These are excerpts of letters written by Master Ru's students, patients and their doctors. Identifying information has been excluded, copies of these letters can be viewed when visiting Master Ru.

March 8, 2004

I know that at one time or another I have probably spoken to many of you about some of my experiences with the Chinese art of Taijiquan (tai chi). Taiji is becoming increasingly popular in the US and around the world because of it's unique blend of self healing, exercise, meditation and martial arts. I have found that it has made some dramatic changes in my health and mental attitude and allows me to be a great deal more relaxed under stressful conditions than I otherwise might be.

Good teachers in this (as in other areas) are hard to find, but I have been lucky enough for the past few years to be able to study with a Chinese master named Ru Yu Wen who began studying taiji over 40 years ago. Ru has taught the chinese army as well as thousands of mainland Chinese before coming to the US in 1995, where he taught at the University of Pennsylvania.

February 21, 2001

I came today for treatment completely crushed. Called my husband, he left work and drove me here. Such a transformation. it is just unbelievable that one person can make such a difference in somebody else's well being. Yesterday I had a very unpleasant and troubling conversation... and I allowed all the bad will to come into my heart and soul. It crushed me. I wondered how it didn't kill me, I suppose it could. I cried for hours and hours, my blood pressure went so high that I couldn't respond to people. I don't have high blood pressure, never did. It was the first time. Today morning I was throwing up, my blood pressure was up and down, changed every several minutes, tears rolling and chest pain. I was thinking that I should go to the emergency room and not here. I am glad I came here instead. All pain is gone, I fell such an emotional uplifting - no more tears. Very peaceful.

June 6, 1999

Working with Master Ru has been a revolutionary experience for me. He seems to work from knowledge and training but also from intuition, from observation. One feels comfortably in the hands of a tRue observer of the human condition. I feel safe. I am warmly aware of his tactfulness, acceptingness. One never feels accused. so many therapists seem to accuse the victim as if the illness were his or her own fault. Here, with Master Ru, there does not seem to be much question of fault or blame. It does not matter how one got sick, only that one try to access the good energy in oneself to become as well as possible. He offers a sturdy bridge to that possibility.

I also keenly appreciate the sense of optimism, that improvement is possible; and the knowledge that if one cannot be made over from scratch one can at least get better. All things are possible.

August 15, 1997

I am a licensed psychologist working with elderly people. My patients are depressed and physically handicapped. Because of the stress in my work I felt burned out, tired much of the time and needed to cope with the negative feelings.

In addition, I had irregularity in my monthly cycle, chronic back pain and numbness in my arms on awakening. Before meeting Master Ru I had treatments with various chiropractors which did not help me. I also had estrogen therapy which I started but could not continue because of the side effects of the medication.

After several sessions with Master Ru almost all of my symptoms disappeared. I felt more energized and renewed. I felt more comfort and contentment.

I also noticed changes in performing my work. I was able to give much more to my patients and could help them more with their coping with their physical limitations. Somehow my patients noticed changes in me and I often heard them say that just seeing me for a short period of time made them feel better.

November 11, 1997

My patient has been undergoing six months of chemotherapy for breast cancer. This treatment incorporates medications with many possible side effects and is often debilitating. She is doing well and attributes much of her ability to tolerate therapy to the help she is receiving from Master Ru Yuwen, a T'ai C'hi/Qi Gong teacher who is providing her with appropriate exercises. Her faith in the importance of her interaction with Master Ru Yuwen is contributing to her ability to tolerate medical treatment.

March 24, 1997

My patient has been having treatments for hot flashes, depression and anxiety related to breast cancer treatment. She has found that in seeing Master Yuwen Ru her hot flashes have been reduced from 8 to 10 times a day to once every two days and that her anxiety and depression have improved. In addition, her pain from shingles has been relieved.

September 15, 1997

I am an expert in the research of brain damage resulting from stroke and cerebrovascular disease, on which I have published more than 100 research articles over a period of 25 years. From my knowledge of the biochemistry of brain damage, I recognize that several of the risk factors most important in stroke prevention are directly reduced by the practice of Tai Chi. The first is hypertension. Tai Chi exercise lowers blood pressure by inducing a state of deep relaxation. It is known that the incidence and severity of stroke is greatly increased by high blood pressure. Thus, the practice of Tai Chi will decrease one of the major risk factors of stroke as well as heart disease.

