, waist, buttocks and thighs where a lot of fat and toxins tend
to accumulate. For those with severe color spots, focus more on slapping the
cheeks and the affected areas, the four limbs, hands and feet. Slap each region
for 5-60 minutes each time. To relieve more severe symptoms, Paida longer and
for more rounds.
The majority of overly thin people suffer from various chronic diseases,
particularly spleen and stomach problems. Follow our recommendation for self-
healing chronic diseases. Focus more on slapping the universal regions (elbows,
knees, hands and feet), Zusanli acupoint, and the four limbs. With persistent
PaidaLajin practice, it is natural to gain some weight.
Whether for gaining or losing weight, drink ginger and jujube tea, and do warm-
water foot baths in daily life. The body weight will eventually reach a balanced
state.
Scoliosis (a back problem that causes the spine to curve to one side), hunchback,
stiff and contracted tendons obstruct Qi and blood flow, and affect a person’s
height. Persistent PaidaLajin makes the bones in place and tendons flexible,
improves Qi and blood circulation, and increases the height. It has been proven
effective on men and women, young and old. Some old people experience
visible increase in height, for PaidaLajin makes the hunchback straight and
extends the intervertebral distance, thus making them taller.
We recommended attending at least one 7-day PaidaLajin workshop a year.
Almost all workshop participants have experienced these “by-products” in
addition to self-healing many diseases. As long as the meridians are unblocked,
you will benefit from the “by-products”. Depending on the differences in age,
health condition and the intensity of PaidaLajin practice, it is normal to lose 5-
20kg in 1-6 month(s).

XI Sexual dysfunction
Over the past few years, I have been receiving countless emails inquiring in a
sad tone whether PaidaLajin can improve sexual dysfunction. So it seems that
this problem not only relates to personal health, but to harmony and quality of
life in a family.
According to health statistics in China, the incidence of illness and medication-
induced erectile dysfunction (ED) in adult males is at least 10%. This figure does
not include those who avoid seeking medical treatment. Erectile dysfunction
(ED) can be either organic or psychological (i.e. induced by stress and tension).
But the essence is the same—a functional disorder is a complex disease caused
by blockages in a number of meridians.
Men and women have different concerns about sexual disorders: A man is more
concerned about the size and function of his penis, particularly the (potential)
problems of impotence and premature ejaculation. In fact, the size and strength
of the penis are superficial manifestations of the more crucial “software” driving
it, i.e. whether a man has enough Qi (energy) and smooth flowing meridians.
By contrast, a woman is more concerned about the visual beauty of her figure,
particularly the size and shape of her breasts and buttocks, and the smoothness of
her skin.
Despite their different concerns, men and women’s sexual disorders are
fundamentally the same problem with Qi. Enough Qi brings fullness, function
and beauty; Insufficient Qi results in atrophy, dysfunction and lack of beauty. In
short, Qi is vital to sexuality.
Imagine that a man’s penis is like a balloon. With enough Qi, it inflates; without
enough Qi or when Qi leaks prematurely, it shrinks. An overweight man tends to
suffer kidney deficiency and shortness of breath, thus his figure may look big,
but the penis could be tiny. When I was a child, I used to go to a public
bathhouse. We boys used to comment on adult men’s penises. And we had a
surprise finding: Normally, an obese man’s penis looked like an almost invisible
screw. And we wondered why a big man should have a smaller penis. When I
became an adult myself, I found that some men have a large but soft,
unsustainable penis. This could bring more distress. Later on, I learnt that these
are all resulted from problems with the “software”—Qi and its flow.
Qi also determines whether a woman’s breasts look beautiful in size and shape.
Why are a woman’s breasts sagging after childbirth? Why does a woman have
dry skin and shrinking breasts as she ages? Well, all these are manifestations of
weakening Yang energy. The only difference is that men are more concerned
about sexual dysfunction, while women are more concerned about their figure.
In fact, a woman’s sexual dysfunction are manifested as various diseases and
symptoms, particularly anger, fatigue, insomnia, depression, constipation, waist
pain, Qi deficiency, irregular heartbeat, gynecological disorders, hot upper body
and cold lower limbs, irritating hot sensation in the palms, the soles, and in the
chest, etc. Many of these symptoms appear during menopause; however, some
women have such symptoms at around 40. And I call it “Early Menopause
Syndrome”.
Of course, the Qi here does not refer to the air, but the Yang energy a person has.
Chinese people often say that “Qi sustains a person’s life”. In the phrases “good
Qi color on the face”, and “lose all the Qi (dead)”, Qi refers to Yang energy.
According to Chinese medicine, Qi propels blood flow. That is to say, it is Qi
that moves blood along the vessels. Although a man’s penis, and a woman’s
breasts and vagina have inflatable tissues, it is Qi, not blood or nerve cells that
determines their functioning. In short, whether sexual apathy or dysfunction,
they are consequences of deficient Yang energy.
Then comes the next question: How to boost Yang energy? Take nourishing
foods and supplements? Haven’t there been enough such drugs and supplements
from ancient times till today? The dog penis, Chinese pilose antler, Viagra and
other Western biochemical drugs, don’t they deplete a man’s Yang energy, have
negative effects, and even make him die earlier? If drugs and supplements really
work, the kings and richest men in human history should live healthiest and
longest. But it has never been so. Taking drugs, hormones and other supplements
often damages internal organs and leads to many “drug-induced diseases”. Read
the drug instructions carefully, and you will find that drugs for treating insomnia,
diabetes, depression, hypertension, heart disease and other common illnesses
have a number of negative effects that damage internal organs, impair the
generation of Yang energy and block their channels (i.e. meridians). Some
people take drugs to control blood glucose and blood pressure levels, but they
suffer weakening liver, spleen and kidney functions, and poor or no sexuality.
Is there a therapy that can make a man’s penis and a woman’s breasts grow
naturally, healthily and sustainably? Yes, it is PaidaLajin. The core function of
PaidaLajin is to boost Yang energy.
Man has an innate self-healing power, i.e. the natural Yang energy that connects
with the energy of the universe. Energy is a vibration frequency that regulates
the boundless universe and all forms of life in a subtle and accurate way. The
meridians system in the human body provides channels for energy flow. Smooth
energy flow in meridians equals great nourishment. A person has sufficient Yang
energy when the body can generate Yang energy normally and the meridians are
free of blockages. The heart, liver, kidneys, urinary bladder and their
corresponding meridians are involved in the process. Manifestations of deficient
Yang energy in a man include decreased sexual function and prostate disorders,
particularly impotence and premature ejaculation; in a woman, depression,
sexual apathy, and gynecological disorders.
Many Chinese people believe that the renal function determines the sexual
function. In actual fact, the heart, King of organs, is the most crucial. When the
Heart is not at peace, the entire kingdom (the human body) will be in a mess.
Our desires and aspirations originate from the Heart. The Heart energy is the seat
of a person’s vitality. Without the power of the Heart, a person has no desires at
all, including sexual desire, and may have already been depressed.
The second most important organ are the kidneys. All Chinese men know the
significance of renal function, however, there is nothing much they can do about
it. The kidney energy continually depletes from a person’s birth to death. A
man’s renal function weakens with age; the same is true with women, only it is
manifested in different ways: insomnia, headache, constipation, hair loss, waist
pain, knee pain, menstrual pain, irregular periods, frequent urination, etc.
Liver is the third most vital organ. If you observe the Liver Meridian in a
Meridians Chart, you will find that it circles around the genital organ internally
and externally. And ancient Chinese dubbed the penis as “Zong Jin”, i.e.
reproductive tendon. According to Chinese medicine, Liver governs the tendons.
Hence, Liver is the direct governor of the penis.
The urinary bladder is the fourth most important organ. It is located in the
backyard of the penis, and the urine and sperms share the same passage in the
penis. As the kidneys and urinary bladder are paired to govern the water
channels in the body, they thrive and wither together. The health of the prostate,
which impacts the health of the penis, is directly influenced by the Urinary
Bladder Meridian. Most men over 60 have prostate disorders, whose main
symptoms are urgent, frequent, and incomplete urination. They go to the
bathroom many times a night. Prostate disorders affect sleep and sexual
function. The urinary bladder is also the largest detoxification channel in the
body, and the health of the Urinary Bladder Meridian has a huge impact on the
functions of liver, spleen and kidneys. Edema is resulted from blockages in the
Kidney and Urinary Bladder Meridians.
To boost Yang energy, the top priority is to remove blockages from the Heart,
Kidney, Liver and Urinary Bladder Meridians.
But the question is, “How?”
I have used acupuncture, acupressure, bone-setting and other external therapies
to successfully unblock meridian blockages. However, only a handful of people
can apply these therapies. To self-heal, the first option is to stretch on a standard
Lajin bench. The biggest benefit of Lajin in reclining posture is that it can
quickly boost Yang energy. During Lajin, the Meridians closely linked to the
sexual function are dredged to varying degrees. In fact, all tendons and
ligaments, and almost all 14 main meridians in the body are being stretched in
one go, particularly the Liver, Spleen and Kidney Meridians along the inner side
of each leg, the Urinary Bladder Meridian along the hind side of each leg, the
Heart and Pericardium Meridians along the inner side of each arm. During the
process, the pain of stretching reveals that there are blockages in the meridians
and that they are being unblocked. Normally, the inner and hind sides of legs,
the shoulders and upper arms where these meridians go along hurt the most.
Moreover, Lajin clears the Liver Meridian, boosts liver energy and function, as
“Liver governs the tendons”. With enough liver energy, the “reproductive
tendon” penis will have enough energy.
Paida, similar to Lajin, works to remove meridian blockages and enhance Yang
energy.
First, Paida the universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet), for they cover
key acupoints along all 14 main meridians, either directly or indirectly,
especially those along the Heart, Kidney, Liver and Urinary Bladder Meridians.
An acupoint is like a compressor station along an energy pipeline. Next, Paida
all four limbs, particularly the armpits, the groins, and the inner side of each leg.
The “eight weak corners (armpits, groins, inner elbows and the back of knees)”
are located along the limbs, and there are meridians and acupoints most closely
linked to sexual organs. Then, Paida all over the body from head to toe, i.e.
“carpet bombing” Paida. Slap each region for 5-60 minutes at an intensity
within the recipient’s pain tolerance. However, there needs to be moderate pain.
To relieve more severe symptoms, slap longer and more times.
It is an open secret among the men who persist in PaidaLajin practice that it
greatly boosts their sexual function. There are many wonderful testimonials on
our blog and websites. An obvious sign of this improvement is: many middle-
aged and older men have restored morning erection (a sign of sufficient Yang
energy) which have disappeared for years. During a PaidaLajin seminar, a
chiropractor from Los Angeles said that in her clinic, on top of the list of Lajin
benefits is enhancing sexual function, and it applies to both men and women.
Hearing this, the audiences burst into roaring laughter.
In addition to PaidaLajin, Waist Swirling, Tie Qiang Gong, and Wall Hitting are
simple and effective exercises to quickly boost sexual function, greatly improve
the kidney and heart energy. If you are interested, please watch video tutorials of
these exercises at our English website.
Although I’m talking about sexual function from the perspective of a man, these
exercises are applicable to women as well. The meridians in men and women go
in the same direction, and the impact of Qi on a man’s penis is the same as its
impact on a woman’s breasts and genital organ. In a word, sufficient Qi makes
fullness; deficient Qi results in apathy and atrophy.
In addition to following recommendations for men, women can focus on
slapping the breasts, including the nipples and the armpits. Breasts are a sign of a
woman’s charm and they are important in sex life. However, breasts can become
a warehouse of toxins and wastes. Nine meridians pass by the breasts: the Ren,
Heart, Pericardium, Lung, Liver, Spleen, Kidney, Stomach, and Gall Bladder
Meridians. When these meridians are clogged, a woman will suffer from a lot of
diseases, including depression, heart disease, uterine fibroids, thyroid disorders,
breast tumor, etc. A female fitness expert wrote that all breast-beautifying
therapies, whether physical, chemical, surgical or implants, have side effects and
it will rebound. Well, PaidaLajin is the most natural and healthy way to make a
woman’s breasts beautiful, for it is natural inflation and will not rebound.
If you do have sexual dysfunction, you can practice PaidaLajin to self-heal.
Even if you do not have sexual disorders, you can still practice PaidaLajin to
enhance your sexual function, and make your skin, figure and breasts more
attractive. PaidaLajin mainly works to boost Yang energy and unblock meridian
blockages. With enough Yang energy, diseases will be self-healed, your figure
and sexuality will get better. Sexuality, breast and beauty enhancement are “by-
products” of PaidaLajin. Interestingly enough, many people have a greater zest
for these “by-products”, compared with the “standard benefits” of self-healing
diseases.
Is it indeed so? Well, do not ask me about it. Have a try yourself and you will
know.
And, please remember this: Sexual satisfaction is not equal to happiness in life.
Health management opens us the door into life management.

XII Autism
Our recommendation:
Autism mostly starts very young. Encourage autistic children to play the Paida
game, and do regular Wall Hitting, Tie Qiang Gong and Waist Swirling
exercises in a group.
Gradually go from gentle to heavier Paida. In addition to patting the universal
regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet), focus more on patting the four limbs,
head, hands and feet. For the hands, feet and head, pat each region for 5-60
minutes each time. To relieve more severe symptoms, Paida longer and for more
rounds.
Do not panic when there are colorful patches of Sha, lumps and reddish swelling
at the slapped areas. These are good healing reactions.
Do warm-water foot baths, and drink ginger and jujube tea in daily life. Stretch
1-3 time(s) a day, and gradually extend the duration of stretching to over 30
minutes per leg each session.
A child can cry aloud and avoid it when being patted. Paida a child can appear
cruel, and some people cannot make themselves do it. In fact, it is not helping
the child. When you pat a kid with loving care, in spite of the Sha, pain, crying,
and reddish swelling, it is beneficial to the child. And it is true love.
Chapter V PaidaLajin Self-Healing Workshop
Reasons for better effect at the workshop
Since PaidaLajin is so simple and effective, I initially assumed that by referring
to my books, videos, and websites, everyone will be able to practice it and self-
heal. However, most people have a serious disorder that hinders this desired
effect—LAZINESS. Few are disciplined enough to persist in intensive and
persistent practice. Therefore, we have resorted to organizing PaidaLajin self-
healing workshops. And we have been receiving enthusiastic responses from all
over. We held the first workshop in Beijing on November 6, 2010. Up to now,
we have organized several hundred workshops in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen
and other cities in the Chinese mainland, as well as in Hong Kong, Macau,
Taiwan, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Germany, Switzerland,
Australia, Canada, the U.S., South Africa and other countries and territories in
the world. Thousands of people have attended and greatly benefited from the
workshops. It is expected that such workshops will be conducted at many other
places in the future.
Prior to the workshops, although PaidaLajin had been proven effective in self-
healing a lot of illnesses, many people still questioned its effectiveness. As the
self-healing testimonials had come from all corners of the world, we were
accused of having announced the successful ones only. There were still voices of
doubt even after we published effective rates of PaidaLajin improving various
diseases at the workshops.
We welcome experts and medical institutions to come to our workshops to
perform tests, take measurements, and record observations using general
acknowledged indicators, methods and devices of their preference.
Even using the most conservative statistics, the effective rates of PaidaLajin in
resolving various health problems during workshops exceed 80%. The most
prominent effect is in relieving such common illnesses as insomnia, diabetes,
hypertension, heart disease, knee pain, frozen shoulder, neck stiffness and pain,
lower back and leg pains, prostate disorders, gynecological disorders, and so on.
As almost all workshop participants have several or over a dozen illnesses, i.e.
“complex diseases (disorders)”, there is hardly anyone who has experienced no
improvement.
Some people, before attending a workshop, had been practicing PaidaLajin for
over half a year, along with other treatments such as medication, surgery,
massage, acupressure, acupuncture, bone-setting, skin-scraping, etc. However,
they made far greater improvements at the workshop.
Why is it so? My preliminary conclusions are as follows:
1. PaidaLajin may appear simple, but the core concept of “change from the
Heart” is of prime importance. Confidence, determination, perseverance,
patience, repentance and gratitude come from the Heart. The power of the Heart
is the greatest, and it is a decisive factor in self-healing. Once “change from the
Heart” happens, the two simple exercises of slapping and stretching will help
reap both physical and psychological benefits. Workshop participants are taught
the principles of “nursing the Heart” by coaches and are encouraged to
implement and feel them during all workshop activities. And the coaches will
assist and guide them whenever problems arise.
The principles of “nursing the Heart” are not just theories. They go beyond
words, and need to be personally experienced to be truly mastered and
appreciated. The Art of Healing has always been passed down from master to
disciple on a one-to-one basis. And this is precisely the true significance of the
workshop.
2. PaidaLajin at home is no comparison with PaidaLajin at a workshop in terms
of duration and intensity. Workshop activities are conducted in an environment
isolated from the outside world, thus enabling participants to fully concentrate.
PaidaLajin are practiced at least 4-5 hours a day using the “carpet bombing”
strategy with no body part spared. This is certainly unachievable in the home
environment. The disparity in intensity is even greater. Some participants have
found that the effect of a 10-minute Paida in the workshop is better than a one-
hour Paida at home. The same goes for Lajin. This is especially true for men,
most of whom are afraid of pain and normally do not use heavy Paida on
themselves.
3. In addition to making available vegetarian diet and encouraging less food
intake, the workshop program also includes fasting, meditation, meditative
jogging, experience sharing, etc. When practiced following the principles of
“nursing the Heart”, each of these activities produces unique benefits. When
combined with PaidaLajin, the healing effect is even more satisfying. Such
resources and atmosphere can be hardly found in the home environment.
4. The use of Lajin benches and the proper way of using them greatly enhance
the healing effect. Moreover, Lajin is practiced several times a day during the
workshop, thus enhancing its effect.
Doing Lajin using chairs put together against a wall or a doorframe is only a
temporary substitute. In order to gain better healing effects, it is a must to do
Lajin on a proper Lajin bench. This is especially true for those with chronic or
critical illnesses. And for anyone using a Lajin bench, if the raised leg is not
strapped tightly against the pole or the lowered leg is not weighed down with
sandbags, the healing effect is also much discounted.
5. The positive atmosphere (dubbed as “Qi field”) created during the workshop
is unimaginable to those practicing PaidaLajin at home. Practicing PaidaLajin
in a large group creates a very encouraging resonance effect. The domineering
elderly and parents at home, experienced doctors and health specialists are
treated as equal participants at the workshop. Peer pressure and mutual
motivation drive participants to put in genuine efforts for maximum effect. By
witnessing improvements in fellow participants, one is inspired to persevere with
longer duration and higher intensity.
With many people practicing intensive PaidaLajin together, one can experience
and/or witness inspiring self-healing miracles every day. For instance, a patient
with leg pain could walk without crutches and even run; a patient deaf for
decades could hear sounds again; diabetic or hypertensive patients are gradually
normalizing their blood glucose or blood pressure levels without the medication
or insulin injections that have been part of their daily life for years...All these
facts prompt the dubious ones to change their mind. Naturally, their healing
effect will turn for the better.
6. Healing reactions are better comprehended and managed at a workshop.
Normally, the healing effects of PaidaLajin may first appear as healing
reactions, i.e. in addition to such discomforts as pain, numbness, soreness and
swelling sensation, old injuries and illnesses may surface or even worsen,
leading to rashes, insomnia, itchiness, nausea, vomiting, coughing, dizziness,
irregular heartbeat, chest tightness, and even loud crying.
If these reactions occur at home, people may have no idea how to cope and stop
PaidaLajin. They may even go to the hospital immediately. By contrast, through
learning and observation of healing reaction management in the workshop,
participants will come to appreciate that such reactions are signs of good
efficacy and recovery. And they learn to relieve healing reactions by slapping on
the inner elbows, Neiguan acupoint, etc. This will further boost their confidence
in self-healing with PaidaLajin.
7. The toxic side effects of drugs are greatly reduced during the workshop.
Doctors of Chinese and Western medicine know that medication has toxic side
effects. And there are even specific terms in Western medicine: Drug-induced
and iatrogenic diseases, i.e. new diseases as a result of medication, surgery,
chemotherapy and other treatments. At our self-healing workshop, many
participants voluntarily reduce the dosage or stop medication, including their
daily medication for pains, insomnia, diabetes, heart disease, abnormal blood
pressure levels, etc. This reduces the risks of having drug-induced diseases.
Note: PaidaLajin is not a medical therapy. What are taught at the workshop are
simple methods for maintaining good health. The participants’ use of medication
is at their own discretion or according to doctor’s advice.
8. In addition to the usual self-help Paida, there are mutual Paida sessions. It is
difficult for the elderly and the gravely ill to slap themselves for a long time.
Moreover, some body parts such as the head, shoulders, armpits, back, the back
of the knees, and feet are difficult to reach and use heavy Paida, and it would be
more effective if another person helps to do Paida. Immersed in the lively and
high-spirited atmosphere of mutual Paida, participants are inspired to be more
caring and positive, thus enabling better physical and spiritual interaction. This
is in line with the philosophy of “nursing the Heart” and using external measures
to clear meridians and to self-heal.
9. Everyone at the workshop contributes to the positive energy field, and an
active learning environment. In this energy field, participants engage in
experiential learning more readily. Without experiencing it for themselves, the
self-healing philosophy will still be a theory only.
The mode of thinking and activities at a workshop is almost the exact opposite of
those at home: People tend to eat and drink a lot at home, they eat less and fast at
the workshop; people tend to eat much meat at home, they are offered vegetarian
diet at the workshop; many people who practice PaidaLajin at home do it gently,
they do it diligently, intensively and for long sessions at the workshop; people
tend to avoid pain and discomforts in their daily life, they voluntarily experience
the pain of PaidaLajin at the workshop; many people stay up late at night and
get up late in the day, they sleep and get up early at the workshop. Most
importantly, when people get sick, they tend to rely on doctors and medicine; at
the workshop, they self-heal diseases by activating and enhancing their innate
self-healing power. In a word, the habits and state of mind are totally changed at
the workshop.
As the Internet and smart wearable devices become increasingly popular, it will
be more and more convenient to obtain personal health data. In the future, “big
data” from more PaidaLajin doers will prove to all the healing effects of
PaidaLajin. It will be a new era. I call it “the era of self-healing”.
(Post-) workshop reports
PaidaLajin self-healing method helps to keep good health and heal illnesses. But
people seem to be more interested in healing diseases.
Are the self-healing effects at the workshop temporary or can they last long? In
the home environment, people cannot practice PaidaLajin for so long and at
such an intensity, will the diseases rebound? After stopping medication, will the
health condition get better or worse? These are the most frequently asked
questions.
Why do we put aside everything else and attend an enclosed workshop for seven
days or even longer? Because the goal is not only to heal the existing illnesses,
but also to change people’s mindset and habits. Otherwise, even if it is effective
at the workshop, when people return to their old mindset and habits back home,
even God or Buddha cannot save them. Fortunately, the majority of people have
made genuine changes after attending the workshop.

Effective rates of PaidaLajin on patients with diabetes and

hypertension (2010)
The second 7-day PaidaLajin self-healing workshop in Beijing was held on
November 17-23, 2010. Of all the participants, six were diabetic, and 13 had
abnormal blood pressure levels. All of them voluntarily stopped medication and
insulin injections, and the effective rate of PaidaLajin was 100%, i.e. all of them
improved health condition at the end of the workshop. One participant’s blood
pressure rose instead of falling down, for he used to have low blood pressure,
and the result of PaidaLajin was it rose to normal.

