Joanna

When I first came to the Leesburg Dahn Yoga Center I was experiencing high blood pressure, high cholesterol, a high glucose level and had become obese.  All of this was from the side effects of being treated with two rounds of chemotherapy, radiation and a mastectomy with reconstructive surgery.  I am happy to say that I am a five year breast cancer survivor.

I came to the Leesburg Dahn Yoga Center searching for a new path that would aid my body in healing.  I had tried Hatha yoga two years ago but my body was not ready at that time.  It was extremely difficult to not be able to do the things that I used to enjoy.  The only course of action I had was to rest my body and let it heal.  I began to seek alternative healing methods that utilized energy in healing the body.  I also began to eat and drink organic foods and beverages.  My doctor told me that I needed to change my lifestyle in order to become healthy and not suffer from heart disease.  I decided at that time that I did not survive cancer so that I would die from heart disease!

I have always sought a spiritual path and have read many books concerning spirituality, chakras, and different disciplines that utilize energy work for healing purposes.  Previously I had studied karate for five years and had worked my way up to a brown belt.  I loved the discipline and forms and longed to find a practice that would be similar but without physical contact.

Inside, I knew it was time to seek a practice that would help me physically and spiritually.  Yoga seemed like a viable alternative.  One day while I was window shopping, I came across a Dahn Yoga flier.  Perfect, I thought!  I immediately called and set up an appointment to have an energy check up.  To my amazement the Master found the areas of my body that I was experiencing difficulty with.  The acupuncturist, chiropractor and medical doctors did not find the areas that were bothering me, but this Master did.  I was sold.  It was recommended that I attend class three times a week and I was given homework which included Dahn-jon tapping and intestine exercises, Ilchi Lee.

I have been practicing Dahn yoga for ten months now and have attended many workshops and classes.  The healing my body has experienced during this time has been remarkable.  My glucose level is back to normal and my blood pressure has come done significantly.  In fact my doctor is talking about taking me off my medicine in the near future!  My cholesterol level has lowered but still needs to go down a little more.  Oh, and I no longer suffer from insomnia!  My flexibility has increased and I can almost stretch like I did before my surgery.

Dahn yoga has become a way of life for me and I can’t wait to attend healer school in October.  Until then I have a lot more training to continue to do so that I can loose weight and gain an increased energy level.  I am confident that I will return to a healthy and fit body through Dahn yoga.