This place discusses uses of the Wing Chun Wooden dummy; its non/classical uses, debate, share tips and everything dummy related. (I have diversified however, when I see other things that are of value).
Here is a link to a scientific paper that shows the benefits of the 8 pieces of brocade in an experiment on 170 subjects.
It found sleep was benefitted.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02348/full