The Limbic System, Land of Emotions The Dahn Yoga Principles
Jan 16

All other organ systems. This state is the normative goal of all health-related methods of Human Technology. Proper breathing, meditation, meridian exercises, acupuncture, acupressure, and moxibustion are all essentially techniques to create the flow of “Water Up, Fire Down” in our bodies.

categorized as Human Technology. We can make use of a variety of approaches including breath-work, meditation, exercise, diet, and dance, to bring balance to our bodies and minds. Of these, breath-work may be the simplest method. This is because breathing is something that everyone does. It is not a question of whether you do it, but how.

Respiration takes place in a cycle of four steps: inhalation, rest, exhalation, and then pause. In breathing, we feel most comfortable when we exhale and our breathing stops for a moment before we inhale, and we feel least comfortable when we inhale and then hold our breath before exhaling.

The way we breathe can be an indicator of the level of emotional or physical well-being that we are experiencing in that moment. Conversely, we can actually produce well-being through our breath. Just breathing correctly can help us a great deal in maintaining our health. “Good breathing” is the most basic of basics. I have seen many cases in which a person’s health was restored just by correcting the breathing.

Dahn Yoga basics by Ilchi Lee.

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