Hua Rong Wu
In the winter of 2019, my left hand started to feel a little sore, numb, and swollen. It was very uncomfortable, but I didn’t pay much attention to it because I thought it seemed normal for someone who is almost 60 years old to have a little discomfort in the hand. After that, the pandemic started, so I didn’t go to the doctor.
A year or two later, my hand problem became worse. When I slept, I needed to position my hand in a certain way to feel comfortable enough to sleep. When I drove, I could feel a big difference between the strength of my left and right hands. So, I mainly relied on the strength of my right hand to drive. As my left hand was very sore, at traffic lights I would take the opportunity to massage it using my right hand. On two occasions, when I took food out from the microwave, I spilled the whole plate of food because my left hand had no strength, making a big mess.
By February of this year, my hand pain got even worse. I would wake up and cry out in pain. One time while washing vegetables for dinner preparation, it was like my left hand had absolutely no strength left, and I couldn’t lift it at all. I needed to rest my arm on the side of the sink to finish washing the vegetables. I hadn’t told my family about the hand pain previously because I was afraid that they would worry. But after this incident, when I had such a hard time making even one dinner, I got worried because I didn’t know what was going to happen to me later. I then told my family.
My husband was extremely worried about me and immediately made an appointment for me to see a physical therapist. At the beginning of March, I started going for acupuncture twice a week. I did it for about three months, until the end of May, but there seemed to be little improvement. At that time, the doctor also said that acupuncture would not be able to cure the root cause of my pain, but only to give me relief from it.
Energy Bagua – 100 Days Foundation Building
I wanted to encourage my friend to practice Energy Bagua every day, so I practiced with her daily. When I started practicing on May 30th, I stopped going for acupuncture because I couldn’t fit it into my schedule anymore. I used to rush to the clinic for acupuncture in the morning after dropping off my son at school, but now I rush to Central Park immediately after dropping him off, so I couldn’t find the time for acupuncture.
In the beginning, I didn’t do the full Energy Bagua practice every day. When I got to the park after dropping my son off at school, I could only practice for about 15 minutes to half an hour. At that time, it was very difficult to lift my left hand. Just after three minutes, I had to use my perseverance to continue holding my hand up because it was very sore. After about a week or so, I could hold my hand up for five minutes.
After three or four weeks, I felt that my left hand was 60-70% better. When I went to bed at night, I didn’t feel the pain anymore. After a month or so, I was able to practice the full session of Energy Bagua because my son was off from school for the holidays. When I reached the 49th day of practicing, my hand was 80-90% better and I could basically do many tasks like before. I was really happy when I could clench my left fist with about the same strength as my right hand! When I drove, I no longer need to massage my left hand.
When I used to volunteer at the Center’s kitchen, I couldn’t use a big wok to stir-fry because my left hand was not strong enough. I would use a small wok to cook in small batches and then put the food together. When I was almost two months into my Energy Bagua practice, I was really excited when I could use a large wok to cook for 30 or 40 people at a time.
I can now cook with both hands at the same time, and I can also hold and wash the big iron wok. All my movements are now normal. The hand weakness, pain, and numbness have all been eliminated!
I am extremely grateful to Grandmaster JinBodhi for teaching us Energy Bagua! My hand was sore for more than two years, and I have completely recovered by practicing Energy Bagua for a little more than two months! Thank you, Grandmaster JinBodhi!
The intent of the testimonial is to offer wellness information of a general nature. Individual results of practice may vary.