Ilchi Lee Day, Dahn Yoga Essentials

The Principle of the Oneness of the Cosmic Self

By Phil on Jul. 31, 2009.

According to founder of Dahn Yoga and famous brain educator Ilchi Lee Human Bears Heaven And Earth, And The Three Make One “Human Bears Heaven and Earth,” refers to the person who has realized the Self as part of the Grand Oneness of the Cosmos. Such a person is also a “Shin In,” or divine person. Healing Chakra is a training system designed to allow one to experience the Self as part of the whole cosmos.

When all seven internal Chakras are awak­ened, or activated, you will realize Oneness with the rest of the cos­mos, knowing that Heaven and Earth are within you.

One Is The End Of All, And The One Has No Ending The physical body has a beginning and an end. However, the soul is timeless and limitless.

Knowing this, you are liberated from fear, attaining true peace of mind, freedom of imagination, and infi­nite creativity of the spirit. When the soul leaves a person’s body through the 7th Chakra, that individual is said to have undergone a Heavenly Transformation.

Cultivating Confidence

By Phil on Jul. 26, 2009.

Dahn Yoga’s founder Mr Ilchi Lee says in his articles about subject that in many aspects of life, self-confidence is the deciding factor in determining success or failure. Without confidence, we can hardly take a single step in the direction of our dreams much less actually achieve them. Furthermore, lack of belief in oneself usually translates into lack of belief in other people and the world in general.

Childhood is perhaps the most important time to build confidence. Psychologists often cite childhood trauma as the source of low self-esteem and lack of confidence. So use this important time to help your child understand the importance of personal strength and self-acceptance.

Begin by changing “I can’t” attitudes to “I can” attitudes. Children, like adults, may tend to set aside learning new tasks if they do not come easily and automatically to them. This is a really unfortunate choice for the brain, which thrives on learning new things and making new connections. When your chil­dren say they don’t know how to do something, say to them, “Ask your brain.” If it is humanly possible to do something, you can simply ask your brain for the way that is right for it to learn. Guide children to understand that the limitations we put on ourselves are created only in our minds, and we can always find a way to break through those limits.

Unleashing

By Phil on Jul. 22, 2009.

Finally, remember to teach your children that failure is not a negative thing. It is a normal part of anyone’s learning process, and, unless you quit, it is only a temporary state on the path to success. In fact, the ability to cope with and face our own failures may reflect the ultimate kind of confidence.

Ilchi Lee writes in his book that this may be a difficult exercise, but it builds both physical and mental strength.

01. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, knees slightly bent.

02. Lift your arms up and out to the side, forming 90-degree angles. Turn your palms up so that your palms face the outside.

03. Hold this position for as long as you can, starting with five minutes and working up to 20 minutes.

The alien really wants to experience Earth

By Phil on Jul. 18, 2009.

According to Ilchi Lee about subject he says go to some natural setting, such as a park or wooded area. Ask your child to pretend to be a space alien who has just landed on planet Earth. The alien really wants to experience Earth, but he or she does not have eyes like humans. So you must carefully guide your little alien to experience the wonders of nature. Blindfold the child or have him or her close eyes tight. You can guide the hand to feel the bark of a tree, or pick up a leaf and rub it gently against the cheek. (Watch out for itchy and prickly things!) Instruct the alien to smell a fragrant flower or rub rocks together to make a sound. After a while, switch roles, mak­ing the child the human and the adult the alien.

Begin with the Energy Ball activity presented on page 80. Imagine the earth in front of you. What does the Earth look like to you? What do you feel? Now, place the energy ball into the earth. Imagine the Earth glowing. Share with each other what you saw in your mind’s eye.

Brain Mastery

By Phil on Jul. 13, 2009.

In word of Ilchi Lee the last step of Brain Education is called “Brain Mastery,” but that is hardly something that can be accomplished in one series of lessons. Rather, brain mastery is something that must be pursued throughout a lifetime. Your child will continue to face the obstacles and difficulties of life. Sometimes he or she will achieve success, and at other times he or she will experience profound failure. What really matters is how your child faces these things. With the right orientation toward life, he or she can face hardship with undying confidence that the answers to life’s problems already exist within his or her brain.

These lessons are not a magic potion that can take away all of your child’s troubles and difficulties. But, hopefully, the contents of this book have in some way been magical, in the sense that they have transformed and reoriented your views of your child’s abilities and characteristics. Your child is a gift, not only for your life, but also for this world and humanity as a whole. Please continue to look at him or her as a storehouse of limitless potential, for children are the creators of the future, which stretches out before them like an endless canvas. And as a parent who proactively helps your child uncover his or her best quali­ties and potentials, you are also a timeless, precious gift to all generations yet to come.

