Maria Carvalhaes sits in a circle with the participants of her mindfulness class.

UALR grad student helps others by teaching mindfulness

Since an early age, Maria Carvalhaes has always been concerned with helping those from underprivileged communities.

A native of Brazil, Carvalhaes started helping poor communities in her country at 16. Initially, she thought becoming a nurse was her path, but Carvalhaes realized it wasn’t for her.

“I wanted to help people in a more therapeutic way, so that is why I decided to do social work,” she said.

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