Where Did Dahn Yoga All Begin?
The roots of Dahn Yoga extend several thousand years back into Korean history. It began as a training program designed to educate the Korean population for the development of both mind and body. It was practiced on a daily basis with the intention of maintaining people’s health and developing their potential to become ideal humans. Up until 2,000 years ago, this educational method was practiced and transmitted by wise men to each generation. Dahn Hak contributed to the health and political unity of the Korean people for many hundreds of years. However, the Korean people failed to keep the Dahn Hak tradition alive.
During his personal journey toward self-realization and self-discipline, Ilchi Lee rediscovered the tradition and modernized it. He first started teaching Dahn Hak to a stroke patient he met in a small park in Anyang, Korea. In 1985, the first Dahn center opened in Seoul, Korea. Since that time, the program has expanded throughout the world with more than 600 centers offering Dahn Yoga to more than 200,000 active practitioners. The tradition of offering the exercises continues in thousands of public parks, schools, assisted living centers, and college campuses in Korea, the United States, Canada, Japan, and other countries.
Ilchi Lee has spent several decades investigating ways to develop the potential of the human brain. Through his life-long pursuit of brain-centered training methods and programs, hundreds of thousands of people around the world have achieved the benefits of healthier bodies, improved learning, business success, and personal empowerment.