Brain Watching and Drawing

By Phil on Jul. 5, 2009.

Posted by: Mr Ilchi Lee

Sit comfortably. Place your hands on your knees with the palms facing the ceiling. Straighten your back. Relax all the muscles of the body.

Visualize the outside of the headfirst. Ask, “What does your head look like from above?”

Then go deeper into the head, imagining the shape of the brain. Ask, “What does your cerebrum look like? What is its shape? What color is it? What is it doing right now?”

Ilchi Lee is a world renowned peace activist and spiritual leader.

Body and Brain Relaxation

By Phil on Jun. 30, 2009.

Posted and Submitted by: Ilchi Lee

Lie down on the floor, arms to the side and legs on the ground. Position your legs shoulder width and bring your arms forty-five degrees from the body, palms facing the ceiling. If this is not possible, sit comfortably, arms relaxed with palms facing upward. Close your eyes, feeling your chest fill with air as you breathe in. Slowly exhale, feeling the air come slowly out of your mouth.

Relax each part of the body as you call out its name. Begin with the face, feeling the forehead, eyes, jaw, and mouth releasing tension. Feel your neck relax. Release tension from the shoulders. Allow the chest to expand more and more as you breathe. Relax the abdomen, thighs, calves, and feet.

Ilchi Lee suggests that continue breathing as you imagine oxygen traveling farther up the spinal column with each breath. Imagine each part of the brain lighting up like a light bulb as oxygen reaches it. Call out each part of the brain as it begins to glow.

The Steps of Brain Education by Ilchi Lee

By Phil on Jun. 25, 2009.

Posted by: Ilchi Lee

The process of Brain Education Ilchi Lee published in book is divided into some simple steps. As you progress through the twelve lessons, you and your child will move naturally through these five steps. However, perfecting any one of the steps is a lifelong journey, and the skills gained in earlier steps will continue to be utilized in later steps. You will notice that most of the lessons in this book focus on the first and second steps, which are most appropriate for children and beginning practitioners.

1. Brain Sensitizing: Participants become more aware of the brain and its functions. This step may include some basic understanding of brain structure, but more importantly, it creates awareness of the brain as the organ of all perception, especially sensory perception. Furthermore, practitioners can reawaken sensory perception that may have become dulled through habit or environmental over stimulation. The sensitizing process begins with relaxation of body and mind through stretching and breathing exercises.

2. Brain Versatility: During this step, children gair increased flexibility of the brain. Participants learn to shift point of view quickly and to facilitate communication between left and right hemispheres of the brain. This step may include physical exercises that develop coordination, mental exercises that require quick thinking and prolonged concentration, and other activities that develop creativity and imagination.

Best Approach to the Children

By Phil on Jun. 21, 2009.

Edited and published Ilchi Lee in his book.

Mr Ilchi Lee writes that In fact, taking the mind-set of a child is the best approach when working with children using this program. BE instructors are encouraged to “act like seven-year-olds” during their training because that is the best way to ensure an imaginative and accepting mind. So, as you work with your power brain kids, remember to become a kid right along with them. Practice the exercises as they do, making the lessons a fun part of your everyday routine.

Before beginning any Brain Education activities, be sure to do some stretching exercises, like those presented in the Brain-Body Activation section. When you are lacking time, you may be tempted to skip that, but please don’t! These exercises are very crit cal for circulating oxygenated blood to the brain and for “waking up” the circuitry of the brain. Also, new connections are created in the brain anytime you use the muscles in new ways. So, try to do at least fifteen minutes before beginning any BE activities.

“Dhan-mu” The Energy Dance

By Phil on Jun. 17, 2009.

This exercise suggested by Ilchi Lee, also known as Dahn-mu, will increase your en­ergy awareness while also releasing your natural inner grace and expressiveness. It is also very healing, as your body will take postures that will help realign the body and improve circula­tion. You should develop some ability in the previous exercise, the Energy Meditation, before attempting this. In the third step of Brain Wave Vibration, you may find that your body naturally moves into this Energy Dance. Begin by follow the directions for the Energy Meditation on page 150.

Focusing on the palms, allow your hands to follow the flow of energy freely. Allow your body to be enveloped bv the energy and move accordingly, free from inhibition and restriction.

Excercise of Energy Meditation by Ilchi Lee

By Phil on Jun. 12, 2009.

This exercise published and recommended by Ilchi Lee in his book.

