Ilchi Lee Educating Brain, Dahn Yoga

When I first started dahn yoga, I was in chronic pain.  A year and half before started dahn yoga, I had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in my knee.  The pain was pretty bad which is why a had the surgery.  Funny I remember having to sign a waiver saying there was no guarantee the surgery would help the problem.  In fact after the surgery pain level was the same.  The attending arthoscopic surgeon didn’t prescribe and rehab and my insurance would pay for it.  A year and half later still in a lot of pain I decided to do something about it.  So I started yoga, Dahn Yoga.  Within in three weeks my pain level dropped it was amazing.  I wonder if practicing dahn in the first place could have prevented having to spend all that money on my surgery?

I always have worry or axiety within me.  In my memory, it began when I was in high school.  Therefore, I always push hard and am very aggressive.  And when I pass 45 yr old, my physical condition goes down.  Finally I hardly smile and became more negative.  Then I met Brain Education program.  It is so amazing.  It works so well.  My negative talk in my brain became quiet and I am positive and optimistic.  Changing emotion is really difficult but changing brain program is far easier.  I appreicate his invention.

i sometimes think it’d be nice to be a tree. to feel rooted into the earh feeling the warmth of the sun and coolness of the breeze all day long in nature’s arms.

 but then i wonder you can’t decide which way you go. you just have to go along with the wind. being pushed around, not really having any say at all. even though a great tree could be so beautiful and vast, i wonder really would they feel free?

Today during teatime sharing after my Dahn Yoga class, I came to be very  humbled….

I grew up with a lot of family problems, and I had always thought that I was mature for my age from such experiences. But a member shared very honestly about her recent and past troubles that made me look like a tiny papercut — and she shared with so much sincere gratitude and humility. This made me take another look at my life and my experiences and what I actually know — absolutely nothing! It was very humbling yet refreshing to be able to see myself a clean slate, clear water, to openly share and connect with other people without the taint of my ego.

everything always seems to be a calcuation. we try to figure everything out. i wonder why it’s so hard for us to accept things the way they are without questioning every detail. always wanting to know why~

What I’m gaining through my Dahnhak training is not just my physical health, but opening up my heart and mind and creating peace for myself. I learn to take a step back from my daily life and watch myself, and through that I can see the bigger perspect and empathize with others more deeply and widely.

When I first began my Dahn training, there was nothing I wanted more desperated than peace of mind. Not that I felt extremely troubled at the time, but looking back I can clearly see the difference between being comfortable and being peaceful. Comfort comes from times when I can find stillness from my emotions, when there are no strains in my life, but peace just is the state of stilled emotions. I may from time to time find comfort between the storms of emotions, but finding peace from being able to create stillness within myself by detaching from emotions is very different. Through my Dahnhak training, I was able to discover what inner peace is. I’m going to keep spending every day — including today — with a very grateful mind. Thank you very much!

When I started to practice Dahn Yoga, I had lyme disease. I was always fatigued, tired, lacked motivation, and I was horribly stiff. My muscles and  joints ached and there were days that I couldn’t move, even when I wanted and tried to.

I had no idea what my condition was doing to me. I just knew how I felt. After I did the Initial Awakening workshop, I felt what my body was saying to me: stop that medication. So, I stopped, much to the displeasure of my family and doctor. I remained firm and after 1 month, I began to see healing signs and improvements.

After 2 weeks of classes (which I initially did not like nor want to participate in), my body began to crave more Dahn Yoga classes. After that first month, I couldn’t wait until it was “Dahn Time.” With each class, I felt better and I was getting stronger. My flexibility ioncreased, my mind was more clear, and I wasn’t as fatigued or in pain. The frequency of getting sick decreased to the point where I rarely get a cold (woo hoo!).

Just through this training, I was able to cure myself of lyme disease, and its effects. My body and mind were truly healed. Now, I am working on getting back the passion that I had before this disease hit me. I am certain that the passion, too, will come back, just like my health.

Thank you Dahn Yoga! Thank you, Ilchi Lee, for bringing this to us!

Honest

Deligent

Responsible

i’m thankful i have 10 toes.
i’m thankful i have a nose.
i’m thankful i can see.
i’m thankful i can taste so that i can have a favorite food.

i don’t think we give enough thanks to the things we take granted for.
you should take a moment and look at your toes, your fingers, and your ears and say thanks.

it’s interesting how people always seek the complicated in complicated things when simiple things are already complicated as they are. ^^