Second, my research, funded by the National Institutes of Health, has recently focused on the intrinsic mechanisms by which the brain defends itself against brain damage caused by strokes. These protective mechanisms are triggered by stimulation of the brain through normal sensory pathways and through pathways as yet poorly understood. My research has demonstrated that sensory stimulation induces trophic chemicals that enable nerve cells to survive a stroke. I believe that the practice of Tai Chi and the treatment with acupressure stimulates these same protective pathways. Thus, the methods that Master Ru employs have, in my opinion, a direct beneficial effect on several chemical factors that protect the brain against stroke.

August 16, 1997

I began consulting with Dr Ru in October 1995, usually once or twice a week. I remember telling him at the beginning when asked by him what was the nature of my problems, that I was in good health but was seeking consultation mainly to enhance my health and well being. My visits were quite valuable and usually left me feeling relaxed and in a high state of comfort.

Earlier last year in March 1996, I went for a regular checkup. I asked my doctor to order a blood cholesterol test because I had had elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels for the last ten years, perhaps due to the presence of genetic factors (my father had suffered from angina in his later years). No amount of dietary control or exercise had brought my cholesterol down below 200 mg./dl. I had more or less given up, yet I did not want to take cholesterol lowering drugs because their long term effects are not known. Imagine my utter surprise (and delight) when my internist called a few days later to say that my cholesterol level was normal and what was I worrying about! I guess I had forgotten to tell Dr Ru about this, but I got better anyway.

What do I make of this, one may ask? Well, I am a scientific researcher myself, so I realize this one anecdote does not provide incontrovertible evidence to the effect that my cholesterol level came down because of Qigong. This was not a double blind, controlled experiment, obviously. But all I can say is that I made no progress with any other approach to bring down my cholesterol level, and Qigong seems to have had an impact. I had made no other changes to my diet or lifestyle during this period that might have explained this result.

February 8, 1997

I am a modern dancer and choreographer who has continued to practice a physically demanding art from well into middle age. I am 54. Constant vigorous use of the body to discover new movement an to perform is taxing an stressful. As I've aged I've sought many kinds of help to mitigate the many troubles that accompany a dancer's life. These remedies have included Chiropractic, Shiatsu Massage, Acupuncture, Swedish Massage, Alexander technique, Bioenergetics, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Homeopathy, Relaxation techniques, Nutritional Regimens, and visit to doctors who practice western medicine for specific muscular and joint related problems. In short I have a wide range of experience in forms of physical therapy.

For the past five months I have been taking weekly classes with Master Ru. During that time I have experienced fundamental changes in my physical, mental and emotional being. Not only have chronic conditions in my lower back and legs all but disappeared, but my overall muscular tone has improved, a youthful sense of bodily ease has returned, and a more optimistic, assertive cast has come to dominate my daily outlook and behavior.

February 22, 1997

Until my first treatment with Master Ru, I had excruciating pain in my right hip and was unable to walk. On January 17, in addition to hip pain I was vomiting constantly and had to be taken in an ambulance to the emergency room.

During the week I was there I was given antibiotics and glucose intravenously to treat severe urinary tract infection and the concomitant dehydration that caused me to loose 15 pounds. The battery of tests I was given were reassuring in that there was no life threatening of permanently crippling disorder was discovered but I was still unable to walk because of the pain. After I began to be able to eat, they gave me a walker and I was dismissed.

When a friend told me of Master Ru, my husband took me. After my first treatment with Master Ru, I left walking without the walker and without pain!

August 19, 1996

In may of this year I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Though word-of-mouth I contacted Master Ru and began a series of qi gong treatments-- deep massage and meditation. After only a few treatments, my energy and a positive attitude emerged. My oncologist is pleased at how well I am tolerating my chemotherapy treatments. The one time I missed my weekly qi gong session, my white blood cell count dropped so low I could not be given chemotherapy. Three days after Master Ru administered qi gong, my counts were back to normal and have stayed that way.

