Journal

When I started BODHA, I didn't have a business plan, but I did have a reason: I don't really like perfume. I find most of it too strong, too cloying,...

The first time we met our incense makers in Japan, the meeting lasted for hours. With everything finally agreed, I thought (hoped) we were about to wrap up. Then they brought...

I've been hosting a few scent experiences lately, and I'm always amazed at what scent can unlock in people. I've seen someone cry, laugh, be transported to a cave of...

I've been getting up in the dark lately. Making tea, lighting our Calm candle, sitting with it for a few minutes before I go down to the studio. Candlelight does something....

What does time smell like? If time were a scent family, it would be ambers. Ambers carry time in their molecular structure. Tree resins that spend years maturing, then get...

Beauty, like every human emotion, is a form of energy. We feel it in our bodies and it affects us at a cellular level. When you perceive someone to be...

I LOVE orange blossoms, they smell incredible, are a powerful releaser of grief & make for a delicious addition to almost any cocktail. So when the neighbors tree bloomed over...

Smelling together is a kind of magic. There’s nothing I love more than seeing people’s eyes light up as a scent unlocks a forgotten memory or unexpected feeling. 

 The...

Throughout history certain scents have been revered for their ability to bring us into a relaxed meditative state. The latest olfaction stimulation tests have now not only confirmed their role...