(Members & Past Participants) Beauty Kitchen: Sacred Spices | Heat, Heart, Healing
with Shalini Hidayah

🫚 Beauty Kitchen: Sacred Spices

Heat | Heart | Healing

Step into a warm, spice-scented sanctuary where the ancient art of Indian Masala Chai becomes a pathway to self-connection and emotional release through the invoking of the senses. Drawing influence from the heart-opening nature of cacao ceremonies dating back to ancient Mesoamerican cultures, Shalini honours her roots while sharing a humble cup of chai made from ingredients typically found in the pantries of Indian households. In the spirit of carrying on traditions, healing happens in the quiet intersection of community, spirit, and the senses. 

🍵 Opening: The Masala Chai Heart-Warming Ritual

Gather in a circle around a central ‘spice altar,’ as Shalini prepares her signature Masala Chai from scratch. Watching the chai come alive—the cracking of cardamom, the blooming of ginger, the slow swirl of milk and tea—is an invitation into presence, echoing age-old chai rituals shared across courtyards, kitchens, and family gatherings. 

As the aroma deepens and spread across the room —

– The Symbolism of Each Spice

Cardamom for openness, ginger for vitality, cinnamon for grounding, black tea for clarity of mind.

– Breath With Aroma

Gentle inhalations as spices warm on a pot—awakening the limbic system.

– Intention Setting

With hands wrapped around a warm cup of chai, we may speak (or silently hold) an intention for healing, softening, or unveiling personal truths. Journalling encouraged.

✨ Beauty Alchemy & Rituals we will prepare and try:

🥥 Spice-Infused Body Scrub - repurposing spices used in Masala Chai into Ubtan, a Ayurvedic beauty paste made from natural ingredients.

🥥 Sambrani Dhoop for Healthy Hair & Scalp - dries hair naturally, detox scalp, prevents scalp infections, leaves a lovely long-lasting scent, calms the mind.

💫 Soul Nourishments Circle & Closing:

– Reflection on warmth, memory, belonging and what “home” feels like in the body.

– Gentle guided visualization, imagine the spices inside and on your skin and hair rebalancing, warming, nourishing and protecting.

– Soft sound bath to integrate the warmth, the spices, and the emotional release.

Each person leaves with:

💌 A printed mini ritual card explaining how to recreate the ceremony at home

💌 A heart soothed by heat, aroma, and connection

🌿Participants are encouraged to come with damp, freshly washed hair.  💗 

📅 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 | 7–10pm

📍 OhanaJo Studio

Limited spots available, book yours below! ✨

With Love, Warmth & Radiance,

🧡🍵✨

OhanaJo Studio