5 Benefits of Cultivating Chi Energy
What benefits can we derive from cultivating one’s Chi?
Some of the benefits of cultivating Chi include:
Increased longevity
Stronger body
Clearer mind
Greater resilience and willpower
Self-healing capabilities
Let’s quickly look at each of these benefits.
Longevity
Our lifespan is closely tied to our Jing and Chi energy. Living in alignment with our Chi—that is, living more naturally—supports a long, healthy life.
Stronger Body
When our Chi is blocked, it means that the energy in the body is stagnant. Stagnant energy leads to physical illness and disease. Learning to cultivate one’s Chi and develop what’s called the “Qigong Body” helps strengthen your physical body so it can support you into old age.
Clearer Mind
Muddled thinking, brain fog, and a lack of clarity are also a result of blocked Chi. When one’s Chi is flowing freely, the mind is lucid, active, and alert.
Greater Resilience & Willpower
Chi blockage leads not only to physical ailments but to emotional and mental problems as well. The absence of Chi weakens our Will while cultivating one’s Chi strengthens our emotional resilience and increases our innate willpower.
Self-Healing
If this topic of Chi is new to you, it’s difficult to appreciate the intimate relationship between Chi, health, and disease. In cultivating your Chi, you necessarily develop greater sensitivity and body awareness. You begin to detect potential problems in advance.
More importantly, when your energetic channels begin to open, many of the problematic symptoms you may be experiencing start to resolve themselves. The body is designed to heal itself, but when the Chi can’t flow freely, this innate self-healing mechanism is blocked.