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Special class for Iranian Peace offered at Kirkland Dahn Yoga

blue5heron — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:51:55 +0000

On Thursday, June 18, Kirkland Dahn Yoga hosted a special class for Iranian peace. In the middle of violence and turmoil in Iran, Roxy, who is a member at Dahn Yoga and will take an instructor course, had an idea to spread peaceful energy for Iran through a class. The class was offered at 9pm and 5 people participated even with very short notice (the notice went out on the very same day)! The class was offered by Roxy in the typical Dahn Yoga class style with short prayers and meditation for Iran. On Friday, June 19, there will be a candle light vigil at Red square, University of Washington campus for Iran.

It is easy to get discouraged in today’s world. There are many human problems that dominate our headlines and preoccupy our minds. It can seem like the world is getting increasingly worse. There is no doubt that we need to change our ways or risk serious consequences. … The most effective action you can take is to act on your own true nature, and soon others will do the same when they are rady. Go beyond the world of thought, put your true nature into action, and the rest of the world will follow. – from Brain Wave Vibration book by Ilchi Lee

sharing as a member and a part-time employee

blue5heron — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:33:26 +0000

As a Dahn member from November of 2004 to the present, I have a number of remarkable experiences. I’ve regained ¾” of the height I lost through aging. My vision improved from a 2.50 magnification to 1.25 strength. My body is riddled with arthritis, yet I am strong and flexible enough to be a Dahn instructor, teaching 5 classes per week.

I have enormous respect for the Dahn masters and trainers. As I gain physical and spiritual strength, I repeatedly set goals for myself. My Dahn masters support me by helping me look at my plans, suggesting refinements to better get what I want. Each time I realize a goal, they help me move forward to explore new objectives. As a result I live the life I always wanted. I truly feel happy, physically fit, grateful, and joyful today.

Recently, I had a car accident and received a whiplash. While I experienced some difficulty, my Doctor said I’d have been very seriously injured were I not in such great physical shape. I thank Dahn for its gifts to me.

As a Dahn employee, I have a job of teaching classes and advertising our center. As a part time employee, Dahn pays me all the wages I earn. In addition they offered me medical insurance. Since many employers exclude part time employees from medical insurance coverage, I believe Dahn is generous, going beyond the norm, in giving me these benfits.

Every experience with Dahn teachers, their trainings and programs is positive. I am continually inspired by their dedication and sincere care for me and the other members. They ensure I continue to grow in every aspect that is important to me.

- Leanne Garn, June, 2009

Carol’s sharing, 2009

blue5heron — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:38:59 +0000

I have been a member of Dahn Yoga for five and one half years now. I have seen many improvements in my body condition and a huge reduction in pain. When I started my shoulder, back and knees were all painful. The knees, however, had the pain spotlight. I was limping and using the furniture for support. Everything hurt. Physical therapy only helped a little. Acupuncture helped for a couple of days, then back to the pain. I was a new member at the time and was invited to join a special class that met Mon. – Fri. early in the morning. After the first week I was able to walk slowly without limping. I knew then I would stick with Dahn Yoga.

- Carol Schroll, June 2009

Robyn’s sharing

blue5heron — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:37:46 +0000

My Dahn Yoga practice has changed my life for the better! It all began 3 years ago, with a trip to my local Laundromat. I had started a new job and was under extreme stress. I’d be so tired when I’d go home after work that I would just stare at the TV and eat before it was time to go to bed. Somehow, I knew that life could and should be more than that.

So, one day when I went to do my laundry, I picked up a brochure advertising my local Dahn Yoga center. I went in the next day for an “energy checkup.” The news was not good. I was told my posture was crooked, my balance was bad, and I needed help. Well, I knew that. The good news was that I was told it could all be corrected with the help of Dahn Yoga. I signed up right away!

Here are some of the medical benefits I’ve received since I started practicing in June 2006: I was taken off my medication for osteoporosis, my vision has improved remarkably to the point where I don’t need reading glasses most of the time, I have more energy, and I am eating more normally and maintaining my weight instead of steadily gaining.

