Dr. Haunani Chong Drake, Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine and Licensed Acupuncturist, explores qi 氣 as a core concept in East Asian and Chinese medicine, and why it’s difficult to translate cleanly into English. Through its Chinese character, the framework of Jing 精, Qi 氣, and Shen 神, and examples of unseen forces in everyday life, she explains why qi is more than a simple synonym for “energy.”
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