Chi.. Qi. Ki (Japanese)

Although these three terms have their foundations in the East and although introduced to me through martial arts and my exposure to Chinese medicine, I'd like to offer you a more western understanding, (Gabriel's take) on the concept of chi.

Our bodies are wonderfully compete, beautiful self-healing containers. Through our bodies run three rivers of life; blood, lymph and chi, without which they cannot survive.

• Blood carries nutrients and oxygen through the body.
  
  
• Lymph takes away waste from our cells. (lymph.htm)
  
  
• Chi carries energy throughout our body. The chi system is made up of paths (meridians) down which these energies pass. When the energy is running smoothly, we function well, but this energy is impeded, becomes stagnate, then, movement ceases/slows and the disease process begins.