• Dahn Yoga tip: Focus on Yourself

    Without a goal, we have no choice but to endlessly chase after the thoughts of others. We envy those who know more or have more than we do, and we live out our lives completely forgetting our own brains. Such things happen to us often unless we are focused on ourselves. - Dahn Yoga
  • Meditation

    Dahn Yoga Meditation: Chakra Wisdom

    Monday, March 29th, 2010

    The chakras are a map of life written in our bodies,” one saying goes. That map is written in energy, and chakras are its key (ki) destinations. The state of affairs at each location will tell you how a particular piece of your life is doing.
    From the pit of your throat, your fifth chakra reports […]

    Earth Dahn Gong Form

    Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

    I recently started learning more dahn gong forms, which are basically like tai chi. Through them you can  move the energy within and around your body. One of the most basic, though powerful, forms is Earth Dahn Gong. I think it is easier to learn from watching someone else do it rather than reading written […]

    Ilchi Lee Poem–”More Precious Than Life”

    Friday, May 1st, 2009

    Happy May everyone! On this beautiful May Day, I would like to share one of my favorite hope messages from Ilchi Lee. I think it exemplifies the real Dahn Yoga practice–what the exercises are really all about and what they can ultimately give you. It also illustrates the type of consciousness Dahn Yoga hopes to create in […]

    Dahn Yoga Energy Meditation Tips

    Thursday, April 16th, 2009

    I found this article in the Summer 2006 issue of body & brain magazine. I thought it was engaging and helpful. I hope you do too. It has great tips for Dahn Yoga Energy Meditation (also called Brain Vitality Meditation or Ji-gam).Beginners to Dahn Yoga enjoy its strong physical aspect and relaxing breathing postures without […]

    TIME to Meditate

    Monday, August 25th, 2008

    According to a TIME Magazine article by Joel Stein called “Just Say Om” published on Sunday, Jul. 27, 2003:
    Ten million American adults now say they practice some form of meditation regularly, twice as many as a decade ago. Meditation classes today are being filled by mainstream Americans who don’t own crystals, don’t subscribe to […]

    Dahn Yoga Energy Meditation

    Thursday, August 7th, 2008

    While we are on the subject of meditation, here is a description of the energy meditation, called ji-gam in Korean, that often finishes a Dahn Yoga class. This meditation works really well for quieting your thoughts and purifying your emotions, even if you have little experience or expertise with meditation. It also helps your mind […]

    Message from Sedona, Poem by Ilchi Lee

    Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

    A long and winding the path has brought you here.
    There is a reason why you came,
    Although you may not realize that reason yet.
    Please stand still and open up your ears.
    Listen to the message that Sedona has for you.
    The juniper tree standing in the golden sunset can be your old and humble guide.
    He holds a secret […]

    What is a good information?

    Thursday, September 27th, 2007

    Our brain wants good food, which means good information. Because it reacts on information. Then lots of emotion follow and affect our body by the energy of that emotion.
    What is a good information?  If it is helpful in a view of ‘Health, Smile (Happiness) and Peace’, that is a good information. Good for each person’s health, Good for happiness […]

    Gateway to Health, Smile, Peace (HSP)

    Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

    Today I get to teach the beginner’s workshop at my center. It is the first time I have taught it since the Gateway to HSP workshop was made the beginner’s workshop. We are using a 2-hour version of this 4-hour workshop. The fun part of it is that participants learn how they can choose to […]