{"id":169,"date":"2009-02-20T09:24:08","date_gmt":"2009-02-20T09:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/02\/chi-flow-whats-your-patronus.html"},"modified":"2009-02-20T09:24:08","modified_gmt":"2009-02-20T09:24:08","slug":"chi-flow-whats-your-patronus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/02\/chi-flow-whats-your-patronus.html","title":{"rendered":"Chi Energy: What’s Your Patronus?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"patronus.jpg\"<\/a><\/span>Remember the “Patronus” spell, which takes a different form depending on the person who casts it in the Harry Potter books and movies (Harry’s is a stag, Hermione’s an otter, etc)?  That’s how I’ve been thinking about what it feels like when chi energy moves through the human body.  In Harry Potter’s world, the Patronus is a protective charm, and because everyone needs different protections, everyone’s protector looks different. <\/p>\n

So too with chi energy, that mysterious force that each of us–in our very different bodies–need to keep flowing to maintain health and inner peace. <\/p>\n

Yesterday at my acupuncture appointment, I felt my chi-Patronus in full force. It’s like a cool, sudden shiver-wash that starts at a point and spreads out like a crashing cymbal’s sound waves.  In the past, I’ve also experienced a humming sensation in my lips, or even the feeling that my mouth is watering (in a “Mmmmm, donuts….” kind of way).<\/p>\n

What does your chi-Patronus look like?<\/b> And when do you experience it – on the acupuncture table? Just before you fall asleep?  On the subway?  When you hear a certain piece of music?<\/p>\n

(Image from http:\/\/miexpectopatronum.blogspot.com\/2007_08_01_archive.html) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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