Peace Adventurers

2025 has dawned as a year brimming with promise for peace adventurers in a

fresh, new place, but with our ever-constant team. Since September 2024, we have

engaged in meaningful discussions about peace-building, nurturing peaceful

societies, and exploring meditations, yoga, arts and crafts, music, and other tools to

discover the peace within us and around us.

Our January session, titled "Peace Beyond Borders: Understanding Harmony

in Our Country, Society, and the World," featured a fun discussion about the

countries of the world with Tchi Mbouani. Together, children and parents worked on a

puzzle map of the world, identifying different countries and sharing insights about our

origins and what we know about various places. We were a diverse group, hailing

from seven different countries, united in this peaceful activity session. The

exploration of countries seamlessly flowed into a break session filled with fruits and

snacks, which the children thoroughly enjoyed. They were so captivated by the world

map and eager to share their knowledge about different countries that they didn't

want the exploration to end.

Next, we embarked on a magical adventure, a ride on a magic carpet through

a meditation session led by Merope. The session was enchanting for all, from the

youngest to the oldest, as parents and children alike took the time to look inside

themselves. During this session, we wore masks under golden rain, symbolizing

unity as a beautiful golden light—the origin of us all—erasing all differences and

barriers.

After the relaxing and profound meditation, we moved our bodies under the

guidance of Chrisoula, who joined us via Zoom from Greece. This part of the session

was particularly fun, as everyone got to move and mimic each other. We discovered

our elemental natures—water, fire, earth, or wind—and learned to communicate

without words, just through observation and synchronized movement.

Peace Adventurers is a unique series of peace learning events with the

following upcoming dates:

- 22/02 - "Unity in Diversity: Embracing Different Cultures and Opinions for Peace"

- 29/03 - "Peaceful Solutions: Understanding Conflicts, Managing Anger, and

Communicating Kindly"

In conclusion, Peace Adventurers provides a wonderful opportunity for

children and parents to bond, find quiet moments together, and foster closer

relationships. It also equips us with the tools to find peace in this turbulent world and

daily life.

Oksana Torok