Brain Respiration (BR) training is unique breath-work that aids in developing human potential abilities by facilitating brain functioning. It is known as an effective method to improve the scholastic aptitude and to stabilize the emotions of children. The present study was designated to investigate the characteristics of children’s EEGs. Spectral analysis was applied to examine the mean relative power in the EEGs of 12 children practicing BR training compared with those of 12 matched control subjects who relaxed during the Dahn Yoga training time.

BR trainees showed a lower theta rhythm than the control group before the training and lower beta2 power than the control group before, during, and after the training. On the other hand, the mean relative alphal power of the BR trainees was significantly greater than the control group in the left frontal region during BR training and strongly persisted during the BR training and continued after the stage where the eyes are closed. On the basis of several pieces of evidence supporting a relationship between EEG readings and several other factors, including the emotions and educational evaluation of children, it was found that theta and beta waves positively correlate with changing emotions while alpha frequencies are positively associated with strong educational evaluation. Taken together, changes in EEG readings in the trainees suggest that BR training positively influences emotions and maturation seen in the EEGs of children. Dr. Ilchi Lee says that these findings enhance our understanding of the neurophysiology basis of the effects of BR training on emotion and maturation.

We evaluated the effect of Brain Respiration training on brain activity using Karhunen-Loeve (KE) decomposition as a method for spatio-temporal analysis of the electroencephalogram (EEG). BR training is breath-work that optimizes brain functioning by concentrating Ki energy in the brain. Spatio-temporal analysis showed a significant difference between the EEG dynamics of the BR trainees and the control group in right pre-frontal, right inferior frontal, posterior temporal, parietal, and occipital areas.

The amplitude of the BR trainees in the area of the frontal, temporal, and occipital cortexes was larger than that of non-trained children, except in the parietal cortex, with remarkable high amplitude alpha coherence all over the scalp. Compared with the control group, the trainees’ EEG was of a state, with global coherence, which results in maintaining a tranquil higher alpha activity during BR training. These results suggest that BR training possibly activates the brain functioning through the changes in the activity of the frontal association area where higher mental integration and creative activities appear.

Posted: October 21st, 2008 under Dahn Yoga, Ilchi Lee.
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It has been demonstrated that Brain Respiration enhances a student’s memory, intuition, and EQ (Emotional Quotient), enhancing academic ability and performance. An 8-week study of 282 elementary and junior high school children, demonstrated that the group practicing Brain Respiration showed significantly higher scores in tests designed to measure memory, intuition, and EQ than did the control group. The average difference in EQ was 3.8%, in memory was 16.6%, and in intuition was 94.5%.

Comparison Chart of Effects of Brain Respiration on Key Academic Indicators

Factor Measured    Control Group    BR Group    Difference    Percentage Difference

EQ       3.61    4.01    0.14    3.88
Short-term memory     22.54   26.29   3.57    16.64
Number Order Recall    3.12     4.23    1.11    35.58
Symbol Order Recall     1.73     2.57    0.84    48.55
Numbers Chart Recall    4.85    5.60    0.75    15.46
Word Chart Recall          6.84    7.31    0.47    6.87
Complex Chart Recall    5.99    6.59    0.60    10.02
Intuition                        0.37    0.72    0.35    94.59

Posted: October 19th, 2008 under Dahn Yoga, Ilchi Lee.
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This study of Ilchi Lee examined the effects of the Brain Respiration (BR) on stress hormone secretion in the human body by means of an experiment. For this purpose, a group of fourteen people (six males and eight females ranging in age from 23 to 60) were chosen as the experimental group and received BR training for one hour. The blood levels of such hormones as cortisol, /?-endorphin, and catecholamine were checked four separate times before and after the training. The results showed that the blood levels of the majority of these stress hormones decreased markedly (p<0.05).

Especially significant was the blood level of cortisol, which was drastically reduced (p<0.01). The blood level of/3-endorphin and epinephrine increased slightly, but those of cortical and nor epinephrine remained unchanged or decreased. The result of this experiment indicates that the BR is more effective than the existing Ki-practice methods and TM.

BR and DahnYoga can also change the neuro-physiological function of the human body by exerting influence on the pituitary gland and the adrenal cortex, which are directly related to the production of stress hormones. Consequently, the above results provide evidence that BR can be a powerful tool to relax the physical and mental tensions of our often-stressful modern existence.

