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Controversial Slapping Therapy Leaves Practitioners Covered in Bruises
Original article on OddityCentral.com – a blog on oddities and wacky news http://www.odditycentral.com/
A Chinese man is gaining notoriety for trying to cure his patients’ illnesses by literally beating it out of them. Former investment banker and self-styled healer Hongchi Xiao apparently believes that by slapping themselves black and blue, they are getting rid of toxins. But his methods have come under scrutiny ever since the death of a seven-year-old boy who attended his slapping workshop in Sydney.
Hongchi, who claims to have learned the ancient practice of ‘paida lajin’ from a Taoist monk, says that his slaps have cured several medical conditions ranging from diabetes to hypertension. “The slapping and stretching work together to clear the meridians of blocks and help the body get rid of the disease,” he explained. Slapping the body, he said, “builds heat, causing blood vessels to expand, and ‘chi’ to flow strongly. Yang rises, yin melts and long-held toxins and blocks are released.”
Source: http://www.odditycentral.com/news/controversial-slapping-therapy-leaves-practitioners-covered-in-bruises.html
Beats the hell outta me why anyone would believe that would heal them.
Maybe that’s just a photo of someone who got a back massage at the BIN Christmas party from Lyn?
That is disturbing.