Out of desperation, I came to the Dahn Yoga and Healing Center six months ago. I was desperate for relieve from chronic muscle and joint pain. To function, I needed more than 10 hours of sleep a night, plus long naps over the weekends. My weekly chiropractic visit no longer offered even brief relief. At the Energy Check-up, Master Tara worked on a charka point and my upper back pain dissipated. This was not a tradition yoga program!

The classes seemed strange, but I believed in the process and didn’t go back to the chiropractor. Slowly my body began to feel better. I had a two-hour healing session that further helped with pain relieve and flexibility. Plus the healing awakened a creative part of my being, resulting in several paintings of my body in healing process.

Through the Initial Awakening workshop, I began to understand the Dahn philosophy and touch on a deep river of emotion pain deep within myself. I resisted the idea of another weekend away from my family but Master Tara explained the importance of Shim Shun (Finding the True Self) to rid the body of the burden of emotion pain The Shim Shun weekend changed my life. I knew I had a lot of emotionally painful experiences, but the depth of some of the pain surprised me. I left that weekend free of the fearful inner child that stopped me doing what I wanted to do. I let go of my rock and now I flow with the river of life.

I feel more connected to people and the world around me. One dental patient remarked that she noted a change in me. She felt I was a real person, not putting on a front, but genuinely connected to people around me.

After six months my muscle pains occur only occasionally. I am no longer hunched over, but standing tall. My emotions are present, but not overwhelming. I have decreased my medications by a third, and my hormones have stabilized. I am no longer running out of class because of an irritated bladder. Its not enlightenment yet, but I am comfortable in my body, in better control of my emotions, more connected to my kids and husband, and free of a painful emotional past that was ruling my life.

I look forward to coming to class. The Dahn Center is a supportive place for me. With so many demands from job and family, here is a place for me. I am more in tune with my body and understand the signals of what is wrong and have more tools to help myself. I am embraced the notion that joy comes from within, and I am finding that joy. Even my voice is lighter! I haven’t lost weight because I have gained muscle – my clothes fit better and my body doesn’t wiggle like Jell-o.

I have defined a life purpose of helping others start their life-healing process-giving others a point to ponder to change their direction for the better.

We  are  all one. 

“The mission of Dahn Yoga Centers is to empower individuals to manage their own bodies well in order to become more healthy, happy and peaceful.
Dahn Yoga Centers accomplish this mission through the creation of tools to foster the health and well-being of the individual, family and society as a whole.”

By practicing Dahn Yoga, you are healing yourself, your family, and the society one at a time.

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