What Is Qi? And Other Concepts

It shows how critical balance, inputs, and environment are to the optimal function of the body. As a result, it doesn’t look at drugs to manipulate the body. Instead, it looks to restore the natural healthy functioning of the body by restoring flow, balance, and optimal healthy conditions for it to thrive and heal. If your phone doesn’t have Qi technology built-in, you can add wireless charging with a case.

For example, instead of eating while watching TV and checking your email on your phone, it’s recommended that you just eat and enjoy your food. Chewing food thoroughly is also recommended to help preserve the spleen’s energy. Read on to find out just how being qi deficient may be affecting your health and how to keep it balanced. If you’re not feeling your best, whether mentally or physically, an imbalance in your qi may be at work. Take care to eat well, sleep well, and breathe well to boost your “vital energy” and keep your qi flowing effectively.

This immense energy is all around us, but modern life, stress and electronics separate our awareness from universal Qi. Three ways to align yourself with the Qi of the universe are to perform Qigong, Meditate and receive Acupuncture. All three can help you to get out of Qigong your ego and connect to your consciousness. Qi, the source of all things, an innate intelligence that can’t be seen with the naked eye.

It also helps to regulate body temperature and warm up the organs. It is derived from the Qi of “food essence.” The balance of the Wei and Ying is very important and if out of balance many types of illness can occur. As we become more adept at this skill, we become directly aware of the vibratory nature of all-that-is. Not only do we experience our bodies as being comprised of patterns and flows of qi, but also come to understand that “emotions” and “thoughts” are also forms of energy.

Just like you can’t “power nap” each night for an hour instead of getting a full night’s sleep, you can’t not do the work. Sure, you can get away with those power naps for a few days or weeks , but you’ll quickly burn out. From here, the new energy is released and refined in the upper dantien, where it becomes pure, undifferentiated light of awareness. The more self-aware we become, the easier this process gets. Alchemy is actually quite fun once the “engine” gets going.

This wonderful concept of change is beautifully illustrated in the simple image of the "yin-yang symbol." Yang refers to aspects or manifestations of Qi that are relatively immaterial, amorphous, expanding, hollow, light, ascending, hot, dry, warming, bright, aggressive, and active. Yin refers to aspects or manifestations of Qi that are relatively material, substantial, condensing, solid, heavy, descending, cold, moist, cooling, dark, passive and quiescent. And resting on these principles is the rest of TCM theory and application, such as the causes of patterns of disharmony, which form the "branches." For example, it applies as equally to a human being as it does to a family, community, or the environment.