Philosophy, psychology, physics and practice of Ki

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-183

  Ohnishi, S Tsuyoshi ^a   Ohnishi, Tomoko ^b  

^a Philadelphia Biomedical Research Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective unconsciousness; Eastern medicine; Ki energy; Ki entropy; Ki information; Martial arts; Nishino Breathing Method; Qi; Taiki practice; Toh ate technique

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; BREATHING PATTERN; CHINESE MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOTE; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 70349481517     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nen005     Document Type: Note

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