What is Qi anyway?

How to Maintain Good Qi

The essence of Qi is Flow — Maungakili

I am sure many readers out there have heard of the term Qi, mostly from Chinese Qigong masters, Reiki masters, or martial arts. The question remains, what exactly is it?

To understand Qi, we have to define what energy is.

Energy according to science.

• Energy is the capacity to do work.
• In addition, energy can exist in potential, kinetic, thermal, electrical, chemical, nuclear, and many other forms.
• According to science, energy cannot be created or destroyed but only transformed from one form to another.
• Energy is measurable.

The fundamental differences between science and spirituality are that spiritual things are experienced from within, while scientific things are externally observable. While physical energy mostly deals with physical things, Qi is mostly based on living things and tends to lean towards spirituality. However, physical energy is the last octave of manifestation of this Qi.

innocent child in a blissful moment — Muangakili

Qi has these characteristics

• It is sometimes called…