According to Chi Kung, acupuncture and shiatsu, our energetic system is made up of 12 Energy Channels or Meridians. Six of these Channels move energy from the tips of your fingers to six of your internal organs and six more Meridians move energy from the tips of your toes to your other six internal organs. You also have “The 8 Extraordinary Vessels” which are reservoirs of energy that help regulate your meridians or channels. You also have 7 or 8 “Energy Centers” depending on the school of thought or philosophy. In this class, we will focus, concentrate, or meditate on putting our mind in the lower energy center, a healing energy ball two inches below the navel. We strengthen and build this center to create a stronger flow throughout our entire energetic system. A strong energy flow nourishes your internal organs, skeleton, and brain. When our energy centers are strong the energy flow is strong which helps cleanse and remove stagnation and increases the circulation of blood, oxygen, and energy to every cell in your body. 

We will practice moving energy from the upper energy center to the lower energy center while doing sitting and standing meditating with correct alignment and deep breathing to try to reach a deep level of relaxation which will reduce both physical and emotional stress. We will also practice deep breathing while moving the abdominal and the back muscles and visualizing the lower energy center. This will strengthen both your physical and energetic core. Moving the abdominal and back muscles with deep breathing massages your internal organs and supports the spine for better alignment and reduces stress on the vertebra. To further strengthen the core, we will practice the chair twist and chair sit ups.