Statistics of the effect of PaidaLajin on diabetic patients

Each of the six participants with high blood glucose level improved condition.
At the beginning of the workshop, those who used to take hypoglycemic agents
voluntarily stopped medication and insulin injections. During the workshop,
participants did morning jogging, practiced PaidaLajin for 4-5 hours a day,
fasted for three days and drank ginger and jujube tea with brown sugar in it.
Blood Glucose Levels Before & After PaidaLajin
Name Symptoms and Average Level Level After
Gender Medication Before Level in Before PaidaLajin
Age Workshop Daily PaidaLajin
Life
Zhu Diabetic for 6 years, 9.4 November Stopped
Female had hypoglycemic 16 17:00: medication
65 drugs and insulin 9.4 on
injections: November
Acarbose, 1 17
tablet/time, 3 November
times/day; 22, morning
Hydrochloride Enteric- (fasting): 6.3
coated Tablets, 2
tablets/time, 3
times/day;
Betahistine, 2 tablets
/day;
Insulin injection 9
units/time, once a day
Lee Diabetic for 11 years, 8.5-9 November Stopped
Male had hypoglycemic 17, morning medication
58 drugs and supplements: (fasting): 6.2 on
Recovery capsules, November
Cordyceps capsules, 17
Ginkgo capsules, November
Alpha capsules, 22, morning
Rhizoma Coptidis (fasting): 5.6
capsules,
Metformin
Fan Suspected herself of November November
Female having diabetes, never 16, morning 22, morning
45 received treatment or (3 hours (fasting): 5.3
taken medicine for it after meal):
8.9
Xiao Diabetic for 12 years, 6.5 November Stopped
Male had hypoglycemic 17, morning medication
78 drugs: (fasting): 3.6 on
Acarbose Tablets, 2 November
tablets/time, 3 17
 times/day November
22, morning
(fasting): 5.9
Jiang No hypoglycemic November Stopped
Female drugs, had Propolis: 2 16, medication
74 tablets/time, 2 afternoon: on
times/day for a year 8.3 November
16
November
22, morning
(fasting): 4.8

Liu Diabetic for 10 years, Fasting: 7 November Stopped

Female had hypoglycemic After 16, medication
72 drugs: meal: 9 afternoon: on
Dipotassium 7.2 November
Hydrochloride 17
Sustained Release November
Tablets, 1 tablet/day 22, morning
Acarbose Tablets, 2 (fasting): 5.5
tablets/day

Statistics of the effect of PaidaLajin on hypertensive patients

Checkup results at the end of the workshop (on the morning of November
23, 2010): Of the 13 participants with abnormal blood pressure levels,
hypertension in 12 participants lowered, and hypotension in one
participant rose to normal.
Blood Pressure Levels Before & After PaidaLajin
Name Symptoms and Blood Symptoms and Blood
Gender Medication Pressure Medication Pressure
Age Before Workshop mmHg After Workshop mmHg
Zhu, Female, Dizzy 140/70 Dizziness gone 125/80
65
Dang, None 140/80 None 130/79
Female, 54
Lee, Male, None 90/60 Blood 110/80
58 Taking pressure rose
supplements to normal
Stopped
medication on
November 17
Xiao, Swelling 160/100 Symptom gone 120/80
Female, 67 discomfort in
the head for
over 10 years,
never taken
medicine for it
Liu, Female, None 140/90 None 125/80
61 Never taken
medicine for it
Lee, Male, None 140/98 None 130/80
65
Zhu, Male, Swelling 170/90 Symptoms 154/100
61 discomfort in the improved
head, could not Stopped
sleep well, irregular medication on
heartbeat November 17
Nifedipine,
2 tablets/day
25mmg
Aspirin, 1
tablet/day
Xiao, Dizzy, head 140/80 Symptoms gone 110/74
Female, 73 shaking
involuntarily
Xiao, Male, Dizzy 170/80 Symptom gone 120/70
78 Micardis, 1 Stopped
tablet/day medication on
November 17
Liu, Female, Dizzy, pain on the 180/60 Symptoms gone 150/80
72 right side of the Stopped
head medication on
Nifedipine November 17
 Controlled Release
Tablets, 2
tablets/day
Cao, Male, None 149/90 None 132/80
74 No medication
Lu, Male, 72 Dizzy 150/118 Symptom gone 130/90
Nitrendipine, Stopped
1 tablet/day medication on
November 17
Jiang, Swelling 140/80 Symptom gone 138/80
Female, 74 discomfort in the Stopped
head, blurred medication on
vision, shed tears November 17
involuntarily,
hypertensive for
10 years
Felodipine
Sustained Release
Tablets,
Nitrendipine, 1
tablet per day for
over 20 years

Post-workshop survey report (2011)

In August 2011, we conducted post-workshop surveys (telephone interviews
with participants of previous workshops held in the Chinese mainland) and the
results are as follows:
1. Sample size: total number of interviewees
418 participants, taking into account those who attended the workshop more than
once, of whom 285 were successfully reached and agreed to participate in the
survey. This represents 68% of the participants we included in the survey. Of
these interviewees, 97 (34%) were male and 188 (66%) were female.
The remaining 133 participants were not successfully interviewed due to one or
several of the following reasons:
Some overseas participants could not be reached by phone.
Contact information given was ineffective.
Calls were not answered.
2. Summary
(1) Continued PaidaLajin practice
Amongst the 285 participants successfully interviewed, 243 (85%) of them
continued PaidaLajin. The remaining 42 participants (15%) did not, due to one
or several of the following reasons:
Too busy, lack of time
Did not feel unwell
Laziness
Intolerant of pain
Switched to other treatments
Objection from family
Insignificant effects
(2) Medication taken by those who continued PaidaLajin
Of those 243 who continued PaidaLajin, 226 of them (93%) stopped medication
altogether, while 17 (7%) continued to take medicine. The reasons cited for
continuing the medication are as follows:
“I’m worried that my disease(s) cannot be healed with just PaidaLajin.” (By the
elderly and those with critical diseases)
“My doctor asked me to continue medication.”
“PaidaLajin, combined with medication, can help better improve my condition.
(3) Health condition of those who stopped medication and continued
PaidaLajin
Of those 226 who stopped taking medicine and continued PaidaLajin, 134
(59%) reported excellent health; 76 participants (34%) made visible
improvements, while the remaining 16 (7%) reported to have maintained the
same health condition as when they were under medication, and that stopping
medication caused no adverse effects.
Those who enjoyed excellent health not only practiced PaidaLajin nearly every
day but also continued to jog; and the more often they practiced, the greater
improvements they made.
(4) Self-healing effect for different diseases
We further analyzed the survey data to look at three diseases that had shown
most prominent and measurable effects: Sciatica (lower back and leg pains),
diabetes, and hypertension.
a. Sciatica
93 participants (33% of the 285 people interviewed) suffered from Sciatica, and
91 (98%) reported significant self-healing effect, and only two (2%) reported
inconsistent results.
b. Diabetes
Of the 14 diabetics (5% of the 285 people interviewed), 12 (86%) reported
significant self-healing effect, and only two (14%) cited inconsistent results.
c. Hypertension
Of the 34 participants with hypertension (12% of the 285 people interviewed),
30 (88%) reported significant self-healing effect. Four interviewees (12%) cited
inconsistent results and inconclusive effect. (Note: All four of them practiced
PaidaLajin only occasionally, and intermittently took medicine as well.)

A preliminary report on PaidaLajin clinical research

workshop (2015)
By TAG-VHS Diabetes Research Centre, Chennai, India
The following is an excerpt of the report. To download the full report, go to
Classroom – Downloads at our English website
(http://paidalajin.com/en/home).

Summary
1. A unique clinical research workshop on the Chinese self-healing method
termed “PaidaLajin” promoted by Master Hongchi Xiao, was conducted under
continuous strict medical supervision and detailed computerized/video graphed
data recording at TAG VHS Diabetics Research Centre, Chennai, India from 9th
to 13th March 2015.
2. A total of 25 participants were registered for the 5-day program, a bridge from
the full course of 7 days advocated by Master Hongchi Xiao (due to logistic
reasons). He conducted this personally along with his assistants and Indian
colleague Mr. Parag Samel. The entire program started at 7a.m. daily and lasted
for almost 10 to 11hrs daily with a short break for breakfast & lunch. The entire
program was given free of cost to all the participants. About 10 of them were in-
patients, while the rest came as out-patients. All of them were fully screened
medically; their cases documented and after detailed counseling sessions, their
informed consent for the entire procedure including photography, was obtained
from all the participants. 5 out of the 25 registered participants dropped out from
the workshop due to compelling personal reasons, we have the entire data of
progress for the 20 persons who completed the program successfully.

Conclusions & Take-Home Message

While this abridged PaidaLajin workshop done under near-perfect conditions
revealed that though it is not a Panacea for all illnesses, it could nevertheless
prove to be a veritable blessing to prevent illness and promote good health,
enthusiasm and energy to every individual practicing this self-healing method
diligently, with faith and trust in the WISDOM OF THE HUMAN BODY
GIFTED TO HUMANKIND BY THE CREATOR (GOD!). The following are
several take-home messages from the workshop:
1. Type 2 Diabetes responds very well to PaidaLajin therapy in the holistic
workshop setting. This is not surprising as it involves a very strict diet regime,
fasting, and control of mind and through shot/effective sessions of medications.
A dedicated and motivated ex-soldier normalized his established diabetes
without any of the medications he was taking previously during this short span
of five days and remains in excellent health more than a week after leaving the
workshop. This definitely raises hope for newly/recently (< 1 year) detected
Type 2 Diabetes to try out this regime for at least 3–6 months, and there is
promise that all cases of IGT and many cases of overt asymptomatic Type 2
Diabetes could use this modality as the first choice with benefit.
2. Type 1 Diabetes (Juvenile Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus) which is the
more severe, insulinopaenic form, occurring in children and young adolescents,
also recorded improvement in their clinical condition over the 5-day period of
the workshop; however during the healing crisis (healing reactions) and fasting
when their blood sugars went up, they needed medical support in the form of
calories, fluid & small doses of rapid acting insulin to prevent ketoacidosis; but
it was not alarming and all of them recovered and completed the full course with
renewed energy and needing approximately half of their original requirement of
insulin. A longer period of observation (6 months) is underway which may
provide more answers.
3. Hypertension was not an issue at all during the entire duration for any of those
patients who were on varying doses of anti-hypertensive medication. After 1
week of returning to home, only 1 out of 10 persons who were taking medication
required half of the original dose and even this needs review and revision with
continuation of therapy.
4. There were 4 persons with varying labels of coronary artery disease/Ischemic
heart disease; but none of them had any problem during the strenuous workshop.
It is too short a period to assess the impact of PaidaLajin on heart disease. We
need to study a much larger sample over a longer period to assess the full
benefits claimed for this condition.
5. A host of minor and chronic illnesses like knee pains (OA), hip pains (OA),
low back ache, periarthritis of shoulders, degenerative painful diseases of the
spine (spondylitis), disc bulges etc. were treated with ease and assurance with
remarkably high percentage of success (98%).
6. The true discovery and revaluation of PaidaLajin during this study was its
remarkable, almost dramatic improvement in cases of Parkinsonism, facilitating
reduction in one and complete withdrawal of anti-Parkinson’s drug in the other
case. This provides a definite silver lining to the millions of patients around the
world afflicted with many types of Parkinsonism and the resultant drug-induced
dyskinesias and other ADR. The mobility offered after PaidaLajin was
unparalleled and exciting to watch/demonstrate (video graphs). Surely this
workshop has shown that there is a hope and optimism for patients with
Parkinson’s disease. A systematic, large, and long–term study for about 3 years
will, I believe, throw up all the benefits that might qualitatively improve their
lives.
7. The final take-home message of PaidaLajin workshop was indeed, that it
virtually doubled the ENERGY LEVELS of all the participants (100%), both
individually and as a “mass effect”. It gave optimism and hope to all the persons
involved with the idea of health taking precedence over disease, self-healing
taking lead over seeking medication, and fear of the unknown/imaginary risks
giving way to self-confidence in simple methods of self-healing.

Clinical report of two Parkinson’s patients during and after

Indian workshop (2015)
By TAG-VHS Diabetes Research Centre, Chennai, India

Parkinsonism
1. ID: 3975 – (Marks: 5/10)
This 58 years old man with H/o. Parkinsonism under treatment came to our
centre recently for initiation of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Energy Therapy
by using BM Pulser. He is a known case of T2DM – 8 years / HTN – 5 years
on medical management. His main complaints are rigidity left upper limb ++,
eye movement upward gaze present, downward gaze absent, tends to lean on the
left side. He also had aphonia (barely audible voice). He is on Tab. Syndopa plus
100/25 4 times a day. He completed the 5-day course. His rigidity reduced
significantly and blood sugar was well under control without OHA. He could
phonate audibly. His anti-Parkinsonism drug dosage was reduced by 50% and
anti-BP medicines were stopped for the time being.
He is following the PaidaLajin self-healing therapy at home, and feels
improvement in rigidity and sugars were also well controlled without OHA.

2. ID: 1653 – (Marks: 9/10)

This 73-year-old man is our TAG VHS DRC-registered patient for the last 2½
years. He is a known case of Parkinsonism - 7 years, on medical management
(Tab. Syndopa plus 125 mg 5 times a day) + Pulsed Electromagnetic Field
Energy Therapy by using BM Pulser. He showed only slight improvement.
Sometimes he was not able to walk, had slurred speech on and off and was not
able to turn quickly. He participated in the 5-day clinical workshop. Every day
he showed significant improvement. At the end of 5 days, his speech was
clear, he was able to walk without support, with supple limbs and he
exhibited all-round improvement in his physical condition. This case was
truly remarkable as the PaidaLajin therapy facilitated drug withdrawal
completely. To the best of our knowledge, in medical literature, no other
non-drug therapy has been known to facilitate complete drug withdrawal
for an established case of Parkinsonism of a long duration!!
He is following PaidaLajin self-healing therapy at home, and feels remarkable
improvement in gait and walk.
The following are The Hindu report and pictures of improvement in a
Parkinson’s patient before and after Paida:

THE Hindu (paper version) – Slapping illness away

THE Hindu (online version) – Slapping illness away
Administering Paida elbow to a Parkinson’s patient at the TAG clinical research workshop

Slapping a Parkinson’s patient in the golden morning rays

Before Paida, the patient could only take very small steps due to stiff legs.

Much better arm and leg movements after Paida

 Paida, bravo!

After being slapped on the inner elbows, he was able to make big strides and walk up the stairs
without being supported.
Chapter VI Testimonials
Now PaidaLajin has spread to over 60 countries and territories, and millions of
people are benefiting from it. More and more people all over the world are
expected to benefit from it. There have been a continuous stream of testimonials
from workshop participants as well as people who do PaidaLajin on their own,
with or for others. To get to know more about PaidaLajin, watch videos, read
testimonials, and get downloads, go to our website at
http://www.paidalajin.com/en/home. You can also interact with us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/PaidaLajinGlobal.
I Paida saved a dizzy, hypertensive patient on a train
The day before yesterday I took High Speed Rail G60 from my hometown
Ningbo city back to Beijing. On the way, I suddenly heard an announcement—a
passenger in Compartment No. 5 was feeling some discomforts and needed a
doctor or a medical professional’s assistance.
Apparently, no one responded to this announcement. When I heard the same
broadcast the fourth time, I stood up and went over to have a look. Well, I did
not know what gave the courage. I thought to myself, “The passenger may be
having cardiovascular disease or gastrointestinal disease. Paida might be of
some help.” I felt a bit uncertain although I was quite sure of the effect of Paida.
I arrived there and saw some attendants. They assumed that I was a doctor and
was very happy that I had come to offer help.
I told them, “I am not a doctor. But I have some medical knowledge.”
They told me that the passenger was suffering from dizziness and hypertension.
Hearing this, I felt more certain that I could handle it. They found a blood
pressure meter and asked if I could measure blood pressure. I used to do it for
my father. So I told them, “Yes.”
Soon, they moved the patient over to me. He was a man in his 40-50s.
The attendants told me, “We have called for ambulance. We will let him get off
at the next station to receive first aid. Now there are over 20 minutes left. Please
help relieve his symptoms.”
The patient’s eyes were half closed, and he was frowning. He said he felt very
dizzy. The attendants let him sit down and they looked at me, gesturing for me to
measure his blood pressure. Seeing his condition, I felt that the top priority was
not to measure his blood pressure, but to actually lower it. And the most
convenient way to lower blood pressure is to slap on the inner elbows and
Neiguan acupoint. So I put down the meter, took his left arm and began to slap
on the inner elbow. I asked an attendant beside me to help slap on his right
elbow. She hesitated, but then began to slap along with me.
The patient told me, “I have high blood pressure. A few days ago, I went to a
hospital in Ningbo and my readings were 130 － 150. I am going to Beijing for
further examination and treatment. I did not take anti-hypertensive drugs this
noon.”
While doing Paida, I told him, “Just relax. Paida is similar to acupuncture and
skin scraping therapies. It will relieve your symptoms very soon.”
After a while, some Sha appeared at the elbow. Then I moved on to slap his
Neiguan acupoint. The attendant did not slap hard for fear that it would hurt the
patient.
About 5-10 minutes later, the patient was able to open his eyes. And he said that
much of the dizziness was gone. He gestured for me to stop Paida and said
“thank you”.
The attendants were relieved to see his improvement. They said, “The
ambulance is waiting at the next station.”
The patient hesitated, “I may not need it any more. I want to go to Beijing.”
However, the attendants still urged him to get off at the next station to receive
first aid.
I went back to my seat in Compartment No. 4 just next door. After a while, the
train arrived at the station. Still, the attendants arranged for the patient to get off.
Paida works really fast. I’m glad that I had the courage to offer him help. And, I
feel it a pity that most people do not know that the simple Paida can help
prevent and self-heal diseases; or perhaps, even if they know Paida, they do not
take this simple folk therapy seriously. Well, in that case, the only option is to go
to the hospital.

By Dear Natural Life

October 10, 2014
Original Chinese testimonial: ⽕车上的急救
II Paida healed a 3-year-old with high fever-induced convulsion
One day, I took my son to a small shop to buy things. When he was picking his
favorite cookies, the owner of the shop suddenly cried out aloud. It scared me,
for I thought there was a robbery. I followed the sounds and found that his three-
year-old grandson was in a coma due to high fever-induced convulsion. And the
child’s eyes were rolled upward.
I did not hesitate to think, but instantly grabbed his arm and began to slap on the
inner elbow. The shop owner knew that I could do pediatric massage, so he just
let me slap him. One, two, three slaps…as I continued Paida, the kid seemed to
be regaining consciousness. I then asked the shop owner to imitate me and slap
on the other arm. We slapped together for a while. Soon the child was conscious
of the pain of Paida and tried to avoid it. But he was still not awake, and there
were tears at the corners of his eyes. I slapped along the arm to Neiguan
acupoint. Several dark spots of Sha appeared at the slapped area. You see? Even
such a little child has blockages in the body. I slapped harder at Neiguan
acupoint. Suddenly the child burst into tears. Great! He was awake. What great
joy!
As I had learnt pediatric massage, I knew that his high fever-induced convulsion
was caused by retention of food in the stomach. So I asked the shop owner to
give the child massage on the abdomen in the clockwise direction. I also gave
him massage for bringing down fever and relaxing the bowels.
The second day when I visited the shop again, I saw the little boy alive and
kicking. Had he been sent to the hospital, he would have been given several days
of infusion. Moreover, it is hard to bring down fever without healing indigestion.
A doctor of Western medicine may not see the root cause and treat it holistically.
I’m glad that I know and practice PaidaLajin self-healing method.

By Rui Qi, from Xi’an, China

June 11, 2014
Original Chinese testimonial: 拍打急救⾼温惊厥幼⼉
III Paida on a breast
Anonymous (Chinese mainland)
I think Paida breasts is a must for women. I have done it many times myself.
This time I have recorded the whole process, and I’m eager to share it with
others. If you do a random survey, you will find that virtually every woman has
period pain and/or breast problems, such as soreness, swellings, hard lumps, etc.
But it would be really foolish if she ignored these symptoms until they got out of
hand.
In my case, at the beginning, I felt my right arm sore and sometimes weak. I
slapped it many times, but the soreness persisted just near my armpit. One day
my best girlfriend came over to help. Thanks to her heavy Paida, Sha came out
quickly. As I fully appreciated the health benefits of Paida, I did not mind the
pain. All I wanted was thorough detoxification.
It’s strange that Sha emerged from where Paida wasn’t the hardest, so she traced
the Sha and continued Paida. Then we found more bluish lumps toward my
breast.
After half an hour, we traced Sha down to the end, and I finally found that the
problem was with my right breast. With the rhythmic Paida sounds, this kind of
“self-torture” really made me excited, for normally a woman’s breasts do not get
such heavy Paida. Thinking of one of my relatives, a 45-year-old woman, who
lost half of one breast in a surgery, and many other women who have breast
problems, I had to try very hard to clear the meridians around my breast.

For the health of breasts. My health, I Manage!

It lasted over one hour. My friend was tired out. Bluish lumps were all over my
right breast and the red Sha appearing in the beginning around the armpit had
faded. Paida the sore arm revealed that my real problem was with the breast, and
I felt so happy even though my skin and muscles hurt. Practice has proved that
the human body is wise and will guide us if we listen to it.
In a few days, my “period” came again, and it was smooth without any pain. My
right arm, quite sore for years even if I slapped it a few times, is no longer sore
after this round of Paida.
I am going to have my other breast slapped a few days later. A woman can never
afford to be careless about her breasts.

My comment:
In regard to breast diseases, women have the final word. There are many similar
self-healing stories posted at my Chinese blog, including one special case where
an egg-sized breast tumor disappeared after persistent Paida.
Dear women readers, more self-healing stories and photos are welcome (you
may choose to remain anonymous). This will help half of the world’s population
to relieve their agonies. And if wives and moms are healthy, won’t their
husbands and children be happy?

Original Chinese testimonial: 乳房拍打记录和照⽚

IV Testimonials from Soweto Old Age Home in South Africa
The following are some of the testimonials from old ladies at Soweto Old
Age Home, South Africa. For more testimonials from them, read Paida
and Lajin at Old Age Home South Africa.

NAME: Ms. B Nkosi

AGE: 72 years old

(1) I think coming to the Soweto Old Age Home was a blessing in disguise for
me as otherwise I would have never met Tshidi and Axel who introduced me to
Paida and La Jin.
I have diabetes and had a stroke. My left side was completely dead and I could
not speak. But now I am a different person. I can speak and join in when others
sing in church. I am regaining feeling.
It is a bit painful but at least I feel something and am confident that soon I will
be out of my wheel chair. I am truly grateful that Master Hong-Chi Xiao
developed this life saving technique and to Tshidi for devoting her time to help
us. May the Good Lord bless all of you.
 NAME: Ms. A Skati
AGE: 83 years old

I have been a diabetic and suffered from hypertension ever since I can
remember. My health has never been good. My legs and feet suddenly turned
black and get painful at times. But ever since I started Paida and La Jin with
Tshidi in September 2012 my health has improved.
My blood pressure is now normal when I go for check-ups. As for my diabetes I
cannot even remember the last time I took insulin. I am grateful to Tshidi, Axel
and Master Hong-Chi Xiao for giving me my life back.
 NAME: Ms. M Mohai
AGE: 87 years old

My body was aching so much that the pain killers were not helping anymore.
This arthritis had stolen the joy of life from me. I had become partially blind and
that meant I had to rely on other people to help me with every little thing in life.
To me that was frustrating as I did not want to spend my golden years as a
burden to others.
I was about to give up when Tshidi and Axel came into my life with Master
Hong-Chi Xiao’s magical Paida and La Jin. I am telling you I am a brand new
person now. I am back to going to Church by myself every Sunday, go for a
walk in the sun and also do a little work in my vegetable garden. I could not
have done this without Paida and La Jin.
Thank you all so much.
V Spine and knee pains healed with PaidaLajin, quit smoking
during workshop

Pintolina: 65 years old, Height 155cm, Weight 71kg, lives in Medan, Indonesia

In October 2013, my mother was hospitalized at Columbia Asia because of

complaints in the spine and the knee joints resulting in severe pain when
walking. MRI examination results showed that there was a pinched nerve in
lumbar sections L3, L4 and L5 of the spine and osteoarthritis in the knee joints
(right knee at stage 3 and left knee at stage 1).
The doctor’s diagnosis was: Surgery must be done immediately at the pinched
nerves in the spine and then the next month knee replacement surgery (Total
Knee Replacement /TKR) in the right knee and steroid injection in the left knee.
However, considering the financial factor and also the age factor (then 63 years
old), my family decided not to operate.

