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Aug 08 2008

Let Go of the Rubbish

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Would you let your trash pile up week after week and year after year? Probably not. You know it’s bad for your health, unpleasant, and simply unnecessary.

Yet people do this very thing with their emotions all the time—even though it is unhealthy, unpleasant, and totally unnecessary. They hold on to negative emotional memories from yesterday, last month, and even years ago. Often, they let these things color their experience of the present, allowing them to become part of how they define themselves.

If you find yourself clinging to certain negative emotions, perhaps you are hoping for some resolution that will never come. Maybe you hope those mean kids who taunted you will finally see the light or that you will receive the apology you deserve from your ex. These things might be nice if they were to happen, but they are ultimately out of your control. They are up to those individuals, not up to you.

Doctor Ilchi Lee writes in his book that research has shown that negative emotions literally shrink the overall mass of the brain and interfere with memory and learning. So develop the habit of releasing emotions quickly as soon as they are no longer useful to you. Your brain will be a lot happier for it.

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Aug 07 2008

The Unified Brain

Published by squeak under Dahn Yoga, Ilchi Lee

Sir Lee advice that once your brain has gained some degree of freedom from emotions, stress, and ingrained habits, you are ready to ask the fundamental question mentioned earlier—”Who am I?” While you can ask this question at any time, you will be able to answer it much more accurately if your brain is free from old thought patterns that distort your sense of identity. This state is called Brain Integrating because the three layers of the brain— stem, limbic system, and neoconservative—are now ready to work together, rather than in opposition. Interestingly, the layers of the brain reflect humanity’s evolutionary history—reptile, mammalian, and primate—and now they can be applied to your own personal evolution.

BEST approaches Brain Integrating as a process occurring in two dimensions: on the horizontal axis of the left and right hemispheres, and on the vertical axis of the brain stem, limbic system, and neocortex. You are probably already aware that you have two distinct halves of the brain, and that one side tends to dominate the other. The left hemisphere is responsible for mental processes such as logic, linear thinking, relational problem solving, and verbal ability. The right hemisphere is associated with intuitive ability, imagination, and spontaneity. Brain Integration attempts to get past the dominance of either hemisphere so that the two sides can work together for maximum capacity.

Just as the brain’s two hemispheres can be integrated, so can its three vertical layers—the brain stem, limbic system, and neocortex. Once these three levels are working in harmony, the emotions (limbic system) no longer interfere with creative and rational thinking (neocortex), and the physical body (brain stem) works to support all cognitive functions.

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Aug 05 2008

BEST Perspective

Published by squeak under Dahn Yoga, Ilchi Lee

In Yoga the materialistic neuroscientists, the BEST method assumes that understanding and developing the brain are critical to improving the human condition.

To train the brain is to train the mind; to understand the brain is to understand the mind. However, in contrast to the purely materialist view, BEST views choice as a fundamental determinant of human life. The condition of the brain may influence our choices, but through BEST, we can also make choices that upgrade our brain activity.

Furthermore Doctor Ilchi says, the BEST brain philosophy considers science to be a good servant but a poor master. BEST is rooted in the Eastern principle of Tao, which supposes that all things are one, and all differentiation is an illusion. Tao philosophy encourages individuals to align their thoughts and actions so as to be harmonious with all of humanity and nature. In contrast, the pure scientist sees the universe in terms of randomness and impersonal physical laws. This view leads one to the uncomfortable conclusion that life itself has no intrinsic meaning but, rather, is a competition among selfish genes for perpetuity.

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Aug 04 2008

The Easy Problem and the Hard Problem

Published by squeak under Dahn Yoga, Ilchi Lee

A mechanical view of the brain is not satisfactory to everyone, however. Philosopher David J. Chalmers has said that the mysteries of human consciousness bring up two fundamental issues—the “easy” problem
and the “hard” problem. The easy problem involves describing the physiological source of awareness—for example, pinpointing the locations in the brain related to cognitive processes, and mapping the bio mechanical underpinnings of the brain. Most neuroscience discoveries contribute to solving this easy question.

As in Ilchi’s new book the hard question, on the other hand, is more slippery. It asks, “Why do we have awareness of our awareness, and what is the ultimate source of that awareness?” A diehard scientific materialist might say that there is no hard question, that there is only mechanical/biological function, but that does not help explain experience. For example, it is true that the color red is created by a particular frequency of the electromagnetic spectrum, but nothing in that frequency can explain why we subjectively experience red as red. Furthermore, a purely materialistic view of the brain leads us to discard choice and free will as illusions.

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Aug 02 2008

Stretch It Out

Published by squeak under Dahn Yoga, Ilchi Lee

According to Dahn Yoga rules 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.

Lee Ilchi advice that 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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Aug 01 2008

Dahn Yoga: Circulation Exercise

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Dahn Yoga’s circulation exercise helps to spread Ki energy throughout the body from the lower abdomen. It helps rid the body of tension and stagnant energy while strengthening cells and bones. The blood in the lower extremities circulates more freely, and this helps to slow the aging process. The vibration also allows for the distribution of oxygen to the brain, which helps brain functioning, particularly concentration and memory.

Dahn Yoga Circulation exercise is especially helpful for people who experience high blood pressure, heart disease, rheumatism, or bronchial asthma. It helps to ease the symptoms of thyroid disorders and diseases of the skin as well. If you have any of these disorders, you can increase the time spent practicing the circulation exercise up to 10 minutes per session.

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