Where Dahn Yoga practitioners share their experiences
Mary
When I began Dahn Practice my condition was: (Before Dahn Yoga, 1 1/2 years ago, my health ondition was very emotional, little flexibility, impatient, exhausted, and negative.
Nowmy condition is:.)
Now my health condition is very flexible, more calmness in my life and more energetic (but not rantic)! I am more responsible for my own health and more positive, and more creative.
Larry
I returned to Maryland from a trip to China with digestive distress. Suddenly other health problems arose. So, at 60 years of age, I was feeling old – belying the headline I had seen in a magazine, “60 Is the New 30.” I made the rounds of doctors and alternative health practitioners, but with minimal healing results. Then a friend told me about Dahn Yoga & Healing Center in Bethesda (http://www.dahnworld.com, http://www.dahnyoga.us). I tried a session, felt the Dahn approach made sense for my condition, liked it as well, and committed myself to go regularly.
I feel that I am investing in improving my health for the next 30 or more years; otherwise I doubt that I will make it in terms of quantity of years or quality of living. I embarked on a routine of hour-long yoga classes (an Asian-wisdom and Western brain-knowledge body-mind-spirit exercise system that is much more than yoga), transforming workshops of many hours or several days, private healing-acceleration sessions, and personal exercises (homework) throughout the day. In a matter of months, the results were quite positive, bordering on astounding:
1. My digestive trouble disappeared, and without medication.
2. Previously unable to walk up Metro escalators without leg pains and hyper breathing, I took them in stride without breaking a sweat.
3. Compared to prior hectic three-week business trips to Japan, during the last one I raised my vitality, increased my productivity, lowered my stress, and significantly reduced the debilitating jet lag of flights half-way-around the world.
4. After decades of mild panic attacks when needles were inserted to extract blood for tests, I practiced a deep-breathing exercise to get through the pain with ease.
5. After a surgeon suggested an operation to fix a returning hernia, abdomen-strengthening exercises reduced its protrusion enough for me to live with it and thus avoid surgery for now.
6. Lost unneeded pound in the right place, so that after 30 years I have no more potbelly.
7. After getting up several times a night to urinate, I sleep right through.
8. When starting Dahn, I could do zero push-ups; now I can have the arm strength and breathing stamina for 70 of them.
9. I have greater peace and clarity to deal with stressful episodes – such as traffic jams, bad service and client complaints.
10. After decades of having short periods of sadness about aspects of my life, I am free of this negative emotion, instead experiencing joy, love and gratitude.
With family and friends of my generation so often paying the health price of too much stress and too little inspiration or purpose in their lives, I now see healing myself as only the stepping-stone of becoming a healer for others, locally and globally. And it all started with the wake-up call of intestinal distress in China!
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Andrew
I started Dahn Yoga in October of 2007 and it’s been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I feel like I’ve been looking for this style of Dahn Yoga my whole life, even though I didn’t know it! The gym that I used to belong to is right next to one of the centers in the Washington DC area, and I was walking to the gym one day and noticed a television in the window of the center, playing a video of DahnMuDo. My heart instantly lept and I knew that I would practice this martial art, like it was calling my name. About a month later, I finally got around to visiting the center closest to my work, in Old Town Alexandria, and as soon as I walked in the door, I felt like I was home. Even before I turned to meet my Jiwanjang Nim, I knew I would join!
At that time I was experiencing insomnia, low back pain, right shoulder pain, neck pain, migraine headaches, hip pain/tightness, as well as knee pain, and had been on a mission to heal myself for about two years. The interesting aspect of my condition at that time was that I had never injured any of the places I had pain, though I had been experiencing the migraine headaches since I was about 12 years old. So I signed up for a year and have practicing for six months. Almost all of my physical issues are resolved, and I have become aware of the causes of the ones that are taking more time, so I have a clear understanding of my condition, and what action I need to take to facilitate healing.
After my very first class I walked out of the door and laughed out loud, and ever since then I have been healing my physical body and really growing a lot. I took Shim Sung in December and released a lot of stagnant emotions and have been healing my relationships with my family ever since. After Shim Sung my heart started to open and I realized that in order to be truly healthy, I needed to open my heart and share it with other people, give as much love to myself and others as possible, which for me, is a lot!
