{"id":23659,"date":"2025-02-12T08:18:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T07:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/ikebana-leslie-weinstein-experience\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T10:44:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T09:44:06","slug":"ikebana-leslie-weinstein-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/en\/ikebana-leslie-weinstein-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Line, mass, colour &#8211; Ikebana by Leslie Weinstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right-small:0px;--awb-padding-left-small:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left-small:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color5);border-color:var(--awb-color5);border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Since the beginning of the 21st century, when Leslie had her initiatory encounter with the ancient art of Ikebana, she has never stopped learning and sharing.<\/p>\n<p>When we asked her to write an article about her experiences in this discipline, we knew that her words would not leave us indifferent. And so it was. So we let the teacher speak.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-bottom:0%;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:24px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:24px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio: 100 \/ 100;--awb-object-position:58% 48%;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-radius:10px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"888\" height=\"1183\" alt=\"Leslie Weinstein\" title=\"84d12a69-a768-4924-a04b-ff7610810f05\" src=\"https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/84d12a69-a768-4924-a04b-ff7610810f05.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/84d12a69-a768-4924-a04b-ff7610810f05.jpeg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-23641 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(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:36px;--awb-padding-right:25px;--awb-padding-bottom:36px;--awb-padding-left:25px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color3);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"awb-toc-el awb-toc-el--1\" data-awb-toc-id=\"1\" data-awb-toc-options=\"{&quot;allowed_heading_tags&quot;:{&quot;h2&quot;:0},&quot;ignore_headings&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;ignore_headings_words&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;enable_cache&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_current_heading&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;hide_hidden_titles&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;limit_container&quot;:&quot;all&quot;,&quot;select_custom_headings&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:&quot;fa-angle-right fas&quot;,&quot;counter_type&quot;:&quot;custom_icon&quot;}\" style=\"--awb-item-text-transform:capitalize;--awb-item-color:var(--awb-color6);\"><div class=\"awb-toc-el__content\"><ul class=\"awb-toc-el__list awb-toc-el__list--0\"><li class=\"awb-toc-el__list-item\"><a class=\"awb-toc-el__item-anchor\" href=\"#toc_Seccion_1\"><span class=\"awb-toc-el__item-icon fa-angle-right fas\"><\/span>Living flower<\/a><\/li><li class=\"awb-toc-el__list-item\"><a class=\"awb-toc-el__item-anchor\" href=\"#toc_Seccion_2\"><span class=\"awb-toc-el__item-icon fa-angle-right fas\"><\/span>Peace, balance and harmony<\/a><\/li><li class=\"awb-toc-el__list-item\"><a class=\"awb-toc-el__item-anchor\" href=\"#toc_Compromiso_con_la_Innovacion_y_el_Servicio\"><span class=\"awb-toc-el__item-icon fa-angle-right fas\"><\/span>The eternal student<\/a><\/li><li class=\"awb-toc-el__list-item\"><a class=\"awb-toc-el__item-anchor\" href=\"#toc_Innovacion_y_Colaboracion_El_Camino_Hacia_el_Futuro\"><span class=\"awb-toc-el__item-icon fa-angle-right fas\"><\/span>Kado<\/a><\/li><li class=\"awb-toc-el__list-item\"><a class=\"awb-toc-el__item-anchor\" href=\"#toc_Innovacion_y_Colaboracion_El_Camino_Hacia_el_Futuro\"><span class=\"awb-toc-el__item-icon fa-angle-right fas\"><\/span>About Leslie Weinstein<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color5);border-color:var(--awb-color5);border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><h2 id=\"toc_Seccion_1\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 30; line-height: 1.2;\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"36px\">Living flower<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>The etymological meaning of Ikebana is &#8216;living flower&#8217;, and through our compositions we give new life to flowers.<\/p>\n<p>When creating an Ikebana arrangement, we consider three fundamental concepts: line, mass and colour, along with the importance of empty space, asymmetry and movement.<\/p>\n<p>The balance between elements and emptiness is essential, as the latter enhances the presence and beauty of each chosen component. It is in this simplicity that each detail is given prominence and harmony.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-2\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--body_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--body_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--body_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--body_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--body_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:3;--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--body_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:7px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2804\" height=\"2804\" alt=\"moribana basic upright style with mimosa and tulips\" title=\"estilo basico vertical moribana con mimosa y tulipanes\" src=\"https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/estilo-basico-vertical-moribana-con-mimosa-y-tulipanes.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/estilo-basico-vertical-moribana-con-mimosa-y-tulipanes.