Kado - Ikebana as meditation and contemplative art
Kado - The Way of Flowers
Ikebana as Meditation.
Discover and cultivate the source of creativity and learn how to express this in flower arranging. Kado is a meditative, contemplative understanding of self, nature, space and perception and how they all interrelate and depend on the other for true, authentic expressions. Students will begin to learn to see clearly, or notice when they do not.
This is an introductory course and is open to all levels. Beginners welcome!
Kado means “The Way of Flowers”.
The Flower Way began in China over 2000 year ago. When it was introduced and assimilated into Japan, the Japanese word “Ikebana” arose, meaning “living flowers”. Kado is a contemplative practice that studies Nature as it is.
Human beings are part of nature, we are not separate. We follow the same patterns as does all life on this planet. Kado students simultaneously study the human Condition when working with natural materials from the earth. By practicing classical Ikebana forms, Kado teaches to see the wisdom of nature clearly, which is the same in ourselves and others. The ultimate purpose in Kado is not to make pleasant flower arrangements, but to discover joyfulness, work with obstacles, and develop respect for all things animate or inanimate.
You find infos about Marcia Shibata in the Teacher section on this website (About us). More about Kado in Europe here.
Programme Price
| Regular | 325 euro |
| Early Bird | 293 euro |
| Discounted | 244 euro |
The regular price includes the programme fee, full board and accommodation in house in a dormitory. You can choose different accommodation during registration.
The Early Bird option applies if you register and pay the full amount before 15 August 2012.
The discounted price reflects Dechen Chölings commitment to keeping programmes affordable and applies for everyone who feels not being able to afford the regular options, basically if your monthly net income is below 1.000 Euros. Note: this option is only available with basic accommodation. You cannot combine this with the Early Bird option.
Please choose the option that works best for you. Find more information about pricing in our FAQs.
Young people aged 5 to 17 pay half price; children up to the age of 4 are free of charge.
Material fee (not included in programme price): 25.00 euro
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