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...

Is PaidaLajin suitable for very old and sick people?

Yes. And many of them have amazing self-healing effects.   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...

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...

What problems are related to tendon contraction?

Flexible Jin (tendons and ligaments) 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...

How do I know that I suffer from tendon contraction?

If your body manifests one or several of the following eight symptoms, then you are suffering from Jin-Suo (tendon contraction):   [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...

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...

Paida is “noisy” to others. What should I do?

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...

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...

Can I slap on scars?

Yes. You can slap on old 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 new scars, open wounds or fractured 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...

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,...

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...

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...

Paida looks like self-torture to me. Why Paida?

Indeed, Paida and the colourful “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...

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...

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...

How long and how hard should I Paida?

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...

How to Paida each other?

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...

How to Paida myself?

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...

How hard should I 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...

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...

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,...
What is 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...

A few things to note about Lajin

[:en]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...
Seven common Lajin postures

Seven common Lajin postures

Lajin in reclining posture       Lajin in squatting posture       Lajin on a stand board       Lajin in standing posture       Lajin in Y-shape posture       Neck Lajin         Lajin during sleep          

A few things to note about Paida

[:en]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...

Sha and self-healing

[:en]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...
What is Paida?

Body parts for Paida

[:en]Paida universal regionS 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...

Healing reactions according to Taoism

[:en]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...

Healing reactions according to TCM

[:en]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...

Healing reactions

[:en]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...

Pain and “pain medicine”

[:en]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...

Complex diseases

[:en]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...

Ignore the disease name

[:en]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?”...

Seven criteria of self-healing

[:en]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...

What is PaidaLajin self-healing method?

[:en]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...