Original Art, Dr Steven Aung |
Last weekend I enjoyed the 26th Annual
Symposium of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture in Denver. It’s a medical conference, yes, but it
includes Qigong and meditation alongside neuroscience and pain medicine. We’re a little different from your average
MDs and DOs.
I always enjoy the opportunity to hear from Dr. StevenAung. Among many other things, this
open-hearted doctor is a Canadian practitioner and teacher of Chinese Medicine
and an artist. He says that people sometimes
ask him how his calligraphic pieces fit with his passion for healing and for
treating his patients with “loving compassion.”
With characteristic simplicity, he says, “there’s
medicine in them.”
There was such resonance for me in that revelation. I’ve been gradually doing more photography
over the years and have been thinking about how this work meshes with my
identity as a healer. I’d heard a
similar sentiment from two dear friends (you know who you are), so Dr. Aung’s words reverberated for me.
One of my heartfelt goals has always been to use my images to convey
emotion. Perhaps offering
good “medicine” is just the next step along that continuum.
Like my acupuncture practice, I learn at least as
much from my photography clients and students as I teach.
Dr Aung made this piece for me at another
symposium. It hangs on the office wall,
and means even more to me now.
Chess Players,16th Street Mall, Denver City Center |
Of course, I did wander the streets in Denver City
Center when I had the chance.
Retro Detail, Denver City Center |
Thanks for sampling a bit of the “Medicine.” I’m sending you blessings.