In February I went to the Phoenix Project in Seattle, Washington and my entire life was changed. I took an honest look inside myself really for the first time, and caught a glimpse of just who I can be, if I can overcome the limitations I have placed in myself over the course of my life. I quit my job the day after I got back and started working at my center, with the intent to grow as much as possible, and share my experiences with other people who want to do the same thing.
I am very confident that Dahn Yoga has helped me save my own life, and I am reminded of it every day when I look in the mirror and see a different person than was there the day before!
We appreciate you taking the time to share how DAHN YOGA has positively affected your life. Here are some questions to help you reflect upon your experience….
What kind of improvement have you noticed (physical, emotional, spiritual)?
Physical – increased flexibility, improved posture, walk straighter, stand taller, weight is stable, more relaxed, can deal with stress more effectively
Spiritual – lighter energetically, have the ability to change how I respond to stress, issues, more connection to my body, happier, more self confidence.
What have you changed in your life?
I have started doing something I always wanted to do but have postponed because I feared failure. Now I don’t care – I love what I’m doing just for the process. I am pursuing greater connection in my spiritual and physical life. I also have a greater sense of dedication to my higher self through the practice.
What do you like about the Ilchi Lee Sedona center?
The energy is loving, supportive and inclusive. There is no pressure to do what you are not ready to do, but great opportunity and support to go beyond your own limitations. The members are all supportive and happy. The masters are very skilled and loving humans whose dedication filters to every detail of the center. They are a huge reason why I love the center.
How long have you been practicing DAHN YOGA?
6 months
May we have your permission to use your testimonial and photo for promotional purposes?
Yes
Are you willing to help distribute any kind of promotional materials for the center (i.e. bring pamphlet to others)?
Yes
Barbara
Five months ago a close friend of mine, whose opinion I value highly, shared with me his impressions of a Korean brain-knowledge, body-mind-spirit exercise system called Dahn Yoga. Cautioning me that the name was a bit of a misnomer, as it is much more than yoga, he shared with me how the daily exercise classes, workshops and healing sessions had helped him with some health problems.
I did not have any major health issues, but I was curious. Feeling lethargic and worrying about maintaining my health as I got older (I am 58 years old), I had been searching for a regular exercise program. I did not like the emphasis on competitive body-building and the glaring TV sets at most gyms and health clubs. So I thought I had nothing to lose by trying Dahn Yoga.
The Dahn Yoga exercise program is rigorous. Initially, I could hardly stretch and found some of the positions difficult to do. But within a few weeks, I started to get more limber. The exercise routine varies each day with new instructors coming to the center to offer their expertise.
I go four-five times a week and find that people are commenting on how much younger I look. (I definitely feel younger!) My skin is more radiant and tighter.
Normally in spring, I suffer from allergies and I have noticed that they are hardly bothering me this year.
My digestion has improved; in particular, I no longer am constipated, which was a regular ailment.
The private healing sessions have helped me to relieve stress and release energy blockages. The regular exercise routine along with the healing sessions emphasizes energy flow along the meridians and healthy utilization of one’s organs. I believe that my body was under tremendous stress and my organs were underutilized. The Dahn approach appeals to me so much more than the Western orientation of prescribing pills to deal with the symptoms and not recognizing the whole human being.
In the periodic workshops, I have learned about the holistic Dahn approach to understanding one’s own body’s natural energy system.
The workshops, exercise program and healing sessions are done with utmost professionalism.
I am so glad that I found out about Dahn Yoga. I am sure practicing what I have learned in the last five months will add years to my life and make the next stage of my life more vital.
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Zhu
I enjoy my Dahn program because:
It makes me feel like I am part of a big family. Everyone is polite and master Ahn & Kevin both excellent teachers. They make us feel welcome and happy to be in the center.
My Dahn Yoga practice has benefited me in the following ways:
I feel more at ease with myself; better to deal with stress through deep breathing; more able to relax;
I believe Ilchi Lee should be recognized because:
Master Lee has created something extraordinary. A program that is for all age. Dahn yoga or DahnMuDo is not just like any ordinary yoga or martial art program. It’s a program for the fitness of the mind, body and spirit. Through Dahn Yoga/ DahnMuDo, one can learn to be a better person a happier person. I think that’s what makes master Lee’s program a standout from others. A happy person can make others around him/her happy, and in turn they can make others around them happy as well.
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