Just a short drive off the coastal road at the top of a mountain is a traditional Filipino style house with videoke blaring and hens being followed by their chicks. The house stands alone off a dirt road and as we pulled up everyone seated in the videoke room took a nice good look at us. Our driver lead us to the side of the house where we got to meet Lola Consolacion Achay the bolo-bolo healer.
Bolo-Bolo healing is a natural healing using clear water, a bambo style straw, a smooth black stone and cup. Lola Conching rinsed out her cup and filled it with clean water then dropped a shiny smooth black stone to the bottom. She then took the glass cup to the part of the body that was in need of healing. In our case we used Cheryl's twisted ankle and Lori's sore back. Lola would then start blowing bubbles through the straw into the cup and slowly the water started to become murky with these nasty floaties in it.
After a minute Lola Conching would examine the murky water. Apparently if the area is really effected the water will become dirty, then the blowing process is repeated until the water remains clear and the problem is cleansed. So she examines the water and dumps it out, rinses her glass and then refills it with clean water and repeats the blowing process. The second time, still dirty water forms but with less floaties so again she dumps the dirty out and starts again with clear water until the water remained clean while she blew her bubbles.
After the water remains clear she then takes some oils she keeps in a flask with special ingredients and rubs it on the affected area muttering something I couldn't hear with all the kareoke singing going on and blows onto the oil completing the ritual.
SO ... does it work? I'm not too sure. Cheryl seemed to find her sprained toes and ankles were better. Not completely healed but she regained mobility! And Lori? I guess her back felt better and she wasn't being sarcastic. How are they feeling now? I have no idea but I'm sure that flight back to Canada took it's toll. Maybe I could take up Bolo-Bolo healing and have a side line for when we move back home!? What do you think?
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For all you skeptics out there, I love Lola. I had a kink in my left hip and after Lola worked her magic it was gone and has not come back. She can blow bubbles around me anytime.
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