Appendix I: E-Dao Chronicle and Mr. Hongchi Xiao’s Journey to
Cure
January 2005 Mr. Hongchi Xiao and his friend Hu Yebi co-authored Sex And Stocks, China’s first work of fiction on brokers and inside stories of securities dealings in the Chinese mainland and in Hong Kong.
2006 Xiao worked on concept proposal for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Later, during his
Yun-You in Mt. Zhong Wudang, Mt. Wudang, western Hubei and western Hunan, Xiao learned almost-lost techniques of Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM) from Taoist doctors, folk doctors, witch doctors, and a fisherman deep in the mountains.
February 2007 Xiao learned acupressure from Mr. Li Shiping in western Hunan.
April 2007 Xiao learned Lajin and bone-setting techniques from Zhu Zengxiang, a renowned doctor of Chinese medicine in Hong Kong.
May 2007 During his Yun-You in Mt. Emei, Mr. Hongchi Xiao chanced upon devoted Taoist Xiao at the Temple of Inner Peace, and the two had a great chat together.
July 2007 Xiao stayed in Tibet for half a month, curing over 1,000 people, above 90% of whom reported significant efficacy.
October 4, 2008 On an Air Canada flight, Xiao used only three silver needles to save a 74-year-old man suffering from acute food poisoning.
October 10, 2008 Xiao was invited to attend the 3rd Global Conference on Traditional Chinese Medicine in Silicon Valley, and to deliberate on how to promote Chinese medicine and revive traditional Chinese culture.
October-November 2008 During his Yun-You in North America, Xiao stopped in Los Angles, Washington, New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, where he used Lajin and bone-setting techniques to effectively cure patients of pains in the neck, shoulders and back.
January 1, 2009 Xiao’s book Journey to Cure was published, revealing the legendary journey of a“sea turtle (returned overseas Chinese)” exploring the true essence of Chinese medicine.
February 4, 2009 Xiao taught foreigners to Lajin in the UK, and seeing the miraculous effects, audiences responded enthusiastically.
March 11, 2009 During his Yun-You in Wuhan, Xiao promoted Lajin, and “Paida” technique emerged, to be promoted worldwide together with Lajin.
April 4, 2009 Paida and Lajin parties were held in Irvine, California and San Diego, and the clapping sounds reminded one of fireworks during Spring Festival.
August 2009 Mr. Hongchi Xiao came across Taoist Xiao again at the Temple of Inner Peace, Mt. Emei. Both cherished the invisible bond that had brought them together, and invited Mr. Z, a doctor who chose to remain anonymous to travel with them to Mt. Zhongnanshan.
August 16, 2009 At CNR-1 programme Voice of China, Xiao talked with renowned anchor Liang Dong for the first time, thus bringing Paida and Lajin into the limelight.
December 3, 2009 Xiao appeared six times in a row at Liaoning City Channel’s programme A Healthy Body Is Light
. The programme was popularly received among the public, after which Paida and Lajin are included in more and more people’s daily exercise routine.
January 23, 2010 First Paida and Lajin Workshop unveiled in Shunyi District, Beijing, attracting 200 participants from across the country. It was a ceremony for passing down essence of Chinese medicine, and also a joyous Paida and Lajin party. At the event, a patient suffering from avascular necrosis of the femoral head tried Lajin for eight minutes, and could instantly squat down and walk up the stairs. The miracle created quite a sensation and was also the first of its kind.
End of January, 2010 Journey to Cure (Taiwan Edition I & II) and E-Dao La-Jin and Pai-Da Self-Healing Techniques
(Taiwan Edition) debuted at the Taipei Book Fair. Over 100,000 copies of Journey to Cure (Taiwan Edition I & II) were sold in half a year, ranking first among Chinese health publications of Eslite Bookstore, and Paida became a popular choice for health maintenance.