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-23629\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272804%27%20height%3D%272804%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202804%202804%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272804%27%20height%3D%272804%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/estilo-basico-vertical-moribana-con-mimosa-y-tulipanes-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/estilo-basico-vertical-moribana-con-mimosa-y-tulipanes-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/estilo-basico-vertical-moribana-con-mimosa-y-tulipanes-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/estilo-basico-vertical-moribana-con-mimosa-y-tulipanes-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/estilo-basico-vertical-moribana-con-mimosa-y-tulipanes-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/estilo-basico-vertical-moribana-con-mimosa-y-tulipanes.jpg 2804w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 2804px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">moribana basic upright style with mimosa and tulips<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color5);border-color:var(--awb-color5);border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><h2 id=\"toc_Seccion_2\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 30; line-height: 1.2;\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"36px\">Peace, balance and harmony<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>My first encounter with Ikebana was more than 25 years ago, thanks to a poster advertising an exhibition at the Madrid Botanical Gardens. I found myself in such a state of contemplation, admiring the arrangement shown, that I wondered how something so simple could be so beautiful and transmit so much peace, balance and harmony.<\/p>\n<p>I went to the exhibition and committed myself to learning this wonderful ancient art.<\/p>\n<p>Little by little I became more involved, because the hours I spent learning were the best gift I could give myself, time to express myself through flowers and to find inner balance.<\/p>\n<p>This is how I became a teacher, wanting to share with others all that the practice of Ikebana had brought me, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.<\/p>\n<p>Today I write a fortnightly newsletter entitled: Ikebana, An Inner Balance, in which I share the philosophy of the Way of the Flowers. For me, it is more a philosophy of life than a floral art, where the most important thing is to enjoy the path.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color5);border-color:var(--awb-color5);border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><h2 id=\"toc_Compromiso_con_la_Innovacion_y_el_Servicio\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 30; line-height: 1.2;\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"36px\">The eternal student<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p>There are more than 2000 schools of Ikebana, the best known being Ikenobo, O&#8217;Hara and Sogetsu. I am a teacher of the Sogetsu school, founded by Sofu Teshigahara in 1927. I was captivated by its modernity and creative freedom, where everything is a possibility for arrangement, creating enthusiasm in everything that passes through our hands and eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Teaching Ikebana makes me the eternal student, because you always learn from everything and everyone. It is an attitude of always being open to the world.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:7px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4101\" height=\"3702\" alt=\"Ikebana flower arrangement\" title=\"Leslie-30Nov2018-1\" src=\"https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Leslie-30Nov2018-1.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Leslie-30Nov2018-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-23635\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%274101%27%20height%3D%273702%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%204101%203702%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%274101%27%20height%3D%273702%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Leslie-30Nov2018-1-200x181.jpg 200w, https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Leslie-30Nov2018-1-400x361.jpg 400w, https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Leslie-30Nov2018-1-600x542.jpg 600w, https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Leslie-30Nov2018-1-800x722.jpg 800w, https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Leslie-30Nov2018-1-1200x1083.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/verdnatura.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Leslie-30Nov2018-1.jpg 4101w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 4101px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color5);border-color:var(--awb-color5);border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><h2 id=\"toc_Innovacion_y_Colaboracion_El_Camino_Hacia_el_Futuro\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 30; line-height: 1.2;\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"36px\">Kado<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p>As a teacher at the Sogetsu School, I teach both face-to-face and virtual classes, following the 5 books of the curriculum to teach the techniques and the possibilities of the materials with their own characteristics. It is very gratifying to see the Kado (the way of the flowers of my students) and to be able to give each one a seed of Ikebana, so that the world can be a better place.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double sep-dashed\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color5);border-color:var(--awb-color5);border-top-width:3px;border-bottom-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:4%;--awb-padding-right:25px;--awb-padding-bottom:4%;--awb-padding-left:25px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color3);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><h2 id=\"toc_Innovacion_y_Colaboracion_El_Camino_Hacia_el_Futuro\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 30; line-height: 1.2;\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"36px\">About Leslie Weinstein<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:5%;\"><p>With a diverse background and a passionate approach to floral art, she has cultivated her passion over the years. From her certification at the Sogetsu Ikebana School in Japan to her graphic design degree at the Rhode Island School of Design, her background blends creativity and technical precision.<\/p>\n<p>Today, her work encompasses both commercial graphic design and floral art. She teaches both in-person and online Ikebana classes and publishes a newsletter on the philosophy of the practice. 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