Chi Gung
Chi Work

Active Qui Gong Healing

The five basic principles that underlie any treatment are

     1. The practitioner must be relaxed; so that they can be aware of the client's energy.

     2. Apply the touch with penetration not pressure contacting the energy through gentle touch not by pressing.

     3. The working thumb, finger or hand is stationary; it does not massage the spot it touches.

     4. Two handed connectedness; a practitioner uses one hand as the anchor hand, so that there is always contact with the client. The other hand or it could be a knee is used to work along a line of energy.

     5. Maintain continuity with the meridian; a practitioner works with lines of energy known as meridians. Whilst the anchor hand stays in contact, the second hand works down a meridian. This hand does not hop along the meridian but moves from point to point keeping contact as it moves.

     A treatment usually involves working around the body. Where exactly and how they work will vary according to the individual client. Although a holistic approach is usual in certain circumstances a practitioner might treat a particular area rather than the whole body. This could still be a treatment for the whole person.
     The treatment position will depend on the needs of the receiver. People may be worked on in sitting/lying, side, (supine) front or back (prone). Which part of the leg, foot, body or head would depend on the diagnosis. The treatments involve a combination of: rotation of the joints, working on the body through the 'pressure' of hands, thumbs, fingers, palms, knees and holding.
      A Active Qui Gong practitioner may talk about the movement of Ki (energy) or the receiver's energy pattern. It is, however, perfectly possible to translate these into western terms. For example, someone who has a problem with their right shoulder. They may be holding it higher than their left. It may affect the way the arm hangs or restrict movement – a possible frozen shoulder? A Active Qui Gong practitioner assessing the whole body might see that the Ki is blocked or obstructed in the right shoulder area and that the left side of the body looks weak and lacking in energy. The aim of treatment would be to work to move the energy and restore balance.

Clients remain clothed and covered with a cloth. There are no special tools. Although a practitioner may use elbows, knees, forearms or feet to work with it is mainly thumbs, fingers, palms and hands that are used. Everyone possesses the skills required to give a simple Active Qui Gong treatment; complete beginners can quickly discover their own Active Qui Gong abilities.

     Active Qui Gong does not pretend to be a cure but it can be very effective either to improve general health or for a particular condition or as health maintenance. You will often find a client who attends regularly saying that they really notice when they have missed one or two treatments. Or a student attending an adult education 'Introduction to Active Qui Gong' will comment how much better they feel since starting the course. Most clients talk about the sense of well being that Active Qui Gong gives them. Many find that a treatment is followed by at least one good night's sleep. These are some of the rewards of Active Qui Gong.  Active Qui Gong works on many levels; physical, psychological, emotional. Its effects can be quite subtle or very dynamic.

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