Body & Brain Centers Hosts Healthy Living Community Events Nationwide Based on a new book by Ilchi Lee

Have you heard all the news about health and longevity? It seems like every day there's a new article about how we're going to live longer. Some reports make it sound like a blessing, others make it sound like a bummer. What issues need to be addressed as we look forward to longer lives? Perhaps one of the most important is the issue of self-sufficiency. Rather than depending on access to advanced medical techniques and the latest dietary research, aging well is primarily the result of simple choices. When we choose the things that we know make us healthy, like eating less and doing moderate exercise, nine times out of ten we're already doing what experts recommend.

To help people make these simple changes, Body & Brain centers across the United States have been hosting Healthy Living Day events. These “Healthy Living” events support the national health campaign of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Earth Citizens Organization (ECO). Called SEED for Health, the campaign aims to help people “take back our natural right to health, get connected in the spirit of care, and share wisdom, tips, and resources to get naturally healthier together,” according to its official website, www.SEEDforHealth.org.

SEED refers to four things every individual needs to manage in order to live a healthy life: Stress, Exercise, Emotions, and Diet. ECO believes that small, simple actions are enough to plant the seeds of health. They suggest reducing stress, exercising more, changing emotions from negative to positive, and eating a balanced and modest diet.

Body & Brain Yoga addresses these aspects of health with simple mind-body exercises that originate from traditional Korean energy practices. Presenters at Healthy Living events will demonstrate how Body & Brain practices help to manage SEED.

Some of these practices are explained in the newest book by Body & Brain Yoga founder and New York Times bestselling author Ilchi Lee. "I’ve Decided to Live 120 Years: The Ancient Secret to Longevity, Vitality, and Life Transformation" (Best Life Media 2017) contains practical information and a hopeful philosophy for living a long life filled with health and satisfaction. Body & Brain Centers are utilizing this book as the foundation for the Healing Living events and will give out copies with paid ticket sales.

In the book, Lee shares about doing high-intensity exercises for one minute every hour and changing the gait of one’s walk to improve posture and circulation. Lee also emphasizes the importance of having a life purpose that motivates lifestyle changes in order to live up to 120 years—the current scientific approximation for human longevity.

Ilchi Lee’s "I’ve Decided to Live 120 Years"has been endorsed by members of the health community such as Dr. Christiane Northrup, bestselling author of "Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom," Dr. Emeran Mayer, author of "The Mind-Gut Connection," and Dr. Reed Tuckson, author of "The Doctor in the Mirror."

“Ilchi lays out how the development of self-reliance, meaning, compassion, connectedness to nature, physical fitness, and healthy diet are all essential ingredients to a healthy, fulfilling life way beyond the 80 or so years that most people have accepted as their biological age limit,” wrote Dr. Emeran Mayer about the book.

Body & Brain Yoga Healthy Living events have already begun. Most events will take place in the final two weeks of June 2018. A list of events can be found at the bottom of this article.

About Body & Brain Yoga and Tai Chi

Body & Brain Yoga and Tai Chi teaches unique yoga, tai chi, breathwork and meditation exercises originally developed by Ilchi Lee. The practice draws upon traditional exercise and natural health practices from Lee's homeland of South Korea. Currently, there are around 100 Body & Brain locations in the United States. Learn more at www.bodynbrain.com.

About Earth Citizens Organization (ECO)

ECO is a nonprofit organization that works to promote mindful living, natural health, and world sustainability. ECO aims to provide individuals with the tools and resources to live an eco-friendly lifestyle while also empowering them to be community leaders. Learn more at www.EarthCitizens.org

About Ilchi Lee

Ilchi Lee is an educator, visionary, and New York Times bestselling author with over forty published books. He developed the body-mind-spirit practices utilized in Body & Brain yoga and Brain Education programs and founded Body & Brain Yoga and Tai Chi centers, the IBREA Foundation, and Brain Power Wellness in the United States. He also initiated the Earth Citizen Movement and the nonprofit Earth Citizens Organization (ECO) to support individuals in caring for their own health and in being stewards of the earth, beyond all borders and social systems. Learn more at www.Ilchi.com

Here's the schedule of the 2018 Healthy Living Day events:

Arizona

Scottsdale, June 9, 2018, 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm, Coronado High School

California

Glendale, June 2, 2018, 2 pm – 4 pm, Downtown Central Library
Huntington Beach, June 10, 2018, 1 pm – 4 pm, Golden West College
North Ridge, May 16, 2018, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, Mid-Valley Regional Library
Oceanside, June 14, 2018, 9 am – 12 pm, Oceanside Community Room at City Hall Plaza
San Jose, June 23, 2018, 10 am – 1 pm, Napredak Hall

Colorado

Denver, June 16, 2018, 2 pm – 5 pm, Unity Spiritual Center Denver

Florida

Coral Gables, May 20, 2018, 4 pm – 7 pm, Body & Brain Yoga and Tai Chi - Coral Gables
Coral Gables, June 10, 2018, 4 pm – 7 pm, Body & Brain Yoga and Tai Chi - Coral Gables

Georgia

Buckhead, June 9, 2018, 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm, Cobb County Library

Hawaii

Honolulu, June 23, 2018, 9:00 am – 11:30 am, Hirata Hall at McKinley High School

Illinois

Libertyville, June 16, 2018, Body & Brain Yoga and Tai Chi - Libertyville
Mt. Prospect, June 23, 2018, 1 pm – 4 pm, Mt. Prospect Library

Massachusetts

Arlington, June 2, 2018, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm, Body & Brain Yoga and Tai Chi - Arlington
Cambridge, June 30, 2018, 2 pm – 4 pm, Body & Brain Yoga and Tai Chi - Cambridge

Maryland

Gaithersburg, June 24, 2018

New Jersey

Demarest, June 23, 2018, 10 am – 3:30 pm, Demarest Northern Valley Regional High School
Ridgewood, June 24, 2018, 3:00 pm, The Woman's Club of Ridgewood

New Mexico

Albuquerque, June 23, 2018, 1 pm – 4 pm, Family Life Center

Nevada

Las Vegas, June 23, 2018, 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm, Spring Valley High School

New York

Bronx, June 23 & 24, 2018, 11 am – 3 pm, Body & Brain Yoga & Tai Chi - Bronx
Hempstead, June 23, 2018, 2 pm – 4 pm, Hofstra University
Manhattan, June 23, 2018, Body & Brain Yoga & Tai Chi - Manhattan
Orangeburg, June 2, 2018, 11 am – 2 pm, Dominican College Hennessy Center 
Valhalla, June 9, 2018, 1 pm – 4 pm, Westchester Community College

Oregon

Beaverton, November 1, 2018, Body & Brain Yoga & Tai Chi - Beaverton

Texas

Westpark, June 16, 2018, Westpark Body & Brain Yoga and Tai Chi Center

Virginia

Alexandria, July 1, 2018, Body & Brain Yoga & Tai Chi - Alexandria

Washington

Seattle, July 21, 2018, 10 am – 4 pm, Body & Brain Yoga & Tai Chi - Ravenna Park