...The words of that act define acupuncture as the insertion of needles into the human body -

by piercing the skin of the body to regulate and improve the flow and balance of energy in the body. This is the first time in modern times (I don't know about the ancients) that anybody has put into law the idea of

energy flowing, except electrical energy in an electrical wire. To me, this is a very significant turning point.

"Ida Rolf Talks About Rolfing and Physical Reality" edited and with an introduction by Rosemary Feitis"