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18
Jul 12

During July, do your ki energy techniques indoors (and drink plenty of water)

July is Hydration Awareness Month, an observance emphasizing the importance of drinking plenty of fluids during exercise or hot weather. And if you feel that yoga practitioners are exempt from the need to hydrate, think again. At Dahn Yoga, we stress that, even when you don't seem to be sweating very much during ki energy techniques, it is essential to replenish your fluids.

The reason is simple. When you lose water through sweat, your body's natural equilibrium starts to tilt away from your cool ki energy and toward your warm energy. This imbalance goes against the very purpose of ki energy manipulation, which is designed to bring your inner forces into alignment.

Of course, on a more physiological level, dehydration is just plain dangerous. The National Institutes of Health warns that too little fluid in the body can be quite harmful, especially on a hot day. It emphasizes awareness of the signs of dehydration, which include dry mouth, lethargy, dizziness and the absence of the need to urinate.

To treat a mild or moderate lack of fluids, it is best to drink plenty of water, natural juices or sports drinks. Also, to prevent dehydration, consider doing yoga indoors, wearing loose-fitting clothing, drinking water and avoiding coffee, alcohol and salty foods.

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9
Mar 12

Yoga breathing makes ki energy manipulation as easy as letting out a sigh

With the weight of the world bearing down on your shoulders, isn't it about time you took a few moments for yourself in a Chicago yoga class? It'd do you some good. After all, by utilizing meditation, deep breathing and ki energy manipulation, you can radically ease your anxiety and unburden your mind.

That was the thrust of a recent guest post at Chicago Now, written by Elizabeth Rago. An author and mother of three, she explained that attaining true serenity is all about using yoga breathing to cool your head and warm your belly.

"This simple act of purposefully taking extra time during the day to fill my lungs with more oxygen has helped me be patient with my children," she wrote, adding that deep breathing also helps de-stress her at work and in emotionally charged situations.

Mindful breathing has helped humans relax and center themselves for thousands of years. The key lies in the modulation of the air going into and out of the lungs. This vital oxygen supply has a big bearing on how your spiritual energy circulates throughout your system.

So the next time you feel frazzled and frantic, take a deep breath, hold it a moment and then say "Ahhhhhh…"

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6
Mar 12

Chicago yoga teacher emphasizes ki energy healing

How did Chicago yoga instructor Susan Ginsberg get started teaching ki energy healing techniques to her students? It all began in 2007, when she met a very special person who was going through some serious health issues.

At the time, Ginsberg was already a yoga teacher, but she had not yet incorporated ki energy manipulation into her regular regimens – that is, until she she met a cancer patient who was in the middle of treatment.

"She wanted me to teach yoga, meditation, relaxation to her and to her close friends and family so they could support her," Ginsberg told the Chicago Sun-Times. "She had said something to me, that I was the angel on her shoulder during all of our treatments, helping her stop and breathe, and it stuck with me."

Today, Ginsberg takes what she taught this one student and instructs all of her pupils on how to breathe deeper and freer.

She told the news source that manipulating your flow of ki is often as easy as inhaling and exhaling in a slower, measured rhythm. In this way, enthusiasts can moderate their anxiety and let their bodies begin to heal.

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27
Feb 12

Soldiers use yoga, ki energy manipulation to relieve PTSD symptoms

For veterans who currently take Chicago yoga classes, there's some great news that was recently announced by researchers at the University of Wisconsin, Madison: the deep breathing, meditation and ki energy manipulation of yoga may help people with PTSD relieve some of their symptoms.

Channel 3000 reported that scientists at the institution have been using holistic therapies to "turn off" the repetitive, traumatic thoughts that echo through the minds of some veterans.

"PTSD is the past hijacking your mind and impeding your life in the present moment," researcher Emma Seppala told the news source. She explained that traditional treatments, like antidepressants and exposure therapy (re-living damaging experiences until they no longer cause stress) do not always work.

Instead, ki energy manipulation and yoga-based relaxation exercises may be substituted as a way to naturally and gently relieve emotional pressure.

Veteran and study participant Rich Low said that the regimen worked wonders for him.

"I did the course and things started opening up. I started to feel happiness, sadness, emotions I couldn't even explain because I wasn't familiar with them," he told the news organization. "It was a little jarring at first; I didn't know how to handle them, but overall it's been a great experience."

