Resources and Outputs
Resources and Outputs:
This section of the ZenG website will provide open access to the main resources and outputs developed during the project. The goal is to create a practical online hub where youth workers, educators, youth organisations, mental health professionals, and community stakeholders can access materials that support emotional resilience and mental well-being.
Research and Needs Analysis Report
This report presents the key findings from the research phase, identifying the needs of young people and youth workers in relation to mental health, mindfulness, emotional resilience, and access to support. It guides the project’s educational approach and provide useful insights for organisations working in the youth and well-being sectors.
Educational Material
The educational material includes structured learning content, exercises, and non-formal education activities focused on mindfulness, emotional regulation, stress management, self-awareness, and resilience. These materials supports youth workers in delivering meaningful and accessible mental health education.
Digital Mindfulness Tools
The ZenG Digital Mindfulness Tools provide practical, accessible resources to support young people, youth workers, educators, and youth organisations in developing emotional resilience, mindfulness, and mental well-being.This section includes guided meditation audios, educational videos, mindfulness exercises, and interactive learning resources. The tools are designed for flexible use during workshops, youth activities, individual reflection, or personal well-being practice.These resources are part of the ZenG Mindfulness Toolkit and are intended as well-being and educational materials. They are not a replacement for professional mental health support.
Guided Meditation Audios
These guided audio practices help users pause, breathe, reflect, and reconnect with themselves. They can be used individually or during youth work sessions as short mindfulness practices, session starters, relaxation breaks, or follow-up activities.
1. Morning Focus
Description:
A short grounding meditation to help young people start the day with calm, clarity, and focus.
Suggested use:
Morning practice, workshop opening, study preparation, or personal grounding.
2. Emotional Reset
Description:
A guided practice for moments of stress, emotional tension, or overwhelm. It helps users pause, notice their feelings, and create inner space.
Suggested use:
Stress management, emotional regulation activities, youth support sessions, or personal reflection.
3. Body Awareness Scan
Description:
A calming body scan meditation that guides users to reconnect with different parts of the body and release tension.
Suggested use:
Relaxation breaks, mindfulness workshops, stress reduction, or self-awareness activities.
4. Calm Before Sleep
Description:
A gentle evening practice using slow breathing and calming imagery to support relaxation before sleep.
Suggested use:
Evening relaxation, personal well-being practice, or stress relief after a long day.
5. Loving-Kindness Practice
Description:
A compassion-based mindfulness practice that encourages kindness toward oneself and others.
Suggested use:
Self-acceptance activities, emotional well-being sessions, group reflection, or personal mindfulness practice.
Educational Mindfulness Videos
The ZenG Educational Mindfulness Videos present short, practical mindfulness and emotional regulation techniques for young people, youth workers, educators, and youth organisations.
Each video introduces one simple tool, explains when it can be used, guides viewers through a short practice, and ends with a reflection question. The videos are designed for flexible use during workshops, youth work sessions, training activities, relaxation breaks, or individual well-being practice.
These videos are educational and well-being resources. They do not provide medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice.
This video introduces box breathing, a simple breathing technique that can help users pause, calm the body, and focus attention during stressful moments.
Suggested use:
Before exams, meetings, difficult conversations, stressful messages, or as a short pause during youth work sessions.
Technique covered:
Breathe in for four counts, hold for four counts, breathe out for four counts, and hold again for four counts.
This video presents a grounding exercise that helps users reconnect with the present moment through the five senses.
Suggested use:
When feeling anxious, distracted, overwhelmed, disconnected, or when a group needs a calming activity.
Technique covered:
Notice five things you can see, four things you can feel, three things you can hear, two things you can smell, and one thing you can taste or one slow breath.
This video guides users through a simple body scan practice to notice body sensations, identify tension, and gently reconnect with the body.
Suggested use:
Relaxation breaks, mindfulness workshops, stress reduction activities, or self-awareness exercises.
Technique covered:
Move attention through the body, from the feet to the face, noticing sensations with kindness and curiosity.
This video introduces a simple emotional regulation method that helps users create a pause before responding to stressful or emotionally intense situations.
Suggested use:
Emotional regulation sessions, conflict prevention, peer support activities, youth coaching, or personal reflection.
Technique covered:
Stop, breathe, name the feeling, and choose the next action
Suggested use:
Relaxation breaks, mindfulness workshops, stress reduction activities, or self-awareness exercises.
Technique covered:
Move attention through the body, from the feet to the face, noticing sensations with kindness and curiosity.
This video introduces mindful journaling as a reflection practice that can help users understand their emotions, identify their needs, and choose one supportive action.
Suggested use:
Reflection activities, workshop closing exercises, personal well-being practice, emotional awareness sessions, or youth mentoring.
Technique covered:
Use three reflection prompts: What am I feeling right now? What do I need today? What is one kind action I can take for myself?
Suggested use:
Emotional regulation sessions, conflict prevention, peer support activities, youth coaching, or personal reflection.
Technique covered:
Stop, breathe, name the feeling, and choose the next action
Suggested use:
Relaxation breaks, mindfulness workshops, stress reduction activities, or self-awareness exercises.
Technique covered:
Move attention through the body, from the feet to the face, noticing sensations with kindness and curiosity.
Training Resources
The website will host materials used during the ZenG training activities, allowing participants and interested stakeholders to revisit the content and apply it in their own organisations. These resources will support the replication and adaptation of ZenG practices across Europe.
Dissemination Materials
Visitors will be able to access project newsletters, promotional materials, event information, and other communication resources developed to raise awareness of youth mental health, mindfulness, and emotional resilience.