Have you heard about the contract between body and mind? Our body and brain made a life-long contract when they are born. Our body reflects our mind or our brain exactly. Usually mind is complex, so our body’s symptoms are complex too. But when we have a challenging to change in our mind, it can be solved by handling our body instead of handling vague mind.

Ilchi lee recommends people, ‘Play well with body as often as we can’. There are many right things we have to keep. All is easier said than done. To give a message more effectively to our brain, we need an action. No matter what it is, as we do playing with body over and over, our brain and mind become healthier, then they get to follow orders well from its master, which is ourselves.

When I feel not that enthusiastic about life, it is time to check how much I play well with my mind. Of course we need a proper relaxation time, too. Let’s make a good habit.

Posted: August 31st, 2008 under Health, Ilchi, Ilchi Lee, holistic.
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10 years ago, I stopped my previous job. I was working for a big company of employees of more than 100,000. People around me thought very curiously about the reason. The first reason is that I couldn’t see my future I want with the company. The people in high positions were not what I want to be. I couldn’t find any other purpose except making money. Also my heath became worse and my mind became empty or sad. Most of people worked very hard in the company. Sometimes I got to think ‘if they work hard like this for something different for example, for health and happiness of society, nation or world, our society will be so different. But the reality is not that….’

Now I’m working for another company. I don’t have that kind of sadness about my job any more. I wake up early in the morning. It is similar time when I worked for the previous company. But now I’m much healthier than anytime in my life. I feel I’m getting healthier as time passes. Because I do the best exercise I have known everyday and the vision of my company is same with the vision of mine. Only thing I take care of here is to check how much I focus on my task.

The best exercise is ‘Brain Wave Vibration’ created by Ilchi Lee. There are many people in the world. Most of them live working so hard. But their mental and physical status are not what they really want. We need to help each other to watch,check,do actions by themselves toward life of health and happiness. Let’s do it together.

Posted: August 19th, 2008 under Brain Wave Vibration, Health, Ilchi, Ilchi Lee, Life, happiness.
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I see many practitioners around me. Some of them grow faster, some of them slower. But one common thing I found is that when they grow harmoniously among physically, mentally and spiritually, they keep growing well. But, if they are growing only in a certain area, it’s difficult to keep growing. Because the weak points they have take them back.

Thought, Emotion and Body are connected to each other and affect each other. Consistently, our thought need a positive message, emotion needs a positive experience like happiness, and body need a practice. When or how can we easily experience all of these things together? When we focus a positive goal or vision, we can experience all of them. Because in order to succeed, we need a message or plan, we need a health to proceed, we can feel a happiness when we are focusing on it or when we achieve it.

So Ilchi lee always says about the importance of vision life.

An Harmonious life, successful life and growing life they are all same. Let’s live such a life~

Posted: August 10th, 2008 under Health, Ilchi, Ilchi Lee, Life, happiness.
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When my focus and the brain’s focus become one, that concentration exhibits intense power. To accomplish this, we must overcome the power of the brain’s memory. This is impossible when we are caught up in our thoughts and memories. We are concentrating on our thoughts when we control the desires we experience using our thoughts. Only Cosmic Energy can overcome the power of the brain’s memory, that is, its instinct to pursue pleasure and avoid pain based on the memories its stores. When we concentrate on a big vision such as ‘I will live for all humanity’, our brains carry out that vision, use and accumulate Cosmic Energy. The actual vision for all humanity, not a vision of preconceptions and images, is a powerful energy line we can use to escape from the matrix of memory.

So we need to awaken the pure mind for all humanity existing inside of all human beings. That’s why we need to practice. Health, Happiness and Peace. That’s why Ilchi Lee has tried to develop an easy and effective training method for all humans, which is ‘Brain Wave Vibration’

Posted: August 8th, 2008 under Brain Wave Vibration, Health, Ilchi, Ilchi Lee, Peace, happiness.
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For last 21 days, I did Brain Wave Vibraion exercise an hour everyday. Now I feel much concentrated on what I’m doing, better in many parts of body. For long time, I have circulation problem on my feet and finger tips. Also for last 25 years, I have weared glasses. But now I feel much better on all of them. Nowadays I just wear glasses only while I’m driving. I expect I wil take off them completely by the end of this year. Brain Wave Vibration is now called a Miracle maker. Because many people report their own miraculous experiences. Just time is different from a few days to a few months.

