Body & Brain Gaithersburg

The Mind-​Body training methods practiced here are remarkable. I always feel so rejuvenated after class and gain a deeper awareness of my own energy body. For those who are searching for a unique meditation experience and a greater connection with your soul’s purpose, this is the place to be!
I can’t imagine my life without B&B now. Thank you for this amazing journey!

It has now been almost 1 year since I started Dahn Yoga and I can honestly say that I have grown in so many ways. The breathing basis and relaxation techniques have helped me to reduce my stress and fell a sense of calm which I appreciated tremendously. I have learned so many different forms of exercise that I now practice both at the center and at home.
The sincerity of the instructors is so genuine and I am just trilled that I start this grow process for both my physical well being and mental as well. I highly recommended this program to anyone who would like to become more flexible and have more positive outlook toward life…

I have now been going to this Yoga center for 2 yrs and I cannot express how much my life has changed for the better. My body looks younger, I’m a lot slimmer and a lot stronger, I’m more focused and my life is working better on every level– physical, mental, emotional and spiritual — probably because I am happier and more enthusiastic about life. Hooray for Dahn Yoga. Doing this practice saved my sanity and changed my future from a dark one to a bright one.

Thank you for a great class. It’s a really different style than other yoga places around I really liked it. Every time I go I feel so refreshed after wards and I have a new sense of confidence.
I have taken classes at some of the other Dahn studios too and this one is just as good as the others. It’s amazing they can fit so much into one hour, it always feels like a 2 hour class by the time we are done.

Please note, this rating is not based upon the quality of the teaching or the activities themselves, which are excellent, but rather upon my interactions with some of the staff:
When I scheduled my trial t’ai chi session, the lady I spoke with seemed to understand my request because she repeated it back to me over the phone. However, as I later discovered, this was not the case. Upon arrival, I was ushered into a tiny, private room, which I thought was rather odd, since t’ai chi typically requires more space. Instead, I was given a private session consisting of stretching & breathing exercises. At first, I thought this might be a precursor to the t’ai chi lesson itself, so I didn’t say anything. However, when I realized that it wasn’t, I said as much to the instructor. Strangely, she didn’t acknowledge what I’d said & just kept going with the lesson. I thought that maybe she hadn’t heard me for some reason, so I reiterated my point. She never gave me an adequate explanation as to why we were doing something else. That irked me. I’d already paid for the trial lesson (it was $ 10 after using a 50% off Unilocal coupon), so I just finished out the class.
I will say this, even though it didn’t turn out to be what I’d initially expected, the lesson itself was great, & I felt very relaxed afterwards.
Then, she proceeded to show me their rates & asked which plan I’d be signing up for. Um, I’d just told her multiple times that I’d come there expressly for t’ai chi, so how am I supposed to make up my mind if she didn’t teach it to me?! I looked at her rather incredulously & said the aforementioned, albeit in a much more tactful way.
Not only did she clearly not listen to anything I’d said nor appear to care about or understand my requests/​needs as a customer, but she was excessively pushy in trying to get me to sign up. When salespeople get pushy, I push right back & then push my way out the door. ;) I almost never make financially significant decisions on the spot. I need time to mull over my options. Some gyms/​centers think they can steamroller people into signing up, but that tactic won’t ever work on me. I was open-​minded about the possibility of signing up there, that is, until she started to push, & then I started to sour on the idea.
In hindsight, I probably should’ve just cut my losses, but at that point, hadn’t yet tried t’ai chi at other places in the area & was still researching my options. I couldn’t seem to find many conveniently located t’ai chi centers, so I signed up for another trial class there, just in case it turned out to be my only other option. This time, she asked me to pay $ 20 up front, since I could only use the Unilocal coupon once. Had she given me what I’d initially asked for, I wouldn’t have had to pay again for another lesson, this time at double the cost. That irked me as well. I have no idea why they call it a «trial» class since they charge the same exact amount for a regular, individually priced class. There’s clearly no difference. Ridiculous.
It wasn’t until AFTER I paid the fee that she told me that their class WASN’T actually traditional t’ai chi but rather a combination of different things. Great, NOW she tells me. My gut instinct was to ask for a refund, but because I didn’t have a backup place at the time, I decided to go ahead with the lesson.
After researching martial arts instruction, I found out that the standard practice of any place worth their salt is NOT to charge for trial lessons & to also allow you to take a bunch of free classes before you decide to plunk down your cash. Of course, I didn’t find this out until after I’d already sunk $ 30 into two lessons, which irked me even more.
I then signed up for trial martial arts lessons at some other places, & noticed that ALL of them let me take at least a week of free trial lessons. In fact, one particular place let me take a WHOLE MONTH of free classes, & big surprise, guess where I ended up?! Not only were the master, instructors, & students all warm & welcoming, but they were confident enough about what they had to offer that there was no need to push or nickel & dime prospective students; they simply demonstrated their excellence by letting potential students fully experience how good they actually were… for a whole month! That’s the mark of a place with confidence & integrity.
I then knew what I needed to do: I canceled my trial t’ai chi session at Dahn Yoga & got a refund. I realize that t’ai chi isn’t Dahn Yoga’s main focus, but regardless, my experience with their staff left me feeling like I’d been intentionally misled & ripped off. They should’ve kept to their word and not charged me for the next lesson, given that the mix-​up that was clearly not my fault. That’s just good business etiquette for ensuring repeat business. Plus, it’s a bad sign when a business fails to make good on an original arrangement & instead persists with something you clearly don’t want. It felt like a deliberate bait-&-switch.

Wow ! Amazing! I didn’t know I could do that. I now know what I was missing. I got something I never knew existed. A bit different… maybe I should say unique. Who needs a physical massage to rejuvenate when you can get a mental and physical relaxation with stimulating vibrant energy combined with a peaceful calm mind! I left feeling calm but ALIVE!
I sleep better from some simple meditating techniques I learned. I am a mother of two little kids, and after going for a couple of weeks, I felt more connected with my kids and husband. He is now enjoying the classes with me.
I also, own a company and this helps effectively for both. It’s fun using chi energy and being centered in the storms of life!
I love it!

This is a very good way for me to relax and get rid of my stress! I think the trainers are amazing at leading people to and myself to discover where and why I stress, then I have access to removing the stress the most effective way I have ever seen.
I wouldn’t accept anyone’s advice unless you try for yourself. The trainers are extremely kind and generous with their gifts and seem to have a very high level appreciation for me and others they are training. I think it helps me be more calm and focused in my life in many areas! I sleep better and am general happier and finally have learned how to more effectively use the law of attraction to create my circumstances. It’s so nice to live at cause in my life rather then at affect! You have to try it!