391 Meditations on Saam • Evan Mahoney

Sometimes the most profound truths are found in watching what happens when we move between guidance and control. Between letting things unfold and imposing our will. 

Evan Mahoney brings a rich tapestry of experience to our discussion, from his own journey of healing through meditation and acupuncture to his explorations of dream interpretation through the lens of Korean Saam acupuncture. His path has been illuminated through serendipity, necessity, and years of dedicated study with Dr. Tae Cheong Choo. 

Listen in to this discussion on the three levels of human needs in Saam acupuncture, how dreams reveal our constitutional patterns, and why an acupuncturist's learning curve sometimes involves discovering what not to do. 

There's something illuminating about sitting with a practitioner who's willing to share both their successes and their moments of recalibration. Often enough, it's in these honest exchanges that we find the most valuable insights.

In This Conversation We Discuss:

• The three levels of human needs in Saam acupuncture and how they relate to specific organ systems
• Evan’s journey from severe heart arrhythmias to discovering the power of point meditation
• The connection between kidney energy, focus, and developmental processes in young people
• Using meditation and visualization to recycle and channel grief-related qi
• The value of learning from “mistakes” or unexpected outcomes
• The distinction between guiding patients versus manipulating their energy
• How turbulent water in dreams often reflects uncertainty in younger people's lives
• The relationship between constitutional patterns and accepting who patients fundamentally are
• The potential role of acupressure and meditation in educational settings
• The use of Saam acupuncture to address physical and emotional health
• Understanding the connection between breath, needle technique, and patient engagement
• Insights of using social media to analyze dreams
• The importance of serendipity and destiny in finding one's path in medicine
• How technical expertise combines with intuitive understanding in clinical practice

Witnessing the healing effects of Qi through Acupuncture and Meditation  is an amazing experience

Dr. Evan Mahoney (DAOM) is author of the Saam Medical Meditation, Interpretation of Dreams, and Korean Kinetic Acupuncture book series.  

He became an acupuncturist after introduction as a patient for a long standing and serious health ailment.  It was through this experience of acupuncture and meditation that inspired him to enroll in Acupuncture School to learn and understand the amazing healing experience he was witnessing.  It was the awareness of Qi and meditation on Qi that enabled him to overcome his disease.  

Quickly in school he learned of Saam Acupuncture and the meditation of Monk Saam, which resonated strongly in his own experience.  Saam Acupuncture is one of the three Korean Acupuncture techniques that he studied and now uses in clinical practice.  

Dr. Evan and his wife have had a private practice in Southwest Cape Coral since 2011.

Links and Resources

You can find Evan's writing on the Big River of Books, and explore his courses on the Net of Knowledge.  

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