Through many ways, many people over the world are asking questions to Ilchi lee about how they can start in their location. Any place, Any body, Any time they can start~

Posted: August 4th, 2008 under Brain Wave Vibration, Health, Ilchi, Ilchi Lee.
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In this morning, I tried to focus more on the feeling of body when I did Brain Wave Vibration method. When a thought came up in my brain, I spent more energy to bring my wandering mind to my own feeling. Then I could feel my body is changing. Specially I could feel my feet’s temperature is up and down with some tingling or tickling because of better circulation around them.

The Brain Wave Vibration is helping me recover my immune system. I will keep this training method consistently in this year then recover my long problems such bad circulation around my feet, hands and eyes. I’m confident on that because I’m already feeling it little by little and many practitioners are reporting big changes after taking trainig from Ilchi Lee. Let’s practice~

Posted: August 1st, 2008 under Brain, Brain Wave Vibration, Health, Ilchi, Ilchi Lee.
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Brain Wave Vibration is very easy to learn. Ilchi Lee says, it takes just one minute is enough. Simple version is as following.

1.Sit on a chair or half-lotus posture comfortably with eyes closed.
But straighten back not leaning on the chair or wall.

2.Relax shoulders and neck, start shaking head slowly and gently.
You can shake left and right, up and down, infinity sign, anyway you wants.

3.Follow your own feeling of moves, vibration and energy. Let the feeling spread over your whole body.

4.After about five minutes, stop your motion slowly. Bring your mind into your lower abdomen.

5.Breathe deeply three times. Specially focus on breathing out.

6.Keep your eyes closed and feel vibration through your body and brain.

7.When you feel bright and refreshed in your brain, imagine shapes you want. Or Imagine Good habits, Vision or Dream you wish.

Just do it with belief on the effects, anytime, anyplace. Within a month, you will feel a big difference~

Posted: July 25th, 2008 under Brain, Brain Wave Vibration, Health, Ilchi, Ilchi Lee.
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There are many miraculous stories about the effects of Brain Wave Vibration. One story I heard recently is that a practicing mother is curing her daughter suffering from R.E.T.T., who couldn’t walk or sit on chair by herself for last 20 years since she was born. When I heard this story, I felt some tears on my eyes. Because I could feel their suffering, beliefs and love.

Keywords of Brain Wave Vibration by Ilchi lee are body-shaking, body-tapping, breath and energy-feeling. For examples, they tap their body with hands naturally or following their breath and energy. Because our body knows where and how to heal itself. ‘Just listen and follow it.’ The tapping time depends on the situations from 5 min to more that 30 mins.

Recently the mother experienced the effects deeply through her own practice. Then she happend to think over her dauther. ‘How can I apply this method for my dauther?’ Then she put her hands on her dauther’s body, shake it gently and tap it following energy over and over. Now one month has passed. The daughter can sit on chair, start to walk with a little help of others. The doctor is supprised at her change within a month.

The mother recovered a hope for her and her daughter’s life and they keep practicing within love.

Posted: July 24th, 2008 under Brain, Brain Wave Vibration, Health, Ilchi, Ilchi Lee.
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Charmaine

I enjoy my Dahn program because:

This opens up my meridians and loosens up my body.

My Dahn 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!

Posted: June 9th, 2008 under Dahn, Dahn Yoga, Health, Ilchi, Ilchi Lee.
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From the time Ilchi Lee realized the oneness of all creation, he perceived Cosmic Energy. It is the stuff that comprises all that we see as separate — you and me, Earth and Heaven. Whatever form his trainings have taken — Dahn Yoga, Brain Education and many others — the common dimension has been Cosmic Energy. It can heal the body, uplift the mind, nurture relationships, prosper business, grow the soul, and achieve world peace.

