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Mary Malikhain • Mindful Art & Life Design Coach

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helping you become the artist of your life
☀️ intentional living • creativity • healing
👩‍🎨 guided 450+ in mindful workshops
👇 1:1 intensive sessions

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Let’s embrace mistakes in art and in life.

Join us in this introspective creative play: Ugly Art Workshop on Aug 22, 2-5pm in Mess Studio- Common Room Makati.

For 16+ years old. No art skills needed.

Comment UGLYART to get the link for the full details. Message me for any questions.

#uglyartworkshop #wellnessph #artworkshopph #uglyart #imperfect by @marymalikhain

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This was Design Your Dream Life. 🤗💕✨

A room full of people showing up and slowing down for themselves.

Getting honest. Naming what actually matters and what needs to change.

No hype.
No “manifest harder.”
Just clarity, reflection, and aligned direction.

If you were meant to be here but couldn’t make it, I offer private DYDL sessions for:
• small groups
• teams
• communities
• or intimate circles of friends

Same process.
Same depth.
Customized for your group.

If this speaks to you, DM me “DYDL” and I’ll share the details.
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#DesignYourDreamLife #ConsciousDesign #IntentionalLiving #AlignedAction #LifeByDesign #InnerWorkOuterChange #MindfulCreation #2026Energy #lifedesign #lifeplanning #yearplanner #designyourlife #visionboardworkshop #dreamlife taken in Habonera Studio by @marymalikhain

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9 months ago

Celebrating the spirit of care and creativity with the incredible healthcare team at the Lung Center of the Philippines! 💕🎨

Our workshop, with the theme "Living in the Present," was a journey of self-discovery through mandala art, offering a moment of respite and reflection for these dedicated healthcare heroes.

Thank you so much @fayery_md for inviting me and I honor all of you. 🌻✨

Thank you also to @hodgkinsley, a previous workshop attendee and also a healthcare fellow, for covering the shift for 3 fellows so that they can experience this workshop. 🥹🙏

#mandalawithmary🌻 #PCCPLungMalignancy #NovemberLungCancerAwarenessMonth
#wellnessphilippines taken in Lung Center of the Philippines by @marymalikhain

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3 years ago

The first of the many upcoming Mary Making reels!

I am starting this series to challenge myself to post whatever art I am creating. Not sure yet if I can do it daily but this is to make myself accountable to show up for that one person who I might inspire to just make art, no matter your skill or confidence level.

Also, making art and filming your art are two skills that I’m not great at yet. 😄😄😄 But I am posting anyway! I am making it anyway! So here’s the first one.

Let me know your thoughts. I plan to share illustrations, doodles, crafting, and other artsy stuff I am exploring.

I feel cringey about the quality of this post, and I want to go back to this feeling and laugh about it by the time I’m at Project 10. ☺️

If you’re also in the journey of being more creative, follow along. 💗 by @marymalikhain

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6 days ago

When I was young, I thought turning 30 would mean: a successful career, a family, and a clear idea of where I was going.

But the more I learned to love myself, the more I questioned the life I thought I was supposed to want. 🧐

Some dreams changed. And many of the milestones I’m most proud of happened within just a few years. Others were pure surprises!

I learned that life in your 30s doesn’t have to look like everyone else’s.

You get to decide what matters to you, in your own time. Your life is yours to design. 🫶✨

#storytellingcontentchallenge #trentahin #trentahinthings #personalgrowthjourney #30yearsold by @marymalikhain

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I was 4 years old when my mom left to work as an OFW, and that went on for decades.

It wounded me deeply, and somewhere along the way, I made a promise to myself that I would find a different path.

Now, I’m really grateful I didn’t give up on that promise.

If you’re also on a journey of creating a life that feels like your own, follow along. 🫶

#ofwdiaries #cyclebreaker #lifeonyourterms #lifebydesignnotbydefault #freedomofchoice taken in Bà Nà Hills by @marymalikhain

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12 days ago

At 25, I thought relationships were mostly about having someone beside you, and that the problems that came with them were just part of how relationships were.

But after two four-year relationships, I realized how much of what we carry from our childhood and family shapes the relationships we create.

The more I learned how to love myself, the more I understood what love actually means to me.

What makes me feel safe, seen, supported, and joyful. What I want to give, what I need to receive, and what I’m no longer willing to abandon in myself.

