The New Immigrant Sphagnum-moss Ball Aesthetics Workshop of the Southern Miaoli District

To support the mental and emotional well-being of new immigrants living abroad, the New Immigrant Family Service Center of the Southern Miaoli District is holding the "Planting Hearts in an Exotic Land: Achieving Perfection Sphagnum-moss Balls – New Immigrant Plant Aesthetics Healing" therapy workshop on June 13th, 2026 (Saturday). Through plant-based crafts and sensory healing courses, the workshop aims to help new immigrant women and other participants to release stress in a green, natural environment and experience the power of inner peace and healing.

The center stated that many new immigrants have come from faraway lands to Taiwan, and they often have to face language, cultural, and environmental changes, often bearing multiple pressures of family care, parenting, and social adaptation. This plant aesthetics workshop is specially planned to provide a safe space for communication and self-healing through natural materials and hands-on processes.

This workshop themed "Hand-woven Greenery, Plant-based Hometown, Achieving Perfection with Sphagnum-moss Balls," aims to guide participants in creating sphagnum-moss balls – symbols of perfection and blessings. During the course, participants can experience the healing power of nature through processes such as wrapping cotton rope, sculpting plants, and arranging plants. As they interact with nature, they may find their fatigue and anxiety from daily life melt away. The center has also highlighted that sphagnum-moss balls are not limited to flowerpots as they need only sunlight, water, and careful care to grow naturally, mirroring the efforts of many new immigrant women in Miaoli adapting to life as they grow their families. So even though they are far from home, they can use their resilience and gentleness to forge new lives in a foreign land.

This course also incorporates the concept of "non-verbal art therapy," using plant creation and sensory experiences to help participants overcome language barriers. Through interaction with soil and plants, participants can rediscover their emotions, build confidence, and find a sense of belonging in life. The course also integrates plant caring knowledge and home aesthetics so participants can enhance their quality of life as they decorate their homes with nature.

New immigrant women are warmly invited, as are family members and people from different ethnic groups. The purpose of this course is to establish a friendly and supportive network through multicultural exchange and interaction, to promote mutual understanding and emotional connection, and demonstrate the spirit of diversity and inclusion.

In the future, the center will continue to plan and design diverse empowerment and therapeutic activities for participants to engage in cultural exchange, life support, and psychological care, helping new immigrant families adapt to local life. It will also help to create a more friendly, warm, and inclusive living environment, so that every new immigrant can enjoy a happy life in Miaoli.

This event has space for 20 new immigrants and their families. Spaces are limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

To register, please contact: Supervisor Lee (Contact Person) Tel: 037-371283