The Po and the Hun: Your Sacred Companions of Body and Spirit
In Chinese medicine, we honor not only the physical organs but the spirits that reside within them. Each organ houses a different aspect of our consciousness—a subtle intelligence that shapes our emotional landscape, spiritual direction, and embodied experience.
Two of these spirits, the Po and the Hun, are known as the corporeal and ethereal souls. They are the yin and yang of our emotional being—earthly and celestial, instinctive and visionary.
🌿 The Po: The Corporeal Soul
The Po resides in the Lungs. It is the most embodied of the spirits, arriving with our first breath and dissolving with our last. The Po governs our instincts, somatic awareness, breath, touch, sensuality, grief, and connection to the natural world.
You feel the Po when:
A certain scent brings you instantly to tears
You have goosebumps during a song
You sense someone’s presence before you see them
You cry in your sleep without knowing why
The Po is our body's emotional intelligence—the part of us that knows without thinking. When we’re disconnected from the Po, we may feel numb, ungrounded, or haunted by unresolved grief. Acupuncture, breathwork, and rituals of presence can help reawaken it.
🌙 The Hun: The Ethereal Soul
The Hun lives in the Liver and is our dreamer, our guide through the realms of vision, purpose, creativity, and night journeys. It is said to enter the body after birth and leave at death, continuing its journey beyond this life.
You feel the Hun when:
You wake up inspired from a dream
An idea lights up your entire body
You feel called toward something beyond logic
You sense the subtle threads connecting moments across time
The Hun is the yang soul—mobile, intuitive, expressive. When it is out of balance, we may feel stuck, lost, depressed, or scattered. Supporting Liver health, expressing our creativity, and spending time with the moon and our dreams helps nourish the Hun.
🌀 Bringing Them Into Harmony
The Po grounds us. The Hun lifts us.
The Po gives us felt presence. The Hun gives us direction.
In harmony, they let us be fully human—awake to the moment, connected to the unseen.
At Moon River Clinic, we work with the body to bring these soul-spirits into rhythm—through acupuncture, herbal medicine, breath, and listening deeply to what your system is ready to release and reclaim.
Book a session if you’re ready to come home to yourself—body, spirit, breath, and all.