January 2010 Together with Huang Jian, director of Fujian Satellite TV, Xiao went on his Yun-You to West China’s Tarim Oilfield in Xinjiang, to impart Paida and Lajin self-healing techniques to PetroChina workers at the base and the starting point of West – East Gas Pipeline deep in the desert. The lectures were heartily received by oilfield workers and their families.
February 2010 Xiao, together with Huang Jian, went on his
Yun-You to Yushu, Qinghai province, where he taught Tibetans to Paida and Lajin at Surmang Monastery in Nangqên county, helping people living in such an arctic-alpine area to remove their reliance on painkillers.
March 26, 2010 Xiao spoke at a programme anchored by Mr. Zheng Cunqi on 92.1 FM Taipei, the first-ever live broadcast of its kind between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, thus triggering Paida and Lajin
parties in Taiwan.
May 12, 2010 Xiao was invited to speak at Huafan University, Taiwan. The 200-seat hall could not accommodate the increasing number of attendees, and was changed to another venue, where some 800 audiences from Gaoxiong, Tainan and Hualian listened to the speech.
May 2010 During his Yun-You in Scotland, Xiao gave a Paida and
Lajin lecture at Beyond 2012, and was interviewed by Anne Margrethe Hess, a reporter with Home Planet Network. The video was uploaded to Youtube, and attracted favorable responses from across the globe.
June 10, 2010 A Paida and Lajin lecture was held at Sin Chew Daily’s Activity Center, attracting over 1,000 attendees. The mass
Paida scene created an irresistible sight that instantaneously ignited locals’passion in Paida and Lajin. 500 copies of Journey to Cure were sold out at the event.
June 11-12, 2010 Xiao gave his second and third lectures on Paida and Lajin in Kuala Lumpur and at Malaysia International Exhibition & Convention Center (MIECC).
July 2, 2010 In less than a month, Xiao was once again invited to speak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and again addressing over 1,000 audiences. A mother and a daughter took 10 hours to get to the event, tried Paida and Lajin, after which the mother threw away her kneecaps and started to walk briskly, and the daughter shed happy tears, moving all those present.
July 3, 2010 At the Health and Beautification Fair held at MIECC, Xiao’s Paida and Lajin lectures attracted some 2,000 participants, some of whom attended it three consecutive times, mirroring Chinese descendants’ love of Classical Chinese Medicine and Chinese culture.
July 24-25, 2010 Xiao gave two Paida and Lajin lectures in Hong Kong.
August 11, 2010 Dozens of prospective disciples from around the world gathered at the foot of Mt. Phoenix (or Mt. Fenghuang) in Beijing, to attend the one-month enclosed training. Xiao accompanied all the way through, and this was the prototype of E-Dao Paida and Lajin Workshop.
November 7, 2010 The first E-Dao Paida and Lajin Workshop was held in Beijing, attracting over 60 participants from across the globe, who created and witnessed many Paida and Lajin miracles.
November 27-28, 2010 Xiao was invited to speak in Malaysia for a third time, and gave his first speech in Singapore. In two days after the posters came out in Singapore, the 1,000 tickets were sold out. A 70-year-old man came onstage supported by others, and could run and do split kicks after Paida and Lajin. It caught the attention of the local press and was reported in United Evening News.
December 20, 2010 The first Paida and Lajin trainee programme began in Taiwan, and the 50 participants benefited enormously from the self-healing techniques.
February 19, 2011 Online registration for the first Paida and Lajin lecture in San Francisco exceeded 2,300, and some 1,000 attendees (mainly Chinese descendents) crowded into a 600-seat hall to hear the 3-hour speech.
February 27-March 5, 2011 First Paida and Lajin Workshop in North America was held in Los Angeles, during which participants made significant health improvements.
March 26, 2011 Xiao made his Paida and Lajin public speech in Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, where some 800 audiences listened attentively and practiced Paida
altogether. Later on, he gave an English lecture at UPS Headquarters, and successfully organized the first workshop in Atlanta.
March 28-April 3, 2011 First E-Dao Paida and Lajin Workshop in Shenzhen was held.
