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# Beginning to Breathe 2026

## A Practical Introduction to Sundo Breathing

Explore ki through personal online instruction in traditional Korean breathing and self-cultivation practice.
Programs are tailored to your experience and goals, with clear guidance from the first steps of practice toward an independent daily routine.
Quick Start — 3-Day Introduction
Three two-hour sessions introducing basic breathing, posture, relaxation, and quiet attention.
Toning Transformation — 3-Week Program
A focused series of two-hour sessions to help you establish a steadier practice, release tension, and develop greater balance in body and mind.
Beginning to Breathe, Level 1 — 100-Day Certification Course
A structured series of two-hour sessions for students who wish to build a firm foundation in Sundo breathing, movement, and meditation practice. This is the first part of the beginner-level certification course.
Beginning to Breathe, Levels 2 and 3 — Continuing Training
For graduates of Level 1 who wish to continue their training and deepen their understanding and experience of ki cultivation.
To discuss the program or arrange a session, please contact: sundonyc@gmail.com

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Sundo (Kouksundo, Bakdolbup)
Sundo is a traditional Korean practice of breathing and self-cultivation for the development of body, heart-mind, and spirit.
Rooted in Korea’s long mountain tradition, Sundo has been passed from teacher to student over many generations. It was brought into modern public life in 1967 by Grandmaster Chung San, who wished to make the practice available more widely.

Sundo combines breathing, stretching, movement, and meditation. Through regular practice, students learn to relax the body, settle the mind, and develop steadiness in daily life.
At the center of the practice is the cultivation of ki, the vital energy traditionally developed through breath and practice. Sundo breathing is centered on the danjun, a vital center in the lower abdomen.

Breathing is practiced together with a sequence of postures, movements, and stretches that help develop awareness, balance, and inner strength.
Sundo is sometimes called “the immortal Way,” not as a promise of immortality, but as a traditional path for cultivating health, clarity, and a deeper relationship with life.
This winter, discover a living Korean tradition of breathing and self-cultivation.

Sundo (Bakdol Kuksundo) practice may support:

Relaxation and greater bodily ease
Flexibility, strength, and vitality
A calmer and more focused mind
Greater balance in everyday life
Healthy aging and sustained well-being
A clear path of personal and spiritual cultivation

Breath is always with us. By returning to the breath, we can return to a quieter and steadier place within ourselves.

Breathe—and return to your core.

For information or private lessons, please contact sundonyc@gmail.com
You may also visit the World Bakdol Kuksundo Federation (WBKF) for additional information.