According to Chinese Medicine there are three main energy centers in the body. Three is a number often used to describe or to simplify the complexity of our human experience. In Christianity, the aspects of God are described as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. In Chinese metaphysics, the components of the universe are described as …
People know when they are sick; they also know how they feel when they are well. This is a matter of awareness of what the Chinese call “Qi.” The practice of Qigong (pronounced chee-gung) focuses on refining this awareness. Which part of the body is sick? What is wrong with the Qi? Is it stuck? …
To our Western mind, it seems incredible that with Qigong simple movements can have such profound effects. No surgery? Supplements? Drugs?? But it is true. You can experience this yourself. Indeed, one of the values of Qigong is that you become your own doctor. Doing these practices will put you in touch with your body …
According to Chinese medicine, the two leading causes of disease are negative emotions and diet. Both diet and emotions represent different kinds of “Qi” to the body. Diet is important because it supplies the physical substance from which the body continually recreates itself. Emotions, too, are a kind of diet for the subtle energies of …
So what is Qi? According to the Chinese, Qi is the energy that creates and sustains the universe. It is said to be present in inanimate objects, like rocks, as well as in living things like plants and animals, as well as in the subtle states of immaterial things like the air, light, sound and …