Transforming Lives,
One Breath at a Time

Deciding to sign my 13-year-old up for a three-day camp with Mindful Space was on the spur of the moment. Dreading to have a naturally sedentary teen growing roots on the TV couch during the June holidays, I was intrigued when I read about Mindful Space's programme, particularly their aerial yoga activity.

Those three days came and went, and as usual, I didn't get a lot of information out of a teen apart from the fact that he had a lot of fun and wasn't bothered by the large age gap with his camp mates.

Then a week later, I received a post-camp message from Mindful Space.

Oh my, it is by far, the most detailed and best post-camp review I’ve ever read. True to their business name, someone took the time and effort to mindfully communicate to me about my child and his time at the camp. Not only was the message kind and thoughtful, but it was definitely on point about what kind of person he is, and the areas in which we can continue to help him flourish.

One of the "wow" moments for my child was how he attempted and succeeded in doing a handstand. To some parents of naturally well-coordinated and active kids, this may not seem like much, but for my child, it was huge. He was so surprised and proud of himself - for trying and overcoming. From the note, I especially love how the teachers were able to identify a huge learning point for him through this activity - there was an acknowledgement of fear, followed by an acceptance of self, before embarking on the actual learning of the technique and continual practice.

In our busy, modern society, many people, including adults, get buried with the "doing" but missed out on the critical stage of "being". Once in a while, we all need to recalibrate and reframe our mindsets so that we can be better equipped to embark on the "handstands of our lives".

I'm also happy to report that my child's posture has improved. When waiting for the bus recently, I noticed he was sitting upright when he would otherwise be hunched up like a little old man.

While Singapore is in no lack of children's holiday camps, life-transforming programmes like these are rare and precious. Thank you so much, Mindful Space.

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I'm so so grateful that I had stumbled upon mindful space when searching for holiday camps for my P1 son. As my son has difficulties in controlling his emotions, I had wanted a camp that was focus on emotion well being. There aren't many kiddos camps around that focus on that. I had first reached out to the instructors to let them know about his situation to see if they are okay to accept my son. Vernessa who I had spoken to was very assuring over the call and welcoming for my son to join the 5 days of camp. Throughout the 5 days of camp, there had been episodes where my son was unable to control his anger and was disruptive to the class, but the instructors were able to understand him at his level and taught him to regulate himself without disrupting of the class. Despite the outbursts, my son still look forward to going to the camp every morning and shares that he enjoys himself. More importantly, he had great takeaways from the camp and had shared with our family - like learning how thoughts and words can be powerful and how if affects our habits and character. My husband and I are also in awe with the level of understanding and care that the instructors have for my child. They provided much insights to my child's behaviour and made many helpful suggestions. Vernessa had also introduced us to a therapist who may assist my child better. The team had also provided a super detailed write up and suggestions 1 to 2 weeks after the camp which is really helpful!

Much as we love our child, his emotions outbursts can be hard to deal with and at times leave us helpless and frustrated. We had started counselling sessions for a few months which had helped initially but seem to be at a standstill for awhile now and seems like we are back to the initial stage of helplessness. Vernessa and her team was able share new perspectives on my son's behaviour and their suggestions becomes our new tools to help our son in regulating his emotions and for that we are really grateful. The detailed observation of our child will not be possible without the love, care and big hearts from team. Kudos to Vernessa and her team for creating this safe and healthy programme and space for the kiddos!

My girl went here for a 3 day mindfulness camp and it was truly transformational. She is a ball of energy, so we were sceptical sending her for three days of seemingly “quite” activities. Yet, it was a hit! She absolutely lived it.  It helped her to reflect on her behaviours and experiences in a very mature manner, she fell in love with aerial yoga and she made some good friends. The experience helped my daughter to feel more in control with her emotions and keen to continuously do better.  The camp was organised in a very thoughtful and professional manner, with attention to detail and amazing follow-up. I would also like to give big compliments for being open and transparent about the emotional challenges they observe my daughter faces. All spot on, with thorough analysis and recommendation. It’s hard to get to the crux of issues, particularly for a young kid in one day. It is even harder, and takes courage and professionalism, to openly share observed issues to the customer at the risk of not having recurring business, but it was handled exceptionally tactful, giving confidence that kids are really in good  hands and with caring hearts here. In addition to great experience and communication during the camp, we also got a comprehensive write-up on observations as well as a good set of photos to keep the good memories. Exceptional jib! Well beyond expectations.

My boy just completed the 1 week mindful space camp. To be honest, he wasn't really looking forward to it initially as he thought it would be boring. After the 1st day, he actually couldn't wait to attend the next day's class!

After the camp, I can tell he is trying very hard to incorporate the values he learnt from the camp into his daily routine. Am very happy to receive a very detailed report of his behaviour and the difficulties he faced and how he managed to overcome those during the camp. It helps me to understand my child a little bit better too. There were also suggestions on how we could further support our child in areas that he is not strong in. The trainers are all very friendly and approachable too.

I'm very glad I came across this camp. My child had alot of fun and he learnt alot. We could actually see a difference in his behaviour in the short span of 5 days. Thank you and please continue doing what you do!