Is your Qi stuck, or is it waiting for something?

About this episode

Michael Smith discusses the concept of 'stuck Qi' and its implications for health and emotional well-being.

https://shaolin-yijinjing.com/ After 30 years of practicing Acupuncture, I would like to share some insights about ‘stuck Qi.’ Qi Stagnation can cause poor circulation or is due to poor circulation. The Circulatory function of Qi is the most important for your health, because it is the easiest to assess. The more Qi stagnation develops, the more pain, fatigue, and depression can occur. For both patients and clinicians, the urgency is to find out why. For example, Liver Qi Stagnation affects the movement of your blood, bile, enzymatic transformation (a function of Qi), and every nutrient getting where it needs to go. If your Liver Qi is stuck, your emotional adaptability can also become disoriented. This directs everyone’s focus to the Liver (of TCM) but may distract us from a whole-body stagnation that is waiting for something essential to change. Qi needs to move, but Qi cannot move alone. There is another aspect of Qi that brings up images of someone glowing in the dark, or radiating some kind of energy, or spiritual light. Which all animals do, in a way. The question, for both Qi skeptics and Qi enthusiasts, can a person’s Qi become more radiant? Today, I would like to prove…

Topics covered

• Qi stagnation
• Acupuncture
• Circulation
• Liver Qi
• Emotional adaptability

Keywords

• health
• fitness
• energy
• radiance
• Traditional Chinese Medicine

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