他说南非总统Zuma有句话耐人寻味：没有一个制药厂能够阻止人们自己拍打自己！而Alexander更认为：拍打拉筋是中国送给非洲最好的礼物！也是中国最受欢迎的中国文化！只要南非推广成功，就会在整个非盟推广！
南非的Alexander von Gerlach是位白人，一个石油公司的CEO，他对南非尤其是南非受病痛折磨的黑人寄予极大的同情和关爱。他跟踪了拍打拉筋两年多，并将拍打拉筋在养老院实施。尽管在老人院是极其温柔、散漫的轻拍，也同样取得了惊人疗效，以至于南非政府也表示支持。
医行天下教练中懂英文的太少，我的日程又满，所以南非之行一推再推。但明年即使带着说山东、四川方言的教练也肯定云游南非！
尊敬的萧老师：
昨天，我结束了本年度在索韦托老人院开展的拍打拉筋课程。（编者注：索韦托位于约翰内斯堡附近，是南非最大的城镇，人口超过400万。）我们在这里举办了为期4个月，每周三次的拍打拉筋课程。
这是一段暖心之旅，老人们都异常感恩。
我们将在（明年）1月份重新启动本项目 —— 尽管我这方面会产生一些费用（这是不收费的公益项目），因为大多数老人都是靠政府津贴度日。
每一个参与者都受益于拍打拉筋课程。他们的身体又可以活动了，不再需要他人的协助就能自行料理生活起居。另一些人现在可以不用拐杖走路了，坐轮椅的人正在摆脱对轮椅的依赖。中风患者的自愈疗效惊人 —— 他们的身体状况得到了很大的改善，我相信在接下来的几个月中他们有望痊愈。另外，他们的心情和精神状态也好了很多。
我们特别小心，以免伤到他们，因为相当多的老人身体脆弱，有脊椎骨折。因此，我们在循序渐进地实施拍打拉筋。许多老人够不着脚，一个教练要照顾25位老人比较辛苦。
有上学的孩子们在这家老人院做义工。我们现在安排他们和老人们结成对子，让他们帮着拍打。
去老人院或许是最让人煎熬的事。相信您也会同意这种说法。
毫无疑问，您推广的拍打拉筋自愈法提高了老人们的生活质量。他们都盼着您来，您一定会不虚此行的。
我看见一个身体比较壮的人站在花园里。他全身都在发抖。我问他是怎么回事。他告诉我他今年前些时候癫痫病发作，被送往一家诊所打针。从那天开始，他就经常不受控制地发抖。我带他进屋，教了他如何拍打拉筋。他的脸上开始放光，我相信他会去实践拍打拉筋自愈法。【后记：昨天（过了几天）我回到那里为大家照相，简直难以相信自己的眼睛。他没有发抖了，并且能够参加我们拍照这组人的拍打拉筋课程（他是这群人中唯一的一位男士）。他的睡眠状况也改善了很多。他非常投入，非常感恩！】
祝您周末愉快！
Axel
2012年12月1日
Dear Hongchi Xiao,
I closed down our (Paida and Lajin) classes for the year at the Soweto Old Age Home yesterday (Editor’s note: Soweto, near Johannesburg, the largest township in South Africa with more than four million people). We conducted three classes a week there for the last four months.
It was a heart-warming experience. They are so unbelievably grateful.
We will start up again in January although it costs me as we do not charge inmates, most of whom live of government pensions.
Every one of the participants reported how they had benefitted from the stretching and clapping classes. They can move again and are no longer dependent on others to help them with basic tasks. Others can now walk without walkers and are getting out of their wheel chairs. What was quite remarkable that participants who had suffered strokes are much improved and I expect them to recover fully over the coming months. Also important is that their mood and spirit has much improved.
We are extra careful not to injure participants, as quite a number are in frail care and have fractured spines. So we go slowly on the stretching and clapping. Many can’t reach their feet to clap and it is not easy for one instructor to take care of 25 participants.
There are school children who volunteer to work at the old age home. We are now trying to pair them with our participants so that they can clap them.
An old age home is probably the most difficult place to go to, you will agree.
You have most certainly improved their lives through your teachings and will enjoy visiting them. They look forward to meeting you.
I saw a man, quite strong still, standing in the garden. He was trembling and shaking all over. I asked him what was the matter with him. He told me he had an epileptic fit earlier this year and was given injections at a clinic he was taken to. From that day he was suffering from uncontrollable, constant shaking. Apparently he can only sleep by taking very strong sleeping pills.
I took him inside and taught him how to stretch and clap. His face lit up and I am sure he will do the exercises. When I went back yesterday, a few days later, for the photo shoot, I could not believe my eyes. He was no longer shaking and was now able to attend the class we held for the photo shoot. (the only man in the group) He is also sleeping much better. He is highly motivated and ever so grateful.
Have a great weekend.
Kind regards
Axel
December 1, 2012
