How does the Life Force work?

According to Chinese medical theory, Chi (Life force) travels through the body via specific pathways called meridians. These pathways are similar to the blood vessels we know - they carry the matter to every cell in our body. Like blood, our body tissues need energy to achieve all of the work they need to complete. We currently don't have the instruments to measure this energy flow so we prefer to say that it doesn't exist. Yet, the Chinese theory and the medical work connected to it have proven to be so effective that despite not knowing how to measure or explain it, acupuncture is becoming a tool used by more and more western hospitals and clinics from US to Europe to Australia (around the globe).

Meridians form a network of 12 main meridians that electrically connect the 12 main organs in the human body. Each meridian is known by the name of the organ it is starting from. We know most of these organs like Heart, Kidney or Spleen but Chinese recognize two additional organs we are not familiar with in the West: the Tripple Heater (that regulates our body temperature) and the Paricardium (alos known as a Heart Protector). Chinese see the organs (or Officials, as they call them) as 12 cylinders of the same engine that makes, moves and stores energy in the human body.

In addition to the main 12 meridians, there are additional (auxilary) meridians as well. The most important ones are the Conception Vessel (or CV) and Governor Vessel (or GV). CV is also known as the main Yin pathway and the GV is the main pathway for the Yang energy to flow through.

Chi travels like a tsunami of sorts along the main 12 meridians on a 24 hour cycle, spending about 2 hours on each one of them and feeding the organ attached to it based on the schedule explained in the Chinese Body Clock.