Continuing Education

Mind Acupuncture: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Therapy

15.11. - 16.11.2025

Mind Acupuncture is an innovative form of meridian-based psychotherapy that blends the principles of traditional Korean SaAm acupuncture with modern concepts drawn from both Eastern and Western psychology. Grounded in the understanding that Qi governs emotions and thoughts, this method focuses on regulating the meridian system to bring about profound transformations in mental and emotional states.

Place
havadoc AG, Gernmarkt 10, 8400 Winterthur

CHF 550

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  • Date

    15.11. - 16.11.2025

  • Day & Time

    Saturday / Sunday von 9:00 - 17:00 Uhr

  • Hours

    17 hours

  • Type of education
    • Präsenz-Unterricht
  • Teacher
    • Dr. Junghwan Lee
  • Language

    English (occasionally Korean with English translation)

  • Number of participants

    -

  • Recognition TCM Fachverband

    Label No. follows

About this course

In today’s rapidly changing world, mental stress and psychological distress are becoming increasingly important. This phenomenon has led to an increase in psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, panic disorder, chronic insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In addition, there is a growing need for therapies that go beyond the treatment of negative emotions and instead address modern society’s desire for mental well-being.

Mind Acupuncture is an innovative form of meridian-based psychotherapy that blends the principles of traditional Korean SaAm acupuncture with modern concepts drawn from both Eastern and Western psychology. Grounded in the understanding that Qi governs emotions and thoughts, this method focuses on regulating the meridian system to bring about profound transformations in mental and emotional states. By harmonizing energy flow, Mind Acupuncture not only provides relief from psychological symptoms but also addresses the underlying causes of psychosomatic disorders, thereby promoting lasting improvements in overall well-being.

Key features of Mind Acupuncture

  • Easy to learn and producing immediate results
  • Rapidly transforms specific emotions and thought patterns
  • Eliminates negative emotions and destructive thinking
  • Enhances positive emotions and constructive thinking
  • Resolves unconscious conflicts by bringing them to light.

Training Overview

Online Lecture (3 hours, prerecorded, accessible 4 weeks prior to the on-site course)

  • Introduction
  • Basic Principles
  • Clinical Cases

 On-site Workshop (2 days, live)

  • Theoretical applications
  • Demonstrations
  • Hands-on practice
  • Clinical case discussions

Training content:

  • Theoretical background and treatment principles of Mental Acupuncture
  • Elimination of negative emotions and thought patterns
  • Enhancing and expanding positive emotions and thought patterns
  • Positive transformation of beliefs and self-image
  • Treatment of stress and common psychological disorders
  • Therapeutic approaches to psychosomatic disorders
  • Introduction to the 6Qi School of SaAm Acupuncture
  • Emotional regulation through the five channels (五輸穴)
  • Basic Circulatory Acupuncture for Emotional Balance
  • Qi Transformation & Metaphor Techniques for Unconscious Healing
  • Clinical Case Studies and Applications


Certification
Participants who successfully complete this program will receive a Certificate for Mind Acupuncture Levels 1 & 2, jointly issued from the Society of SaAm Acupuncture, the Association of Mind Acupuncture, and Chiway.

Dr. Junghwan Lee

Dr. Junghwan Lee

Referent

Dr. Junghwan Lee is the developer of Mind Acupuncture. His groundbreaking method has gained recognition in Korea, China, Japan, Europe, and the United States, where clinicians and researchers alike are astonished by its immediate and fundamental effectiveness.

With nearly 30 years of clinical practice and research in SaAm Acupuncture and 20 years of research in Oriental psychiatry and meridian based psychotherapy, Dr. Lee has dedicated his career to integrating traditional acupuncture with eastern and western psychological principles.

He is a Korean Medicine Doctor (KMD) and operates his own clinic in Seoul, South Korea. Dr. Lee holds a Doctoral Degree in Oriental Neuropsychiatry, and his major fields of expertise include SaAm Acupuncture and Meridian-Based Psychotherapy.

He is currently serving as the President of the Society of SaAm Acupuncture and the Association of Mind Acupuncture in Korea. He is passionate about introducing SaAm Acupuncture and Mind Acupuncture to more practitioners worldwide.

This European workshop was organized in response to the strong requests from many European practitioners who have personally experienced or applied Mind Acupuncture in their treatments and were eager to learn more.

Below are papers presented by Dr. Lee.

Papers:
A Preliminary study for the evaluation of the effects of EFT-I (EFT program for insomnia) for insomnia in the elderly. J. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry 2011.
A Randomized Control Trial for the evaluation of the effects of EFT-Insomnia (EFT-I) for the elderly. The master’s thesis. 2013.
A Comparison of Emotional Freedom Techniques– Insomnia (EFT-I) and Sleep Hygiene Education (SHE) for Insomnia in a Geriatric Population: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Energy psychology journal. 2015.
Anxiety and Anger Symptoms in Hwabyung Patients Improved More following 4 Weeks of the Emotional Freedom Technique Program Compared to the Progressive Muscle Relaxation Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015.
A Qualitative Case Study Research of Application of Saam Five Element Acupuncture in Psychiatry - the Field Study of a Clinic-. J of Oriental Neuropsychiatry. 2018.
A Study on Use of Psychotherapy and Korean Medicine for Eastern Philosophy -Focus on Diagram Theory of InShimDoShim of Yulgok. J of Oriental Neuropsychiatry. 2018.
The development of Saam psychotherapy based on the Neo-Confucian psychology of Yulgok. The Dotoral Thesis. 2019.
The Development of the Korean Medicine Cognitive Process Based on Neo-Confucianism. The Journal of Saam Acupuncture 2019.
A Study on the Structuralization of Mind and Body Relationships Incorporating Neo-Confucianism and Korean Medicine. The Journal of Saam Acupuncture 2020.
A Comparative Study on the Psychology of Korean Medicine based on Neo-Confucianism and the Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy. The Journal of Saam Acupuncture 2021.
Clinical Cases in Which Images of Emotions and Thoughts Change after Saam Acupuncture - Focusing on the Projective Test and the Brain’s Self-regulation Process -. The Journal of Saam Acupuncture 2022.
A Case Report on the Treatment of Severe Major Depressive Disorder Using Saam Acupuncture: Focusing on Saam Psychotherapy and Mind Acupuncture. The Journal of Saam Acupuncture 2024.