Youth pioneers

As part of the Meditation for Life’s Chaos 9 Day Meditation Program, Barnoor covers the topic "The Mental Health" for Day 1 of the program.

Mental health includes emotional well-being, psychological well-being and social well-being.
Youth with mental health issues may face challenges in their homes, school, community, and interpersonal relationships.

You may have no friends. You may feel alone most of the time. You may feel things are hard and take a lot of time. You may feel it difficult to be disciplined and better. You may feel the worry of being responsible. You may feel social media is placing you in a toxic head space where you think everyone is having fun and is living their perfect lives. You may have relationship problems. You may have no one to listen to you.

I, Barnoor Kaur, on the behalf of UNESCO BMW, is there for you in the issues that affect you. I am there for you as a friend, always trying to help you out to make things easier. It's okay to be messy and irresponsible sometimes. It's okay if you think you don't have the best life. I'm there to listen to you.

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As part of the Meditation for Life’s Chaos 9 Day Meditation Program, Tanya covers the topic "The Essence of Ethics" for Day 2 of the program.

Values are essential ideas that influence or motivate people's attitudes and behaviours. They aid us in determining our priorities.

Values are the characteristics we choose to embody to guide our actions; they describe the type of person we want to be, how we treat ourselves and others, and how we interact with the world around us. They lay out the groundwork for good behaviour. Ethics is only possible if you have values. Human acts and their choices are the subject of ethics. These behaviours, as well as the beliefs that underpin them, are evaluated by ethics. It chooses which values should be pursued and which should be avoided.

Kendall Cotton Bronk, an associate professor of psychology, researched young adults and their life goals. She discovered that merely talking about what is important to young people increased their sense of purpose. Even though her study was based on a 45-minute talk in a lab, parents and mentors may help adolescents identify and think more thoroughly about their values, interests, and worries by encouraging them to identify and think more deeply about their values, interests, and issues. Teens who have developed a core set of values will have a foundation to make safe, solid choices when they are on their own and cannot rely on a parent to guide the “right” choiceey aid us in determining our priorities.

Teens who have developed a core set of values will have a foundation to make safe, solid choices when they are on their own and cannot rely on a parent to guide the “right” choice.

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As part of the Meditation for Life’s Chaos 9 Day Meditation Program, Pranathi covers the topic "The Transition age " for Day 3 of the program.

Teenage years can be a hard time for all of us. Our bodies start changing, we get so may more responsibilities both in and outside of school, and our emotions start taking control over us.

We don’t understand where we fit in, whether we’re still kids or should act like adults. We try so many things to find out where we belong, and some of those may end up getting us in trouble. But remember, you are not alone. About 1 billion other people around the world are going through this too.

And it’s just a phase. Nothing lasts forever, this, too, will eventually end. If we listen to our inner voice, the one we know is telling us the right thing to do, we all have the potential to emerge as strong, confident adults.

So, join us, UNESCO BMW, in our journey to empower youth and promote world peace! The more people work together, the bigger of an impact we can make together.

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As part of the Meditation for Life’s Chaos 9 Day Meditation Program, Dev covers the topic "The Health and Nutrition " for Day 4 of the program.

Nutrition is a basic human need and a prerequisite for healthy life. Good nutrition is essential in keeping current and future generations of Americans healthy across the lifespan.

People with healthy eating patterns live longer and are at lower risk for serious health problems such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. For people with chronic diseases, healthy eating can help manage these conditions and prevent complications.

Human beings need adequate energy to carry out their daily routine physical work, maintain body temperature, metabolic activity and to support growth.

Energy requirement of an individual is based on daily energy expenditure. It is also dependent on age, body weight, level of physical activity, growth and physical status.

Adolescents require more energy for healthy growth. Adequate nutrition is required for adequate energy in our body.
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Is it easy, nowadays with all the media pushing toward "perfect image", being truthful to our-self? We feel so fragile with this not reality, but is there any choice?

