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Move slowly

By laughingbelly | October 1, 2007

This morning I showed a member of Dahn Yoga center how to walk slowly and mindfully.
She was able to calm down and felt her body and posture.
I’ve found a perfect poem at www.IlchiLee.com. It decribes the state of slow movement she and I experienced.

“Think that you enter into a picture
when you go to a mountain or take a walk.
Walk as if you do so in a living picture.
Then you won’t climb a mountain too quickly, panting.
Your breath will be deeper by itself and your walking will be slower.
You can feel every step.
You will walk slowly
enough to feel which part of your body shifts
and to which direction your center moves
every time you make a step.”

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Dahn Yoga Tip 1

One of the most simple and effective concepts in Dahn Yoga is the idea of "breath." All living beings breathe. It is necessary for survival on this planet. However, it is taken for granted by most people. Few people pay attention to their breathing. But the quality of the breath has great implications for the health of our mind and body.

Whether people pay attention to their breath or choose to ignore it, they will continue to inhale and exhale. Through the experiential understanding of the breath achieved in Dahn training, the connection between mind-body communication and breath becomes more apparent

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Dahn Yoga Tip 2

Breath also dramatically demonstrates the interconnectedness between people. The air and energy that one person breathes in is also the same air and energy other people have just breathed in and out. Awareness that everyone shares the same air cultivates the understanding that all living things are interconnected, not only through the breath but on many levels. Ultimately, this understanding helps develop more caring, open-hearted individuals and in turn creates a more harmonious world.

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