Today I began my first official class in Dahn yoga. Dahn yoga is from Korea.
I needed to take care of my body, and I could really tell my body needed some healing after the first week and a half from school. Major fatigue and stress. I didn't want to do weight training and cardio because it just hasn't been sticking.
So I did my first individual session this past Saturday and knew right away this was for me. Now I have a 3 month membership. Yes, it is pricey, but I needed the discipline and the incentive to go. It's similar pricing to going to Gold's Gym with a personal trainer. But Gold's obviously offers more for the same price. But, I wanted to do something holistic and A LOT closer to home.
After the first day, I am already feeling a change. My core is warmer and my head feels cooler (related to yin and yang in Chinese). Your core should be warm and through your blood stream it goes up to your cool head and that's how energy is given to it.
Ya, there is a lot of energy language, ki (chi in Chinese) and chakra, which many would see as weird magicalness. But I can relate science and these yoga principals well. Yoga helps put science at a spiritual level. Yes, I am putting science and spirituality at a similar level. If you want to have a science over spirit or spirit over science question we can discuss it in person. But as a Christian I believe science is God's way of us understanding our surroundings at a concrete level.
After yoga I had myself an epsom salt bath, highly recommended by Cecilia sabumnim (assistant manager) and other dowoonim (companion or a friend on the same path).
I'll let you all know how Tai Chi is tomorrow.
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