Chapter VI: Why Do Paida and Lajin Workshops Deliver Incredible Healing Effects?

Chapter VI: Why Do Paida and Lajin Workshops Deliver Incredible Healing Effects?

Since Paida and Lajin can heal so effectively and can be practiced in such simple steps, I had initially assumed that by referring to my books, blog and videos, everyone would be able to practice them at home and to gain excellent healing effects. However, most people have a serious disorder that hinders this desired effect —  LAZINESS. Few are disciplined enough or have the time to persist in Paida and Lajin. Accordingly, 
we have resorted to organising “Paida and Lajin workshops”.  Contrary to our expectation, we have been receiving enthusiastic responses from all over. Up to now, we have organized more than 100 workshops in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Hainan, Jinzhou, Yangzhou and other cities in the Chinese mainland, as well as in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Germany, Switzerland and the U.S. Several thousand 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. 

Before the availability of the Workshop, although  
Paida and Lajin had been effective in resolving many health problems, many people still questioned their efficacy. Since the self-healing cases were scattered all round the world, we were accused of having only announced the successful ones. However, even after we published conclusive evidence obtained from various workshops, there were still voices of doubt. In fact, I have all along requested for medical experts to come to our workshops to take measurements, to perform tests and to record observations. Unfortunately, none has come forward so far. 

Even using the most conservative computation, the efficacy of Paida and Lajin in resolving various health problems during workshops exceeds 80%. Such efficacy is most prominent in relieving lower back pain, knee pain, frozen shoulder, neck stiffness, deafness, hypertension, diabetes, heart diseases, gynaecological disorders, urination problems and insomnia. Since almost all participants of the workshops had had several illnesses, i.e. “compound diseases (disorders)”, there was hardly anyone who experienced no improvement. 

In fact, it has been established that healing efficacy achieved during workshops far exceeded that attained by doing Paida and Lajin at home for more than six months aided with other treatments. Why is it so? My preliminary conclusions are as follows: 

1. Paida and Lajin may appear simple, but the core concept of “change from the heart” is of prime importance. Once “change from the heart” happens, the two simple activities of Paida and  Lajin will help one reap both physical and spiritual benefits. Participants of the workshops are taught principles of tempering the heart by health management coaches and are encouraged to implement them in Paida and Lajin. During a workshop, the coaches will assist and guide whenever problems arise. The principles of tempering the heart are not just theories; they go beyond words and language, and have to be personally experienced to be truly appreciated. Education in Oriental culture has always been by way of passing down “from master to student”, on a one-to-one basis; and this is precisely the true essence of the workshop.

2. The duration and intensity of Paida and Lajin at home is no comparison with that carried out at the workshop. Workshop activities are conducted in an environment isolated from the outside world, thus 
enabling participants to fully concentrate. 
Paida and Lajin are practiced at least 4 to 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. It has been found that the effect obtained by doing a 10-minute Paida during a 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 very scared of pain and will not slap themselves with vigor. 

3. Besides making available vegetarian diet and encouraging less food intake, the workshop program also includes fasting, meditative jogging, meditation, experience sharing, etc. Each of these, if practiced following the principles of tempering the heart, produces its own unique benefits. When combined with Paida and Lajin, the healing effect is even more satisfying. Such circumstances, resources and ambience undeniably cannot be offered by any home environment. 

Lajin Bench ⇳

4. The use of Lajin bench and the proper way of using it greatly influence the quality of healing effect. Moreover, Lajin is practiced many times daily during any workshop, thus increasing its effectiveness. Doing Lajin using chairs put together against the wall or door frame is only a temporary measure. In order to achieve genuine healing effect, having a proper Lajin bench is a must. This is especially true for patients suffering from chronic or critical illnesses. For anyone using a Lajin bench, if the raised leg has not been strapped or the lowered leg has not been weighed down, the desired healing effect is also reduced. It puzzles us as to why people are willing to spend large sums on medical check-ups, medication and surgery, eventually leading to financial hardships and further ill health when two simple techniques are available to alleviate their problems with very little to pay. 

⇧Lajin using two chairs and the wall corner.

⇧Home Do-It-Yourself  Lajin Bench

5. The positive ambience generated during any
workshop and its Qi  field are unimaginable to
those merely practicing Paida and Lajin at home. Practicing these techniques in a large group creates a very encouraging resonance effect. Mutual motivation and peer pressure will drive participants to let go of self-consciousness and to put in genuine efforts for maximum output. By witnessing improvements in fellow participants, one is inspired to persevere with higher intensity and longer duration. 

