Posts Tagged ‘Muscles/Joints’

Now I’m really walking

Due to back and neck pain, the only exercise I used to do was walking–with limitations because my sciatic nerve was pinched most of the time. In addition, for the last 6 months I have had plantar fasciitis in my feet which made walking very painful. Now, after guidance from our Head Instructor Ben on how to walk correctly (Jang Saeng or Vitality Walking), the pain in the soles of my feet has disappeared. And thanks to the Dahn Yoga sessions, which include Brain Wave Vibration, the sciatic nerve has not been bothering me for the last three weeks. When I first began to walk to the Dahn Yoga center, it took me 45 minutes. Now I am able to walk very briskly and the same distance takes me 25 minutes.

When I first started practicing I was concerned about my lack of flexibility, balance, and the coordination of my body, but as time goes by I feel more and more agile.

An additional benefit is that I have lost some weight and for first time in my life, controlling my weight is not a great sacrifice, since my body doesn¡¯t crave food all of the time.

I still have some issues with my back, but I am absolutely sure that with regular training the pain will eventually go away. This realization is perhaps the most important benefit from DahnMuDo and Brain Wave Vibration: my attitude has changed not only towards physical pain but also towards emotional pain. I am not only able to control my body better, but using a few tips I have received, I am able to control my emotions better as well.

Lastly but not least, I found a great group of people who share the same objectives as I do–to have a healthier and happier life.

Thank you Brain Wave Vibration!

–Marisa Hernando

Feeling Better in My Body and About My Body

I had been struggling with Fibromyalgia and arthritis in my joints. I was taking medication as well as getting cortisone shots in my neck and shoulder, but nothing seemed to help. I felt worse after every treatment! My daughter could see that I was suffering and she wanted me to feel better but without taking so many pills. After all this, I was also beginning to loose my balance too. I had trouble staying steady on my feet, and I couldn’t walk up stairs without support.

The pain and frustration were really getting to me. I decided I would try this one last thing. Then I took several classes called Brain Wave Vibration. Almost immediately I felt my body change. I could feel energy moving in a way I had never felt before. The next day, I didn’t feel as much pain in my body. It was amazing!

The Brain Wave Vibration class helped me change the way I felt in my body and also change the way I felt about my body. With the help of Brain Wave Vibration, I have stopped taking pain medication. I’m not tired or depressed now, I don’t need pain medication to get me through the day. My family is thrilled with the new me.
–Angela Pisa

Overall Dahn Yoga has been very a positive influence on my life.

I joined Dahn Yoga in June 2006 after I received a flyer on my doorstep. It offered a free trial class and I had been thinking I needed to try some sort of a class to increase my flexibility.

I did not read the flyer closely because I was so busy that I missed the free class.I pretty much just showed up and asked to give it a try. Once I was there, the class seemed very silly and tried hard not to laugh in class. I did not think I got anything from the class.

However, after the evening class I went home and actually got a good nights sleep for the first time in years. The next day I returned and signed up for a 3 month program and made a promise to myself to give this class my best efforts.I kept my promise and attended the evening class every evening I was available.

Then I started working individually with my instructor in private healing classes.The first few sessions were very painful and I did not think I was ever going to make progress. By the last few sessions, I felt so much better, it was remarkable. I have improved my flexibility and reduced my joint pain tremendously.I feel much more in control and am losing weight.

Overall Dahn Yoga has been very a positive influence on my life and I will continue to make progress with my goals.
–Tammy Warn

My doctor said my transformation was a miracle

When I started Dahn yoga, I had been struggling with Fibromyaglia and arthritis in my joints.
I was taking celeste and carbidrine as well as getting cortisone shots in my neck and shoulder but nothing seemed to help.
My doctors tried many things to alleviate my pain but nothing ever worked.
I felt worse after every treatment!
My daughter could see that I was suffering and she wanted me to feel better but without taking so many pills that didn¡¯t help anyway.
After all this, I was also beginning to loose my balance.
I had trouble staying steady on my feet and I couldn’t walk up stairs without support.
The pain and frustration was really getting to me.
When my daughter gave me a membership to the Dahn Yoga Studio in Andover for Mother’s Day, I decided to I would try this one last thing. Then I took several classes which is named Brain Wave Vibration. Almost immediately I felt my body change.
I could feel energy moving in a way I had never felt before.
The next day, I didn’t feel as much pain in my body and it was amazing!
I started taking class regularly and also taking brainwave vibration class.
The brainwave vibration class helped me change the way I felt in my body and also change the way I felt about my body.
With the help of brainwave vibration, I have stopped taking pain medication.
I can walk up the stairs to the studio without any help.
My life has improved so much!
I’m not tired or depressed, I don’t need pain medication to get me through the day,
I can sleep at night.
My daughter and my family are thrilled with the new me.
My doctor said my transformation is a miracle. I told him he’s right, brainwave vibration is a miracle!
–Angela Pisa

My doctor says I’m a miracle

I was first diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2000, although I believe I had been suffering with it for many years. I tried many treatments and medications over the years. They all helped some for hours, come for days, but they were addressing the pain, not the condition.

