(particularly those originating 1n the East) is an understanding about different types of energy flow; for example, acupuncture, shiatsu, tai chi and chi kung concentrate mainly on balancing energy pathways-the body's meridians. Aromatherapy, sound therapy, mantras, color/light therapies, radionics, gem/crystal therapy. flower essences, Reiki, hands-on spritual healing and psychic surgery (among others) work with subtle energy in general to bring wholeness and health to our bodies.
traditional chinese medicine
Acupuncture is traditionally believed to work by normalizing the free flow of subtle energy (or ch'i) in the body. The earliest known wntten text of Traditional Chinese Medicme-the Nei Ching-1s thought to have been written between 2697 and 2596 substance that flows from the env1ronment mto the body (in India this is referred to as prana). In the Chinese system ch'i is absorbed into the body through the skin at particular portals of entry formed by the acupuncture points. These points connect to meridians, or lines of energy with1n the body, and each pair of meridians is associated with a specific body organ or funct1on. Another key aspect of Traditional Chinese Medicine is Yin and Yang: the positive and negative creative forces of the universe that complement one another when your health and body are in a dynamic equilibrium. Yin is regarded as the female principle, represented by these keywords: passive. destructive, moon, darkness, death. Yang is the male principle, represented by these keywords: active, generative, sun, light, creation of life. Tied in with this principle is Five Element Theory, BCE. It provides evidence of the continual use which relates energy and the internal organs of acupuncture by emperors and common of the body to the five elements of Fire, people for 4,500 years. In more recent years, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. researchers have found provable evidence of the effectiveness of acupuncture, particularly in the treatment of pain. Ch'i (or qi) is regarded in Traditional Chinese Medicine as a unique energetic An acupunctunst's teaclung dummy" showing meridians and treatment ponts.