Dr. Benjamin Hawes (DAcCHM, BA, L.Ac, Dipl.OM) focuses his practice on aligning the body, soul, and mind to be greater than the sum of their parts. He works with clients through transformative work in multiple modalities including acupuncture, herbal medicine, craniosacral therapy, shamanism, and Zen meditation, his praxis informed by the wisdom of history and the consolation of philosophy.

Dr. Hawes is the developer of the Backupuncture® system of distal acupuncture spinal realignment, which he has taught to other acupuncturists as an NCCAOM continuing education provider, and he has designed and taught courses in acupuncture at Colorado Chinese Medicine University.

Prior to studying traditional East Asian medicine, Dr. Hawes graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies with honors, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and winner of the Bishop McVickar Prize. He completed his master’s degree at the New England School of Acupuncture and his Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine degree from the Pacific College of Health Sciences.

A long-time Zen meditator (and Dharma Teacher since 1998), Dr. Hawes has also apprenticed in shamanic medicine techniques with John Myerson, PhD. In addition, he completed an internship in Japanese acupuncture and has also studied orthopedic and sports medicine acupuncture, Kyojung Korean physical manipulation, Master Tung acupuncture, and Richard Tan’s Balance Method. He is currently enrolled in Naropa University’s Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies program.

In his spare time, Dr. Hawes is the host of The Liminauts podcast and writes about engaged Buddhism periodically on his Substack blog Dragging the Corpse. He enjoys writing, running, hiking, thinking, and having a great time with his wife and kids.

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