Right knee in straight position Left knee in straight position

Right knee in bending position Left knee in bending position

With conditions such as the legs and the spine, my mother always took
painkillers and other bone drugs (at least 10 items of medicines) every day in
order to walk and reduce pain in the bones. Other treatments were massage every
two weeks and physiotherapy treatment.
My mother became familiar with massage treatment and physiotherapy, but the
pain was still there. In November 2014 she switched to acupuncture treatment,
but it was not very successful. And the acupuncturist also suggested surgery,
because according to him acupuncture could only help reduce the pain but would
not fix the pinched nerve and bone conditions that had osteoarthritis.
With the help of chemical drugs, my mother lasted until March 2015, and
eventually had to be hospitalized again because the stomach had been eroded
and virtually leaked (ultrasound examination results). Most likely it was because
of too many chemical drugs for many years. Not able to stand my mother’s
suffering, I surrendered and asked for surgery on her knee.
Because of my mother’s insistence, I started looking for information on hospitals
and doctors who recommended Total Knee Replacement in Medan / Jakarta /
Malaysia / Singapore or Thailand, because I had studied in Thailand.
While looking for the information, one of my friends introduced PaidaLajin and
sent me a YouTube link and an English manual about PaidaLajin. From the link
I looked for more information and became acquainted with Mr. Wong and Mr.
Hanafi. I then joined a WhatsApp group to exchange information. The first
impression that made me fall in love with PaidaLajin was in PaidaLajin
information it does not suggest taking chemical drugs, recommend supplements
or sell products, unlike other alternatives which eventually sell supplements or
medical equipment (multi-level marketing).
I am very confident with the terms Self-Healing and My Health, I Manage. I
immediately applied PaidaLajin on my mother on April 26, 2015 and she
stopped taking all kinds of drugs. The first week she did Lajin for 20 minutes
each leg with 2kg weight on the lowered foot, routine every morning and
afternoon. The eighth day (2nd May 2015) I did Paida on both of her knee
joints, back of the feet, both inner elbows, and the entire back. Wherever I
slapped, there was Sha.
 Lajin at the house pole Paida on the knee

Beginning on the ninth day (May 3, 2015), my mother had chills and fever for
three days. Paida activity was stopped, but Lajin in the morning and evening
continued for 25 minutes per leg and with 4kg weight.
After the fever was cured, a week later on 10 May 2015, we again applied Paida
on the calves, thighs and underarms. But the next morning chills and high fever
came back again, sicker than the first time (healing crises, i.e. healing reactions).
I always shared how my mother felt in the WhatsApp group and was always
guided online by Mr. Hanafi, Mr. Wong, Mrs. Ut and the other group members.
There was this incredible atmosphere of mutual support and encouragement,
although we had never met personally. The second healing crisis was very
painful. She not only had fever, some parts of the body suddenly got swollen and
then self-healed without treatment. Strange...
During the week, fever and swollen instep left and right sides alternately made
my mother discouraged and unwilling to continue with PaidaLajin. At that time
I also panicked, and I had mental pressure from brothers who did not agree with
the treatment of PaidaLajin.
But thanks to motivation from group members and talk to me through direct
phone calls, my mother was finally willing to do PaidaLajin again, but with a
slight feeling of doubt and fear that the next healing crisis will happen again.

Lajin on a bench
Although I had not been convinced that PaidaLajin could heal my mother, I was
determined to take my mother to Jakarta to meet with Mr. Hongchi Xiao and
attend the seminar “PaidaLajin Self-Healing” in Jakarta on June 27, 2015. After
the seminar, my mother and I finally decided to join the workshop in Bandung
on June 29 - July 5, 2015.

PaidaLajin during Seminar in Jakarta, July 27, 2015

Feeling the money we invested in these activities was very large (in our financial
condition), my mother and I did it seriously and sincerely.
My mother’s health progress during the workshop in Bandung:
The first day: My mother came with a stick and must be guided to walk. After
the initial examination, we followed a series of activities without the slightest
complaint regarding the activities and the food menu “without rice, side dishes
and vegetables”. We tried to accept sincerely that everything set in the workshop
was the best for us. PaidaLajin, meditation and sharing activities went smoothly
that day.

First day at workshop

The second day: Jogging in the morning was painful for my mother. She was
only able to walk about 50 meters while the other participants jogged around the
field. Meditation was also a new thing for my mother. She sat there, but just to
see other people meditate. After being given an explanation of meditation, she
understood the benefit and decided to meditate more seriously the next day.
Lajin was not difficult for my mother because she often did it at home, but Paida
made my mother fear that the healing crisis would come again.

Second day Lajin

The third day: With extraordinary zeal in the morning, my mother was able to
go two rounds around the soccer field although she rested for eight times. The
third day my mother was not using the cane any more, but was still led for fear
of falling. She followed Paida (carpet bombing) and Lajin with passion. She was
much more spirited than when doing Paida at home, because of the group Paida
atmosphere and mutual motivation in the workshop.

Third day Waist Swirling and jogging

The fourth day: My mother was able to go walking and jogging four times
around the ground. Amazing! I was very happy to see my mother’s health
progress day by day. She had no painful healing crisis, had much better health
and felt more energetic though we began fasting on the fourth day. There was
only ginger and jujube tea without meals at all, but her body was more refreshed
and energetic. Initially we were worried about her stomach disease, but strangely
she felt no pain in the stomach during fasting. Fantastic.

Fourth day jogging activity

The fifth day: My mother jogged for five rounds in the soccer field without a
break and without any complaints at all. Knowing my mother’s progress, I was
very happy and cheerful. Today she did Paida with more passion. My mother
also testified to the workshop participants about how she felt.
The sixth day: She was feeling pain in the legs only at the time she started to
stand up. After standing up, 5 rounds around the soccer field was not a tough job
for her. Jogging today felt light. All activities felt short today. Breakfast and
health examination were carried out at the end of the event. A fantastic result:
Blood pressure of 145/86 down to 110/77, weight reduced from 74.3kg to
71.9kg, blood sugar dropped from 5.2 to 4.5. One more result was no less
important: my mother managed to quit smoking since the workshop started. For
decades she had tried to quit smoking but failed. During the workshop, my
mother felt the smell of cigarette was very uncomfortable, even inhaling
cigarette smoke alone felt uncomfortable.

Sixth day breakfast

The seventh day: She kept the spirit and went jogging today, although some
participants had already gone back home. We felt the sadness of separation with
other participants who had become friends, mingled with a feeling of immense
pleasure because of the health improvements achieved. Photo-shooting and
submission of testimonials turned into something very touching, and it was fun
to hear the experience of peer participants during the workshop. My mother
shared that she had imagined PaidaLajin would apply to family members and
friends who were sick. Incredible! PaidaLajin is great for us who are financially
difficult, because doctors and hospitals are very expensive. My mother excitedly
sang a song at the end of the workshop.

Seventh day cheerful smile

Changes in lifestyle and living habits bring “BetterLife”. “Sorry” why we know
PaidaLajin until now, but for a better life, there is “No Regret” to say, Just Do
It and You will have a BetterLife.
Until now, my mother still jogs 2 kilometers every morning, does meditation,
Paida and Lajin and maintains her diet. A simple and healthy lifestyle. Pains in
the spine and knees and stomach disease disappeared after attending the
workshop.
“Now I feel 15 years younger than my age. I feel I am 50. Fantastic!!!” said
my mother.
Thank you, Master Hongchi Xiao, Master Hanafi, Master Wong, Master Kemal
and other masters of PaidaLajin. May we all enjoy a better life.

Personal experience: Pintolina

Written by Simson, Pintolina’s son
Posting by paidalajinindo@gmail.com
VI An 86-year-old patient with terminal prostate cancer healed
with Paida
My Comment:
Many people assume that patients with terminal cancer and weak Qi and
blood cannot practice Paidalajin. In this testimonial, an 86-year old patient
with terminal prostate cancer was healed with Paida. What revelation does
it give us? Of course we cannot conclude from it that all terminal cancer
patients can go through such heavy, thorough Paida, but it is Okay to start
Paidalajin gently, and then gradually increase the time and force. Paidalajin
can be for everyone.
When diagnosed with prostate cancer the first time, Eva’s father already
had his testis swollen for more than 10 years, to as big as the size of two
eggs, in addition to having difficulties when he urinated. But only after
three Paida sessions, these symptoms all disappeared, including his prostate
cancer. However, Eva’s father was in fear of the pain from Paidalajin, so he
did not sustain the effort. In June 2014, he was diagnosed with terminal
prostate cancer.
From Eva’s sharing, we can tell that her father did not suffer from just
prostate disease, but all kinds of complex diseases. But as terminal prostate
cancer was more deadly, it became the foremost problem. Eva’s father went
through four months of bone removal, radiotherapy, and other
conventional therapies, but was only left with near-hopeless results. He was
meant to be saved by Paidalajin. With much Yin came the rise of Yang—
Eva’s experience of self-healing rheumatoid arthritis and her unmovable
confidence in Paidalajin gave her great strength to help slap her father and
healed him. It took her 4.5 hours just to slap one leg. And he was in pain
and groaned for the 4.5 hours. After nearly three months, his prostate
cancer was gone, and his prostate gland was in better shape than some
middle-aged men. And almost all his other diseases were gone too.
Eva’s father had not done Lajin. Had he practiced Lajin, he would have
recovered faster. Eva’s sharing also includes some key takeaways that will
benefit all readers. We are grateful to Eva and his father for making
miracles happen.

Dear Mr. Xiao,

Hello!
I am still feeling too excited to calm down. And I do not know where to begin
telling you this.
I still remember in mid-June 2014, my father’s legs were in so much pain that he
could not walk. So we took him to hospital and went through a series of
checkups, including scans, X-ray, ultrasound, blood tests, urine tests, and
puncture tests (12 punctures). The results indicated that my father had terminal
prostate cancer. His prostate specific antigen (PSA) level was at 25 (PSA is a
diagnostic indicator for prostate cancer. Normally, no-cancer PSA reading
should be less than 4). My father’s cancer had spread all over his body, the
malignant tumor was 5cm big, and even his hip bone was already fractured and
infected with cancer cells, requiring immediate steel plate internal fixation.
When our family heard this news, we felt like the sky was falling down. It was
very sad for us to know that our father, who was very intolerant of pain, had to
go through the torture of cancer in the last days of his life.
In order to understand my father’s condition more thoroughly and get more
expert advice, my family and I went with my father to visit another three
urologists. They all confirmed that my father’s condition was as what the
hospital had diagnosed. They all told us, “There is no way your father’s cancer
could be completely cured, because it is already at the terminal stage. The cancer
cells have already spread to the head and all over the body. The most that could
be done was to give him some shots, surgically remove parts of the bones that
got ‘eaten’ by cancer cells and add steel plates to them, go through radiotherapy,
and remove his testicles. These therapies might somewhat extend his lifespan,
and allow him to have dim sum (a local Hong Kong dish) close by.”
At that time, my 86-year old father’s condition was like this:
1. He could not walk and needed to move around in a wheelchair; he could not
even put his feet onto the wheelchair footplate. And he needed to be moved onto
and off the bed;
2. Could not even turn over his body in bed;
3. Always needed to use a urinal when he urinated;
4. Had no appetite;
5. High blood pressure;
6. Had prostatic hypertrophy, needed to urinate quickly and frequently, was
painful when he urinated, and could not completely empty his bladder. His urine
came out weak, in splits, and was incomplete. Night urination increased, and he
had to go urinate every 20-30 minutes at night;
7. Constipation, and had to have laxatives;
8. Extreme pain in his shoulders, arms, back, waist, buttocks, legs, and knees;
9. Low white blood cell count and platelet count; anemia;
10. Weak kidneys;
11. Cold hands and feet: had to wear woolen socks and turn on the heater even in
summer;
12. Calves and the bottom of his feet were numb;
13. Legs turned blackish, all his toenails were infected with fungi, and his whole
feet were hardened with dead skin;
14. Both feet were swollen to the point where we could not see his ankles. His
right calf (the one that needed steel plate surgery) was so swollen that it turned
transparent, and hard as a rock;
15. Cancer spread to his chest and his chest bones protruded, which could be
seen easily;
16. He fainted and went unconscious very often.
My father had not experienced typical symptoms people with terminal prostate
cancer often experience, i.e. swollen testicles, and the clogging of urine. In 2013
when my father was first diagnosed with prostate cancer, and his testicles were
swollen to the size of two eggs. They had been swollen for more than 10 years,
and he had been taking medicine for more than 10 years. But not only had he not
experienced any improvements, his condition got worse. He had tried other folk
methods too, like applying ice to his testicles, and blowing them with a blow-
dryer, but still no improvements. Until one day he could not urinate and feared
that this might become uremia, he went to see the doctor. That was when it was
first discovered that he had prostate cancer. The doctor immediately referred my
father to another hospital for treatment. My mother has always believed
PaidaLajin, and persuaded my father by saying, "Let your daughter help you
Paida. Only Paida can save you now". So my father had not gone to the
hospital, and came home to let me Paida him. I had Paida-ed him three times,
each for over two hours, only at both the left and right sides of his groins, and at
his tummy. His testicles had not swelled up ever since, and no more clogging
when he urinated too.
The doctor checked my father’s condition one month later, and told us that he
had recovered from prostate cancer. Now this diagnosis seems overly hasty and
simple, and my elderly father did not know how to ask for the details and
diagnostic factors. Hearing the doctor say “recovered”, he left the hospital
feeling all happy. As my father could not bear the pain, he did not continue the
Paida to clear all meridian blockages. This might be why his prostate cancer
relapsed. Even with just three Paida sessions, the benefits were still significant
—my father has not experienced swelling of his testicles and clogging of urine
since the Paida.
In June 2014, when my father’s second PSA reading came out to only 25, even
the doctor was in doubt. Based on how serious the spread of cancer was at that
time, my father’s PSA reading should be at least in the hundreds or thousands.
The doctor even wondered if prostate cancer was not the origin of his cancer,
and had my father go through very detailed checkup again, but the results were
the same. Only our family could explain this. After all, I had slapped my father
two years ago, which may result in interesting body reactions that others may not
be able to comprehend.
On July 22, 2014, my father went through a surgery to remove cancer-infected
bones, and connected the bones with plates. On July 31, he was given a hormone
shot to relieve pain, and on August 26, he was given one session of radiotherapy.
During this time, I sought advice from the radiology departments of two private
hospitals, both of their responses were that each major pain area had to go
through at least 10 radiotherapy sessions. I have a friend who had prostate cancer
with no metastasis, had to go through radiotherapy at the most renowned private
hospital in Hong Kong for five times a week, and spent HK$300,000 for it in a
month.
All doctors said my father’s condition would improve after these treatments, and
his pain would subside much. At that time, my father wished very much that he
would have big improvements, but unfortunately that did not happen. Even
though he could walk with crutches, and could occasionally limp without
crutches, his condition fluctuated a lot. One week he was better, the next week
he got worse, and he needed to take larger and stronger dosage of pain killers
which could barely hold down his pain for 24 hours. What was swollen became
even more swollen, and stiffer, like a piece of iron. The skin on his legs started
to lump like cucumber skin. His skin turned more blackish, like there were
worms inside chewing on his legs. He always fainted, and a few songs kept
ringing in his ears again and again. He could not sleep and was very frustrated.
After almost four months of conventional therapies, the diagnostic report on
October 9 indicated a PSA reading of 21, just 4 readings better, which was a
disappointment. By then my father had lost all hopes, and wanted to give up on
all treatments, and thought of leaving the world early rather than keep on
suffering. Oh... the saddest thing in this world is, when there is no way out in
living, you cannot choose to die; you just have absolutely no choice in anything.
Whenever you feel you have lost all hopes, or when the whole world, including
doctors and specialists, all discouraged you by saying, “irreversible”, “there is no
hope”, “this cannot be cured”, “you will never get cured”, etc., please, you must
remember Mr. Xiao’s dictum — “Ignore the disease name. All illnesses are due
to blockages of the meridians. Unblocking the meridians heals”. These words of
wisdom gave me and my family immense confidence and encouragement, so I
begged my father, “Please let me help you Paida.”
My father had not let me slap him because he was too fearful of the Paida pain,
but then he got no other choice. On the afternoon of October 7 I started Paida
my father for the first time after he was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer.
I slapped him with both of my hands, starting from his groins down to his legs,
for at least 10 minutes each spot, down to the back of his feet, then to the inner
and outer sides of his feet, and the sole of his feet. Since my father was very
weak, almost no Sha came out. In spite of this, I still patiently slapped him in a
"carpet bombing" way. I slapped 4.5 hours for each of his legs, and he was in
great pain and groaned for 4.5 hours. And I had to stop.
The second day, my father told me that his leg pain had subsided a little and he
felt better. The third day, he told me that his legs were very itchy the night
before, and he scratched them and could feel there were fluids coming out, and
the blackish color of his legs got lighter. The lumps of his skin also smoothened.
They were the miraculous benefits of just one Paida session. We had to continue
with this battle, didn’t we? So on the third day, the fifth day, I slapped my father
again. I slapped him every other day. Except for the first week when I slapped
him 3 times, for the weeks to come, I slapped him twice a week, four hours each
time. It was not because I did not want to Paida him more, but he was in fear of
the pain so he did not let me Paida him more. I very much wanted to Paida him
every day, that way he would heal faster.
After every Paida session, there were immediate, significant improvements in
my father’s health condition. Sometimes even before the Paida session had
completed, the benefits were already there. For example:
1. Initially his arms were in so much pain and could not be lifted, but after one
hour of Paida, he could lift his arms;
2. After Paida, he could pull his arms backwards, which he had not been able to
do before Paida;
3. When I slapped his tummy, his constipation got immediate relief and he had
to rush to the bathroom to release his bowel;
4. His legs used to be in so much pain that he could hardly walk. After Paida he
felt much lighter when he walked;
5. After I slapped his head for only once, the repeated songs in his head almost
stopped, and only some faraway tunes occasionally sounded;
6. After six sessions of Paida in 21 days, bone protrusion in his chest flattened.
On October 29, the hospital report indicated: normal white blood cell and
platelet counts, with no signs of anemia, and normal kidney function. New bones
grew too after surgery, and most importantly PSA reading went down to 0.2
(Normal reading is less than 4). This indicated no more cancer cells existed, and
my father’s condition was even better than an average man. The doctor was so
happy for my father and congratulated him.
I was honest with the doctor and told him my father was healed by Paida. The
doctor encouraged us, "Then you should continue Paida your father. For now he
does not need any more checkups or therapies from the hospital. All we need to
do is to keep monitoring your father’s condition."
This report result was so encouraging, confirming what Mr. Xiao had told me,
“Paida is the best, purest, most natural, and organic form of chemical therapy.”
Isn’t this right? Other than being rid of all cancer cells, other usual terminal
cancer readings including white blood cell and platelet counts, anemia, weak
kidney functions, etc. all went back to normal very quickly. The self-healing
power was fully mobilized to combat cancer, and at the same time also cleared
toxins from the body, healing new and old diseases altogether, not only clearing
the symptoms but also diseases from its sources, turning back the aging clock,
all for free. Conventional radiotherapy and chemotherapy destroy not only
cancer cells but also normal cells, have huge side effects, and result in pain and
discomforts that can be as severe as what a patient suffers from cancer.
Moreover, these therapies are expensive. These facts are all known to us.
During this time, we invited our parents and other family members for two
vacations. My father enjoyed himself like a normal person—he could eat, jog,
play, and sleep. He walked a few hours at a time and did not need to always go
to the bathroom either. Since 20+ years ago, he had experienced difficulties
whenever he had walked more than 10 minutes. And he was overweight, and got
degenerated knees. Back then his doctor had advised him to do knee replacement
surgery. Luckily he rejected that advice. Doesn’t he walk normally now?
January 6 of 2015 was the day when my father was to undergo testis removal
surgery as arranged by the hospital months before. On January 3, five more days
to go to make it three months of Paida, we wanted to check my father’s
condition again. We did not dare to wish his cancer all gone, we would be happy
if the tumor had shrunk. The ultrasound test result was: Normal (no tumor), no
signs of testis swelling, and slight swelling of the prostate gland. (The doctor
said my father’s prostate gland condition was extremely good considering him
being already at 87; it would be unfair to compare his condition with a school
boy). Residual urine was at 23c.c. which was better than an average middle-aged
man. Before the ultrasound test, my father had drunk more than ten cups of
water, and had no need to urinate until two hours later. His bladder capacity was
at 300c.c., which was, again given his age, considered extremely well. A typical
prostate cancer patient could have ultrasound tests without having any prior fluid
intake, as he would already have a swollen prostate gland and testis.
Based on the test results, the doctor told us, “Everything is normal. Even better
than a healthy 50-year-old man.” He even asked me, “Did you or the hospital
make a mistake? It is impossible that your father is a prostate cancer patient.
There must be a mistake.”
After we saw this most wonderful report, we called the hospital to cancel the
scheduled testis removal surgery, and informed the hospital that my father no
longer had the tumor and there was no need for surgery.
But then the hospital did not believe it: How could that be possible? The tumor
was so big. It could not just disappear. But the doctor had made it very clear: For
a prostate cancer patient with no metastasis, after the removal of testis, it would
be possible that his tumor would shrink, and hopefully he could live with his
tumor. But after such surgery, many would experience urinary incontinence, and
would need to use adult diapers.
I secretly giggled at such responses. Nobody believed this miracle. But in the
“world” of PaidaLajin, miracles happen every day. We are so used to it, and
only “outsiders” could not comprehend this. PaidaLajin empowers everyone to
self-heal diseases, even for complicated diseases it is very simple. It all depends
on your faith, will and action.
My father’s conditions explained earlier are all healed, except for some residual
toenail fungi and some dead skin on the feet. His face now shines. He has two
bowls of rice every meal and walks freely. He is full of energy, and has no need
to take any medicine. My mother, being kind of jealous, jokes to me, “Your
father’s health is better than mine now, you need to Paida me too.”
Father and mother happily together
From diagnosis to thorough cure of terminal prostate cancer, my father had not
taken any Chinese medicine, or gone through any Lajin, no chemotherapy, no
removal of testis, and no surgery of tumor removal. He only received Paida.
I wish to briefly share some tips on my father’s Paida again:
1. Paida as closely to the prostate gland as possible (no Paida on the penis and
testicles), and then Paida outward, at least 10 minutes each area. Paida around
the anus too, with the help of a Paida stick.
2. Paida longer where there is pain. Paida is a way to combat pain with pain. I
started Paida with both of my hands for a while first, and once seeing Sha
appear, I would Paida the same area using a Paida stick with more force.
3. Areas where I slapped every time: I started Paida heavily on the heart area
with both of my hands for 20 minutes, then I moved onto the lungs, then to the
tummy and then to the start of the thighs, for about 10 minutes each area. If I did
not have enough time, I would slap each area for five minutes. This way, the
heart, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, and intestines would be all covered. Mr.
Xiao often reminds us, “If the heart is well, all will be well; if the heart is not
well, nothing will be well.” For other body parts, I took turns slapping them, and
eventually the whole body went through thorough Paida.
4. You need to be patient and not rush through it. Paida can be gradual, from
soft to heavy, and definitely no moving-around-here-and-there Paida.
5. Suggestion: For a very sick patient, Paida should be done every day, and for
longer time periods, this will enable faster healing.
Mr. Xiao, thank you again. We are now able to enjoy good health only because
of your unconditional promotion of PaidaLajin.

