The Power Brain: Five Steps to Upgrading Your Brain Operating System

by Ilchi Lee

Overview

Our brains are a thousand times more incredible than anything else we will ever encounter. Every great accomplishment human beings have achieved was the work of the brain. In fact, our brains possess infinite potential that allows us to do and be anything. By using this potential well, we become a "Power Brain" that can not only create our personal fate, but that of the entire planet.

To develop our brains' potential, it's useful to liken the brain to a computer with an operating system. We have a Brain Operating System (BOS) composed of our beliefs and preconceptions that we can change and upgrade until our brains run optimally.

Recognizing the potential in our brain beyond what we've been able to use so far, Ilchi Lee began investigating brain development principles and methods. He compiled them into a comprehensive self-development system with five steps called Brain Education. Refined over the years by new scientific research and the experiences of those who use it, Brain Education has become an academic discipline that's presented in a variety of ways, including school educational programs and corporate training.

While The Power Brain is primarily about the brain, this book does not focus on the anatomical or neuro-physiological functions of the brain. Rather, it serves as a Brain Operating System user's manual that describes how to use our brain to discover our value, recreate the story of our lives, and claim a new destiny. Improving our lives, and consequently, our world, through brain development is a skill that anyone can understand, practice, and apply to everyday life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935127864
Publisher:	Best Life Media
Publication date:	04/15/2016
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

ILCHI LEE is an impassioned visionary, educator, mentor, and innovator; he has dedicated his life to developing and teaching methods to nurture the full potential of the human brain, particularly Body & Brain Yoga and Brain Education. Author of 39 books, including the New York Times bestseller, "The Call of Sedona," he is also a well-respected humanitarian who has been working with the United Nations and other organizations for global peace. He serves as president of the Korea Institute of Brain Science (KIBS), the University of Brain Education (UBE), the Global Cyber University, and IBREA.

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But as a comprehensive educational system, Brain Education

Table of Contents

Foreword: The Wisdom of Brain Discovery xi

Author's Introduction: Your Journey to Your Authentic Self xvii

Part I Three-Pound Universe 1

Chapter 1 Welcome to Your Brain 3

Did You Bring Your Brain? 3

The Most Extraordinary Thing 4

Inside the Human Brain 5

Three Layers of the Brain 11

Chapter 2 The Best Traits of Your Brain 19

Brains Outside the Brain. 19

Three Traits of Your Brain 24

Part II The Power Brain Basics 31

Chapter 3 The Background of Brain Education 33

The East Meets the West 33

The Brain and Spirituality 36

The Power Brain 37

Chapter 4 Exploring Energy 41

The Bridge Between the Body and Brain 41

Energy Pathways and Energy Points 42

Key Energy Centers 46

Key Energy Principles 48

Chapter 5 Seven Tools of Brain Education 55

Breathing 55

Meditation 59

Energy 64

Exercise 65

Our Senses 68

Information 70

Imagination 72

Fulfilling Your Potential 74

Part III Five Steps to a Power Brain 77

Chapter 6 Experience Your Power Brain 79

Am I My Brain? 79

The Brain, Not Just the Mind 81

Shifting Perceptions to Reshape Your Life 82

The Body-Brain Connection 83

Chattering Brain Vs. Composed Brain 85

Invite Change and Transformation 86

Five Steps to a Big Breakthrough 88

Chapter 7 Step 1: Brain Sensitizing 93

What a Sensitized Brain Feels Like 94

Healing Begins in Self-Awareness 95

Stress Awareness 96

Brain Sensitizing Methods 99

Feeling the Body 100

Feeling the Breath 120

Feeling Energy 119

Feeling the Brain 126

Further Brain Sensitizing Activities 132

Chapter 8 Step 2: Brain Versatilizing 137

The Benefits of a Versatile Brain 139

Body-Brain Coordination Exercises 141

Brain Energy Exploration 151

Brain Flexibility Exercises 156

Challenging Assumptions 163

Extending Your Competence 164

Set Yourself Free 165

Chapter 9 Step 3: Brain Refreshing 167

Working Skillfully with Emotions 168

Emotional Intelligence 169

Freedom from the Past 171

Letting Them Go 173

Brain Cleansing 174

Brain Breathing 176

Brain Releasing 178

Acceptance and Forgiveness 188

The Balance of Freedom and Control 189

The Internal Conversation 190

Chapter 10 Step 4: Brain Integrating 193

Integrating Your Brain 194

Horizontal Integration of the Brain 195

Vertical Integration of the Brain 198

Energy Circuit Exercise 199

Sound Vibration Exercises 205

Brain Wave Vibration 209

Upgrading Your Core Beliefs 220

Establishing Your Identity 222

New Information to Support New Choices 228

Chapter 11 Step 5: Brain Mastering 231

The Master of Your Brain 232

A Brain You Can Trust 234

The Power of Vision 235

Self-Declaration 239

The Cycle of Self-Creation 240

Upgrading Your Brain Operating System 242

View Obstacles as Blessings 249

Get Physical 250

Develop a Lofty Character 251

Plan-Do-Check-Act 252

Feeling the Earth 254

Enlightened Living 257

Chapter 12 Everyday Application 261

Self-Healing 261

Changing Habits 266

Managing Stress 272

Improving Concentration 274

Improving Job Performance 278

Character Education 281

Afterword: Living with Your Power Brain 285

Acknowledgments 289

Resources 291

About the Author 293

Index 295

Editorial Reviews

"...a unique synthesis of Eastern and Western thought, highly accessible..." — John Gruzelier, research fellow, University of London

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