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forward in its evolution, and in the evolution of American Bonsai, when it launched a revolutionary online learning platform called Mirai Live.
“Mirai Live is a live streaming site that is dedicated to delivering to people continually evolving information, while they interact and learn from our process, so that they can apply the technique and concepts to improve their practice of bonsai.” -Ryan Neil
In order to get the word out, Mirai Live is o ering access to a series of live streams for FREE throughout the year. ere will be at least seven, all of them gratis. e rst event, Spring Fundamentals, was recorded Live on March 28th and has been professionally edited, and is available for you to access right now, from anywhere. Just go to https://live.bonsaimirai.com/. You’ll nd it in the Archive. I recommend that you grab a pencil, a fresh note pad, and a choice beverage. It’s a 2 hour lecture, and hydration is important.
On the horizon are six more free Live Streams in 2017. Mark your calendars for the last Tuesday of each month, in April, May and June, then again in September, October and November. Each event will cover design techniques appropriate for the season, across a variety of species, with a healthy dose of fundamental science, and each event will be broadcast live and in HD, direct from the Bonsai Society of Portland’s monthly meeting.
Top left; Members can nd all of the edited streams in the Mirai Live Archive.
Top right; Users are able to see product that relates to each stream’s content just below the video
player.
Right column; In the video Spring Fundamentals, Ryan is at the Bonsai Society of Portland to deliver an information-packed session to help you put your trees on the right track, whether you are re ning and old tree, balancing the growth on another, or getting others to grow more vigorously. He uses the whiteboard and demo trees to great e ect.
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