Welcome to Mind Explorers: Adventures in Awareness! This is a fun journey for curious kids aged 7 and up. Get ready to explore the amazing world inside your mind through exciting games and activities.
You’ll start by learning simple ways to be mindful and enjoy the present moment. As you continue, you’ll discover more about who you are beyond just your name or labels. You’ll learn how to understand and manage your feelings, making it easier to handle big emotions.
On this adventure, you’ll use your senses to experience the world in new and exciting ways. You’ll spark your imagination and creativity, thinking outside the box and having lots of fun. You’ll also learn cool relaxation techniques to help you feel calm and peaceful.
At the end of your journey, you’ll bring everything together in a special activity that helps you simply be your true self.
Every step is an adventure that brings you closer to understanding yourself and the world around you. So let’s start exploring and unlock the incredible potential within you!
Purpose: Build basic skills in paying attention and understanding different senses and experiences. Help learners notice their thoughts and feelings in the present moment, while developing the ability to focus and observe their own experiences.
Create a foundation for understanding how our minds work through simple, engaging activities.
Blending sensory experiences into one delicious gulp of consciousness.
Developing mindfulness and body awareness by focusing on the breath.
Experiencing the world with a beginner’s mind, like a newborn.
Observing the natural flow of thoughts without judgment.
Shifting focus from specific sensations to a broader awareness.
Practicing shifting focus between narrow and wide perspectives.
Reflecting the world with non-judgmental awareness.
Being present without strain, resting in the calm of pure awareness.
Observing thoughts, emotions, and sensations with curiosity and acceptance.
Creating a Zen Zapper to release stress in a playful way.
Purpose: Explore who we are beyond just our names and labels. Develop understanding of how we think about ourselves and how these thoughts can change.
Help learners see the many different parts that make up who they are, while building confidence in self-discovery.
Exploring identity beyond names through self-reflection.
Visualizing adding and erasing words to “I am” to explore self-definition.
Peeling back layers of being to embrace the complexity of existence.
Visualizing a magical slide to explore the origin of the sense of self.
Exploring how we know we exist by focusing on the felt sense of presence.
Purpose: Learn to recognize and understand different emotions in ourselves and others. Develop healthy ways to handle feelings, especially strong ones.
Build skills in emotional awareness and learn strategies to stay balanced when emotions feel overwhelming.
Exploring and expressing emotions through mental art.
Investigating moods and befriending emotions.
Expanding awareness beyond overwhelming emotions to gain perspective.
Embracing non-judgment and the power of forgiveness.
Navigating past regrets and future anxieties to find the present moment.
Creating a mental surface where thoughts can’t stick.
Harnessing relaxation, acceptance, and awareness (breezling superpowers).
Letting go of intentions and surrendering to the present moment.
Cultivating compassion for oneself and others, understanding everyone is doing their best.
Exploring connections between objects, thoughts, and self to understand interconnectedness.
Purpose: Explore how we experience the world through our senses and how our brain makes sense of this information. Develop deeper awareness of sight, sound, touch, and other sensations.
Understand how our minds create our experience of reality through our senses.
Expanding self-perception by exploring the body in new ways.
Discovering the inner landscape of sensations beneath the face.
Transforming surroundings into a canvas of shapes, textures, and colors.
Experiencing the external world from an internal perspective.
Imagining the mind as a 3-D projector shaping experiences.
Purpose: Develop understanding of how others think and feel, and how we’re all connected to each other. Learn to see situations from different perspectives and build caring relationships.
Explore how our actions affect others and how we can support each other.
Exploring the world through the eyes of others to develop empathy.
Discovering the interconnectedness of the universe at a fundamental level.
Exploring the interplay between individual experiences and unified awareness.
Understanding interconnectedness through abstract concepts.
Flipping between being the perceiver and the perceived to explore consciousness.
Purpose: Deepen understanding of how our minds work and how we experience the world. Explore the nature of thoughts and awareness itself.
Learn advanced techniques for understanding our inner experiences and how our minds create our reality.
Shifting perspective from thoughts to the background of awareness.
Diving into awareness to find the jewel of consciousness.
Exploring the nature of awareness and whether it’s a constant presence.
Uncovering the silent canvas upon which thoughts arise.
Distinguishing between direct experience and perceptions influenced by thoughts.
Spotting signs of mental sleepwalking and practicing instant awakening.
Transforming inner dialogue into an enigmatic foreign tongue.
Exploring the wild nature of thoughts and imagination.
Purpose: Use creative thinking to explore new ways of seeing and understanding our experiences. Develop skills in innovative problem-solving through mindful awareness.
Connect imagination with mindfulness to enhance both creative and mental abilities.
Engaging in imaginative games to explore the inner landscape.
Playing with thoughts to discover mental non-attachment.
Seeing the world as an abstract canvas.
Shifting awareness to experience the world internally.
Imagining the unity of all experiences.
Purpose: Develop better understanding of the connection between body and mind. Learn techniques for relaxation and stress relief through body awareness.
Build skills in recognizing and responding to physical sensations and needs.
Using the Zen Zapper to release tension in body and mind.
Focusing on the breath to develop body awareness.
Exploring the body to expand self-perception.
Combining relaxation, acceptance, and awareness.
Purpose: Bring together all the skills learned throughout the program in a natural, effortless way. Practice being present without trying too hard, and discover how all the different parts of mindfulness can work together naturally. Learn to rest in simple awareness while using the tools from earlier lessons when needed.
This final experience helps cement the journey from structured practices to natural, everyday mindfulness.
Discovering the art of effortless presence and pure awareness, bringing together all the lessons and experiences from the program.
Remember, at QMAK, we don’t just teach; we empower. We don’t just inform; we inspire. We don’t just question; we act. Become a Gold Member, and let’s unlock your child’s full potential, one question at a time.