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We've officially launched our Tenkozan Line—handmade, natural plant-dyed textiles and unique, handmade Buddhist altar images.

Incense has always intrigued me, but for a long time it just smelled a lot like smoke. As I grew older, I started to wonder if maybe there was more.

BY SHEA IKUSEI SETTIMI Keeping the Elements Alive An altar is alive. It’s made up of the same elements that make up our own bodies—earth, water,...

BY SHEA IKUSEI SETTIMI Working Skillfully With Liturgy photo by Eric L When I created my first altar in my tiny Brooklyn apartment over a decad...

BY SHEA IKUSEI SETTIMI Creating a Sacred Space in Your Home Is A Form Of Contemplation   In preparation for this post, I photographed a number ...

BY SHEA IKUSEI SETTIMI Choosing an altar image is a very personal matter. Sometimes, your altar image finds you. My first altar image was a spon...

BY PATRICK YUNEN KELLY In ceremony there are forms and there are sounds, there is understanding and there is believing. In liturgy there is only...

BY VALERIE MEIJU LINET, MRO Incense burning is an ancient practice, dating back to biblical times in the Middle East (where it is thought to hav...

BY KASEY RYOEN JUEDS, MRO Tools:• Tweezers• Flattened spoon• Sieve• Bowl for holding sieve• Extra incense ash Remove your incense bowl from your...