Posted: October 17th, 2008 under Dahn Yoga, Ilchi Lee.
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Human beings are ultimately the key to world peace. As Dr Ilchi Lee writes in book about Dahn Hak the brain controls human beings and determines the value of human life and peace. Information is what controls the brain. The brain feeds on information .is it observes, analyzes, judges, and commands, generating more information in its turn. The brain even needs information to see. If you did not have information about what flowers look like, do you think you would “see” one even if you were looking right at one? How can you know the sound of a bird if your brain contains no information about what a bird sounds like? Therefore, the worth of a brain depends on the quantity and quality of information it contains. You can determine how good a brain is by the type of information it generates.

We sometimes confuse the level of our awareness with the level of our intellect. Just because a person can easily understand obtuse or difficult material does not mean that he has a high level of consciousness or awareness. A brain that possesses a high level of awareness is one that can produce bright, healthy, and positive information. No matter how high the IQ might be, if a brain produces information that induces negativity and darkness in others, his brain is dark. When bright brains gather to produce bright information, a healthy society will form.

The brain is a blank slate when we are born. Then it forms a shell of preconceptions and prejudices. The shell eventually grows thick enough to hide our true nature, our soul, from the world, creating an identity llial is nol our line sell, but a false self. Since the false self is a fabrication, il cannot he complete or perfect, leading always to self-doubt ami anxiety. It is dependent on the equally imperfect informal ion provided by government and religion. A brain inside the shell of a false self can no longer hear the voice of the true sell, as il acts in the selfish interest of the false self. Such a brain produces dark and negative information, ultimately contributing to the demise of the self and its surroundings.

When you become the master of your own brain by awakening to your soul, you can use your brain to its fullest capacity, and become the master of your own life. Yon will be able to select the information that goes into your brain, protect your brain from harmful or negative information, and generate information that will heal yourself and your neighbors and affect society positively. A spiritually awakened brain is a Power Brain, capable of listening to the divinity within, living according to the conscience of the soul, and producing positive information that will brighten the world and heal society. This kind of brain holds the key to peace. This brain will be our most powerful tool for peace.

Posted: October 14th, 2008 under Dahn Yoga, Ilchi Lee.
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Unless we awaken to our identity as spiritual beings, we will always let information received from others rule our brain and thereby, our thoughts and actions. We will allow political ideologies, religious dogma, and cultural precoiueplions to determine who we think we are. This is like leaving your computer on, and having someone else come in and program it without your permission.

It is now time for you to reclaim your brain. In Yoga training you must be able to clearly see what types of information reside in your brain and with what effect. Then ask yourself whether this is what you want. Do you want to do the work of peace? 1 )o you want to heal, or do you want to kill? Then, is the information inside your brain appropriate for the work you want to do? If not, who put that information inside your brain for what purpose? What is making you think others could be your enemy?

The time has come for us to comprehensively examine our brains and do a spring-cleaning, if we must. We have an inherent right to do housekeeping on our own house. Let us chase the false masters away, reclaim our own power. Let us allow our own souls to become the master of our brains and use it for creative and peaceful purposes.

(These lines are copied from Doctor Ilchi Lee‘ book)

Posted: October 12th, 2008 under Dahn Yoga, Ilchi Lee.
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Full health is the most basic requirement for Hak Yoga and becoming a New Human. When I started the New Human movement I began by teaching calisthenics in a local park. However, even more important than a physically strong body is a correct relationship between the mind and the body.

The second requirement is social competence. You must be able to take care of your own basic needs before you can help others. Social competence is a combination of information and skills. You must acquire enough education and skill to be able to achieve the goals you have chosen for yourself.

The third requirement is a rich and stable emotional life. A New Human is able to exhibit a full range of emotions, and express them appropriately. When emotions have natural and healthy expression, you will be able to play well with others and with nature. A New Human is someone who plays well.

The forth requirement is to listen to your conscience. Conscience arises out of love of truth and desire to be truthful. Conscience is an expression of our perfect divinity within. Because of our conscience, we instinctively seek to return to a state of integrity when we have lost it.

The fifth requirement is to become spiritual. Spirituality does not refer to super-human ability to see and hear unusual things. Spirit is information. Energy vibrations communicate information. When our brain has access to energy vibrations of spirit, we are “inspired”. A person’s level of divinity depends on the spiritual level of information he or she receives. To be divine is to receive and generate high quality information.

