Dahn Yoga in California

Alina

Two years ago I started to exercise at the Buffalo Grove Dahn Yoga Center. Originally I signed up just to make my 50 year old body more flexible, but soon I found out that Dahn offers more than that. My life has changed completely. Yes, my body became more flexible, but my health condition improved a great deal. Additionally, I noticed that my headaches disappeared and my lower back stopped bothering me. My body was straight and my shoulders were more relaxed. I was happier. When I did not feel pain I was able to concentrate better on the tasks I was doing. My concentration improved tremendously. Jobs were done faster and easier. Being a school teacher exposes me to a lot of stressful situations, but after practicing yoga I am better able to handle stress. I have learned to choose my emotions and am no longer overtaken by them. My reactions have changed and I am quieter and calmer. Relaxation techniques taught at Dahn Yoga have helped me to be a better teacher, co-worker, friend and family member.

I began teaching my students (6th-7th graders) to keep good posture and to relax their bodies. Before class or tests we would do a few minutes of exercises and their concentration improved. With that my student’s performance went up. I have taught my kids to use more of their brain potential and this is possible after they relax their bodies by using yoga techniques. Their confidence levels increased as they were able to experience success through physical exercise, many for the first time in their lives.

My confidence level went up, too. I started to believe in myself. Speaking in public was always a challenge for me, but not any more. I enjoy it because by sharing my experience I can help others. I can be a better teacher, and I have more to offer my students now that I have been doing Dahn Yoga.

Children are not the only ones who benefit from my experience. I am teaching yoga to developmentally disabled adults as part of an outreach program organized and encouraged by Dahn. This is a very rewarding experience. It feels good to add to somebody’s health and happiness. I have found something that I will continue to do when I retire – teach yoga and spread health, happiness and peace to other people. I have truly found my life purpose thanks to Dahn Yoga.

Ilchi Lee led the inaugural training program

I hope I can express what is in my heart. I came to Vienna for the winter to visit my daughter and to take an art class with her. We walker into the Dahn Yoga Center in Vienna Virginia thinking we would get some exercise and my life changed forever. We signed up and the first class I attended I felt the pain leave my toes. My body continues to get stronger and my bad legs and ankles continue to heal. I am so grateful to be healing but the even better part is all the love and caring that is shown to everyone.

I attended the Shim Sung Workshop and had a deeply spiritual experience. I felt like I had finally been plugged into my power source.

Before Dahn Yoga by Ilchi Lee, I was physically and mentally tired and I had lost my interest for most of the things I once enjoyed. After 2 months of classes, some healing sessions and lots of wonderful hugs I feel healthy, young and beautiful—even though I have 29 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

I am learning to paint and I am sewing myself some beautiful clothes, something I have not felt like doing in 20 years. I feel like I have a new and wonderful life.

I am going home soon and I will take all the things I have experienced and learned and share them with my family, friends and neighbors—and I will forever hold in my heart a love for these beautiful people who have touched my life so deeply.

Thank you Dahn Yoga!

Neike

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 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

Its all about Ilchi Lee.

Coby

During the summer of 1992, I began to experience anxiety attacks and was unable to sleep through the night. I would wake up every few hours with my heart racing, certain that I was getting ready to have a heart attack. The anxiety could strike at any time. I could be driving home from work, on vacation, or simply having a family dinner.

Several times I was rushed to a hospital’s emergency room because of a stress reaction – but it sure seemed like I was suffering a heart attack. In the spring of 2003, after trying for years to establish an exercise and diet regimen to alleviate my condition, I resigned myself to the fact that I would need prescription medicine to combat this daily nightmare and prepared to visit my doctor.

Two weeks before my doctor’s appointment, I was in my local deli and I saw the Dahn Yoga and Healing brochure heralding the opening of a center in Bethesda, a few blocks from my office. Out of desperation, and fear of being on medication the rest of my life, I went for an energy-check up. After that session, I signed up for three months, unsure of what to expect, but hopeful. I went to class three times a week, and within a month, my anxiety attacks had disappeared. I was finally able to sleep through the night. My fears of death and of having a heart attack vanished. I was, and am still, grateful to be rid of the daily fear that would grab me without warning.

I thought things could not improve much more, but I was to be pleasantly surprised by an equally great, and unexpected, benefit derived from my yoga practice. For more than two years, I had been on the cholesterol-lowering drug, Zocor, because my cholesterol level had been as high as 280. On Zocor, my level had stabilized to a 210-200 level. After four months attending regular classes at the Bethesda Center, my cholesterol level dropped to 147! During this time, I would go class at least three times a week. And during the workday, I would drink a few cups of green tea and brown rice tea purchased from the Center. I neither added nor subtracted anything from my regular diet over this time (except for the brand of green tea). The only difference was my involvement with the Dahn Center.

Dr Ilchi Lee is founder of Dahn Yoga.

In October 2003, my doctor removed me from the prescription medicine with my promise that I would have regular check-ups. To this day, my cholesterol level is low and I am off the medication.

I attribute my wonderful results to the physical and mental exercises taught by the professionals at the Dahn Center. I am convinced that the knowledge taught here have enriched my life, focused my life, and, literally, saved my life.

Charmaine

I enjoy my Dahn program because:

This opens up my meridians and loosens up my body.

My Dahn Yoga practice has benefited me in the following ways:

1. More limber in body

2. More smiles

3. More exercise

I believe Ilchi Lee should be recognized because:

All he wants to do is bringing the beauty and love of life for one and all to enjoy all over the world. How cool is that! Peace – for the betterment of mankind! Health – for longer life! Smile – for a healthier rest of your life!