A Month in Time...:)

March 26 –
I went to the doctor’s office today. It was a very different experience then a western doctor’s visit. First, we did not have an appointment but they got 4 of us in quickly. When it was my turn to go, the doctor put 2 fingers on my wrist and then told me all about my body. Then I went into another room with Ana nim (thank goodness), there the doctor put acupuncture needles all around my back. It kinda of tickled. Then the nurse put moxibustion on us. Moxibustion is a herb that they burn on your skin, there is a little painful but very worth it. I could feel all of the stagnant energy releasing from my fingers and toes. The best part was that the whole visit plus the medicine was only $10!!
March 27 –
Today we were very lucky and got a lecture from WonAm Sunsanim. A sunsanim is a person that is right under Dr. Ilchi Lee(SSN). There is only a hand full of them. He has a huge and amazing heart!! He shared with us many deep principles of the universe, very fascinating. We also did a training with him that helped us grow our heart and strength. Later that night we went to the YEHA teams apt and cooked dinner (American style – hamburgers) for MMnim’s Arrival! I tried making a dessert, but come to find out I could not find pudding, cool whip, or brownie mix at the grocery store. Then when I went to their apartment, I saw they had no stove either. J There was one member who made chocolate chip cookies on the stove. And MMnim arrived and we shared dinner!! It was so great to see him!! After dinner we went to karaoke.
March 28 –
The head YEHA team member loves to play sports and since he is the head guy we listen. :) Since MMnim had arrived he wanted to see his skills. :) We played Sujeko which is mix between soccer and volleyball – a lot of fun! Then we played Knock Out which is a basketball game (and I somehow always managed to make it to the end – thanks Phil and Ava). Then we went out to the soccer field and played Shoot Out and then a regular game. Great exercise – and it was beautiful outside.
March 29 –
Today we had SSN public lecture at the site of the old Olympic Village in Seoul. I felt good during the performance. Each time I get more and more comfortable, so that means I can focus on sending myself to the crowd and not so much on the technical parts of the dance.
March 30 –
Today was another public lecture with SSN. I am really enjoying each lecture. Even though it is always the same lecture, I really enjoy to see how SSN switches parts around to follow people’s energy. At the lecture we met with some Earth Stars (which are American’s that came to Korea to teach English through Dahn Yoga). They have stayed in Korea for over 4 years and don’t want to come home anytime soon. J I don’t blame them. It was great to hear their stories! After the lecture we met with YEHA from that area. We shared snacks and talked as much as we could. It is always great to connect with someone that has your same heart. Even though we may not speak much it is very comfortable! After the snacks we went out to dinner with the B-boys and Master Giya. Korean BBQ – my favorite! Then we decided to go to the movies – we ended up watching Step It Up II – quite hilarious.
March 31 –
Today our outing was going to get Visa’s. It was a simple process. There were some funny stories that went along with it though. Ashely nim needed to get her pictures for the Visa. At the place there is a picture booth were you can get them taken. Well she was preparing herself for the picture (pulling her hair behind her ear and puckering her lips) when the picture was taken. Her picture was so funny. The leader(woo SBN) we were with had a friend that worked there, and that is the only way they would take her photo.:) And then on the way home Woo SBN needed to pick something up from his father so we got to meet him. Afrkia nim gave him a big hug when she met him. His father turned red and looked at Woo SBN and put his finger to his lip as to say shhh. Come to find out, people do not hug much in Korea, especially older men who are married. Her hugging him was a form of cheating for Koreans. So the father was telling his son shhh don’t tell your mom. When we got in the car we couldn’t stop laughing. And of course, we did trainings.
April 1 -
We left early in the morning to go back to Seoul. There SSN had a lecture about a book he co-wrote about Aging Successfully. We performed and then got to listen to the lectures. The lady (jessie Jones) he co-wrote the book is from California, so it was nice to hear a lecture in English. I really all enjoyed the lectures! SSN, Jessie Jones and many doctors spoke about the brain and what we can do to stay active and healthy even into older ages. That night we ate at TGI Fridays. Even though I would never be caught at one in America, I loved it in Korea!! It was interesting to see hoe Koreans portray an American restaurant.
April 2 -
Today we left for a few days. We performed and listened to a lecture that SSN was giving at the Ministry of Education.
April 3 -
Today was a big public lecture we performed at. It was a little different today, because it was on a weekday. So there were a lot of older people and school age children. But there was still a couple thousand people there! Today I was asked to go on stage and demonstrate BrainWaveVibration (which is what the book is called and the lecture is about). I felt very honored and felt a lot of energy. So little me that does not like to dance a few years ago, was on stage in front of thousands dancing.:)
April 4 -
Today we performed at a smaller venue - Halliam University. I really enjoyed hearing how the lecture changed from college students. I also got to demonstrate BrainWaveVibration and then DahnMU (which is energy dance). It has been my favorite demo so far. I felt so calm and connected. Beautiful! Came home tonight.
April 5 -
Today was SSN lecture. During the performance I felt a lot of love and joy! I also got the honor of demoing BrainWaveVibration. This lecture was extremely joyful, all YEHAP got up during BWV and danced, the crowd was soo joyful.
April 6 -
Today was Polina SBN and Alex nim's b-day. At SSN lecture the director bought all of us (and the b-boys) donuts and milk. At the demo today I was holding back tears on stage, my heart was so open and the energy was soo big. We got Pizza today for their birthdays. And then TGI Friday's again! We went and celebrated Alex, Polina SBN and MM SBN birthdays. Then we went to a YEHA night. We did our demo for them. But then we did another dance that we taught them and they taught us a dance. It was fun. We did partner massages and talked with them. Again it is great to not be able to speak so much with them, but really connect on another level.
April 7 -
Today we did a lot of training today - we did not have any demo to do today. At night we did a big training to quiet our minds and ready ourselves for a 2-day lecture we were receiving from SSN. During thr training i really connected with my rhythm. Time flew, I felt nothing but joy. IT is really had to explain.
April 8 AND 9-
We got early and drove to Seoul to be on a talk show. So awesome. :) We talked about why we are here, what we have done. It was very interesting. Then we drove back home where we started our 2-day lecture with SSN. It is really hard to explain how big of a gift it is for us to go to this training. It is called Tao School. It is a lecture on the principles and laws of the universe. It is a small group people that get this training. SO AMAZING!!! In my diary I wrote about 8 pages about these two days, but hard to explain over the internet.
April 10 -
Today we had a lecture at a college - Dan Gun University. It is the university that SSN graduated from. We forgot the translators so we just listened with our hearts, and I really enjoyed it. I again got the honor of demonstrating BWV. We had a YEHA night and I presented my lecture and training. I was a little nervous, but mostly excited to share with YEHA. The lecture went well, technically there are things I can work on, but I really felt what I was saying which I think is the most important part. I really felt like I was making a difference.