Posted: October 4th, 2007 under Awakening, Brain Education, Health, Ilchi Lee, Inspiration.
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Suzi Katz  

In 1989 I fell while I had a 60 lb backpack on.  The accident ruptured one and herniated two discs in the lower lumbar region of my back.  It was excruciating pain, but I was determined to not undergo surgery, contrary to what the specialists wanted.  After many months, my acute pain became more chronic in nature-but I was very limited physically…Do you know what it is like to wake up in the morning with your lower back aching, extreme stiffness in your feet, and experiencing  dull pain radiating down my right leg?  That is how I felt everyday-I was able to walk but it seemed I was slowly deteriorating inside.  I learned to live with this pain, going through many sessions of physical therapy, MRI’s, Cat Scans, EMG’s and chiropractic spine manipulations. 

Prior to this, I led a very active life- I loved being outdoors-gardening, hiking, playing tennis & golf, played softball, took bike and  white water rafting trips, went fishing.  I also took aerobics, jazzercise, tap danced and was an avid jogger…..Under doctors orders, I had to stop all of these activities for fear I would be at risk in rupturing another disc. Walking at a slow pace was all I could really enjoy now. 

A few years ago, when I turned 50, I suddenly experienced a “new” type of pain in my lower back.  This pain prevented me from lying on my back.  If I did sleep flat, I would wake up with such sharp pains that I could hardly get out of bed.  My body literally felt like it was 100 years old….. After much testing it was determined that I now had degenerative disc disease.  

In my work I travel quite a bit. Since my professional life is very demanding and stressful, at every chance I could get, I would indulge myself and schedule a message (usually deep tissue or shiatsu) at the hotel spa.  But even that was not pleasurable anymore-lying on the message table put a tremendous strain on my back. 

In addition, I have a young son (5.5 yrs) who needs me very much.  He is the joy of my life-but I couldn’t lift him, or play with him as much as I wanted without having my back go out.   

I NEEDED TO

TO FEEL BETTER-I COULD NOT LET MY BODY CONTROL MY LIFE ANYMORE.  I NEEDED TO RELAX, LEARN TO STAY CALM ,STRETCH MY MUSCLES.  I WANTED TO HAVE A STATE OF
WELLBEING AND HEALTH AGAIN…. 

POST DAHN YOGA 

It was meant to be-One day I was visiting a girlfriend, and I saw a Dahn Yoga flyer wedged in her screen door. They were offering an open house demonstration.  This intrigued me….I went with a friend, and joined that evening, with the thought that I would give it a try for 3 months.  I must admit I was a bit of a skeptic at first.  My back problems were not just a little muscle spasm; there was physical/ structural damage.  I figured yoga could increase my energy, and improve my flexibility to stretch my back muscles-but get me out of chronic pain?  No way- 

After 3 months I saw a gradual transformation.  I could for the first time in years lay flat on my back without much discomfort.  After 6 months, it felt normal.  I couldn’t believe how I was improving !!!!  I have been a member now for over 2.5 years.  Every week I see the positive effects…. Improving energy flow-ridding toxins, relieving stress, removing stagnant energy  and opening meridians. I am feeling better and better releasing more endorphins and stimulating my body’s healing process.  

I attribute all of this to the masters who take very good care of me-my healing sessions are vital to keep my energy level up and my dah-jah healthy. They provide gentle yet supportive encouragement.  Attending regular Yoga classes combined with healing sessions has been key.  The Masters are  great healers.  They have been a source of strength to me.  They have taught me to learn to accept my pain. They truly care about their members, being empathetic, and nurturing.  I am committed to Dahn Yoga.  It will continue to be an integral part of my life. THE BEST 5 PROGRAM HELPS ME LIVE A HEALTHY, AND HAPPY LIFE.    I admit it is hard to balance my work/personal family time to practice home exercises.  I need to improve on that…My job is very demanding.   But when I walk into the Dahn Yoga in
Bethesda, it really is a happy (smile), healthy and peaceful place.  I look forward to   learning more about my inner self; improving my mind; achieving a healthy body and creating spiritual enlightenment.   