The mental and spiritual benefits are numerous as well. I am easier to get along with and am no longer a cranky old person. Now, I’m a happy old person with lots of energy!

Thank you to all my masters, instructors, and fellow members, for saving me from a doomed life of stress, misery, and chaos. I now lead a life of health, happiness, and peace, and have hope for the future.

Robyn Healer Nim

Harbor Steps Dahn Center

Seattle, Washington

June, 2009

Becky’s sharing

blue5heron — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:36:55 +0000

I started practicing Dahn Yoga and Brain Wave Vibration 18 months ago. I was very stiff and in constant physical pain. I was experiencing emotional challenges and depression related to repressed memories from childhood. Although I was seeing a therapist and being active, nothing helped until I attended my first Dahn Yoga classes. Almost immediately, my body began to open up in ways I had never experienced. I began to release long held emotions and memories. At first, I didn’t know what was happening and felt some fear and apprehension, but through the guidance of the Masters, Healing Sessions, and workshops like Shim Sung and healer’s school, I finally began to heal from the past and feel real joy. I have tried a variety of things such as counseling, breathwork, and spirituality/personal growth classes over the last twenty years, but nothing is as effective as the practices within Dahn Yoga and BWV. One intensive workshop regionally or in Sedona, combined with regular class, has been more beneficial than 15+ years of counseling, therapy, and other types of energy work. Dahn Yoga and BWV gave me my life back, and I’m blessed and so happy to be a part of it!

- Becky Croissant, June 2009

Jane’s sharing

blue5heron — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:35:39 +0000

I started the practice about 3 years ago. At the time I was physically weak and felt losing the sense of well-being with increasingly busy schedule. Just after the first class, I felt better immediately and found the power of these unique exercises. Especially these basic exercises, intestine exercise and body-tapping exercise for example, are very effective. With regular practice and under the guidance of adept instructors, I recovered very quickly. I not only gained my physical strength but also gained peace of mind and optimistic outlook of life. With long-term practice, I naturally adopted this healthy and positive way of living. I felt more confident and free to try new things out of my comfort zone. My life is much brighter and open to exciting new opportunities.

- Jane Liu, June, 2009

Kirkland Dahn Yoga member sharing

blue5heron — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:15:35 +0000

I have been in Dahn Yoga for two years. When I started I was not in very good physical shape and weighed more than I wanted to. I had survived cancer, a messy divorce, was a single mother – working, raising kids, going to night school, dealing with a lot, and trying to keep it all together. I was drawn to the calming exercise of yoga and I really enjoyed it. I loved meditation – I was so amazed by the energy I felt and the calm and relaxation after class. My body condition improved little by little. I learned to smile and look at the world in a more positive way. I started sharing what I learned with others and volunteered to teach a class at my workplace as a stress-reduced for my coworkers. Today my supervisor remarked on my sunny disposition and how I always manage to stay on top of things no matter how crazy the work gets – he said but you’ve just got that kind of disposition, don’t you? I said no, not always, yoga taught me to be calm and stay in control. In my head I was thinking of how depressed and irresistible I used to be a lot of the time and how much of the anger I have let go of through what I have learned at Dahn Yoga. I am a much happier person, I feel like more my real self, without all the “baggage” I used to carry around. – Lynn Riggs from Kirkland, WA

Ballinger Outdoor Tai Chi / YEHA SUN! / Martial Art of Enlightenment

hwarangphoenix — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:36:46 +0000

Hello Washington State Yoga and Dahn Mu Do Practitioners!

How is everyone doing?

