From Field Sites to Ice Baths—Meet Pat McCashin

Archaeologist • High-Diving Circus Alum • Surfer • Author of The Momhak Method

I’m Pat McCashin, and my life’s work is proving that movement, breath, and mindset can rewire a brain that once felt hijacked by addiction.

• 20+ years in archaeology taught me how every culture encodes wisdom about healing.

• Junior World Championship diver turned high-diving circus performer showed me the limits—and power—of the human body.

• Surfing cold Pacific waves in Tofino convinced me that nature is the ultimate dojo for resilience.

When alcohol began eroding everything I loved, those threads converged into the framework I now call The Momhak Method—a science-backed system that blends Daoist movement, breath-training, cold exposure, and neuro-psychology to reset mind and body.

Why I Wrote The Momhak Method: Freedom from Addiction

Because the typical “white-knuckle sobriety” script wasn’t built for fast-moving minds like mine—or yours. I needed tools that worked in minutes, not months, and that felt alive: ice baths that spike dopamine without a drink, breath cycles that calm storms of craving, workouts that double as meditation.

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