Reflections on qi

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Dear friends,

 

The discussion as to how qi manifests itself is one that I would like to reflect

on with you. I believe that if we are involved in activities that encourage us

to better be in touch with our own bodies,such as practicing taiji or qi gong,

and those of our patients, complementing out treatments with tui na, then we

become sensitized and increasingly aware of the subtle energetic flow of qi, and

acutely aware when one's qi is blocked. As a personal aside, I am also a

practitioner and student of CranioSacral therapy and SomatoEmotional release. I

find a clear and direct correlation between the sensations of therapeutic

pulse, and the heat that preceeds myofacial, energy cyst and trauma releases and

the sensation of de qi when needling. Also, interestingly, I find that unlike

other people I have spoken to who are involved in energy work, when I give

CranioSacral treatments and when I needle with intention, rather than feeling

tired afterwards, I feel invigorated! It is because of my experiences, that I

always make sure to feel the qi at the point that I needle, rather than just

mechanically placing the needles where the texts say that they are supposed to

go (of course in close proximity and along the meridian).

 

Forgive my longwindedness, but I feel that it is important to validate the

energetic significance of qi.

 

Sincerely,

 

Yehuda Frischmna

 

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