On 15^th October, 2025, Moon Chun Memorial College, University of Macau invited students to take a pause from their fast-paced academic lives through a unique wellness experience: Mindful Linner, an experiential workshop that blended mindfulness, raw vegetarian diet, and sensory awareness. Its aim was to integrate eating and cooking into daily life through a mindful attitude and approach, allowing participants to reconnect with their inner selves and attentively experience each moment of life.

The workshop began with an introduction to the “Raw Vegetarian Diet” by two instructors from  Tranquil, Ms. Vincy Che and Ms. Stephanie Chu. This diet emphasizes a return to nature and vitality. The instructors demonstrated how to prepare beginner-friendly raw vegetarian dishes, allowing participants to personally experience the cooking process with a mindful attitude. Through vivid sensory engagement, they explored the texture, aroma, and transformation of ingredients, rebuilding their connection with food.

Following this, the instructors guided participants through a mindful eating exercise, encouraging them to savor the raw vegetarian dishes slowly, awaken their five senses, become self-aware, and experience the peace and joy that mindfulness brings. The workshop also incorporated sound healing with singing bowls, helping participants relax physically and mentally through sound resonance, release daily stress, and enhance their sense of happiness and fulfillment.

This workshop not only introduced participants to the essence and cultivation of mindfulness culture but also encouraged them to practice mindfulness in daily life—starting with food—to nurture awareness and gratitude, and to live a more meaningful and enriched life.