Now, I see romantic relationships as a mirror of my relationship with myself, and as one part of a much bigger life, interconnected with everything else that matters to me.

The more aligned these areas are, the more ease I have in creating and living a life I genuinely love.

That’s a big part of what led me to create ✨Design Your Dream Life✨ Being intentional about the life I’m creating and how all the pieces come together. If you’re curious about this, chat with me.

If you’re also building a relationship that feels aligned with the rest of your life, follow along. 💖

#relationshipgoals #selflovejourney #relationshipadviceforwomen #healingjourney #storytellingcontentchallenge taken in Puerto Galera by @marymalikhain

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19 days ago

When I had a panic attack at 28, I realized that I didn’t know how to feel safe and strong by myself.

So I spent months becoming intentional about what shaped my sense of emotional safety, and what strength meant to me.

As months became years, I realized that my efforts were shaping my external body, too.

Now at 33, these are the things I keep coming back to for my emotional strength and physical health. Things that shape my happier life. 😌🫶

They’re also things I recommend to my 1:1 clients.

If you want more details about anything from this list, just comment below.

#mentalhealthresources #emotionalstrength #mindbodyconnection #healingjourney #storytellingcontentchallenge by @marymalikhain

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23 days ago

A lot of my frustrations with content creation now would have amazed my younger self.

Back then, I used to record myself on cassette tapes as if I were hosting a radio show. I made comics, wrote poems, and drew characters. I was a very talkative, curious, and playful kid.

But a lot of that self-expression was met with embarrassment or discouragement, and over time, I learned to hold myself back. To hide my thoughts and feelings.

So it’s kind of wild to realize that I now have my own little corner of the internet. I get to decide what I make, what I share, what I talk about, and what parts of myself I put into the world.

I’m still discovering my voice. But knowing that I have one and that I get to use it is something I’m deeply grateful for.

Thanks to @jun_yuh and @creatorcollege_ for inspiring me to use my platform not just to create content, but to express myself truthfully.

💖 Follow my page for more.

✨ What’s something you get to do now that your younger self would have thought was magic?

#contentcreatorlife #selfexpressions #creativefreedom #mindsetshifts by @marymalikhain

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(TW: sexual assault) 5 years ago, I thought I needed everything outside of me to change before my life could get better.

I was waiting for the pandemic to end, my relationship to get better, and my circumstances to change. I even thought medication would fix what I was feeling.

I didn’t know that the habits I started choosing every day would eventually change my life.

Looking back, so much of the 5-year life vision I wrote has happened. Some parts even went far beyond what I could have imagined.

And as I experience new challenges I can’t control, I now have the skills, self-awareness, and practices to sit with what I’m feeling, process it, and recover faster.

Life is still a mandala.

I can’t control every pattern that appears, but I can choose how I respond, what I repeat, and how I continue.

And lastly, thank you to @angelamalaya_ for giving me my first-ever chance at facilitating my Mindful Mandala Art Workshop, and to @jun_yuh and @creatorcollege_ for inspiring me to finally tell my story. 💖

#storytellingcontentchallenge #lifereset #personaltransformation #rebuildinglife #mandala by @marymalikhain

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What we imagine for ourselves and our future is shaped by what we feed our minds.

The stories we consume can expand or limit what we believe is possible.

That’s why events like @manilabookfair matter.

They introduce us to stories, ideas, and perspectives we may not have discovered otherwise—and sometimes, they help us find our way back to stories that have always been ours. 📚🇵🇭

Follow along as I explore the stories and beliefs that shape us, and the future story we’re writing as Filipinos.

Books and authors featured: @malaya.komiks by @mayari.song and @borgdraws , @vibalfoundation , @eugene_evasco

#mibf #decolonize #limitingbeliefs #filipinoartist taken in SMX Convention Center Manila by @marymalikhain

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Perspective shifts don’t erase the difficulty of a situation.

Losing my job is still scary. Being far from my partner is still hard. Accepting that my family may never become the home I wish for still hurts.

But a perspective shift allows me to see a more complete picture of what’s actually going on.

At 33, I have choices that my family never had. That doesn’t mean I always know what to do.

But I’m thankful for my healing practices that help me re-center and look at my life beyond the things I haven’t figured out or achieved yet.

To look at what I actually have, how far I’ve come, and what I’m capable of. 💖

#storytellingcontentchallenge #powerofperspective #mindsetshifts #wellnessph #personalgrowthjourney by @marymalikhain

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