| Chi |
In Traditional Chinese medicine meridians conduct energy, or chi (or 'qi' pronounced "chee") throughout the body.
Tai Chi may be regarded as a Traditional Chinese medicine practice along with acupuncture, herbs, diet, massage
etc. as meditative physical exercise intended to promote or improve the flow of chi.
Chi is believed to regulate spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical balance and to be influenced by the opposing
forces of yin and yang.
When yin and yang are balanced, they work together with the natural flow of chi to help the body achieve and
maintain health.
Chi passes through the body following invisible pathways, or channels, called Meridians.
The Yin and Yang meridians are the two most important or central. These orbit north to south along the midline
of the body. The yin meridians are in the front (anterior trunk) and inside body surfaces; while the yang meridians
are in the back (posterior trunk) and outside body surfaces.
Chi can be developed , and directed around the body, through the conscious (intention) linking of breathing and
physical movement.
This is often first felt in the hands as warmth, tingling and heaviness. With further practice the chi begins to be felt
in the arms, the legs and throughout the body.
Chi can be generated and accumulated in the body to increase the overall capacity for all forms of action or
experience.
In many chi-development exercises, the body is moved in easy fluid patterns, which harmonize with the natural
motions of the body’s muscular and skeletal structure. The rhythm of the breath is allowed to link with the
movement, and the mind is called into play by imagining the breath as the flow of chi (which may be visualized
as a golden fluid) through and beyond the body parts involved in the movement. The awareness is concentrated
without tension and fully open to the whole field of action.
Western scientists have found meridians hard to identify because they do not directly correspond to nerve or blood
circulation pathways. Some (western) researchers do believe that meridians are located throughout the body's
connective tissue; while others insist that chi does not exist at all.
Despite these 'differences' western science does confirm that stimulating certain points along these pathways
through acupuncture enables electromagnetic signals to be relayed at a greater rate than under normal conditions.
These signals may start the flow of painkilling biochemicals, such as endorphins, and of immune system cells to
specific sites in the body that are injured or vulnerable to disease.
Tai Chi may be regarded as a Traditional Chinese medicine practice along with acupuncture, herbs, diet, massage
etc. as meditative physical exercise intended to promote or improve the flow of chi.
Chi is believed to regulate spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical balance and to be influenced by the opposing
forces of yin and yang.
When yin and yang are balanced, they work together with the natural flow of chi to help the body achieve and
maintain health.
Chi passes through the body following invisible pathways, or channels, called Meridians.
The Yin and Yang meridians are the two most important or central. These orbit north to south along the midline
of the body. The yin meridians are in the front (anterior trunk) and inside body surfaces; while the yang meridians
are in the back (posterior trunk) and outside body surfaces.
Chi can be developed , and directed around the body, through the conscious (intention) linking of breathing and
physical movement.
This is often first felt in the hands as warmth, tingling and heaviness. With further practice the chi begins to be felt
in the arms, the legs and throughout the body.
Chi can be generated and accumulated in the body to increase the overall capacity for all forms of action or
experience.
In many chi-development exercises, the body is moved in easy fluid patterns, which harmonize with the natural
motions of the body’s muscular and skeletal structure. The rhythm of the breath is allowed to link with the
movement, and the mind is called into play by imagining the breath as the flow of chi (which may be visualized
as a golden fluid) through and beyond the body parts involved in the movement. The awareness is concentrated
without tension and fully open to the whole field of action.
Western scientists have found meridians hard to identify because they do not directly correspond to nerve or blood
circulation pathways. Some (western) researchers do believe that meridians are located throughout the body's
connective tissue; while others insist that chi does not exist at all.
Despite these 'differences' western science does confirm that stimulating certain points along these pathways
through acupuncture enables electromagnetic signals to be relayed at a greater rate than under normal conditions.
These signals may start the flow of painkilling biochemicals, such as endorphins, and of immune system cells to
specific sites in the body that are injured or vulnerable to disease.
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