The Create & Color Guided Meditation for Kids 5-12

• Introduction (2-min)
• Settling in + Breath Exercise (2-min)
• The Create & Color Guided Meditation (20-min)
• Free Create (3 minutes)
• Finding your feeling word + final thoughts (2-min)

This MindTravel Create & Color experience is led by MindTravel creator Murray Hidary.

Murray is an artist, composer, certified meditation teacher and entrepreneur. His purpose-driven approach is at the heart of his business success, acclaim as a visual artist and global recognition as a musician. 

Ever pushing boundaries and guided by a strong desire to help people of all ages find their purpose, Murray created the immersive musical experience: MindTravel. 

Over the past five years, Murray has created over 500 MindTravel experiences for over 100,000 people in cities from Los Angeles to London, Paris to Pittsburgh, Berlin to Boulder and now he’s thrilled to bring the inspirational power of music and creativity to kids through The MindTravel Create & Color Guided Meditation.

• We will be coloring while listening to piano music 
• We will be learning about (and practicing!) mindfulness
• We will open up to our feelings and thoughts by exploring sound, color and the world around us in a whole new way
• We will do everything together free from judgement and with love.

• Your coloring book page (print one of the options provided, or use one you have at home)
• Coloring supplies (crayons, colored pencils, markers or pastels are all great options)
• Any electronic device (phone, laptop, computer, or tablet) where you can follow the activity from a screen.
• Your favorite quiet space to be creative
• Headphones if you like

• 15-minutes to prepare: gather supplies (crayons, paints or coloring pencils + printed color page OR coloring book), download + set-up the audio program, set-up coloring space.
• 30-minutes for the The MindTravel Create & Color Guided Meditation experience

MindTravel is proud to offer this program free of charge. We’ve partnered with experts in psychology from Columbia University, and together have researched, developed and tested the MindTravel Color and Create Guided Meditation for Kids to create the most valuable experience possible.

To allow for the greatest access and benefit to families, teachers and kids all over the world, we are thrilled to offer it at no cost to you through the support of The MindTravel Foundation.

Murray Hidary is a multi-disciplinary artist, composer, meditation teacher and tech pioneer. His purpose-driven approach is at the heart of his business success, acclaim as a visual artist and global recognition as a musician. Ever pushing boundaries and guided by a strong desire to help people find their purpose, Murray is now focused on touring his immersive musical experience MindTravel across the globe. Over the past five years, Murray has created over 500 MindTravel experiences for over 100,000 people in cities from Los Angeles to London, Paris to Pittsburgh, Berlin to Boulder; in venues such as Lincoln Center, The Theater at the Ace Hotel, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Grace Cathedral, and The National Arts Club.

Murray created the first MindTravel experience in 2013. He invited a group to his living room for a live performance of his provocative, improvisational, real-time compositions at the piano and then asked them what they thought of the experience. Moved by their emotional response and the power of music to take the group on a deep inner journey, he moved forward to bring it to the world.

Growing up playing music since he was five years old, Murray knew he wanted to be a composer by the time he was in high school. He also began a deep inner journey of discovery as a teenager that led him to study eastern philosophy, Zen Buddhism and other wisdom traditions. His composing became deeply influenced by these teachings and he began to fuse the two into a personal reflective practice at the piano. This practice inspired him to discover great insights and provided healing through profound personal loss, grief and life's tribulations. It became a voice he used to connect to his higher sense of purpose. A musical language and journey continued to emerge and evolve. He called it MindTravel.

MindTravel brings together Murray's passions for contemporary classical music, visual art, theoretical physics and wisdom traditions. They are the four pillars of an integrated experience that seeks to explore an understanding of the universe at both the visible and hidden levels.

Learn more about Murray Hidary at www.murrayhidary.com.

Ewelina Swierad, PhD, is a Research Scientist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She studied Psychology at Columbia University in New York City, University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, and the University of Warsaw, Poland.

Ewelina’s research interests involve a hybrid of psychology, public health, music, social justice, and innovation. Much of her work has focused on examining factors that predict willingness to adapt and engage in healthy behaviors. She is passionate about the role of multidisciplinary fields, media, arts, and music in effective health education and behavior change. Together with Dr. Olajide Williams, she has developed the Multisensory Multilevel Health Education Model – a theoretical framework focused on innovative, culturally sensitive, and evidence-based health education. Ewelina is a recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship. She also received the Innovative Leader in Magazine Media Award from Yale University for her work on Lifelab – a project that focuses on bringing the science of psychology from academia to the general public.

In her free time, Ewelina enjoys immersing herself in the cultural landscape of NYC – jazz, ballet, museums, and random science lectures. And this exploration informs her work. She regularly turns to nature for comfort and inspiration too.