FACTS VS. FICTION
THE OFFICIAL TRUTH FROM DAHN YOGA
As a result of several untrue stories in the press and on blogs, Dahn Yoga has decided to use this blog to help separate facts from fiction.
RESPONSE TO YOGACITYNYC.COM ARTICLES ON DAHN YOGA
Unfortunately, we find the stories written by Hannah Rappleye to be highly critical and inaccurate. To be clear, Hannah had several phone conversations with our PR consultant, Mike Paul, regarding Dahn Yoga before finally agreeing to meet face-to-face for an interview. Sadly, after a 2-hour dinner interview, Hannah used very little from that face-to-face interview in her articles. She decided to take much of the information she received from biased, plaintiffs’ opinions in a lawsuit (with no facts) to direct her questions and even taint her experience in our yoga classes.
If Hannah was more open-minded, she would have experienced what millions of Dahn Yoga members have experienced: that Dahn Yoga’s Korean-based yoga classes are different from Indian-base yoga classes for a reason. In fact, many of the exercises she describes in her articles continue to help millions of members around the world with not only general fitness and wellness goals, but specifically with improved organ and intestinal health. Several of these exercises have been practiced for over 5,000 years in Korean society and other countries and have excellent results for those who learn them and practice them consistently.
We were not at all surprised that Hannah concluded that our classes or organization were not cult-like. Dahn Yoga is not a cult, never was a cult and never will be a cult. These toxic terms are only uttered by people who are seeking financial gain in a lawsuit or by a so-called cult expert (Steve Hassan) who reaps money directly by calling us a cult. In fact, this so-called cult expert has been investigated by law enforcement for wrongdoing and rebuked by legitimate cult experts as inappropriate and unethical.
Hannah also said she spoke to many people who have taken Dahn Yoga who love it and have benefitted greatly from taking it. This part of her interviews we agree with fully. In fact, to learn directly from our members who continue to benefit from Dahn Yoga, check out their testimonials on our official Dahn Yoga website.
Sincerely,
Dahn Yoga Corporate Communications