With much gratitude,

By Eva
Email: keva198@gmail.com
January 16, 2015
Original Chinese testimonial: 86 岁晚期前列腺癌痊愈记
The following are Eva’s father test results:
VII How to shake off doubts and the doctor’s “spell”
My mom has been doing PaidaLajin for nearly two years. She is 88, and is quite
healthy. Even when she occasionally feels uncomfortable due to slight
hypertension, gastric acid or occasional constipation, she could relieve the
symptoms through earnest practice of PaidaLajin. During the past two years, she
has had, by turns, doubts about and then confidence in PaidaLajin. As she is an
“intellectual”, naturally, she quite often demands “scientific explanations”. And
if she is not satisfied with the answer, she will regard it as unscientific, and will
harbor doubts about it.
The height of “war” with Mom came after she had been practicing PaidaLajin
for nearly a year. At the time, her health was dramatically improved. After
stopping all medication, her heart condition and blood pressure remained stable,
years of dull pain in her stomach disappeared, the pain in her joints was relieved,
constipation and insomnia were greatly alleviated, and her neck problem was
cured. But then, Mom decided to do a thorough checkup, saying “I need
scientific proof that I am indeed healthy.”
Prior to that, whenever Mom went to hospital, she had to take a cab, for her heart
could not stand the discomfort of public transport, and she could not walk that
far; but surprisingly, when she went for the checkup, she took a bus there along
with her caregiver (We call her “Antie”). When having her blood pressure
measured, she thought she must have high readings after such a torturing bus
ride. But to her surprise, the readings were 120/80. It wasn’t that good even
when she had been taking antihypertensive drugs. Mom was very much pleased.
Two days later, the blood test results came out. All the indicators were normal,
except for slightly high blood fat.
When the doctor asked her what drugs she was taking to control the level, Mom
replied, “Nothing.”
Then, the doctor overwhelmed her with criticism and “what is scientific”. As
Mom had been placed two coronary stents (a heart surgery), the doctor warned
that without taking lipid-lowering drugs, there would be life-threatening danger.
But what the doctor chose to ignore or was simply not interested in was the fact
that she had normal blood pressure and all other indicators were good without
medication for more than a year. In the end, Mom took home a pile of “life-
saving drugs”.
I would call home each day. Knowing that she was having doubts again, I tried
to explain that the goal of PaidaLajin was to remedy all disharmonies in her
body, including high cholesterol. Anyway, a slightly high level in a single
indicator did not mean much. But Mom was determined to “work along both
lines”, for the doctor had warned that her life would be in danger if she did not
take the drugs.
She asked me, “Why are you so against medication? Why can’t I take the drugs
and do PaidaLajin at the same time?”
In fact, I had explained it to her time and again. And over the past few decades,
the piles of costly drugs had not cured her of anything, instead, she had caught
new diseases due to the side effects of medication, and she had got weaker and
weaker as a result of higher dosage and intake of more varieties. PaidaLajin
activates the self-healing power in us, while medication tends to suppress and
damage it. The so-called “working along both lines” approach is useless.
However, having been brainwashed by the doctor, Mom hastened to the dead
end, without turning back. And her voice went higher and higher when arguing
with me. I had to let it go even when tormented by much anxiety, for fear that
her blood pressure would go up if she got too excited. I had to respect her
choice, and leave it to fate.
I was sleepless that night, a rare thing for me. I deeply felt that it may be easy for
children to have filial affection, but how hard it is to effectively perform their
filial duties. The next day, with a very disturbed mind, I phoned Mom as usual. I
was ready to let go of my insistence, for after all, the self-healing methods only
cure diseases, and are not responsible for life and death. To my surprise, Mom
did not use the same high-pitched voice she had the day before, and strangely
spoke in a soft tone.
Just as I was wondering why, I heard her say, “I’m stretching now.”
I asked her jokingly, just like when I was a mischievous child, “Why are you
still stretching? Don’t the drugs solve it all?”
Then I heard Antie’s loud laughter and Mom had to confess this: After my last
call, she dared not take all the drugs as prescribed, so she swallowed only one
hypolipidemic tablet (for lowering blood lipid levels). Then she had a severe
headache, and later stomach cramps. She was much tortured by the pain and
relieved it with Paida.
She told me, “Now I finally realize what you meant when you said working
along both lines would not work.”
Facts speak louder than words. From that day on, Mom has shaken off the
doctor’s “spell”. She has gained a new and deeper insight into the self-healing
methods, and has firmer confidence in them.
One year has passed, and Mom has given up on medication altogether for up to
two years. She only practices PaidaLajin, and her condition is very stable.
During the period, she has not even had a bad cold, which shows her immunity
has remarkably improved. And this is the stable and fundamental source of her
health.
For more than two years, I have been practicing PaidaLajin myself and have
shared it with over 100 people. I have genuinely felt the power of one’s mind
and heart in treatment of diseases. One’s thoughts inevitably affect the results.
The best efficacy of PaidaLajin can be achieved only with harmony and oneness
of the body and mind. “Oneness” refers not only to harmony of the body and
mind when one is doing PaidaLajin himself, but also to the giver’s and
receiver’s state of mind when helping each other Paida.
Recently, I have been receiving calls and emails from readers anxiously asking
for my advice on how to help their sick parents. They face the same dilemma:
Their parents tried PaidaLajin in order not to disappoint them, but deep down,
they did not really believe in it. When they experienced healing reactions, or
when they did not see instant improvement, they would have doubts and give up,
or choose to go to the hospital.
Here is my advice: Ask yourself this question honestly, “How much confidence
do I have in PaidaLajin?”
If you have full confidence in it, I believe you will find your own ways to
influence and lead your loved ones to continue and gradually build their
confidence through practice. It is only a matter of time and patience. If your
family cannot accept them, then let it go, because if the giver and receiver are
not of the same mind, it will not yield good results. If you yourself lack
confidence, then I suggest you practice what you advocate in the first place.
Our thoughts play a decisive role in our lives and in our health. And they can be
changed, as long as we shake off our doubts, we will enhance our physical and
mental wellbeing.
“Righteousness keeps off the evil.”
“Mindfulness keeps off evil thoughts.”
 Mom on the Lajin bench A close-up of my mom

By Fei Schmitz
April 15, 2012
Original Chinese testimonial: 如何摆脱疑惑和 “ 医咒 ”—— 读李晶博⽂后有
感

My Comment:
Fei Schmitz’s mother has turned 90. She used to take 42.5 tablets a time, three
times a day. She has had no medicine for years after practicing PaidaLajin. She
slaps and stretches every day and is enviably healthy. And Fei Schmitz herself
has become a PaidaLajin promoter based in Germany.
Email: info@lajin-paida-deutschland.com
Website: www.lajin-paida-deutschland.com
Facebook: facebook.com/lajinpaidadeutschland
Twitter: KunstdesDao
Chapter VII On Disease Prevention and Health
Preservation
Imagine we are born just a few months ago. Our body is in perfect shape. Our
skin is soft and milky. We are constantly smiling and worry - free. We love
everyone. We have no enemies and everyone loves us. In short, we are happy,
healthy and full of energy.
What happens to us since? We busy ourselves with our pursuits and indulge in
various stimulants. We gradually become disappointed with life, with people,
with job, or perhaps we should say, with the entire world. Our health begins to
deteriorate. Our energy begin to sag. We become unhappy and frustrated. And
we often procrastinate until we become really sick, then see a doctor, take some
medicine or have a surgery.
Are you in this kind of situation? Why wait until your condition becomes
alarming?
You know, our body is made as a complete self-sustaining system. Its intricacies
and subtleties have not been fully understood by any of us yet. If we follow its
natural rhythm, we can stay healthy. So, in order to live a happy, healthy, and
meaningful life, we need to listen to our inner voice, live out who we really are,
and lead a green, balanced lifestyle. It may sound “easier said than done”, but as
you move ahead in this direction, you will know that it is worthwhile.
The following are some common sense knowledge and recommendations on
how to prevent illnesses and maintain good health.
Huang Di Nei Jing on healthy living
Huang Di Nei Jing, a Chinese medical classic compiled over two millennia ago,
provides the most treasured guidelines to doctors in Chinese history and
common sense knowledge on healthy living for average readers. And its wisdom
still rings true today.

How long can a person possibly live?

Theoretically, everyone can live to the “natural span of life”, i.e. up to 120 years
of age. According to Sun Simiao, “King of Chinese medicine” in Tang dynasty
who lived over 100, “Human life is of paramount importance, more precious
than a thousand pieces of gold.”

What roles does the Meridians system play in the human body?
“The Meridians system is the cradle of vitality, the origin of the onset of
illnesses, the nest of the progress of the illnesses, and the key to curing a
patient.”

Why shouldn’t I overuse my body?

“Prolonged exertion of the eye hurts the blood; prolonged lying hurts the Qi;
prolonged sitting hurts the muscle; prolonged standing hurts the bone; prolonged
walking hurts the Jin (tendons and ligaments).”

Why shouldn’t I be angry? Why should I keep a good mood?

“Anger hurts the liver-related circulation, fear hurts the kidney-related
circulation, sadness hurts the lung-related circulation, over-thinking hurts the
spleen-related circulation, overjoy hurts the heart-related circulation.”
“All diseases are originated from the disturbance of Qi: anger hastens the Qi,
overjoy slowing it down, sadness fades it, anxiety lowers it, coldness diminishes
it, hotness disperses it, fear disorients it, hardworking exhausts it, overthinking
freezes it.”

What is healthy living?

“In ancient times, people who knew the Tao followed the law of Yin-Yang
balancing interactions, applied health preservation methods, restrained
themselves in diet and drinking, kept regular hours and avoided exhaustion.
Thus they were physically and spiritually healthy, lived to the end of their
natural lifespan, and passed away at over 100 years of age.”

What is unhealthy living?

“By contrast, today’s people drink liquor like water, proceed to have intercourse
when drunk, go after desires as normal pursuits, burn themselves out seeking
satisfaction and pleasures, and disrupt the body’s normal functioning. Thus they
deplete their vital energy, dry up their essence, and age at a mere 50.”

What should I do when I get sick?

“The first priority is to nurse the Heart, then apply external treatment and dietary
therapies, and use medication as the last resort.”

What kind of doctor is the best?

“A superior ranking healer is able to treat the patient with a future illness; a
middle ranking healer is able to treat the impending illness of the patient; an
inferior ranking healer treats only the patient who is ill already.”
The best doctor clears away possible problems long before their onset; while
those who treat grave or fatal illnesses are the least capable ones. Now, you can
practice PaidaLajin and be your own best doctor.

How can I stay healthy?

“Positive Qi inside our bodies will protect us from all kinds of external
damaging forces.”
“Clear yourself of greed and excessive thinking, then the positive Qi will be kept
in, and the spirit will remain inside. How can diseases possibly strike?”
Why are the spleen and kidneys essential to health and longevity?
The spleen and the kidneys are directly related to Qi, i.e. our life energy. And
almost all illnesses are associated with deficient spleen and kidney energies.
Chinese medicine advocates nourishing the spleen, stomach and kidneys to
maintain good health and slow down the aging process. The prenatal Qi (vital
life energy) is stored in the kidneys, and the spleen absorb nutrition from the
food we eat to sustain our life. A person with abundant kidney energy is
energetic, has healthy hair and bones, good hearing and eyesight, and normal
sexual and reproductive functions; a person with deficient kidney energy is
listless and may not have a normal sex life.
Men are most afraid of kidney deficiency. Nowadays, various kidney drug
advertisements encourage men to “be strong”. They give the impression that
taking these drugs and supplements will boost the kidney energy and thus
sexuality.
In fact, women could suffer from more severe kidney deficiency than men. A
woman with deficient kidney energy tends to have gynecological disorders;
similarly, a man with deficient kidney energy tends to have prostate disorders.
The essence of “deficiency” is overuse and early aging. Hence, for better disease
prevention and health maintenance, we need to know and enhance the functions
of the kidneys.
The kidneys and the urinary bladder are a pair, and they thrive or wither
together. Nourishing one is to nourish the other. When stretching on a Lajin
bench, the Urinary Bladder Meridian hurts the most, and the kidney energy soars
as a result.
In addition to boosting the kidney energy, we need to nourish the spleen to better
sustain life. A balanced diet nourishes the spleen and stomach. The prenatal Qi
in the kidneys is sustained and boosted by the nourishments from the spleen and
stomach; and the spleen and stomach rely on the prenatal Qi to warm up and
digest the food. They are interdependent and work together to sustain life
activities.
People assume that it is the stomach that digests food. In fact, the spleen and
stomach work together to digest food, absorb and transport nutrition, similar to
how the kidneys and urinary bladder work together to govern the waterways in
the body. When the spleen and stomach are discordant, digestion and sleep will
be affected.
We need to enhance the spleen and kidney energies in our daily life, and not wait
until they are malfunctioning to treat them. The prenatal Qi in the kidneys can be
boosted through proper use, diet and exercises; the spleen and stomach can be
nourished through “work and rest” balance.
How are the spleen and stomach damaged?
In today’s world, people try to satisfy their desire for food and many suffer from
spleen and stomach problems, though to varying degrees of severity. We can feel
whether the stomach is empty or full, painful or bloated; however, people cannot
feel it so acutely whether they have spleen problems. In fact, the spleen and
stomach are a pair, and when one is injured, the other is affected as well.
Moreover, the spleen problems are more severe. According to the Five Elements
Theory in Chinese medicine, the Spleen has the properties of earth, the Kidney
has the properties of water, and the Spleen earth has a prohibiting impact on the
Kidney water. Hence, when the spleen is malfunctioning, the kidneys will be
damaged, and kidney deficiency will in turn induce more diseases.
According to Huang Di Nei Jing, the spleen and stomach, similar to granaries,
are responsible for food intake, absorption, conversion and distribution of
nutrients. They not only include the physical organs of spleen and stomach, but
also encompasses the entire digestive system. According to the Five Elements
Theory, the Spleen has the properties of earth, it is in the center, impacts the four
elements of wood (Liver), fire (Heart), metal (Lung) and water (Kidney), and
nourishes every organ and cell in the body. The spleen and stomach are a pair
— the stomach receives the food we eat, grinds it into small particles and warms
them up; the spleen absorbs various nutrients from these particles, converts them
into what the body needs, and transports the right amount of nutrition to
wherever it is needed. Hence, the spleen and stomach coordinates to work well.
Spleen-stomach imbalance will affect the absorption, conversion and distribution
of nutrients, and the discharge of wastes and toxins. The internal organs will lack
the needed nourishments, their functionality will be gradually weakened, and
pathogenic substances such as phlegm and stagnated blood will be accumulated.
The person’s health will decline and he/she may even die early.
I often hear people ask vegetarians and those who eat less food, “Do you have
enough nutrition? Will you get sick?” Go to the hospital and conduct a survey,
then you will find that most diseases are associated with too much food intake.
Diabetes, hypertension, heart, liver, stomach and kidney problems, etc. Which of
these diseases is caused by hunger? What about obesity? Well, you know the
answer.
Why are so many people overweight? Why do so many people have spleen and
stomach problems? The reason is discordant spleen and stomach, i.e. we eat so
much so that they cannot be fully digested. Many people want to lose weight, but
they ignore the root cause and assume that they can get rid of extra fat like
cutting hair. How can they be successful?
Huang Di Nei Jing states that a healthy person has enough vitality and the
meridians are free of blockages. The vitality is converted from the kidney energy
and is essential to sustaining life. The kidney energy initially comes from
prenatal essence, and is sustained and enhanced by nutrition from the food that
we have. If the spleen and stomach are damaged, there won’t be enough vital
energy. That is to say, both prenatal and postnatal influences determine whether
there is abundant vital energy for a healthy life. Compendium of Materia Medica
says, “The spleen nourishes all organs and cells in the body. When a person’s
spleen is healthy, the heart, liver, lungs, and kidneys will be functioning
normally, evil energies will go away and he/she will have no illnesses.”
People assume that it is enough to eat nutritious foods. When the foods get into
the body, the spleen and stomach have to bear the huge workload. The stomach,
which functions well when it is 70% full, is often stuffed with food till 170%
full. The poor spleen and stomach have to overwork every day, even when we
are asleep. How can we not get sick in the long run?
Eat, eat and eat! People torture their spleen and stomach in the name of
“enjoying life” and “keeping good health”. When the normal functioning of the
spleen and stomach is disrupted, the kidneys will be affected. And more diseases
will be induced as a result of kidney deficiency.
How can I nourish the spleen and stomach?
For people with spleen and stomach problems, we advise stretching on a Lajin
bench for 1-2 time(s) a day, and Paida the universal regions (elbows, knees,
hands and feet), the entire four limbs and the belly. In this way, the six meridians
related to the spleen and stomach will be cleared, i.e. the Liver, Spleen,
Stomach, Kidney, Gall Bladder, and Urinary Bladder Meridians. Paida Zusanli
acupoint along the Stomach Meridian regularly. In addition, do meditation and
meditative standing. According to Chinese medicine, excessive thinking hurts
the spleen. Meditation and meditative standing bring peace of mind, and hence
fewer thoughts. They help protect and nourish the spleen and stomach. Zen
jogging, Wall Hitting, Waist Swirling and Tie Qiang Gong exercises can also
effectively improve the spleen and stomach functions. Practice them according
to your needs.
In addition to PaidaLajin and other self-healing methods, we eat to nourish the
spleen and stomach. There have been many books on eating. Most of them
elaborate on how tasty and nutritious foods are good for our health, but rarely
about how the nutrition can be absorbed. This is like talking about how good the
gasoline is, while disregarding whether the oil tube is free of blockages, or
whether the gasoline in the engine can be burnt effectively. For instance, if the
oil tube is blocked, you cannot start the car however much best-quality gasoline
is in the tank.
The following are our recommendations for healthful eating:

I Eat staple food

Why should we eat staple food?
The staple food is the main food that we have in order to survive, including rice,
wheat and other cereals. According to Chinese medicine, staple food is normally
neutral in nature, and is thus the least toxic to the human body. We can have
staple food all the year round. And grains have been our main food ever since
humanity enters the farming civilization. Other foods, such as meats, fruits, and
vegetables are generally not neutral in nature, i.e. they could be cold, cool,
warm, or hot in nature. Eating too much of them can do harm to our health,
hence they cannot be our staple food. It is more so with medicinal herbs, i.e. they
are either hot or cold in nature, and thus they are very toxic and can be used as
medicine to rebalance the Yin-Yang energies. Chinese medicine believes that
“medication is more or less toxic”. Do not take medicine unless it is absolutely
necessary.
Science is not the truth itself; it is one of the ways to study it. However, many
people believe that science is the truth. This is a misunderstanding. Modern
science studies the chemical elements of food, medicine and nutrients. It tends to
focus on the parts, not the whole. Chinese medicine is based on the theories of
Qi (invisible energy) and Yin-Yang interactions; it is holistic while covering all
the integral parts. Qi is a subtle vibration frequency. Each plant has a unique Qi,
i.e. vibration frequency. The traditional Chinese character 藥 (medicine) is
composed of 艹 (grass, herbs) and 樂 (music). Music is a combination of
frequencies, and 藥 (medicine) is music from the frequencies of medicinal
herbs. Depending on their different frequencies, normally staple food is neutral
in nature, non-staple food is not neutral in nature (either cool or warm), and
medicinal herbs are far from neutral in nature (either cold or hot).
Everything in the universe has its own frequency, including matter, colors and
sounds. In the human body, the heart has a frequency (heartbeat), and every
organ and cell has its own frequency. When these frequencies vibrate
harmoniously as a whole, the human body is healthy and melodious like a
wonderful symphony. Otherwise, the person is sick, i.e. there are noises amid the
symphony of the human body. When medicinal herbs of different frequencies
enter into the human body, they will form a variety of interference waves, and
affect different cells, organs, and meridians, either strengthening or weakening
their respective frequency. This is what is called removing the excess and
replenishing the deficiency in Chinese medicine. Ultimately the discordant
frequencies (diseases) are regulated, the harmony of all the frequencies is
restored, and Yin-Yang energies are balanced. This is how medicinal herbs and
food work in the human body. Vibration frequency is both subtle and powerful,
and it affects individual parts and the whole. Hence, it has a more accurate and
comprehensive impact on the human body than biochemical substances. In other
words, the frequency of staple food, being neutral, has the minimum interference
on the human body. It is thus the least toxic, and is most suitable for us.
The linear, compartmentalized thinking in scientific study leads to our
incomplete understanding of food and medicine. There aren’t many western
medicines that have been there for more than 100 years, as most chemically
synthetized drugs are removed from market soon or later because of their side
effects. However, in Chinese medicine, the same plants can be taken as foods
and medicinal herbs, and Chinese people have been practicing the Theory of
Homologous Food and Medicine for several millennia. And the efficacy of food
and Chinese medicine have been maintained for these millennia.
Many people refuse to eat staple food for fear that having much starch will make
them get fat. In fact, the real cause of obesity is blockade of meridians, i.e. the
person is sick.
In Chinese medicine, nutrition and toxicity are relative, flexible concepts.
According to the Theory of Homologous Food and Medicine, too little or too
much of them is toxic, whereas a moderate amount is nutritious; moreover, when
the foods and medicinal herbs are suitable for a person, they are nutritious,
otherwise they are toxic. For instance, arsenic, whose chemical constituents are
highly toxic, can be an effective drug in treatment of a certain cancer. In this
sense, it is nutritious to the patient. By contrast, if you take too much tasty,
nutritious food, it is harmful to your health. The reality is, a person gets sick
mainly because he/she eats too much good food, not toxins like arsenic.

II Eat less
Doctors, scientists, and health experts in the East and West have reached a rare
consensus on the amount of food a person is supposed to eat: It is better to eat
less. And it is even better to often go fasting.
Chinese medicine believes that eating less will reduce our energy consumption
that would be used to digest food if we eat much. People who eat less, have
fewer desires and a peaceful mind will be healthy, energetic, and live longer.
This is consistent with what is advocated in Taoism, Buddhism and
Confucianism. For millennia, Chinese people have been personally experiencing
and experimenting it.
Initially, some western scientists experimented it on mice: They divided the mice
into three groups, giving them the most, moderate and least food respectively.
The result was, the mice that ate the most food had the most illnesses and were
most short-lived; by contrast, the group that ate the least food were healthiest
and lived the longest. Subsequent experiments on humans produced similar
results.
The extreme form of “eating less” is fasting. Mahatma Gandhi, Father of India,
was a lifelong vegetarian and often fasted. Whenever he got sick, he would stop
food intake, and the illness would be self-healed. It worked every time.
There is a saying in Chinese medicine that “a person can live a long life in spite
of the illnesses he/she has”. Indeed, some people born in poor health pay
attention to dietary regulation and balance in life, and they are able to enjoy
longevity. Whereas many people who were physically strong exploit this
advantage, they eat and drink too much, got very sick and died early.
American scientists once did an anatomical study on deceased people who lived
over 100 years old. Their findings proved the Chinese saying, i.e. many of those
who enjoyed longevity had cancer, heart disease, and various other common
diseases, but they maintained peace of mind and basically kept the Yin-Yang
balance.

