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Ilchi Lee Interviewed on AM Radio Korea in New York

Ilchi Lee was interviewed on Mi-Seon Jang’s Women’s Salon, a radio program on New York’s AM Radio Korea, August 13, 2007, discussing for 40 minutes (double the planned time) in an entertaining way the topics of Jangsaeng (Longevity) Walking and Brain Education.

Ilchi Lee shared with the local Korean and Korean-American communities news concerning the great success of the recent Third International Brain HSP Olympiad (in Ellenville, NY), the official registration of the Korea Institute of Brain Science as a Brain Education NGO in consultative status with the United Nations, and his recent in-depth conversation with United Nations Secretary-General Ki-moon Ban.

Ilchi Lee explained the core principles of Jangsaeng Walking and Brain Education, which are health-and-youth-enhancing practices and ways for anyone to easily activate the brain and for free. Having thoroughly read several of his books, Mi-seon Jang, the show’s host, expressed a keen interest in Brain Education and Jangsaeng Walking.

After the broadcast, inquiries regarding the purchase of Geuleuma, nal Sallyeora (Walking to Save My Life) poured into Korean bookstores in New York City. In Korea, sales of the book have reached the million-copy mark. In the United States, November is the release month for a completely new version of this book in English with the working title of Walk Your Way to Wellness: Jangsaeng Walking for Lifelong Vitality.

Ilchi Lee Announces New York State Proclaiming Brain Education Week

A day before the opening of the 3rd International Brain HSP Olympiad and Brain Education Conference, Ellenville, NY, August 10-12, 2007, Ilchi Lee announced that the New York State Senate had issued a proclamation declaring Brain Education Week in the State to be August 6-12, 2007.

Leading this proclamation through the New York State Senate was Senator John J. Bonacic. Ilchi Lee extended his gratitude to Senator Bonacic for this special recognition on behalf of the Olympiad and Conference sponsors — International Brain Education Association (Sedona, AZ), and Korea Institute of Brain Science (Seoul), both of which he heads.

The official proclamation congratulated the sponsors of the Olympiad Conference on the merits of Brain Education, and on holding these events in New York State, which has a proud history of innovating and adopting advances in educational philosophy and programs. In the proclamation document, Brain Education was depicted as a new educational approach firmly based on the latest scientific findings of brain research, and compatible with the imperatives of education children in schools and young adults in colleges for the challenges of a changing, globalizing and digitizing world.

Understanding the human brain in terms of the development of positive human behavior is critically important to the quality of life of the individual people. Building educational programs and methods to enhance the power and potential of the human brain is the cutting edge of fostering the development of children as healthy, happy, peaceful and high-performing learners and future contributors to society’s institutions. Brain Education was recognized as a significant field of study and application. The Olympiad and Conference were considered to be timely and important events in the spreading of awareness of Brain Education and the benefits that can result from it.

Ilchi Lee and UN secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Discuss Global Priorities

On July 28, 2007, Ilchi Lee and the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met privately in New York City for two hours to get to know each other and discuss the major issues today facing the world and the United Nations, and what solutions can be considered.

Among the global priorities explored where the changing Earth’s environment and its consequences for nations and people, prevention of terrorism and war, and the short-term and long-term alleviation of starvation and poverty.

Ilchi Lee shared his views, among them the principles, methods and benefits of Brain Education, applicable for training people of every country and culture to empower their brains to the extent that they are more receptive to attitudes and behavior compatible with improved health, family life, education, business and management, and world peace.

Ban Ki-moon, from the Republic of Korea, is the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations. He brings to this post 37 years of service in government and on the global stage. When elected Secretary-General, he was his country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He had been posted in New Delhi, Washington, DC, and Vienna, and had served as Foreign Policy Advisor to the President, Chief National Security Advisor to the President, Deputy Minister for Policy Planning, and Director-General of American Affairs. Throughout this service, his vision was a peaceful Korean peninsula playing an expanding role for peace and prosperity in the region and the wider world. His longstanding ties with the United Nations go back to 1975, when he worked for the Foreign Ministry’s United Nations Division.

Ilchi Lee Day Proclaimed by the City and County of Denver

Ilchi Lee was honored by a proclamation issued by Mayor John W. Hickenlooper of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, designating July 25, 2007 as Ilchi Lee Day. The official proclamation was issued in order to recognize the contributions of Ilchi Lee to Denver and the world.

The proclamation states that Ilchi Lee is a leading Philosopher and Brain Educator, with a life dedicated to promoting awareness of the brain and its potential to improve the human condition; he is the Founder and President of International Brain Education Association and has developed Brain Education System Training, which is taught in Denver and affects many citizens of Colorado; he has authored 29 books on health, personal growth, world peace, and brain education; and he continues to share his brain philosophy and educational techniques in the fields of education, healthcare, business and government, thus impacting positively on many thousands of people throughout the world.

Ilchi Lee Announces that KIBS Is Designated as an NGO in Consultative Status by the UN

As the founder and president of Korea Institute of Brain Science (KIBS), Seoul, Ilchi Lee announced that the United Nations, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), at its Annual Ministerial Review meeting at the UN Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, voted to designate KIBS as a Non-governmental Organization (NGO) in Roster Consultative Status of ECOSOC, July 20, 2007.

