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When we put a hand in hot water, we instantly feel the heat and pull it out. Although no longer than the blink of an eye, that instant is a state of complete concentration from which our emotions and thoughts are excluded.

Dahnhak Ki-gong has Ji-gam training, which is a very simple method even beginners can use to feel Ki and concentrate. This Ji-gam program can develop their concentration and make training more fun.

Ji-gam signifies “stopping sensation.” Here, “stopping sensation” means to stop feeling emotions and thinking thoughts. Normally, our minds are always full of commotion; they are busy vortices of innumerable thoughts, memories, and emotions. If we intentionally try to drive away such busy thoughts and concentrate, even more thoughts come pouring into our minds, one after another. An effective way to concentrate is to find the center of our minds, leaving all such thoughts alone rather than trying hard to eliminate them. If we concentrate exclusively on the feeling of energy, we find that our minds have focused on one place, and that all those busy thoughts have settled down on their own.

The first stage of Ji-gam is recognizing the fact that Ki energy exists. It is important that we believe in Ki energy and that we open our minds and acknowledge even the smallest of sensations.

When we practice Ki-gong, it is essential that we learn Ki awareness. If we practice Dahnhak Ki-gong without feeling any energy, it becomes nothing more than a simple dance or physical exercise.

Although some people think said Ilchi Lee it is very difficult to feel this energy, everyone has a sense for feeling Ki. We are able to smell the fragrance of a flower because we have this Ki sense. Catching a cold is our body’s response to broken Ki balance. Learning Ki is like learning to feel the buoyancy of water when we swim or to have a sense of balance when we ride a bicycle.

If we are to feel Ki, we should not approach it through rational logic or analysis. The secret to feeling Ki is concentration. Most people, however, try to understand things analytically, even when they “concentrate.” First of all, to feel Ki, we must put aside for a moment our rational thinking and focus on the sensations of our bodies.

Ilchi Lee describe some physical effects read in following:-

•    Aligns and strengthens muscles and skeleton.
•    Improves blood circulation and warms hands and feet.
•    Eliminates fatigue and improves sleep.
•    Provides complete recovery from minor illnesses and significant improvement or complete healing of chronic illnesses.
•    Creates ability to prevent disease.
•    Controls weight and blood pressure. Gives the voice strength and confidence.
•    Makes the body surprisingly supple.
•    Softens skin and eliminates discoloration, freckles, and age spots.
•    Menstruation becomes regular and constipation, diarrhea, etc. are normalized.
•    Provides overflowing vigor and vitality and contributes to a healthy sex life.
Brings excessive drinking under control and eliminates hangovers. Improves allergy-prone constitutions. Martial artists cultivate profound martial skills.

Gradually eliminates anxiety, fear, and obsessive thoughts. Our minds are put at ease and we feel happiness and peace. Changes negative people who lack confidence, making them positive and outgoing. Changes uptight people, making them calm and carefree. Teaches us to love and care for our bodies. Develops courage and boldness. Develops concentration and creativity. Teaches us to experience and appreciate the infinite power of love filling us. Makes us natural, polite people in our personal relationships. Changes extreme, aggressive people, making them tender and agreeable. Lets us experience a connection of oneness with the universe.

Internal muscles are trained by movements that are natural and slow, like flowing water, and by movements that are occasionally powerful, like thunder and lightning. A feeling of heat is generated in our bodies in the process of doing these movements, and cold, harmful Ki that has penetrated deep within our bones is driven from our bodies by Jin-ki. If we constantly repeat this process, once blocked energy channels are opened up, blood circulation becomes smooth and regular, the blood itself is cleared of impurities, and, consequently, our minds also become clear.

Prof Ilchi Lee said that once the human body is drilled with internal Ki and Jin-ki, its vital activities and natural healing ability are maximized, muscles and cells that have hardened and lost flexibility recover their vitality, the body is purified, and its constitution is changed.

Our natural temperament is closely connected with our internal organs. When our organs are healthy and our energy becomes harmonious, our temperaments also become amicable and harmonious. Furthermore, our eyes are opened to a deep love for the world and humanity. Dahnhak Ki-gong allows us to recover the true body and mind of humanity. The following is a brief summary of the physical and mental effects of Dahnhak Ki-gong.