 

As part of the Meditation for Life’s Chaos 9 Day Meditation Program, Sara covers the topic "The Positive Youth Development " for Day 6 of the program.

Hello all, I want to tell you about letting go and how to love yourself. I know that we all have our own little problems in life and I'm not telling you to get over it.

Trust me, I've held grudges, gone into deep depression and I have even fallen down the rabbit hole of self-pity.

However, recently, I've learned some things to boost my own well-being and self-love.
Here are some tips: 1. going outside, getting that vitamin D, can really help you in many different ways. 2. exercising is a little know way to reduce your depression and gain more self-confidence. 3. Journaling, is a great way to get your emotions and thoughts out.

Plus, you can do it without other people knowing your secrets, thoughts or emotions. Now, to gain self-love, I'd suggest finding something that will give you purpose whether that may be a job, volunteering, or going to school.

Just find something that will fill your time and is good for your soul. Be yourself, because you will attract like-minded people, and believe it or not, being social can really help your mental health.

All of these suggestions can and will help you feel better, but you don't have to do ALL of them at once. Don't overwhelm yourself. If you do, you'll be more likely to give up and start to go backwards again.

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As part of the Meditation for Life’s Chaos 9 Day Meditation Program, Nikhi covers the topic "The Youth Opportunity " for Day 7 of the program.

Hello, I am Nikhil Agarwal, and I am a student at Independence Highschool.

Ever since I was young, I have always had a desire to become a medical doctor. However, being able to be admitted into medical colleges is extremely difficult, some colleges even require aspiring students to attain well over 450 hours of medical volunteering.

Although medical volunteering hours are a great opportunity for students to be exposed to the environment, they may one-day be working in, students need to realize the significance of these volunteering opportunities.

They are not simply numbers you track in a log book so you can one day submit them to colleges and the admission board, but instead gaining insight and experience from these volunteering opportunities is the main goal.

Volunteering for UNESCO BMW is one of the opportunities I had which gave me more confidence and self-esteem which allowed me to believe I am capable of taking on more responsibility and work.

Being self-aware of my goal and interest allows me not only to prepare for the rigors of school work, but also allow me to envision possible future jobs.

However, it is through meditation which allows me to pursue this goal. Being self-aware of one’s capabilities and limits allow us to make decisions which enable us to go further in life.

Meditation has helped with this as it allows me to have a more concentrated attention to carefully think through important decisions, but also helps me relax and stay calm even through stressful periods in which school gets excessively difficult.

And it is only through meditation which allows me to stay focused and aware of my plan of moving forward into medicine.

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As part of the Meditation for Life’s Chaos 9 Day Meditation Program, Akula covers the topic "The Bullyism " for Day 8 of the program.
What is Bullying?

Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing or threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate. Bullying has the following three criterias:

(1) Hostile intent, A bully intends to hurt another individual either physically, verbally, mentally or emotionally.
(2) Imbalance of power. Those who usually bully come from a perceived higher position of power, such as those who are bigger, stronger, or perceived to be popular.
(3) Repetition over a period of time, it's usually a pattern of behaviour rather than an isolated incident.

How can one help prevent bullying?
1. Educate yourself. Once you know what bullying is, you will be able to identify it more easily, and whether it is happening to you or someone else.
2. Parents should talk openly and frequently to their children. Parents should talk to their children about bullying, which may help the child open up about their experiences regarding it. Check in with your children daily and ask about their time at school and their activities online, inquiring not only about their classes and activities, but also about their feelings.
3. Help your child be a positive role model. There are three parties to bullying: the victim, the perpetrator, and the bystander. Even if children are not victims of bullying, they can prevent bullying by being inclusive, respectful and kind to their peers. If they witness bullying, they can stick up for the victim, offer support, and/or question bullying behaviors.
4. Be kind and respectful towards others. You should treat others the way you would like to be treated.

 

As part of the Meditation for Life’s Chaos 9 Day Meditation Program, Kelowna covers the topic "The Family & Community Engagement " for Day 9 of the program.

The best help young people can get from their family is being listened!

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