The condition continued to get worse. I had episodes of “fibro fog where my thoughts and memory were affected. I could no longer get in and out of the car without picking up my legs and putting them in the car. I could walk only short distances; I had trouble sleeping; I was suffering from depression; I could no longer do my job as a visiting nurse. I had no hope!

In 2005 I saw Dr. Flitman for the first time. He put me through a battery of tests and determined again that I had fibromyalgia and a respiratory problem that was affecting my sleep. He started me on a medication that helped me sleep and control some of the pain. I was also seeing a massage therapist and a chiropractor.

My parents died in August and October of 06 and I had a nervous breakdown. So there I was with fibromyalgia and a nervous breakdown. I was now seeing a psychologist and going to a psychiatrist. It all helped short term and probably saved my life.

Then in May of 07, I found Dahn; I could barely walk, my pain level was off the charts, and I was recovering from a nervous breakdown and was on short term disability. I began with healing sessions and partial classes. As I became stronger, I attended classes and special trainings: ShimSung, Healer’s School, More Than Body, Suehaeng Meditation Tour, and Tao Holistic Healing.

Dr. Flitman began noticing a change almost immediately in my range of motion and my mood. There is no cure for fibromyalgia, but, when I saw him in February of 09, Dr. Flitman was amazed; he could find no sign of fibromyalgia. His explanation Dahn Yoga! My final visit was in August of 09. Dr. Flitman called me a miracle and credited Dahn Yoga with the miracle.

My message to you: Don’t give up! Keep going! Keep believing TRUST YOURSELF! Trust the Masters. You too can be a MIRACLE!

–Jerrie

Dr. Flitman could find no sign of Fibromyalgia

was first diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2000, although I believe I had been suffering with it for many years. I tried many treatments and medications over the years. Trigger point injections, medications, chiropractic.

They all helped for short periods of time, but the condition continued to get worse. Then I met Dr. Flitman in 2005. He did a battery of tests to confirm that I had fibromyalgia and nothing more serious. He determined that I did have fibromyalgia plus a respiratory problem that was affecting my sleep. He started me on medications that really helped with pain management.

My parents died in August and October of ‘06. The fibromyalgia was out of control and I had a nervous breakdown. I ended up on short term disability, was seeing the chiropractor three times a week, a therapist twice a week, and was on several medications. My pain level was off the charts. I couldn’t lift my legs. I had to have help getting up and down from exam tables, etc.

I started at Dahn in May of ‘07. Dr. Flitman started noticing a difference in my range of motion within about six months. I continued with Dahn, attending classes, healing sessions, then special training starting with Shim Sung, Healer’s School, More than Body, Suehaeng Meditation Tour, and Tao Holistic Healing. I had a realization that my body is not me but mine.

I was getting better, I was stronger, and I was decreasing some medications, stopped others, and stopped seeing the chiropractor.

Dr. Flitman was amazed. There is no cure for fibromyalgia, but, when I saw him in February of ‘09, Dr. Flitman could find no sign of fibromyalgia. His explanation -Dahn Yoga! My final visit was in August of ‘09. The miracle of Dahn Yoga -I am cured.

Don’t give up. Keep going. Keep believing. Trust yourself! Trust the Masters. You too can be a MIRACLE!
–Jerrie

“This experience has been nothing short of transforming and profound”

Since I have so many medical conditions, my friends at my center said I could “count?by naming them instead of using numbers. These conditions which include Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, stroke, immune deficiency, made me feel afraid to come to the Tao Holistic Training. I tried to back out of coming even at the eleventh hour but thank God my body has intelligence and brought me here. This experience has been nothing short of transforming profound. The compelling changes in my body are so dramatic I can hardly believe them. But the greatest gift through Master Hong’s guidance with Joan’s assistance has been the emotional healing. I am incredibly lighter, brighter and more optimistic. The advice given to me by all before I came was “Do whatever Master Hong tells you to do!? I really got that. I am eternally grateful for this program and now know what it is like to be a disciple at the feet of a master. I look forward to coming again.
–Cynthia

Dahn Yoga gave me my life back

My main physical situation is the tightening of my Achilles and my calf muscles, in my legs to the point of so much pain that I could not walk. I had lower back pain and pain in my wrist which I ignored thinking it was the result of a fall. I had many fears guilt, shame, insecurities and low self esteem. I felt like a “nothing? not worthy, a fear of not measuring up and not good enough. I wondered why I am living, I just existed.
Dahn training helped me to accept my physical pain. It helped me work through to see how past habits effect my physical body, and stop running away through learning how to stay in my body, connecting to my Dahn Jon. Dahn training helped me peal away the emotional layers of distress, guilt, shame, to let them surface and face them, to understand them. It helped me to find my life purpose hallelujah, fantastic!!!!!!!I now have a road to travel and a life to enjoy. It has given more than just helping with my physical condition. It gave me my life.