Traditional Acupuncture is a healing art and science which teaches us to see the entire human being in body, mind and spirit, how to recognize the process of health and illness, and how to restore the body to health. Chinese medicine believes there is a life force called Qi (energy), and that this life force flows within us in a harmonious, balanced way. This harmony and balance is health. If the life force is not flowing properly, then there is disharmony and imbalance. This is illness.
Observing the cosmos and the rhythms of nature allowed ancient Chinese healers to gain insight into the energy flow of the body, the vital life force that flows through all living things. Known as qi in Traditional Chinese Medicine, this vital energy courses through the body along acupuncture meridians. Just as a river can become blocked by debris, however, so, too, can our vital energy.
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