Illness arises when Qi and Blood (energy and fluids) that flows through the body becomes unbalanced or blocked. Qi and Blood (energy and fluids) flowing through the body can be influenced and balanced. Acupuncture involves stimulating body walls like skin and muscle, to produce a therapeutic effect by the insertion of solid hair-thin sterile needles at specific points on the body. These points are located along channels of energy known as meridians that connect all of our major organs.