Dahn Yoga Class Texas Member's blog

Every brain, like every computer, has an operating system through which it processes the programs it receives. If you have not been able to create your life as you really want, then perhaps you simply can’t run that program on your current brain operating system. To do so would be like trying to run a current computer program on a version of Windows from the 19 8 Os.

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.

What really matters is not why or how the problem is happening but your relationship to the problem. One thing is definitely true –you will never be able to hate your problem out of existence. What really matters is your attitude about it. To upgrade your attitude, you must first consider how your brain is operating in relationship to the problem.

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.

Research has shown that the body and mind function according to ultra biorhythms, cycles in which the body moves from high-energy to low-energy states. At the low point of the cycle, which occurs every 90 to 120 minutes, your energy dips and your mind wanders (Schwartz). In response to this energy deficit, people usually reach for that extra cup of coffee, grab a sugary snack, or just suffer through the feeling of listless fatigue. This kind of habitual behavior in the long run only produces burnout and inefficient working habits. What people really need is an effective way to recharge their energy, rather than to push themselves artificially through the feeling of exhaustion and brain fog.

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.

I am sometimes frustrated by myself, especially when I failed to keep the promises I made to myself. The next day I thought, “I don’t keep my promise. I am not good enough.” That’s my life pattern. Also, I have a typical thinking patterns I don’t like. I repeat some negative thought over and over again in my mind. I tend to make up a story in my mind that someone will do something bad to me or I will be taken advantage of. I do those things not because I want it, but my brain does that without my intention. I just habitually follow those thoughts. The thoughts create emotions. Emotions create another habits.

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.

Hello! Please share your expereinces and advice with other Dahn members! Let’s spread HSP!