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In recognition of World Mindfulness Day on Saturday, September 12, join us for a week of programs exploring the practice of slowing down, paying attention, and embracing the present moment. Whether you’re seeking quiet, joy, inspiration, or simply a moment to pause, the Garden offers space to reconnect in your own way.
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Throughout the week, explore Japanese approaches to presence and awareness through a Mindfulness Lecture, a guided Mindfulness Tour, a Cultural Corner Talk, and special ikebana exhibitions and demonstrations that highlight the mindful practice of finding beauty, balance, and harmony through flowers.
Join Teresa Jordan, author and interfaith chaplain, in this discussion on the remarkable healing power of gardens throughout history.
September 11, 2026 | 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
This engaging presentation by Cecily Hunt and Steve Bayer, volunteers at Portland Japanese Garden, will provide simple ways to cultivate mindfulness through immersing yourself in the rhythms of the Garden.
Local ikebana artists from various schools, or styles, will create arrangements featuring chrysanthemums.
Join us for an ikebana presentation by Nana Bellerud from the Sogetsu School of Ikebana in the Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning Center.
This member-exclusive tour focuses not on meditation, but instead on learning to bring mindful awareness to oneself, and the world around us, through intentional observation and connections.
Portland Japanese Garden would like to thank James F. and Marion L. The Miller Foundation and Toshiba International Foundation for their support of arts and culture programming.
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