Just in time for some Christmas fun, in this workshop you will make Kokedama, the crafty botanical sensation from Japan!

Kokedama (苔玉, in Japanese) literally means "moss ball" and involves encasing soil in moss, then wrapping the moss with string or fabric. According to Tranquil Plants 'Kokedama, with its Japanese origins, embodies a practice where the act of cultivating plants is considered an art form and a source of meditative tranquility'. Similarly to the ancient Chinese practice of Feng Shui, Kokedama emphasizes the use of plants to balance 'chi', or energy flow, in the home and to attune with nature's rhythms.

We will start with a mindfulness exercise and will then immerse ourselves into the calming and therapeutic process of creating your own Kokedama, taking you away from the worries of the world, being present in the moment and enjoying the process of the perfect combination of nature and craft. You will get to choose a suitable plant and learn a failsafe technique to build up the root ball with a selection of suitable soils and learning how to wrap neatly with twine.

By the end of this workshop you will:

know how to make and care for Japanese kokedama
have made a kokedama for your home, or as a Christmas gift
be able to purchase plants and materials to make more kokedamas.

Youth Offer

This workshop is suitable for teenagers, accompanied by mum, dad or another adult guardian, who has also paid to attend the workshop.

About the Facilitator

Carmen is a qualified and passionate naturopath who values the importance of educating patients to empower themselves to enable the body to do what it is naturally equipped for, and that is, to heal itself. Her passion is health and well-being, and the prevention of disease, while understanding the importance of lifestyle and emotional support as a holistic approach, valuing the important role of food, incorporating nutrition, herbal medicine, identifying deficiencies, addressing toxicities while utilising the healing power of nature. She values the role of finding and pursuing your passions, and the benefits of the mindfulness aspect of creativity, for ultimate health and well-being. Carmen has been teaching many arts and crafts over the years to both adults and children, as well as corporate training in the natural medicine field and is an avid lover of all things nature, from rainforest walks to gardening, motorbike riding and caravanning.