According to Prof. Ilchi Lee’s book our brain is open to all sorts of information and ideas. We choose what to accept and what to reject according to our habits and tastes. At the most basic level, it is a matter of the strength of our desire. From a bookstore full of countless types of books, we will base our selections on the strength of our desires. A spiritual person has a strong desire to benefit all of humankind, gathering and generating information toward that end. This is the life of a New Human, and the reason to develop a Power Brain.

Posted: October 11th, 2008 under Dahn Yoga, Ilchi Lee.
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The process of Brain Respiration covers everything from physical health and inner happiness to spiritual enlightenment and completion of the soul. These do not occur in a vacuum, nor should they. They are painstakingly cultivated and achieved in relationship with others, based on honesty, diligence, and responsibility. Therefore, the Power Brain training process will also help heal society.

Ilchi Lee says that Brain Respiration helps you to experience the true reality of yourself. The essence of the Brain Respiration educational system is not study in the ordinary sense of the word, but more a recovery of the senses. In Dahn Yoga the goal of Brain Respiration is to recover Yullyo, the natural rhythm of life that resides in humans and in all life. Yullyo is eternal life, light, sound, and vibration. I also call this Cosmic Energy (Chunjikiun) and Cosmic Mind (Chunjimaeum). Yullyo is the beating and pulsing reality ot all life. Brain Respiration is an experiential educational system that helps people to recover Yullyo, to establish harmonious relationship with each other and with nature, and ultimately, to become one with the grand harmony of Heaven, Earth, and Human. This is the essence of peace.

Posted: October 9th, 2008 under Dahn Yoga, Ilchi Lee.
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As explained previously by Dr. Ilchi Lee, we have a system of meridians, the pathways along which energy travels throughout our body. Acupuncture points are the gates or openings through which energy enters and exits. The top of the head is the location of the point called the Baek-hwe, which means, directly translated, “the point of interchange of one hundred meridians of the body.” When you concentrate on the Baek-hwe point, along with the natural rhythm of your breathing, you can feel a palpable sensation of energy coming in through the top of your head. The process of using the energy coming in through the Baek-hwe to cleanse the brain is called Brain Breathing. After this exercise, you will notice that your brain feels lighter and fresher.

Once you get used to the practice of breathing in Yoga Exercise with your Baek-hwe and breathing out through your mouth, you can practice the same exercise using other Kywig Hyul points of the body, such as your temples (Tae-yang) or your Sixth Chakra (In-dang). You can imagine energy coming in through these points while stagnant energy goes out through your mouth.

Brain Breathing is an exercise designed to maximize the naturally occurring exchange of energy by using the power of your imagination. The livelier your imagination, the more effective this exercise will be.

Posted: October 7th, 2008 under Dahn Yoga, Ilchi Lee.
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Continue washing your brain in the stream of pure spring water. Wash away the dirt left by emotional reactions from long ago, and rinse away stagnant and spent energy. Gently shake your brain in the stream, loosening and shaking out all the dirt.

Now Ilchi Lee advice that, imagine putting your brain into your lower Dahn-jon and feeling it expand and contract in size along with the rhythm of your breathing. Feel the light radiating out from your brain and filling your whole body.

Now, through your imagination, gently guide your glowing brain back into your head.

Breath in and out deeply three times.

Rub your hands together briskly until warm, and gently massage your face, head, and neck.

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Posted: October 5th, 2008 under Dahn Yoga, Ilchi Lee.
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while preparing your brain for Dahn Yoga Exercise sit comfortably on a chair or on the floor. Raise your hands above your head, and cup your hands around your head without touching your head. Close your eyes and feel the energy from your brain.

Imagine that your hands and brain are interconnected. Pull your hands out a little, and then bring them closer in. Repeat this motion for several minutes. Imagine that your brain expands as your hands drift apart, and your brain contracts as your hands come closer in.

Now, coordinate your hand motion with the rhythm of your breath, moving in and out in sync with inhaling and exhaling.

Slowly, imagine that you lift your brain up with both hands and bring it down toward your chest.

By using your mind’s eye, observe which parts of your brain are hurt, distorted, or blocked.

Now, imagine a trickle of pure spring water washing over your brain, with cool freshness and purity.

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Posted: October 4th, 2008 under Dahn Yoga, Ilchi Lee.
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