The Awe Project - Water is a follow-up to the original program. Just like the original, this consists of five days (Monday through Friday) of various practices and takes place online through the Google Classroom platform in a private, password protected classroom. Google Classroom is accessible on both mobile devices and computers.  

 

Why awe? Experiencing awe is much more important than a sensation, it is also strategic. There are many science-backed benefits of awe that can impact both your professional and personal life.

 

The benefits of awe can include increases in: prosocial behavior, expanding one's sense of time (not feeling rushed), patience, handling the unknown, social connectedness, collaboration, humility, critical thinking, and positive mood.

 

 

 

 

 

The program explained:

 

Participants take part voluntarily and are provided with the access code to the private classroom. The evening prior to the program starting, each participate views a short overview video, introduces themselves to the group, and completes a brief pre-program survey.

 

Each day of the program is structured in a similar manner with both morning and evening practices that take approximately 7-10 minutes to complete each session. For each session, the participate receives an alert from the application when the practices have been posted: 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. respectively for the morning and evening practices. 

 

Participants are asked to complete the morning session prior to noon each day. The morning sessions consists of a one minute breathing practice, watching a short awe-inducing video specific to water, and then answering a question in the classroom application. On certain days the question includes responding to a previous comment made by another participant. 

 

Participants are requested to complete the evening session between when it is posted (6:00 p.m.) and prior to going to bed. The evening session is similarly designed to the morning session: a short awe-inducing video and the participant is asked to answer a question or provide feedback on the video. As part of the evening practices, on certain days it also includes gratitude practices and also a prospection (forward thinking) practice. The purpose of these two practices, which are connected to resilience, is it both looks in the past as well as the future of positive events. 

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Overall Remarks on the Program: 

 

1. It will help you to appreciate the wonders of water, you will learn something new each day and you will be inspired by the actions of some very special people you will learn about in the project and some very special participants.

2. The Awe Project - Water offers a new way to open your eyes to the role of water in our world, how we see it, hear it, touch it and live with it. Water in all its forms plays a significant role in our mental health. It grounds us, brings us closer to others and allows us to reflect on what is important to us. 

3. This was a project of relaxation, wonder, new knowledge, connection, emotions, and of course awe. I really enjoyed the small group. We were connected. Mindfulness and learning at its best.

4. A great way to start and end your day. An opportunity to breathe and reflect. Especially if you are someone who has a hard time with meditation. A few minutes for your self and a chance to explore something outside your box.

5. Take a dive into a program that will captivate and excite you.