Tuberose and the scent that was lost along the way

In 2024 we ordered tuberose from a farm in Khon Kaen, soaked it in alcohol across four rounds and waited another six months. What came back was not the scent of flowers. This is the record of that first experiment, and the three reasons we only understood later.

Ten Years on the Path of the Breath

The first time I joined a Vipassana course, I closed my eyes and couldn't sense my breath at all. By day three I wanted to run. Years later, after studying aromatherapy, I began to wonder whether scent could help beginners find their way back to the breath.