Health & Life Magazine April 2017

BODY & SENSES
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it’s like the sleep state, or homeostasis, where
physiological and emotional symptoms are
processed and released. The brain education
helps prepare your body to prime your mind
to be in that state. The introductory session is
necessary for you to get a handle of what that
looks like. So when you come into class you
already know a little about what to expect.
I was eager to know more about the
classes they had to offer and how I could
exercise my mind and my body at the same
time. I had had a very positive experience
and I wanted more.
What classes do you offer?
The class we recommend for newcomers is our
vibration, or BE-Vibe, class, on Mondays. It is
a fun-filled class, where you are encouraged to
shake off all that negative energy with music,
sound and rhythm. It’s great exercise because
there are so many ways you can move your
body, from tapping to stretching to shaking to
twisting and swinging. This helps loosen up
the joints and all the muscular and skeletal
tensions, so your circulation improves and
you’re in that prime condition where you have
a warm body and cool mind. This enables you
to let go of all you no longer need, allowing
your body to fill up with the abundant energy
that is all around. That sets you up for the
relaxation part—we do positive mind-set
and emotional reaffirming. You can begin to
generate your goals, your dreams, and your
visions in that relaxation. Kind of like what we
did together earlier.
Another class is BE FUNdamentals, where
you will learn the basic energy principles
and open up the body to release tension and
negative emotions. It involves deep stretching,
breathing, meditation and energy awareness
training. The first part is a deeper meridian
stretching, followed by breathing postures
and a calming or energizing brain meditation.
The breathing postures help to boost blood
circulation and circulate energy through the
body. Perfect for people who have had a long
hard day and need to re-energize.
At the Sheraton, I teach a form of tai-chi
that’s brain education specific, called “Dahn
Mu Do,” which looks a bit like Qi Gong. It
is a moving meditation, non-laborious and
suitable for any age group, young and old.
You begin by shaking up all the joints in the
body before a moving meditation where you
become more mindful of your whole body.
Through the various postures, you can release
stagnant energy, because different parts of the
body take care of different kinds of emotions.
It’s all about finding a way to recover and
come back to your true self.
These are our community classes. But we
also offer personal, tailored sessions, including
Tai Chi (Dahn Mu Do). We run classes for
internal gut health, because the gut is very
much connected to the brain. You can do all of
that with us in a private setting. We also host
monthly corporate and public workshops,
where it’s all about finding and recovering
your true self. When you have that sense of
self, you somehow grow more empathetic and
understanding towards others. Our classes are
a great tool for building positive mindset in
the workplace and for fostering harmonious
relationships.
Can you tell us about some of your
clients?
We work with Qatar Cancer Society by
offering education and training to their staff
and their patients. Our methods have resulted
in significant improvements in quality of life,
reduction of fatigue and reduction in anxiety,
which is a big thing for cancer patients. We
help our corporate clients find inner peace
and calm in their executive decision making.
Other organizations that have experienced
our education include HSBC, CBQ, Dolphin
Energy, Al Jazeera Network, and Qatar
Petroleum.
Our corporate workshops are the most
powerful and effective, because we’ve found
a way of harmoniously marrying information
with practical experience and application.
We help employees find strategies to better
understand and communicate with each other,
this way creating a productive and pleasant
work environment.
How long have you been running
Brain Education?
It originated around 37 years ago in Korea.
About 15 years ago our founder moved the
education to the US and from there it has
grown. We have about 600 centers worldwide,
offering help to anyone from kindergarten
children, high-schoolers, young professionals,
senior citizens and those with special needs.
Our Qatar center opened its doors in June.
Six Senses Spas recognized we offered a
unique program and suggested we set up a
hub with them. This is a perfect partnership—
pioneering health & wellness. Our vision is
ambitious, and covers the whole Middle-
East. Imagine a balanced brain, that loves
challenges, wants to be creative, but most of
all desires peace, not just in an ideal sense but
as a wider feeling too. We want to deliver this
to as many people as we can.
Disclaimer: The opinions and views expressed in
this article are those of Brain Education and do not
necessarily reflect H&L’s views.
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