Archive for the 'Brain' Category

Left and Right Brain

For some reason we had a very busy couple of months at work. The result of it was that I had to work longer hours and could not come to the class as often as I normally do.
What I felt was a huge difference between my left and right side. While I was tense all [...]

Ilchi Lee’s White Dragon

I found this amazing poem inside the jacket of the “White Dragon” audio music CD by Arang Park. It is a beautiful reflection of the oneness we can all feel through a consistent Dahn Yoga practice. Dahn Yoga gives us the tools, but here is the inspiration:
(Can you see the dragon in the picture?)
 
 White Dragon
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Dahn Yoga Shoulder Exercises

When I ask people what part of their body they feel like they hold the most tension, most answer their neck and shoulders. Long hours sitting in front of a computer or television, or behind a steering wheel, leads to poor posture and stiff, hunched shoulders.
Here is the Asian medicine point of view of pain [...]

Know Thyself

One way to gain control over your stress response is to realize when it has become inappropriate.
Some stress is beneficial, but when and how does it become a problem for you? One way to determine
this is to watch your physical body closely. Often, even before your conscious mind becomes aware of
a stressor, the muscles in [...]

The Story of Brain

Did you ever stop to consider that your brain remembers even further back into your past than your childhood?
Can you imagine that it holds elements that could go even further back than your conception?
This may seem strange at first, but it is really not as mystical as it sounds.
The human brain contains a record of [...]

Dahn Yoga Classes

Two years ago, at 60 years of age and with urgent physical problems, I started an intensive Dahn Yoga program. This resulted in my regaining my health in several months, which convinced me to get training in how to heal family and friends, which in turn led me into a new life stage as a [...]

Brain and Body

Yesterday was a very busy day at work and I didn’t even realize how stressed out I was. So when I came to the center and we were doing the half lotus position I really could feel stiffness in my hip joints. Usually I try to press the more painful one but yesterday I just [...]

BEST 5Brain Education System Training

BEST 5Brain Education System Training (BEST) is a comprehensive training system that includes all programs offered at Dahn Yoga Centers and the affiliated meditation and retreat centers around the world. It is designed to be a simple and easy-to-follow way to maximize your brain potential, so that you can live a healthy, happy, and peaceful [...]

Calmness of Mt.

I can feel calmness of Mt. Can you imagine such a wonderful moment if you do meditation over there? keke. ^____^

Breath

-When I Breathe, I Share Love with the Empty Space-
 If I were to compare my body to the infinite empty space,
It is an existence as small as a particle of dust
My heart feels the empty space in its entirety and embraces it.
With each and every breath
I become one with the empty space.
Just as there is [...]