By admin | September 30, 2008
When you wake up, what is the first thing you usually do? Most people yawn and stretch their bodies. Even
small children do this without ever being taught to do so. Even cats and dogs stretch. Instinctively, the
brain knows that the body must move for the brain to become fully in gear. When you stretch, it is like
a million ignition switches have been turned on that tell the brain, “Let’s get ready to go!”
There is no reason that this same principle cannot be applied to your brain at any time of the day. Especially
if you have a job that is sedentary, your brain can be lulled into brain wave activity that is similar to sleep.
You have probably experienced this as sleepiness or a general brain fog. To avoid this, get up from your
chair at regular intervals and stretch your body. When you are engaged in a sedentary activity, such
as computer work or book study, stop once every hour or so to stretch your body. Start with the neck
and shoulders and work your way down to the leg muscles and feet. Try to move the muscles in all
directions. Breathe in as you hold the stretch for about five seconds, and then release as you exhale.
Soon, your blood will be circulating more effectively throughout your body, delivering fresh oxygen to
your tired brain.
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By admin | September 26, 2008
A New Biology
You may have been taught to believe that your genes determine what you will become. This can be especially disempowering when you hear that you may inherit the diseases of your parents and grandparents. However, a whole new line of thinking is emerging from biological science. Now, biologists realize that genes are not the only players in the intercellular game that decides your personal health. As it turns out, the membrane that surrounds the cell may be more important than genes in determining your state of health. The cell membrane is the part of the cell that senses and responds to the surrounding environment. In other words, it is the brain of the cell, receiving and interpreting messages from the body. But who talks to your cells, telling them how to act? It is the same element that talks to your organs—telling your heart to beat and your organs to function. It is your brain.
Energy, The Language of Health
Energy is the language spoken by your body. You probably already know that your brain sends bio-electric signals to your organs and muscles through the nerve pathways in your body. But did you ever consider how your brain talks to your cells? Not long ago, biologists believed that the cell membrane was relatively inconsequential, simply acting as a containment system and absorbing chemical substances as needed. More recently, however, biologists have looked more carefully at how the cell membrane responds to its surrounding environment. According to Bruce Lipton, a biologist studying how this part of the cell works, it essentially interprets its environment not solely based on chemical information, but also based on energetic information.
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By admin | September 24, 2008
Brain Wave Vibration training helps you reawaken the natural healing abilities by awakening your brain stem. Your brain stem is critical to your health because it is the area of your brain that controls breathing, heart rate, stress response, and all the other many automatic functions of the body. Through Brain Wave Training, you will help your brain stem create waves that resonate properly with the rest of your bodily functions. In a way, this training is all about getting your neo-cortex out of the way of your brain stem. If you are under continual stress, it is likely that your brainstem cannot create equilibrium in your body. Your neo-cortex, which is the thinking part of your brain, is continually sending messages to your brainstem that keep you in a fight-or-flight state. Eventually, this will create great ware-and-tear on the body.
So how do you get out of this vicious cycle? You just need to get out of the way of the brainstem and let it do its work. If your neo-cortex is constantly creating negative messages about your life and the world in general, your brainstem will continue to generate a negative response for your body. Brain Wave Vibration training can help you clear away this negative information so that you can consciously choose positive, healthy information.
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By admin | September 22, 2008
Brain Wave Vibration training is all about freedom. It is about allowing your brain stem to work as it was always meant to work.
Life is supposed to be free and natural, but we often suppress our brain’s natural abilities through the stress and emotions that we habitually feel. Every living creature possesses natural healing ability, which is essentially the ability to bring ones body back into equilibrium or a normal state of health.
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By admin | September 19, 2008
Powerful tools to help you create a HSP miracle in your life.
Dahn Foundation has partnered with Best Life Media to produce varies products geared towards gaining a deeper understanding of the HSP (Health, Smile, Peace) & BEST (Brain Education System Training) philosophies. These materials contain the essence of the principles and values behind the spirit of Dahn Foundation.
