Dahn Yoga provides these exercises to activate and enhance brain functioning:
- Sit in chair or on floor in half lotus position; close eyes; put hands on knees with palm facing up; slowly lift hands to chest level; put palms 5 centimeters apart from each other; inhale while spreading the hands, imagining energy between them expanding and filling with light; exhale while bringing the hands within five centimeters, imagining the energy between them compressing, thus squeezing out stagnant energy.
- Lift hands with energy field between them to within 5 centimeters of the brain; massage the parts of the brain, removing tension and smoothing the brain’s creases; sweep hands up side of face, over head, down neck.
- Gently use hands and imagine lifting the brain from the head and putting it in front of the chest; massage the brain area; inhale, move hands away from each other to enlarge the brain like a balloon; imagine white light going into the brain and filling it, with the brain turning a golden color; exhale, move hands closer together, squeezing the stagnant energy from the brain; imagine pure water falling over the brain to cleanse it of tension and negativity; slowly return the brain to the head; put hands on the knees with palms facing up; slowly open eyes.
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Dahn Yoga — Brain Exercises
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Dahn Yoga — Some Standing Exercises, 3
Here are yet more Dahn Yoga exercises that are done standing:
- Roll neck clockwise; inhale as moving to one side and exhale while moving to the other side; counterclockwise.
- Roll hips clockwise; counterclockwise; inhale as moving to one side and exhale while moving to the other side.
- Twist body trunk side to side; keep legs, head, and arms in place, all relaxed.
- To strengthen intestines, put hands on hara; exhale so it extends; inhale and push with hands.
- Rub hands together rapidly; clap hands 10 times; rub hands even faster; sweep hands over face, hair, arms, body, legs (both sides and top).
- To fast drumming music, close eyes and bounce the body; let them move free form to the music.
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Dahn Yoga — Some Standing Exercises, 2
Here are some more Dahn Yoga exercises to be done in the standing position:
- Weave fingers together, lift arms above head, palms up; stretch up; hands down; breath in and hands up, stretch to left side, gently bounce 10 times, breath into stretch for a few seconds more; repeat on right side; lift over the head and push arms back.
- With fingertips, tap the lobes of the brain – frontal or temples (thinking), above ears (hearing), back lower (vision), and top (movement).
- Weave fingers together; put hands behind neck; push head down; massage neck with thumbs.
- Turn head to left and bend it down; use fingertips of right hand to tap the back of the neck; support your right arm with the left hand pushing the right elbow; reverse.
- Tap with cupped hand: arms (top and bottom), legs (all four sides), and feet (arches, instep, and toes).
- Use fists of both hands to pound body parts: lungs, heart, ribs, stomach (left side above waist), liver (right above waist), and kidneys (both sides of back above waist).
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Dahn Yoga — Some Standing Exercises, 1
Popular Dahn Yoga physical exercises – to be done while standing:
- With fists, small-finger side, tap the abdomen.
- Swing arms and body from side to side. Feet shoulder width apart. Swing at waist, then over the head.
- Touch feet (left then right), knees, swing around waist, and over the head; reverse; do it 4 times.
- Bounce feet and arms; feet slightly apart; in 3 parts – feet souls fully on floor, ankles up and down, slight jumping.
- Clap hand – up over the head and down below waist, front and back, above and below legs with bent knees; 8 times for each, 4 times, 2, and 1 (over and over again).
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Dahn Yoga — Guideline for New Members
General guidelines for the Dahn Yoga Center’s new members to get the most out of their experience:
- Actual breathing: Inhale through the nose; exhale through the mouth, a little longer. Keep mouth open. Always keep breathing.
- Imagined breathing: Usually inhale to lower abdomen (hara); exhale through hara (for relaxation and strength), fingers and toes or the tense body part being focused on (to release the tension or negative energy).
- Standing, usual pose: Feet parallel (like the number 11), knees slightly bent, legs relaxed.
- Shoulders, neck and arms: keep them relaxed at all times.
- After most exercises: Shake out the arms and legs, and/or sweep parts of body with hands.
- Length of exercises: Usually counting to 10, which is done aloud, by the facilitator or the entire group.
- Smile: as much as possible – 5 minutes of smiling is worth 30 minutes of stretching.
- When feeling physical pain: Be grateful that you are feeling it so you can release or work on it; say, “Ahhh, this feels good.”
- If you have physical problems: When you feel too much pain, adjust the exercise or do not do it.
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Dahn Yoga — Tapping Vibrates
During a typical Dahn Yoga class, one of the ways to release negative energy in the body-brain system and get fresh energy flowing is to tap the body. The hands may be in gentle fists or open. Tapping looks like it is just on the surface of the body, but through its vibrations its effects go deep inside the body to impact on blood and organs. The skin is stimulated, joints loosen, muscles relax and the blood and organs love the opportunity to get rid of their tension and toxins.
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Dahn Yoga — Head to Toe Workout
During a typical Dahn Yoga class of an hour or so, many parts of the body — especially the brain — are worked on. By the time the class is completed, usually every major area from head to toe has been released of stagnant energy and activated with good energy. The order tends to begin with mid-chest to expand breathing. Thus, chest, shoulders, arms and hands get attention. Neck and head may be next. Then down to the mid-section and finally the hips, thighs, knees, calves and feet are worked on. Thorough and complete. And feels so good!
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Dahn Yoga — Warming Up
At the start of a typical Dahn Yoga class, there is a time for warming up. This usually involves tapping the abdomen and intestines. This looks and feels funning, but serves a profound purpose. To get energy and attention out of the head and into the body, especially the power center, where Ki energy life force originates, according to the traditional health practices of Asia. The blood circulates, the several organs in the area relax and function better, the heal cools and the abdomen warms.
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Dahn Yoga and Body Bouncing
Body Bouncing helps reduce tension and releases stagnant energy. It enhances blood and Ki circulation while relaxing your body. You stand with legs shoulder-width apart. Bend knees slightly and start to bounce gently. Bounce rhythmically. Turn body and bounce on the right and then on the left. This exercise in a Dahn Yoga class is usually near the beginning.
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Dahn Yoga — The Choice Is Wellness
Stress, tension, toxins, pain and disease may have some external aspects. But by and large they are our choice. Dahn Yoga gives us the tools (exercises) and will power to choose wellness and promote your own healing — even when it is a symptom of an emotional, mental or spiritual disease. You have to release in order to renew.
