Is Acupuncture 'Energy Medicine'?

Yes, most definitely. Qi is the Chinese word for 'life energy', the animating power that embodies all living things. This is the focal point, the 'hub', of Acupuncture and Chinese medicine. The qi of the practitioner is sent through needles which are inserted into acupuncture points in the skin. The energy of the herbs prescribed, help to rebalance the body's field into a state of homeostasis. The application of medical qigong and Tuina, from the practitioner to the patient, helps to re-educate tissues, activate circulation, calm down the nervous system, assist flow in the lymphatic system, and create a state of energetic balance in the body. When the body is in balance, the immune system has more energy to maintain health. We are subject to so many stressors living in this current age. So much more is expected of us, the demands from 'life', environmental toxins and chemicals, the constant and potent EMF fields we are constantly exposed to, what is placed on our grocery shelves labeled as 'food', the list goes on. We may feel that we can handle this stress load, but the internalized imbalance from carrying such a heavy load is detrimentally shifting our health as well as affecting the environment negatively. It is essential to maintain the health of our internal environment and learn to control our reactions to it. Hippocrates believed that the forces of life, like qi, must flow. When there is flow, one is healthy.