Qi
Qi may be regarded as a universal
energy that flows through us and around us, always being in a constant state of
movement continually transforming from one aspect of Qi
into another. It is neither created nor is it ever destroyed; it simply changes
in its manifestation.
Qi is more specifically the vital
energy that exists before we are born, remains in the body during our life and
persists after our lives end (Trieschmann, 1999).