Qi

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It has been very interesting to read all the articles on Qi and Qigong

treatment.

It is a nerve racking topic for myself, studying TCM in BJ.

In the classics people didn't seem to have that many words to express

themselves, everything is very simple language. So Qi is used a lot to describe

air, energy, atmosphere, emotions, functions, etc. In more recent works and

Qigong publications, everything is more defined, Qi appears as a double word

explaining what is meant. And it seems to me, before " everything was Qi " now

for example Qi gong medical treatment, talks of Fa Gong, I would translate as

transmitting energy and function, or influence maybe. Let's make it a mixture of

all three of them. Actually in Chinese it makes totally sense, trying to

translate it feels like stammering around. Is there really no aquivalent?

I had Qigong treatment for a cold a couple of times ( in combination with

cupping) which seemed to be pretty effective: fever went down within 1 hour

after treatment, symptoms( runny nose, cough, yellow sputum) disappeared during

the following day.

I tried to Fa Gong to myself suffering from a meniscus injury, which ( I

believe) worked quite well too.

I have been practicing Qi Gong and Taiji for some years by now, and one thing I

always come across is that teachers ( " masters " )tell not to focus too much on Qi

while doing Qi work. They claim that if you think of it , it won't be there.

Just be conscious about what you doing(mind?)like movements or inner work with

still Qi Gong and the Qi will follow.

Actually I gave up on trying to express what Qi is about, just keep practicing

and observing what's happening.

Maybe one of my classmates ( chinese ) is right saying that it has to remain a

mystery , something you can experience but not being able to put in some simple

words.

Cheers Steve

 

 

 

 

 

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