RITUALS

Rituals

The slow part. How the oils are applied, how the tea is brewed, how the small daily acts become the practice.

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GROUND

Apply the oil

Ground

Gua sha, with oil

A smooth stone, a few drops of face oil, slow upward strokes — drainage for the skin and the day.

Ground

Dry brush, then oil

Wake the skin with a bristle brush, then press golden body oil in with warm hands. Circulation, then softness.

NOURISH

Brew the tea

Brew the tea
Nourish

Brew the tea

Weigh the leaves, warm a kyusu, steep, pour into a bowl. A glass over ice for the afternoon. The whole measure of a cup.

NIGHTLY

A ritual for two

Nightly

A ritual for two

The 'just for you' oil within reach, an incense stick trailing smoke, perhaps a mood lit by candlelight. The day put down gently. Just for you and your partner, quiet, sensual, and deeply satisfying.