About Il Chi Lee
Peace Activist and Spiritual Leader
Ilchi Lee began with a simple idea simple idea to improve human health in South Korea in the early 1980s. He is now a world-renowned peace activist, spiritual leader and creator of Dahn yoga (known as Body & Brain Holistic yoga in Europe) and Brain Education TM, a comprehensive system of physical and mental exercises that uses the life energy system of the body to attain spiritual awakening.
He lectures around the world on topics such as enlightenment, world peace, and how to build a healing society, always seeking to communicate the idea of an Earth-Citizen as the basis for a global cultural movement for the creation of lasting peace.
Belief in the power of individuals
A true believer in the power of individuals to change themselves and the world around them, Ilchi Lee seeks to empower individuals to live according to their highest ideals and grandest dreams. He identifies the source of this ability in the human brain, and thus considers its development as the most critical aspect of human progress.
In August 2000 Ilchi Lee was recognised at the United Nations as one of the fifty pre-eminent spiritual leaders of the world attending the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders. In light of his contributions to the health of her citizens and in recognition of his work as a peace activist, the City of Atlanta proclaimed October 28th, 2001, ‘Ilchi Lee Day.’
Ilchi Lee co-hosted the 1st Humanity Conference in June 2001, held in Seoul, Korea, to explore the concrete influence that spirituality can have in our current political, economic and cultural makeup. Distinguished guests included, among others, former U.S. vice-president Al Gore. Ilchi Lee is currently the president of World Earth Human Alliance for Peace, the International Brain Education Association (IBREA) and the president of Korea Institute of Brain Science.
Best Selling Author
He is the author of 16 books, including ‘Healing Society’ which reached #1 in Amazon.com overall sales ranking within a month of publication, being the first Asian-authored book to earn that honour. In 2009 his books ‘Brain Wave Vibration: Getting Back into the Rhythm of a Happy, Healthy Life’ and ‘In Full Bloom: A Brain Education Guide for Successful Aging’ (co-authored with Jessie Jones PhD) both won independent Arizona Book Awards in the Psychology/Self-Help category and the Health/Wellness/Nutrition category respectively, as well as Gold and Silver medals in different categories of the Jenkins group Living Now Book Awards.
One of Ilchi Lee’s most recent accomplishments is the establishment of the International Graduate University for Peace. This is the first institution for higher learning devoted solely to the study and implementation of peace in Korea. Its objective is to train the peace leaders of the future.
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