La-Jin & Pai-Da (Enlgish) (1.0)

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Purpose of La-Jin La: Stretch; Jin: Chinese Medical terminology similar to ligaments, tendons. La-Jin: to stretch and restore the Jin where Jin Suo has occurred. La-Jin is a simple way of self-health management and when carried out correctly, can improve general health and promote longevity by improving Qi and blood circulation, and cleansing vital energy channels within the body. This in turn improves various acute and chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, gynaecological and prostate gland illnesses, dislocations as well as pains caused by Jin-Suo, i.e. contraction, atrophy or degeneration of the functions of Jin.

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How do you diagnose the occurrence of Jin-Suo? If your body manifest the following 8 symptoms, then you are suffering from Jin-Suo:-

[Test 2] Can you lift your legs with ease? Remember climbing the stairs in strides? Do you find the movement increasingly taxing”

[Test 3] Can you bend at the waist effortlessly? Each time bending becomes increasingly taxing and 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 realised my one leg is longer than the other?”

[Test 6] Can you stretch and bend your arms? Try to hold the rings when you ride a bus or train.

[Test 7] Can you stretch your legs in a seated position? “Why can‟t I stretch out as far 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?”

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[Test 1] Ability to squat – do you find it increasingly difficult? One way to tell is to try using a squat toilet.

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NOTE: Methods provided are only for self-healing, they are not meant as medical treatment.

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Learn La-Jin In One Minute (1) 1. Reclining position This position is by-far the safest and provides the most comprehensive effectiveness. A customised La-Jin Bench is recommended but chairs can also be used as alternative. You must coordinate your breathing pace and stretch your arms as much as you can. This is particularly effective for sagging breast and overweight females.

(Using stretching bench)

(Chairs as an alternative)

2. Standing position This method can be easily done at home or at the office. It is known to greatly improve “frozen shoulder” and chronic neck and shoulder pain for those who spend long hour deskbound and hunched.

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[La-Jin Method]  If you are using chairs, place two side by side with the side of one chair against the wall.  Lie down your back on the bench and put the arms straight behind your head, keep them flat on the bench.  Place the right leg against the bench pillar while the left leg bends to touch the floor as much as possible.  Move your buttock against the bench pillar and keep the raised leg flat against bench pillar.  Avoid your both legs from moving outward; move the inner thighs closer to each other to increase the effectiveness of this method.  Maintain position for 10-40 minutes, then change leg and repeat this exercise on a daily basis to get best result.

[La-Jin Method]  Stand in a doorframe; raise both arms to hold the door frame on both sides; stretch your arms as much as possible.  Place one foot forward to do a bow step; place the other foot behind so that the leg can straighten as much as possible.  Keep your upper body parallel to the doorframe; keep your head straight and eyes looking ahead horizontally.  Maintain position for 5-8 minutes, then change leg and repeat this exercise on a daily basis to get best result. 3. Horizontal position This is a supplementary method to the reclining position La-Jin. You can do this on your own. If you wish to enhance therapy, ask someone‟s assistance. Lie in a bed or on the floor and ask someone to press one leg and move the other sideway till you can no longer tolerate the pain; hold the position for 3 minutes. Once you are done, shift the legs and do it vice versa. [La-Jin Methods] 1. Lie in a bed or on the floor, and stretch both legs sideways in opposite directions. Maintain position for 10 minutes.

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(On the bed)


2. Alternatively, place a bed against a wall and lie in the bed. Raise and press both legs to the wall. Place the buttocks against the wall and stretch both legs sideways in opposite directions, like a „Y‟. Repeat this exercise on a daily basis to get best result.



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Learn La-Jin In One Minute (2) Neck position This method is suitable for treatment of cervical pain and shoulder-back pain. 4.

[La-Jin Methods] 1. Lie face up on a bed or chairs. Stretch your head off the edge of the bed or chairs.

(Using stretching bench)

(Using chairs)

Put your arms straight behind your head and stretch backwards as possible as you can so that your head can hand down. Maintain for 3 minutes. 2. Remove pillow when you sleep, whether you sleep on your back or on your side. It may feel uncomfortable initially but try it for a few days and you will feel more accustomed to it.

5. Squatting position This is by-far the oldest La-Jin method. Simply squat down in a posture of using the squat toilet. For some people, this might be difficult at the beginning. Regular practice will eventually help these people squat with their feet firmly on the ground.

