In Full Bloom: A Brain Education Guide for Successful Aging (Paperback)

by Ilchi Lee (Author), Jessie Jones (Author)
Key Phrases: brain integration, jumping mouse, Brain Sensitizing, Brain Refreshing, Brain Mastering (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
Ilchi Lee and Jessie Jones have skillfully combined knowledge from a variety of complementary and alternative domains to provide a highly readable and thought-provoking manual that link physical and mental activities into a holistic program designed to promote successful aging. Combining wisdom found in Western and Eastern philosophies, Lee and Jones provide practical and easy-to-implement strategies that will help promote physical and mental health and well-being. --Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, Ph.D., president of the International Society for Aging and Physical Activity

Self-Help Dilemma: Am I Feeling Okay?

Ilchi Lee and Jessie Jones, PhD, our next team of authors, ask that you not passively accept outdated ideas of how our brains age. In Full Bloom: A Brain Education Guide for Successful Aging offers techniques aplenty for keeping your brain in top condition late in life. Lee and Jones are advocates of unifying the mind and body through Asian traditions like yoga and meditation, as well as gerokinesiology, the science of the ways in which exercise and aging interact. In Full Bloom is carefully worded and illustrated. The tips and techniques seek to improve concentration, imagination, and creativity through Lee s Brain Education System Training method featuring five steps: Brain Sensitizing, Brain Versatilizing, Brain Refreshing, Brain Integrating, and Brain Mastering.

The aforementioned seven projects are each remarkably well-written and worthwhile. If well-being on any level is the goal, these books deliver the goods.

--Review in May/June 2008 issue of ForeWord Magazine by Matt Sutherland

This book does a big favor for those of us who know we are aging! The philosophy and approach presented respects our aging brain, and in a comfortable, easy-to-read style tells us on how our brains should continue to work for us and make us perform at our best. The east and west influence of the exercises presented makes this approach special. I have personally practiced almost all the exercises described here and found many of them fun. These exercises speak to us and tell us that the sky is the limit!They have trully fostered by intuitive side. What could be more rewarding! --Mariam R. Chacko, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Product Description
The truth about the aging brain is simple but extraordinary: people don t have to lose their mental acuity as they get older! This book bursts through the myths that surround the aging of the brain, encouraging older adults to take an active role in keeping their brains in top condition for life. Based on the five-step Brain Education method and the latest findings in neuroscience, it is a guide to getting the most out of the last third of life by using the brain to its maximum potential.

In Full Bloom celebrates the older brain and its unique capabilities, while offering practical advice to maintain and accentuate its attributes. This book will help you:
--- Improve attention and concentration
--- Expand imagination and creativity
--- Develop vitality and strength
--- Manage stress effectively
--- Gain inspiration for a positive mature identity

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Best Life Media; 1st edition (February 20, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979938848
• ISBN-13: 978-0979938849
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #110,707 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An inspiring "must-have" handbook on aging, March 12, 2008

By	Ari Laquidara (Closter, NJ United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My dad is going to turn 70 this year (wow). So despite the fact that his health and mental clarity are currently great, the aura of fear around aging in our culture - especially regarding mental decline - has caused him and the rest of our family to become increasingly more concerned about ensuring his continued good health throughout his latter years. Yet when I read this book, it really helped me see that aging can actually be a very positive, empowering process. Ilchi Lee and Jessie Jones are a perfect match for this book: combining Lee's wisdom and spiritual know-how with Jones' years of expertise on the aging process. Together they've managed to create a compelling (and even reverent) case for a person's final years to be their very best, while maintaining a sense of light-hearted simplicity throughout. By presenting the latest scientific discoveries about aging (which challenge many preconceptions we've all had about aging and mental decline), providing helpful holistic exercises for body and brain, and delivering a powerful spiritual message about being in charge of your own health and wellness as you age, this book is sure to make its mark as an essential guidebook for anyone who wants to be at the top of their game until their last moments on this earth.

If you want another great read by Lee, check out this book: Human Technology: A Toolkit For Authentic Living

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beneficial for All Ages, March 11, 2008

By	Michela Mangiaracina - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm still in my 30s, but I found this book very inspiring. It presents an overall approach to health and explains how the brain is the basis for our health and our overall quality of life. It really puts the responsibility on each person to take charge of their life and create a life and a world that they want. But the book doesn't just confer responsibility, it gives step-by-step directions on how to do it.

In Full Bloom's approach to health is very holistic, offering methods that anyone can use without taking medication. As part of the whole picture it explains some scientific basis, as far as it exists, for the concepts and techniques it teaches. It also debunks common myths about aging that makes getting older seem full of possibility and hope.

I am already taking advantage of everything I learned in this comprehensive and useful book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Create health with a Smile!, April 3, 2008

By	Carol Schroll (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As someone who is always looking for new ways to create health and find ways to age gracefully this book is a treasure. It clearly explains some of the concepts and uses of meditation, showing how simple it can really be. I particularly enjoyed the smiling meditation. I felt a little silly, and that helped me relax and enjoy the experience. After only about five minutes of smiling, I really felt better!