Projects

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, which in turn would help improve society. He began teaching for free in a park, first assisting a lone stroke victim and then training large groups of people. In 1985, after five years of lessons in the park, he rented a space in Seoul that became his first Health and Wellness Center.

The exercises he taught gradually evolved to include a wide variety of meditative and brain enhancement techniques, which he systematized 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 ancient, Korean philosophy and Sun Do culture with applied neuroscience to teach optimal brain utilization. Beyond exercises, his Brain Education programs offer wisdom for healthy living.


Ilchi Lee’s Past & Current Work

The Miracle the World Is Waiting For

Ilchi Lee - The Miracle the World is Waiting ForIn Ilchi Lee’s new e-book, The Miracle the World Is Waiting For, he reminds us that our lives are composed of our choices. He writes, “I’ve made the choice to make 2012 the most hopeful year in the history of humanity … instead of wondering what will happen in the year 2012, or feeling anxious about it, wouldn’t it be more productive for us to plan together the kind of year we want 2012 to be, and then create it?” That choice begins on January 1, 2012, when the energy of the world will shift and it will be easier for everyone to experience awakening connection, and oneness like never before. Click the link below to find out what you can do to make 2012 a time of peace and happiness.
http://www.ilchi.com/miracle2012

Earth Citizen Movement

Ilchi Lee - Earth Citizen MovementIlchi Lee believes that we should primarily consider ourselves Earth Citizens in order to work together to better manage the earth’s resources. An Earth Citizen puts their identity as a citizen of the earth before national, ethnic, or religious considerations. The Earth Citizen culture that can result from adopting the earth as a common value can take many different forms, but basic respect for the earth and all of humanity must remain at its core. It will inspire people to develop their humanitarian spirit, moving beyond personal concerns. Lee advocates for the creation of new value system, a paradigm shift to earth-centered living. By redefining our professional and cultural lives to focus on the concept of Earth Citizenship; we can fulfill our material needs while honoring the earth. In the United States, the Earth Citizen movement has been spearheaded by the International Brain Education Association, who has raised money and donated it to the United Nations for projects such as tree planting and prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV.
http://www.earthcitizenmovement.org

International Brain Education Association (IBREA)

Ilchi Lee - International Brain Education AssociationThe International Brain Education Association (IBREA) is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization of which Ilchi Lee is founder and president. Its mission is to educate and empower individuals and communities to realize the potential of the human brain. Since it was founded in November 2004, it has used Brain Education to accomplish this mission.
To that end, IBREA conducts education and training, hold events, encourages research, produces publications, and partners with governments, corporations, non-governmental organizations, schools, academic institutions, hospitals, and other community organizations.
It’s most recent project is bringing Brain Education to 42 teachers and 1702 students in the Centro Escolar Distrito Italia in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador. The area has suffered a long history of conflict, violence, and drug abuse. Because Brain Education focuses on developing the full potential of an individual’s brain for the betterment of themselves and their communities, IBREA hopes the teaching of it will help the students and teachers overcome their stressful environment.
http://www.ibreaus.org

Prayer of Peace

Ilchi Lee - Prayer of PeaceIlchi Lee presented the Prayer of Peace at the Opening Ceremony of the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders in the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations on August 28th, 2000. At this summit, two thousand of the world’s preeminent religious and spiritual leaders representing the many faith traditions gathered at the United Nations. In the Prayer of Peace, which he had authored for the occasion, Ilchi Lee called for a peace beyond religion and culture. Afterward he promised himself that the prayer would not see its end as mere words.
http://www.ilchi.com/pop

Dahn Yoga

Ilchi Lee - Dahn YogaThe training methods Ilchi Lee developed became known as Dahn Yoga when they were brought to the United States. From Dahn Yoga, Ilchi Lee’s Brain Education methods evolved. Though he is no longer involved in Dahn Yoga and similar centers, Ilchi Lee’s methods are still taught in the nearly 1,000 locations worldwide. There are currently over 60 Dahn Yoga locations across the United States.
http://www.dahnyoga.com

University of Brain Education

Ilchi Lee - University of Brain EducationThe University of Brain Education (UBE) is a research-oriented graduate school in South Korea established in November 2002. Ilchi Lee founded the school under the traditional Korean philosophy of Hong Ik–all humans have the innate desire to benefit others and live harmoniously with each other and the earth. Ilchi Lee currently serves as the president of UBE.
Through its research, UBE is furthering the fields of Brain Education, Korean classics, and peace studies. It helps students to become productive, creative, peaceful leaders who promote the health and happiness of all human beings. It is the global hub of Brain Education.
http://eng.ube.ac.kr

Korean Institute of Brain Science

Ilchi Lee - Korean Institute of Brain ScienceThe Korea Institute of Brain Science is a non-governmental organization (NGO) focused on brain research established by Ilchi Lee in December 1990. KIBS’s vision is to promote greater understanding of the recovery and optimization of the natural and healthy functioning of the brain. Its mission is to develop Brain Education methods for improving brain function, to elucidate their mechanisms of action, and to identify practical applications. In 2007, KIBS was given consultative status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council, offering expertise about how to use the brain to further international cooperation. It has published the magazine Brain and the webzine Brainmedia.co.kr. It often holds seminars on Brain Education and heightened sensory perception (HSP). KIBS sponsors the International Brain HSP Olympiad and Brain Education Conference, as well as other Brain Education events at the United Nations with the International Brain Education Association.
http://www.brainkibs.org

Institute of Korean Cultural Studies

I lchi Lee - Institute of Korean Cultural StudiesFounded by Ilchi Lee, the Institute of Korean Cultural Studies, also known as Kookhakwon, is a private research institute dedicated to the study of the founding philosophy of Korea. It’s located at Mokcheon, near the University of Brain Education. Kookhakwon runs educational, academic, and cultural programs open to all people to disseminate information about the Hong Ik philosophy and Brain Education. For this purpose it opened the Han People Historic and Cultural Park at Mt. Heukseongsan in Cheonan-si, South Korea.
http://www.earthcitizenmovement.org