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[La-Jin Method]  Squat on the floor. Press the sole of your feet flat on the ground. If you are unable to squat all the way, go as far as you can.  Keep your legs together, hug your legs with your arms, and lower your head (The Daoists call it “baby hugging”, a posture of a baby in the womb).

A Few Things To Note About La-Jin 1. La-Jin is based on natural movements of the body hence any pain, numbness, soreness or swelling are signs of poor blood circulation, which can be gradually improved with La-Jin. 2. La-Jin can be self administered where the intensity and duration is fully within your control. Know your limits to avoid injuries. 3. Experiencing aches and pains after carrying out La-Jin can be a sign of ailment. However, the aches and pains should be within self tolerable level. Hence, La-Jin enables anyone to adjust the intensity and duration of their practice to suit individual limits. 4. Beginners, those of advanced age and with serious illnesses should practice with medium intensity using a step-by-step approach to get into positions. Intensity and duration can be gradually increased to achieve increased effectiveness. 5. For those who have suffered from stiff muscles from a young age, stiff muscles are the body‟s alarm signal of decreased liver function – affecting muscles, joints, tendons and ligament. It is therefore even more crucial for them to practice La-Jin. 6. When increasing intensity and duration of La-Jin no longer give you pain, numbness and soreness – congratulations, your body has achieved agility, perfect alignment and balance, smooth Qi and blood circulation.




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La-Jin Frequently Asked Questions What are the common physical responses brought by La-Jin? Type 1: Pain, numbness, sore, swelling, itchiness and yawning are some of the natural responses you may experience once you practice La-Jin and Pai-Da. These physical responses according to Chinese Medicine Science, it is called “Qi Chong Bing Zao” which means that healthy Qi struggles with the sickness. To some extent, this is the darkness before dawn breaks. The responses are a signal which tells you that the stagnated meridians are now being dredged. Type 2: Erythema, rashes, blisters, dizziness, burping, hiccups, vertigo, headache, nausea, thick phlegm, running nose, farting, extremely stinky excrement and urine. All these responses are the symptoms of “Qi Chong Bing Zao” and detoxification reaction. When the symptoms appear, you should go on doing La-Jin and Pai-Da. After inner self-clearing and detoxification, the body condition will gradually recover, and your health will get improved. Continue La-Jin and Pai-Da even after these responses subside, adjusting to lower levels of intensity and shorter duration should that be your wish.

There is no fixed time duration of La-Jin but 10-40 minutes for each leg is recommended. This is however, dependant on individual limits hence serve only as a reference. But the general rule of thumb is the longer the La-Jin, the better the effects and health benefit. 1. Those with weaker body constitutions or suffer from medical conditions will find difficulty in straightening the raised leg. They will also find it difficult to keep the other foot on the ground, while some will feel intense pain as soon as they get into position. In these cases, it is important to take it step-by-step and increase intensity and duration at a slow pace.

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How long does it take to La-Jin in reclining position?

2. Those who practice yoga or dance will be more agile hence it is recommended to extend the duration of this stretch to 30-40 minutes. They may experience pain, numbness, burping, hiccups, more sweating and increase in wind and excrement. Various chronic conditions such as insomnia, constipation, renal weakness, conditions of the heart, brain and ventricular will gradually subside. Cautions for in La-Jin 1. One should wear long sleeved shirts and pants when doing La-Jin. Avoid chilled air from air conditioner because your pores will open during La-Jin which might make you catch cold. 2. If it is difficult for you to practice La-Jin in reclining position, you may slightly bent your knees to ease your pain, but do remember to draw your knees back when landing them on the ground to avoid bowlegs. 3. Those of advanced age, patients of hypertension, cardiac diseases or other patients with weak body condition will definitely feel pain during La-Jin. Enduring this pain usually brings on increased heartbeat and blood pressure. When this happens, put a small pillow under your head to raise it slightly and avoid blood from surging to the brain. Intensity and duration of stretching should start at lower levels and gradually increase to higher levels. 4. If you find your hands or feet feeling numb, or if you have symptoms such as cold sweat or blue in the face (called hyperventilation syndrome in western medicine), you should cover your mouth and nose with a paper or plastic bag to create a closed system. The symptoms will disappear in about five minutes.




