Dahnhak Exercise Best for Healthy Life

Dahn Yoga is a science. Like all other sciences it is based on observation and experiment. This method of observation and experiment is regarded in the west as a distinctly modern innovation, but as a matter of fact it was adopted in India in very ancient times by the “RISHIS”, or seers of truth. Through the process of close observation and constant experimentation, they discovered the fine forces of nature, as also the laws that govern our physical, mental and spiritual well being. The truths thus gained through their own experiences and investigation, they wrote down in Upanishads, preached in public and expounded to their pupils.
“PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE” it is the famous quotation and meaningful quotation..
Yoga helps us to not only prevent from the diseases; it also helps us to cure some of the common diseases.
Yoga is the only branch that has exercises to make us fit in a physical, Physiological, and psychological manner.
ESSENTIAL OF YOGA PRACTICES:
In order to derive the full benefits of yoga it is necessary to understand the following requirements and principles related to its practice.
TIME:
Though the morning time, before breakfast, is regarded best for practicing yoga. One can do it also in the evening or at any other time provided the stomach is empty and not heavy with food.
The individual should select a time which is convenient for his daily routine and should try to do yoga at the same time everyday. A practice for atleast 5 to 6 days in a week should be enough to show improvement.
PLACE:
Practice yoga on the floor. Avoid chowki (Or Bed). Use a carpet, rug, blanket, or mat on the floor. The place of practices should be neat, clean and well ventilated.
SILENCE:
One should maintain silence while doing yoga. Any conversation, mental activity and even listening to music should be avoided.
REST:
Two types of Rest:
1.Short Rest
2.Long Rest
Short Rest:
The short rest should be for about six to eight seconds only. This is taken between two rounds of asana, or between one and the other asana. The Shorter restis completed by breathing twice at the completion of one round of a posture
Long Rest:
Long Rest comes at the end of all the asanas, pranayamas and other kriyas which one does at a stretch. The general principle is to devote one fourth of the actual practicing time for this rest. For e.g. : If one has done yoga for 20 minutes , the rest at the end should be for 5 minutes
DRESS:
There should be minimum clothes on the body while doing yoga. Male practitioners can wear half pants or pyjamas along with an underwear. Ladies can wear saree, slacks or stretch pants with blouse. In winter, light woolen clothes may be used while doing yoga.
BATH:
It depends on the convenient and personal choice of the practitioners to bath either before or after the practice. For taking a hot bath after yoga practice one must wait for about 15 minutes
METHOD OF PRACTICES:
In order to obtain the fullest benefit of yoga, one must practice in a proper way. Since yoga is the scientific systems it requires to be done in a specified manner. What is more important here to mention is that though every one cannot practice all the postures which perfection, they can certainly follow the method of doing them without any difficulty. Therefore the advice is;do yoga according to the limits of your body. Do it only as much as you can. You need not be perfect in form. If you cannot do the full form, do half it or even less
FEMALE PROBLEMS:

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Female practitioners should avoid the yoga practice during menstrual period and during advance stage (After 4 month) of pregnancy. Pregnant women may practice yoga under proper care and instruction of a yoga experts.
HOW MUCH YOGA? :
Yoga can practised for a longer time in the winter season than in summer . Maximum times devoted for actually practicing yoga should not exceeed 45 minutes in a single day of winter. In summer maximum time for actual practice should be 30 minutes.
DIET:
Foods have been divided into 3 categories
1.RAJASIK
2.TAMASIK
3.SATTVIK
First 2 categories is not suitable for yoga practitioners. Third one, SATTVIK, is highly recommended for the yoga practitioners,
QUALITY OF FOOD:
Eat not more than 85 % of your capacity. In other words always keep some space left in your stomach after dinner.
WATER:
Yoga practitioners should drink about 5 lbs (10 to 12 glasses) of water everyday. Water should be not taken at the time of eating, but after half an hour of eating..
Before starting yoga practice we should know the above the factors then only our yoga practices will be meaningful and beneficial one.
YOGA AND HEALTH BENEFITS:
1. PADMA ASANA
2. PASHCHIMOTTAN ASANA
3. MATSYA ASANA
4. ARDHA MATYENDRA ASANA
5. HALA ASANA
6. BHUJANGA ASANA
7. DHANUR ASANA
8. SHALABHA ASANA
9. SARVANGA ASANA
10. PAWAN MUKTA ASANA
11. TARA ASANA
12. VRIKSHA ASANA
13. SURYANAMASKAR ASANA
14. SHAVA ASANA
HEALTH BENEFITS: (PREVENT FROM THE DISEASES)
PHYSICAL:
1. MUSCULAR STRENGTH
2. FLEXIBILITY
3. POSTURE IMPROVEMENT
PHYSIOLOGICAL:
1. NEURO MUSCULAR CO-ORDINATING
2. CARDIO RESPIRATORY EFFIENCY INCREASES
3. CIRCULATORY SYSTEM BENEFITS
4. EXCREATORY FUNCTION IMPROVES
5. IMMUNITY INCREASES
6. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM NORMALISES
PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS
1. SELF ACCEPTANCE AND SELF REALISATION
2. SELF CONFIDENCE
3. FREE FROM ANXIETIES ,STRENGTH AND TENSION
4. PEACEFUL MIND
5. SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT
YOGA CURE FOR COMMON DISEASES:
In the Medical system on external agent (medicine) does the corrective work, in the yogic system this external agent is not needed at all .It is the patient himself whose personal understanding, practice and care cure his diseases in the yogic system
In certain cases, the medicine provided them immediate relief, but not a lasting cure. On the other hand, a great number of such patients achieved permanent cure through thereaptic yoga within in a period of two or four months .This has specially been so in case of diabetes, arthritis, asthma, gastro intestinal disorders, nervous tension and various other cases.
YOGA HELPS US TO LEAD A HEALTHY LIFE
Author: j.rajakumar
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/yoga-for-healthy-life-222303.html
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Ilchi Lee Nowadays, yoga is widespread and is new forms are continuously being developed today. Millions of people around the world enjoy yoga every day or week, depending on circumstances into this activity.
Of the so many forms of Yoga, Hatha yoga is by far the most common form, which involves both breathing control, physical exercise and postures combined. These exercises allow optimized blood circulation and improves flexibility, stamina, strength and vitality.
It is also a form of peaceful mediation that contributes to self-awareness and gives an extra energy that creates general wellbeing.
It should be easy to locate somewhere to practice your yoga as there are centers in most cities in the Western world.
If you prefer, there are plenty of ways to enjoy yoga at home. With books, DVDs or videos to suit your need.
Aside from Hatha Yoga, there exists another kind of Yoga. it is known as Dahn Yoga.
It is also referred to as Dahn Hak or Dahnak. It started as an early form of Korean instruction program that aimed to teach the participants on how to expand and widen both the body and mind. For hundreds of years it vanished only becoming resurrected in the 80’s in Seoul, finally arriving in the US in 1991.
Dahn yoga also educates participants on the principles and concepts on how the energy acts or moves in the body. It also teaches that ageing and weakening of the body is caused by stress. And removing stress will, without doubt, improve health and prolong life.
Dahn yoga works by encouraging those taking part to communicate fully with their body, thus enriching their lives to the full.

