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Time & Location
22 Nov 2025, 16:00 – 18:00 CET
Paris, 131 Bd de Grenelle, 75015 Paris, 法国
About the event
Inspired by the incense ritual traditions of Tibet, Japan, and China, this creative experience weaves
incense and tea into a contemplative journey of compassion.
Incense returns to its original intent: a gesture of connection, offering, and return.
Compassion turns from idea to practice, from sentiment to presence.
Through this transformation, incense moves beyond material fragrance
to become an inner cultivation,
a silent bridge between one being and another.
As incense smoke rises, blessings are shared and emotions disperse;
tea brings us back to the body, grounding what was once ethereal.
Incense ascends, tea descends, heart and body reunited in stillness.
The ritual unfolds as a quiet journey through four movements,
from self-reflection to giving, from collective blessing to return,
forming a gentle circle of offering.
Each participant will experience
· An introduction to the incense ritual traditions of China, Japan, and Tibet
· Practice nasal breathing and mindful observation
· Understand the basic materials and tools of the Chinese incense ceremony
· Participate in a creative ritual experience on compassion
· Experience a one-to-one session with a premium white Kyara agarwood incense stick
· Share a collective Tibetan incense stick formulated under the guidance of a Tibetan Rinpoche
· Taste two exceptional teas — white for clarity, red for grounding (need to adjust)
· Receive the Editions Alaya “Ritual of Compassion” card set
Ticket Price: €85 /person
Date: 22 November 2025
Time: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. (Duration: 120 min)
Language: English
Experience initiated by Editions Alaya, in collaboration with YILEYE THE & ATELIER
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