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Purpose of Pai-Da Pai: Patting; Da: Slapping. Pai-Da - A Chinese Medical method which utilize patting and slapping of external skin areas to draw out and eliminate poisonous waste in body and restore health by facilitating the smooth flow of Qi throughout the meridians. Pai-Da is originated from ancient Taoist practitioners, who used this technique to “treat ailments”. The technique stems from their belief that patting and slapping activate vital energy channels, removing stagnant energy and toxins, treating ailments and improving health. Pai-Da = Elimination of toxicants = Elimination of the poisonous waste in the body The Pai-Da technique we will be teaching you combines those of Taoist, Buddhist and Traditional Chinese Medicinal methods, resulting in a unique self-health management method. The key to this technique emphasises on the positive mental forces and concentration while practicing Pai-Da on your own and lies in the intensity and duration of such practice.

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Order of Pai-Da 3

Pai-Da is generally done from head to toe, in the following steps. [Step 1] Pat the Head

1. Pat the top of the head with both hands

2. Pat the sides of the head with both hands

[Step 2] Slap the back of the shoulders

3. Pat the back of the head with both hand

[Step 3] Slap armpits and inner shoulders

Pat your right shoulder with your left hand and vice versa. Remember to pat all sides of both shoulders.

[Step 4] Slap the inner elbows joints

Those with diseases of the mammary gland, heart and lung ailments should repeat this step more.

[Step 5] Slap the arms

Including all meridians of the inner sides which include the heart-channel of the inner sides and the lung-channel and the large intestine channel at the rims of outer sides, and pericardium channel in the middle. [Step 6] Slap the knees Pat the front knees with both hand and make sure the knee is covered by whole palm; pat the inner sides, outer sides and popliteal spaces. This step could be applied to cure all foot and leg related 1 diseases. La-Jin as supplement will bring better results. Customer care line: 400-888-0313

4. Slap the back of neck part with one hand

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Place right arm on right knee, slapping right arm with left hand. Change sides and repeat. You may find arms slapping quite painful but the more pain the better the effect. [Step 7] Slap the feet Pat the arches, insteps and ankles with strength. This step not only can cure the foot disease but also bring good curative effects for all internal organ diseases.



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How to Pai-Da in a proper way? 1. Pat and Slap attentively: concentration and faith will increase the positive energy in your body. Distracting thoughts could bring negative effects. 2. Pat and Slap with power: a painful slap signifies you have done it correctly, with every painful slap your ailments will gradually be reduced. 3. Pat and Slap with your mind: when slapping the skin, you can imagine that you are injecting fresh Qi into the body and bringing out the turbid Qi out. 4. Make good use of your palm and fingers: use your palm for large surfaces and use your fingers for smaller surfaces such as the back of your knee, where you need to flex your wrist to slap those hard to reach places. 5. Pat and Slap with strength, as long as you can endure the pain: slapping may feel very painful in the beginning but the pain usually subsides once you carry on for more than two minutes. 6. Better recite or chant scriptures when carrying out Pai-Da: reciting scriptures will bring better result; you may choose your favourite scriptures. 7. When slapping is too noisy and disturbs others, use your fist to the same effect. High intensity + long duration + high frequency = speedy improvement; Less intensity + short duration + low frequency = slow improvement; No Pai-Da = no improvement.

Principles of Sha Treatment:

Sha, i.e. poisonous blood, is the colourful thing under the skin after Pai-Da. When Sha appears, self-healing is working. So, continue the intensity of Pai-Da after the Sha until it subsides.

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The time length and frequency of Pai-Da 1. Pai-Da can be done at any time of day so make a habit of doing it every day, once every morning, afternoon and night.

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Basic principles of Pai-Da:

2. Those without major health conditions can carry out Pai-Da of key areas: head, shoulders, knees, armpits and elbows for 1-5 minutes each time, 1-2 times every day, or up to as many times as they wish. 3. Those with stiffness or problems in specific areas can in addition to key areas, increase Pai-Da duration at problem areas to 5-30 minutes, 1-3 times every day or up to as many times as they can. 4. Those with health problems should in addition to key areas, focus on Pai-Da around problem area for 30 minutes or more. For example those with knee troubles, frozen shoulder, neck and shoulder stiffness, headache and insomnia should slap key areas and then focus on Pai-Da problem areas. 5. Those who have difficulty moving arms, shoulders or legs or diagnosed with serious medical conditions such as psoriasis, heart problems, hypertension, diabetes and cancer etc, should carry out Pai-Da from head to toe and around afflicted organs for one hour and above. Carry out 1-3 times daily until conditions are improved/ cured, after which duration and frequency can be reduced. 6. Reaction from Pai-Da such as Sha may stop occurring after some time, however, it is important to continue Pai-Da even after they stop, to continue the cleansing of vital energy channels in order to achieve good health. 7. Similar to La-Jin, there is no set standard in the intensity and duration of Pai-Da, it is dependent on individual preference and limits and is suitable for everyone, good health or otherwise. 8. If time is a constraint, Pai-Da can be carried out in shorter durations but in increased frequency.




