Join us for the first Eastern Asian Art and Spirituality event at the Center for Lifelong Learning, where you’ll explore the healing art of Kintsugi and its profound connection to acceptance and beauty in imperfection. This four-day event also includes Tai Chi sessions and guided meditation, offering a contemplative space to embrace life’s fractures and uncover deeper meaning.
You are invited to taste the first Eastern Asian Art and Spirituality event at the Center for Lifelong Learning. Through hands-on practice, guided activities, and contemplative exercises, you’ll explore how brokenness can become beauty and how your own imperfections can be honored rather than hidden. This is an invitation to healing, mindfulness, and transformation—one golden seam at a time.
Kintsugi, a centuries-old Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer and gold, offers a profound metaphor for acceptance and healing. Just as pottery breaks, we do too, and as pottery can be mended with care and appreciation, our wounds and imperfections can become sources of wisdom, leading to new perspectives and beauty—openings to something more meaningful and profound. The restoration process of Kintsugi also teaches us to cherish what we have and promotes sustainability in a consumption-driven world.
Guided by Dr. Takamiya, a master restorer and professor from a premier Japanese arts university, participants will explore the history, philosophy, and techniques of Kintsugi through both virtual and in-person sessions. All workshops will be translated by professional interpreter.
This four-day event includes two Tai Chi sessions led by a Tai Chi master, along with morning and evening meditation and reflection times. It offers a contemplative space to embrace life’s fractures and uncover the hidden beauty within them.
