Dahn Yoga

I just got back from
my semester abroad in Korea.  My studies for the year went
very well and the culture was simply amazing. I have always wanted to
go to Korea and this experience proved that it was all I had hoped it
would be and more.  I was studying international politics
while I was there it it was very interesting to see such a stark
contrast in their form of government and their every day politics from
what we are used to here. While I wasn't studying I was trying to
experience the culture as much as possible.  After about two
weeks of being the for the semester I began to look around for a some
type of movement arts. Here I got to Iyengar yoga classes almost every
single day so I am very used to this style.  Knowing that
Korea may not be as fluidly integrated with Indian forms as the US
seems to be these days, I had hoped I would find something a little bit
more Korean in origin, and I found what I was looking for.  I
stumbled in to a Dahn Yoga studio in Seoul one day and everyone there
greeted me very warmly.  I didn't quite know what I was
getting in to since I had never before even heard of this style of
Yoga.  The classes began in a similar way to class I have done
before, but then it went full tilt in to a blend of Tai Chi and Qigong,
from what I understand. I have taken classes in both of these styles
and though they are quite similar, when you have practiced both you can
see and feel the differences quite quickly.  As the class
progressed I could feel their individual contributions coming out
inside me and changing my energy patterns.  This experience
made me want to come back the next day and the next.  I went
back to that same studio almost every single day I was there for the
rest of the semester. Though I am back in to my local classes again, I
am seriously considering doing one of the American Dahn Yoga
retreats or workshops.