Dahn Yoga For MS (DVD)
Inspired by Cathy Downie
Instructed by Dawn Quaresima
Reduce muscle pain, spasticity, and fatigue while boosting your energy, managing stress, and more! Gain strength and curb the symptoms of MS with Dahn Yoga for MS, an instructional DVD that focuses on achieving balance, clarity, and energy through breathing, meditation, stretching, and acupressure stimulation. The DVD also includes firsthand testimonials from MS patients who use Dahn Yoga. Purchase it now. Read the rest of this entry »
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By admin | September 17, 2008
Phoenix Project is a national initiative devoted to igniting power, passion and a sense of purpose in youth through community service, leadership and body-mind training.
At Phoenix Project we believe that each of us has a calling or drive to become our best self and do our best for the world.
But when our lives are overcome with stress, we can lack the power and energy to heed, or even hear this call… Through a rigorous process of Brain Education System Training (BEST) programs including, Dahn Yoga, Martial Arts (DahnMuDo) and Meditation training, corps members reignite that passion for self-mastery and service, while empowering the communities and organizations they work with, to be their BEST. Corps members training prepares them to teach these exercises and inspire society at large to Awaken to Action. Learn more at www.bethephoenix.org.
Testimonials from past participants (we call them Phoenixi):
“I have always enjoyed the personal growth process, but now I can see how helping others can be good for them, and also a great training ground for my own growth as well.”
– Nate Guadagni, Portland, OR
“When our group went to help out the Headstart (children’s summer day camp) program, I could fully focus on my core and I felt a great love and gratitude… It has made me feel that there is something big in my future.”
– Allison Smith, Boston, MA
“The most valuable and strongest lesson I’ve learned is that I am not young, weak, insignificant, or selfish; I am strong. My vision is becoming clear…and this give me a serene confidence like nothing I have never felt before.”
– Alex Swanson, Seattle, WA
Testimonials from our service partners:
“On behalf of ABCD and the youth exploration program we want to express our deep gratitude to the Phoenix project for its support of our program. Thanks to your effort over forty students were able to benefit from your breathing and stretching exercises. Your demonstration was a great opportunity for the young people in the inner city to be exposed to new concept of mind and body training.
“The Phoenix group was very knowledgeable and energetic. The groups loved working with the youths and were willing to answer all of their questions. It was a great experience to both our participants and staff; it will have a lasting and memorable effect.”
– ABCD
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Dahn Yoga says a Dahn Jon is a place in the body where energy is gathered and stored. With enough sensitivity training, one can tangibly feel the gathering of energy in the Dahn jon. Basically, Dahn Jon has the same definition as the word chakra, which means “wheel or circle” in Sanskrit.
In Dahn Yoga, we focus on three internal and four external Dahn Jons. The three internal Dahn Jons are located in the lower abdomen (lower Dahn Jon), in the middle of the chest (middle Dahn jon), and in the center of the forehead (upper Dahn jon). The four external Dahn Jons are located on each palm and on the bottom of each foot.
If a Dahn Jon is blocked, it will manifest as a physical disease or ailment. Through exercises and breath work, it is possible to facilitate the flow of enrgy through the Dahn Jon system of the body, resulting in over all balance and health.
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By keepitreal | January 14, 2008
When I first started Dahn Yoga, I had all kinds of preconceptions about the teachers.
First of all, all my instructors were Korean, so that was enough to spark my misconceptions about mystical woo-woo. However, as I got to know them better, and felt the essence of what they were trying to teach me, I forgot about our differences and instead just marveled at the experience of learning what they could teach me.
I don’t regret it.
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By bellesong | January 14, 2008
When we look into the mirror, if there’s dust, we can’t see inside clearly.
When we see the inside of ourselves, if there are emotions, we cannot see ourselves as we really are. Dahn yoga can help you clean this dust inside of yourself.
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By admin | November 27, 2007
Dahn Yoga is a state of being in which all apparent opposites, distinctions, and states are reconciled. Dahn means “energy” and Yoga means “Union,” not only union of the parts with each other, but also union with the whole. From this state of union, we live without fragmentation or inner conflict. We are able to embrace our whole being from the surface to the depths, encompassing both our transient limitations and our perennial limitlessness. We express through our individuality the wholeness of which we are a fleeting expression. We honor and live from, by, and within our true nature. This is the key to a life of peace and contentment. Dahn Yoga strives for that.
Dahn Yoga: some other type affects the mind as much as the body. It improves concentration, increases alertness, precipitates perceptual and rational clarity, cultivates calmness, develops equanimity, instills confidence, and nourishes contentment. These benefits all depend on presence of mind during practice.
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