Meridians Energy Flow and Blockages

The energy that flows through your body is supplied through major pathways called meridians. There are twelve pairs of meridians, symmetric on each side of the body, associated with the twelve major organs in Chinese medicine. Each of these meridians connects internally to its organ, connects the organs to each other, and branches out through the whole body into smaller and smaller channels to supply energy to each individual cell. The meridian pathways also allow the body's energy to balance with the environment. We get into trouble when this energy flow gets interrupted, and our bodies can be affected physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

When something interferes with the energy flow it is called a blockage. These blockages can be caused by external environmental effects like bad posture, physical trauma to the body, and pollutants or by internal environmental effects such as emotional or mental stress. In either case, the result is the tissues of the body now have an area that has poor circulation and will have more difficulty maintaining health. Click to learn how Chinese medicine treats Suppurative Lymphadenitis.

You can think of each cell like a factory. If the factory gets proper supply of electricity, it can make the products it is supposed to make. If our cells don't get proper energy circulation, they can't function correctly. Qigong is a method for removing these blockages and improving the energy circulation and supply to the cells of the body.