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In this class we explore the classical and clinical relationship between the Heavenly Stems (天干), Earthly Branches (地支) and Six Qi (六氣). Saam holds unique place in the cosmology of Chinese Medicine, by utilizing the relationship between the Five Phases and Six Qi (六氣) to rebalance disharmony within a Yin Yang Six Qi relationship.
In this lecture we explore classical underpinnings of the Saam model in the Su Wen, and its broader clinical relationship between the Great Movements and Heavenly Stems (五運天干) and Earthly Branches (地支).
Our objective is to gain a cleaner understanding of when and why to use the relational, Five Movements; environmental, Six Qi; or material, Earthly Branches models in your practice.
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Mind acupuncture is a Saam informed meridian-based psychotherapy modality. Mind acupuncture is firmly rooted in traditional East-Asian medical theory. The fundamental basis being that qi (energy) instability causes negative emotions and thoughts. Through the utilization of the 5 Shu points and Saam acupuncture techniques, we learn to stabilize the energy of the 5 elements and 6 Qis.
These strategies are extremely efficacious in releasing negative emotions and have the ability to address daily stress, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and insomnia by reestablishing healthy regulation of stressors and emotions.
The approach has three fundamentals: Stating treatment goals, strengthening self-regulation of the meridian system, and interlacing treatment goals with meridian functions.
This method can also have profound efficacy in the dredging of hidden unconscious conflict allowing the liberation of spirit through Qi-transformation and Metaphor techniques.
The primary techniques used in the Mind Acupuncture method that will be taught are Basic Circulation Acupuncture and Saam Acupuncture.
Mind acupuncture is easy to learn and provides quick results, offering liberation from negative emotions and expanding positive affect. Mind Acupuncture has received accolades and recognition when it was introduced to audiences at Oxford University as “The Emergence of New Traditional Acupuncture”, ICMART 2023(Amsterdam), and Dagfa 2022(Frankfurt).
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The criteria include:
1) The primary channel pathway related to the chief complaint.
2) The Zang-Fu influences based on Five Element theory.
3) Deficiency and excess patterns based on the Six Conformation factors.
This lecture aims to provide a comprehensive overview of Saam Acupuncture based on literature reviews and to elucidate its clinical applications in Korea.
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In this lecture, Sharon will explore the concepts of supplementing, draining and shunting methods based on her understanding and translation of portions of the Huáng Dì Nèi Jīng.
Much of this understanding also comes from her translations of the work of Dr. Zhāng Dàchāng on the Fǔ Xíng Jué Yòng Yào Fǎ Yào, (Assisting Certainty in the Important Methods for Applying Herbs for the Zang Fu). Sharon has discovered that Dr. Zhāng’s writings are aligned with our root classics, the Huáng Dì Nèi Jīng and the Nán Jīng than any writings she has ever come across. These profound views were echoed by Sharon’s studies withThomas Sørensen.
In this lecture, Sharon will discuss what we are doing when we supplement and drain/shunt according to an accurate reading of the text. This requires some understanding of what channels are and how the five phase points function. From this foundation, Sharon will connect our use of flavors in herbal formulas to our work using the four points of Saam. Again, this is based on the classics and Dr. Zhang’s writings.
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“The twelve conduit vessels link up with the twelve stream waters outside, and they are connected with the five zang and the six fu inside.”
Chapter 12 of the Huang Di Nei Jing Ling Shu correlates the qualities of twelve ancient watersheds with the twelve primary acupuncture channels. In this discussion, we will continue this exploration begun by the Ling Shu by examining qualities found in the twelve global ecosystems. Perceiving these twelve qualities in the macrocosm will aid us in distinguishing these very same qualities when they present in the microcosm of our patients.
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Bearing witness as a health care practitioner requires us to be present and attentive to the truth of another’s experiences. It is also an opportunity to hone our Saam diagnostic skills and enhance our ability to serve. We will be looking at videos and getting seasoned practitioner’s diagnostic observations relating to morphology, affect and temperament from within the Saam lens. Seeing through the eyes of skilled practitioners, the aim is to expand our clinical prowess by being able to better understand, categorize and utilize the rich bounty of diagnostic clues that present in every clinical encounter.
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Despite the increased interest in Saam acupuncture there is very little known about its origins and development. This presentation is designed to shine some light on how the modern Saam acupuncture came to be. The first portion of the presentation will describe the environment in which Saam acupuncture developed in detailing the governmental, social, medical and religious influences.
The second major development in Saam acupuncture is the writing of a collection of case studies and commentary attributed to an individual named Jisan sometime after 1742. The third section will delve into what we don’t currently know about the development of Saam acupuncture. The final portion will examine the modern era and the multiple streams of Saam acupuncture that have developed during this period.
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This course will explore the 12 archetypes of channel system excess from the Saam acupuncture system, and relate them to classical formulas (Jing Fang). In particular, the herb presentation (yao zheng) and formula presentations (fang zheng) styles of Shanghan Lun herbalism will be emphasized.
The goal is not to establish one-to-one correlations (ie. Spleen Supplementation treatment is equal to Wenjing Tang), but rather specific characteristics of the organ system patterns are related to formulas, so that each organ system pattern could relate to multiple formulas, and combinations of organ system patterns could relate to specific formulas.