I would like to share some events coming up, Ballinger Center Outdoor Tai Chi Training this Th 4th, Sun 7th YEHA (for whole washington region) at Ballinger, Deep Healing Dahn Mu Do Workshop on 28th if you are a practitioner then you know the great stress relief and healing benefits…but if not then contact Ballinger or your local center to awaken your health and relaxation:

This Th Sep 4th we are having outdoor Tai Chi Training in place of morning class. We will meet at the center as normal at 9am, then go to Richmond Beach Park (about 12 minutes) and do some morning Tai Chi Training for about an hour to connect our bodies with the deep healing of nature! (let me know if you can go)

This Saturday Sep 7th from 10-12 we have YEHA (Young Earth Human Alliance) Training Celebration here at Ballinger.
Come and connect with positive minded and awakened young people through deep training and a lot of passion you can feel your true power. (usually younger members do this…i mean like 20-35ish…..or stronger members).
Let’s fire up the passion of awakened active and healthy people in Washington!…..do not miss out on this awesome opportunity we will connect with other passionate earth healers from across western washington so let’s show them the ballinger spirit!

Dahn Mu Do Workshop Step 2 begins Sunday Sep 28th 9-6 @ Ballinger. It was awesome last time we had our Dahn Mu Do Healing Martial Art Workshop…you need to PRACTICE dmd to BUILD UP so everyone should come to this second one. Or if it is your first dmd…you can still come too.

Sunday Sep 21st is Shim Sung Finding True Self Workshop 9am-6.30pm This is the most important heart opening workshop. Open up your life to your true love and joy and find your deeper purpose start your once in a lifetimes unforgettable transformational deep healing journey.

There are so many great things. But you must come to class regularly to maintain your health and to build up a solid base for going deeper in the workshops. This will help you a lot to achieve the goals and dreams you desire..you have to keep your feet in reality… Coming to class at least 3 times a week is BEST…and read Brain Wave Vibration and other inspirational books to integrate and live those postive principles.

The key is in your hands …you just have to step and turn the key! BEST 5 Steps is the key to unlocking the hidden potential in your brain and body…these are lifelong tools you practice through action and experience …this is why we are very lucky to have this kind of healing community ^^

BEST,

Robert (Ballinger Yoga & Dahn Mu Do Instructor)

HSP OLYMPIAD AT UNITED NATIONS!!!

hwarangphoenix — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:13:41 +0000

Hello Everyone!

I have just a little more great news:

This coming Tuesday 6.30-8 Aug. 12th we will have a BESA (Brain Education for Successful Aging) Special Training from our very own beautiful Gloria Myung Sa Nim. Gloria just got back from Sedona (with Inna Healer Nim) after spending 7 days full of learning how to use these powerful healing tools for our brains, and how to adapt them for our families, children, and successful agers! (how AWESOME does it get!!!)

Now she will share these amazing tools with us on this special class….especially important for successful agers…or any age is fine….don’t miss the opportunity. Gloria has been a member as well as instructor at the yoga center for many years and so we’ve had the priveledge of receiving a lot of love and gentle and sincere guidance from her. But this particular Brain Education Leadership Training in Sedona really turned up her passion so lets learn how to FULL BLOOM^___^

Of course everyone is coming to the outdoor Dahn Mu Do Outdoor Training this Sunday 10-12 @ Gas Works Park! You can bring friends and family!

Next week Master Jo, as well as many of our members, Hyun Lee and daughter Rachel, Dzuy (8yr old HSPer!), and more will participate in the International HSP Olympiad held in the United Nations in New York! This is really a land mark event celebrating the unlimited healing and peace creative power in our brains and the tremendous hope this has for society and nations and the environment. Hundreds of adults and kids from across the world who have trained their minds and bodies in this kind of Hong Ik Earth Healing Spirit will get together and celebrate their creative power through festival, Body and Brain Challenges, and profound lectures about the use of Brain Education in the school systems and society.

