wisdom pathways (title)
Online & Sedona Mago Center (SMC)

Upcoming Dates

QIGONG INSTRUCTOR
September 21-26, 2024 (Online)
December 9-14,2024 (SMC)
March 1-6, 2025 (Online)
August 12-17, 2025 (Online)
December 9-14, 2025 (SMC)

BRAIN EDUCATION TRAINER 
December 9-14,2024 (SMC)
March 1-6, 2025 (Online)
December 9-14, 2025 (SMC)

HEALTH COACH
September 21-26, 2024 (Online)
August 12-17, 2025 (Online)
December 9-14, 2025 (SMC)

LIFE COACH
December 9-14, 2024 (SMC)
December 9-14, 2025 (SMC)

*Prerequisite: must complete Awaken Your Divine Light

**For Online course registrants, one-time participation
in a future in-person term of the same course is free.
(only pay for accommodations)

Hosted by Body & Brain + IBE

Master the Art of Navigating Life’s Challenges

Our current era presents unprecedented challenges, including climate change, technological advances, and financial instability. Without proper preparation and guidance, it can be increasingly difficult to maintain mental and physical well-being, find our direction, and achieve our goals.

Wisdom Pathways offers a solution-focused, wisdom-based, and coaching-integrated program designed to help individuals find their path, stay oriented, and achieve their goals for a healthy, sustainable, and fulfilling life. The program teaches principles, practices, and tools that can aid individuals in creating health and wellness, navigating life's challenges with confidence and clarity, and living in harmonious coexistence.

There are four areas of focus in Wisdom Pathways. Health Coaching concentrates on timeless principles and practices for maintaining physical health and a healthy lifestyle. Life Coaching delves into wisdom practices that aid individuals in managing their emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. Qigong Instructor introduces the fundamental principles and exercises of Qigong instruction, a modality that supports strength, mobility, stress management, inner peace, and longevity. Brain Education Trainer explores principles of the brain related to effective self-management, learning, personal development, leadership, and successful aging.

Top-Quality Education from Professionals

Learn from the best trainers from Body & Brain, and the Founder of Body & Brain and IBE, Ilchi Lee.

Timeless Wisdom for Self-Healing & Transformation

Master the principles of physical health, emotional wellness, and spiritual awakening through a comprehensive, step-by-step curriculum.

Certifications in Health & Life Coaching, Qigong and Brain Education

Launch your journey as a Health Coach, Life Coach, Qigong Instructor, or Brain Education Trainer to help yourself and others achieve optimal health and fulfillment.

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Outdoor Kigong with Chungsuk Sunsanim

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Outdoor Meditation & Tour with Geum Ppali Sunsanim
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Earth Peace Park
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Kigong Training & Self Healing with ChungSuk Sunsanim
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GongSaeng Candy Workshop
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Healing Tool Training with Hongik Sunsanim
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Healing Tool Training
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Coaching Principles & Skills with Geum Ppali Sunsanim
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Coaching Practice
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Principle Lecture & Training with Byukwoon Sunsanim
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Special Training with Ilchi Human Daesunsanim
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Special Training with Manwol Daesunsanim
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Special Training with Ilchi Lee Seuseungnim

Coaching Certification Programs

Focus: Physical, Emotional, Mental, Spiritual Health

50-hour course to learn to teach Qigong principles, practices, styles, and their healing applications.

  • The origin of Qigong: Introduction to the history and tradition of Qigong practice and its application for personal development and natural health
  • Qigong principles: Timeless principles of Qigong including the optimal energy balance and alignment of intention, feeling and movement.
  • Basic Qigong practices: Foundational practices of Qigong, such as basic stance, movement and breathing that serve diverse applications and modalities.
  • Qigong styles: Learn and practice multiple Qigong styles designed to develop different meridian systems and circulation channels.
  • Application of Qigong: Learn how to use Qigong, especially for self-care and longevity by helping people stay active, maintain mobility, and cultivate a sense of inner peace and harmony.

