Ki Nature Et Santé St Denis, Montréal, QC

In Chinese cosmological and metaphysical thought, the chi plays an important role. It is considered to be the spirit, or breath of life, in living creatures, or the air or ether filling the sky and the surrounding universe. Most importantly, it denotes the basic substance of all creation (ki or qi are alternate spellings of chi). In both Chinese and Japanese cultures, the five basic material forces are water, fire, wood, metal and earth. The interaction of these five elements generates the transformation of a myriad of things which produce and reproduce, resulting in unending change.