Advanced Chi Nei Tsang

HEALTH / MARTIAL ARTS

From the Taoist point of view, good health depends upon the free flow of chi—healthy life-force energy—throughout the body. Taoists refer to healthy chi as good wind. When energy is trapped in the body it stagnates and becomes negative, manifesting in the symptoms of physical or emotional illness. Taoists call this negative energy sick wind or evil wind. The Advanced Chi Nei Tsang practices focus on mastering these winds. They include techniques for developing sensitivity to sick winds, releasing internal energy blockages, and chasing sick winds from the body to reestablish a healthy flow of energy.

Negative energies caused by stress, tension, and the effects of past illnesses tend to accumulate in the navel center, so the Advanced Chi Nei Tsang techniques use elbow pressure on specific reflex points around the navel to release energy blockages associated with each internal organ. They also work with wind access points found near the...