Ever notice how recurring thoughts are breadcrumbs from your subconscious, hinting at future relevance? Here's what's been on my mind lately - how about you?
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I know candles might seem an obvious choice for a meditative fragrance brand, and over the years, customers and retailers have requested them. However, I've always hesitated. To be honest, I've never been much of a candle enthusiast.
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We are naturally creatures of habit. The front part of our brain likes to make maps of the world, allowing it to run in a kind of 'default mode.' While this frees up mental energy, it also leaves us vulnerable to repeating unhelpful thinking patterns, especially when we're stressed.
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If, like me, you sometimes find yourself so focused on an outcome you miss other things, this is a shared reminder of the possibility of new perspectives.
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Working with good people is one of my favorite things about BODHA. So when my friend Raf and his sister Kim (owner of our Belgian retailer BLOS Shop) approached me to design the scents for their new mineral sunscreen, Le Rub, I couldn't wait.
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We're all in constant conversation with ourselves. If we feel good, this conversation is constructive, helping us think clearly, reflect, problem-solve, and plan. But if we're not, it can spiral into mental chatter, absorbing our energy, overwhelming, and, at worst, debilitating us.
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Have you watched Perfect Days yet? I think about this quote from the movie every morning when Licorice and I go out for an early, sleepy walk.
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I read that mood boards are dead, but here I am sharing one! It's part of a new three-piece collection we put into production today, after a year & a half of development (how does time go so fast?!).
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This is a mid-year hump reminder (anyone else feeling this?) to zoom out for a second & look at what's in front of you with fresh loving eyes.
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Styling scent by our favorite LA stylist Sissy Chacon
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I've never met a citrus I don't like, from the pithy bitterness of a grapefruit rind to the orange blossomy magic of petitgrain. Citruses speak to something bright and sparkly in us all.
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I recently took a three-week scent and artificial intelligence course, partly out of fear - will AI wipe out perfumery? - and partly out of curiosity about the latest scent technology for health.
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The names alone make me smile — wild heliotrope, lemon blossoms, night-blooming jasmine. These are just a few things in bloom right now in L.A., and I never want them to end!
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What we remember defines who we are. Our memories shape our relationships with ourselves, others, and our emotions.
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Welcome to Scent Club - the Exploration Edition N°1. Step outside your daily life & into our BODHA Studio to experience the mysteriously powerful world of scent.
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We know the invisibility of scent can make it difficult to imagine what something might smell like, so we've been amusing ourselves by translating our formulas into visually accurate color maps inspired by the 1902 book Color Problems.
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'By keeping on being what we most intimately are, we can continually redefine ourselves, so that we become what we have not been able to be. If we live this way, we surprise ourselves.'
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We are all atmospheres, a weather system of feelings & experiences bumping up against one another & the world. While we can't necessarily change the prevailing winds, we can shape our personal ambiance.
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It's been bucketing down here in L.A., which has me thinking about the particular smell of rain & the weird bacteria that creates it.
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