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Allied with the body’s natural healing ability, this is enhanced through stimulating energies that connect the physical body to the conscious mind.
Through deep stretching, breathing methods and meditation, Dahn Yoga promotes physical, mental, and spiritual healing and to connect us into our spiritual selves. It promotes body relaxation and the discovery of inner consciousness.
It gives a life away and free from stress and anxiety and a life which has self-control and enhanced concentration.
Through meditation and breath work, energy is accumulated in the body and as a result, functioning of the internal organs and systems in the body is enhanced.
With the integration of the body and mind, latent abilities are realized and goals set are more easily achieved. In addition, Dahn Yoga practitioners sometimes volunteer to teach and train without payment, promoting individual and community health, well-being, happiness and peace.
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Healthy body! Happy heart! Power Brain! Yup!” The jump that accompanies it fills me with joy.

My Dahnhak story began in April 2002, when I first came to the Westmont Center in Westmont, Illinois. Previously, I had tried Hatha yoga and other types of exercise, but without positive results. I was unable to follow along due to Multiple Sclerosis (MS), for which I had been diagnosed in July of 1991. I suffered minimal disability from the disease until October 2001, when my MS went from relapsing remitting (attacks with 99% recovery) to secondary progressive, where there is little recovery and the disabilities keeps adding up. It was all very frightening. I needed to lose weight (I weighed 230 pounds) and increase my flexibility. I also needed a stronger upper body so I would be able to take care of myself from a wheelchair.

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My MS has been a physical roller coaster. My left leg became mysteriously paralyzed. I had numb spots all over my body, and so much unexplained dizziness and unsteadiness that I thought I was going crazy. (One doctor actually hinted that insanity was a possible cause for the dizziness.) These problems always seemed to improve within a few weeks. During this time period, I became even more unfocused and easily upset. At one point, I got so dizzy and unbalanced that I could barely walk and became physically ill. An MRI scan showed many active lesions. In layman’s terms, that means that I had inflammation in my brain where my nerves were damaged by my own body’s immune system. I was given intravenous steroids and was told to go home and learn to live with the disease. According to the doctor, MS is incurable and usually progressive. I knew that I had to do my best and just go on with my life. I kept on trying my best but the two months of recovery time were trying. I was glad that my children were basically grown, but I was saddened to have problems that interfered with my active lifestyle. I never stopped moving entirely, but I slowed down with each MS attack.

I had problems with walking soon after my diagnosis. My balance and equilibrium slowly became worse. One frustrating symptom was the numbness I experienced in the bottom of my feet. The numbness caused many different problems and was surprisingly painful—at times it was so painful that I didn’t want to walk. I also had the odd sensation that rocks were embedded in the soles of my feet. When the MS was active, I felt that I had hot coals embedded in my feet. I frequently checked my feet to make sure that I didn’t have stones in them. At times, it was excruciatingly painful just to touch my feet to the ground. Unfortunately, my job as a pharmacy technician entailed many painful hours on my feet.

After a few years of walking funny (like I was drunk), I gave in and bought a cane, which I only used when my balance was bad (I bought a funky cane so at least I would feel elegant). By 2002, I was using the cane about 50% of the time. Tremors also made it hard for me to make the detailed handicrafts I enjoyed. It was hard to give them up.

When I began Dahnhak, I had problems with my balance and dizziness during classes. During special trainings such as Shim-sung (which was held during a hot summer, and heat always exacerbated my MS), everyone was so kind to me. If I had trouble with my balance, someone would make sure that I was safe. It was frustrating to have to learn to do things differently. I had to relearn walking. Since my balance was bad, I had to walk with a broad base, basically with my feet apart. I brought my cane with me when I started Dahn Healer School (DHS) in February 2003. I almost gave up because it was so hard for me to keep up with the others in my

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