De Qi Practitioner's Sensations

Question 1

Quote from “The Ling Shu”

Answer 1

When there is no arrival of qi, no matter how many times the treatment is given, there won’t be any results.

Question 2

What are the “Arrival of Qi” sensations ?

Answer 2

Deep, uneven, and tight

-When qi comes the sinking and floating sensation is like fish biting the bait

Question 3

What are the sensations when Qi hasn’t arrived?

Answer 3

Gentle, slippery, slow

• A deep sensation like a long quiet hallway, soft and empty

Question 4

If the practitioner feels an extreme tightness and sinking sensation which comes quickly and causes difficulty in rotating the needles, it means:

If the sensation is gentle and comes slowly, it is the arrival of ____ Qi, which means:

Answer 4

• there are excessive pathogens;

- vital; the disease is not severe

Question 5

If there is weak constitutional may be very difficult to obtain the:

Answer 5

arrival of qi (if this happens, press above and below the insertion while rotating