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Hand-rolled in small batches · Charcoal-free · Ships worldwide
Create Incense sticks
£38.00 GBP
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Notes: Sandalwood · Musk · Borneol
25 sticks • 40 mins each • Charcoal-free
The warmest thing we make.
Roasted rice and tea leaves, rounded with wild honey — it smells like a kitchen in the mountains, mid-morning, something good underway. Not a temple scent; a making-things scent.
For studios, desks, and slow Sundays.
Hand-made by monks in Mustang, Nepal · Dispatched from our UK warehouse
FRAGRANCE
Himalayan high-altitude cypress, aged Indian red sandalwood, roasted-barley flour, Tibetan tea
DESCRIPTION
Noon sun, rust-red cliffs, and Dolma’s clay lunch-pot—all captured in a single stick. Ignite Chöma’s Luncheon. The experience begins with toasted barley, warmed by juniper embers, followed by a cool, clean breath of copper-kettle mint. It concludes with cliff-honey sweetness, marked by the fleeting perfume of sea-buckthorn and violet. One breath, and you remember: awakening is not in distant clouds, but in the very essence of this smoke-warmed laughter.
Sanctum Tathaa sources premium, natural ingredients from Mustang, Nepal, employing long-cherished, traditional techniques to craft incenses of exceptional quality.
DETAILS
Diameter 3 mm, length 10.5 cm, net wt. 15 g; includes a Himalayan mineral-ore incense holder and a sheet of blessing mantras.
TATHAA CAUSE
Naturally sourced, hand-rolled incense sticks; upholding the secret blessing tradition of Mustang’s Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, refined for modern life.
SANCTUM TATHAA
THE SENSORY & OLFACTORY EXPERIENCE COLLECTION
TATHAA — CREATE INCENSE STICKS
An Unfolding Experience
The Scent of Create — It begins with the crisp, herbal clarity of green Tea Leaves, opening the mind like a fresh morning brew. As the experience unfolds, the warm, nutty aroma of Roasted Rice emerges—a comforting scent that grounds your space like a peaceful tea ceremony. Finally, the fragrance settles into the soft, golden sweetness of Wild Honey, binding the blend together and awakening a quiet, inspired state of flow.
THE ANATOMY OF CALM
GrassTea Leaves · Clarity of Tea Leaves
A clean, green herbal note that opens the mind and sparks quiet, contemplative flow.
Roasted Rice· Warmth of Roasted Rice
A comforting, toasted grain scent that grounds the room and settles wandering thoughts.
Wild Honey · Sweetness of Wild Honey
- A soft, golden nectar note that brings smooth harmony and kindles creative intuition.
An Invitation to...
- Ignite Creative Flow: Spark fresh ideas and break through blocks in your studio or workspace.
- Elevate Tea & Reading Rituals: Pair with quiet reflection to deepen your focus and imagination.
- Transform Stagnant Energy: Shift the mood of your room into an inviting, warm, and expressive haven.
- Welcome Intuitive Thoughts: Invite playfulness, warmth, and spontaneous creativity into your daily routine.
The Himalayan Source
Deep in the arid canyons of Mustang, the Kali Gandaki River acts as the land's only pulse.
Before the monsoon arrives, local artisans walk along the exposed riverbed, gathering bluish-gray rock salt from its depths. When blended with rainwater, it releases a crisp, clear aura—like the ancient ocean's last tear.
Following the brief rainy season, wild juniper berries settle among the pebbles, and pale purple meconopsis gently emerge from cracks in the cliffs.
The Rhythmic Craft
While crafting the incense, the makers attune themselves to the rhythm of raindrops striking stone.
First urgent and rapid, then slowing to a steady pulse, and finally seeping softly into the crevices.
The pure essence of juniper berries is steeped into Himalayan salt crystals, then slowly stone-ground alongside mineral-rich sand from the riverbed.
An Olfactory Landscape
When the incense is lit, the first wave is clear and crisp, like rain washing wild juniper berries over the tongue.
Next, the cool, moist scent of meconopsis petals, damp with morning mist, reverberates quietly like the wind between canyon walls.
At last, it settles into the deep, grounded scent of millennia-old sedimentary rock—as if the breath of an ancient river valley has condensed into a fragrance you can feel within.
Let this flowing aroma wash away the noise of the day, allowing the mind and body to become clear, luminous, and present, much like salt crystals shaped by time.