03/05/2024
What is Qi? What a tremendous topic - and key to our understanding of how acupuncture works. Can we tackle this in an FB post (or 100)?! :D
The ancient character shows the components of cooking rice in the lower portion & vapour or air rising from the upper part. Some interpret this to mean AIR & FOOD. Two things vital to our existence. Our bodies intelligently, and amazingly, without any direction on our part, take vital nutrients & components from the food we consume & air we breathe to support our life - our vitality.
So is Qi metabolism? At the very least it's an incredibly intelligent metabolism. Daniel Keown, author of The Spark in the Machine likens it to the production of electricity from a large power station. Ultimately that electricity leaves the power station in thin lines and is distributed over a large area or city.
Think of all the ways our organs & cells function....how is that? Tiny electrical currents run throughout every aspect of our body sending signals than enact thoughts, movements & functions that we hardly ever think about as we are doing them. I love slowing down and thinking about this & how amazing all living beings are.
Let's tackle more about Qi soon - peel the onion layers away the best we can on such a huge concept. Have a great day - breathe deeply some fresh air & give your body some vital Qi!