Cognitive Skills By Design
AWARENESS • INTUITION • POSSIBILITY
What if seeing is only one way of knowing?
Mindsight training invites children to quiet the outside world, turn their attention inward, and explore the natural awareness already within them.
Through playful, guided exercises, children are encouraged to approach perception, intuition, and possibility with curiosity and confidence.
There may be more to perception than what we experience through the five senses.
What is Mindsight?
Mindsight is a guided practice that encourages children to explore focused awareness and intuitive perception.
Using playful exercises involving colors, images, movement, and focused attention, children practice quieting distractions and noticing how they receive information from within.
The experience is not about forcing a particular result. It is an invitation to explore, experiment, and discover what may be possible.
Dr. Brooke Soto demonstrating a Mindsight training exercise.
Confidence
Children are given space to experiment, trust their impressions, and become more comfortable with their own inner guidance.
Focus
Exercises encourage children to quiet distractions, become present, and strengthen their ability to focus their attention.
Awareness
Mindsight invites children to notice subtle information, explore intuitive perception, and approach the world with greater curiosity.
Mindsight invites children to notice subtle information, explore intuitive perception, and approach the world with greater curiosity.
Awareness beyond the exercise
Mindsight is not simply about completing an activity. It is about helping children become more aware of their attention, instincts, and relationship with the world around them.
That awareness may be explored through quiet exercises, creative activities, movement, and play. The goal is to create a supportive space where curiosity can unfold naturally.
Meet Laurie Carty
Laurie Carty is the founder of Cognitive Skills By Design and a certified Mindsight practitioner.
Her work is rooted in the belief that children possess tremendous inner potential when they are given the freedom, encouragement, and supportive space to explore it.
Laurie approaches each child with patience, warmth, and an open mind. Her goal is to make the Mindsight experience feel welcoming and engaging while helping children develop greater trust in their own awareness.
What to Expect
01. Connect
Laurie begins by speaking with the parent or guardian, answering questions, and learning more about the child.
02. Explore
Children are introduced to Mindsight through supportive, age-appropriate exercises designed to feel playful and engaging.
03. Discover
Each child is encouraged to explore at their own pace, without pressure to produce a particular result.
FAQs
Laurie can help determine whether Mindsight training is appropriate for your child during your initial conversation.
No. Each child responds differently, and progress may unfold in different ways. Mindsight training emphasizes exploration rather than a guaranteed outcome.
Contact Laurie for current session options, availability, and location information.
Laurie will explain any materials that may be used and what your child will need before training begins.
Curious about what your child may discover?
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609-346-4997
cspmiracles@gmail.com
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Cognitive Skills By Design
Helping children explore awareness, intuition, and possibility.
Laurie Carty
609-346-4997
cspmiracles@gmail.com
Mindsight training is an educational and personal-development experience. It is not medical care, therapy, or a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment.
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