June 25, 1996

I have been seeing Master Ru weekly for over three months. I began these visits after seeing several doctors and getting little to no results. I then decided to seek an alternate route to treat my condition. The impetus for this decision came when one doctor decided that I should begin taking hormones.

I was told several months ago that there has been a tremendous increase in the production of cortisol and an equally disturbing decrease in the production of DHEA in my body. I have not only suffered from chronic fatigue and anxiety, but my healing process has slowed - that is tissue healing. The results of this increased level of stress to my system have ranged from blood toxicity - which produced skin discoloration's and rashes, to large ecchymoses after minor injuries (these have been painstakingly slow to disappear and some have remained for up to a year). I have suffered from chronic insomnia, lethargy, and increased anxiety. These symptoms have been accompanied by mood swings and occasional depression. It had become increasingly difficult to function under these conditions.

As a massage therapist and instRuctor of Shiatsu and of Anatomy and Physiology, health is an integral part of my practice and essential to support my way of life. I had been unable to work regularly without strain, injury and fatigue, and had been slow to recover from those injuries sustained My earning capacity has greatly suffered.

Therefor, it has been remarkable that after only a few visits with Master Ru, I began to feel results. At first the improvements were subtle; I had more energy, was consistently less emotional, and was sleeping more soundly. After several weeks, the improvements were undeniable. I was generally more energetic, the joint pain to which I had become accustomed had lessened, and I was still sleeping soundly. As a result I have been able to see more clients and to begin an exercise program.

1996

I was introduced to Master Ru in the late fall of 1995 by a relative who had been very impressed with the treatments he was receiving. I had suffered for fourteen months with severe chronic bronchial infections, one of them culminating into pneumonia. After that each episode of infection was being treated with antibiotics and cortisone. All in all I had been on antibiotics more than nine times that year. I felt that my immune system was worn down by the use of this medication, and I was never quite free of the symptoms of a bad cough and excessive sweats and fatigue. After intensive testing, CAT scans and many series of tests, the general prognosis was that I had a chronic condition which had to be treated with either therapeutic doses of antibiotics or antibiotics at the onset of an infection.

Since I have been acquainted with various forms of Chinese healing techniques, I was searching for a practitioner in the hopes that an alternative method of healing might help my condition. I was visiting my daughter in philadelphia for a limited period of time, therefor Master Ru scheduled a series of ten sessions into a two week period. After the first treatment I felt an improvement in my well being, I felt very energized and lost the fatigued feeling. I continued a series of chi kung exercises provided by Master Ru in florida. I felt a continued improvement in my general health, the coughing and sweats disappears in about a month and I have been free of infections for over five months. I was able to resume playing tennis and went skiing for the first time in three years.
I also suffer from hypothyroidism and since treatments I have been able to reduce my daily maintenance does of thyroid hormone by 25%. I returned to philadelphia for another visit and took 5 energetic treatments from Master Ru, feeling visibly stronger and more energetic.

I am very grateful for Master Ru and I feel that his treatments applying Chi Kung healing techniques, although unusual in the west but classic in china, provide tremendous benefits in both healing and general body/mind health maintenance. In my opinion he has performed a great service in introducing these techniques here.

December 31, 1995

I can never thank you enough for your magic treatment on my right ring finger in June 1994. The day before I left for China, I broke that finger accidentally in the United States . The pain had tortured me severely before I was referred to you in China. It seemed that you did not do anything, only stood in front of me and ask me to relax. Within minutes, I felt a strong power on my right ring finger and my right hand. I began to beat the ground with my right hand heavily hundreds and hundreds of times, and beat faster an faster. At that moment the strong power filled in with my right hand, it was so strong that I could hardly believe it was my own hand. The treatment lasted more than one hour. After that the pain on my finger was relieved, and I could move my finger slowly. Then the next day, Master Ru gave me the same treatment, the pain on the finger mysteriously disappeared and my right ring finger could move the same as it was before. I have never received such effective and unique treatment before and I felt very impressed.

