Keep Your New Year’s Resolution for Self-Improvement with Dahn Yoga

Jan. 17, 2011 - PRLog -- January is here and many of us have made or are thinking about making New Year’s resolutions. A New Year's resolution is a special commitment to oneself, made in hopes of creating a better year than the one before. Ultimately it reflects a drive toward self-improvement. Some make resolutions to reform a habit like smoking, overeating or overspending. Others want to enhance their lifestyle by taking up a new activity like running, knitting or yoga.

Making resolutions is an important step to a happier and healthier you. At least one study has found that the mere act of resolving to change may increase your chances of actually changing — not by just a little, but tenfold. Unfortunately, new year's resolutions often seem to be broken almost as soon as they're made. How can we get our resolutions to stick? We can re-frame the way we think about them with the lessons of yoga. Yoga is about more than physical fitness, it is a practice for everyday life. The qualities of openness, awareness, focus, and patience can help you with any change that you would like to see in your life. Yoga helps us develop our ability to follow through on our intentions.

In particular, Dahn Yoga practice offers a dynamic series of exercises to develop concentration. Starting from simple actions, we develop our attention by staying aware of our breath and our body as we move. Each movement is an opportunity to develop commitment. We learn to keep going and not give up, despite the nagging twinges of boredom, anxiety, or fatigue. We learn to affect change by focusing on the integrity of each action while maintaining awareness of the outcome you hope to achieve. “Dahn” means “energy” and Dahn Yoga teaches us to feel and flow with the energy of life.

Just in case you are concerned that doing more yoga will conflict with a resolution you may have about sticking to your budget, Dahn Yoga has prepared a special offer. During January 2011, everyone who signs up for a new One Year Membership will receive One Month Free. This additional month can even be given as a gift to family or friends to help them live a healthier lifestyle.

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Dahn Yoga is a national leader in health and wellness, offering classes in Yoga, Tai Chi and meditation based on Traditional Korean healing philosophy. To find a location near you, please visit http://www.dahnyoga.com.