April 11, 2011 Xiao went to Taiwan for the 18th time, to promote
Paida and Lajin self-healing philosophy and techniques. Department of Health, Taiwan took note of Xiao’s claim in public that diabetes could be cured in seven days. A raging storm against E-Dao was brewing in Taiwan.
April 13, 2011 Xiao was fined NT$ 50,000 and was ordered to leave within a specified time by Department of Health, Taipei City Government, which believed that Xiao had violated the provision in Medical Care Act (MCA) that “no publicity shall be given to the efficacy of folk therapies”.
April 15, 2011 Taiwan National Immigration Agency ordered Xiao to leave in seven days for conducting activities not listed in his entry visa type and for violation against the Immigration Law. A great number of Taiwanese gathered at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to see him off.
May 11-17, 2011 First Paida and Lajin Workshop in Malaysia was successfully held.
July-August, 2011 Xiao went to monasteries in Riwoqê County, Tibet for the second time, to teach lamas and the locals Paida and Lajin self-healing techniques and to give them free treatment. A lama, bedbound for three years due to cerebral hemorrhage, could walk with crunches after Paida and Lajin, and abandoned the crunches the following day.
September 16, 2011 First-ever One-Day, Two-Day and Seven-Day Paida and Lajin Workshops were held in Chengdu, and all participants gained satisfactory health benefits.
November 27-December 2, 2011 E-Dao joined hands with an AAA hospital in China to organize a special Paida and Lajin
workshop, at which doctors used professional equipments to monitor the efficacy, which seemed almost miraculous: Without any medication, participants saw their high blood pressure and blood sugar levels lowered, and low blood pressure levels back to normal!
January 30, 2012 E-Dao La-Jin and Pai-Da Self-Healing Techniques (Taiwan Edition) was officially released at bookstores and online bookstores in Taiwan.
March 12, 2012 First Paida and Lajin lecture in Switzerland was held, and the greatest wonder was the unbelievable efficacy.
March-April 2012 First Paida and Lajin speech in Germany was addressed in Düsseldorf, after which Paida and Lajin parties were successively held in Bonn, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Berlin, etc.
June-August 2012 Xiao went on his second public speech tour in Europe, giving lectures in Dortmund, Frankfurt, Fidel Ur, Trier, Heidelberg, Munich, Erlangen, Fort Augustus, Stuttgart and Hamburg in Germany; Lyon and Paris in France.
August 12-18, 2012 First-ever European Paida and Lajin
Workshop was held at Landhotel Zur alten Kaserne Frauengrund 3 96106 Ebern, Bayern, Germany.
August 21-25, 2012 Xiao gave lectures on Paida and Lajin
self-healing techniques in five Swiss cities including Zurich and Lucerne.
August 31-September 2, 2012 Xiao organized a 3-Day Paida
and Lajin Workshop in Switzerland. Among the participants were many local doctors, and the effects were exceptional.
September 8, 2012 First-ever European Paida and Lajin grand party was held in Hamburg, Germany. Hundreds of Chinese and German participants created a sensation and warm atmosphere, and the self-healing effects were immediate.
My Health, I Manage!
Note: Paida and Lajin are promoted as self-healing techniques, they are not meant for medical treatment.
Paida lajin (拍打拉筋), created by Hongchi Xiao (蕭宏慈), is a therapy based upon aspects of traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and Taoist and Buddhist principles.[1] The therapy involves slapping the body until bruised, stretching, and fasting for days.[1] The idea is to remove "long-held toxins" and "poisoned blood" (sha or 痧) from the body.[1] Paida lajin literally means "beat-pull", referring to slapping and pulling toxins from the blood. Paida lajin would appear to be heterodox to TCM because it has been criticized in both China and Taiwan.[2]
The slapping therapy is recommended "For children over three years old, in addition to slapping along the entire spine, slap the universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet), the entire four limbs, and stretch on a Lajin bench."[1][3] This could easily be construed as child abuse.
