{"title":"Meditating","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoga (dig it), Zen Buddhism (double dig it), deep listening (coooosmic), staring at a lake (doing it right now)—whatever your practice, our selection of natural, artisanal incense can help create space for sustained contemplation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fine-tibetan-incense","title":"Fine Tibetan Incense","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDo you even smudge, bro? For a deep olfactory cleanse of the crib, or an accompaniment to reaching a higher plain, we look to this palo santo-enriched incense from Incausa. Their Fine Tibetan Incense was created in partnership with a multi-generational incense workshop in the ancient town of Nyêmo, Tibet, and is made using processes that dates back to 700 CE. This incense is heady and rich, elevating, and divine. It's a key piece in some of our devotional practices and is perfects for pursuits either Vedic or vibey. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Incausa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49550062223696,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/241207-Incausa-Tibetan-037r1.jpg?v=1735669367"},{"product_id":"the-chase-birds-beasts-and-caricatures","title":"The Chase - Birds Beasts and Caricatures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe love to perk up the casa with this very spicy stick from the Japanese masters at Kousaido. The main ingredients are clove, musk, and opoponax, a resin with an earthy, maybe even animalistic scent. Fitting, as the fetching design on the box is taken from the Kozanji temple in Kyoto and are national treasures. Often called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Japan's oldest cartoon,\" the zesty beasts in the image suggest the spicy and awakening scents inside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kousaido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49559245619536,"sku":"","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/241105-Kousaido-Chase-002r1.jpg?v=1735669668"},{"product_id":"gokujo-senko-buddha","title":"Gokujo Senko Buddha","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis mellow stick is sweet and earthy in all the right ways. It's an easy everyday burn, and each box comes with only a zillion sticks, so you can get real liberal with your consumption. Great for meditating, yes, and the sandalwood and cinnabar powder certainly evoke moments of contemplation. But the truth is, this is a real multi-purpose banger, so by all means light it when you take a bath or when you're doing the dishes, or really any time you need a little nose candy. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kousaido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53217592869200,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/2024-Kouisado-Gokujo.jpg?v=1735669506"},{"product_id":"waboku-keyaki-japanese-zelkova-wood","title":"Keyaki - Japanese Zelkova","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe Keyaki, or Japanese Zelvoka tree, is a multi-threat hardwood used for making furniture, taiko drums, a popular bonsai tree, and the calming, woodsy heart of this exceptional incense. If transforming the crib into a peaceful forest is your aim, look no further. This is a fantastic scent for meditation, in part because it quietly captures your attention without demanding it. We love the subtle scent and longer burn time, giving your senses a chance to notice the Keyaki, wander from it, and return again. Kousaido makes two other sister scents that we deeply dig. Check out their \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/asktheages.myshopify.com\/products\/waboku-hinoki\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Hinoki\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eHinoki\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/asktheages.myshopify.com\/products\/waboku-kusunoki\" title=\"Kusunoki\"\u003eKusunoki\u003c\/a\u003e as well. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kousaido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49595839643984,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/241213-Kouisado-Keyaki-106r.jpg?v=1735671146"},{"product_id":"matsu-tiger","title":"Matsu","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou're just back from a rainy hike in a Northern forest, loam, musk, and sap still clinging to your shoes. Dry off inside, but don't yet leave where you've been. Burn this rich and mellow stick to recapture your morning in the woods. Pair with an earthy tea, pastoral music—winds and strings seem right. Watch the rain through your window, notice the deer, notice the tall trees as they touch, part, and sway. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amina Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49597882335568,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/241104-Anima-Matsu-009r1_58fab060-bdbf-4dd1-b1b3-b53bb2762210.jpg?v=1740536034"},{"product_id":"incense-starter-kit","title":"Discovery Set","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKick off your incense collection–and significantly enhance the in-crib vibes–with a hand-picked incense Discovery Set. Pulled from our curated selection of artisanal incense, the four boxes of incense, handsome tray, and burning accoutrements are everything you need to slide onto Incense Standard Time. The scent profiles range from warm-and-woodsy to damn near mystical, and our emphasis on all-natural Japanese incense ensures that you’re only bringing the most salutary botanicals, herbs, woods, and spices into the casa. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach Discovery Set comes with four boxes of incense, a wooden tray, an ash dish, a burner ball, and matches. So whether the mood you’re setting is celebratory, celestial, or cerebral, your budding incense library has you covered. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ask the Ages","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51075971973456,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/am5589178903-R1-050-23A.jpg?v=1740860457"},{"product_id":"sunol","title":"Sunol","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eSunol is for getting cosmic. Cue the Floyd, spark the cone, and chart a course into serious headspace. With notes of oakmoss (actually a lichen, if we're being eggheads about it), bay laurel, and lavender, this box of eight cones immediately puts us in a highly contemplative, even ritualistic, mindset. We love it for meditating, but also for late-night hangs and, thanks to its powerful, earthy aroma, outdoor burns on the back deck. The Zouz crew named it for a village in Northern California, and the woodsy, campfire effect certainly evokes a Redwood forest after a spring rain. Best of all, Zouz's all-natural hand-rolled cones are made in the USA and skip all the toxic accelerants of lesser incense. