Thought I’d write again today on the continuing journey of meditation, and the role that our natural incense sticks may play. Life, it seems, has something to teach us, a big secret, which we nudge against at times when our eyes widen, but which seems mostly out of reach. We touch this secret when...
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Here at Dhuni we see meditation in quite a specific way. It’s not about sitting in full lotus for hours, or chanting specific mantras to effect the outcome of the universe. It’s simply about being with what is, and noticing where the holding on is. Understand what that resistance is without trying to change...
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Are Dhuni natural incense sticks? Well, if you consider handpicking all the botanicals from either wild sustainably managed sources, or commercial organic sources, and then drying, rolling, and packaging every one by hand, yes. In fact we don’t imagine any other company in the world can really compare when it comes to natural incense....
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In over ten years of travelling through India, working with Indian incense makers, and perfecting our craft, we can honestly say that there are a scarcely a handful of genuinely traditional incense makers left. Mass production is taking over, and the norm is now to buy a cheap packet of chemical, quite unpleasant agarbatti...
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There’s no doubt in our mind that one of the most exquisite blends of them all is our amber incense. Amber, which is technically a fossilized tree resin, has been esteemed for it’s golden translucent colour and it’s fragrant vanilla-like smell for thousands of years. Heating amber has the effect of melting it, which...
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Dhuni is, quite simply, the most aromatic incense you can buy. But by aromatic we’re not talking about the kind of pungent smack in the face you get from the cheap rubbish at the market. We’re talking about the soothing, earthy, natural smell of an incense made by the best company in the business....
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A lot of people ask us about spice incense. This seems to be a generic term which people associate with good incense and also, perhaps, conjures up a suitably Eastern fragrance in the imagination. The answer is that all Dhuni is actually spice incense. Our secret blends all contain 100% natural plant botanicals, either...
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Dhuni Lemongrass incense is not made from a charcoal stick dipped in lemongrass oil but from 100% plant botanicals handrolled onto a bamboo stick. This is the old fashioned method, and much more time consuming, but I think you’ll find the results quite extraordinary! Dhuni Citronella (lemongrass) is a pure smelling mosquito repelling delight,...
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Amber (or, technically, resinite) is fossilized tree resin, which has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much of the most highly-prized amber is transparent, in contrast to the very common cloudy amber and opaque amber. Amber is used in Ayurvedic medicine as an aphrodisiac and an aid to meditation....
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Indian incenses containing Plumeria, known in the West as Frangipani, have Champa in their name. This is dhuni’s take on the most classic incense of them all, hand made and absolutely chemical free. Likely to be the only genuine Nag Champa you’ll ever come across, and very special. nag champa incense incl p&p UK...
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In Indian religions, moksha is the liberation from samsara. This fragrance is our testament to the woody smells of a sadhu’s sacred fireplace, evoking timeless devotion, and a reverence for the earth. A soothing, contemplative scent, to burn in the early morning, or at twilight. moksha incense inc p&p UK £4.00 EU £4.50 Worldwide...
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From ancient times the lotus has been a divine symbol in Asian traditions. Hindus revere it with the divinities Vishnu and Lakshmi often portrayed on a pink lotus in iconography. In Buddhist symbolism, the lotus represents purity of the body, speech, and mind as if floating above the muddy waters of attachment and desire.The...
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Chrysopogon zizanioides, commonly known as Vetiver (derived from Tamil), is a perennial grass of the Poaceae family, native to India. In western and northern India, it is popularly known as khus.The stems are tall and the leaves are long, thin, and rather rigid; the flowers are brownish purple. It is known for its calming...
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Kashi is the sacred name of Varanasi, India’s holiest city, and therefore a suitable name for this secret blend of herbs and resins. Gathered from the foothills of the Himalayas, the jungles of Kerala, and the plains of Madhya Pradesh, these ingredients are rare and sought after by incense connoisseurs. A perfect balance of...
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