Sunday, April 24, 2016

Build a Lajin Bench for $50 or Less

Build a Lajin Bench for $50 or less

With a portable lajin bench, you can lajin outdoors, breathing in the fresh air and enjoying the sunshine.

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

简单长寿法：每天坚持10分钟

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简单长寿法：每天坚持10分钟

健康不必兴师动众，只需要每天简单的坚持一些锻炼就能实现。分享十个简单的动作供大家参考。

1、两手对搓一分钟：手掌快速对搓300次，刺激手掌的经络穴位可通六经、强化内脏、调和阴阳之气。

可治疗肩痛、眼睛疲劳。

2、手指摩头一分钟：手指由前额深摩头顶至脑后，以每秒2－4次的速度，促进脑部血液回流，使发根得到充分营养，头发黑且光泽。

3、轻揉耳轮一分钟：双手指轻揉左右耳轮至热，舒适为止。

有通经散热、保健听力的作用，尤其对耳鸣、目眩、健忘有防治功效。

4、转动眼睛一分钟：眼球顺时针和逆时针各转动30次，可提神醒目，有强化眼肌、防治慢性角膜炎、近视眼等功能。

5、拇指揉鼻一分钟：双手拇指上下揉鼻50次，可祛风雍塞，开肺窍，对感冒、上呼吸道感染、支气管炎，甚至对心脏病、动脉硬化症都有防治功效。

6、叩齿卷舌一分钟：轻叩牙齿，可使牙根和牙龈活血，卷舌可使舌活动自如，增加其灵敏度。

7、轻按肚脐一分钟：用双手掌心交替顺时针揉摩肚脐，可通畅胃肠之气，促进消化吸收。

8、收腹提肛一分钟：反复收缩，使肛门上提，可增强肛门括约肌的收缩力，促进血液循环。

9、伸屈四肢一分钟：仰卧时血流缓慢，血液存留四肢过多，通过伸屈运动，使血液迅速回流，供给心脑系统足够的氧与血。

10、蹬摩脚心一分钟：仰卧以双足跟交替蹬摩脚心，可引导肾脏虚火及上身浊气下降，并能清肝明目，对治疗神经衰弱、失眠、耳鸣等均有疗效。

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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Healthy Tips

徒步

Walking

饮食决定你的命运

You are what you eat.

预防癌症最新建议

Ways to fight cancer.

人体饥饿与健康长寿

Fasting could be good for you.

心理素质决定寿命长短

Your altitudes affect your longevity.

怎么知道自己身体是酸性还是碱性

What is your pH value?

人体解剖图

Human Anatomy

中医十二经络走向动态图

Meridian charts.

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

甩手功

超級簡單的功法：平甩功

達摩易經甩手功第一式：平甩功（簡介與見證）

達摩易經甩手功 Shoai-Shoou-Gong（示範） Video 1 Video 2
甩掉癌症和百病，甩出年輕和健康

神奇的平甩功--治頭痛

許達夫醫師自然醫學醫療網

甩手功互动百科简介

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Lajin Bench Stand 拉筋架

Building Your Own Lajin Bench

In 2011, a good friend of mine introduced me to paida and lajin, self-healing methods created by Master Xiao Hongchi. I did not take any action then.

This May, I watched Master Xiao's UPS video and his interview at Beyond 2012 conference by chance. Intrigued by his demonstration and explanation, I started to practice lajin on a piano bench by the door. I did lajin three times a day: early morning, noon, and late evening. Each time lasted 20 minutes; I spent 10 minutes per leg. In three short weeks, I was pleasantly surprised by its effect on my right foot.

For the past ten years, I had an extremely dry area on my right foot. No lotion, gel, or medicine seemed to cure my dry skin, and it itched and cracked often. However, a few weeks of lajin significantly improved my skin ailment (see the four pictures here).

I have also experienced a second, unanticipated benefit. The quality of my sleep has improved too; I have fewer dreams and wake up less.

With these two notably positive results, I found it hard to not become seriously interested in paida and lajin, since these methods simply work!

As I planned to own a lajin bench for myself in order to continue reaping its wonderful health benefits, I searched "where to buy lajin bench" on Google, but the results were not so encouraging:

The official store at http://lajinpaida.taobao.com/ offers the authentic lajin bench for RMB 890 (or US $143). The shipping cost from China to US is unknown, my estimate would be no less than US$100.
Two listings on eBay. The "Buy It Now" prices range from US $280 to US $649. One vendor charges US $120 for shipping from Canada.
Zero listings on Amazon.
One listing on Alibaba from Malaysia: price and delivery information unavailable.

Unsatisfied by those offerings, I decided to build my own.

Having analyzed many images on the web, I discovered that a lajin bench really consists of two simple parts: the vertical plate and the horizontal bench. The bench part can be substituted by regular furniture such as a study desk, a coffee table, a comfort bench, or even a storage organizer. The vertical part, unfortunately, is not readily available. It needs to be strong, stable, and attachable to the bench part. A new design is to separate these two parts, which would have the advantages of being more portable, accessible, and affordable.

I focused my attention on designing the lajin stand. I visited many furniture stores, talked to a few carpenters, and researched many hours online. After five iterations of designing, prototyping, and testing, I am happy to introduce my very own, Lajin Bench Stand, or Lajin Stand (in short).

You can attach the Lajin Stand to a study desk, creating your own personalized Lajin Bench in the office:

You can attach the Lajin Stand to a coffee table, creating your personalized Lajin Bench at home:

You can attach the Lajin Stand to a comfort bench, creating a Lajin Bench in a lobby:

One now can carry the Lajin Stand, and practice paida & lajin anywhere. With this simple design, hopefully, more people will practice paida & lajin so they will explore and experience the health benefits first-hand.

Here is another design of Lajin Bench using the off-the-shelf folding table. This one is easy to setup. It is light-weight and completely portable (Instructions found here).