THEORY OF DAHNHAK6 - Signs of Healing: Jin-Dong and Myung-Hyun

Jin-Dong: Vibration as a healing sign

For practitioners, fundamental changes occur in the body during the exercises. The changes differ from one person to the next. Without some understanding of what is happening to the body as a result of the Ki-energy stimulation, some people might feel frightened or even at a loss when they experience Jin-Dong.

One of the signs that the body is changing is when the body begins to shake. This reaction is the result of a person moving into a deeply relaxed, alpha brain wave state. This shaking is called ‘Jin-dong: vibration’ and can be described as suddenly opening a water faucet connected to a garden hose. With the increase in water pressure the hose begins to shake violently. This is similar to the first opening of energy pathways previously blocked by stagnant energy.

As a person begins to feel the flow of energy circulating throughout the body, the body will often shake vigorously (like the garden hose) as blockages in the meridian channel are cleared by the new flood of energy.

There are two types of Jin-dong. The first Jin-dong occurs when a sufficient accumulation of energy is reached and begins to flow rapidly through the meridian system. The second Jin-dong can result from an influx of vital cosmic energy, after fully opening the mind.

Practitioners with good energy circulation may not experience Jin-dong at first. But eventually, every practitioner experiences Jin-dong, the vibration of life. In some cases, practitioners may not know that they are experiencing Jin-dong because the vibration is so delicate. Even healthy people who persist with the practice, revitalizing certain parts of the body, will experience Jin-Dong.

Jin-Dong can be experienced as a continuous vibration for a certain period of time. Then it will begin to weaken gradually and eventually completely stop. When practitioners experience Jin-Dong, there is a temptation to become preoccupied with this phenomena. However, spending too much time absorbed in this phenomena will exhaust anyone.

Jin-dong can be controlled consciously since it is related to being in a state of relaxation from the lowering of brain waves. Jin-dong is a sign that DahnHak practice is reaching a plateau. After an experience of Jin-dong, most people feel refreshed as the blocked meridian channels have been opened. The mind feels steady and strong and a person’s health improves.

Myung-Hyung (The healing sign): Alternating Brightness and Darkness

Myung-Hyun is another healing phenomena as is Jin-Dong. The first sign of Myung-Hyun begins when practitioners develop cold-like symptoms or their bodies feel tired, weak or heavy.

For practitioners with health problems, the symptoms may be more severe. Sometimes, practitioners may experience a recurrence of a health problem. When this happens, it is a sign that the chronic health problem is being cured. As in Jin-Dong, the cause of this phenomena is blockages in the flow of Ki-energy.

The symptoms will persist until the energy flow is clear. When this happens, the Ki-energy will wash out the toxins from the body which the stagnant energy held.

The word "Myung" means brightness and "Hyun" means darkness. Thus, Myung-Hyun means "alternating brightness and darkness." Experiencing cyclical changes in the body's condition, alternating between feeling good and feeling bad, means the body is returning to good health. When practitioners experience poor physical responses, this indicates that the body is moving towards better health.