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 Regular participants of the Adult Community Center of Sedona happily received Ilchi Lee’s gift of 100 copies of his coauthored book “In Full Bloom – A Brain Education Guide for Successful Aging,” March 28, 2008.
This was the start of the implementation of Mr. Lee’s pledge to donate 300 copies of the book to senior citizens in the Verde Valley, announced at his lecture at the Sedona Public Library, February 15, 2008. As he stated, “Sedona is a wonderful place to grow old, as long as you are healthy, happy and peaceful. To widen this option for more seniors in this area, I contribute these copies of my book to take care of the brain as it ages.”
 Participants in the open house watch a Successful Aging exercise demonstration. The “In Full Bloom” book has inspired five Successful Aging related workshops to be offered, free or at low cost, in venues throughout Sedona and the Verde Valley.
At the Adult Community Center, the ongoing course called "Exercises for Successful Aging," for the healthier aging of body and mind, is taught by Linda Cooper. Many of the course’s exercises are found in or adapted from “In Full Bloom.”
Ms. Cooper’s course is offered every Monday, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The cost is $5 per class. She has been trained and accredited in the Dahn Yoga and Brain Education programs, and is a Sedona-based Dahn Yoga instructor.
Ms. Cooper led a demonstration of some of the body-brain exercises at the Adult Community Center’s March 28 open house, highlighting the range of classes offered for the health and well-being of Sedona seniors.
 Linda Cooper and several Dahn Yoga practitioners demonstrate an exercise. Ilchi Lee and Jessie Jones coauthored the book "In Full Bloom,” published by Best Life Media, February 2008.
Mr. Lee is the founder and president of the Korea Institute of Brain Science, and a 10-year resident of Sedona. He has dedicated his career to the nurturance and development of the human brain, and the physical and mental/emotional conditions it controls.
Dr. Jones is a professor of health science and co-director of the Center for Successful Aging at California State University in Fullerton. Her extensive teaching and research on gerontology and successful aging are the basis of the many health and fitness program she has given for more than 25 years.  Givers and receivers of the “In Full Bloom” book include, from left to right, Larry Rosenberg, Yewon Hwang, Christine Bryson-Lazo, Al Comello, Linda Cooper, Haejung Jung and Pan Drake.
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