ch'i
Vital energy flow
Ch'i is the Wade-Giles romanization of the Chinese concept more commonly spelled qi or chi in contemporary English—the vital life force or energy believed to flow through all living things.
In traditional Chinese medicine and martial arts, health depends on the proper circulation of ch'i through the body.
Acupuncture aims to unblock ch'i.
The way, lowercase
- yinFeminine cosmic force
- yangBright masculine cosmic force
- qigongChinese health cultivation art
- meridiansPole-to-pole geographic lines
acupuncture · acupressure · cultivation · refinement · circulation · channels · blockage · stagnation
Therapeutic needle insertion
- acupressureTherapeutic point-pressing technique
- meridiansPole-to-pole geographic lines
- moxibustionBurning mugwort for healing
- reikiJapanese energy healing
shiatsu · reflexology · bodywork · herbalism · diagnosis · tonics · deficiency · excess
Vital life energy
- pranaVital breath energy
- lifeforceAnimating energy within
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
- vigorActive physical strength
animation · dynamism · essence · breath · spiritus · mana · shakti · pneuma
State of balance
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
attunement · centering · grounding · stability · regulation · modulation · clearing · unblocking
dao
The way, lowercase
meridians · acupuncture · acupressure · cultivation · refinement · circulation · channels · blockage · stagnation
acupuncture
Therapeutic needle insertion
- acupressureTherapeutic point-pressing technique
- meridiansPole-to-pole geographic lines
- moxibustionBurning mugwort for healing
reiki · shiatsu · reflexology · bodywork · herbalism · diagnosis · tonics · deficiency · excess · stagnation
qi
Vital life energy
vigor · animation · dynamism · essence · breath · spiritus · mana · shakti · pneuma · élan
equilibrium
State of balance
homeostasis · attunement · centering · grounding · stability · regulation · modulation · clearing · unblocking · restoration
qigong
Chinese health cultivation art
rooting · sinking · projection · cultivation · breathing · stance · form · softness · yielding · centeredness
ch'ideath
Cessation of life
lifelessness · inertia · stagnation · exhaustion · depletion
ch'imatter
Space-occupying substance with mass
corporeal form · physicality · flesh · body · soma
ch'iblockage
Obstruction halting movement
stagnation · obstruction · stasis · congestion · imbalance