In Chinese medicine, energy work or healing is often called working with qi (qi gong). In its widest sense qi means both the material stuff of life and the movement or functioning of life. Qi awareness in the body usually refers to the felt awareness of an energetic aspect of the physical being, or a felt sense of the connections within the body. Specific qi gong movements and breathing exercises can help foster an individual’s qi awareness and balance the body to attain and maintain health. Qi gong healing is the transmission of qi from one person to another. |