Week Six - Vibrations

• Are all vibrations “good”?
• Vibrations can be good or bad.  Good vibrations can feel good and can calm us.  They are the cause of why the when the sea water hits the shore cause a wave.  However, powerful vibrations can cause monstrous tsunamis that can wipe out over a million lives. "Bad" vibrations can cause earthquakes that can damage structures and kill people.  In that sense they cause very undesirable effects.  It is the low frequency vibrations from 1 Hz to 10 Hz that can do this. I think the main takeaway  is not to take them lightly. 
• Resonance in my world
• Resonance in my world is the same as practicing yogic chanting.  The teacher will chant an Om that will set the tone for the rest of us to join in and chant with resonance.  When we chant in harmony its a beautiful feeling that makes me feel connected to everyone in the room.  I can feel the vibration of the sound in my body giving me a very calming and grounded feeling.
• Connections I can make between Energy and Qi
• Energy is one of the characteristic functions of Qi.  What Qi is encompasses much more than just what energy is.  The five functions of Qi is to warm, to transform and transport, to contain, and to protect the body.  In that way, energy is like Qi because it does take energy to warm the body, to transform and transport bodily fluids, to contain substances, and to protect the body.  However, energy in Western terms is the power derived from physical or chemical resources.  The importance of Qi is its function rather than it's material or tangible form.