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This presentation will explore its history and the many styles of practice it has engendered in Korea as well as elsewhere. The basis of Saam acupuncture is the 4-needle technique. Tonifying, sedating, heating and cooling formulas will be reviewed plus other 4-needle combinations that break the standard rules. These are due to the use of Saam theory in both Constitutional and Conditional aspects of treatment. The differences between these two aspects as they relate to diagnosis and treatment will be explained.
The speaker’s own style of acupuncture follows this approach, and has been taught worldwide including three times in China. There are several of the author’s books that can augment this presentation.
Grasping the Donkey’s Tail
Unraveling Mysteries from the Classics of Oriental Medicine
The Compleat Acupuncturist
A Guide to Constitutional and Conditional Pulse Diagnosis
In the Footsteps of the Yellow Emperor
Tracing the History of Traditional Acupuncture
The Book of Changes In Traditional Oriental Medicine
An edited transcript of classes taught in 1983 and 1984
Closing The Circle
Lectures on the Unity of Traditional Oriental Medicine by Peter Eckman, M.D., Ph.d., M.Ac. (U.K.) and Stuart Kutchins, C.A.
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This presentation will discuss the theory and application of Saam acupuncture.
We will begin by situating Saam Acupuncture in the broader context of Korean history and Korean Medicine, highlighting the unique features of Korean Medicine and showing how these features are present in Saam Acupuncture. We will go on to review the energetics of Saam Acupuncture channels and prescriptions, with particular emphasis placed on psycho-emotional dynamics through the Three Levels of Human Needs theorized by Kim Hong Kyung (김홍경 金洪卿).
We will explore the application of Saam Acupuncture to treat commonly encountered conditions in the contemporary North American Clinic. Throughout the presentation we will be connecting the system of Saam Acupuncture to classical principles found in the Huangdi Neijing, the Nanjing, the Shang Han Lun, and the Korean Medical text Dongui Bogam.
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My presentation will include a brief history, theory, and techniques of Saam acupuncture. The PowerPoint slides I’ll share with you belong to my teacher, Dr. Tae Cheong Choo.
My talk will highlight Dr. Choo’s teachings on the “Comprehensive Method” of needling, the Mindpath theory, the 6 Qi and 5-element Physical Building Analogy, and the Three Levels of Human Needs (Mindpath Meridianology) with examples of clinical examples from my own practice
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We will explore the unique potency of Saam acupuncture to enliven the process of clinician development, from the didactic beginnings of technical repetition to the deep archetypal essence connection.
Most of us have access to two major streams of Saam lineage, the teachings of Sunim Doam via Toby Daly and those of Hong Gyeong Kim. We will use the synthesis of these two streams to explore the theme of borders, boundaries and space.
How does the patient experience and manage the inside / outside relationship? What gets in? What stays out? What is the influence of sense of space? And how can Saam be used to serve these issues? The Shao Yang / Jue Yin pairs (SJ/Liver and PC/GB) and the Tai Yang system (UB/SI) will be featured.
We will illuminate a key distinction between Infrastructure (walls and border crossings) and Intelligence (data-gathering). Cases from clinic will be used throughout the presentation.
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Saam Acupuncture ‘Organ Centered Consciousness’ model is based off of four legs. The first is a student’s introduction to the theories of TCM and how they identify, internalize, and relate to such medicine.
The Second and Third Legs are based on PTSD which is a conscious phenomena related to the Kidneys and Dr. John Sarno’s ‘Unconscious Rage’ correspondent to Saam Acupuncture Gall Bladder Channels, Revolutionary Rage or Fury.
The Fourth Leg is the Interpretation of Dreams which is based on Saam Acupuncture’s Three Levels of Human Needs.
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This discussion is ideal for those who practice the Saam Buddhist monastic tradition of Toby Daly’s teacher. This talk is especially for those new to the system or those who feel they are not getting their expected clinical results. Toby has transmitted a beautifully efficacious heart- centered medicine that successfully treats a wide range of conditions. Evaluating channel pairs can be confusing and sometimes we need to connect deeper and look below the surface to find our diagnostic patterns. When results are not obtained, it can often be because of an error in our diagnosis or treatment. Sloppy diagnosis and inaccurate needling can lead to unsatisfactory results. I will share my experience of how I navigated disappointing outcomes in my 5+ years of practicing this tradition
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This presentation will have two parts. First, we consider the flexible use of the Saam four-needle technique, which is now performed by an increasing number of acupuncturists in Korea and has moved away from a relatively rigid application of the predetermined point combinations. Here, multiple four-point combinations can be selected simultaneously in one treatment, and only one, two, or three points from the prescribed four-points can be applied to build a hierarchy of treatment strategies. We will consider possible criteria for selecting strategies and points.
Second, we will discuss how to individualize the orthodox Saam point combinations by changing some of the points to better fit the strategy according to the patient’s constitution or pathology. For this, we will discuss the basics of Dr. Kim, Hong-Gyeong’s theory of triple Five-Element-characteristics of the Shu Transport points, his constitutional theory and how this can be applied to the Saam point prescriptions.
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