Remaining Youthful after Fifteen Years of Practising Falun Gong

I'm from Chenzhou, Hunan Province. I'm forty-one years old now, but people tell me I look much younger. Most people who don't know me very well even think that I'm unmarried and have no children. The reason for this is because I have few wrinkles, if any, on my face, my skin is very smooth and elastic, and my body is well proportioned, light and flexible.

In everyday life, I often encounter some embarrassing situations. Many people call me "little sister" (a name for young unmarried girls). And if I'm with my daughter, when she calls me mother, other people look at me suspiciously, and some of them ask my daughter in private: "Is she really your mother?" Sometimes, other people also ask: "Are you using some special cosmetics or are you really good at taking care of yourself?"

Actually, I have never been to any beauty shops and I only apply some simple makeup such as foundation and lipstick for special events. My life is very simple, and sometimes I'm so busy that I only eat some left-over food or just noodles. Taking a little nap after lunch into account, I only sleep about five hours every day. I usually go to sleep after midnight, and I often stay up very late until two or three o'clock in the morning if my work is very busy.

What is the secret that allows me to remain youthful? Who can withstand the laws of nature and not age?

The answer is that I am a Falun Gong practitioner. I began practising when I was twenty-six years old, and I have practised cultivation in Falun Dafa for fifteen years. Only Falun Dafa has such magical power.

Recalling those days when I first started cultivation practice, my body weight was only 94 pounds, and I had a lot of illnesses. I had tried all kinds of treatments, such as Western medicines, the traditional Chinese medicines, herbs, injections, and physical therapies, but all the diseases I had, such as hepatitis B, lumbago, infection and inflammation in the fallopian tubes, and anaemia, were all chronic and hard to cure.

After I practised Falun Dafa, I no longer took any medicines, but all my illnesses were cured, my body weight increased to 107 pounds and it stopped increasing when it reached the standard normal body weight for my height. Since then, I've maintained a youthful appearance without any ageing.

I am not an exception. Many other Dafa practitioners also appear to be younger than others of their age who don't practice cultivation. And some elderly women regain their menstrual period after they start to practice Dafa. Such cases of returning to youth are very common among Falun Gong practitioners.