The following is an example of how a Qi healer would guide Qi from the environment into someone for healing and can be done on oneself or a partner. The goal of this technique is to increase energy circulation through an area to flush out blockages and promote healing. It is quite effective for pain and commonly used on the joints of the body.
Qi healer balloon technique can be done on any area of the body. This example uses the knee as the point of focus. You would always flush energy out through the foot if you were working on the leg or torso, and out of the hand if you were working on the arm. If you are working on the head, you could choose either the hand or the foot to flush out the blockages from the body. Click to learn how Chinese medicine treats Eczema.
Visualize your knee as if it were the shape of ball. Inhale and picture energy from the universe flowing into this ball filling it with a color, like a balloon inflating inside your knee. Imagine that balloon inflates much bigger than the original knee. Pick any color that comes to mind. If your knee tends to feel hot all the time, pick a cool color like blue or green. If it tends to feel cold or ache when the weather gets cold, pick a warm color like red or yellow. Exhale and picture this balloon deflating much smaller than the original knee and see that color wash down the whole leg and out of the body through all five toes.
Repeat with each breath that you take. Inhaling the color from the universe into the knee and exhaling it down the leg and out all five toes. Stay with the visualization for as long as it feels good. You should get a nice, dreamy kind of feeling as you repeat this over and over. Repeat several times per day.