From the bride's hand to yours
Henna — mehndi in South Asia, kına in Türkiye, lawsonia to the botanists — has been pressed into skin at weddings, festivals, and the small ceremonies of daily life for more than five thousand years. The pattern is never just decoration. Every paisley, vine, and dot carries a meaning passed down by the women who taught it.
In this workshop, we sit with that lineage. You'll learn the language of the lines — what the peacock means, why the lotus, where the vine ends — and then you'll put it on your own skin, slowly, with a steady hand and warm tea on the table.
By the time you leave, the paste will have begun to set. By the next morning, the stain will have deepened to its full reddish-brown. For a week, you'll carry the workshop with you.