Chi Is the Life Force Within Us
How does a cell with the DNA to be absolutely any part of your body know to become a hair cell instead of a brain cell? Chi, the energetic structure around which everything else forms, allows that cell to know which part of the DNA to access. Chi is the the underlying force of all life. By addressing this most intrinsic part of life, we are able to improve the deepest aspects of ourselves.

Chi is also the circulating life energy. It is as necessary for life as the circulation of blood. Chi, like all energy, is a vibration. However, this direct energy is difficult to sense without practice. Just as we can't see the waves that signal your cell phone or your television, we cannot see chi. But as we attune ourselves, we can begin to feel it and develop it for better health. 

The Eternal Spiral
The spiral is woven into the nature of all life. It lends its shape to the double helix of our DNA. As we develop in the womb, we begin in a shape similar to the nautilus shell. The spiral is part of our very essence.

Energy also travels in waves and spirals. Our own energy particularly travels in a very powerful spiral. The energy travels up our spine in a double helix as it reaches our crown.

When we practice techniques to balance and improve our energy, the spiral is there in the movements of our taiji, qigong, and yoga. Not only does the spiral help us balance our energy, it is part of the very nature of energy movement.