Experiencing Consciousness & What’s Actually Possible

When children are given space to explore consciousness directly, unbelievable moments happen.

Not because they’re forced or trained—but because these capacities already exist beneath the surface. As perception expands and curiosity leads, kids begin experiencing reality in ways that surprise even them: heightened awareness, moments of real magic, and sudden shifts in what they thought was possible.

The Quantum Kids Laboratory is a place where those moments aren’t dismissed or explained away. They’re explored, grounded, and integrated—so children can experience the extraordinary while staying connected to their bodies, their families, and everyday life.

Discovering What They’re Actually Capable Of

When kids are allowed to explore their abilities directly, things escalate quickly.

Telepathy stops being an idea and starts becoming an experience. Focus turns into influence. Intuition sharpens. Perception widens. Kids begin doing things that surprise them — and then they want to try again.

In the Quantum Kids Laboratory, abilities like telepathy, blindfold perception, intention, energy awareness, and interaction with the unseen aren’t treated as fantasy. They’re explored through practice, play, and real experimentation.

This is where kids start to realize something important:
they are far more capable than they were ever told.

And once that realization lands, confidence follows naturally.

When the Extraordinary Starts Showing Up Everywhere

The most interesting part isn’t what happens during the practices.

It’s what starts happening after.

Kids begin noticing patterns, synchronicities, and moments of real magic woven into everyday life. They experience stronger connection to nature, clearer intuition, deeper emotional awareness, and a sense that the world is responsive rather than random.

This work doesn’t pull kids out of reality — it brings them more fully into it.

Magic stops being something imagined and starts becoming something lived: in relationships, in creativity, in confidence, and in how kids move through the world.

That’s when the biggest shifts tend to happen — quietly, naturally, and often when no one is trying.

Hey, I’m Derek Loudermilk 👋

I’m a dad of three, a lifelong experimentalist, and someone who’s always been curious about what happens when we try things and pay attention.

That curiosity has taken me all over the world as a professional adventurer — and into all kinds of experiments, big and small. Sometimes I start with a loose idea, sometimes I don’t. Sometimes it’s playful, sometimes it’s weird. Like recently, when I slept overnight in a snow cave just to notice how it might affect dreaming.

That’s been my approach for as long as I can remember: explore, notice, adjust, repeat.

Over the years, this curiosity turned into an ongoing project I call Metaphysical Quest, where I’ve explored over 100 different practices related to perception, focus, awareness, intuition, and human experience. I also host The Derek Loudermilk Show, a long-running podcast where I have conversations with explorers, scientists, creators, and thinkers about curiosity, consciousness, and what’s possible when we step outside the usual boxes.

Some of my favorite explorations haven’t happened in remote places, though.

They’ve happened with kids.

Through playful, in-person programs often affectionately called Jedi Training Camps, I began creating low-stakes spaces where kids could play with focus, imagination, attention, perception, and confidence — just to see what it feels like. No pressure. No expectations. Just curiosity and fun.

What became obvious very quickly is that kids are natural explorers. They don’t need to be told what to think — they thrive when they’re given space to experiment, ask questions, and trust their own experience.

That’s where Quantum Kids Laboratory comes from.

This is a place for curiosity, play, and discovery. We try things. We notice what happens. We laugh when experiments surprise us. And we stay open to possibility.

As a parent first, my goal is simple:
to create a space that’s fun, safe, age-appropriate, and rooted in curiosity —
where kids can explore what’s possible without pressure or performance.

Think of Quantum Kids as a laboratory, not a classroom.
Wonder encouraged. Curiosity required.

Hi, I’m Joia Holman 👋

I’m an educator, wildlife biologist, artist, and mama — and at heart, a lifelong learner who believes the best learning happens through direct experience, curiosity, and relationship with the world around us.

My path has taken me across the globe, working in museums, aquariums, nature centers, and remote ecosystems, and even at sea. I served as a science specialist and crew member with the Polynesian Voyaging Society aboard Hōkūleʻa, navigating the Earth by the stars through the ancient practice of wayfinding — a way of learning rooted in observation, intuition, and trust in the natural world.

Alongside my scientific training, I completed a four-year training in energy healing in Hawaiʻi, which deepened my understanding of learning as something lived and felt, not just taught. Over time, these threads came together into a simple truth: children learn best when they feel safe, grounded, and free to explore.

Much of my most meaningful work has been with kids — creating gentle, supportive spaces where curiosity leads, questions are welcome, and exploration unfolds at each child’s own pace.

That’s what I bring to Quantum Kids Laboratory.

As a parent and educator, my intention is to help create a space where children feel connected — to nature, to themselves, and to the unseen possibilities that emerge when we slow down and pay attention.

Think of this as learning that’s alive, relational, and rooted in wonder.

Hi, I’m Liz Connors 👋

I’m a coach, guide, and lifelong explorer of human potential — and I especially love helping kids reconnect with their curiosity, confidence, and sense of possibility.

I’ve been coaching and mentoring children since 1996, beginning with sports and leadership programs and evolving over the years into more holistic, curiosity-driven approaches. My career has spanned many worlds, including tourism, public relations, and technology, all of which have shaped how I understand people, communication, and growth.

In 2017, a profound personal experience shifted my perspective on life and deepened my relationship with intuition, presence, and energy. That turning point led me to found LovesToGather, where my work blends transformational coaching, intuitive development, and energy-based practices — or as I like to call it, “con-soul-ting”: meeting people exactly where they are, with care and curiosity.

What I’m most known for is helping people uncover their own strengths — their “superpowers.” With kids, that means creating emotionally safe, supportive environments where exploration is playful, pressure-free, and led by curiosity rather than expectation.

I’ve had the honor of sharing the stage with teachers and thought leaders like Mary Morrissey, Darren Martin, and Adam Apollo, and I continue to be inspired by the richness of the human experience and the intelligence that emerges when we slow down and listen.

That’s why I’m so excited to be a co-founder of Quantum Kids Laboratory.

Here, my role is to help hold a grounded, welcoming space where children (and parents) feel supported as they explore perception, intuition, and possibility — at their own pace, in their own way.