Howard Kim, Msom, AP
has spent more than 20 years in study and practice with eastern philosophy and eastern medicine. Before taking up the mantle of Chinese medicine he was a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, where upon graduation, he spent fifteen years as a professional chef in New York City, Baltimore, and Orlando. His culinary experience has allowed him to have a unique perspective in food as it correlates to Chinese medicine. After his culinary journey, he returned back to his formal training in eastern medicine by graduating Summa Cum Laude from Florida College of Integrative Medicine with a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine, as well as concurrently training in Classical Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, both Chinese and Japanese styles, Chinese medicine psychology, and Shen-Hammer Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis under Brandt Stickley, L.Ac. & Leon Hammer, MD. He has also had training in Classical Homeopathy, Homotoxicology, Biopuncture, Active Release Technique, Activator Method, and sports medicine based assessments. He also teaches seminars and lectures on Chinese dietetics, Chinese medical history, culinary arts, martial arts, traditional tea, Shen-Hammer Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis, and philosophy. Also, currently serving as an Adjunct Professor at Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine.
My Approach
There are two main ways that I hope to reach out and share. Either way can be impactful and enriching. Either as a Guide, in a more personally oriented tailoring, or as a Teacher, within the space of a small group to share and grow in knowledge as a collective. Everyone always has a different way to connect with the world and how they view it.
Teacher
To learn, to grow, to be equipped, whatever it is that drives one to learn something, I believe that willingness is a great first step. The ‘right’ teacher can make that step amazing. I will do my best to reveal and present a world that many may have thought plainly at first, yet maybe, the humble and mundane could be sublime and divine.
GUide
1-on-1 Sessions to find healing, balance, reconnection, and/or whatever your heart soul calls too. With the use of conversation, acupuncture, herbs, and touch, we can work together to find some answers, bring about clarity, or simply just to be.
Cloud and Crane
The world we are living in today is full of offers and presentations that make claims of living life but rarely does it fulfill.
Sometimes, all it takes, is to stop and take a moment and simply breathe. This is the main goal and emphasis of Cloud and Crane, a place to re-discover how to connect with the self and help others get there too. I have spent a great deal of life encountering the world around me in many different ways and all of them have taught me so much. I hope to be able to share those stories, journeys, and transformations, with all who are willing to reconnect with themselves and begin to feel more.