As you look at the content of this lesson, you may wonder, “Where are the brain exercises?” You may have expected brainteasers and games to challenge your child’s mind. Yet all of the activities in this lesson are simple physical exercises, not unlike what you would find in a traditional gym class. In actuality, it stimulates the brain because all movement requires intricate coordination between the body and the brain, which helps to create new brain connections. Also, the increased blood flow to the brain that results helps to nourish and sustain the overall health of the brain.

Ilchi lee writes the body is essentially the brain’s connection to the outside world. A person’s brain can have little effect on the surrounding environment if the rest of the body lacks strength and stamina. And the condition of the body drastically affects the functioning of the brain. A sluggish, tired body usually equates with a sluggish, tired brain. A strong, vibrant body generally houses a strong, vibrant brain.

These postures are specially designed to work with the flow of energy of the body for deep healing of problems that are common to most people in modern society. Ilchi lee suggests many of them are especially well suited for centering your ener­gy and for reversing the effects of stress in the body.

Most of us, because of stress, sedentary lifestyle, and busy minds, have something of an upside-down energy condition. Ideally, your energy should be centered in the lower abdomen, but if you arc like most people, your energy is more concentrat­ed in the head. This leads to various common conditions, like headaches, insomnia, high blood pressure, and digestive prob­lems. Including these exercises as part ot vour daily routine will help you return vour energy system to a more healthy state.

The first two can be used as a way to warm up before Full-Body Brain Wave Vibration. Eventually, as your ability to evalu­ate your own energy conditions improves, you can also create your own variations, but in the meantime, you can give these time-tested versions a try.