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A Few Things to Note About Pai-Da 1. Avoid directing the fan or air condition at yourself during Pai-Da so as not to catch the cold and chills via your open pores. 2. Drink warm water before and after practising slapping. Those of weak body constitution should drink a warm soup of ginger and jujube. In addition to staying hydrated, this will also prevent dizziness, tiredness and aid the body‟s metabolic process. 3. Avoid showering or taking a bath within one hour of Pai-Da. After one hour, be sure to shower or bathe with warm water and not cold water. On a cold day, it is best to avoid showering after Pai-Da. 4. For those with skin ailments such as psoriasis, Pai-Da in high intensity and for long durations is recommended for best effect. Secretion of a certain liquid is a sign of effectiveness so it is important to continue Pai-Da. However, do not pat and slap onto areas where there are open wounds. 5. Pai-Da for those with diabetes, varicose veins and edema in the legs: the skin of diabetic patients have less tolerance levels for slapping so slap with less intensity, taking it step-by-step. Those with varicose veins and edema in the legs should practice slapping upwards from the lower legs to improve blood circulation. 6. When Sha occurs as a reaction, it is important to continue practicing Pai-Da to speed up the elimination of toxins from the body, in turn eliminating the rashes in a shorter time. Reactions such as rashes usually subside after a few days – this is normally so for those with good body constitution such as children, young and healthy people. Those of advanced age and with serious medical conditions will usually experience reactions for a longer period of time. I have a health condition, which Body Part should I Slap? It is recommended that no matter what your health condition, start by Pai-Da the key areas of head, shoulders, armpits, knees and elbows. Additional problem areas can be added accordingly once you have completed Pai-Da the key areas. Pai-Da additional areas such as elbow joints, knee joints, arms, and legs for 15 minutes and more will provide even better results.

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When Pai-Da elbow and knee joints, be sure to slap front back and all around. When Pai-Da upper arms, place one hand on knee and slap upper arm using other hand. When Pai-Da legs, be sure to slap upper and lower legs, inner and outer thighs. After carrying out these fundamentals, find your focus areas based on individual health conditions: 1. Conditions of the head and diseases of the five senses such as face paralysis, headache, dizziness/vertigo, cold, ventricular diseases, effects of stroke, insomnia etc – carry out Pai-Da on head and face. 2. Conditions of the neck, shoulders and various joint problems such as neck and shoulder stiffness, inflammation of the joints, arthritis, conditions of the cervical vertebrae – carry out Pai-Da on joint areas of shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, ankles, knees etc. Those who do not have the necessary strength for Pai-Da can also get assistance as these areas are far from vital organs and require high intensity for best results. 3. Conditions of the heart, lungs, mammary and thyroid glands – slap at inner wrist joints, armpits, below the clavicle/ collarbone and the area around it. 4. Various gynaecological conditions such as ovarian cysts, cervical tumours, fibroids, endometriosis; men‟s conditions such as prostate gland diseases, impotence, early ejaculation; conditions of the productive and urine secretion systems etc – carry out Pai-Da on the base of your thigh. There is a concentration of toxins as well as vital energy, veins, nerves and lymph nodes in this area. Also carry out Pai-Da at the inner thighs, navel and lower legs.




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5. For old injuries like sprains, twists and sports injuries etc – slap afflicted areas, scarred areas and surgery incisions areas to aid healing. Take special care yourself as these are injury areas. Ensure longer duration, slap for 20 minutes and more for best results. 6. Various itch conditions – slap afflicted areas and inner wrist joints, knee joints, stand and slap both sides of thighs. 7. Those with piles, constipation, water retention, gastro-intestinal problems – slap with high intensity at navel area, all around knees, inner thighs, base of thigh, fat areas, for long durations. You can also use your fist in these areas. Treating the base of the leg with the hand in a chopping motion is another suitable technique as it is strong in intensity yet does not incur much noise. 8. Acute illnesses can be treated by Pai-Da vital energy and pressure points, as per the pressure points used in acupuncture. For example, conditions such as acute gastric and bloating can be treated by Pai-Da the feet, while acute heart problems and drunkenness can be treated by Pai-Da the inside of elbows etc. 9. All Pai-Da methods can be used in combination with La-Jin for better results.

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La-Jin & Pai-Da (Enlgish) (1.0)

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