III Go vegetarian
Now many people take various meat products as their staple food. They eat little
or no rice, wheat or other cereals. People love meat for nutrition or a variety of
other reasons, and the important one is the pleasure of eating meat, similar to
smoking, drinking and drug use. Many believe that eating meat is an
indispensable part of a happy life. But there are consequences.
Likewise, people go vegetarian for a variety of reasons: out of compassion, for
better health or environmental protection. I was once a vegetarian for seven
years. I was physically and mentally agile, and never felt any signs of
malnutrition. The most amazing thing was, the crevices between my front teeth
was gone sometime after I became a vegetarian. I often hear that vegetarian food
lacks enough calcium; but my personal experience shows that it actually
provides the calcium needed for bone growth. A vegetarian diet makes the
meridians smoother, which is the best nourishment to the body.
Our physiological structure shows that we are omnivorous, i.e. we can be either
vegetarians or meat eaters. However, from the perspective of health
preservation, vegetarian food is more suitable for us: (1) Compared with meat,
vegetarian food is more digestible. (2) Carnivorous animals are born to be meat
eaters — they have sharp teeth; their intestines are short so that toxins and
wastes can be rapidly excreted; much gastric acid is secreted to help digest meat.
Whereas herbivores have more even teeth; their intestines are long and winding,
so when they eat meat, the toxins and wastes cannot be excreted easily.
Our teeth and intestines are similarly to those of the herbivores; and we cannot
produce so much gastric acid to digest meat. Eating meat thus increases the
workload of the spleen and stomach and can easily lead to stomach problems.
Moreover, the meat from mass industrial production is very toxic. Some girls
have menarche too early partly because of the hormones in the meat they eat.
Chemical feeds make the animals grow fat and mature quickly, and when people
eat the meat, they become part of the vicious cycle. Early maturity leads to early
aging and death.
The hospital mirrors the causes and effects of illness. If you go for an
investigation there, you will find that many get sick because they eat too much,
and they eat meat. Once I met an old couple. Both had diabetes, hypertension,
and hyperlipemia, they walked with much difficulty because of leg pain, and
they ate meat every day. I advised them to go vegetarian, in the least eat less
meat and more cereals, and practice PaidaLajin for three hours a day. They did it
for half a year, and their pains and diseases were gone. There are numerous
instances like this.
Once, while chatting with a friend, I said, “Herbivores have more strength than
carnivorous animals.”
He countered, “Aren’t the lions and tigers strong?”
I replied, “Indeed they are strong. But their strength is mostly explosive force
and cannot last long. That is why they hide for hours waiting for a perfect
opportunity and then dash to catch their prey. You see, almost all animals with
the best stamina are herbivores, such as cattle, horses, donkeys, elephants, etc.
Besides, carnivorous animals get their nutrition from herbivores, whose source is
still vegetarian.”
“Explosive force is also important for humans,” he said.
To that I explained, “For a sprinter or a weightlifter, explosive force is indeed
very important. But you are not an athlete. Isn’t sex life more important for you
than sprint and weight lifting? Which is more essential in your sex life, stamina
or explosive force?”
On hearing this, my friend burst into laughter. And his wife laughed even
harder.
So, why not try vegetarian food for your health, for our environment, out of
compassion or for religious reasons? If you cannot be a vegan, it is good to
mainly eat vegetarian food. At least it is good for your own health.

IV Eat warm food and stay warm

We should eat warm food, for most diseases are cold-induced. It has two
connotations:
(1) We should have food whose temperature is above the body temperature. If
you have food lower than the body temperature, the body’s energy is consumed
to raise the temperature in the spleen and stomach in order to digest the food and
absorb nutrition. Coldness can lead to spleen, stomach, and intestine problems.
(2) We should avoid food cool or cold in nature. According to Chinese medicine,
food can be cold, cool, neutral, warm, or hot in nature. If you eat much food cold
in nature (such as bitter gourd, green tea, cool herbal tea, etc.), you could get
sick even if you warm it up.
Many people with excessive internal fire like to eat food cool or cold in nature,
and have cool or cold food and drinks. In effect, excessive internal fire is cold-
induced. When multiple meridians are blocked, the toxins and wastes in the body
cannot be easily excreted through the urine, stool and skin pores. As a result,
acne, eczema, toothache, itchiness and other symptoms will crop up.
Excessive internal fire will soon disappear if you practice PaidaLajin to clear
meridian blockages, and drink ginger and jujube tea to boost your energy level.
Some people don’t like to drink the tea, they even avoid the smell of it. This is
not because the body is too hot, rather it is so cold that the coldness of the spleen
and stomach is fighting against the heat in the tea. Normally, after PaidaLajin,
they will come to enjoy the tea.
Many overweight people sweat a lot and love cold beverages. In fact, the real
cause of obesity is too much cold; the heat is an illusion. Cold drinks lead to Qi
deficiency. When the Qi cannot be kept inside the body, the Yang energy (the
heat) will easily evaporate. An overweight person is constantly sweating, not
because there is too much heat in the body, but because the body is too weak to
keep the heat inside. Indeed, an obese person may feel hot, but is cold inside.
The same is true with people who have acne on the face.
Drinking cold beverages can, in the long run, contribute to coldness in the spleen
and stomach. Then, food is not thoroughly digested, and the undigested food and
toxins cannot be fully excreted. They will accumulate in the body in the form of
fat, and toxins in the blood will induce more diseases, particularly heart disease.
Many obese people have heart disease but are unaware. When slapped on the
inner elbows, they will feel much pain, and colorful patches of Sha will come
out. These are “indicators” that they have heart disease. When the skin at the
inner elbows breaks and blood seeps out during Paida, it is indicative of severe
heart problem, a result of cold-induced meridian blockages.
Many women suffer from headache, menstrual pain, irregular menstruation, cold
hands and feet, weak, sore and painful waist and knees, body weakness and
fatigue, etc. Apart from psychological pressure, most of these problems are cold-
induced, for instance, too many fruits, cold drinks, ice creams, and raw
vegetables, too few cereals and other staple foods, and too little exposure to the
sunshine. Some women with many cold-induced diseases should bathe in the sun
more often; however, they choose to wear sunglasses and hide under an umbrella
to avoid the glaring sunshine hurting their eyes or tanning their skin. In fact, the
eyes need some sunshine. If tears come out, it is a detoxifying, healing reaction.
The skin, more so than the eyes, needs sunshine. If the skin gets a bit dark, even
itchy and allergic, these are also detoxifying, healing reactions.
Some women love fashion more than warmth. They like to wear clothes that
expose the shoulders, waist, belly button, legs and feet. Such clothing is very
harmful to a woman’s health. When a woman stays in an air-conditioned office
wearing a skirt, stockings and sandals, all the meridians along the legs and feet
are exposed in the cold air. These include the Liver, Spleen, Stomach, Kidney,
Gall Bladder, and Urinary Bladder Meridians, and they go up to the belly,
uterus, and all internal organs. When all these are affected by the cold, how can
she not fall sick? In fact, infertility in many women is caused by uterine cold.
It is very harmful for a laboring woman to stay in an air-conditioned room with a
very low temperature. It is even worse for a woman who undergoes Cesarean
section. The cold air-con air, surgery and anesthesia during childbirth hurts her
Qi and blood, and the infusions after childbirth will inject more cold into her
already weak body.
Infusions, antibiotics and vaccination give the mother and child more cold,
potentially causing them many pains and diseases in their entire life. Many
people carry fruits cold in nature to visit the sick. It could aggravate their
coldness in the body. Natural delivery is best for the mother and child; for a
woman after childbirth or a weak patient, air-con, fruits and infusions should be
avoided. Obesity, hemorrhoids, postpartum depression and other symptoms are
related to the cold that gets into the body during prenatal and postpartum
periods. Normally, a woman who underwent Cesarean section recovers more
slowly than a woman who had natural delivery. This is because the surgery and
cold hurt the Qi and blood more.
It is a natural law that things expand when hot and contract when cold. We
humans are part of nature. Coldness leads to meridian blockages, which in turn
obstructs Qi and blood flow and induces pains and diseases. In Chinese
medicine, coldness and heat are respectively Yin and Yang in nature. A person’s
life from birth to death is a process of rising Yin energy and falling Yang energy.
With the declining Yang energy come more and more pains and diseases. The
older a person gets, the more afraid of cold he/she becomes. This is why people
like to go to sunny places for holiday, and many move to warmer places after
retirement. When we are more conscious of the hazards of coldness, we will
avoid food and drinks cool or cold in nature and in temperature. Zhang
Zhongjing, Sage of Chinese medicine, wrote Discussion of Cold-Induced
Disorders. Note that he didn’t write about “heat-induced disorders”.
Aren’t there heat-induced diseases? Yes, there are, but they are very rare. They
are rare even in tropical regions. Heat stroke is one example. However,
nowadays not many people work long hours under the scorching sun. When
people stay longer hours in the constant temperature environment artificially
created by air conditioning, they are isolated from the nature and their immunity
will thus decline. Now people in tropical areas are suffering from more and more
cold-induced problems, such as arthritis, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease,
lower back and leg pain, etc. In some places (for instance, Hong Kong), the
temperature in the subway, hotels, and shopping malls are kept at or below 20
degrees Celsius all the year round. Just imagine how many pains and diseases
are thus man-made! And it is the result of government policy. Why go against
nature, waste so much energy, create diseases and pollute the environment?
In a word, to preserve good health, stay warm and eat warm food; avoid cold
food and drinks, and reduce your reliance on air-con. Of course, it is good fun to
occasionally have an ice cream or drink some beer. If we can replace cold
beverages with warm ginger and jujube tea as a daily drink, there will be much
fewer patients and overweight people.
How to fast?
Fasting is to go without food for some time. It enables the spleen and stomach to
rest more thoroughly. Since ancient times, people have developed various
methods of fasting. However, many are too complex and mysterious. What we
teach is very simple — You don’t need any special preparations. As long as you
feel that you are ready for it, you can fast for 3-7 days. When the Heart, King of
bodily organs, decides to fast, all the internal organs will collaborate to make it
happen. During the fasting period, you can drink warm water or ginger and
jujube tea. This is intermittent fasting. In strict fasting, intake of water is also
avoided.
In our 7-day workshop, there is a 3-day fasting period, and most people don’t
feel hungry. Many participants feel great at the end of the period and go on to
fast for a few more days. In addition, we spend eight hours a day doing Paida,
Lajin, meditation, zen jogging, Wall Hitting, Waist Swirling, and Tie Qiang
Gong exercises. The energy boosted through these activities can burn up many
wastes and pathogenic substances, and convert them into what the body needs. It
is like garbage power generation. This is one reason why people don’t feel
hungry when fasting. PaidaLajin during the fasting period helps to detoxify,
slim down, self-heal diseases, and supply energy to the body.
Some people experience various healing reactions during the fasting period, such
as fatigue, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, etc. These are good reactions in the self-
healing process. It is better effect to get out vomits of various colors. This is
because the toxins and wastes in the lower part of the body can be easily
excreted through urine and stool, whereas the toxins and wastes in the upper part
of the body are hidden in the lungs, spleen, stomach, esophagus, and respiratory
tract. These cannot be discharged easily. Vomiting during fasting and
PaidaLajin is one of the best ways to get rid of them. To relieve most healing
reactions, Paida the inner elbows, Neiguan acupoint and the entire inner side of
each arm; To relieve stomach ache, Paida Zusanli acupoint as well; To deal with
more severe healing crises, Paida the chest and the back as well.
If you do not want to go fasting, eating less can also help reduce the workload of
the spleen and the stomach. Some people like to urge their family and friends to
eat more. This is doing harm to their loved ones. Good food can induce more
diseases than toxic drugs.
Some people with hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), brain ischemia or stomach
problem have to eat something when they feel hungry. And they would take
candies wherever they go. Such people, more so than others, should go fasting
— they not only have stomach problem, but heart disease as well, which they
may not be aware of. When they feel dizzy and hungry as a result of ischemia
and hypoglycemia, Paida their inner elbows and Neiguan acupoint, and the
symptoms will be relieved or gone very soon. Many stomach problems and
hypoglycemic syndrome that had no cure after prolonged treatment are self-
healed with PaidaLajin, for the key is to self-heal the heart disease behind these
superficial symptoms.
Why drink less water?
This is contrary to the popular belief that drinking plenty of water helps detoxify.
Well, Chinese medicine advocates this principle: Drink water only when you are
thirsty, and drink it warm.
Some people drink much water every day even if they are not thirsty. They
assume that it will help detoxify and make them look better. And some say it is
too late if you drink water when you feel thirsty. Such knowledge may sound
plausible, but is very harmful.
It is true that a large proportion of the human body is water and that water can
help detoxify. However, the pre-condition is no blockages in meridians. Qi
travels in the body through meridians and sustains the circulation of both water
and blood. We drink water, and discharge urine and sweat. This shows that the
water in our body has been treated by Qi and its nature has been changed. In
essence, it is Qi (not water) that helps detoxification. It is Qi that takes water to
all internal organs and cells; and it is Qi that determines where the water flows,
how much water is retained in the blood and bodily fluids, and how much is
excreted as urine and sweet. Hence, where there are meridian blockages, Qi flow
will be blocked, and water flow in the body will be affected as well. A dead
person has no Qi, and water poured into the dead body does not flow, and will
not be changed into urine or sweat.
The process of turning water into urine consumes energy. PaidaLajin boosts our
energy level; and drinking less water saves energy. If you drink gallons of water
every day, in the long run you could suffer heart, kidney, urinary bladder
diseases and malfunctioning of other organs.
Moreover, water is Yin in nature, and icy cold water is even more so. Drinking
much cool or cold water depletes the body’s Yang energy. When the sun is rising
in the morning, the Yang energy in the body is also rising. Do not drink much
water in the morning, in particular, do not drink cool or cold water, for the Yang
energy will be cooled down just when it is starting to rise. According to Chinese
medicine, the Heart has the properties of fire. Drinking much cool or cold water
in the morning puts out the Heart fire. Many people with this habit have heart
disease but are unaware of it.
The biggest characteristic of heart disease is that it is hidden deep inside.
Normally it cannot be detected in medical checkup unless you are dying.
Sometimes, when a person with a heart attack is sent to the hospital, still the
disease cannot be detected. Some people die in the hospital on the day of the
checkup, but the report indicates nothing wrong with the heart.
How to diagnose whether a person with the habit of drinking cool water has
heart disease or not? Paida the inner elbows. If there is pain and Sha, then he/she
has heart disease. Pain is a more accurate indicator than Sha. The more pain a
person feels, the more severe the heart disease is. A person with a healthy heart
won’t feel much pain when being slapped on the inner elbows.
Why do some people often feel thirsty? Because they are sick, i.e. the meridians
are blocked. Normally, multiple meridians are blocked, and that is why diseases
are mostly complex. For instance, a person with heart disease usually have
disorders with other internal organs; almost all diabetic patients have heart
disease, and they are always thirsty. When a healthy person feels thirsty, he/she
drinks some water and the thirst is gone. But a patient could still feel hungry and
thirsty although he/she constantly eats food and drinks water. This indicates that
the meridians are blocked, the food and water are not digested and converted
into Qi, or the Qi is blocked and cannot arrive where it is supposed to go. In a
word, the cause is meridian blockage. The more blocked the meridians are, the
more a person tends to eat and drink, and the more energy is thus consumed.
This vicious cycle goes on and on, until the last day.
Some people suffer from edema: a swollen face, swollen eyes, legs and feet, or
even the whole body is swollen. This is due to drinking water when not thirsty or
drinking too much water, which leads to malfunctioning of the kidneys and
urinary bladder, which govern the waterways in the body. For a person with
deficient kidney energy, it’s best not to drink when not thirsty. To relieve edema
caused by too much water intake, stretch on a Lajin bench, Paida the universal
regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet) and all along the four limbs. Then the
edema will be gone.
A pregnant woman had systemic edema, but avoided medicine for the sake of
her baby. She slapped her limbs for a whole day, much Sha came out, and the
edema was all gone that day. Three days later, she gave birth to a healthy baby.
Now I often go for a few days without drinking water, but I don’t feel thirsty.
There is enough water in the air and food to meet my physical needs. It is more
so in humid regions — you don’t have to drink much water, for the skin can
breathe. But if I dine out at a restaurant, I will feel very thirsty after the meal.
This is the result of monosodium glutamate and other chemical seasonings in the
food. So it is best to avoid them and eat natural foods.
Drinking cold water or beverages before and during a meal, and between meals
depletes Yang energy, hurts the stomach and results in digestive and other health
problems. A health expert promotes a dietary therapy that features separation of
food and water. This is based on the interactions of Yin-Yang energies and Five
Elements in Chinese medicine, i.e. to avoid the water (Yin in nature) interfering
with the work of Yang energy in the spleen and stomach.
Moreover, when a person is swimming, the body absorbs much cold dampness
through the skin pores. It can induce pains and diseases. For a person over 30,
the Yang energy in the body is on the decline. Hence, it is Okay to swim
occasionally; but if it becomes a regular or daily exercise, it is not good for
health in the long run. Some participants at our workshops have severe pains but
do not know the cause, and they have much Sha during Paida. Later we found
during our chat that they swim every day. Swimming in itself is not bad,
however, the water is too cold.
Why shouldn’t I take supplements?
Medicine is taken to treat diseases because it is not neutral in nature and is thus
used to rebalance the Yin-Yangenergies. All medicines have toxic side effects. If
the diagnosis is wrong, the drugs prescribed can do more harm than good; even
if the diagnosis is correct, still the drugs prescribed have toxic side effects. The
same is true with various supplements that people can buy without a doctor’s
prescription. And these supplements are better packaged and advertised. Most
supplements, similar to drugs, are not neutral in nature, and they have side
effects. Many medical institutions have studied them and drawn similar
conclusions — taking too much supplements induces many diseases.
Sometimes, supplements can be more dangerous to us than prescribed medicine.
They can be readily purchased, and are widely used in health enhancement and
disease prevention. Many supplements are extracts which are industrially
produced. They are not neutral in nature, i.e. they have toxicity. How do you
know that the nutrients in them are exactly what your body needs? How do you
know that these nutrients are well absorbed and delivered to where they are
needed? When these nutrients enter the human body, they can be easily “eaten”
by the pathogenic life forms, i.e. instead of nourishing your health, they could
potentially aggravate existing diseases and induce new ones. The pathogenic
substances include tumors, cancers, sputum, bacteria, inflammations, and other
alien life forms in the body. They need nutrition to grow.
I have discussed with doctors and nutrition experts about the influence of
medicine and supplements on the human body. I would often ask them some key
questions: Are you sure that the medicine and nutrition from the supplements
will reach the designated location in the body at a specific time? How can you be
sure of it? How to prevent the medicine and supplements from damaging the
healthy organs and cells? Up to now, humans still cannot answer such simple
questions. Hence, the safest and most effective way is to return the job of
diagnosis and healing to the one most expert at it — the Creator. When our self-
healing mechanism is working, it is the Creator at work.
Although supplements are generally less toxic than drugs, long-term use could
be poisonous. Some people, after taking vitamins and calcium tablets for
decades, are found to be still lacking in them. What is worse, some people who
take a lot of calcium tablets have grown kidney stones, and the main ingredient
of these stones is calcium.
The human body can digest natural, organic food and absorb the nutrition better.
Having too many extracts (including those from natural foods) will damage the
liver, spleen, stomach, and kidneys. Some people take drugs and supplements in
order to maintain normal blood pressure and blood glucose levels. However,
instead of curing these illnesses, more new diseases are created. When drugs and
supplements enter the body, whether they are nutritious or toxic, they will enter
internal organs and cells, causing drug-induced diseases and burdening the
digestive and excretory systems.
Many old people with leg pains are diagnosed with calcium deficiency and
degenerative, irreversible diseases. They are prescribed drugs and supplements
with calcium in them. However, after taking them for years, their symptoms are
not improved, some of them even get worse. When they stop taking these drugs
and supplements, and practice PaidaLajin instead, soon the leg pain is relieved
or gone, and checkup result shows no calcium deficiency.
An old saying goes, “running water is never stale”. Where there are blockages in
the meridians system, it is like the running water getting stagnated. If you supply
nutrition, more germs, mosquitoes and other insects will grow in the stale water.
When a person is cleared of meridian blockages, the absorption of nutrition and
excretion of wastes and toxins will be completed naturally. This is why self-
healing is the best way of diagnosis, healing and disease prevention. PaidaLajin
self-healing method involve no drug use, and it does not have a specific target.
The simple exercises stimulates our self-healing mechanism to find the targets
(diagnose) and induce biochemical changes in vivo, optimizing hormones and
enhancing immunity. That is how self-healing works.
When we take nutritious food after the meridian blockages are removed, the
nutrition will be absorbed most thoroughly. The question is, what food is
nutritious? Natural foods, of course. Of the natural foods, the cereals are the
best. They are neutral in nature, and can be eaten all the year round. Non-staple
foods, meats, and processed foods are “supplements”. Don’t eat a lot of fruits
and green vegetables, for they are mostly cool or cold in nature. Human
civilization has proven over the millennia that having cereals provides us enough
nutrition.
In a word, supplements are mostly non-neutral in nature, and are thus toxic.
Instead of nourishing our body, it can provide nutrition to pathogenic life forms.
The best nutrition comes from natural foods, particularly the staple foods. After
the meridian blockages are cleared through PaidaLajin, nutritious foods can
better nourish our health and remove pathogenic substances.
Why do both men and women suffer from kidney deficiency?
Kidneys resemble the shape of horsebeans. According to Western medicine, they
are organs of the urinary system, and are in charge of urinary secretion and
metabolism of water and fluids in the body. Problems with the kidneys include
nephropyelitis, glomerulonephritis (GN), kidney stones, renal failure, etc.
In Chinese medicine, the Kidney includes the physical kidneys and the functions
associated with them. A person’s hair, ears, bones, teeth and energy level are
closely associated with the Kidney. It stores the prenatal Qi, and provides energy
for a person’s birth and growth, and the functioning of internal organs. In
addition to regulating the metabolism of water and bodily fluids, the Kidney has
urinary and reproductive functions (same as the knowledge in Western
medicine), and it is involved in nervous, endocrine, and respiratory functions, as
well as energy metabolism. It explains why both men and women tend to suffer
from kidney deficiency.
Kidney deficiency refers to weakening kidney energy and functions. It covers a
wide scope. Understanding kidney deficiency well helps us to prevent illnesses
and maintain good health. Kidney deficiency could be manifested as the
following symptoms:
(1) Sexual dysfunction. In a man, it can be manifested as impotence, soft penis,
spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, infertility, etc.; in a woman, it can be
manifested as constipation, menstrual disorders, poor uterine growth, decreased
sexual desire, infertility, etc.
(2) Premature aging. It can be manifested as backache, osteoporosis,
forgetfulness, leg pain, hair loss, hearing loss, loose teeth, poorer eyesight,
premature graying hair, etc.
The symptoms of Alzheimer's disease are related to declining kidney energy —
According to Chinese medicine, the Kidney stores the essence, and essence
produces bone marrow, which nourishes the bones and gathers in the brain. With
enough kidney energy, a person’s bones are strong and the brain works well;
otherwise the person will suffer from bone loss and forgetfulness.
(3) Excretory dysfunction. It can be manifested as edema, constipation, urgent,
frequent and incomplete urination, etc. Constipation often induces anal fissure
and hemorrhoids. Although constipation is caused by dysfunction of the large
intestines, the root cause is still kidney deficiency, for Kidney governs the
excretion of urine and stool.
(4) Headache, insomnia, irritation, mood swings, unknown fatigue, lack of
energy, waist pain, soreness and stiffness, etc. Some people call it the “Fatigue
Syndrome”.
(5) Afraid of cold or heat. In Chinese medicine, the Kidney has Yin energy
which nourishes the bodily fluids; and Yang energy, which is the source of Yang
energy in the entire body. When a person is deficient in Kidney Yang energy,
he/she has cold limbs and is afraid of cold; when a person is deficient in Kidney
Yin energy, he/she is afraid of heat, and has low fever, night sweats, hot palms
and soles, etc.
Why does kidney deficiency induce a woman’s mood swings?
Nowadays, there is a surge in gynecological disorders, which are associated with
the blockages in the Heart, Liver, Spleen, and Kidney Meridians and
malfunctioning of these organs. Problems with the Heart is the fundamental
cause. All illnesses originate from the Heart. All pressures and negative
emotions come from the Heart. Therefore, nurse the Heart first and foremost.
Further analysis reveals the connection with the Kidney. The Heart has the
properties of fire, and the Kidney has the properties of water. A person suffers
mood swings when the Heart and Kidney energies are discordant, i.e. the fire
and water are unbalanced. With enough Kidney water, excessive Heart fire can
be put out; if there isn’t enough Kidney water, the Heart fire continues to flare
up to the brain. Then the person has mood swings and all kinds of thoughts, and
cannot sleep well.
A woman’s kidney energy reaches its climax at 28, after which it will decline
gradually. The kidney functions will weaken, but there are no organic diseases
yet. And she will manifest symptoms of kidney deficiency. When a man finds
his wife very moody, please don’t assume that all the mood swings are from the
Heart; another important cause is kidney deficiency.
A woman’s kidney deficiency can be manifested as the following symptoms:
insomnia, irritation, anxiety, suspicion, mood swings, hair loss, low libido, poor
memory, impaired concentration, irregular menstruation, cold hands and feet,
etc. In a word, she feels uncomfortable all over. She either lacks energy, or the
energy is out of control. These are menopausal symptoms, i.e. physiological and
psychological discomforts caused by hormonal changes. I call it “Early
Menopause Syndrome” when a woman has these symptoms before menopause.
When a woman with kidney deficiency experiences the tug-of-water between the
Heart fire and Kidney water, her body is turned into a battlefield. Disharmonious
body and mind lead to mood swings, which will in turn induce more illnesses.
This is how the vicious cycle runs.
We all know that when a person is sick, he/she should nurse the Heart, i.e. ease
the mood. When a women is unhappy, the Heart fire keeps burning and can
induce many diseases. The question is, how to nurse the Heart? It is very good if
psychologists, chicken soups and religious beliefs can help nurse the Heart; if
these have failed, try to extinguish the fire internally. And the best extinguisher
is Kidney water. Boost the kidney energy, and the Kidney water will extinguish
excessive Heart fire. With enough kidney energy, the heart and kidney energies
are balanced, thus contributing to physical and psychological health.
A healthy person is a balanced person. If we know how to boost kidney energy,
our family life will be more harmonious.
How can I boost my energy?
If you feel weak, fatigued and irritable, have insomnia, headaches and other
discomforts, you may be found with no disease in a medical checkup at a
hospital of Western medicine. However, a doctor of Chinese medicine will say
that you are suffering from “Yin-Yang imbalance”, “spleen dampness”, “kidney
deficiency”, “excessive internal fire”, “heart-kidney imbalance”, or “spleen-
stomach imbalance”, etc. These words show that some organs in your body are
malfunctioning or that their functions are not well-coordinated. That is to say,
there are blockages in the meridians system, but your health condition has not
yet deteriorated to organic diseases. For people with chronic diseases or in sub-
health condition, the most common diagnosis is “kidney deficiency” or “Qi and
blood deficiency”.
In fact, kidney deficiency is an evitable part of a person’s life cycle. As we get
older, the functions of the internal organs will weaken. The question is, how to
slow it down?
Many people assume that since the kidney energy comes from inborn energy,
they can do nothing about it whether it is strong or weak. The good news is, we
can make efforts to boost the kidney energy, whether it has been insufficient
from birth, or is overused in our life. However, at the mention of nourishing the
kidneys, people will invariably think of eating nutritious foods, and taking
various drugs and supplements. Rampant advertisements encourage people to
take drugs and supplements to boost the kidney energy. The result is, the more
drugs and supplements people take, the worse their kidney functions can
become. When the methods are wrong, the more nourishments can potentially
lead to early outbreak of illnesses and early death. Have you seen a person who
lives over 100 years old by taking drugs and supplements?
If drugs and supplements can boost the kidney energy, then doctors, and rich,
powerful people should be the healthiest and live the longest. The reality is, the
kings in history mostly live a very short life. And more doctors than average
people get sick. The suicide rate of doctors more than double that of average
people. The suicide rate is particularly high among psychologists. One reason is
doctors are more reliant on drugs, and they are more deeply affected by the toxic
side effects of medication, as almost all drugs do damage to the liver, spleen,
stomach, and kidneys. Ordinary people don’t have the right to prescribe drugs,
and they are more reliant on supplements. The various supplements on the
market have become a fashion show. Narcotics, aphrodisiacs, hormone drugs,
beauty products, nutritional supplements, kidney-nourishing drugs, etc. I call it
“the chaos of boosting the kidney energy”.
The right way to boosting the kidney energy is to eat and exercise properly. The
question is “how”: how to eat properly? And how to exercise? Follow our advice
on eating and drinking, and practice the following exercises:

