Dahn Yoga New Mexico Member’s blog

Muscles in your body atrophy without use. Likewise, you must use your brain to keep it functioning at full capacity.
Fortunately, you can kill two birds with one stone by moving your body. Every time you exercise your muscles, you are also exercising your brain.
The brain-related benefits of exercise are well documented. Even very simple muscle movements have been
found to prompt the growth of cells in the brain. Regular aerobic exercise is known to accelerate memory recall, increase endorphins, reduce depression, shorten reaction time, and circulate more oxygen to the brain.
Exercise helps create the ideal conditions for brain development within your body. First, it helps to reduce the effects of stress by neutralizing stress hormones and by stimulating the sympathetic nervous system. Secondly, it improves the overall efficiency of your cardiovascular system, which in turn brings more blood and oxygen to the brain.
Not only does regular exercise create a healthier bodily environment for nerve cells, but the actions themselves stimulate new growth. Every time you move your body, corresponding
areas of your brain are activated. If the action is complex, involving the coordination of muscles, balance, and sense, such as in the act of walking, many areas of your brain will Move Your Body
be activated simultaneously. As a result, new growth will be stimulated and old connections between disparate parts of the brain will be solidified.
For best utilization of the brain, look for novel, unexpected ways to move the body. Our tendency can be to only move the body in habitual ways. Even people who exercise regularly tend to return to the same activities over and over again. Instead, try cross training the brain, just as an athlete might cross train the body for better results. Also, look for exercises that move the body in a variety of directions, such
as yoga or dance, as opposed to exercise that uses the same repetitive motions.
Regular exercise will also give you the strength and stamina you need to act on the creative inspiration produced by your brain. Without this basic form of health, you may find yourself too tired and unmotivated to act upon your dreams.
Furthermore, physical training helps develop the self-control, integrity, and willpower you will need to begin creating the life of your dreams.

“Brain Management” by Ilchi Lee

“I want to share this true story with you and maybe this way I can help someone that is just like me. I initially went in to Body + Brain center for the Tai-Chi, and discovered more than I bargain for (don’t you feel like that sometimes.) Well I don’t think it was bargain that kept me going there. The exercises we are doing are simple and effective for the body and mind.

Like many of us I had a bad habit. It was very hard to give it up. SMOKING. I’ve tried so many, many times, only to fail and feel not worthy, because I could not control my habit. Well let me tell you that after two months of going to the center I stopped smoking and this time it was different because I felt that It came from inside me, It’s so hard to explain something that you have never felt before, it was easy to give it up and not feel bad or that you were missing it. I was surprised how my body reacted to the cigarettes, the taste was not satisfying any more.

Shortly after I stopped smoking I went to a party where a lot of people were smoking, to my surprise I was not craving for cigarettes and you know how it is at a party! You just let loose and enjoy yourself. I was not tempted at all even though they offered many times, and I had a good time dancing and being with friends.

Just like giving up smoking everything else has changed in my life, feeling the Ki energy is heavenly, you are in this state of peace, happiness that not only you benefit but everybody around you. There is so much more to say that I could go on forever. Stay tuned and I’m sure there is more of my growth that I could share with you.”

Ilchi Lee

Ilchi Lee has spent several decades investigating ways to develop the potential of the human brain. Through his life-long pursuit of brain-centered training methods and programs, hundreds of thousands of people around the world have achieved the benefits of healthier bodies, improved learning, business success, and personal empowerment.

Ilchi Lee personally has trained and consulted with top business leaders, such as Ju Yung Chung, founder of Hyundai Corporation and Jong Hyon Chey, founder of SK Corporation. He taught his method in many parts of the world, including the United States, South Korea, China, United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan.

The latest result of Ilchi Lee’s research and innovation, Brain Education System Training (BEST), aims to help people become the masters of their brains and ultimately of their lives. BEST includes brain-related exercises to increase mind-body coordination, to develop greater openness and flexibility of the mind, and to unleash creative potential from the brain.

Ilchi Lee believes that humanity, by focusing on the brain as the final determinant of human consciousness and behavior, will unite people worldwide in creating a peaceful, sustainable way of life within this century.

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Holistic wellbeing – A personal story by David Keller of Arizona

“Physically, I never felt very limber, but since training, I can bring my face to my knees as well as stretch my body farther than I used to. I have been living with back pain for years now due to a disc problem in my lower back. I have less pain now as well as more mobility. I didn’t realize how weak my lower body was until I started training. Through homework, as well as class, I can see improvements in my lower body strength and foundation.

Mentally, Iam now able to maintain focus for a more extended time than I have ever been. Although I am still erratic, there is improvement. I have learned more about Ki in my seven weeks of Body + Brain training, than all of my 2 ½ years of studying Aikido.

And spiritually, although I have only glimpsed my true self at times, I know that if I continue my training, I will eventually become my true self! What could be greater than that?”

One way to gain control over your stress response is to realize when it has become inappropriate.
Some stress is beneficial, but when and how does it become a problem for you? One way to determine
this is to watch your physical body closely. Often, even before your conscious mind becomes aware of
a stressor, the muscles in your body respond to it,becoming tense and rigid.
If you are under the influence of chronic stress, you probably have a few stress-related knots around your
neck and shoulders. Sound familiar? Work to release these knots through stretching, massage, and breathing
exercises such as those in the following chapters.
Be patient—your body has a stress habit, so these tense spots may take awhile to alleviate.
Also, notice how your body responds when you are in a highly stressful situation. Do you hold your
shoulders high? Does your breathing become shallow and rapid? These little details can be your clue to
the point at which stress hormones have gone from helpful to hurtful.

from the book “brain management” by ilchi lee

Head stimulation practice of Dahn Yoga

1. Place your hands on your head with the thumbs close together at the hairline.
2. Press your thumbs in to lightly massage your scalp at the hairline.
3. Move your thumbs apart and continue to massage lightly along the hairline.
4. End at the back of the neck.
5. Massage the back of the neck with your thumbs, starting at the hairline and moving upward to the top of the head and forward to the front hairline, where STEP 1 started. Repeat STEPs 1 and 2.
6. Lightly tap your entire head with your fingertips, beginning at the top, moving toward the back, and then to the temples, and finally to the forehead.
7. Feel each area as you tap and continue to breathe out through your mouth.
8. Spend 10-20 seconds tapping each area.

Human being is a part of the Earth. I always thought that my friends from rural parts of the country have different attitudes and experiences about the nature than those from urban parts. I don’t think which one is better than the other, but there is for sure strong and weak points to both parts. Ilchi Lee says on connection with the Earth, in his new book Brain Wave Vibration.

When we say human being is a part of the entire earth life system, it is natural that human’s health is closely connected with positive experience of and interaction with nature. Ilchi Lee says, since the Industrial Revolution, humankind has become increasingly disconnected from the Earth. I can see that many children and young students suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. In urban circumstances, we have lots of things to distract us from concentrating on something. There are lots of information coming from outside, such as from TV, newspaper, video game, movies, etc. Among them, how much information is what we ourselves created for ourselves.

We are taking others’ information not necessarily with proper accessment. Connection with the Earth is important. As we disconnect from nature, we also seem to disconnect from each other; our relationships sour and our mental health is compromised.

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