What is Qi and blood stagnation?

Qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome (QS&BSS) is one of the common Zhengs in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which manifests as various symptoms and signs, such as distending pain or a tingling sensation in a fixed position.

What causes Qi and blood stagnation?

Stagnation of Qi is often caused by emotional disturbance and accumulation of internal cold, heat, phlegm, water and food. It also occurs in trauma and stagnation of blood.

What does Qi stagnation mean?

Qi can stagnate – otherwise known as becoming blocked – due to stress of anxiety. Stagnation leads to slowing of blood flow, which means it can manifest as many different health issues. Signs of Qi stagnation include, but are not limited to: Depression.

How can I improve my Qi stagnation?

What causes blood stagnation?

Possible Causes of Blood Stasis or Stagnation

Too much or too little of something can cause an imbalance in our body. Too little nutrients, too much sugar, too little sleep, too much alcohol, can damage our cells and impair function. Lack of movement decreases the circulation of blood.

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Is blood stagnation real?

Some causes of blood stasis are believed to include: too little nutrients, too much sugar, too little sleep, too much alcohol, lack of movement, too much movement (over training), emotional stress, trauma, heat in the body, cold in the body.

What happens when Qi is blocked?

But any sustained blockage or other disruption of a balanced flow or distribution of Chi may bring on pain, a weakened immune system, and ill health. It's important to realize that while such blockage causes diminished Chi in one organ or part, it may also cause excessive buildup of Chi in another area.

How do I know if I have qi deficiency?

A 2015 study published in the Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences uses the following five signs and symptoms to diagnose a qi deficiency: fatigue. shortness of breath or no desire to talk. spontaneous sweating.

What food increases qi?

Enhance your health: Nourish the qi and keep warm. Consume warm food such as chestnuts, red dates, walnuts, cashew nuts, pine nuts, onions, ginger, garlic, mutton, beef, chicken, prawns, sea cucumber and abalone. Eat less cooling food like cucumber, bitter gourd, lotus root, pear, watermelon.

What do you eat on qi stagnation?

We generally advise people to eat light regular meals and avoid overeating. Vegetables: virtually all vegetables are fine when treating Liver Qi stagnation, but they should be mostly cooked, and mildly spicy ones such as onions, garlic, radishes, chives, etc can assist in resolving Liver Qi stagnation.

How do I activate qi?

To develop your chi, spend 5-10 minutes focusing on nothing but your breathing. Sit comfortably in a chair or cross-legged on the floor, then breathe in deeply from your diaphragm. You should feel the breath expand your stomach. Hold that breath for about 5 seconds, then exhale completely.

What causes stagnant energy?

Our bodies are a unique ecosystem that crave activity, rest, and restoration. Staying indoors limits our naturally flowing energy and creates stagnation.

What causes Qi deficiency?

Spleen Qi Deficiency is caused by overexertion, poor dietary habits, and/or emotional imbalances. Irregular eating,¹⁵⁵ consuming cold or raw foods and drinks, skipping meals, not eating enough, or overeating all weaken Spleen Qi. Overthinking, worrying, or feeling anxious can lead to mental strain and harm Spleen Qi.

What does qi energy feel like?

Students are always asking me what qi feels like.

The words people use to describe qi are almost always connected to the five traditional senses. Some students describe feeling a tingling or a buzzing in the hands. Some describe seeing energy moving through the body. Others, like me, talk about hearing the energy.

Is qi a real thing?

In modern contexts, qi is a pseudoscientific, unverified concept, and is unrelated to the concept of energy used in science (vital energy itself being an abandoned scientific notion).

How does alcohol affect qi?

Alcohol brings with it heat that can move or burn up qi. Not surprisingly, the heat in alcohol can lead to qi loss, but too little causes qi to stagnate. In Chinese medicine, every ailment, medicinal herb or food has a temperature and is connected to an element.

What is blocking my chi?

If it is weak or blocked in some way, we experience fatigue, lethargy and lack of direction. We all know what it's like to feel low in energy, but we have far greater control than it may seem at first glance. If anything in your life, body or mind feels stuck in some way, it's likely that your chi is blocked.

How do I awaken my chi?

When you're on high alert, you tend to breathe from your upper chest rather than from the bottoms of your lungs. The simple act of sitting quietly and slowly exhaling and inhaling deeply will awaken your chi very quickly. As you feel the stress ebb away, you will be aware of increased energy taking its place.

Does caffeine affect chi?

Coffee has a very stimulating effect on stress hormones and a taxing effect on the adrenals. In Chinese Medicine terms, this means that it depletes the kidney qi – something that cannot be replaced, only preserved.

What does stagnant energy mean?

Stagnant chi or energy accumulates through repetitive, restrictive thought patterns like fear, envy, jealousy, not moving your body, and allowing clutter in any space. We want to move the chi around so that this stagnant energy doesn't cause any issues in our body or prevent us from moving forward with life.

What causes blood deficiency in Chinese medicine?

physical and mental work consume Qi and blood and over work can lead to both Qi and blood deficiency. emotions, when held in, tend to stagnate the Liver. This can cause the Liver to supply less energy to the Spleen which then may make less blood.

How do you get rid of stagnation?

You need to reset, or you'll be stuck in stressed-out stagnation indefinitely. Take a day off (or two, or three!). Clean up your area, download a meditation app, work out, and get your mind on something else. You have permission to binge on Netflix, sleep in until 10 a.m. and chill out.

How do you know if you have stagnant energy?

Stagnation can manifest as pain in the body, digestive upset, tightness in the shoulders, chest or other parts of the body, a lump in the throat or stomach, depression of the spirit, sighing, mood swings and anger, hormonal imbalances (especially PMS) and more.

How can I reduce stagnation?