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zouz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51243349246288,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/2024-ATA250424-Sunol0446r_6a000b7e-f298-48d6-93c2-0ed2d32c0a87.jpg?v=1746709803"},{"product_id":"juemon-no-2","title":"Juemon No. 2","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis rich, woodsy banger is from a Japanese recipe that dates back centuries from a brand that hails all the way back to 1575. The olfactory heads at Koju subscribe to an if-it-ain’t-broke worldview, and with this cedar, sandalwood, frankincense, and white musk concoction, we sincerely agree. This one is great for contemplation–be it a full lotus meditation or late-night rumination over tea and Tolstoy. The musky notes give this traditional incense a real of gravity–and though you can absolutely burn it for an around-the-house hang, don’t be surprised if your attention turns to the Vedas or Vronsky. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Koju","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51561112568144,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/2024-ATAJuemon_No.20528r.jpg?v=1750470498"},{"product_id":"zuiunko","title":"Zuiunko Oud","description":"\u003cp\u003eOud (a resin formed in the agarwood tree) can be a divisive scent—the good stuff is truly divine, the bad can smell like a barnyard. Thankfully, the seven-generations-deep masters at Hyashi Ryushodo tip celestial. We love this warm, sweet, woody oud incense for its mellow, grounding qualities. This one is perfect for meditation, or setting a contemplative tone around the house. Discovering this incense on a recent trip to Kyoto was a grail-tier find and is one we're burning at HQ nonstop. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hayashi Ryushodo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52117110980944,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/2024-ATAZuiunko0570r.jpg?v=1758969304"},{"product_id":"shiun","title":"Shiun Oud","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet the scene for deep meditation with the fragrant agarwood plumes of Shiun incense. \"Shiun\" translates to \"purple clouds,\" specifically those Amida Buddha is said to ride to greet the souls of the dead. Hayashi Ryushodo has been making temple incense in Kyoto for nearly 200 years, and Shiun's scent is indeed divine. This one smells like a forest floor—woodsy, musky, but with notes of baking spices and a mild sweetness. 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We love it for meditation but also long chats with old pals, moody rainy nights, Bill Evans, and afternoons spent reading by the window. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hayashi Ryushodo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52117135163728,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/2024-ATAChoshunko0564r.jpg?v=1758969301"},{"product_id":"seasonal-set-winter","title":"Summer Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eSummer is all about gathering with friends and connecting with nature, so the incense we keeping reaching for is light, earthy, and brings the outdoors in. We're looking for kind vibes and earthy inspiration as we stare at lakes, read on porches, and savor summer solstice light. The incense in the Summer Set hails mostly from Japan and is designed for long firefly nights and bright early mornings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou’ll get three boxes of ATA-chosen incense, a small burner dish, brass burner ball, and a book of matches to set the summer humming.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ask the Ages","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52357426872656,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/IMG_0233.heic?v=1763506121"},{"product_id":"waboku-assortment","title":"Waboku Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis set of three gorgeous woodsy incenses is perfect for newbs and heads alike. Each of the three boxes in this kit is already an Ask the Ages favorite, and we're thrilled to offer the full set. Each of the three scents here is born from a core Japanese incense wood. Hinoki is Japanese cypress and maybe the vibiest of the lot. But don't sleep on the dreamy, calming scent of Keyaki (zelkova wood), or the mellow camphor aromas of Kusunoki. This set makes an ideal gift for anyone who would rather be in a Japanese forest, or if you're merely looking to set the scene for everything from quiet contemplation to a hang with the homies. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kousaido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52422972178768,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/2024-ATAShishin0622r_a52ca1b5-c74c-42ec-b01f-6e129658af10.jpg?v=1773871379"},{"product_id":"three-jewels","title":"Three Jewels","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you want a trio of rich burns, look no further than Three Jewels, a gorgeous set of three distinct incenses from the Kyoto brand Kousaido. We've been selling Buddha, with its lush sandalwood blend since Day Zero of Ask the Ages. And we're thrilled to add its two homies to the mix. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuddha is a subtly sweet and calming mix of sandalwood, citrus, and benzoin, which has notes of vanilla, almond, caramel, and spice. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDharma is for those looking to bring forest bathing into the crib. The fresh incense is a mix of pine needles, cedar, and sandalwood. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSangha rounds out the set and tips decidedly floral with fresh-from-the-garden notes of red plum and lily of the valley. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kousaido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52422977421648,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"tennen-kitayama-sugi","title":"Cedarwood - Kitayama Sugi","description":"\u003cp\u003eJapanese cedar (kitayama sugi) is the hero of this all-natural incense from our pals at Kousaido. The Kyoto-based incense maker recently launched a line of all-natural incense, and this warm, woodsy aroma is the closest you'll get to rolling around on the floor of a Japanese forest. The scent here is gentle and nuanced, with spicy undertones giving the soft cedar just a little kick. Honestly, burn this guy any time, but we're partial to this one on quiet mornings, in moments of contemplation, and laid out on the sofa reading. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kousaido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52422980829520,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/2024-ATAShishin0609r.jpg?v=1773871261"},{"product_id":"tennen-opoponax","title":"Sweet Myrrh - Opoponax","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe star of this all-natural incense from Kousaido is opoponax, a sweet, mild, and celestial-smelling resin from Somalia. 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This is a sensual burn, perfect for late-nights, quiet afternoons, or setting the tone for a deep meditation practice.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kousaido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52422982173008,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/0066\/3888\/files\/2024-ATAShishin0605r.jpg?v=1773871020"}],"url":"https:\/\/asktheages.com\/collections\/frontpage.oembed?page=2","provider":"Ask the Ages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}