I Need a Warm Night - Valentine's Day Incense Making Workshop

This Valentine's Day is an invitation to look inward.

"I Need a Warm Night" is a cozy, hands-on incense-making workshop where we explore play, sensory experience, and memory—using scent as a gentle doorway back to ourselves.

Together, we'll work with natural herbs, resins, and wood powders, blending intuitively and without rules. You'll be encouraged to follow what draws you in: the smells that feel familiar, comforting, curious, or joyful. Scent has a way of waking up memories—of kitchens, forests, childhood winters, safe places, and quiet moments—and this workshop creates space for those memories to surface softly.

This is a chance to slow down, to sit in circle, to make something with your hands, and to offer yourself care on a day often focused outward. Not romantic. Not performative. Simply warm.

Through play, texture, scent, and quiet reflection, you'll be guided to create an incense blend that feels like love—your kind of love—for yourself.

Event Details:

• Date: Friday, February 14th, 2026
• Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
• Location: Anina's Cafe, 280 Joffre-Bélanger Way, Ottawa, ON K1L 5K8

What's Included:

• All natural materials: herbs, resins, and wood powders
• Gentle guidance through the incense-making process
• Your handcrafted incense blend to take home
• A warm, welcoming space for reflection and creativity

No experience necessary. All are welcome.