Chi 

Very simply, chi is the life force within all living things. When we say, "My energy is low today," we're feeling our level of chi.

When our bodies have chi, we are alive; when chi moves smoothly and freely within the body, we have health; when chi becomes blocked, we become ill; and when chi disappears, we die.

When you breathe the air, it is chi coming into your body that gives you life, when you eat food, it is the chi, or life force in the food that's being transferred from the food to your body to give you life. 

(Note: The equivalent Japanese term for "chi" is "ki"; as in Ai-ki-do)

Rebuilding and Maintaining Your Chi
You are born with a certain amount of chi that's inherited from your parents and this chi gets gradually used up as we age. It is through good diet and nutrition and proper exercise—Chi Kung—that you can revitalize yourself and live a healthy life..

As we age, our store of energy (chi) lessens, and our genetic or acquired weaknesses are no longer offset by the naturally abundant chi we had when we were young. So to continue to feel well and stay healthy, have to strengthen and maintain our chi. 

Rebuilding, balancing, and maintaining chi is the specialty of Oriental Medicine.

Chi Kung
Practicing Chi Kung promotes higher levels of energy and stamina, and when combined with proper diet and nutrition, slows down the aging process. 

BIOM Get-Away Packages
Get away for a day—or a weekend—to enjoy health and well-being at BIOM on beautiful and relaxing Bainbridge Island. BIOM is a quiet, semi-secluded refuge from the hustle and bustle of hectic schedules— just a relaxing 35-minute ferry ride from downtown Seattle.

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Chi Kung at BIOM
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Meditative Martial Arts at BIOM
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Oriental Medicine at BIOM
Learn more about the basic concepts and components of Oriental Medicine—an economical health care experience that yields results.

Experience Chi Kung
Find out what Chi Kung feels like and the physical and meditative benefits it provides.

Chi Kung Get-Away
Get away from the hustle and bustle of your hectic schedule to learn and enjoy Chi Kung. "Some Chi Kung each day keeps the doctor away."