Xiao has claimed that paida lajin can cure or ease the symptoms of colds, body pains, Alzheimer's, strokes, paralysis, kidney failure, cancer, autism, and diabetes.[1][2]
In 2011, Taiwanese authorities fined Xiao the equivalent of US$1600 for "promoting folk remedies as medically effective".[2]
In 2015, Aidan Fenton, a 6-year-old diabetic attended an $1800 week-long workshop in Australia.[1] Shortly after the workshop, the boy died, and in 2017, the boy's parents were charged with manslaughter due to "gross negligence".[1]
In 2016, 3 people were arrested for manslaughter of Danielle Carr-Gomm, a diabetic, who was being treated at a paida lajin workshop in the UK.[4]
Dynastic gymnastics — the Russian style of "therapeutic" baby abuse.
External links
Let's clap, clap & clap Journey To Self-Healing (Sep 29, 2016) YouTube Hongchi Xiao envisions a PaidaLajin Global Community Journey To Self-Healing (Oct 21, 2016)
YouTube — including baby slapping.
Paida Lajin Introduction PaidaLajin Self-Healing (Apr 13, 2016) YouTube PaidaLajin Self-Healing — official website
Gua shaWikipedia's W.svg (刮痧) — a TCM treatment that produces bruising using hard objects, such as coins, scraped along the skin.
References
1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 A diabetic boy in Australia died after a controversial ‘self-healing’ course. Now his parents are charged with manslaughter by Samantha Schmidt (March 16, 2017 at 6:06 AM) The Washington Post.
2.0 2.1 2.2 What happens at a slapping workshop? by Tessa Wong (1 May 2015) BBC.
Recommended PaidaLajin regions for self healing common health (2015.04.17 11:04) PaidaLajin Self-Healing (archived on March 16, 2017).
Three people arrested after diabetic grandmother dies following Chinese 'slap treatment' by Henry Bodkin (13 November 2016 • 8:51pm) The Telegraph.
Cure
January 2005 Mr. Hongchi Xiao and his friend Hu Yebi co-authored Sex And Stocks, China’s first work of fiction on brokers and inside stories of securities dealings in the Chinese mainland and in Hong Kong.
2006 Xiao worked on concept proposal for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Later, during his
Yun-You in Mt. Zhong Wudang, Mt. Wudang, western Hubei and western Hunan, Xiao learned almost-lost techniques of Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM) from Taoist doctors, folk doctors, witch doctors, and a fisherman deep in the mountains.
February 2007 Xiao learned acupressure from Mr. Li Shiping in western Hunan.
April 2007 Xiao learned Lajin and bone-setting techniques from Zhu Zengxiang, a renowned doctor of Chinese medicine in Hong Kong.
May 2007 During his Yun-You in Mt. Emei, Mr. Hongchi Xiao chanced upon devoted Taoist Xiao at the Temple of Inner Peace, and the two had a great chat together.
July 2007 Xiao stayed in Tibet for half a month, curing over 1,000 people, above 90% of whom reported significant efficacy.
October 4, 2008 On an Air Canada flight, Xiao used only three silver needles to save a 74-year-old man suffering from acute food poisoning.
October 10, 2008 Xiao was invited to attend the 3rd Global Conference on Traditional Chinese Medicine in Silicon Valley, and to deliberate on how to promote Chinese medicine and revive traditional Chinese culture.
October-November 2008 During his Yun-You in North America, Xiao stopped in Los Angles, Washington, New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, where he used Lajin and bone-setting techniques to effectively cure patients of pains in the neck, shoulders and back.
January 1, 2009 Xiao’s book Journey to Cure was published, revealing the legendary journey of a“sea turtle (returned overseas Chinese)” exploring the true essence of Chinese medicine.
February 4, 2009 Xiao taught foreigners to Lajin in the UK, and seeing the miraculous effects, audiences responded enthusiastically.
