Holiday Incense Making

Holiday Incense Making - Sacred Resins for the Season

Join us for a special day of making incense with some very special resins and botanicals to transform your holiday atmosphere into something truly special. In this unique workshop we will work with some amazing Frankincense, Myrrh, and local pine resin along with Sandalwood and my special wood based binder.

Do you find most incense on the market overstimulating and irritating to the senses?

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your own incense? 

Do you feel called to develop a deeper connection with the plant world, and learn to unlock its secrets in a deeply mystical way?

If so, this workshop is for you. 

The art of incense is nearly lost, maintained only by a very few who value tradition, purity, and the beauty and deep wisdom of nature. What was once a sacred art has become big business and mass production. Almost all incense on the market today is made with chemical additives to increase production and cut cost. Despite beautiful packaging (with no ingredients listed). Not only is this an ethical issue, but it causes irritation to the senses, causing headaches, sinus issues and desensitization requiring even stronger stimulation to have an 'effect'. The solution is educating yourself and purchasing natural incense from ethical makers such as my Incense Alchemy brand and others committed to the art of incense making. Another solution—one you will find absolutely amazing and fulfilling is to learn to make your own incense. 

Making your own incense will change your relationship with the plant world of aromatics and engage you in a sacred process of alchemy, where all the elements are required to be in perfect balance. For those interestedin herbalism this will deepen and expand your relationship with plants, and how work with  them in a whole new way.

In this workshop you will:

• Make your own holiday incense to take home and enjoy

• Learn basic formulation so you can create your own unique recipes at home

• Honor to the spirit of the herbs to activate deeper healing qualities in your incense

• Experience some of the finest aromatics available in a special incense ritual

Admission includes material costs, handouts, and incense drying box that you can reuse at home. Additional Incense materials will be available.

About the facilitator:

Your guide into the world of incense is Michael Cutter, a local incense maker and founder of Incense Alchemy located in Denver, Colorado. Michael’s experience many years ago in traditional Zen Buddhism and a love of Japanese culture inspired a passion for incense and a quest to find the best incense from around the world. His experience in shamanism opened up a whole new world of healing herbs and aromatics. Unable to find quality incense using these healing herbs he ventured into making his own. After two years of extensive trial and error to master the formulations and production methods he found a passion for making incense and created Incense Alchemy. According to industry experts, Michael may be the only commercial manufacturer of this style of incense (no bamboo core) in North America.

https://www.michaelheartsong.com/incense-alchemy