One day when I was searching with my students I found a beautiful area on top of Okgye Waterfall in Yeongdong. The spot I chose was not easy to get to, because we had to climb over the waterfall on rocky terrain. But I knew it was the right place.
Raising money to purchase this site was not easy and took some time. I gave lectures all over the country and gave healings to many people. Some of the funds came from the profit of the Dahn centers, which I still managed at that time.
Before we could build on the land, we first had to clear many rocks out of the area and make an open space. I was grateful to have the help of many of my students, both Dahn Instructors and Dahn center members, from all around Korea. We would gather on the weekends and work hard during the day. In the evenings we would sit around a campfire and I would teach them. Once they had retired for the evening I would spend the night meditating in a small dugout area I found on Chunmo Mountain.
By 1986 we had finished the first structures at what I named Chunhwawon, or “a place where you become one with heaven”. There was one small brick building and a training tent. 
Today there are more buildings and thousands of people have participated in educational training there. It is a living example of what a group of people working together towards their vision can accomplish.