1. Sit comfortably on the floor or on a chair, and straighten your back.

2. Place your hands on your knees with your palms facing up and close your eyes. Relax your body, especially your neck and shoulders. Inhale deeply: let go of any remaining tension while exhaling, i Soft meditative music in the background may be helpful.)

3. Raise your hands slowly to chest level, with your palms facing each other but not touching. First concentrate on any sensation you mav feel between your palms.

4. Now allow about 2—4 inches of space between your hands and concentrate fully on the space. Imagine that your shoulders, arms, wrists, and hands are floating in a vacuum, weightless.

5. Pull your hands apart and push them closer together again as you maintain your concentration. You may feel a tingling sensation or a magnetic attraction pulling your hands toward each other or pushing them apart.

6. When the sensation becomes more real, pull your hands farther apart or push them closer together. The sensation will expand and become stronger.

7. Breathe in and out, slowly and deeply, 3 times. Rub your hands together briskly until they are warm, then gently sweep your palms over your face, neck, and chest.

Ji gam The Energy Meditation

By Phil on Jun. 7, 2009.

This exercise is written and published by Ilchi Lee in his book Healing Society.

This exercise will help you learn to sense the presence of energy. Its traditional name, Ji-gam, means “stop thinking,” and this is essentially the goal to stop thinking. It requires deep, relaxed concentration, the perfect remedy for stressed-out brains. You should be as relaxed as possible before attempting this exercise, so stretch vour body or use other forms of Brain Wave Vibration before vou begin. At first, the feeling might be subtle. Do your best to clear your mind and focus on that sensation. If you find it difficult to feel the sensation, try clapping your hands sever­al times before increasing sensitivity. Keep practicing this, and soon vou will find that the sensation grows stronger.

Dahn Jon points

By Phil on Jun. 2, 2009.

My death coming, I gave up every attachment I had and trusted God to do with me as He saw fit. I gave myself up completely and trusted with absolute trust. “Please take me, for I trust you to do the best for me.”

It was at this moment that my Dahn Jon point in my lower belly started coming alive and spewing out furious heat, melting all the snow around me. I felt a powerful stream of Ki energy course through my body and give it life again, forming a capsule of energy barrier that protected me. This wasn’t something that I could have done. Ilchi Lee suggests this was my innermost life energy coming alive in the moment of utmost urgency and complete trust.

I learned a profound lesson through this episode: that you need divine help, there is a divine connection to assist you in this journey. And how do you access this power? Complete belief and trust. Give yourself up completely to the trust of the beneficence of the divine.

Ultimate answers

By Phil on May. 27, 2009.

So, through Ki training, I was able to see spirits, diagnose people without touching, sheath myself in a protective capsule of energy, manifest incredible physical strengths, and do other “miraculous” things. But I still couldn’t answer the simple question: Why was I born? Without the answer to this question, I would remain someone who could play around with energy, a mere technician. Nothing more. And what good is that? What good is knowing how to uproot trees without knowing what to use this power for? I was reminded of a story I had heard about Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism. He had a bright student who trained for ten years in order to be able to control the flow of Ki energy to such an extent that he could form an energy bridge over a nearby river. One day, he showed Lao Tzu what he could do and walked across the river on the invisible energy bridge, back and forth. Expecting high praise, the student was flabbergasted when Lao Tzu turned purple with anger and shouted at him at the top of his voice, “You stupid idiot. You spent ten years to do a stupid trick when, all this time, there was a cheap ferry to get you across the river at any time you wished!”

That’s exactly how I felt. Like the student, I was nothing more than a show pony.

I wanted the ultimate answers and not cheap thrills. Content has copied from Healing Society by Ilchi Lee.

Spiritual Utopia

By Phil on May. 22, 2009.

These lines written Ilchi Lee in the book Healing society. She somehow got me out of the hole and took me to nearby Hospital. The doctor there worked all night to save me. The first thing that I did upon becoming conscious again was to curse at the doctor for saving me. I told him that I wanted to die and why did he interfere? He slapped me across the face. He yelled at me to go ahead and die and he wouldn’t save me this time. Afterwards, I felt sorry and relieved at the same time. It was then I realized that death is not something you can wish or not wish upon yourself. But I still hadn’t realized what life was all about. I was only in my early twenties when I came across something that allowed me to feel the Ki again. And through Ki, my True Self.

When you imagine and preach a spiritual Utopia, you run into a wall of opposition that consists of cynics and skeptics who say that such a thing has never been done before and will never be achieved. When I hear such doubts, I don’t have to fight an abstract with an abstract. I just point to history and let them judge for themselves, for there was a world once in which enlightened beings lived in utter harmony and peace. Let me briefly touch upon that story.