Educator
Following his life changing experience on the mountain, Ilchi Lee felt a strong conviction to share what he had learned. He wanted to help people become physically healthier so they could make healthy choices, recognizing how many people making healthy choices would help improve society. He began teaching for free in city park, first assisting a lone stroke victim, and then training large groups of people. After five years of lessons in the park, in 1985 he rented a space in Seoul that became the first Dahn Center.
The exercises he taught gradually evolved to include a wide variety of over 360 meditative and brain-enhancement techniques, which he systemized into different programs and workshops and organized into five steps. This system of mind-body-spirit training is now known as Brain Education. It integrates the five thousand year old Korean philosophy and culture of Sundo with applied neuroscience to teach optimal brain utilization. Brain Education's five steps are: Brain Sensitizing, Brain Versatilizing, Brain Refreshing, Brain Integrating, and Brain Mastering. Beyond exercises, Brain Education offers wisdom for healthy living and the successful development of children and aging of adults. These programs are currently being offered in 10 countries around the world through a variety of non-profit and for-profit organizations for which Ilchi Lee acts as a consultant.
From left, a Brain Education Conference at MIT in MA, Children practicing Brain Education exercises, International Brain Education University in Korea
Ilchi Lee stresses the importance of putting scientific discoveries and research about the brain to practical use toward creating health, happiness, and peace. In order to achieve this, he established an institution specializing in research on Brain Education, the Korea Institute of Brain Science (“KIBS”). In 2003, the University of Brain Education (“UBE”) was established in Korea as the world's first government-approved academic institution to offer Master’s and Doctorate programs in the field. Since then, annual International Brain Education symposiums have been held around the world, forming an international network of renowned neuroscientists.