I wish that everything is going well with you and this treatment will be always appreciated.

July 29, 1995

Ru Yuwen has treated me with Qigong since early May of this year. I came to him with very low energy, depression and a painful heel spur. I have noticed a strong increase in my energy and my heel pain has diminished almost entirely. I attribute this to the highly skilled care of Master Ru Yuwen I had previously tried traditional western medicine over a long period of time for these conditions, and was not helped. I see a clear lessening of my symptoms each time Master Ru helps me with his qigong techniques. I have not encountered anyone in NYC with comparable skills.

He is very professional and caring and brings with him a medical art which takes many years of training and is 3000 years old. I have found him unique in his ability to reduce pain quickly, to help me to safely increase my health between visits.

Mr Ru's Miraculous Treatment Brought Back a New Life to a Depressor

November 1995

When Stephen Joseph came to see Master Ru this past summer, he said: My heart is so filled with pain and I am very depressed that I cannot help crying everyday..." With a gesture of cutting his own throat he continued, "Sometimes I really want to commit suicide."

This Stephen in his fifties lives in Manhattan, New York. He is a teacher of english at a college; He has had a lot of publication quite successful in his career. However, die to stress of life he had a very severe depression, was loosing weight no energy and felling no interest in life.

His friend suggested that he see Master Ru and he agreed to give it a try because he had gone through all kinds of medical treatments in hospitals and nothing was helping him, so lost hope in the chance for his own recovery. Unexpectedly, during the first session with Master Ru, he felt very strong energy going into his body, opening his heart filled it with joy and energy. He knew he found hope for his withering life and decided immediately that he would come aback again.

When his daughter came back from her two months vacation in Hawaii, she was so shocked by Stephen's change, "My Dad is a new Dad now." shouting with excitement, could not believe what had happened. His friends also noticed the big difference in him and called him "New Stephen".

It is true that under Qigong treatments not only his color came back and Stephen looks great, but also he is now full of energy and happiness. He feels young again as he told us. "Life is wonderful and enjoyable. I love it."

November 6, 1995

Three years ago I was diagnosed as having multiple myeloma. This is a bone cancer with a prognosis of 22-44 months survival rate. One of the treatments is to have a bone marrow transplant.

Although I went through 10 months of chemotherapy in preparation for the transplant, I finally decided against it for there was not enough evidence of long term survival.

Instead I opted for alternative cancer treatments like Chinese herbal medicine, vitamin therapy and acupuncture. It was through my Chinese doctor that I became aware of Master Ru.

Every month I must visit my oncologist to have my blood drawn. Through this they can check to see if my myeloma cells have increased. For close to a year my myeloma cells were running around 4300 to a high rate of 5180, the normal being 70-312.

When at first I visited Master Ru, my last count was 4540. After three treatments by Master Ru, my blood was drawn. Wehn the results came back from the laboratory, it had gone down to 2070. My oncologist was completely baffled by this.

When I was given chemotherapy to reduce my myeloma cells it took at least 6 months to achieve this and it cost my insurance company $30,000 or more.

On October 24 I received the lab report from my last blood test and it was down to 1760.

December 5, 1995

I have been trying to cure my ulcerative colitis since 2/95. Before that, my left abdomen had been hurt for 3 years. Some doctor said that I had gall stones and my whole gall bladder was removed in 9/93. After that surgery, it still hurt me and my period was abnormal so I was sent to see a gynecologist who said i had an ovarian cyst. He prescribed some contraceptive pills for 6 months. It helped calm my symptoms for a short period, until 12/94 when I got very bad diarrhea with fresh blood. I was sent to a G. I. doctor and had all kinds of X-rays. It was proved that ulcerative colitis was the main problem. I had to take 4-5 kinds of pills every day, especially "Prednisone" which my doctor could not reduce the dose because as soon as he did it would flare up again. It caused all kinds of side effects.

I went to see Master Ru on10/31/95. Since then, I do not have to take any medicine. I have no more abdominal pain and my period is also as normal as it used to be 3 years ago.

He is kind and caring. I'm greatly appreciative that he builds up my energy and leads me to a healthier and happier life in a month.