The path to becoming a Dahn Yoga Instructor can be different for each individual. There are three basic classes which all Dahn Yoga members take as part of their training. This is why you need to meditate, to be able to find the true satisfaction. A satisfaction that would be lasting and be able to meet the needs not only of the individual, but also of the people around the individual.

Starting with the benefits to the individual, meditation has been shown to reduce the impact of stress or depression in life. The routine in life and the disappointments may come as a man being chased by an Ostrich. There is not a time when you would not be running away or chasing after a pressure source or project. With this kind of a lifestyle, you would not be able to keep the focus on why you belong to this world.

This is what meditation provides you with, the ability to refocus your energy to the most important things in life. We all have to always remember the purpose of life to be able to keep to on the right path. This is the only way of being able to keep the original path of man.

Besides these understanding of the cosmic world and our relationship to the higher being, there are some solid benefits that apply to our physical being. If you have always felt tired and unhappy, you may just need to have meditation. This also applies when you are always feeling anxious and frustrated. Deep breathing during

Meditating give one a chance to be able to assess self and find what truly would make one tick. Mediation enables the mind to be calmer and objective. It also provides the body with the ability to improve its bio-energy flow and therefore improve the overall health status.

Along with bio-energy flows that is balanced, is the ability to manage negative energy. This applies to both the mind and body. This is what transforms one from being anxious to peaceful. This should be felt throughout the day and not just during the meditation.

Your operating system is the system of beliefs and preconceptions through which you interact with the world. Sometimes these beliefs are very helpful to us if they help us understand the world by helping us process the data that we constantly receive through our senses.

But sometimes our brain operating system is programmed in a way that does not suit our intentions for our like. For example, let’s say you really would love to learn how to draw, hut you have a belief about yourself that says, “I am not talented.

Upgrading Your Brain Operating System

I see the brain as similar, in some ways, to a computer. Granted, the brain is far more complex and can be modified through self-directed intention, which is certainly not the case with computers. However, I think it is a useful analogy to think in terms of the brain possessing an operating system.

The distinction lies in the story that each of the students is telling himself. One student may be saying to him, “I will just do my best. Everything will be fine.” Meanwhile the other is saying, “I am terrible at standardized tests, and my whole future depends on this one test.”

In both cases, the story is the creation of the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that analyzes and judges our environment. In the case of the stressed-out student, he is sending out a message that says, “Emergency! Sound the alarms!” The hypothalamus, sitting like a guard on top of the brain stem, hears the message and then relays it through hormonal and bioelectrical signals to the rest of the body. The sympathetic nervous system also known as the fight-or-flight response, is activated- diction is slowed, heartbeat is increased, and circulation is compromised, including in the brain.

Cellular health is critically important for your physical health because cells are the building blocks of your body. If your cells are not healthy, your body is like a building made of weak, disintegrated bricks.

Remember that all disease begins at the cellular level. All cancers, for example, begin with one mutated cell. When organs malfunction, this also begins at the cellular level. And the integrity of the cells that make up the artery walls plays a big role in cardiovascular disease.

Fortunately, healing also happens at the cellular level. Your body has an amazing ability to heal and grow itself, which is what Brain Wave Vibration is all about. Through it, you can learn to communicate positive, healing energy to your body.

Energy Management Is Life Management

Brain Wave Vibration is essentially a means of managing your energy, in much the same way that you manage your time or your finances. If you feel stressed out or burned out, you may think it is because you have too much to do. That may indeed be the case, but for most people, burnout comes from the inability to manage their energy, not from having too much to do.

I firmly believe that this is not the way it should be. A friend of mine, named Kwan-sik Min, is a good example of how I think we should live. Mr. Min, who served as a minister of education in Korea before his retirement, was the picture of good health to the day of his death at age eighty-nine.

In spite of his advanced years, he never gave up his active lifestyle, sustaining a full schedule of speaking engagements and leisurely sports activities.

On top of this tendency, most people’s work is not balanced from the brain’s point of view. These days, most people find that their jobs require a great deal of processing from the prefrontal cortex, especially for left-brain functions, like logical, symbolic, and verbal processing.

Benefits

1. Dahn Yoga headstand promotes efficient blood circulation to the head and brain stem, relieving headaches.
2. Stimulates the brain and enhances memory, concentration, and focus.
3. Regulates hormonal functioning.

TIPS

1. Massage the neck prior to performing a headstand.
2. If you find balancing in the middle of the room too difficult, brace yourself against a wall.

Method

1. Place your forearms on the floor and interlace your fingers, pulling out your elbows so your forearms create a triangle on the floor.
2. Cradle your head in your interlaced fingers.
3. Walk your feet toward your head on the floor, and feel your weight shift from your feet to your head and forearms.
4. Find your balance using your head and forearms, and slowly bring your legs up into the air until they are directly above your head and your spine is straight.
5. Breathe naturally through your abdomen and hold this posture for as long as you feel comfortable.

I read Ilchi Lee’s message on There is always a new you. I really liked this message. When we first come into this world, we are like a clean blank page. As time goes by, we draw something on the paper. We write something on it. Sometimes we draw positive pictures, and sometimes negative ones. However, the paper itself is never good or bad. We have an countless, infinite number of blank sheets in our brain.

I am very impressed by this: There is always a new you. I can always erase the current drawings on the paper and draw a new one. The thing is we should make a deliberate choice and take relentless action. I really want to apply this into my life. I want to create a new me! That’s one of the biggest messages I learn from the Dahn Yoga Center.