Mind and Nature

This reflective workshop is designed to explore coping through creativity, and it offers participants practical tools to navigate the emotional challenges we face every day. No artistic background is required—just a willingness to explore, express, and connect.

In this workshop, we will explore the Cognitive Triangle, a concept that highlights the interconnected relationship between our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. We will examine how our thoughts influence our emotions, how those emotions shape our actions, and how our actions, in turn, reinforce our thoughts— creating a continuous cycle that can be shifted through awareness and intention. We will try different breathing techniques for intervention, focusing on ways to avoid the repetition of processes. Besides this, we will focus on how to become aware of our own thoughts and recognize them in order to prevent the repetition of processes. In addition, we will discuss the simple artistic technic that everyone can create with materials from nature and emphasize how through art we can become more aware of our thoughts.

MIELI Without Borders is grassroots, migrant-led organization that is dedicated to destigmatizing and spreading awareness about migrant-mental health through community action. Check us out --> mieliwithoutborders.fi

MIITTI organizes groups, workshops, courses, and events to support mental health and well-being. Our community loves music, dance, food, conversations, languages, stories, art, movement, culture, and different opinions. We work for equality, diversity, and human commonness, and believe that connection is a key for overcoming prejudice. Check out MIITTI --> https://www.meetup.com/miitti1/

I’m Banafshe, a professional in psychology and education with years of experience in community support. I deeply believe that in our fast-paced world, we all need space, guidance, and connection to thrive and live more fully. Through the Mind and Nature workshop, I aim to create a supportive and enriching environment where we can come together, learn from one another, and reconnect—with ourselves, each other, and the natural world. This workshop is a space to slow down, reflect, and grow—together

Mahsa Khoshnejad is in her final year of social services studies. With a strong background in art and creativity, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Art and, has led many art workshops for groups like MIELI Without Borders and other community organizations.

For over 12 years, Mahsa worked as a nursery nurse in an English-language daycare, where she enjoyed doing art and craft projects with the kids, helping them express themselves and have fun.

Last summer, she volunteered with a London charity that runs art courses for adults with mental health challenges. Through this experience, Mahsa saw firsthand how creative activities can help people feel more connected and supported.

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