The Japanese Way of the Flower: Ikebana as Moving Meditation
"A very welcome addition to students of Japanese culture, interior decorators, florists, and the non-specialist general reader with an interest in floral arrangements,The Japanese Way of the Floweris an impressive, authoritative, and comprehensive introduction."Internet Book Watch"There is something for everyone . . . Floral designers in western countries will find it is a very well-grounded, well-organized, helpful guide to the art of ikebana. Those studying Japanese culture and art will see it as a valuable source of information on how aesthetics have become an important part of human psychology. "BellaOnline"As artful as a flower arrangement, this succinct, powerful book instructs as well as inspires. From historical overview to stylistic differentiation, and from meditative exercises to basic principles to step-by-step design, this is a wonderful work that will enrich anyone's personal Way of self-cultivation."  -Stephen M. Fabian, Ph.D., author of Clearing Away Clouds: Nine Lessons for Life from the Martial Arts --Review