I PaidaLajin
PaidaLajin, particularly Lajin on a standard bench, is the first “secret” therapy
we recommend for boosting your energy.
PaidaLajin has helped many people improve and self-heal obesity, diabetes,
depression, hypertension, heart disease, cold limbs, color spots, urinary
problems, Alzheimer's disease, prostate disorders, gynecological disorders,
lower back and leg pain, etc. All these symptoms and diseases are associated
with deficient kidney energy.
Many men are more interested in a “by-product” of PaidaLajin: boosting the
sexual function. Some would ask me in a mysterious tone, “Why is PaidaLajin
so effective?”
“What effect?” I would ask.
“Spontaneous morning erection. I experienced it in my 20s, then it stopped for
decades. Now I can feel it every morning.”
How does PaidaLajin boost energy?
(1) Re-read Chapter II Theories of Self-Healing with PaidaLajin, and you will
find that the greatest benefit of PaidaLajin is: it boosts the Yang energy.
Clearing meridian blockages boosts a person’s Yang energy, i.e. the vitality.
(2) When you stretch on a Lajin bench, normally the Urinary Bladder Meridian
along the back of each leg hurts the most. As it is paired with the Kidney
Meridian, Lajin thus boosts the kidney energy and the Yang energy of the entire
body.
(3) Unlike medicine which has a specific target, PaidaLajin simply stimulates
the self-healing mechanism to remove the excess and replenish the deficiency.
When the Kidney and Urinary Bladder Meridians are cleared of blockages, the
waterways in the body can get rid of more wastes and dampness.
(4) Lajin in a reclining posture stimulates the Liver, Spleen, and Kidney
Meridians along the inner side of each leg, which are associated with the body’s
urinary and reproductive functions. When the Spleen Meridian is cleared of
blockages, it will supply the kidneys with more subtle energy; the Liver
Meridian directly goes through the male genitals, and its erection and proper
functioning relies on sufficient Qi and blood supply.
(5) When practicing Lajin in reclining posture, the arms are stretched backward.
This stimulates the Lung, Heart, Pericardium, Big and Small Intestine Meridians,
and is very beneficial to the Qi and blood flow of the heart and lungs. People
with heart, lung and respiratory problems tend to have discounted sexual quality
of life, and some even get breathless. Better heart and lung functions contribute
to enhanced kidney functions; and smooth Big and Small Intestine Meridians
contributes to better digestion and consequently more nourishments to the
kidneys.
(6) Paida the universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet), the entire four
limbs and the spine. It is a direct stimulation to the 14 main meridians of the
body. It can rapidly boost the Yang energy. Then Paida the head, chest, belly,
back and buttocks. This way, the entire body is covered in “carpet bombing”
Paida. All the meridians, acupoints, internal organs and cells are stimulated, and
the spleen and kidney energies are boosted rapidly.
(7) Paida the head and face can boost the energy of the entire body, as six Yang
meridians go up to the head, and the health of the internal organs is reflected on
the face. We recommend Paida in the following sequence: Top of the head, left
and right sides of the head, front and back sides of the head, neck, eyes (eye
sockets), cheeks, mouth and ears. The Stomach Meridian goes through the
cheeks (Spleen Meridian - mouth; Lung Meridian – nose; Kidney Meridian -
ears; Liver Meridian - eyes; Gall Bladder Meridian - left and right sides of the
head; Urinary Bladder Meridian – front and back sides of the head and the neck).
While patting the eyes (eye sockets) and the cheeks, the nose is also being
stimulated. You can slap all these parts or choose to focus on certain parts, for
instance, Paida the ears more if you have ear and kidney problems. In our
workshop, each morning the participants spend over an hour patting all these
parts.

II Waist Swirling
Waist Swirling is easy to learn and produces quick results. You can practice it
anytime anywhere. And it is loved by men and women, old and young: It boosts
the kidney energy, and helps relieve urinary, digestive, reproductive, and
gynecological disorders, including cystitis, prostatitis, and constipation, etc. It
can also help lose weight at the most obese parts of a person’s body, i.e. the
belly, waist and buttocks.

How to do it?
(1) Stand with your feet apart the width of the shoulders, with your toes clinging
tightly to the ground. Slightly bend your torso forward.
(2) Bend your elbows at about 90 degrees, and place your hands below the belly
button, with your palms facing inward. Stretch open your fingers very hard and
make your thumbs and index fingers form an empty square. This way, your
shoulders won’t move easily during the exercise.
(3) With the spine at the center, make your buttocks and thus your waist swirl to
the left, back, right and front sides. This finishes a complete 360-agree circle.
While swirling the waist, your shoulders, elbows and hands remain in their
respective positions. Swirl for 20 times, and then change to the other direction
and swirl for another 20 times. Continue like this.
(4) During the exercise, open your mouth slightly to inhale and exhale together
with the nose.
Normally, after practicing it for a few minutes, you will feel the waist and hips
beginning to ache, and the spine getting warmer and warmer. Do it for 5-15
minutes a day, and your overall health will improve gradually.

Note:
(1) In the beginning, the most common mistake is that the fingers are not
stretched out hard. Then the shoulders are not fixed firmly and will swirl along
with the hips. Stretch fingers wide open and steady the shoulders, and only swirl
the waist and hips. This way, the kidney energy will be enhanced quickly.
(2) The toes need to cling tightly to the ground. This helps fix the body, absorb
energy from the Earth, and clear meridian blockages on the feet.

III Tie Qiang Gong

This is a secret therapy to boost kidney energy. Within a few minutes’ practice,
the waist, the kidneys inside, and the entire spine will be warmed up.

How to do it?
(1) Stand facing a wall. Set your feet apart the width of your shoulders. Make the
tip of your nose and the tips of your toes touch the wall.
(2) Squat slowly with the tip of your nose touching the wall. Squat all the way
down until the legs are bent and folded together. Hug the legs with your arms.
(3) Stand up slowly with the tip of your nose touching the wall, until you stand
up straight.
(4) Repeat the same excise.
A man over 70 suffered from fatigue, tinnitus, prostatitis, kidney deficiency, and
persistent insomnia. He tried many treatments, but all to no avail. Then he got to
know Tie Qiang Gong and began to practice it every morning and evening,
starting from three times and gradually doing 81 times per session. In less than
two months, his hearing and prostate problems were gone, and his sleep was
much better.
It is even better effect to practice Tie Qiang Gong together with PaidaLajin and
Waist Swirling.

Note:
(1) Those with deficient kidney energy may lack the strength to do it properly.
They could lose balance and fall back on the ground. A beginner can move the
feet away from the wall to keep balance, squat and stand up slowly. Make sure
that the spine is straight and the body is well-balanced.
(2) There is no limit as to how many times a person should practice the exercise.
You can begin with nine times, and gradually multiply the times by nine, to 18…
81 times or more.

IV Wall Hitting
Wall Hitting is a secret therapy derived from T’ai Chi. For many people, T’ai
Chi can be too difficult to learn. So we just practice the simple Wall Hitting.
And just like Paida, persistent practice makes perfect health.

Philosophy and Effect

(1) Similar to PaidaLajin, Wall Hitting can help heal many pains and diseases,
but it is not a guaranteed cure for all. The parts being hit are: The back and the
buttocks, with the spine at the center. People with deficient kidney energy can
feel the waist area weak and cold; and meditators can feel waist pain and
soreness. Wall Hitting is a good self-healing choice for these people.
(2) From the perspective of Chinese medicine, Wall Hitting stimulates the Du
Meridian along the spine and the Urinary Bladder Meridian on either side of it.
The energy thus enhanced goes up the Du Meridian to the head. When the body
leaves the wall, the energy goes down the Ren Meridian along the front middle
of the torso. When you hit the wall once, the energy flow completes a full cycle
in the body. As the urinary bladder is paired with the kidneys, stimulating the
Urinary Bladder Meridian helps enhance kidney functions. Moreover,
stimulating the acupoints along the Urinary Bladder Meridian helps to heal
disorders of the internal organs, as these acupoints are linked to the internal
organs.
(3) From the perspectives of Qi Gong, T’ai Chi, and Chinese medicine Wall
Hitting creates an energy field around the internal organs and the entire body.
The energy is both inside and outside of the body, regulating the Yin-Yang
balance and interactions of the internal organs. A T’ai Chi player aims not for
greater physical strength, but for a higher energy level. Similarly, we can
practice Wall Hitting to boost our energy. A T’ai Chi master once said, “Wall
Hitting creates a protective shield around us. It is particularly useful for
improving stomach and intestine functions, and facilitating bowel movement.”
(4) From the perspective of Western medicine, Wall Hitting stimulates all the
internal organs, and the body will produce many stem cells and endocrine
secretions such as insulin, endorphin and dopamine, etc. that the body needs to
self-heal. It also creates a healing vibration that impacts all the organs and cells,
thus helping to clear acids and wastes in the body, facilitate cell activation and
regeneration, enhance immune, urinary and reproductive functions, and heal
diseases either directly or indirectly.
(5) From the perspective of anatomy, the entire spine vibrates in Wall Hitting,
which helps to adjust the dislocated joints, tendons, ligaments and other soft
tissues connected with the spine, and to relieve their pressure on the nerves. It
has the benefits of both bone-setting and stretching.
(6) As the spinal cord is linked to the brain, Wall Hitting mainly stimulates the
spine and consequently all the nerves, meridians, and blood vessels associated
with the brain. This is very helpful for improving cerebrovascular diseases.
(7) Wall Hitting makes the back muscles soft and relaxed; it facilitates blood
flow back to the heart and accelerates blood circulation and metabolism.
How to do it?
(1) Stand with your back facing a solid wall. Set your feet apart the width of
your shoulders. The distance between your feet and the wall is about 1.5 times
the length of your own shoe.
(2) Stand steadily and slightly drop your buttocks. Cross your arms before the
chest, or let your arms and hands hang down naturally.
(3) Inhale deeply through your nostrils. Then let your body fall back onto the
wall naturally. The moment your back hits the wall, the back and internal organs
are stimulated, the entire body vibrates together, and you will exhale through the
mouth and nostrils with a natural sound, which is not the result of vocal fold
vibration. Do not attempt to hold your breath the moment you’re hitting the wall.
If the exercise is intensive, you can exhale through wide open mouth.
(4) To avoid the shoulder blades hitting the wall first, you can stick out your
buttocks a bit, so that the entire back can hit on the wall in one go.
(5) Both feet should remain on the ground.
(6) If you know which meridian is blocked or which part of your body is
uncomfortable, focus on hitting that part against the wall more often, for
instance, the left or right shoulder blade, the sacrum area at the upper middle part
of the buttocks, etc. Stand further away from the wall if you want to hit harder.

Note:
(1) The wall used for Wall Hitting should be a strong load-bearing wall with a
flat, smooth surface. Otherwise you could get yourself injured.
(2) Do not practice it if you are pregnant, or have traumatic injuries or unhealed
surgical wounds on the back.
(3) You can practice it 1-3 time(s) a day, 200-1,000 hits each time. Or you can
do it for 10 minutes up to two hours a session. Start with a few hits a session,
and gradually do it more times. You can gradually move further away from the
wall, and the effect will be greater.
(4) Similar to PaidaLajin, when practicing Wall Hitting, Waist Swirling and Tie
Qiang Gong exercises, you can feel such healing reactions as burping, farting,
headache, dizziness, neck pain, stomach ache, tail bone pain, etc. These indicate
that the lurking problems are being surfaced and resolved. Where there are
discomforts, there are meridian blockages. These are signs that the self-healing
mechanism is working to remove the blockages and maintain overall health.
Please do not take the reward of healing reactions as punishment.
(5) You can watch videos of Wall Hitting, Waist Swirling and Tie Qiang Gong
exercises at the Video section of our website
http://www.paidalajin.com/en/home.

V Zen Jogging
Zen jogging is attentive and meditative jogging.

How to do it?
Make fists and hide the thumb of each hand beneath the other four fingers.
Empty your mind and lower your head. Do not look around or forward. Look at
your own feet and jog slowly. Breathe following the rhythm of jogging.
If you are gasping, you may be running too fast. Slow down. It is Okay if it is
slower than walking. The key is to stay focused on your jogging and breathing.
Please do not walk; otherwise the whole-body vibration and Paida on the feet
will be lost.
Normally, do zen jogging for 30-60 minutes and you will sweat a bit. You will
feel refreshed instead of being tired.
Many people who do not like running fell in love with zen jogging the first time
they did it.
It can rapidly boost positive energy, remove the excess and replenish the
deficiency in the body. It is a very good exercise for people in poor health and
those who do not like sports. In the warm days of spring, summer and fall, it is
best to do barefoot jogging. It helps to massage the soles and absorb the energy
from the Earth.

VI Breathing Exercise
How to do it?
Inhale slowly and fully into your abdomen through the nostrils, hold
your breath for 3-50 seconds or longer, and exhale quickly through
your mouth. Do it for 50-500 times a day. With more practice, you
can hold your breath longer.
You can practice this breathing exercise while doing PaidaLajin, and
whenever possible.
It can help rapidly improve spleen and kidney energies. Do not be
scared if you experience insomnia, dizziness, running nose, pins and
needles and other healing crises. These are good recovery reactions.
You can relieve these “discomforts” by slapping on the inner elbows.

VII Meditation
Meditation quiets down and nourishes the Heart, heals physical,
mental and psychological problems, and leads the way to
enlightenment. It is a more advanced self-healing method, and more
difficult than PaidaLajin. In our workshop, we do mediation twice a
day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
People tend to associate mediation with religion. In fact, meditation
has transcended religious barriers and is now widely accepted and
practiced around the world.
If you have your own method of meditation, continue to practice it; if
you don’t, you can try the simple meditation we teach at our
workshop.

How to do it?
Sit comfortably. If you can, sit with one leg crossed or both legs
crossed. If you cannot, you can sit on a chair. Straighten your back
and close your eyes. Make the tip of your tongue reach behind the
upper palate. Inhale and exhale through your nostrils. Relax and
empty your mind. You can begin a silent dialogue, either with the sick
parts and organs, or with the entire body. You can say this to your
body silently and repeatedly, “I’m sorry; please forgive me; thank
you; I love you.” The self-healing effect will be amazing when it
comes from the bottom of your Heart. The effect is even better if you
practice Vipassana meditation.
During meditation, you may feel burping, farting, shaking, nausea,
dizziness, chest tightness, spontaneous movements, energy and blood
flow, ups and downs in body temperature, sore, numb, swelling and
painful sensations, etc. These are good healing reactions. Do not
complain or feel depressed. Instead, you should stay positive and be
grateful for your body and nature’s nourishment.
PaidaLajin and meditation are complementary. PaidaLajin can help
meditators clear meridian blockages and thus make the Qi and blood
flow more smoothly. By practicing PaidaLajin, many meditators who
could not sit cross-legged can do it now; the sore, numb, swelling and
painful sensations are relieved, and they can meditate for a longer
time.
How to get rid of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)?
If we practice PaidaLajin only to self-heal diseases and neglect health
preservation, the diseases could relapse, and we could potentially
create more diseases. When minor ailments aggravate to severe
symptoms, some people still think they are not sick. For instance,
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is very dangerous. The symptoms
include inexplicable fatigue, tinnitus, insomnia, headache, migraine,
irritation, listlessness, hair loss, color spots, low libido, limb edema,
mood swings, chest tightness, irregular heartbeat, loss of appetite,
frequent urination, waist and knee pain, cold hands and feet, and so
on. Some people also have low fever, lymphatic swelling and other
symptoms. Some symptoms resemble those of depression, but doctors
are uncertain, so they give the disease name “Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome (CFS)” and attribute it to tension and pressure.
The fact is, no illness breaks out suddenly. All illnesses are
accumulated over time and manifested as various symptoms. The
period of “accumulation” is not disease-free, rather a disease is
developing or lurking in the body, awaiting the perfect opportunity to
break out.
This period is the best time for health preservation and disease
prevention. Again, you need to clear the meridians of blockages. In
addition to PaidaLajin, you can practice fasting, meditation, zen
jogging, Wall Hitting, Waist Swirling and Tie Qiang Gong exercises.
We teach and practice them during our 7-day workshops. These are a
bit more complex than PaidaLajin, but can be grasped in about 10
minutes.
Pain killers, sleeping pills, antidepressants and other drugs prescribed
to relieve Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) only suppress the
symptoms, but cannot uproot them. And their toxic side effects could
cause drug-induced diseases.
Chinese medicine believes that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is
resulted from imbalance of Yin-Yang energies and the internal organs,
including the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys: A malfunctioning
spleen leads to poor appetite and indigestion; kidney disorders can be
manifested as lack of energy and no sexual desire; A person with poor
liver functions tends to get angry and anxious easily; lung problems
are manifested as dysfunctional breathing; and problems with a
disturbed heart is the root cause of it all. TCM doctors will normally
prescribe medicine according to their diagnosis.
The problem is even simpler in our eyes. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
(CFS) is a syndrome of Qi and blood stagnation caused by blockage
of meridians, particularly the Heart, Spleen and Kidney Meridians.
Clearing meridian blockages heals. We are not doctors, and we cannot
prescribe medicine. It enables us to avoid the side effects of
medication. The effect of self-healing is better than that of medication.
We advocate “ignoring the disease name”, instead of targeting a
particular symptom or disease. As long as the body’s self-healing
mechanism is enhanced, CFS will be relieved.

Dos (choose according to your needs):

(1) Stretch on a Lajin bench. Practice it twice a day, stretch each leg
for 10-50 minutes each time, and add 10-20kg sandbags to both legs.
(2) Paida the universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet) and
the head, particularly the inner elbows, Neiguan acupoint, top and
sides of the head, and then along the four limbs.
(3) Do meditation, and practice Wall Hitting, Waist Swirling and Tie
Qiang Gong, and breathing exercises. You can decide the duration of
practice according to your own needs. And you can regulate breathing
while doing other exercises, and whenever possible.
(4) Do zen jogging for 30-60 minutes each morning.
(5) Do meditative standing for 10-60 minutes each morning when the
sun is rising. This will boost your energy.
(6) Massage your waist regularly. Press your hands at the waist and
rub down to the lower end of the spine. Repeat it for 100-200 times
each morning and evening until you feel it quite warm there. You can
also gently pat your waist.
(7) Bath your feet in warm water (about 40 ℃ ) for 15-20 minutes.
You can stop when your back starts to sweat. It is even better to bath
both hands and feet in warm water. You can massage your feet during
and after the footbath, or Paida the feet after the footbath.
(8) Receive acupressure, acupuncture, chiropractic or other holistic
treatments. There may be multiple dislocated joints along the spine,
indicating problems with relevant internal organs. You will feel
refreshed when the spinal bones are pushed back in place.

