May 23 2008
Testimonial by Dan
Dan
I have been training for about a year and a half, since November 2006. In this time I went to as many trainings as I could, including Initial Awakening, Shimsung, Power Brain Method, Healing Chakra training, Energy Capsule training, the International HSP Brain Olympiad, Dahn Mu Do School, Center Management Training, Pre sabumnim training, Self Mastery training, and Dahn Ho.
I was a college student at the time I first came to the center. I was also working an internship at a financial firm in New York City. The job was good. The money was great. Two years ago I thought that if I found those two things, I would be living a fulfilled and happy life. For some reason, though, I was drowning in stress. I practiced some meditation on my own, and I exercised regularly. I feel like two years ago, I was walking along a pair of train tracks, staring at my feet to make sure I didn’t trip. I look back at my past self and I see a robot, monotonously trudging through life.
When I stepped into the center for the first time, I was introduced to an entirely new and different side of myself, what I would later know as my soul, my true self. Now, I’ve started to hear what my heart is telling me to do with my life. I lifted my eyes from those train tracks, and I took a look at the breathtaking scenery that is every single moment of my life. All of the training I’ve taken in Dahn has helped me to realize that no matter what obstacles I have, they can be overcome and I can create my life exactly the way I want to. I didn’t believe it was possible—but now I’m living it, each and every day! Now, I am in the best shape of my life in every way- physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
With Dahn Mu Do and HSP 12 steps training, I have passed just about every physical limitation I had before. Other trainings like Shim sung and Power Brain Method have guided me to really listen to my heart, and to manage my thinking in a truly productive way. My continued training and my work helping at the center have helped me to see that I can take a true leadership role- something I NEVER would have imagined myself capable of! I have even taken my training out of the center and into the community, and now I am blessed to be able to teach classes to students at my college, helping them feel the same stress relief that I was originally seeking.
The most beautiful thing that I have realized about my Dahn Yoga training, is that there is no limit to how much I can grow! Every time I get past some obstacle and see some positive change in my life, limitless new possibilities open up. I am so excited and so grateful to have the opportunity to see what I am really capable of.