“Cultivate your bodily energy (jing), then your mind (Qi), and finally your spirit (shen). When you cultivate your spirit you will reach emptiness (xu). In the empty state you realize the Tao.” Taijiquan Classics

“Oh, this is the first time I am seeing this.” The young man with the energy of a bird is cocking his head to look at a twice-bent tiny needle he is holding up in the air.

“What?” I ask.

“My needle bent 2 ways, I’ve seen one bend but never two.”

“Is that from the spasms in my back?” For a few years now I have been searching for someone that can relieve me of this continuous pain in my mid-back. It feels as if someone is gripping and crushing the life out of me.

“It must be.
You’re Qi is one step away from not being there.” Spoken from the wisdom of my acupuncturist.

“What if it’s not there?” I inquire.

“Then your not here, you’ve gone to the other side.”

“Oh! What can I do to raise my Qi?” not ready to leave my body.

“Breathe and breathe some more. Mix in some Qi Gong. Stay away from strenuous activities for now. You have been over achieving and it is sucking the life out of you. You need to step back and observe.”

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