Includes:

  • Part 1: 14-hour online training (7-hour Qigong Basics program with David Driscoll + 7 hours self-practice with video recordings)
  • Part 2: 36-hour immersion training
  • Part 3: Practicum: Report 10 Qigong teaching practice sessions + submission of a 10-minute teaching video + two 1.5-hour sessions with David Driscoll.

Prerequisite:

20 hours of Body & Brain practice, either online or in-studio. Completion of the Finding True Self workshop is highly recommended.

Tuition: $4500
Focus: Physical, Emotional, Mental, Spiritual Health

50-hour instructor course to learn to teach individual and group exercises for developing the brain's potential and achieving brain mastery.

  • General BE principles: Principles and steps of Brain Education that help people develop their brain potential and achieve mastery over the use of their brain functions
  • BE for learning: Learn to apply the principles and practices of Brain Education to help people learn better with greater motivation, enhanced focus and improved self-regulation.
  • BE for personal development: Learn how to use the Brain Education 5 Steps for behavioral change and leadership development.
  • BE for self-care: Learn how to use Brain Education practices as therapeutic tools for self-healing and sustainable long-term wellness
  • BE for successful aging: Learn how to use exercises and activities of Brain Education to enhance and maintain mental agility, positive emotions and vital energy.

Includes:

  • Part 1: 14-hour training (two 1.5-hour online sessions with Geum Ppali + 21 days practice self-guided training with basic BE principles)
  • Part 2: 36-hour immersion training
  • Part 3: 10-hour practicum (report 10 instruction practice sessions) + two 1.5-hour sessions with Geum Ppali.

Prerequisite:

20 hours of Body & Brain practice, either online or in-studio. Completion of the Finding True Self workshop is highly recommended.

Tuition: $4,500
Focus: Physical Health

50-hour course to attain knowledge, skills, and tools for coaching individuals and groups. 

Health Coaching provides a comprehensive and holistic approach to health and wellness that promotes natural techniques for achieving integrative well-being. Participants experience practices such as mindfulness, breathing techniques, and energy work through a combination of lectures, workshops, and hands-on activities that create a lifestyle of coexisting harmoniously and lovingly with my body. By integrating these principles and practices into their daily lives, participants can enhance their own health and also help others achieve the same.

Includes:

  • Part 1: 14-hour training (two 1.5-hour online sessions with Geum Ppali + 21 days practice with self-reflection questions)
  • Part 2: 36-hour immersion training
  • Part 3: 10-hour practicum (report 10 coaching practice sessions) + two 1.5-hour sessions with Geum Ppali.
Tuition: $4,500
Focus: Emotional, Mental, Spiritual Health

50-hour course to develop insights and empathy to help others navigate through the challenges of life.  

Life Coaching empowers participants to tap into their intuition, unlocking creative solutions to enhance their emotional well-being, relationships, work-life balance, spirituality, and self-realization. Through a combination of experiential learning, self-reflection, and spiritual practices, participants will explore techniques to access and utilize their intuitive power. As participants awaken their intuition, they will learn to use their innate wisdom as a tool to navigate life's challenges and move towards self-realization and actualizing harmonious coexistence in their relationship with themselves and others.

Includes:

  • Part 1: 14-hour training (two 1.5-hour online sessions with Geum Ppali + 21 days practice with self-reflection questions)
  • Part 2: 36-hour immersion training
  • Part 3: 10-hour practicum (report 10 coaching practice sessions) + two 1.5-hour sessions with Geum Ppali.
Tuition: $4,500

Also included with each program:

  • A designated coach to guide & support your journey
  • Access video training library & practice modules after the live training

About the Retreat Center

Sedona Mago Center for Well-being and Retreat is located in Northern Arizona, situated on 173-acres of open land in the Coconino National Forest, cradled amongst Sedona’s renowned vortexes and healing red clay rocks. For over 40 years, Sedona Mago has been a destination for healing and transformation.