6. The manifestation of “Qì Chōng Bìng Zào” (healing crisis) is better managed at a workshop. Under normal circumstances, the healing effect of Paida and Lajin may first appear as “Qì Chōng Bìng Zào”, i.e. besides all sorts of discomfort such as pain, numbness, soreness and swelling pain, old injuries and illnesses may surface or intensify, leading to nausea, giddiness, chest tightness, coughing, vomiting, insomnia, itchiness, rashes, and even loud crying. If these reactions occur at home, people may have no idea how to cope and will be discouraged to continue with Paida  and Lajin; by contrast, through observation of management by the coaches and acquiring proper knowledge during the workshop, participants will come to appreciate that such reactions are indicative of recovery. 

7. The toxic side-effects of drugs are greatly reduced during workshop attendance because the participants are encouraged to stop their medication. It is obvious that if medication can rid the health disorders, people would not have turned up for the workshop. We do not totally disapprove of medication, but it is undeniable that most of the time the toxic side-effects of drugs surpass their healing effects. In the absence of interference from the toxic side-effects of drugs, the efficacy of the self-healing techniques becomes more pronounced. As expected, the
practice of Paida and Lajin with discontinuation of medication has led to normalization in blood pressure and blood sugar level, better sleep as well as pain reduction.

8. Besides the usual practice of self-administered Paida, there are sessions during the workshop for participants to do Paida on each other. It is difficult for the elderly and those with serious illnesses to self-administer long duration of Paida. Moreover, some body parts such as armpits, shoulder blades and the areas behind the knees are difficult to reach and would be more effective if another person helps to do Paida. When immersed in the lively and high-spirited ambience of the reciprocal Paida sessions, participants will be inspired to be more positive and loving, enabling better physical and spiritual interaction. This is in line with the philosophy of tempering the heart and using external measures to clear meridians and to achieve self-healing.

Post-Workshop Survey Report

On November 6, 2010, E-Dao held its first Paida
and Lajin Workshop in Beijing. Up until now, we have organized more than 100 workshops in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Hainan, Jinzhou, Yangzhou and other cities in the Chinese mainland, as well as in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Germany, Switzerland and the U.S. Several thousand 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. 

Throughout 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. 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: 

i. Some overseas participants could not be reached by phone; 

ii. Contact information given was ineffective; 

iii. Calls were not answered.

2. Summary

i. Continued Lajin and Paida practice 

a. Amongst the 285 participants successfully interviewed, 243 (85%) of them continued Lajin and Paida after attending the Workshop. 

The remaining 42 participants (15%) did not, due to one or several of the following reasons: 

b. Too busy, lack of time 

c. Did not feel unwell 

d. Laziness 

e. Intolerant of pain 

f. Switched to other treatment measures 

g. Objection from family 

h. Insignificant effects

ii. Medication taken by participants who continued Paida and Lajin

a. Of those 243 who continued Paida and Lajin afterwards, 226 of them (93%) stopped medication altogether, while 17 continued to take medicine. The reasons cited for continuing with medication were as follows:

b. “I’m worried that my disease(s) cannot be
healed with just Paida and Lajin.” (By the elderly and those with critical diseases) 

c. “My doctor asked me to continue medication.” 

d. “Paida and Lajin, combined with medication, can help better improve my condition.”

 iii. Health conditions of participants who stopped medication and continued Paida and Lajin

 

Of those 226 who stopped taking prescription drugs and continued to Paida and Lajin after attending the Workshop, 134 (59%) reported to be in excellent health; 76 participants (34%) cited to have much improved health condition, while the remaining 16 (7%) reported to have maintained the same health condition as when they were under medication, and that stopping medication has caused no adverse effects. Conversation with
those 134 who enjoyed excellent health revealed
that they not only practiced Paida and Lajin 
nearly  every day but also continued to jog; and
the more often they practiced, the more
prominent the health improvement.

iv. Self-healing efficacy for different diseases

My Health, I Manage!

iv. Self-healing efficacy for different diseases We further analyzed the survey data to look at three diseases that had shown most prominent (and measurable) effects: hypertension, diabetes and Sciatica (lower back and leg pain). 

a. Hypertension Of the 34 participants with hypertension (12% of those interviewed), 30 (88%) reported significant efficacy in self-healing. Four interviewees cited inconsistent results and inconclusive efficacy (Note: All four of them practiced Paida  and Lajin only occasionally, and intermittently took medicine as well.); 

b. Diabetes Of the 14 diabetics (5% of those interviewed), 12 (86%) reported significant efficacy in self-healing, and only two cited inconsistent results; 

c. Sciatica 93 participants (33% of those interviewed) suffers from Sciatica, and 91 (98%) reported significant efficacy in self-healing, and only two reported inconsistent results.