Qi flows in meridians
The best analogy for the all the communication systems in the body – meridians, circulatory, hormonal, nervous – is that of the earth’s waterways. Water flows through oceans, rivers, swamps, brooks, and tiny temporary channels the same way biological information flows through the meridians, nervous system, digestive system etc. The acupuncture meridians, also known as channels, are the most subtle of all the body’s waterways, comparable to vernal streams that only appear when full. Filling or draining these channels as necessary is the aim of the acupuncturist.
Like all waterways our bodies are under the guidance of the moon and susceptible to other natural phenomena. For this reason your acupuncturist may, particularly for menopausal women, time your treatment with the phases of the moon, or question you closely about how you feel during particular seasons.
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Introduction to Acupuncture and Traditional Asian Medicine
Qi and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Acupuncture works by moving the natural energy of your body through twelve channels that connect your internal organs with your body's surface. In ancient China this energy was called "Qi" (pronounced 'chee') and was ascribed many spiritual, emotional and physical powers. If Qi is abundant and flowing smoothly, then an individual enjoys good health. Pain and other physical and emotional disharmonies are the result of Qi being deficient or not flowing smoothly.
There are several different kinds of Qi and each can be likened to a kind of electricity that travels through the meridian system of the body. Pre-natal Qi is the Qi of destiny. Its mission is to compel us to manifest our genetic and spiritual blueprint and it connects us to the metaphysical world. This is one of the reasons that acupuncture treatments feel so good.
During a treatment you may feel as if you’re having a transcendent experience or as if you are an embryo floating in the primordial womb. This is because when the pre-natal Qi is activated you are in touch with the metaphysical world; it is coursing through your body. And, because the meridian system is the communication system of the embryo, during a treatment you are an embryo again, that is nature before nurture. Your body is hearing and implementing its genetic message without interference from all that has passed since birth.
Acupuncture works by moving the natural energy of your body through twelve channels that connect your internal organs with your body's surface. In ancient China this energy was called "Qi" (pronounced 'chee') and was ascribed many spiritual, emotional and physical powers. If Qi is abundant and flowing smoothly, then an individual enjoys good health. Pain and other physical and emotional disharmonies are the result of Qi being deficient or not flowing smoothly.
There are several different kinds of Qi and each can be likened to a kind of electricity that travels through the meridian system of the body. Pre-natal Qi is the Qi of destiny. Its mission is to compel us to manifest our genetic and spiritual blueprint and it connects us to the metaphysical world. This is one of the reasons that acupuncture treatments feel so good.
During a treatment you may feel as if you’re having a transcendent experience or as if you are an embryo floating in the primordial womb. This is because when the pre-natal Qi is activated you are in touch with the metaphysical world; it is coursing through your body. And, because the meridian system is the communication system of the embryo, during a treatment you are an embryo again, that is nature before nurture. Your body is hearing and implementing its genetic message without interference from all that has passed since birth.
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