The process of Brain Education is divided into five steps. As you progress through the twelve lessons, you and your child will move naturally through these five steps. However, perfecting any one of the steps is a lifelong journey, and the skills gained in earlier steps will continue to be utilized in later steps. Throughout the Brain Education five steps, about which you can ask questions using Ask Ilchi Lee, the creator of Brain Education, You will notice that most of the lessons in this blog focus on the first and second steps, which are most appropriate for children and beginning practitioners.

Step 1

Brain sensitizing: Participants become more aware of the brain and its functions. This step may include some basic understanding of brain structure, but more importantly, it creates awareness of the brain as the organ of all perception, especially sensory perception. Furthermore, practitioners can reawaken sensory perception that may have become dulled through habit or environmental overstimulation. The sensitizing process begins with relaxation of body and mind through stretching and breathing exercises. This step primarily corresponds to Lesson 1-3.