Posted: September 29th, 2007 under Health.
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Sara Arnold 

I started yoga classes at the
Dahn
Center in
Gaithersburg in August, 2006.  I’ve practiced other yoga styles in other places and noticed the physical benefits, so I figured this would be the same.  I didn’t realize at the time that Dahn yoga not only benefits me physically, but mentally and spiritually as well.  Dahn hak is not just physical training, it involves all aspects of body, mind and spirit. 

The integration of these aspects of Dahn are most evident with Shim Sung training.  Shim Sung training is about who we really are, what we really want, and what our purpose I life really is.  So much of our time in our daily life is spent seeking the answers to these questions in the context of our preconceptions and the perceptions of others are not who we truly are, which is why we don’t find the answers to life’s most basic questions outside of ourselves.  We can only answer these questions when we find our true selves within ourselves.  That is what Shim Sung is all about. 

During the training, I discovered many preconceptions I had about myself and others.  I am a physician in the Navy and spent several months deployed in support of Operation Iraqi freedom and Operation Enduring freedom.  For several years I have been carrying around very painful memories from those deployments and other events in my life which would manifest as anger, frustration and depression.  I had to take medications to control my moods and go to anger and stress management sessions for a year.  This therapy only worked at the surface and did not treat the underlying problems, so I gave them up.  I wasn’t until I could go to Dahn Yoga healing, meditation, and Shim Sung training that I could learn to deal with my problems and become a happier, healthier person.

Posted: September 29th, 2007 under Health, Inspiration.
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Patty Krauss

Performing artist, Educator

 Dahn Yoga has helped me with my chronic fatigue and strength issues. Now I have more energy and a “toolbox” of healing methods to use in every situation. The Gaithersburg Dahn Yoga center is a wonderful, vital asset to the community. It is a place where people can come together to heal, laugh, grow be themselves and heal the community.

Posted: September 29th, 2007 under Health.
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“My hands are medicine hands. My hands are medicine hands.” my mom used to rub my belly and sing with her soft and lower tone of voice when I had stomachache. No medicine was given yet her warm hands did miracle on my achy belly. Thanks to my mom’s and older generation’s wisdom, I hardly take any medicine although I feel sick. I rather try traditional herbal medicine or holistic remedies to ease my discomfort if I have any.  I wonder why we almost lost the ability to heal ourselves. I know my brain can heal my body and mind, naturally.

Posted: September 17th, 2007 under Brain, Health.
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(From DCmetro.Dahnyoga.net) 

Bobbie McNairy

Retired Math teacher

Since becoming a member of the Dahn Yoga Center in Gaithersburg, MD,, my balance, blood pressure and brain power have improved. Before joining, I experienced irregularity and at this point my digestive activities have improved.  My sleep pattern is better and I am at peace within.

Posted: September 15th, 2007 under Brain, Health.
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When you start to feel overloaded with the world
Just close your eyes
Take a deep breath
In through the nose
Gently out through the mouth.

Deeply feel the breath move
Into your body
Spreading warm fresh energy all the way through
Revel in the tingling
Then comfortabley release
Washing out your body and brain
Create your peace and harmony from
Within.

Posted: September 12th, 2007 under Health.
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I found this posting on blog.dahnyoga.net. I copied an excerpt. I think many people have a Gertrude. I’m pretty familiar with her myself. I’m lucky enough to have a job where I need to be positive for others. I need to make all of my training come to life for others so that they may see that there is hope, that it can help them with whatever they need. This helps motivate me.

I want to introduce you to my old friend, Gertrude. Gertrude has been with me for many, many years.  She is my biggest critic!  Because of her criticism, my physical, mental, and spiritual life have been limited. Gertrude has always reminded me why I couldn’t do something.  She also could never be happy with an accomplishment. She always had a “Yeah, but…” to interject whenever things were going well.  Nothing was ever good enough for her. When things were bad, she really got on my case. Oh, my, gosh!  She would tell me what a loser I was. She constantly brought up past mistakes, slights, and any other negative thing she could think of to make me miserable. When she wasn’t talking about the past, she would worry about the future. Gertrude had been around me for so many years, I had grown accustomed to her negative voice. I never realized what an affect she had on me until my Dahn Yoga training help me recognize it.  Let me tell you about the misery Gertrude had caused with her prolific negative chatter.
 
