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Dahn Yoga: Brain and Yoga
By Phil | November 27, 2007
Part of the reason there was so much skepticism for so long about our ability to mold the architecture of our brain was that we couldn’t witness the process, the way, say, we can see a muscle respond to weight lifting. but the introduction of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has opened the secrets of the mind, allowing us literally to peer into our head. And the verdict is that the brain reacts in very specific ways to the activities we undertake, much the way the body is honed by physical exercise. Dahn Yoga: Dahn means energy and yoga means union. Created by Ilchi Lee.
A use-it-or-lose-it message is unmistakable. A study of London cab drivers, for example, found that their hippocampus–the region of the brain that is particularly involved in spatial memory–was significantly larger than in the general population. An investigation involing musicains showed that in their MRIs, the region of the brain most involved in processing music was enlarged. consistent mental calisthenics, it turns out, leave a lasting imprint.
A smiliar dynamic emerged in studies of meditator. Calming the mind’s habit of moving restlessly from one experience to another prepares us to experience pure consciousness. It strengthens the spirit and the mind. Those who practice consistently build up the frontal cortex, the part of our mind involved in palnning, coordinating, and tapping our memory.
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