Don’ts:
(1) Do not eat too much. It is healthful to stop eating when your
stomach is 50-70% full. You can also fast for 1-7 day(s) each month.
(2) Do not eat too much meat. Meat consumes much energy to be
digested. Eat more cereals.
(3) Do not stay up until after midnight. It is healthful to go to sleep
between 21:00-23:00. Early to bed, and early to rise. It is even better
to take a short nap at noon.
(4) Do not drink too much alcohol. Drink moderately. Too much
drinking is harmful to the liver, spleen and kidneys.
(5) Avoid smoking. Smoking is bad for your lungs, and nicotine slows
down the blood flow, a contributor to high blood lipid, blood glucose,
and blood pressure, and poor erectile function of the male sex organ.
(6) Avoid too much sex. Similar to tasty food, having too much is
counterproductive.
Chapter VIII Why Do Some People Self-heal Faster
with PaidaLajin, Some Not?
It is easy to recover when the body gets sick, but difficult to recover when the
Heart gets sick, and even more so when the soul gets sick. The body, Heart, and
soul are connected. When one of them gets hurt, all get hurt. The Heart is the
center among them. It can get sick, and it can also be healed. People who think
too much do not have peace in the Heart. They are always negative, get sick
often, difficult to recover, and easy to get sick again. Even when they recover,
the Heart would easily get sick again, leading to other illnesses, again and again,
like a ridiculous game we play. A chaotic Heart causes illnesses. So when we
say “healing”, we really mean healing the Heart. During PaidaLajin practice, we
need to overcome our fear, laziness and skepticism. These are all illnesses of the
Heart which are difficult to heal. This is why the words for “fear”, “laziness”,
and “skepticism” in Chinese all have the “Heart” component embedded in them.

All diseases are caused by sickness of the Heart.

When people get sick, they have been sick in the Heart already. “Disease”, or
“ 病 ” in Chinese, has a component “ 丙 ”. “ 丙 ” means fire according to the
Five Elements Theory, which corresponds to the Heart, the center of our body.
Our ancestors have already explained this to us through the creation of Chinese
characters: all diseases are caused by sickness of the Heart, otherwise they
would not be called “diseases” or “ 病 ”, they would be called “ 疾 ”. “ 疾 ” has
a component “ ⽮ ”, which means arrow, or external damage, and is pronounced
with the sound of “ 急 ” (quick, urgent).
How does the Heart get sick? Why do most people get sick in the Heart without
even knowing it? The answer is simple. Because the Heart gets hurt the most
often and severely, ever since we were little. Children get unhappy when they
cannot get the candy they want, cannot get good grades in school, or when other
children’s toys or clothes are better than theirs. Then when they grow up and fall
in love, they will almost always get heart-broken. This is why all women, when
they get heart-broken, they say, “My heart is shattered.” Nobody will say, “My
foot is shattered”. And eventually, they will experience all kinds of pressure
from work, marriage, children, mortgages, relationships, etc., overloading their
hearts to the point where they could no longer cope, then their hearts get sick and
along will come all kinds of negative emotions such as fear, anger, hatred,
anxiety, tension, laziness, jealousy, frustration, etc. They are the exact opposites
of joy, bliss, content, and happiness. Negative emotions are similar to the feeling
of cold, which is a form of negative energy that can lead to tightness and
contraction of the Heart. Heart contraction is very damaging, and will lead to
contraction of all tendons. When the Heart, King of all organs, is in turmoil,
everyone, that is, every one of the other organs will be in turmoil, and all kinds
of diseases will show up. When the Heart gets sick, the effect will trickle down
to cause sickness in different parts of the body. And when the body gets sick, it
will in turn lead to more sickness of the Heart. This vicious cycle goes on and
on, till life ends.
PaidaLajin heals the Heart through the body. But if we lack confidence,
determination and perseverance, PaidaLajin will not work, or that it will not
result in the desired effects. Self-healing will not happen when you do not have
the will to self-heal. Even when we recover, we would still get sick again. This is
why many people have discovered, even when they have recovered from their
physical illnesses, if they are still unhappy and still have things that they could
not let go of, negative emotions would creep up whenever possible. This is the
healing crisis of the Heart.
Why do many people cry so uncontrollably at our workshops? This is not
because of physical pain, but due to the rhythm produced by PaidaLajin. The
rhythm goes straight to the Heart, untangling it. This is what we call “ 开⼼ ”, or
“opening the Heart” which means “happiness” in Chinese. Mutual Paida and
experience sharing at the workshop allow people the chance to let go of
“secrets” which burdened their hearts, to “open” their hearts to people, and to be
happy. Man’s ability to self-heal has always existed, long before there were
doctors. But if we do not believe we have this ability, we could only seek
external help.

Self-healing has nothing to do with money, but with the Heart.

I got a referral from a friend, who had convulsions, neck pain, shoulder pain, and
chest pain. He had seen many renowned doctors of many disciplines—Western
doctors, Chinese doctors, acupuncturists, chiropractors, etc., all in vain. He still
suffered from pain and agony, and he found me.
I: “You could self-heal with PaidaLajin.”
He: “I am really sick. Please help!”
I: “If you are really sick, then do come to a PaidaLajin workshop as soon as
possible.”
He: “I want to fly you over to America to cure me. I will buy your air ticket, pay
for your hotel and your fees.”
I: “I am not a doctor. I do not treat patients. I only run workshops to teach people
how to self-heal. Why don’t you fly yourself over to the workshop?”
He: “I am too busy at work.”
Hear this? This is a very typical dialogue. Many people think they can pay to
have their pains and diseases cured. But self-healing is really a wake-up call
from within. It has nothing to do with money, but everything to do with the
Heart. The guy was so sick already and still he could not let go. “ 忙 (Busy-
ness)” is made up of the “Heart” and “death” components. So “busy-ness”
means “the Heart is dead”, or at least the Heart is numb. Western medical
doctors see the heart as a physical organ, but Chinese doctors see the Heart not
only as a physical organ, but also an energy, a system that cannot be seen. Our
ancestors called it “light from above”, so our Heart is our light, our guardian.
Agonies, pressures, and negative emotions can all be felt by the Heart. But
doctors, MRI, electro-cardiograms and other machines may not be able to detect
it. People with good test results would believe that their hearts are well, and
would continue with all kinds of activities giving more pressure to the Heart.
The Heart bears with this unconditionally, but all kinds of sickness would begin
to appear in various parts of the body. And doctors would assign different names
to these diseases, such as cancer, fatigue, insomnia, diabetes, depression,
constipation, neck pain, back pain, leg pain, hair loss, skin disease, high blood
pressure, gynecological disorders, etc.

All diseases are Heart illnesses.

These diseases are really Heart illnessesmanifested in different forms. If not,
they are not called “ 病 ”, but “ 疾 ” or “external damages”. Simply put, illnesses
of the body are signs of sickness of the Heart. But people do not believe it, and
many continue to busy themselves till they die. This is letting go, finally. When
we let go only at our deathbed, it is not letting go naturally, but we are forced to
let go. People who die quickly all share one similarity: they push their hearts to
the extreme before they die.
With this gentleman, it did not matter how I explained to him, “I am not a
doctor. I do not cure people. I just teach people self-healing methods”, not to
mention that I already had other commitments; he still wanted me to cure him.
I said, “If your disease is severe and you feel anxious about it, why not come to
the workshop as soon as possible?”
He said, “My project is very important, and I really cannot come. Can you please
come yourself or recommend someone to come and help me PaidaLajin? I will
pay for your air fare and fees.”
He absolutely had no interest in self-healing, and was just after finding people to
cure him. His logic was: his business was very important, and this disease was
very annoying; it came at the wrong time. And treating illness is a doctor’s
business, so he paid doctors to treat him. When it failed, and he heard that
PaidaLajin would work for him, he wanted to pay money for people to do him
PaidaLajin. Unable to convince him, I advised him to read my book and blog to
understand the philosophy of PaidaLajin and practice it himself. After much
persuasion, he finally agreed to read the blog.
The next day, this guy wrote me, “I have read your blog. Now I am convinced
that I do need Paida. Would you please find someone to do Paida for me?
Please!”
I replied, “You could Paida your own universal regions (elbows, knees, hands
and feet), and do stretching on a Lajin bench.
He said, “I want to have someone do Paida for me, because I have no energy to
do it myself.”
I told him, “You can use a Paida stick. It saves much energy. And you can do
Lajin on your own.”
Then he asked, “Where would it be most effective to do Paida?”
This is a question that many people have asked. Many people are reluctant to
understand the principles of Paida; they just want to know all the key
philosophies of self-healing in a few minutes. This is the logic of modern
medicine: apply treatment to wherever there are symptoms. But the problem is,
all diseases are complex diseases. Disease names only give an indication to the
symptoms, and often just some of the symptoms. Besides, where there are
symptoms and where the disease originates are often not the same. For example,
headaches can be treated by applying stimulation on the feet, stomach aches can
be treated by stimulating Zusanli acupoint below the knee, and constipation can
be treated by slapping the back of the hands. But even if these work for the time
being, it only helps relieve part of the problem, the real problem is due to
blockages of many different meridians. I call this “complex disease”; for all
meridians in the body are blocked to varying degrees.
In other words, expressed diseases are often just symptoms, and there exist many
more diseases which just lie dormant. This is especially true with heart disease.
Very often, heart disease is unknown to the patient himself and his doctor, and
cannot be detected by any medical equipment. This is why many people who
died of sudden heart attack often are people who got good results from hospital
heart checks. Healing must be holistic, and the Heart must stay healthy. This is
an open secret, and we all know this. Otherwise, even when all symptoms are
cleared, it does not mean the person has healed. The key point is, the source of
illness needs to be cleared. Where is the source of illness? In the Heart.

Diseases are not cured, but are self-healed.

We are all born with the power to self-heal, the power from God. Even medical
treatments need to work through the self-healing power.
And it is safe to say that we get sick because of the existence of our self-healing
power. This is how God expresses His love to us, and how He cautions us that
our thinking and behaviors are off track. If we are grateful for the kind reminder
and are willing to do PaidaLajin, we will self-heal faster. But unfortunately, our
feelings towards illness are often negative, and filled with hatred. Though there
are many reasons for diseases to exist, diseases are really self-made; we really
are the ones who have caused them. If we do not find the disease source from
within and are not remorseful, nor try our best to love ourselves and simply wait
for others to treat us, how can we get better? Diseases are opportunities, whether
to transcend or to corrupt, it all depends on us. All diseases come from the Heart,
and all cures also come from the Heart. Our hearts have immense power. Our
life, health, bliss, and even the power of the universe are extensions of the power
of our hearts. Overly dependent on others for treatments is an amputation of this
power, amputation of the most powerful source of self-healing. This is the
greatest source of illness today. As the saying goes, “There is no bigger sorrow
than the death of the Heart”.
Once we know the cause of illness, it becomes much easier to heal. Simply put,
diseases are not cured, but are self-healed, all of them are. This is the way of
God, the law of nature, not the law of man. Even when you go see a doctor,
when you are given medications, injections, surgeries, or counseling sessions,
these just facilitate your recovery and not cure you. You always get better
through the work of your own self-healing power. PaidaLajin is like a key that
activates this self-healing power. It is your business that you have caused your
own disease. It is also your business when you diagnose, heal, and prevent
yourself from getting a disease. The power of self-healing can only be activated
by yourself, others can only assist you. This is even true for God and Buddha,
they can only assist you.
In fact, those who have experienced the best effects of PaidaLajin are those who
do it wholeheartedly. For example, 39-year-old hypertensive patient Mr. Huang
Changsheng from Malaysia, muscle atrophy and rheumatoid arthritis patient Eva
from Hong Kong, diabetic patient Mr. Yang Weijie from Macau—they all
applied PaidaLajin the first instant after learning about it, and all signed up for
workshop right away, and continued to persist in PaidaLajinafter the workshop.
Power of the Heart was the key to their successful self-healing — Confidence,
determination and perseverance.
Mr. Huang Changsheng, faced with humiliations from his family, stood firm and
was determined to “abuse” himself with PaidaLajin. The result was, not only did
Mr. Huang self-heal hypertension without any medicine, but his wife and
daughter eventually also self-healed various diseases with PaidaLajin. Then his
family turned their house into a PaidaLajin center. There are always tens of
people coming to his house for PaidaLajin. Many have healed themselves of
diabetes, hypertension, hemiplegia, cancer, etc.
When Eva had lost all hope, at the height of Yin came the rise of Yang: Eva’s
immense determination got activated, she did PaidaLajin for 10 hours a day.
This paid off and her muscle atrophy, rheumatoid arthritis, and other diseases all
got self-healed. Later on, she slapped her father and helped him heal terminal
prostate cancer and other illnesses. She is now a Paida expert.
As for Mr. Yang Weijie, he had taken so many insulin shots that his tummy got
all rotten. And other than diabetes, he had also got diseases of the heart, liver,
and kidneys. After attending a PaidaLajin workshop, Mr. Yang stopped all
medicines and insulin injections, and got his diabetes and other diseases
completely cured, like a miracle. It’s been four years now. What does it mean by
“completely cured”? It means all his health data showed up normal according to
Western medical checkup. Now he is a “professional slapper” helping many
people heal pains and diseases.

The meaning and values of PaidaLajin workshop

The core values of the workshop: Not only does it produce self-healing effect for
people, but more importantly, it elevates a person’s Heart, values, and thinking,
giving it positive energy, and allowing one to understand self-healing from the
Heart. PaidaLajin can be learned in minutes, but the philosophy of self-healing
—how to maneuver confidence, determination, endurance and other positive
energies; how to exercise our own judgment to diagnose and self-heal; how to
maintain good health, prevent illness, recover from diseases, combat or even
reverse aging, etc.—is the reason why our workshops are so attractive. For
participants, participants’ families, coaches, doctors, scientists, and government
officials, the workshop is the best classroom, the best clinic, and the best
scientific research laboratory for learning and examining self-healing.
A self-healing coach needs to have participated in workshop over ten times or
even several dozen times, then could he or she gradually become a qualified
coach. Coaches succeeded in self-healing during and after workshop, and then
decided to commit themselves to promoting self-healing with PaidaLajin. But
once committed, they all, without an exception, would experience healing
reactions of the Heart. All kinds of illnesses lying dormant in their hearts would
emerge, and they would go through various stages of healing reactions of their
body, Heart, and soul. Every workshop has different cases, different energies,
and different healing reactions. Coaches and participants who have participated
in many workshops will have a different experience every time, and transcend
every time. For those who have not attended a workshop but are eager to Paida
for other people, they will face fear, doubt, rejection, all kinds of healing
reactions and challenging questions. It often impacts them negatively, driving
down their confidence or leading to healing reactions being expressed in them.
Why do we call this “workshop”? Because PaidaLajin can only be learned
through practice, not through discussions. Only through slapping and being
slapped, can one experience the psychological changes, and the interaction
between body, Heart, and soul. Only at workshops, can one be able to
experience and appreciate the magic of life through fasting, meditation, and zen
jogging, and gradually elevate health management to life management. From this
perspective, PaidaLajin serves as a good complement to yoga, prayers,
meditation, and other spiritual practices. Why do Muslims invite me to teach
PaidaLajin at mosques? It is because we do not talk about religion. We only talk
about self-healing. Muslims who were not able to pray because of their back and
knee pains, could kneel down and pray again after PaidaLajin. Need we say
more? Meditators who were not able to cross one leg could, after PaidaLajin,
have both of their legs crossed when they meditate. Need we say more?

Be grateful, remorseful, and self-heal

But please remember, even if we have self-healed at workshops, it does not
mean we will have good health forever. Because it is difficult to stop ourselves
from hurting our hearts. Some people stop PaidaLajinas soon as their health is
recovered, and re-enter into the much pressured world of money making and
career ladder climbing, so they get sick again quickly. Others want to earn the
most money now so that they could have enough money to see the doctor after
they retire. And their wish comes true — all their hard-earned money goes to the
hospital. These people will put things behind them as soon as they get their
health fixed, failing to be grateful and remorseful, not knowing how sick their
hearts really are.
If we do not know how to reflect on our wrongdoings, how to draw on our own
resources, and always view illnesses as an external matter or other people’s
business, then it isnot genuine remorse. “Remorse” in Chinese is “ 忏悔 ”, both
words have the “Heart” component embedded in them. If we are not remorseful,
it would be difficult for us to truly recover from illness, because the illness is
rooted in our hearts. First we need to be remorseful towards the body, for it has
got sick because we have abused it and have not taken good care of it. Being
sick is a signal of the body reaching a breaking point and crying for help. In
addition, we need to be genuinely sorry to those we have hurt with our words,
actions, and thoughts. Because this is the source of all illnesses.
“ 感恩 ”, or “grateful” in Chinese, also have the “Heart” component embedded
in them. We should communicate with our hearts, and be grateful to our bodies,
to all the body parts and organs that got sick; they all have their own lives and
feelings. We should be grateful to the Creator, to our parents, family, and
friends, to all beings, all people, all things, and all matters that have helped us
grow. When we feel grateful as we practice PaidaLajin, we will experience
exceptionally good self-healing results. After mastering PaidaLajin, the best
way to express gratitude is to introduce it to more people. Sharing your
experience and encouraging others to self-heal is definitely no small act of
kindness. A whole family could be saved because of your testimonial.

The relationship between money and disease

Lots of diseases are related to money. If you do not believe me, you could run a
check through yourself, and think about how money has affected you, then you
will know how many diseases are caused by money. Money is so mesmerizing
because it is related to the Heart. This is why Jesus said in the Bible, “For where
your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” But this is not to say if you have
less money, you will have more sickness, or vice versa. The key point is
people’s attitude towards money, which is dependent on people’s hearts. With
the wrong attitude, money will not bring treatment but cause diseases; the more
the money, the more the diseases. Many countries are having great difficulties in
medicare reform. This is because they are on the wrong money paths.
As the saying goes, “There are no small acts of evil.” Accumulated small acts of
evil will lead to catastrophes. Disease is one example of catastrophes. There is a
reason for all diseases. Money is intertwined in the happenings of disease, bad
luck, good luck, and longevity. The fates of individuals, countries and the entire
humanity are made by ourselves in such action-reaction cycles.

The relationship between “image” and disease

Many people do not understand this: Why is it that some people are successful in
their careers, have a happy family, their children are well established, and they
still suddenly fall sick and die, and die young? The answer is simple: they are in
pretense.
Many people do not live their lives honestly. They live for others, protecting
their “image” while suffering inside. All shiny outside, but rotten inside. It
would be wonders if they did not get sick. Among these cases, those who
pretend to have a perfect family are the most miserable, and have the most
common illnesses, such as depression, gynecological disorders, and cancer.
Loads of clinical data and big data from the Internet all point to the same
conclusion. I am constantly in touch with these people and their families day in
and day out, online and offline, at talks and at workshops, so I feel much
empathy towards them.
If we were to lift the layers of vanity, pretense, illusions, and disease names, we
would discover that the cause of all diseases is the same. It is the sickness of the
Heart. The Heart is sick because of money, and more often because of “image”;
money and “image” are always interrelated. Many people love brand-name
goods, which are goods of “image”. Money, vanity, and hypocrisy. How twisted
we can be underneath the surface!
Some people are keen to promote PaidaLajin because they have benefited from
it. But during the process, as they come across obstacles, their Heart will get sick
so uncontrollably, going through all sorts of healing reactions and negative
emotions—fear, hatred, worries, laziness, jealousy, arrogance, skepticism, etc.
All these negative emotions will damage the Heart. For example, some people
would promote PaidaLajin unconditionally and with gratitude, so they feel
happy. But when other people could do a better job, they feel unhappy. This is a
healing reaction of the Heart caused by power and interest. Physical illness is
healed, then comes the Heart illness. Healing reactions are really relapses of old
diseases. Our ancestors call Paida “surfacing the old diseases”, or “slapping out
the demons”. Because this is how demons and diseases that lie deep inside us get
slapped out to the surface. Some people would not care how many would benefit
from the self-healing method, but just care about whether his or her own power
or interest would be affected. This is why these self-healed people get sick again,
and get dragged down by negative emotions.
Some people know the benefits of PaidaLajin, and introduce it to their families,
but because of pain, tiredness, and fear that others would criticize them of being
unscientific, they would be very concerned of whether others would see Sha on
their bodies and whether their looks would be affected. This is the negative
effect of power. Being overly concerned with one’s looks indicates that one does
not genuinely believe in self-healing, but only believes it half-heartedly. If a
person cares about his or her looks more than his or her health and morals, and
only wants to be pampered and not have anything to do with pain and rough
times, then it is only normal to get sick, and normal to get sick again after
recovery. This is the law of nature. So there is a saying, “Nothing slips through
God’s net, no matter how sparse the net is.”

Can PaidaLajin really be free?

PaidaLajin has greatly improved efficacy and lowered medical spending.
According to our survey, about 80% of those who participated in our workshops
no longer need medication, and their health condition is better than when they
were under medication. But many people are still hesitant about spending any
money on it, and hope that it could be completely free. There is no need to
hesitate, really. Countless people have already self-healed, with not a penny
spent. There are new testimonials coming in every day. We have devoted many
efforts to our blogs, Weibo, Wechat, Chinese and English websites, all for the
purpose of letting you learn PaidaLajin and self-heal free of charge. If you do
not mind the inadequate effects, you could practice Lajin with chairs against a
wall. And if you do not mind the effort, you could make your own Lajin bench,
Paida stick, and ginger and jujube tea. If you and your family practice Lajin
every day, the pro-rata cost of a Lajin bench is only a few pennies, which is
much cheaper than the bus fare and clinic fees that you and your family would
pay if you were to go see a doctor, never mind the big difference in effects. I
babble about this, only because I hope more people can be free of Heart
illnesses.
Even though you can freely learn this self-healing method on the web, or at
talks, please note that these to us are not free. In order to promote PaidaLajin
online, offline, domestically and internationally, we need huge amounts of
resources to do so. Because we are neither a charity nor a religious group, and
we do not have sponsorships. We have loads of work requiring many full-time
employees to complete, so we cannot provide completely free services, and
could only provide free services half of the time at most. This leaves us with
only one option—to conduct workshops like a business, and sell Lajin benches
and Paida sticks like how any business would sell them.
We are in essence doing what governments and charitable organizations should
be doing. But often people would take things for granted, and feel unhappy
about any service that requires a service fee; these people almost always end up
getting sick again, and sick in the Heart. They believe that PaidaLajin should be
promoted completely free of charge. We want this, too. Perhaps, the day will
come when we do not need to worry about feeding our families, or finding funds
for traveling to promote PaidaLajin, then we will be able to do it totally free of
charge. For any government that wakes up to this, that jurisdiction would be in
luck. Because for governments, promoting PaidaLajin requires almost no
resources, they only need to endorse it.

