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Our youth-group mindfulness training empowers young voices for greater communities
What is mindfulness for youth organisations?
Young & Mindful is looking for opportunities to educate the young people you support through mindfulness.
Through our 14-week course, we can teach them how to enjoy ownership and responsibility of their own wellbeing, thereby creating a lasting and vital life skill for healthy and happy relationships.
Transforming young minds
Chapter 1
Rabbits in headlights
Youth organisation participants often start off hesitant and reserved, facing the unknowns of growing up and societal pressures. Mindfulness introduces a means to ground themselves amidst these challenges.
Chapter 2
Exiting comfort zones
Through mindfulness, participants are encouraged to step up and engage with their inner world, sharing and discovering personal and collective aspirations within a supportive environment.
Chapter 3
From fear to freedom
As a result of the mindfulness journey, those who commit develop the confidence to express themselves and contribute to their community, fostering a sense of shared growth and understanding.
Explore the youth organisation mindfulness journey
What are the actual steps involved along the way? Discover the process youth organisation members go through on their mindfulness journey.
1: Discovering ones potential
We begin by teaching all participants about their mind and body. We introduce mindfulness techniques and exercises from the very beginning, such as quite and slow time.
2: Building strong relationships
We let participants connect and build a relationship with us at their own pace. A relationship that dismantles hierarchy. Together, we share lived experiences, interests, and stories.
3: Listening, feeling, & expressing
Participants explore their more inquisitive side. They begin asking questions and share what they’re going through. And most importantly, they develop compassionate listening skills.
4: Discovering happiness
We ask everyone what makes them happy and satisfied. We then collectively discuss empathy, love, and how we can work together to achieve happiness and satisfaction.
5: Finding balance
Life isn’t all sunshine and roses. We learn to cultivate gratitude and appreciation so that everyone can find peace and return to a place of comfort, even at the toughest of times.
6: Reflective practice
Participants reflect on what they’ve learned in the past 14 weeks. They take on skills to solve new problems together, and how they can share their results with others.
What’s included in our mindfulness courses?
14 weekly sessions
We arrange 14 flexible workshop sessions that fit into your youth organisation’s timetable. We’re confident participants will love joining in on these sessions.
Meditation exercises
The meditation exercises and mindfulness techniques we teach are often shared with close friends and family members. We see them as lifelong tools.
A personal book of life
Journaling is for everyone. We work with all participants to create a ‘Book of Life’. This book can be used to help develop a more holistic self-understanding.
Online library access
During our mindfulness course semester, we give ongoing access to our additional resources. You retain access for 3 months, after the course is completed.
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Frequently asked questions
Our courses are priced at £12 per session, per head. With a capacity of 10-15 participants over a 6 or 14-week period. That’s roughly £720 – £2,520. If required, we can help you acquire mindfulness funding.
We have a range of mindfulness courses suitable for all ages. When working with youth groups with diverse ages between 7 – 18 years old. We recommend splitting participants into the following age clusters:
- 7-10
- 11-14
- 15-18
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2 Yam staff go to teach our sessions. Additional staff are not required. We ask additional staff members to participate and learn from the course. This is to develop an awareness of the needs around the material.
Our youth organisation sessions run best with 10 – 12 participants.
In youth organisations, we deliver 90 minutes of mindfulness.
We can deliver all of our courses in English & Welsh.
They will take place at your community youth centre. We cater to all youth organisations in North Wales, and can work with certain places in the surrounding areas.
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After completing our school mindfulness courses, you’ll receive 3-months access to our resource library. We also offer a drop-in session a few weeks after the course ends, where we can provide additional support.
Anyone is welcome to take part in our mindfulness sessions.
- During school term time: 16:00 – 20:00
- During school holidays: 08:00 – 20:00
No budget for mindfulness training? We can help.
Contact us today to see how we can support your youth organisation through our mindfulness fundraising programme.