{"id":3477,"date":"2025-03-19T17:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/edst\/?p=3477"},"modified":"2025-03-19T17:48:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:48:12","slug":"edst-well-being-series-mindfulness-with-mahfida-march-flower-bouquet-making-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/edst\/2025\/03\/19\/edst-well-being-series-mindfulness-with-mahfida-march-flower-bouquet-making-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"EDST Well-Being Series: Mindfulness with Mahfida \u2013 March Flower Bouquet Making Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This month\u2019s March Mindfulness<\/strong> event, hosted by the EDST Graduate Academic Assistants (GAA), was a resounding success! The Flower Bouquet Making Workshop<\/strong> quickly reached full capacity and even had a waitlist\u2014highlighting the incredible enthusiasm from students and staff alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the first time, staff members also joined the event, making it a truly inclusive and enriching experience for the entire EDST community. The joy was palpable, as captured in the event photos\u2014smiling faces, creative floral arrangements, and a sense of peace and relaxation filled the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One participant shared, “This is the best event\u2014it was so therapeutic. It took all my stress away!”<\/em> This sentiment resonated with many attendees, as the workshop provided a much-needed break from academic pressures, allowing everyone to focus on mindfulness and self-care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mindfulness with Mahfida: A Monthly Journey to Well-Being<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Each month, Mindfulness with Mahfida<\/strong> offers a unique theme and activity aimed at promoting mental well-being through creative and reflective exercises. From arts and crafts, mindful eating, meditation, breathing exercises, gratitude journalling,<\/strong> and more, these sessions help participants integrate mindfulness into their daily lives, enhancing both academic and professional success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We encourage everyone\u2014students, faculty, and staff\u2014to join us in future sessions. If you missed this one, don\u2019t worry! Stay tuned for next month\u2019s event, and be sure to sign up early!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2728\u2728Check out the event photos below and see the happiness for yourself!\u2728\u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The March Mindfulness event was a sold-out success, bringing together students, faculty, and staff for a therapeutic and joyful flower bouquet-making workshop that left everyone smiling and stress-free!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85465,"featured_media":3478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,97],"tags":[45,107,111,101,112,44,98,100],"class_list":["post-3477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-posts","category-edst-well-being-series","tag-edst","tag-educational-studies","tag-flower-bouquet-making","tag-graduate","tag-mahfida","tag-ubc","tag-well-being","tag-workshop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/edst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/edst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/edst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/edst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85465"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/edst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3477"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/edst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3497,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/edst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3477\/revisions\/3497"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/edst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/edst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/edst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/edst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}