Gertrude had limited me physically. When I started Dahn Yoga three years ago, I was on numerous prescription and over-the-counter medications, including several asthma, blood pressure, cholesterol, anti-depressives, allergy, and pain meds. I had more aches and pains than any person should have. Emotionally, I was afraid of just about everything because Gertrude told me, “You can’t do this because…, and you can’t do that because…. You will fail, this isn’t safe, yada-yada-yada.” Life had gotten to be more of a burden than a pleasure, and suicide was a frequent topic with Gertrude.
 
You see, Gertrude isn’t a real person. Gertrude is the name I have given the negative tape that runs in my head. If it hadn’t been for Dahn Yoga, I would still be listening to Gertrude. I’m not saying Gertrude is totally gone, because she shows up occasionally. Habits are hard to break. Thanks to Dahn Yoga Masters and Instructors, I now realize that my well being and happiness is a choice. I recognize Gertrude when she shows up and am able to say, “Welcome, old friend, but you can’t stay.” DY says, “My body is not me but mine. My mind is not me but mine.” To this, I have added, “Gertrude is not me but mine.”
 
In three years of practicing DY, I am off all medications, and the pharmacist and doctors miss me. My pulmonologist and GP tell me to keep up what I am doing. My family does not miss Gertrude. My life is not all roses. I still have to face the trials that all humans face; loss of a job, loss of loved ones, more week and money, dealing with difficult people, etc. However, one thing that I am aware of now is whenever Gertrude shows up to help me out with these challenges.

Posted: September 11th, 2007 under Dahn Yoga, Health, Inspiration.
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This morning I went hiking, and climbed a big rock near my house. Well, it’s more than just a “big rock” since it’s a major tourist destination, and really beautiful. No, it’s not Plymouth Rock! I’m on the other side of the country now :)  It was Bell Rock, in Sedona, AZ. When I got to the top, I looked out into the sunrise and did some exercise. I was reminded of when I first began my Dahn practice two years ago, and how fresh and exciting the world was. It was August, the sun shone brightly, and I woke early to walk a mile to the 7am class.

Posted: September 11th, 2007 under Awakening, Dahn, Dreams, Health, Insights, Inspiration.
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“One method for tricking the brain is laughter training. It’s not laughing because we have something to laugh about. This training is just about letting out bursts of laughter. Anyone can laugh when they have something to laugh about. But that isn’t making active use of the brain. Laughing even when we have no reason to laugh, that is a way to trick and make use of the brain. It reacts the same whether we laugh because something is funny or just laugh. If we just laugh, we’ll find that we feel better, our health improves, and things genuinely worth laughing about come our way.”

- Ilchi Lee, Know Your Brain, Know Happiness

Once in college, a friend said to me, “I like being friends with you because you laugh so heartily at all my lame jokes.” For a long time, I’ve had a habit of laughing for and smiling at people, not necessarily because I’m so amused or happy but just for the sake of doing so. For some time, I tried to correct this because I thought I was being “fake,” but I finally came to realize that once I start creating the action of smiling and acting, it draws out happiness from within me to change my mood. From continuing to watch this type of change within myself and also doing laughing exercise for training my brain, I’ve learned now to have more complete ownership of my emotions, so that I can actually choose happiness and bring out heartfelt laughter, regardless of what negative emotions may first surface.

Posted: September 10th, 2007 under Brain, Health, Ilchi Lee, Insights, Inspiration, Quotations.
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I learned from Ilchi Lee through Brain Education that if I use my brain well then I can overcome my limitations. I learned to experience that my Health condition could be stable only when I was clear with myself what I was going to do. The more things I told it to do, the more I thought, the more I thought, the more my physical condition would time and time again be deteriorating.

Posted: September 9th, 2007 under Health.
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