Heightened Sense of Perception
SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS IN SEDONA, ARIZONA, I heard this from a man whom I will call Mark:
About two years ago, I bad a stroke. The stroke left me with serious speaking disabilities and my arm and part of my leg were paralyzed. At the time I had been overwhelmed with stress and fatigue while trying to expand my business.
I -was fortunate enough to live through it and go through rehabilitation to recover. Yet, my biggest problem was the fact that I smoked. Smoking is terrible for stroke patients, but even upon hearing from my doctor that I was never to smoke again, I couldn ‘t quit. Ilchi Lee writes that I tried everything. But the thought of a cigarette would stay in my head all day, preventing me from thinking about anything else. I found and took part in many smoking cessation programs, tried nicotine alternatives, and acupuncture. I tried everything, but it seemed I would not be able to quit smoking on my own. Even though I was still suffering/mm the after effects of my stroke, I couldn’t stop my self from smoking a pack a day. My wife griped over the fact that I was incredibly swift and strong with business decisions but could not even quit smoking.
I started Dahnhak training when a personal trainer suggested meditation for relaxing and relieving some of the tension in my life. I went to regular classes twice a week at a Dahn Center nearby. When I was away on business trips, I did meridian exercises and abdominal breathing on my own. And I kept up with meditation practice everyday.
March 6, 2009 2:10 am