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19
Jan 12

Beginner’s Chicago yoga promotes mind-body connection

At the University of Illinois, many students report being enamored with yoga. Why is the holistic regimen so popular among college students? According to the school's official newspaper, the Daily Illini, it's because yoga's soothing breathing techniques and ki energy manipulation allows stress to melt away.

This effect – which can be felt in classes in Champaign-Urbana, beginner's Chicago yoga groups and everywhere in between – is based on the regimen's attention to the mind-body connection.

That's what yoga director Deb Lister told the news source, explaining that among students, the link between the mental and physical selves is often in need of healing. She added that yoga's adaptability makes it perfect for college students of every stripe.

"The practice of yoga is about listening to what comes up to the surface when practicing – feelings, sensations, thoughts," Lister said, quoted by the newspaper. "The beauty of a yoga practice is that it can be modified to meet most anyone's challenges."

That's certainly true of Dahn Yoga, which is as popular among college students as it is among adults, kids and the elderly.

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29
Jul 11

Yoga, meditation, ki energy manipulation may help reduce arthritis-related aches

Who uses yoga, meditation, stretching and ki energy techniques to reduce the aches and pains caused by arthritis? More than you might think, according to a number of surveys and scientific studies.

For instance, a report in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine announced that, of more than 230 people interviewed for the study, two-thirds had tried complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as a way to ease their arthritis symptoms.

Almost all of those who had tried CAM reported using it regularly. The researched noted that 24 percent of respondents – all of whom were regular patients of licensed rheumatologists – had tried three or more CAM methods in the quest to ease their joint aches.

A review published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (JACM) said that CAM can cover a wide array of treatments, including deep breathing, yoga, ki energy training, guided imagery, exercise, warm baths and going to bed in a comfortable environment, all of which may ease aches and help people with arthritis get much-needed sleep.

Arthritis affects at least 50 million Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – a figure expected to increase to 67 million by 2030.

The agency notes that the most common form of the condition is osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint condition that can cause immobility, inactivity and disability.

Fortunately, yoga and certain mindfulness techniques may be able to take one's mind off of joint pain.

A study appearing in the JACM found that participants who took weekly yoga classes for eight weeks experienced improvements in pain level, physical function, stiffness and soreness. All volunteers were obese and had osteoarthritis of the knees. For such a painful condition, researchers employed a gentle, low-impact variety of yoga.

By practicing mindfulness yoga and using meditation to focus and guide one's ki energy, it may be possible to reduce the severity of aches and pains related to arthritis, regardless of one's age or health status.

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18
Jul 11

Yoga, ki energy manipulation may reduce symptoms of menopause

Sure, there are plenty of prenatal yoga classes available for expectant mothers, but what about women going through menopause? This drop-off in hormone production can be as drastic or life-changing as having a child, and many women find it difficult to cope with the symptoms of this important transition. Fortunately, several studies have indicated that yoga, meditation and ki energy manipulation may ease the discomforts associated with menopause.

For example, a report appearing in the journal Support Care Cancer found that eight weeks of regular yoga therapy helped women going through menopause – all of whom had survived breast cancer and were otherwise healthy at the time of the study – to mute the severity of their hot flashes.

Likewise, participants who engaged in meditation, deep breathing, stretching and ki energy exercises tended to report greater improvements in joint aches, exhaustion, sleep disturbances and "symptom-related bother," the authors said.

The team concluded that doing yoga may help mature women cope with the symptoms of menopause, particularly when their hormone levels and physical health have been previously altered by intensive cancer treatments.

A meta-study, published in the same year as the paper above, also examined the effects of yoga on the transition into one's non-reproductive years. Published in the journal Menopause, the report analyzed the outcomes of prior investigations into the effectiveness of holistic health regimens among women typically aged 50 or older.

Researchers found a total of seven pre-existing studies concerning yoga and menopause. Unfortunately, many of the included studies were non-randomized or came to statistically insignificant conclusions, which the authors said suggested the need for further inquiry into yoga's effects during a time of sharp hormonal fluctuation.

More than 2 million American females reach menopause every year, meaning that at least 5,600 women begin going through this transition every day, according to the North American Menopause Society.

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