August meeting: Demonstration on Line and Surface,Talk on Ikebana and Meditation by Sensei Chitra Rajan AND Workshop at Women's Christian College conducted by our Senior Senseis.
Our August meeting was held on the 4th of August at ABK with 14 members in attendance.Three guests also attended the meeting The meeting began with our Chairperson Mrs Malathi Pandurang introducing our Sensei Chitra Rajan. Sensei Chitra Rajan is a young teacher in ikebana and a young teacher in meditation.She is affiliated to the Heartfulness Institute formerly known as Sahaj Marg and Shri Ramachandra Mission. She is a certified meditation practitioner and teacher. Sensei Chitra began her demonstration with a talk on the origins of ikebana and its connectivity with meditation. Sensei Chitra shared the paragraphs below for the blog. The history of Ikebana has its origins in ancient times where Japanese following Shintoism expressed their faith in flowers . Even today, a branch of the sakaki tree, an evergreen, is offered to the shrine. The ancient Japanese believed that the divine spirit was present in all growing trees and plants. When Buddhism was introduced through the silk route i