20. New Torchlight – Pioneering the English speakers

Good afternoon,

I read the entry I copied above and felt sadness that The Korean membership decreased as the American membership increased. Then I had many questions in my mind as to why this would happen. I know that many times there is miscommunication, at others emotion gets in the way and then there is that need for separation we have all experienced at one time or another.
I began to wonder why this happened in this way. Was it a conflict between two different cultures coming together? If so, what was it that interfered with both cultures coming together with a common purpose? Was the purpose of Dahn yoga and healing centers not clear to all members?
I spent much of my childhood in the Canary Islands, a place where people from many different cultures come together. I felt a kinship with all my school mates no matter what culture. Was this because The Canary Islands was a place where this melting pot occured naturally due to it’s geographical location? Perhaps it wa size, much smaller than the U.S. and therefore the need to coexist in harmony was vital.
The United States is also a melting pot of many cultures. Perhaps the centers at which this divide occured where in more segregated areas? The staff did not know how to navigate between both cultures?
So many questions…

Thank you for sharing your story it is very good to read such a candid account of how Dahn has grown and the challenges past and present that it undergoes.

Maria-Jose

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wendy

Love

wendy