The secret of self-healing: healing reactions

We as individuals and a group keep going through healing reactions. The secret
is: healing reactions provide the best opportunity for diagnosis and self-healing.
In Chinese, “threat” is made up of two components—“ 危 ” meaning “danger”,
and “ 机 ” meaning “opportunity”. There are opportunities in threats. We have
many evidences to prove that the stronger the healing reactions are, the more
effective the self–healing will be. This is because going through healing
reactions means going through disease screening and self-healing together, all in
one go.
Please note, I have already told everyone the secret of self-healing here, free of
charge.
We know it is very difficult to heal illnesses of the Heart—fear, laziness,
jealousy, and skepticism are always here to attack us. Healing reactions happen
all the time, so we have no choice but to keep answering emails and phone calls,
and keep going through the same questions and answers, the same basic
principles online and offline, and we have no choice but to continue running
workshops. We have discovered that workshops are, to this day, the best way for
people to experience PaidaLajin, and the best place for people to self-heal their
Heart illnesses. Different types of disease will flare into different forms of
healing reactions, where Heart illnesses that were oblivious to us will be
exposed. The best description of this comes from a folk poem:

I say, come come come self-heal,

You say, ne ne ne money got none.
Sick sick sick, spend all it takes,
Regret ‘gret ‘gret, cannot turn back.
I say, come come come PaidaLajin,
You say, aye aye aye got no time!
Go go go, till your last breath out,
Done done done, all become none.

PaidaLajin should really be a way to maintain health and prevent illness, and not
to cure diseases. However, in today’s world, what people are most interested in
is still disease treatment, so we have no choice but to promote PaidaLajin as
such. PaidaLajin can heal all kinds of diseases, but it is not a ticket to
guaranteed cure. You need to be willing to self-heal, and willing to be your own
doctor. If you cannot rid yourself of Heart illnesses, they will attack you in
various forms of negative emotions and explode into healing reactions.
Whenever you feel annoyed, you are going through a healing reaction. The fact
is, you already have these diseases lying dormant in you; otherwise it would not
be possible for healing reactions to exist at all. It is not possible for PaidaLajin
to create heart attacks and high blood pressure.
Chapter IX FAQs

Paida looks like self-torture to me. Why beat up on yourself and

each other like that?
Indeed, Paida and the colorful “bruises” can look scary to some
people. And the pain during Paida can take some getting used to.
Understandably so.
Many who practice Paida joke that they have never been beaten so
much, so hard in their life. Some of these people used to be doubters
as well. You see, we practice it voluntarily as a health-keeping and
self-healing exercise, not as a way to punish ourselves or others. Thus
the energy is positive, and the result is thorough healing. We enjoy the
pain and rhythm of Paida, we love to get out the “bruises” (cold,
dampness and toxic waste trapped in the body), and we appreciate
how it helps us take health into our own hands. For many of us, Paida
has become a part of our lives.
If you are open to the idea of self-healing with Paida, research into it
and try it yourself. The colorful “bruises” will come up and fade
away, and the pain will become less and less as we continue to Paida.
And after several rounds of Paida all over the body, you will become
a much healthier person.

Do I need to learn some basics about Chinese medicine before

practicing PaidaLajin?
No, it is not a must to have a knowledge of Chinese medicine in order
to practice PaidaLajin. Anyone can do it. And numerous people
across the world who know nothing about Chinese medicine are
practicing and benefiting from PaidaLajin.
In Paida, we mainly slap on specific body regions and then the entire
body. It stimulates the main meridians and acupoints in the body. In
Lajin, almost all tendons and ligaments are stretched in one posture.
Of course, if you know some basics about Chinese medicine and the
meridians system, it helps you to better understand why PaidaLajin is
so effective. However, many western doctors and naturopaths have
experienced PaidaLajin and explained it from other perspectives.
Patting and stretching have always been human’s natural movements.
Although PaidaLajin has been developed into a holistic therapy in
China, clapping hands, patting certain body parts and stretching in
various postures have long been existent in many cultures, physical
exercises and healing practices.

How can I learn PaidaLajin well?

Now there are videos, PaidaLajin Self-Healing books and websites in
multiple languages. You can read and watch video tutorials to learn
the philosophy, concepts and techniques of PaidaLajin, and read
relevant scientific reports and self-healers’ testimonials. You can
probably find PaidaLajin self-healers and/or those interested in it in
your family, community, city or country.
Obviously it is not enough to know about and acknowledge the
benefits of PaidaLajin. You need to keep practicing it to actually
enjoy the benefits. Thousands of people across the world have self-
healed their pains and diseases this way. And it’s best to attend a
workshop.

I cannot attend a workshop right now. Will it affect my recovery?

Attending a workshop is the best way to learn through experience. In
a workshop, we teach and experience self-help Paida and mutual
Paida, how to nurse the Heart, and how to deal with acute symptoms
and healing reactions. We also teach fasting, meditation, zen jogging,
Wall Hitting, Waist Swirling and Tie Qiang Gong exercises. These are
all aimed at empowering participants to self-heal.
However, many people have self-healed on their own. And then they
write to us to share their self-healing experience. So can you. Persist
in PaidaLajin and you will gradually recover. It may take a longer
time.

Are there video tutorials for PaidaLajin?

Yes. You can watch videos of Paida, Lajin, Wall Hitting, Waist
Swirling, Tie Qiang Gong, documentaries, testimonials and interviews
at the Video section of our English website: http://www.paidalajin.com/en/home.
You can also search for Paida, Lajin, and PaidaLajin on Youtube.
DVD tutorials with Chinese and English subtitles are available at our
Chinese online store.

Which of the Lajin postures is most suitable for me?

Of the seven Lajin postures we have recommended, Lajin in reclining
posture (best on a Lajin bench) delivers the most comprehensive
effects. You can practice it to prevent and self-heal almost all
illnesses.
For other postures, choose according to your specific condition. If you
have shoulder problems, you can practice Lajin in standing posture; if
you have eye and neck problems, you can practice neck Lajin, and
sleep on a hard surface without a pillow; if you have leg and foot
problems, you can do Lajin on a stand board; if you have difficulty
squatting down, you can practice Lajin in squatting posture; if you
have period pain, or problems with the liver, spleen and kidneys, you
can practice Lajin in Y-shape posture more often.

How can I get a Lajin bench?

You can buy one from us or one of our Worldwide Contacts (listed at
the Service section of our English website). Or, you can DIY your
own Lajin bench. A simple way is to attach a long pole to your bed,
desk or coffee table. This is only a makeshift bench, though. It’s best
to practice Lajin on a standard bench. The following dimensions are
for your reference, and you can make adjustments according to the
needs, height, and weight of the user(s): bench length 120cm, bench
width 55cm, bench height 55cm, pole length 170cm, pole width 8cm,
pole thickness 3cm. For better effect, use sandbags or other weights
on the legs when stretching on the bench.

Does PaidaLajin have any side effects?

No. PaidaLajin has no toxic side effects.
However, it does bring several small “by-products” that people
welcome: losing weight, getting taller, having better skin, figure and
sexual function, better hair growth and healthier hair color. There is
an even bigger “by-product”: if you practice PaidaLajin regularly,
you will find it hard to fall sick again.
Some people take “healing reactions (healing crises)” as side effects
of PaidaLajin. They are signs of recovery, and are a natural, evitable
part of the self-healing process. The stronger the healing reactions are,
the faster the health is improved. Hence, healing crises are positive
effects of PaidaLajin.

Is it Okay to Paida the head?

Of course! At our workshop, each morning we spend over an hour
slapping on the head and face together, including top, left, right, front
and back sides of the head, neck, forehead, cheeks, eyes, ears, mouth,
etc. You can do the same yourself. Go gradually from soft to heavier
slaps.
Regular Paida on the head and face improves the health of the eyes
and ears. It is particularly good for Alzheimer’s patients. Moreover,
regular practice lifts the spirit, prevents stroke and hair loss, preserves
and improves hair and facial color. Insomnia, migraine and other
related illness will be also gradually self-healed. People who Paida
the head regularly have grown new hair where it was bald.

Can I get rid of acne on my face by practicing PaidaLajin?

Yes. A lot of people have removed acne pimples and dark spots this
way.
It may appear that acne is a result of too much internal fire
(inflammation). In fact, it is caused by too much cold in the body that
cannot get released due to meridian blockages.
You can slap on the inner elbows, Dazhui acupoint, chest, back, along
the spine and the back of the legs where there are Urinary Bladder
Meridians. For better effect, do Lajin on a bench as well. Moreover,
avoid drinking cold water and beverages, eat less meat, fewer fruits
and raw vegetables which are cold in nature.

Can I Paida on the breasts?

Yes. Nine main meridians go through the breasts. Paida on the breasts
helps to self-heal breast hyperplasia and breast cancer, as well as
many common illnesses, such as depression, heart disease,
hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, and
so on. In addition, it contributes to natural breast enhancement and
overall beauty.

Can I slap on my belly?

Yes. The belly is linked to the internal organs. And there are
important acupoints at and around the belly button. Slapping the entire
belly helps to relieve such chronic diseases as diabetes, hypertension,
prostate disorders, gynecological disorders, heart, liver, kidney,
stomach and intestine problems, etc. And it is a natural way to lose
weight and shape a better figure.
For a pregnant woman, please do not slap on the belly. It is Okay to
Paida other body parts, though.
Can I slap on my hips?
Yes. Many people sit a lot and the buttocks bear much of the body
weight. A lot of wastes and toxins are accumulated there. The Urinary
Bladder Meridian (one of the biggest detoxification channels in the
body), Gall Bladder Meridian and other important meridians go
through the buttocks. Meridian blockages at this region can lead to
obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, lower back pain,
prostate disorders, gynecological disorders, stomach, intestine and
reproductive problems, etc. When you slap on the hips, much toxic
waste can be expelled in the form of colorful Sha.

Can I slap on scars?

Yes. You can slap on scars as a result of burns, scalds, surgery, and/or
other injuries. It will help further repair the damage and get rid of cold
and toxic waste at and around the scars. Do not slap on open wounds,
though.

Can I slap on varicose veins?

Yes. Many people have protruding veins for years or even decades. It
should be noted that varicose veins is not a minor problem to be
neglected. It affects not only the areas with varicose veins, but also
blood flow back to the heart, and thus blood supply all over the body
and normal functioning of the heart.
It’s best to first Paida the universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and
feet) to enable better energy and blood flow. Then Paida directly at
and around the areas with varicose veins. Start with soft Paida and
gradually slap harder. Normally, the varicose veins can stand heavy
Paida. And there is no need to panic even if it bleeds a little. The
protruding veins will flatten after heavy Paida for 30-60 minutes or
even longer. In severe cases, you will need to Paida more rounds
before the condition improves notably.

Can I practice PaidaLajin during the menstrual period?

Yes. And it is even better effect. Many women experience pain and
mood swings before and during the period. PaidaLajin helps to
relieve the pain, and bring inner peace and smoothness of menstrual
discharge. Paida the belly and along the inner side of each leg. Lajin
in Y-shape posture is particularly effective in relieving period pain.
Stay warm and drink ginger and jujube tea.

Can a pregnant woman practice PaidaLajin?

Yes. A pregnant woman can practice PaidaLajin during the entire
period of pregnancy. It helps to self-heal edema, insomnia, nausea,
vomiting, back pain, waist pain, etc., improve mood and flexibility,
enhance the health of mother and baby, and contribute to natural
childbirth. Do not Paida on the belly, though.

Can a woman practice PaidaLajin after childbirth?

Yes. PaidaLajin helps to self-heal insomnia, lack of milk, postpartum
depression, painful swelling of the breasts, etc. It also helps a woman
to get back in shape earlier. By practicing PaidaLajin, the mother can
stay away from medicine, therefore, it is beneficial to the growth of
the baby.

Is PaidaLajin suitable for a patient with osteoporosis?

Yes. And the healing effect is very good. Osteoporosis is a disease
name labeled according to modern medicine. The main symptoms are
calcium deficiency, waist and leg pain and soreness, more evident in
older people. It is resulted from blockade of multiple meridians. By
practicing PaidaLajin, the meridian blockages will be gradually
removed, various nutrients will reach where they are supposed to be,
and osteoporosis will be self-healed. Adjust the duration and intensity
of PaidaLajin according to the patient’s specific condition and
tolerance.

Can sports and other traumatic injuries be self-healed by

practicing PaidaLajin?
Yes. In fact, PaidaLajin was initially used to treat traumatic injuries in
ancient China. As long as there are no fractures or open, bleeding
wounds, you can Paida at and around the affected area to relieve and
self-heal ankle sprains, lumbar muscle strain, muscle and tendon
injuries, etc. If Paida on the affected area gives too much pain, then
Paida pain spots at the corresponding area across the other side of the
body (left elbow – right knee, left wrist – right ankle, left shoulder –
right groin, etc.) Go gradually from soft to heavier slaps, and Paida
one area for 15-30 minutes or even longer. To self-heal a severe
injury, fresh or old, you may need to Paida several times. Stretching
on a Lajin bench can help relieve and self-heal almost all waist and
leg pains.

Can skin diseases be self-healed by practicing PaidaLajin?

Yes. Skin problems such as eczema, psoriasis, urticarial (hives),
neurodermitis, allergic dermatitis, mosquito and insect bites, etc. are
symptoms, and the root causes are problems with the internal organs.
For specific advice on how to self-heal with PaidaLajin, please refer
to CHAPTER IV Section II Common illnesses V Skin diseases.

Can I self-heal dental problems by practicing PaidaLajin?

Yes. Paida has helped people self-heal such dental problems as
toothache, gum disease, mouth sores, loose teeth, tooth decay, tooth
erosion, sensitive teeth, etc. You can slap regularly on the cheeks,
mouth, chin and Hegu acupoint on the back of hands. For better
effect, do Lajin on a bench as well.

I have had bad breath for years, and it seems to be getting worse.
Can I get rid of it by practicing PaidaLajin?
Yes. And many people have succeeded. Bad breath is a manifestation
of something wrong with the internal organs, particularly disharmony
between the spleen and stomach. You can practice Lajin on a bench,
with sandbags on each leg; slap the universal regions (elbows, knees,
hands and feet), and then along the four limbs for 20 minutes per part
each time.

Can tinnitus, hearing loss and deafness be self-healed with Paida?

Yes. Tinnitus, hearing loss and deafness caused by injury, antibiotics,
old age, etc. are all related to blockages in meridians corresponding to
the ears. You can pat at and around the ears, and all over the head, for
there are a lot of hearing-related nerves and meridians on the head. In
addition, slap the universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet),
particularly along the inner side of each leg where the Kidney
Meridian is located. And practice Lajin on a bench. It will greatly
enhance the kidney energy. According to Chinese medicine, the
Kidney opens into the ears. Hence, boosting kidney energy helps to
heal ear problems.

How come I can smell odors from the body during Paida?
Seriously ill patients, especially those under long-term infusion and
medication, can emit various odors during Paida, including the odors
of drugs, pesticides and other chemicals. The smells of sweat, urine
and stool can be stronger and their colors darker than usual. These are
all healing reactions, i.e. the drugs and other toxins are being expelled
from the body. Continue with PaidaLajin to further detoxify.

After slapping for 40 minutes, there are cracks, white powder,

and bluish purple colors on my hands. Can I wash hands now?
Should I continue slapping tomorrow, or wait until they have
faded?
These healing reactions are good detox. If the cracks on your hands
are large, it’s best not to wash them now. You can use warm water to
wash your hands two hours after Paida. You can continue slapping. It
is Okay to Paida even if it bleeds a bit. With persistent Paida, the
colors and powder will fade away, and the cracks will heal naturally.
The skin will gradually become smooth and delicate. All our coaches
and many Paida enthusiasts have repeatedly experienced it, and their
skin and overall health are getting better and better.

How come blood blisters developed on my palms when I slapped

others?
When you use your hands to slap others, your hands are being slapped
as well. It is a real win-win exercise. Blood blisters on the palms are
healing reactions, indicating blockages in the Heart and Pericardium
Meridians, and problems with the heart. It also shows that the self-
healing mechanism is working to remove the blockages. Continue to
slap, the blisters will break, blood and fluid will seep out, and the
wound and heart disease will heal naturally.

When stretching on the Lajin bench, why do I feel excruciating

pain on the sides of the knees and along the groins?
This is a typical healing reaction. Pain indicates meridian blockages.
Continue stretching and slap the pain spots, and you will relieve the
pain and self-heal your diseases.

Why do I sweat a lot during PaidaLajin?

Sweating during PaidaLajin is a healing reaction, as the exercises
boost the body’s Yang energy and get rid of wastes through the skin
pores. The self-healing mechanism regulates whether and how much a
person sweats. After sweating, you can drink some ginger and jujube
tea to replenish Qi and blood.
Why has my body become so sensitive after PaidaLajin, sweating
easily and avoiding cold?
Being sensitive to heat and cold is a desirable result of PaidaLajin. It
shows that some meridian blockages have been removed and your
body’s immunity has been enhanced through the practice.
Some people are not sensitive to cold air, cold food, cold water or
cold drinks. They may even think “the more, the better”. These people
are more likely to accumulate much cold and dampness in the body.
And before they know it, they could become very sick. Sensitive
people can be alerted and take actions to prevent and treat an illness
earlier rather than later.

Is it Okay to practice PaidaLajin in the night?

It’s best to practice PaidaLajin in the daytime. However, some people
only have spare time after a day’s work or study. Thus it is Okay to
practice it in the evening or night. Make it a habit to practice
PaidaLajin and there will be a lot of health benefits.
Moreover, apply PaidaLajin immediately when a person is
experiencing acute symptoms such as stroke, fever, coughing,
headache, itchiness, nausea, vomiting, stomach ache, muscle cramps,
heart discomforts, breathing difficulty, menstrual pain, gall bladder
pain, etc. For more detailed advice on dealing with such emergencies,
please refer to Chapter IV Section I Acute symptoms.

What should I do when my family members and neighbors do not

like the “noise” of Paida?
Paida does produce sounds, sometimes too loud and annoying for
people who do not yet know or appreciate it. One way is to Paida
when they are not there. You can find a proper time and place to
Paida alone or with other Paida friends. Or you can use fists and/or
tools to reduce the “noise” of Paida, which we call “music”. When the
atmosphere is right and they are ready to listen, explain to them the
benefits of Paida and invite them to join you. Respect their choice. It
can take time for some people to accept Paida. A lot of people who
initially have doubts and fear about (the pain of) Paida have come to
enjoy and benefit from it.

Why do I feel nauseate at the smell of ginger and jujube tea, and
keep burping while drinking it?
This is because there is too much cold in your body. As the tea boosts
Yang energy, it is like fire melting ice. When you drink the tea, the
positive and negative energies are engaged in a tug-of-war fight.
Burping is a good healing reaction. Cold and foul air are being
expelled from the body through the burps. And the body’s self-healing
mechanism is regulating your health. Continue PaidaLajin, your Yang
energy will rise and the symptoms will be relieved. Then you will
come to appreciate the smell, taste and function of the tea.

Can I drink ginger and jujube tea in the morning when I have an
empty stomach? Can I drink it in all seasons of a year?
Yes. You can drink the tea at any time of a day, and in any season of a
year. It’s best to practice PaidaLajin and drink the tea.
Nowadays, most people have too much cold in the body. You can
make it a regular drink. It is better to drink it in the daytime. It is Okay
to drink some in the night, and please don’t drink too much, it could
affect your sleep.

Is vegetarian food good for health?

Yes. You can make rice, wheat and/or other cereals (normally neutral
in nature) your staple food. For a weak person with much cold in the
body, avoid cold air, food and drinks, and avoid eating too many fruits
and raw vegetables. It can aggravate the condition and induce various
discomforts. Although nutrient-rich, most fruits and vegetables are
quite cold (thus not neutral) in nature.

Can I reduce the dosage or stop taking medicine when practicing

PaidaLajin?
It is up to you. We are not doctors and do not provide any medical
advice. PaidaLajin self-healing method does not involve the use of
any medicine. Many people have self-healed their diseases by
practicing PaidaLajin and have gradually reduced or stopped
medication.

Do I need to go for regular health checkups?

It is up to you. Health screening is meaningful; however, we should
avoid overdiagnosis and overtreatment. Some health problems cannot
be detected (e.g. heart disease); and some results can be really scary
and a psychological burden (e.g. cancer). You can do your own
research on the subject.
In effect, PaidaLajin is a great way to check whether a person is
healthy or not. Disease names are ignored, and PaidaLajin reveals if
the meridians are blocked or not. As long as there is Sha, pain, red
swelling and/or other reactions during PaidaLajin, there are meridian
blockages and the person is “sick”. Diagnosis and self-healing happen
at the same time.

Can you give me a more detailed self-healing regime?

There is no fixed rule as to how to apply the self-healing methods we
recommend. It differs from person to person. The duration, intensity
and frequency all depend on you.
Normally, whatever your health condition is and/or needs are, practice
Lajin on a bench, Paida the universal regions (elbows, knees, hands
and feet), then along the four limbs, head and face, and all over the
body. You can also do meditation, and practice Wall Hitting, Waist
Swirling and Tie Qiang Gong exercises. Our advice for food therapy:
Drink ginger and jujube tea, eat cooked, warm vegetarian food,
primarily cereals. Do not eat too much. Go fasting when you are ready
for it. Avoid cold food and drinks.
About the Author

Born in Songzi, Hubei Province, China, dedicated to

promoting PaidaLajin self-healing method worldwide

In 1990, Mr. Hongchi Xiao got his MBA and subsequently worked as an
investment banker in the U.S. and Hong Kong for over a decade.
At forty, Xiao and his friend Mr. Hu Yebi co-authored 《股⾊股⾹》 (English
title: Sex and Stocks), the first fiction in China that describes the life and work of
investment bankers. It soon became a bestseller in the international Chinese
community.
In 2006, he joined Movie Director Ang Lee’s team to write a concept proposal
for the opening and closing ceremonies of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, and his
team’s creative ideas were chosen. The entire world watched their work of art,
which was all about presenting Chinese culture.
Then, a series of events led him to embark on an unprecedented quest to
rediscover Chinese culture and to learn from masters of Classical Chinese
Medicine (CCM). With the wisdom of a scientist and the spirit of an explorer,
Xiao has traveled to all possible corners of the world, and has found and learned
from scores of healing masters.
He has learnt many therapies previously thought lost, including Paida, Lajin,
acupressure, acupuncture, bone-setting, and needle-knife. Since then, Xiao has
been dedicated to promoting these treasures, particularly the simplest ones
—Paida and Lajin. The other therapies do work wonders, they are nonetheless
quite complex and are still passive means of “healing by others”, not safe,
simple and effective methods of “healing by oneself” easily accessible to all.
Xiao believes that we are our own best doctor. To promote these therapies and to
empower people to self-heal, Xiao has authored such best-sellers as Journey to
Cure (Now renamed as Journey to Self-Healing), and PaidaLajin Self-Healing
(Simplified Chinese Edition in the Chinese Mainland, Traditional Chinese
Edition in Taiwan, and English Edition in Singapore, and Amazon Kindle e-
books in several languages). Now he is traveling the world giving lectures,
organizing workshops, and demonstrating on various occasions to promote self-
healing with PaidaLajin. The places he has been include scores of Chinese
cities, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Britain, France,
Germany, Switzerland, Canada, the U.S., South Africa, Lesotho, etc. New calls
will take him to places, big or small, when conditions are “ripe”.
“Have you tried PaidaLajin?” Xiao would demand doubters and theorists. For
Xiao and millions who have benefited, the only way to test the efficacy of
PaidaLajin is JUST DO IT!
Contact Us
Emails:
hongchixiao@gmail.com (Mr. Hongchi Xiao)
paidalajin@gmail.com (English)
2597006392@qq.com (Mandarin)

For more on self-healing with PaidaLajin, please visit:

Chinese website: www.paidalajin.com
English website: www.paidalajin.com/en/home
Deutsche website: www.lajin-paida-deutschland.com
Multilingual website: pailala.org
Youtube Playlist: PaidaLajin Self-Healing
English Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/PaidaLajinGlobal
Chinese Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/paidalajinselfhealing
Chinese blog: blog.sina.com.cn/yixingtx
Micro-blog: weibo.com/yixitianxia
Chinese Wechat No.: paidalajin999
Chinese forum: lajinpaida.com