WHAT IS DAHNHAK-ENERGY YOGA

The Definition of DahnHak

DahnHak is a holistic health program that teaches people how to utilize Ki-Energy. "Dahn" means "energy, vitality, and origin of life," and "Hak" means "study, philosophy and theory."

This program supports healthy ways of living and encourages the desire to seek Human Perfection. The Philosophy of DahnHak is based on the belief that human perfectibility is attainable, irrespective of sex, age of race. The DahnHak program gives people an integrated method to discover for thenselves their relationship to their body, their mind, and finally to ultimate reality, their "True Self."


The Origin and History of DahnHak

The roots of the DahnHak Practice extend several thousand years back into Koreaa history. It began as an ancient Korean training program to educate the population on how to develop both mind and body. It was practiced on a daily basis with the intent of maintaining health and developing potential power to become ideal humans. During those times, it was a common knowledge that individual well-being was an illusion. The knowledge that no living thing can exist even for a moment without cooperation of other living beings was understood from experience. DahnHak contributed to the mental and physical well-being and political unity of Korean people.
Up until 2000 years ago, this educational method was practiced and transmitted by wise men to each generation. However, the Korean people failed to keep the DahnHak tradition alive.
The DahnHak tradition was rediscovered by Seung-Heun Lee through his own journey into self-realization and rigorous self-discipline. He took the traditional system and modernized it. He began teaching DahnHak at the public parks in South Korea to anyone who was interested in the exercises.
In 1985, Seun-Heun Lee opened the first DahnHak Centre in Seoul. Since that time, the program has expanded throughout the world with 1000 Centres offering DahnHak training to over 300,000 people. The tradition of offering the exercises continues in schools, community centers, camps, parks, businesses and governments worldwide.


The Purpose of DahnHak Practice

The purpose of DahnHak is to give individuals the opportunity to realize their own personal power. Through experiencing Ki-Energy, the true source of life, they discover how Ki-Energy works in their bodies and how they can utilize it for optimal health.
During DahnHak Practice, practitioners learn to communicate with their bodies. They discover that they can become the real masters of their bodies with the ability to control and regulate their bodily functions. By stimulating the Ki-Energy circulation, the body's natural healing power is activated. When their bodies are recharged with fresh Ki-Energy, the practioners can lead themselves back to optimum health, naturally healing most physical and mental diseases.
When practioners arrive at their goal of a healthy life, they usually extend their intentions towards creating harmonious relationship with their family, friends, acquaintances and nature. This new holistically healthy life style by practioners contributes to leading the rest of the world into a new culture supporting happier and healthier human beings.