IBREA (International Institute of Brain Education) has been conducting research on the positive effects of Brain Education (including BEST 5 Steps of Dahn Exercise) for many years and research headed by Dr. Sung Lee former head MD at Cornell University. Just recently IBREA was accepted as an NGO in collaboration with the United Nations to because of Brain Educations profound effect promote the principles of Peace, Liberty, and Justice in all aspects of life and across national borders. IBREA is the only brain related NGO in collaboration with the UN and this International HSP Olympiad is the first ever such big peace event on this kind of holistically based but at the same time grand level to take place…it is the first event in human history to celebrate the similarities and creative capacities on the BRAIN LEVEL with this kind of global earth focused program….(not just intellectual…)!!!!! Check out more at http://ibreaus.org/ .

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME>>>Learn more in Glorias class or ask Master Jo if you are interested in helping or getting your children or family connected with this kind of healing program!

Take care everyone!!!

Robert Sabum (Ballinger Center Instuctor)

Member sharing

blue5heron — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:19:26 +0000

April 9, 2008

Before I started Dahn, several life events combined to create depression and a number of physical challenges. I retired from a 45-year working career, my sister had a major mental break, and my aged mother passed away. Arthritis, a couple of degenerated discs in my back, and soft tissue damage from a car wreck 40 years prior made getting out of bed in the morning very painful. I’d walk bent over from the waist for a few minutes before standing up strait. The Chiropractor and I had standing appointments 10 days apart. Activity always attracted me, but with pain and without a routine to follow inactivity took over, and I lost interest in life. Even thought I didn’t do much, I was tired all the time. The local senior center offered free access to physical fitness machines, but somehow I couldn’t get up and out the door by 10:30 a.m. to drive (not walk) 2 miles and take advantage of those machines.

It’s interesting how my membership came about. Since the story is long, I’ll just say that on 3 different occasions the subject of Dahn Yoga came up. The final was at a Body, Mind, Spirit expo where my girl friend and I signed up for an Energy checkup. Interestingly, we both bought memberships and she went to just 1 class. I am happily still with Dahn 3-1/2 years later. The drive to the Kirkland Center is often an hour each way, but I’m able to get up and be there at least 3 times a week.

Within 2 weeks of beginning Dahn I noticed an amazing increase in my energy level. I painted walls 13’ high from a ladder. I felt alive again. My many women friends asked “What are you doing, Leanne? You’re glowing!” I’d say “It’s Yoga”. There is no Dahn Yoga center near us, but now 5 of those friends are taking some form of yoga because they’ve seen how much Dahn did for me.

On the physical level, I noticed an immediate improvement in my back. I could get out of bed! (I’ve been to see the chiropractor only 5 times in the past 3-1/2 years!) Something, else, my eyesight improved. I went from a 2.50 magnification to a 1.25 magnification. I gained back 1-inch in height I’d lost. Energy filled me up. My body changed. Weighing the same as I had 6 years before, I lost 19-1/2 inches in my arms, thighs, waist and bust. I am wearing clothes I wore 20 lbs. less than I am now.

On an emotional, level traffic has always been a challenge for me. I’d be angry or anxious, frustrated and impatient. I mentioned a 1-hour drive. Well, that drive is only 20 miles, so you can imagine how congested it is. Before, I’d be mad and/or angry. Thanks to Dahn something switched. Now, it just doesn’t bother me. I still move in and out and do my best to find the lane that’s moving, only it isn’t a contest or a personal insult any more. I’m relaxed. It’s just traffic. It hasn’t changed, but I have. A number of personal issues from long ago have resolved themselves, come full circle. Thanks to the various programs Ilchi Lee created at Dahn, I don’t feel guilt or shame for not succeeding in some life choices a long time ago. I carried those failures for years, and now I’m free. That freedom improved my self esteem to the place where I felt good enough to start internet dating. I’m now in a serious relationship with a gentle, kind, thoughtful, funny gentleman.

Meditation calms and centers me. I value the serenity. Dahn practice teaches me that there are many ways to meditate, and the exercises we do in class take me right into a meditative state. It seems that when I start my day with meditation, everything goes better. Little things don’t bother me, and I handle big stuff better. I was a typical Type ‘A’ personality, and now am a Type ‘B’.

Leanne Garn