The first needle penetrated the skin and a warmth began to flow from my forehead. If I were a real unicorn, it was in the exact spot where my horn would have been. I heard the acupuncturist say, "these first few needles will get your chi moving, just relax." It was immediate - heat rising and coalescing then radiating from within. An interesting and unique opportunity to meditate. I thought of the breath, my body and then was mindful of the warmth, the feeling of a fire rekindled - corpuscular rays breaking out from behind the clouds. It is so easy for us to accept the state we are in without stopping to think that maybe this is not the way, maybe there is a better way, maybe this exhaustion and stagnation is not required of me. Perhaps it is not required of any of us.
Photo Credit: Jamie Cohen Breneman
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