March 11, 2009 During his Yun-You in Wuhan, Xiao promoted Lajin, and “Paida” technique emerged, to be promoted worldwide together with Lajin.
April 4, 2009 Paida and Lajin parties were held in Irvine, California and San Diego, and the clapping sounds reminded one of fireworks during Spring Festival.
August 2009 Mr. Hongchi Xiao came across Taoist Xiao again at the Temple of Inner Peace, Mt. Emei. Both cherished the invisible bond that had brought them together, and invited Mr. Z, a doctor who chose to remain anonymous to travel with them to Mt. Zhongnanshan.
August 16, 2009 At CNR-1 programme Voice of China, Xiao talked with renowned anchor Liang Dong for the first time, thus bringing Paida and Lajin into the limelight.
December 3, 2009 Xiao appeared six times in a row at Liaoning City Channel’s programme A Healthy Body Is Light
. The programme was popularly received among the public, after which Paida and Lajin are included in more and more people’s daily exercise routine.
January 23, 2010 First Paida and Lajin Workshop unveiled in Shunyi District, Beijing, attracting 200 participants from across the country. It was a ceremony for passing down essence of Chinese medicine, and also a joyous Paida and Lajin party. At the event, a patient suffering from avascular necrosis of the femoral head tried Lajin for eight minutes, and could instantly squat down and walk up the stairs. The miracle created quite a sensation and was also the first of its kind.
End of January, 2010 Journey to Cure (Taiwan Edition I & II) and E-Dao La-Jin and Pai-Da Self-Healing Techniques
(Taiwan Edition) debuted at the Taipei Book Fair. Over 100,000 copies of Journey to Cure (Taiwan Edition I & II) were sold in half a year, ranking first among Chinese health publications of Eslite Bookstore, and Paida became a popular choice for health maintenance.
January 2010 Together with Huang Jian, director of Fujian Satellite TV, Xiao went on his Yun-You to West China’s Tarim Oilfield in Xinjiang, to impart Paida and Lajin self-healing techniques to PetroChina workers at the base and the starting point of West – East Gas Pipeline deep in the desert. The lectures were heartily received by oilfield workers and their families.
February 2010 Xiao, together with Huang Jian, went on his
Yun-You to Yushu, Qinghai province, where he taught Tibetans to Paida and Lajin at Surmang Monastery in Nangqên county, helping people living in such an arctic-alpine area to remove their reliance on painkillers.
March 26, 2010 Xiao spoke at a programme anchored by Mr. Zheng Cunqi on 92.1 FM Taipei, the first-ever live broadcast of its kind between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, thus triggering Paida and Lajin
parties in Taiwan.
May 12, 2010 Xiao was invited to speak at Huafan University, Taiwan. The 200-seat hall could not accommodate the increasing number of attendees, and was changed to another venue, where some 800 audiences from Gaoxiong, Tainan and Hualian listened to the speech.
May 2010 During his Yun-You in Scotland, Xiao gave a Paida and
Lajin lecture at Beyond 2012, and was interviewed by Anne Margrethe Hess, a reporter with Home Planet Network. The video was uploaded to Youtube, and attracted favorable responses from across the globe.
June 10, 2010 A Paida and Lajin lecture was held at Sin Chew Daily’s Activity Center, attracting over 1,000 attendees. The mass
Paida scene created an irresistible sight that instantaneously ignited locals’passion in Paida and Lajin. 500 copies of Journey to Cure were sold out at the event.
June 11-12, 2010 Xiao gave his second and third lectures on Paida and Lajin in Kuala Lumpur and at Malaysia International Exhibition & Convention Center (MIECC).
July 2, 2010 In less than a month, Xiao was once again invited to speak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and again addressing over 1,000 audiences. A mother and a daughter took 10 hours to get to the event, tried Paida and Lajin, after which the mother threw away her kneecaps and started to walk briskly, and the daughter shed happy tears, moving all those present.