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Become a Certified Coach

IBE Certification: About Coaching Programs

Participants in the Wisdom Pathways program will receive certification through the IBE Certification program. Upon completion of a specific course (Health Coach, Life Coach, Qigong Instructor, Brain Education Trainer), participants will be certified in the appropriate category. Wisdom Pathways coaches are passionate about promoting health, wellness, and coexistence in the world, and are equipped with a wide range of tools to take action in their communities.

In addition to coaching, Wisdom Pathways Coaches are encouraged to support coexistence projects such as natural healing research, product and media development, and education on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. This network of coaches helps to build a global community dedicated to realizing coexistence in all aspects of life.

IBE Coaching Program is a Coaching certification training provided by the Institute of Brain Education, an Arizona state-approved vocational school that provides professional training programs in Brain Education and Earth Management.

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Additional Benefits

Invitation to the New Humanity Forum

Graduates of the Wisdom Pathways programs will be invited to attend the annual New Humanity Forum. This event will be a creative mix of education, information, and celebration for all Health Coaches and Life Coaches, planned in conjunction with the New Humanity Brain Education Festival in September 2023 at Honors Heaven Retreat & Conference.

Registered participants of the complete course (Components I + II) will be invited to a special dinner gathering and special in-person group training with Ilchi Human Daesunsanim during the Forum.

(Flights & Accommodations to be paid separately by attendees.)

Recommended Reading

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A New Humanity
Embracing Our Responsibility for the Earth

Are we willing to make compromises for the sake of the planet?

In a world brimming with uncertainty and rapid change, visionary author and Body & Brain founder, Ilchi Lee issues an urgent call to action—one that deeply resonates with those who hold the earth’s well-being in their hearts. At the core of this impassioned plea lies the New Humanity Pledge, a movement that underscores the health of the earth and harmonious coexistence as our collective responsibility. It urges each one of us to step beyond our comfort zones and prioritize the greater good over convenience, profit, and power. With fellow Earth Citizens, Ilchi Lee encourages you to embrace the New Humanity Pledge and bring its essence to life.

Order a copy here.

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The Art of Coexistence
How You and I Can Save the World

How can we forge a peaceful and sustainable world amidst our divided times? In "The Art of Coexistence," New York Times bestselling author and Body & Brain founder, Ilchi Lee tackles this urgent question. In collaboration with Steve Kim, Lee unveils vital concepts, principles, and practical methods for cultivating coexistence as the answer—a recognition that every individual, fellow humans, and the Earth are interconnected. By exploring necessary societal, educational, and spiritual changes, the authors lay the philosophical groundwork for building a better world, starting today.

Order a copy here.

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I’ve Decided to Live 120 Years
The Ancient Secret to Longevity, Vitality, and Life Transformation

This captivating book is praised by esteemed authors like Don Miguel Ruiz, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Michael Beckwith, and Dr. Emeran Mayer, establishing itself as the definitive guide to longevity and life mastery. Author Ilchi Lee challenges conventional retirement norms, urging readers to envision an additional 40 or 50 years of life beyond expectations and finding fulfillment. Drawing from personal experiences, impactful stories, Korean wisdom, and cutting-edge research, Lee empowers readers to live passionately and purposefully on a journey to 120 years.

Order a copy here.

Featured Instructors

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Ilchi Lee

Founder of Body & Brain and the Earth Citizen Movement

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Ilchibuko Todd

CEO of Body & Brain

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Byukwoon

Senior Master with over 35 years of experience

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Chungsuk

Senior Master with over 30 years of experience

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ChungHae

Senior Mindfulness Trainer

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Geum Ppali

Executive Director of Earth Citizens Organization

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Hongik

GongSaeng Sunsa

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David Driscoll

National Qigong Trainer

Not all of these instructors will attend every Wisdom Pathways Program.
Availability depends on specific course contents and schedule.

Register for Wisdom Pathways and launch your journey today!

Accommodations not included

Space is Limited

If interested, please contact online@bodynbrain.com

*Prerequisite: must complete Awaken Your Divine Light