Health Display

At the beginning of 2017, I felt really weak. Oftentimes, my legs would feel stiff and hard; sometimes they felt numb and sore. The joints in my leg would hurt every time I took the stairs. At times I was too weak to speak. Through meditating for about a year, my body feels energized, my legs have become more flexible and no longer feel numb or painful. I feel so happy. I will continue to meditate.

I started experiencing chronic soreness, pain and stiffness in my shoulders, back, arms, and neck in 2012. Three years later, I was diagnosed with tennis elbow. It was so painful that I could not lift my arms. After practicing meditation for about four months, the stiffness and pain had been greatly reduced. In less than a year, my elbows were completely recovered, and my back and shoulders were no longer stiff.

Years of hairdressing had made my lower back weak and sore for more than 10 years. While working, I often had to rest by leaning against the chair. I struggled to rise from a seated position. My massage therapist told me there was nothing that could be done. I did not expect to be able to sit cross-legged on a cushion with fellow meditators. Surprisingly, getting up from the cushion was easy, too!

While going through menopause, I started to suffer from severe insomnia. It would take me till around 3 or 4 a.m. to fall asleep. However, during the 8.5-Day Health & Happiness Retreat, I actually started to feel like I could drift off. After meditating for a few months, I started to sleep soundly through the night; no amount of noise could stir me. Now I feel carefree and full of energy.

For three years, I suffered from severe insomnia. When I did manage to fall asleep, I would be jolted awake by nightmares. During the day, my mind was so foggy I couldn’t work. On the first night of the 8.5-Day Health & Happiness Retreat, I had a restful dreamless sleep till morning. Since then, I’ve attended every retreat available. Now I could fall asleep quickly and sleep through the night.

I suffered from insomnia for three years. I would toss and turn in bed for at least three to four hours before falling asleep, only to be awake again after an hour or two. This severe lack of sleep led me into a state of depression and listlessness. After meditating for half a year, I could fall asleep right away for five to seven hours. My friends commented on how I have changed for the better.

Throat inflammation used to happen to me about two to three times a year for five years. Ever since I participated in the Health & Happiness Retreat, my throat no longer gets inflamed. Due to stress at work, I used to suffer from insomnia. The retreat helped improve my sleep quality and now I sleep seven to eight hours. I also had hearing issues in my right ear for more than 10 years. Thanks to the retreat, the hearing in my right ear has also improved.

I’d had sinusitis since I was six. My nose was congested all the time. I had to rely on medicated spray three times a week to ease the congestion. But the problem persisted. I could not sleep well, so I felt weak and dizzy during the day. This prevented me from being able to concentrate in class. After participating in the retreat, my nose felt clearer without me having to rely on nasal spray. Now, my nose isn’t plugged when I wake up and my sleep quality has improved.

After I recovered from a bad cold, my skin became extremely sensitive. I developed terrible itching that would plague me in the wee hours of the morning. The discomfort was intense. My sleep quality was badly affected. A sense of fear overwhelms me whenever I think of it. Thanks to a retreat, my skin doesn’t itch at all now, and I’m sleeping well. Since finishing the medicine prior to retreat, I did not replenish as I no longer needed to take it.