July 3, 2010 At the Health and Beautification Fair held at MIECC, Xiao’s Paida and Lajin lectures attracted some 2,000 participants, some of whom attended it three consecutive times, mirroring Chinese descendants’ love of Classical Chinese Medicine and Chinese culture.
July 24-25, 2010 Xiao gave two Paida and Lajin lectures in Hong Kong.
August 11, 2010 Dozens of prospective disciples from around the world gathered at the foot of Mt. Phoenix (or Mt. Fenghuang) in Beijing, to attend the one-month enclosed training. Xiao accompanied all the way through, and this was the prototype of E-Dao Paida and Lajin Workshop.
November 7, 2010 The first E-Dao Paida and Lajin Workshop was held in Beijing, attracting over 60 participants from across the globe, who created and witnessed many Paida and Lajin miracles.
November 27-28, 2010 Xiao was invited to speak in Malaysia for a third time, and gave his first speech in Singapore. In two days after the posters came out in Singapore, the 1,000 tickets were sold out. A 70-year-old man came onstage supported by others, and could run and do split kicks after Paida and Lajin. It caught the attention of the local press and was reported in United Evening News.
December 20, 2010 The first Paida and Lajin trainee programme began in Taiwan, and the 50 participants benefited enormously from the self-healing techniques.
February 19, 2011 Online registration for the first Paida and Lajin lecture in San Francisco exceeded 2,300, and some 1,000 attendees (mainly Chinese descendents) crowded into a 600-seat hall to hear the 3-hour speech.
February 27-March 5, 2011 First Paida and Lajin Workshop in North America was held in Los Angeles, during which participants made significant health improvements.
March 26, 2011 Xiao made his Paida and Lajin public speech in Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, where some 800 audiences listened attentively and practiced Paida
altogether. Later on, he gave an English lecture at UPS Headquarters, and successfully organized the first workshop in Atlanta.
March 28-April 3, 2011 First E-Dao Paida and Lajin Workshop in Shenzhen was held.
April 11, 2011 Xiao went to Taiwan for the 18th time, to promote
Paida and Lajin self-healing philosophy and techniques. Department of Health, Taiwan took note of Xiao’s claim in public that diabetes could be cured in seven days. A raging storm against E-Dao was brewing in Taiwan.
April 13, 2011 Xiao was fined NT$ 50,000 and was ordered to leave within a specified time by Department of Health, Taipei City Government, which believed that Xiao had violated the provision in Medical Care Act (MCA) that “no publicity shall be given to the efficacy of folk therapies”.
April 15, 2011 Taiwan National Immigration Agency ordered Xiao to leave in seven days for conducting activities not listed in his entry visa type and for violation against the Immigration Law. A great number of Taiwanese gathered at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to see him off.
May 11-17, 2011 First Paida and Lajin Workshop in Malaysia was successfully held.
July-August, 2011 Xiao went to monasteries in Riwoqê County, Tibet for the second time, to teach lamas and the locals Paida and Lajin self-healing techniques and to give them free treatment. A lama, bedbound for three years due to cerebral hemorrhage, could walk with crunches after Paida and Lajin, and abandoned the crunches the following day.
September 16, 2011 First-ever One-Day, Two-Day and Seven-Day Paida and Lajin Workshops were held in Chengdu, and all participants gained satisfactory health benefits.
November 27-December 2, 2011 E-Dao joined hands with an AAA hospital in China to organize a special Paida and Lajin
workshop, at which doctors used professional equipments to monitor the efficacy, which seemed almost miraculous: Without any medication, participants saw their high blood pressure and blood sugar levels lowered, and low blood pressure levels back to normal!
January 30, 2012 E-Dao La-Jin and Pai-Da Self-Healing Techniques (Taiwan Edition) was officially released at bookstores and online bookstores in Taiwan.
March 12, 2012 First Paida and Lajin lecture in Switzerland was held, and the greatest wonder was the unbelievable efficacy.
