There’s No Knot to Remove: Why Pressing on a Tight Spot Makes It Worse
Why does pressing on a knot make it worse? Because there is no knot to remove — only qi that stopped moving. Here is what actually helps instead.
In this qigong basics section, you will find information about basic qigong terms, must have knowledge about qi and qigong. It is always good to refer back to those basics for clarification. Therefore, it is not only great for qigong beginners but useful for any qigong practitioners at different levels. For example, you will find basic knowledge of qi, energy points, qigong types, etc. We will continue adding new content if we find some information belonging to this section. When you finish everything in qigong basics, you can check qigong advance for more advanced knowledge.
Why does pressing on a knot make it worse? Because there is no knot to remove — only qi that stopped moving. Here is what actually helps instead.
What is an energy blockage, really? A plain, non-medical answer using something you have already lived through: the leg that went numb, then moved again.
Can you learn qigong from YouTube? A video can teach you how to open a practice. It cannot see your shoulders climbing, cannot see you holding your breath, and it almost never shows you how to close what you opened.
Qigong is safe, and qigong is sharp — the sharpness is why it works. Five plain rules keep a real, effective practice from becoming a rough one: don’t force, don’t chase sensation, don’t practise exhausted, close what you open, and slow down when something feels wrong.
Anger sent your qi up. A hard day drained it. A walk brought it back down. You have been moving qi your entire life — you just never had a name for it, or a way to do it on purpose.
Someone tells you to go for a walk when you’re stuck in your own head, and it works. Here’s the qigong mechanism behind it — and why that ordinary advice is qigong you were already doing without a name for it.