Dahn Hak | Ilchi Lee | Seung Heun Lee - Introduction

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Dahnhak is a Korean organization that operates 160 yoga and tai chi centers, including some 40 in the USA.

“Dahn” is the Korean word for energy and “hak” means study.

Alternative names used by the organization include: Dahn Center, Holistic Fitness Center, Dahn Tao Institute, Healing Society, Sedona Dahn Retreat, Tai Chi Yoga Health Center, Tao Aerobics.

The organization is headed by its founder, Grand Master Seung Heun Lee.

Lee also uses the name Dr. Ilchi Lee. Ilchi is his chosen spiritual name, meaning “a finger pointing to the truth.” He claims supernatural powers, including the ability to heal, see ghosts and diagnose diseases. He teaches members to control their thoughts through a process he calls “brain cleaning.”

He shuns organized religion and says his mission is to inspire 100 million “earthhumans” over 10 years to join him in an “enlightenment revolution” that will transform governments, end wars and lift humanity to a higher spiritual plane.

He says people can accomplish this through “brain respiration,” a Dahn breathing technique.

“Through brain respiration you will become a New Human, a spiritual person whose primary goal is to create harmony,” Lee wrote in his book “Healing Society.”

“And when enough New Humans join together in a worldwide spiritual-cultural movement, we will effect the grandest revolution in the history of humankind, a revolution that will usher in a new era of spiritualism,” he wrote.

Dahnhak starts people with basic classes, then encourages them to join workshops and retreats that cost as much as $10,000. They target some to become masters, who teach classes for little or no pay.- Source: Dahnhak sued after member dies trying to master art, The Journal News, USA, Aug. 7, 2005

Note that while Ilchi Lee calls himself a doctor, he merely has two honorary doctorates, including one from a non-accredited school in California.

“Brain respiration” is a term made up by Ilchi Lee to market his pseudoscience. More about that later. First some background information:

Dahnhak has grown into a multimillion-dollar enterprise, claiming more than 200,000 members worldwide, including some 50,000 in the United States.

The group operates centers in 17 states, including more than a dozen in New York, along with a spa and holistic center in Closter, N.J., and a 160-acre retreat in Arizona. Grand Master Seung Heun Lee also has several properties of his own, including one where his wife lives in Alpine, N.J., and another custom-designed 5,000- to 6,000-square-foot home completed last year in Sedona, Ariz.

While Lee’s primary residence is in Sedona, he travels extensively, giving lectures promoting peace and Dahnhak. He also returns at least once a year to South Korea, where he was born in 1950.

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