lhommedieu
Black Belt
No I don't think you're going off the deep end here but consider the following:
I've been taught that a lot of Qi Gong (and martial arts movement considered as Qi Gong) have similar characteristics to one degree or another:
(1) They stimulate the flow of Qi along different routes. They can be general in nature or more specific depending on the intention of the practitioner and the nature of the movements themselves. For example, sometimes the practitioner intends the flow of Qi along a specific meridian or meridian circuit; this can also include the extraordinary meridians, etc. (This is, I think, what we are talking about here in this thread). Within this context, all movement of Qi within the body is "Yang" with respect to how Chinese medicine regards the body as a microcosm. There is a saying however in Chinese medicine that "Qi is the commander of Blood." What this means in terms of this conversation is that where movement of Qi along a meridian occurs the corresponding tissue will probably get healthier. But with respect to our conversation above, this only holds true for as long as the material aspect of the body (i.e., the "blood) can maintain its structure.
(2) They gently move the ligamentous connections between the internal organs and the abdominal wall and diaphragm. This is beyond the scope of our present conversation. Suffice it to say that it is not merely the movement of Qi along the meridians that takes place in Qi Gong practice, but between the meridians and their associated organs.
(3) They gently move vertebral segments associated with the various Shu points of the body (as well as the corresponding nervous system connections with the internal organs). Again, this corresponds to the connection between the meridians and their associated internal organs.
Best,
Steve Lamade
I've been taught that a lot of Qi Gong (and martial arts movement considered as Qi Gong) have similar characteristics to one degree or another:
(1) They stimulate the flow of Qi along different routes. They can be general in nature or more specific depending on the intention of the practitioner and the nature of the movements themselves. For example, sometimes the practitioner intends the flow of Qi along a specific meridian or meridian circuit; this can also include the extraordinary meridians, etc. (This is, I think, what we are talking about here in this thread). Within this context, all movement of Qi within the body is "Yang" with respect to how Chinese medicine regards the body as a microcosm. There is a saying however in Chinese medicine that "Qi is the commander of Blood." What this means in terms of this conversation is that where movement of Qi along a meridian occurs the corresponding tissue will probably get healthier. But with respect to our conversation above, this only holds true for as long as the material aspect of the body (i.e., the "blood) can maintain its structure.
(2) They gently move the ligamentous connections between the internal organs and the abdominal wall and diaphragm. This is beyond the scope of our present conversation. Suffice it to say that it is not merely the movement of Qi along the meridians that takes place in Qi Gong practice, but between the meridians and their associated organs.
(3) They gently move vertebral segments associated with the various Shu points of the body (as well as the corresponding nervous system connections with the internal organs). Again, this corresponds to the connection between the meridians and their associated internal organs.
Best,
Steve Lamade
