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In Qi Gong they have a saying - "Empty your neck, let the energy rise to the crown."

What is your interpretation of that saying? If you turn it back around to me I'd have to say that I don't get the, empty your neck, part.

In Qi Gong there is a lot of focus on creating circulations of energy. The most basic is called the Microcosmic Orbit which goes from the top of the head, down the front to the perineum, and then up the back/spine to the top of the head. There are 'gates' along this pathway where energy is accelerated or 'pushed along'. They call them 'turnstiles' like you would see in a subway because like a pinwheel flowing in the wind they 'spin' (and I have correlated them with the outer part of the chakras) as energy flows through them. They say that certain gates are harder to push through than others.

So, the saying is a reminder to connect the head and the body together. The throat is an area where the brain and the rest of the body exchange energy. Thus, it is a reminder that energy in the chest needs to move up in to the head. The neck is also a primary place where people hold tension and tension inhibits the flow of energy. So another way to interpret it is that they are saying to relax your neck, release tension, so energy can flow smoothly.

Relax in to your being.