{"product_id":"mindful-eye-playful-eye-101-amazing-museum-activities-for-discovery-connection-and-insight","title":"Mindful Eye, Playful Eye","description":"\u003cb\u003eExperience art and design as you've never experienced them before with 101 imaginative, mindfulness-based practices that will engage your senses, open your mind, and transform your next museum visit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Switch off your phone, take a deep breath, and prepare for adventure. \u003ci\u003eMindful Eye, Playful Eye\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers on a thoughtful journey through museums, with 101 practices designed to nurture the development of attention, creativity, and compassion. This book encourages a playful and reflective approach to the museum experience of viewing art, sculptures, fossils, jewelry, aircraft, and more, including suggestions to-\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eImagine an object features prominently in a film or novel. What role does it play in a love story, thriller, and sci-fi?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePose to mirror a piece and consider the sensations that arise.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncounter as many objects as you can while holding your breath.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSwitch between scientific and empathic modes of viewing an object.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Activities include instructions for both individual and partnered exploration. Whether frequenting a favorite museum or exploring an unfamiliar one, this book will enrich solo trips and add a unique element of connection to romantic or friend dates. Practices are divided into 5 categories-\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBody\u003c\/b\u003e- explores how your body responds to museum objects.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVision\u003c\/b\u003e- challenges established visual habits and encourages experimentation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMind\u003c\/b\u003e- focuses on thoughts and feelings that animate your inner world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eImagination\u003c\/b\u003e- encourages you to imagine new ways of being.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAction\u003c\/b\u003e- transforms you into an art maker and performance artist.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The practices can be performed in any museum in the world. \u003ci\u003eMindful Eye, Playful Eye\u003c\/i\u003e empowers museumgoers to encounter museum collections, themselves, and each other with heightened awareness, centeredness, and a sense of unabashed joy.","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Mindful Eye, Playful Eye : 101 Amazing Museum Activities for Discovery, Connection, and Insight","offer_id":46090639868101,"sku":null,"price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-58834-762-6.jpg?v=1776323469","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/mindful-eye-playful-eye-101-amazing-museum-activities-for-discovery-connection-and-insight","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}