There are three kinds of qi, known as heaven qi (tian qi 天气), Earth qi (di qi 地气), and human qi (ren qi 人气). Heaven qi is composed of natural forces including the sun and rain.
Qi is further classified according to its type. The four types are inborn qi, pectoral qi, nutritive qi and protective qi.
Functions of Qi: Each of the vital substances has Five Cardinal Functions: actuation, warming, defense, containment, and transformation.
Starting with the Three Treasures — Body-Mind-Spirit — you can uncover your natural inner power, through the 9 Phases of Cultivation and Mastery of Qi: Discover, Gather, Circulate, Purify, Direct, Conserve, Store, Transform, and Dissolve.
The Five Phases: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water
These phases represent the seasons of the earth, characterized as wood, fire, earth,metal, and water. These elements correspond with the stages of human life: birth, growth, maturation, death, and rebirth.
This is probably another advantage of the viewpoint that prana (or qi) is the same as kundalini. Some Chinese texts distinguish between ``innate qi'' or ``pre-natal qi'' that one is born with and ``cultivated qi'' that can be developed.
The theory of five circuits and six qi (FCSQ; five circuits refers to wood, fire, earth, metal, and water; six qi indicate wind, cold, summer heat, dampness, dryness, fire) is an essential part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
Blood is the materialized form of energy, while Qi is the invisible. Therefore, to produce pure Qi, the body must first produce pure blood.
The first source of Qi is inherited from your parents at conception. It is known as the “innate vital substance” and is stored in the kidneys. The second source is derived from essential substances in nature such as the air we breathe, food and water.
Food-Qi (Gu-Qi in Chinese), which is from food and drink. Essence-Qi (Jing-Qi in Chinese), which could be named the Qi generated by the Kidney-essence or by the food-essence. Defensive-Qi (Wei-Qi in Chinese) and Nutritive-Qi (Ying-Qi in Chinese), which are related to their functions.
Your body has twelve main meridians, or energetic passageways, that pass through the top layer of skin and fascia and through which your qi flows.
Heaven Qi is the most important of the three, consisting of forces exerted by heavenly bodies, such as sunshine, moonlight, gravity and energy from the stars. Weather, climate and natural disasters are governed by Heaven Qi.
The Three Types of Kundalini
The three corresponding aspects of Kundalini are known as Para Kundalini, Chit Kundalini, and Prana Kundalini.
Qi (气, pronounced "chee", "cee", or "tsee") is a movable positive or negative life force which plays an essential role in feng shui.
Anger or rage will impair the Liver, causing Qi to rise and move upwards adversely, with the blood following. This is commonly known as 'Liver Qi rising'.
Qi flows through meridians channeling through the body. Key points along those meridians are used in Acupuncture, Acupressure, and other bodywork methods used in Chinese medicine. Qi is also the foundation of health and healing with Chinese medicine.
Qi in the Body
Qi flows through the body via the 14 meridian channels, which run either up or down throughout the body along specific pathways. These pathways deliver energy to organs, structures, and systems in a constant pattern, and when qi is flowing along these meridians a person is said to be in balance.
Phase 3: Gathering the Qi
Now that your Qi is flowing well, you can start to work on on gathering more of it. Qi is the main ingredient in Qigong, so having more of it is definitely useful! (Examples: Hugging the Tree, Pushing Mountains, Golden Bridge, Lifting Water Dantian Breathing.)