Healing Night for community

Date : DEC 23. Tue  7~9pm

Place : Moraga Dahn Yoga center(452 center st. Moraga, CA 94556)

Contact : 925-377-9642, Jung Ae Kim

Who : anybody(come with your healing partner)

Contents : learn basic healing(meridian channel, acupressure points)

Fee : No admission fee.

visit : www.brainwavevibration.com   www.dahnyoga.com

 Fear of the blank page, plain old inertia, writer’s block.

I was stuck. For a year my unfinished manuscript gathered dust.  I’d given up on the project, and I didn’t have the heart to start another one. Negative thoughts bombarded me. You’re a hack.  Does the world really need more bad writing? You’re too old write anything good.
I busied myself with other things, yet I felt something missing in my life.  When Master Kim offered 21 Days of Miracle Training, I signed up hoping to discover a new path.  But when she asked, What do you really want?, I realized that I want to write something beautiful before I die. To do this I needed a new attitude, as well as renewed discipline and focus.
During Brain Wave Vibration on the first day of class, I realized I want to finish the project I’d abandoned.  That day I bought new pens, a ream of paper, pulled out my research and manuscript. Getting up for class at 6 a.m. helped me establish new discipline and added two hours to my day.  BWV got me past negative thoughts and fears. As I gained focus, new ideas and words began to flow. My goal is to write every day for one hour or until I have one good page, whichever comes first. I choose to make this a priority in my life, and I dream of writing a piece good enough to be called literature.

Written by Carole H.  Moraga Dahn Yoga

When I meet friends I haven’t seen in the last few months, they comment on my weight loss and how well I look.  My Dahn Yoga practice is the reason for this positive change.  I was introduced to Dahn Yoga by a friend who knows about my decades long suffering from osteo arthritis.

I was diagnosed with arthritis in my 20’s Arthritis is present in my neck, back, wrists, hands and knees.  Over the counter pain medications have been prescribed for me and I have experienced stomach ulcers as a side effect.  It has been necessary for me to take short term disability from my work at 3 different times in my careers, the last being in 2005.  Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and exercise have been most helpful.  Surgery has not been an option.

Exercise is a discipline that has been essential for me to remain mobile.  Belonging to gyms or doing other form of Yoga has been part of this discipline.  Sometimes I injured myself at these classes because a personalized approach was not provided.  I was unconvinced that yet another exercise program would help.

Fortunately for me my friend, whose chronic health issues have dramatically improved with Dahn Yoga practice , was persistent.  We went to a class together.  I was warmly welcomed, and a written medical history was taken along with questions regarding my personal health goals.  As a registered nurse I was impressed.  The instructor reviewed my medical history and discussed the exercises used in class.  These exercises are surprisingly simple yet comprehensive.  We talked about exercise modifications that would be helpful for me.  It was a great class.

My nursing education and experience have taught me a lot about the wonders of Western medicine.  It is only in the last couple of decades that Eastern Healing Traditions have become appreciated in the US.  According to Eastern traditions we have a physical body, an energy body and a spiritual body.  At Dahn Yoga, developed in Korea, we learn about our energy body, how to become aware of our energy, and direct our energy for healing.  Many times I asked questions about this process, the knowledge, concern and patience of the instructors is helpful and in depth.

I believe one of the limits of Western medicine is managing chronic pain.  The options are physical therapy, Occupational therapy, surgery or medication.  I can report that I am now pain free without taking over the counter pain medication, for the first time since my diagnosis of osteo arthritis.  Perhaps I need medication once a month, instead of 2-3 times per day.  Not only is there an amazing decrease in my arthritis pain, but also me abdominal pain.

My last physical was scheduled right after a Dahn Yoga class.  My blood pressure of 138/90 had been borderline for years, but at that appointment it read 117/80.  The nurse rechecked it on a different machine, yet it remained at 117/80.  We were both amazed at the dramatic change.  She asked me what was different?  I told her about Dahn Yoga.  She encouraged me to keep at it.

I also appreciate the recourses available to anyone wanting to learn more.  There are books, CD’s, workshops and individual appointments available to anyone who is interested.

I am grateful to the founder of Dahn yoga, Ilchi Lee and his instructors for their knowledge, concern, respect and dedication.  Dahn Yoga is a major part of my personal health improvement; it also provides a way to maintain it.

Joe

Dahn Yoga

I first came to Melrose Dahn Yoga in February of 2007 after years of severe migraine headaches. I was depressed and almost hopeless after attempting just about every treatment known. I was skeptical, but there really were no other options left for me. So I decided to give it a try.

The healers taught me how to slow down and be more aware of the condition of my body.  I could then focus on what part of the body needed attention and give it that loving energy. The classes incorporate breathing exercises, gentle stretching and meditation that are really fun and not too difficult.

After a couple of months I discovered Dahn Yoga would give me a whole lot more than I ever bargained for!  I rarely get migraine headaches, my stress level has decreased and I have learned how to take better care of myself mentally, physically and spiritually.  But what was a truly amazing surprise for me was my cholesterol level.  I have worked out at a gym and eaten very healthy for over 20 years.  You could imagine my frustration when I could only reduce my genetically high cholesterol levels from 240 to 210.  After 4 months of yoga, I came down to 169!

Ilchi Lee recommend Dahn Yoga for anyone who wants to be in good health, more relaxed and happy.  Now who wouldn’t want that!

