On June 20, 2008, the International Brain Education Conference was co-sponsored by sections of the United Nations (UN), and focused on how to incorporate Brain Education’s understanding of the brain into meaningful educational reform.

Within the brain lie the causes and solutions to the major problems that the UN and humanity care about. The premise of the Conference was that we must focus on the brain itself, and how to use it well, to create an authentic culture of global well-being, peace and prosperity.

Here are the distinguished speakers at the conference:
Antonio Damasio, M.D., Ph.D, Director of the Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California, author of Descartes’ Error (Neuroscience, Education and Culture)
Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D., author of My Stroke of Insight, recognized by Time Magazine as one of the world’s 100 most influential persons (How to Use the Brain Well)
Ilchi Lee, President, University of Brain Education and IBREA (Brain Education – Our Hope for the Earth)
Eran Katz, Regional Coordinator for IBREA Israel and author of Secrets of a Super Memory (Unlimited Potential of the Brain)

Jessie Jones, Ph.D., Co-Director of the Center for Successful Aging, California State University, Fullerton (Brain Education for Successful Aging)
Dong-geun Seul, Commissioner of Education, Busan, South Korea (Character Education and Brain Education)
Warrington Parker, Jr., Ph.D., Vice President, IBREA USA (Brain Education in U.S. Schools)
Helene-Marie Gosselin, Director, UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, New York Office (Education for a Culture of Peace)
Hanifa Mezoui, Ph.D., Chief, NGO Section, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UN (UN Millennium Development Goals).

From Ilchi Lee’s book In Full Bloom 

Negative thought patterns spring from memories of unhappy events that you have clung to in your mind. They exert influence on your brain, leading to unproductive habits of thinking, preconceptions, even biases, all of which all have negative effects on health. Brain Refreshing helps you release the traumatic events of the past and clear your mind of burdensome memories.

The result is deep emotional and spiritual healing – a renewal of your ability to look at life in a positive, healthful way. Gradually, you erase the negative neural pathways that were deeply dug into your brain like ruts in old roads. You create new highways to courage, inspiration, and serenity. This is very much a renaissance of the mind – a rebirth of the emotional freedom you experienced when you were a child.

Here’s a great excerpt from ‘principles of Brain Management’ by Ilchi lee,

As you move toward your goal, remember that no one is going to hand success to you on a silver platter. It will only come through diligent hard work and continuous refinement of your character. These things, in a way, are more important than achieving the goal itself.

A diamond is just a lump of coal until it is turned into a diamond through constant pressure. You also can be transformed by the pressures you face. Rather than becoming discouraged or destroyed by them, let them shape you into a stronger, more refined human being. Like a diamond, you can gain amazing durability while also remaining pure.

In fact, true greatness in life is really a matter of character. Many people have achieved fame and fortune of some sort. But what makes a person truly great? What makes a Mahatma Gandhi or a Martin Luther King Jr. stand out among people? If you look closely, you will see that the only significant difference is character. On the bodily level, they were no different than ordinary people. They were composed of ordinary flesh and bone, and they did not possess any special superpowers. Even their brains were just ordinary brains. But they used those brains with an astounding level of pure conviction that transformed their characters beyond the ordinary plane of human existence.

To use your brain to its fullest potential, you must develop a similar level of conviction about what you want to contribute to the world. Then, like a cut diamond that sparkles from every angle, you will radiate pure light to everyone you meet.

Now there’s a Ilchi journal on ilchi.com with personal sharings from Dr. Lee. I highly recommend reading some of the existing entries.

here are some diet tips from ilchi.com

Five foods that are good for your brain

There is a saying, “you are what you eat,” meaning that you have to eat good foods to stay fit and healthy. Your brain is what you eat, too, as studies show that smart food choices can fuel your brain and enhance learning and memory.

What are some smart food choices?

Keep in mind that how you eat is as important as what you eat. Small, regular meals are important. Even more important is that you prepare your food without depleting its nutritional value. Your brain will thank you.

This link is on www.ilchi.com. Check it out!

Many people have asked me about the drumming music used in vibration class. Dr. Ilchi Lee talks about it on ilchi.com

Q: I just listened to your 21-Day Miracle audio lecture. I enjoyed your Brain Wave Vibration training. Can you let me know the name of music used in the training? I have been looking for that music since I first heard it.

A: The music used in my Brain Wave Vibration audio training was composed by PURI, a famous Korean drumming group. The CD containing the specific music was published eight years ago under a Korean music label. I have used that music for the Brain Wave Vibration training and other advanced energy trainings, as its rhythmical drumming beats help us move our body freely with energetic passion. Unfortunately, the CD has been out of print for more than two years and is no longer available.

If you are looking for music for your own Brain Wave Vibration practice, any rhythmical drumming beat will work for you. The indigenous music of many cultures in the world are powerful art forms that induce changes in human brain waves.

Although music can be used to ignite vibration, do not rely on it. Instead, rely on the sensation of naturally occurring vibration coursing though your body. Ride this sensation to enter deep into the rhythms of live.

Ilchi Lee on improving short-term memory

Q: I have problems with my memory in general, but my main concern is my short-term memory. How can I improve it?

A: Some experts recommend developing the habit of mental registering. Mental registering means doing things in a state of full awareness, rather than in a mindless, habitual way. In other words, make a point of really paying attention to what you are doing. You could even imagine that you are photographing the actions you are taking and the events you are experiencing. This practice will reinforce the neural circuits that are used to access memories of your recent actions and experiences, making it easier for you to recall them.

Meditative practice will also help you develop the awareness and focus that helps improve memory skill. You might want to start each day with a 10-15 minute meditation in which you clear your mind and then run your plan for the day through your mind, as though you are watching a movie. That way, you will have reinforced your memories before you have even experienced them.

Ilchi Lee

I often have problems trusting myself/having confidence. I found this excerpt from Ilchi.com to be very helpful…

Trusting Yourself

Q: I really do not trust myself and do not accept myself. What can I do?

A: Not trusting or accepting yourself means that you have not met your own expectations for yourself in the past. On some level, you start to believe that you really can’t do what you set out to do. But our understanding of ourselves is very limited. There is a lot more potential within us than we know. The person who cannot trust or accept you is only some small part of your personal self. Another part of you knows that you can do more and still expects you to reach the higher standard.

Here’s my suggestion. Sometimes it may not be easy to trust or accept yourself. This is very normal, and I believe that you are not alone in this feeling. It will help to think of it in a different way. You may find it easier to trust your brain, instead of trying to trust yourself. There’s no problem in acknowledging that you cannot trust or accept certain parts of yourself. However, at the same time acknowledge that you are more than your current knowledge of yourself, and based on that acknowledgment, trust your brain, which contains all the other aspects of you yet to be discovered and realized.

Ilchi Lee

Here’s information about a special event in honor of Dr. Ilchi Lee’s book on Jangsaeng walking.

http://www.ilchi.com/ilchi-lee/news/lecture-and-concert-celebrate-ilchi-lee%27s-book-on-walking/