Exercise
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008Another exercise that’s good for both abdomen and chest is a certain posture for doing intestine exercises. I did lots of intestine exercises in this posture when I attended the Tao Holistic Healing Program at the Sedona Mago Retreat Center last February. It was pretty amazing!
In this posture you actually lie on your back with […]
Alternative Poses for Dahn Yoga Energy Breathing
Friday, November 7th, 2008I’ve noticed many people have trouble with some of the Dahn Yoga Energy Breathing postures, otherwise known as Jung-choong breathing. So I thought it would be helpful to describe some alternate poses that you can do until you body is able to make the full posture.
Posture No. 2:
If you are in Posture No. 2 and […]
Five Minutes of Morning Exercise with Ilchi Lee
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008I found this fun video on www.brainwavevibration.com that shows Dahn Yoga founder Ilchi Lee doing his morning exercise. It’s gives you a little peak into his life and what he’s like. It also shows you the HSP 12 step training that he developed–12 steps to walking on your hands.
I hope you enjoy it!
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Sound in Dahn Yoga
Monday, November 3rd, 2008Dahn Yoga, like other forms of yoga, sometimes uses sound. Like meridian stretching, joint rotation, and vibration exercise, sound can help get your energy flowing properly in your body.
Different sounds have different effects. As I’ve mentioned before in this blog, the “Ah” sound helps relax the chest and open the fourth chakra.
Sometimes specific words are […]
Ilchi Lee’s Special Acupuncture Healing
Saturday, October 25th, 2008Dahn Yoga techniques are based on the same Asian medical principles as acupunture.
Now, Ilchi Lee has combined acupuncture with his latest mind-body Brain Education method, Brain Wave Vibration.
Called WoonKi Acupunture, it is done by putting an acupuncture needle in a person’s Baekhoe, or the point at the top of their head where many meridian channels […]
Chest Expanding Exercise
Saturday, September 27th, 2008Speaking of exercises that open your heart chakra, here is a chest expanding exercise I found in Ilchi Lee’s book, Meridian Exercise for Self-Healing: Classified by Common Symptoms. I looked there to see if there was a specific exercise it recommended, especially one I was unfamiliar with.
According to the book, this exercise “promotes deep and […]
Dahn Yoga Neck Exercise
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008As a continuation of my last post, here are simple Dahn Yoga neck exercises for strengthening and releasing tension from your neck. Be sure to concentrate on your neck as you do the exercises.
1. Place your hands on your waist. Move your head very slowly in a large circular motion, touching your chin to your […]
Dahn Yoga Shoulder Exercises
Monday, September 15th, 2008When I ask people what part of their body they feel like they hold the most tension, most answer their neck and shoulders. Long hours sitting in front of a computer or television, or behind a steering wheel, leads to poor posture and stiff, hunched shoulders.
Here is the Asian medicine point of view of pain […]
The New Brain Wave Vibration Book and CD are now Available!
Saturday, June 7th, 2008Ilchi Lee’s latest book, Brain Wave Vibration: Getting Back into the Rhythm of a Happy, Healthy Life, as well as a music CD one can use to practice Brain Wave Vibration, is now available. Many Dahn Yoga centers are ordering the book and it can be pre-ordered on amazon.com.
I enjoyed reading this book a lot […]
I love intestine exercises!
Friday, April 11th, 2008When I worked in a center I would always tell everyone to do intestine exercises because you can really do them almost anywhere. They help keep you centered even while you are doing something else and clean out the garbage in your intestines. I have always done them to varying degrees, but now I am […]
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