March-April 2012 First Paida and Lajin speech in Germany was addressed in Düsseldorf, after which Paida and Lajin parties were successively held in Bonn, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Berlin, etc.
June-August 2012 Xiao went on his second public speech tour in Europe, giving lectures in Dortmund, Frankfurt, Fidel Ur, Trier, Heidelberg, Munich, Erlangen, Fort Augustus, Stuttgart and Hamburg in Germany; Lyon and Paris in France.
August 12-18, 2012 First-ever European Paida and Lajin
Workshop was held at Landhotel Zur alten Kaserne Frauengrund 3 96106 Ebern, Bayern, Germany.
August 21-25, 2012 Xiao gave lectures on Paida and Lajin
self-healing techniques in five Swiss cities including Zurich and Lucerne.
August 31-September 2, 2012 Xiao organized a 3-Day Paida
and Lajin Workshop in Switzerland. Among the participants were many local doctors, and the effects were exceptional.
September 8, 2012 First-ever European Paida and Lajin grand party was held in Hamburg, Germany. Hundreds of Chinese and German participants created a sensation and warm atmosphere, and the self-healing effects were immediate.
My Health, I Manage!
Note: Paida and Lajin are promoted as self-healing techniques, they are not meant for medical treatment.
Paida lajin (拍打拉筋), created by Hongchi Xiao (蕭宏慈), is a therapy based upon aspects of traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and Taoist and Buddhist principles.[1] The therapy involves slapping the body until bruised, stretching, and fasting for days.[1] The idea is to remove "long-held toxins" and "poisoned blood" (sha or 痧) from the body.[1] Paida lajin literally means "beat-pull", referring to slapping and pulling toxins from the blood. Paida lajin would appear to be heterodox to TCM because it has been criticized in both China and Taiwan.[2]
The slapping therapy is recommended "For children over three years old, in addition to slapping along the entire spine, slap the universal regions (elbows, knees, hands and feet), the entire four limbs, and stretch on a Lajin bench."[1][3] This could easily be construed as child abuse.
Xiao has claimed that paida lajin can cure or ease the symptoms of colds, body pains, Alzheimer's, strokes, paralysis, kidney failure, cancer, autism, and diabetes.[1][2]
In 2011, Taiwanese authorities fined Xiao the equivalent of US$1600 for "promoting folk remedies as medically effective".[2]
In 2015, Aidan Fenton, a 6-year-old diabetic attended an $1800 week-long workshop in Australia.[1] Shortly after the workshop, the boy died, and in 2017, the boy's parents were charged with manslaughter due to "gross negligence".[1]
In 2016, 3 people were arrested for manslaughter of Danielle Carr-Gomm, a diabetic, who was being treated at a paida lajin workshop in the UK.[4]
Dynastic gymnastics — the Russian style of "therapeutic" baby abuse.
External links
Let's clap, clap & clap Journey To Self-Healing (Sep 29, 2016) YouTube Hongchi Xiao envisions a PaidaLajin Global Community Journey To Self-Healing (Oct 21, 2016)
YouTube — including baby slapping.
Paida Lajin Introduction PaidaLajin Self-Healing (Apr 13, 2016) YouTube PaidaLajin Self-Healing — official website
Gua shaWikipedia's W.svg (刮痧) — a TCM treatment that produces bruising using hard objects, such as coins, scraped along the skin.
References
1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 A diabetic boy in Australia died after a controversial ‘self-healing’ course. Now his parents are charged with manslaughter by Samantha Schmidt (March 16, 2017 at 6:06 AM) The Washington Post.
2.0 2.1 2.2 What happens at a slapping workshop? by Tessa Wong (1 May 2015) BBC.
Recommended PaidaLajin regions for self healing common health (2015.04.17 11:04) PaidaLajin Self-Healing (archived on March 16, 2017).
Three people arrested after diabetic grandmother dies following Chinese 'slap treatment' by Henry Bodkin (13 November 2016 • 8:51pm) The Telegraph.
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