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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, July 28-31, 2018 The Park Record C-5 Continued from C-1 Ikebana workshop offered spired ideas of impermanence and how nature is perceived as something that is infused with the sacred,” she said. “All of the Japanese arts originate in a state of silence and there is a meditative quality to them. So creating that mind space is invaluable because we can step out of our plugged-in world.” Ikebana, according to Chho, originated in Japan as a highly disciplined art based around the idea of developing a dialogue between the human heart and nature. “I went over to Japan as an English teacher,” she said. “I had already studied art in college and was already interested in Japanese aesthetics.” Chho worked in ceramics and was setting traditional tea ceremonies when a friend introduced her to ikebana. Chho said learning the artform was a breath of fresh air for a nature lover living in the world’s single most populous urban area. “I had never been in a city that large,” she said of Tokyo, which contains about 38 million people. “I always lived in places where the outdoors and nature were always close by. So this was a time in my life where I felt a need to bring nature back into my life, and ikebana was the way to do that.” Although Chho was attracted to ikebana’s simplicity, she soon learned it would be impossible for her to master the art. “That became more clear to me after moving to the U.S., because there is such a difference in perspective between the Eastern and Western cultures toward the creative process,” she said. In the East, because of a tradition to focus on the creative process. Ikebana, like the other Japanese arts, is valued for the sake of the practice, and people engage in it on a disciplined level, Chho explained. PUZZLE ANSWERS FROM PAGE C-4 H I N D O B O E N E T W G E S I N C H N O H O A T B A T G I R L Y P S A L M O U T I E U S O T O A T U T O R E R N C H H E S I T A N O N Z O T P E S P S T A P E R O M S P E T R A B B I O L D I E S E L B O W S A N K L E L I F T S O O U N T S P M E A C J O U R S I A N A G H A D R O P A M O K O N A M E S A E L S U S P S E S T Y E E T L S A W S M A H A D E W U T C N N H A I E G S E S R W A V Y F R A N T I C A S R A E G A A A R A Y S E S R I A P C E A L O N E S H O T F O R O S C A R N O D O M N I G D O O O U G H B O U T I O N O K I U I S B A N F I C T I S T N E S S I S O L N A G R A V O D E D I E O L L S T S P L T H O Y I B A R R O W N E G R I G O E S T C H A O S K E N Y A S P A S M A V I S T O T S E N Y A B A M A Y S H E R R S COURTSEY OF LARA CHHO Ikebana is the art of Japanese flower arrangement. The creative process can prove to be meditative and mindful, according to certified instructor Lara Chho. “Humility is a big part of the learning process in Japan, and art is a tool that will help you recognize that there is no sense of arrival, only a journey of discovery,” she said. “Here in the West, we’ve become focused on how to capitalize and market our creative endeavors.” When Chho heard that her friend, local photographer and cancer survivor Deb DeKoff, was hosting monthly support sessions for other survivors, Chho volunteered to lead the ikebana workshop. “I’ve been also very interested in the therapeutic aspects of this art,” she said. “My last workshop was in collaboration with a friend who does what’s called ‘forest bathing’ (shinrin yoku), which also started in Japan.” Shinrin yoku is based on the concept of experiencing forests and the outdoors through all senses, Chho said. “The workshop was done entirely outdoors, which is something that I’ve never done before,” she said. “What was beautiful for me was (that) the whole aspect of forest bathing set the tone for ikebana practice.” Chho hopes her Tuesday workshop gives cancer survivors and their loved ones a new avenue to connect with nature, and said it’s a privilege to do it in a place like Park City. “We are fortunate to live in a place where we have access to the outdoors,” she said. “But you cannot take ikebana out of the unique culture of Japan, and I don’t think there is any other culture in the world that (has an artform) similar to ikebana.” Lara Chho will lead a free ikebana flower arrangement workshop for breast cancer survivors from 6-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 31, at Park City Nursery, 4459 N. 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