EXPERIENCES
Is it not a pleasure to learnand to practice what is learned?
— Confucius
An experience begins where attention makes room for life as it is.
Not everything has to be hurried.A flower in the hand.Tea opening slowly in water.A breath remembered before the next word.Through flowers, tea, culture, and shared practice,we make a little more room,for attention, for imperfection,and for the simple pleasure of being here.
FLORAL
Learning through flowers
Rooted in the Ikenobō tradition — the oldest school of Japanese ikebana with over 550 years of history — this course offers a way of learning through flowers, where natural form, structure, and emptiness are held in quiet balance.Through its three principal forms — rikka, shoka, and jiyuka — ikebana can be both expansive and restrained, expressive and still, from small arrangements in daily life to compositions that hold the presence of landscape within a single vessel.The three-day introductory intensive is designed as an entry into this practice, bringing together technique, perception, and a way of seeing that extends beyond arrangement itself.
Ikebana
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Classes designed for children to explore flowers in a simple and intuitive way.Through hands-on activities, children learn to observe plants, work with materials, and express themselves through making.The focus is not on perfection, but on curiosity, attention, and the joy of creating.
Kids Classes
TEA
Discovering tea through taste
A tea tasting session with a performative element, held in our tea space near the airport.
Each session includes three to four sorts of tea from different origins, processing method and years, shared together in a small group setting.
Every tea is paired with a different matching tea snack, and prepared using varied brewing methods and utensils.
Tea Tasting
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Each year, a small group journey is organised to visit famous tea gardens and plantations around the world, to learn, observe, and experience tea at its source.
Tea Journeys
Next Journey
Lincang, Yunnan
April 2027 / 4 days
MINDFULNESS
Returning through attention
A small guided practice for up to ten participants, using plants, tea, and simple sensory moments as gentle ways into mindfulness.
Guided Attention Circle (Oxford MBCT Method)
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BY INQUIRY
A space where ideas take form,and encounters resonate
Some projects do not belong to a fixed category, but may still grow naturally from tea, flowers, culture, and attentive exchange.Selected inquiries may include cultural and artistic gatherings in the space, tea etiquette and intercultural training, interpretation and cross-cultural communication support, private group experiences, and co-branded floral or tea gifts.For thoughtful proposals or project-based inquiries, please get in touch. Each inquiry is considered individually, with attention to context, atmosphere, and the meaning the occasion is asked to carry.
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