Zen and Fine Arts: Kado - Way of the Flower

Zen is a mind, body and spiritual discipline to help a person transcend  life and death, to thoroughly realize that we and the Universe are One.  In our training, we approach fine arts as a “Dō,” a Way of training to deepen the Zen experience to come closer to that realization.

This intensive workshop will focus on realizing the essence of Kado, the Way of the Flower. While it is necessary to master the form and techniques for arranging flowers, Kado is not complete without the principle manifesting in the arrangements. Understanding the principle is not enough, it is experience the meaning of no separation between person and the flower: You and the flower are one.