The granting of this status recognizes the importance and potential of KIBS’s scientific research on Brain Education and its prospects to contribute to the UN’s Millennium Development Goals — including health, education, empowerment, economics and peace for the world — by 2015.

KIBS is an international nonprofit organization, based in Korea, established to facilitate the development of science, medical science and education, in order to improve the world’s health and contribute to the peacefulness of people.

With its Roster Consultative Status, KIBS is eligible to attend meetings of ECOSOC and its various agencies, engage with other NGOs in UN-sponsored projects and events, and use the facilities of the UN for KIBS-sponsored events to promote Brain Education. KIBS was one of 89 NGOs to be approved by ECOSOC on July 20, bringing the total NGOs with Consultative Status to 2,856, of which 970 have Roster Consultative Status.

Ilchi Lee’s “The Walking Cure” Is #1 Among Health Books in South Korea

In less than one month since its publication debut in South Korea on May 5, Ilchi Lee’s latest book The Walking Cure became the #1 best seller among the category of health books.

The book describes the Jangsaeng (Longevity in Korean) Walking Method, developed by the author to maximize regular walking’s health effects – longer life, reduced stress, less disease, greater brain activity, and more vitality. He lays out the health benefits of Jangsaeng Walking, its scientific-medical justification, and the simple rules to make it one’s natural way of walking for better physical and mental health.

The book was selected by the Korea National Sport University for use in its program for improving the health of CEOs in South Korea. International expressions of interest in the book have been strong in China and Taiwan.

Ilchi Lee Introduces Brain Education to Costa Rica

The President of the Republic of Costa Rica and Nobel Peace Laureate Oscar Arias-Sanchez invited Ilchi Lee to be his national honored guest, May 26-June 1, 2007. In meetings with the President, Ilchi Lee formally introduced his Brain Education approach, and its potential to advance Costa Rica’s public educational system.

The president has long expressed his admiration for the contribution that Ilchi Lee has made to the health, happiness and peace of individuals and the world. Often called the Switzerland of Central America, Costa Rica stands out in terms of its economic health, political stability, eco-tourist achievements, and government services for its citizens. The prospects are positive for Brain Education to be integrated into Costa Rica’s school system. With Costa Rica becoming a role model for Brain Education in the schools, this methodology is likely to spread to the other Central American countries.

Ilchi Lee addressed the administrators of the University of Peace in Costa Rica, which has a sister relationship with the University of Brain Education (UBE) in South Korea, of which Ilchi Lee is the founder and president. (UBE, previously called the International Graduate University of Peace, has academic programs that focus on enhancing the peace outcomes of Brain Education.) He lectured on the Jangsaeng (Longevity in Korean) Walking Method and Brain Education. Also on this visit, he devoted himself to strengthening the goodwill relationship between South Korea and Costa Rica.

Ilchi Lee Speaks on “Know Your Brain, Know Management” in Weonju City

Weonju City and Weonju Today (regional daily newspaper), in South Korea, jointly sponsored a lecture by Ilchi Lee on Know Your Brain, Know Management, to 250 heads of regional government agencies and public officials, Weonju City, May 17, 2007. At the lecture hall, the Mayor of Weonju City, the president of Weonju Today, and the head of the Committee of the International Friends Club greeted him.

Ilchi Lee began his lecture with the question: What was the significance of moving the value of human existence from the heart to the brain?

The brain is the center of discretion. From it springs innovation and action. If Weonju City wants to make itself into the most healthy, happy and peaceful city in the world, the methods to make that happen would become an incredible intellectual property. Transforming Weonju City over the next five years into the world’s leading high-quality and crime-free city must involve the excellent practicing of PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Action) throughout the city’s institutions, rather than relying on a short-term campaign. The future of the Republic of Korea will depend on the revival of regional cities like Weonju City and innovative approaches like Brain Education.

Ilchi Lee Speaks on Healthy Walking in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Ilchi Lee presented a public lecture on the Jangsaeng Walking Method – Walking for a Youthful & Healthy Life, at the College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 10, 2007. More than 200 people heard him lecture on a subtle-yet-powerful new method of walking that he developed, which has makes practitioners feel stronger, more confident and years younger.

This walking method has roots in Eastern traditional health practices, and incorporates Western medical findings. Scientific evidence has documented that regular walking can prevent or even reverse many diseases. Walking can lower blood pressure, increase bone density, and even expand the volume of brain tissue. It can also help promote weight loss, prevent diabetes or reduce its severity, lower cholesterol, moderate anxiety and depression, decrease colon and breast cancer risk, and relieve knee arthritis pain. Walking in a natural setting connects one to Nature, thereby reducing stress and heightening self-reflection. Jangsaeng Walking differs from regular walking in that it puts gentle pressure on the yong-chon energy/acupressure points. In Oriental health theory, these points are the start of the kidney meridian (energy channel), and directly related to kidney health. The method activates the power of your mind’s awareness, which has an enormous influence on the body and brain.

Ilchi Lee Appointed Ambassador for Goodwill of New Mexico

The Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico, Diane D. Denish, appointed Ilchi Lee as Ambassador for Goodwill for the State, as of April 9, 2007. The official document gives this reason for the appointment, “For his continued efforts in bridging the gaps between cultures by focusing on a shared humanity in universal pursuit of health, happiness and peace. And further does herein direct that this official expression of gratitude be forthwith sent on behalf of the people of the State of New Mexico.”