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Mending Into the New: Spirituality and the Art of Mending

Led by Makoto Fujimura’s Academy Kintsugi

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Add to Calendar 2025-07-11 4:00 PM 2025-07-13 2:00 PM America/New_York Mending Into the New: Spirituality and the Art of Mending

Kintsugi is a venerable Japanese art form of mending broken ceramics with gold. (Kin is gold and Tsugi is to mend/connect.)  
During this retreat, participants will learn the traditional craft of Kintsugi, led by Academy Kintsugi's trained facilitators. Experience an immersive journey as we explore themes in spiritual formation such as imperfection, beauty in brokenness, self-compassion, value, healing, renewal, and becoming.  
Academy Kintsugi, cofounded by internationally renowned artist Makoto Fujimura and international advocate/entrepreneur Haejin Shim 
Fujimura, fosters Kintsugi-Peace Making Towards Culture Care and Community.

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Kintsugi is a venerable Japanese art form of mending broken ceramics with gold. (Kin is gold and Tsugi is to mend/connect.)  
During this retreat, participants will learn the traditional craft of Kintsugi, led by Academy Kintsugi's trained facilitators. Experience an immersive journey as we explore themes in spiritual formation such as imperfection, beauty in brokenness, self-compassion, value, healing, renewal, and becoming.  
Academy Kintsugi, cofounded by internationally renowned artist Makoto Fujimura and international advocate/entrepreneur Haejin Shim 
Fujimura, fosters Kintsugi-Peace Making Towards Culture Care and Community.

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