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- noun Chinese philosophy The
fundamental life force orenergy .
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Examples
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Star Wars spirituality was grounded in Chinese "qi," the very energy of the universe.
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Knowing qi, feeling it, sensing it, you can learn what techniques and choices enhance it and allow it to flow freely (stagnant qi is seen as a source of disease) and you may find this sensitivity helps you stay healthy and enjoy life more.
Arthur Rosenfeld: What Is Qi? Arthur Rosenfeld 2010
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Knowing qi, feeling it, sensing it, you can learn what techniques and choices enhance it and allow it to flow freely (stagnant qi is seen as a source of disease) and you may find this sensitivity helps you stay healthy and enjoy life more.
Arthur Rosenfeld: What Is Qi? Arthur Rosenfeld 2010
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From the traditional Chinese medicine perspective, postpartum depression is due to the depletion of blood and qi from the process of giving birth.
Sat Hon: Tao of Food: Ginger for the Common Cold and Postpartum Recovery Sat Hon 2010
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From the traditional Chinese medicine perspective, postpartum depression is due to the depletion of blood and qi from the process of giving birth.
Sat Hon: Tao of Food: Ginger for the Common Cold and Postpartum Recovery Sat Hon 2010
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Knowing qi, feeling it, sensing it, you can learn what techniques and choices enhance it and allow it to flow freely (stagnant qi is seen as a source of disease) and you may find this sensitivity helps you stay healthy and enjoy life more.
Arthur Rosenfeld: What Is Qi? Arthur Rosenfeld 2010
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The Chinese call it qi, Obi-Wan Kenobi calls it the force and Tony Robbins calls it the Peak Mind State.
Bloody Elbow 2009
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"The radiant heat produced by moxibustion," my therapist said, "penetrates deeply into the body to strengthen the blood, and restore the balance and flow of vital energy or life force called qi or ch'i."
Hollye Harrington Jacobs: Exploring the World of Alternative Breast Cancer Treatments Hollye Harrington Jacobs 2011
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"The radiant heat produced by moxibustion," my therapist said, "penetrates deeply into the body to strengthen the blood, and restore the balance and flow of vital energy or life force called qi or ch'i."
Hollye Harrington Jacobs: Exploring the World of Alternative Breast Cancer Treatments Hollye Harrington Jacobs 2011
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According to the TCM view, a vital energy called qi flows through the body along channels called meridians.
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Has been a life saver in Scrabble.
December 6, 2006
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geist
December 2, 2010