All quotes from
Jwing-Ming's book
In Chinese medicine,
the muscles/tendons that wrap around the torso are considered an organ called
triple burner.
Qi and blood
circulation is the crucial key to getting rid of the body's toxins, especially
when done in the early morning, right after waking up.
In Chinese medicine,
it is recognized that smooth qi circulation is the key to preventing or
treating cancers.
Feeling is a
language that allows your mind and body to communicate through the nervous
system and qi (energy) circulation.
Chinese people still
refer to the weather as heaven qi. Every energy field strives to stay in
balance, so whenever heaven qi loses its balance, it tries to rebalance itself.
Then the wind must blow, rain must fall, and even tornadoes and hurricanes
become necessary in order for heaven qi to reach a new energy balance.
The Chinese believe
earth qi is made up of lines and patterns of energy as well as the earth's
magnetic field and the heart concealed underground. These energies must also bein balance;
otherwise, disasters such as earthquakes will occur.
Within earth qi,
each individual person, animal, and plant has its own qi field, which always
seeks to be balanced.
Qi is also commonly
used to express the energy state of something…. When something is alive it has
vital qi; when it is dead, it has dead qi or ghost qi.
Air is called kong
qi, which literally means "space energy".