Feng Shui & Energy Healing

Being a Zen practitioner I have always been interested in the mysterious energy called chi that flows through my body. Several years ago, I participated in a ki-aikido class. On being told a man could to laid on the ground using no physical strength  be used at all, to say the least, I was very sceptical.

Within moments a demonstration was arranged by the sensei (instructor in Japanese). I was instructed to stand in front of him. He was small man, no higher than chest height to me and was about ¾ of my weight. He took my one of my hands with the softest of grips and merely stroked the back of it...

At first, I thought I was just losing balance as I fell backwards onto the cushioned mat (used in martial arts training). I couldn't feel any sory of pushing on my arm, just a weird sort of gentle pressure that was hardly discernible, yet  somehow I could not resist it. Three further demonstrations did exactly the same thing even though I became determined that I wasn't going to be "stroked" to the ground.

The explanation? The sensei was a third dan black belt in Ki Aikido and his ki (or chi) was highly developed. My scepticism was gone. As the lesson went on I was told by the sensei that I had exceptionally strong ki and asked whether I had practiced a martial art or some sort of yoga. I told him I practiced zazen, a form of Zen medition.

"Ah," he replied, "that explains it. The mind control exercises in Zen actually develops ki energy whether you understand what it is or not."

I had already known about zazen enhancing the body's energy (chi/ki), but this was the first time I had ever put it to the test. As the evening went on, the existence of chi, and my ability to direct it was proved over and over with more tests and exercises.

Ki Aikido is just one way to use and develop ki in the body, but it does not exist only in the body, it exists all around us...

Most of us would agree that good health is one of the most important things in life.

In China they look at the absence of good health as the manifestation of a disturbed chi in the body. Chi is also known as ki/qi (Japanese) or prana (Indian).  Through remedial therapies such as acupuncture, shiatsu and acupressure, practitioners can correct the flow of chi energy and return the patient to good health.

Feng shui is often used as a form of remedies for poor health. Apart from arranging your home and environment to enhance the flow of good chi, amulets and objects such as crystals etc. are often used to promote a sense of health and well-being.

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