A Medicine that Listens
Aidan Keeva, Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
About Aidan
I grew up in Evanston, Illinois, and had an interest in spiritual matters from an early age. My interest in medicine, however, was not initially present. In childhood, I had a relatively unfavorable view of doctors and of medicine in general, which reflected my overall experience with it. I suffered from allergies, digestive issues, and stress, and my experiences with doctors generally left me feeling unseen, unheard, and like I had been treated like I was just a physiological machine. That changed when I started seeing practitioners of East Asian medicine in my late teens and early twenties.I was a philosophy major in college, where I first came into contact with the philosophical tradition of phenomenology and started thinking more deeply about lived embodiment. At the same time, I dove deep into meditation practice and sat many long retreats with teachers in various different Buddhist traditions. It was in this context that I encountered practitioners of classical Chinese medicine and found that my various interests converged in their profound work.
In graduate school, I focused on classical methods of treatment coming from Daoist and Buddhist lineages of medicine, and began to practice Neigong.
Over the years, I have practiced Chinese medicine in a number of different settings, including at a residential retreat center for teens struggling with addiction, a homeless shelter, hospice center, and in private practice. I worked for a number of years at Creative Wellness in East Lansing Michigan and at Jade Mountain Wellness in Burlington, Vermont.I have also traveled extensively, and have spent extended periods living in Indonesia, Thailand, and Nepal, where I have continued my medical studies, and deepened in my practice of meditation at retreat centers and monasteries.
I have been deeply blessed to engage with a number of different spiritual traditions over the years, including within Therevada Buddhist lineages, Nyingma Tibetan Buddhist lineages, and Northern Daoist Longmenpai lineage. I am currently a follower of the MaitriDharma and Maitrinath, Maha Sambodhi Dharma Sangha Guru.
Clinical Work
My work is firmly rooted in the classical tradition of Chinese medicine. As a licensed Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese medicine (DACM), I work with many tools to support healing: I practice acupuncture, prescribe herbal formulas, provide cupping, gua sha, tui na, moxibustion, and various other therapies when appropriate.
Chinese medicine doesn't just treat diseases, it treats people. For this reason, each session is tailor-made to address each client's unique situation, with every acupuncture treatment, and ever herbal formula made custom.
I work a lot with people living with chronic illness, including conditions that are complex and which evade the understanding of modern Western medicine. In addition, I have a lot of experience working with people who have psychoemotional challenges, such as depression and anxiety, or who feel confusion and a sense of loss of purpose in life.
In addition to all of this, I frequently treat digestive disorders, menstrual irregularities, headaches and migraines, respiratory conditions, sleep disorders, inflammatory and rheumatic disorders, and a whole host of other conditions.I work both online and in-person at my clinic space in Wilmington, Vermont.
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