The Core Channel 　　　　Chinese Qigong the Resonance of Wisdom

　The Core Channel / (Zhong-Mai) refers to the Qi path which begins at the perineum (Hui Yin) and extend upwards through the centre of the body to end at the crown (Bai Hui), there are seven energy vortices or chakra located along the Core Channel. The seven chakra , from base of torso upwards, are the Root Chakra, the Sacral Chakra,
The Solar Plexus Chakra, the Heart Chakra, the Throat Chakra, the Third Eye Chakra, and the Crown Chakra.

As shown on diagram below:

海底輪：the Root Chakra 生殖輪：the Sacral Chakra 臍輪 ：the Solar Plexus Chakra 心輪： the Heart Chakra 喉輪： the Throat Chakra 眉心輪：the Third Eye Chakra 頂輪： the Crown Chakra

　The Core Channel pertains to the spiritual body, in another words, it is a energy path of the spiritual body, as such it is not found in the acupuncture chart since it doesn’t pertain to the physical body, but still it determines our emotional, spiritual and physical states of health and balance.
　 At the beginning stage of practicing the Core Channel exercise, one would feel the Qi/energy flowing along the path, with time of practice, the Qi flow will get more and more intense, but actual awakening or activation of the Core Channel will not happen until the path is cleared of impurities or healed of any defects, and when adequate refined energies are stored, it will gather the momentum for a spontaneous awakening. The awakening process is a unique tactile experience, it is spontaneous and would happen once or twice in one’s life time. When the Core Channel is activated, it would spin spontaneously like the axle of a motor, and the Chakras located along the path would also spin concurrently, and the practitioner could tell the phenomena as it would be an unusual and tangible feeling.

　The activation of the Core Channel would help the practitioner to develop psychic abilities, to interact and resonate with the good energies from the universe and from the earth, thus greatly enhance the bodily energy flow, the activation of the Core Channel is a real breakthrough for the practitioner, activation is a continuous process, as time goes by, the core channel would possibly transform from energy pillar to pillar of light.

　The Core Channel exercise is included in our Online Qigong study program.

By Master Shih , 2010 - 04 - 15

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