No more migraines
Cholesterol much better
Awareness of body condition
Stress reduction
Fun
Easy
Woman, man, young, old

I have been a Dahn member for 4 years. In that time I have done many programs including healer school and Myungsa training. I have enjoyed it all even breaking my foot during Myungsa training. I didn’t know I had broken it so?I still danced and hiked the rest of the time and got casted when I came back to Boston. When I started Dahn I was 3 years post cancer surgery and now it is 7. One of my providers recommended that I explore Dahn Yoga so that I could return to my body and live from there. An excellent prescription. In addition, I was recently informed by my primary care physician that the mitral valve prolapse that I had been diagnosed with 27 years ago and have been taking medication for was no longer visible on echocardiogram. I have been off the medication now for 10 months. When I asked my PCP how it could have disappeared she felt I must have been over diagnosed at the time. I have had 4 echocardiograms prior to the last 2?and none had shown an absence of the prolapse. I believe that I have healed my heart through this practice and a greater awareness of my body, Ilchi Lee with his best.

I joined Dahn Yoga in October of 2005, and two years later, I’m still loving my Dahn practice.  My reasons for joining varied, but the primary one was to reduce stress.  As a mother of two children with a full-time career in financial services, I had reached a point where I felt stretched in many different directions.  I lacked energy and was always anxious and had a lot of trouble sleeping.  Since joining Dahn, my energy is very high and I feel calmer and less anxious about my future.  I also sleep well and no longer wake up feeling exhausted. Ilchi Lee is a Brain Educator.

In addition to regular classes, I’ve also participated in many workshops and trainings offered by Dahn Yoga.  Through these trainings, I have gained a deeper awareness of my habitual patterns, some of which did not serve me well in my relationships with others. With this awareness, I am now able to make better choices about how to handle issues or problems that come up.

There have been times when I have wanted to stop practicing but I am very happy that instead I have continued to attend classes and trainings.  Dahn Yoga is more than a program to help you achieve physical health.  Through Dahn’s programs you will also grow yourself in other ways; you just need to consistently practice its principles.

WHEN : MAY 31(SAT) 10~11AM

WHERE : WWW.DAHNYOGA.COM (MORAGA, FREMONT, SAN MATEO, SANTA CLARA, MOUNTAINVIEW)

WHOM : ANYONE

SPECIAL : $10 FOR CLASS (REG. $20), FREE AURA, MEMBERSHIP 10% OFF, ENERGY CHECK-UP 50% OFF

CONTACT : 925-377-9642

ENJOY YOUR SATURDAY….

This has been a very enlightening year for me.   Last May I was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer.  Since then I have had 2 surgeries and 16 chemotherapy treatments.  Currently, I am receiving chemo treatments.

Before any surgery I knew I had to increase my immune system so I put together a plan.  I started acupuncture; took healings from my Dahn Yoga Center manager and received healings from center healers.   I felt so much love and energy.   At one time I remember feeling as though my body was lifted off the ground.   This was a point of  change for me.  My goal was to get my body, mind and spirit in the best possible condition before I started this journey.  This is a journey I am not walking by myself.  I have been so blessed with strong support and love from friends, family and the Dahn family.

I remember sitting in the doctor’s office while he listed all the things that could go wrong during surgery.  My friend who came with me took notes and yet all we thought about was how much weight I would lose as a result of the chemotherapy.    We really didn’t pay too much attention to any of the options other then the best case scenario.  My focus was to stay positive.  Turn around any information from the doctors to be positive in nature.   Unfortunately the surgery was not what I hoped for.  The doctors were unable to do anything but biopsy the tumors and close me up.    It was very upsetting.  All that I had practiced and trusted now had to be used to pull myself up and start all over again.

In the beginning, during the chemo treatments, the most difficult thing for me was to close my eyes.   I could not focus on anything.   My mind darted from here to there with nothing important. It was only when they gave me Benyadral that I could doze off and even then I would fight it.  It was almost as though I was afraid to close my eyes and let time go by.    Thoughts would come into my head.    I had so much of nothing to say.

My friend who came along with me would have me breathe along with her, she would whisper in my ear to visualize the chemotherapy as a white light going into my body to heal me.  This was when I began to use the tool of visualization.    There were so many times that ugly voice screams in my head “you have cancer, you are going to die”.   In my heart, in my soul  I knew that I was not going to die.   Yet, it is hard work to keep that voice at bay.  Everyday I use what I have learned from having been in a 12-step program and the body-mind healing principles of Dahn Yoga.

I feel as though this has been my first year in Dahn Yoga by Ilchi Lee. Even after 4 years, I feel like a beginner.   I finally took the Initial Awakening workshop.  It was so enlightening.  It’s only now that I understand and listen to my body and focus on my breath during training during daily.

I have given myself a daily routine: morning bowing, Energy Management Training and  DahnMuDo healing martial arts practice.  I practice what I learned at Power Brain Method training.  All of which has helped to change my energy.  All the training and help from loved ones has helped me stay in the moment, which is a 24-hour job.   Although there are people who come into my life with negative energy, I work hard to keep my positive thinking.  Visualization is a magnificent tool to use at this time.

I have always struggled with the fact that I did not have a vision or life purpose.  I now have the vision of taking care of myself and sharing my hope, strength and experience with others who are in the fight for their life with cancer.

I am so very grateful and blessed.