# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Sacred Wood: An Olfactory Journey Through Aloeswood (in person) - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm - **Event Description**: MIcah Anderson presents a session exploring oud. Join us to experience extraordinary materials, while gaining deep contextual knowledge.About this EventFor over two thousand years, aloeswood—known as oud, agarwood, gaharu, jinkō—has been burned in Buddhist temples, Sufi gatherings, and traditional healing practices across Asia and the Middle East for centuries. This session offers direct encounter with one of the world's rarest aromatic materials, exploring its cultural histories, spiritual significance, and contemporary challenges.Participants will experience carefully curated specimens including wild and cultivated woods, oils, incense materials, and traditional burning implements. Through guided comparison and traditional burning demonstrations, the session will trace how aloeswood has functioned as medicine, meditation aid, sacred offering, and cultural medium across multiple wisdom traditions.What Participants Will Experience:Olfactory exploration of wild and cultivated aloeswood from different regions, understanding grades, origins, and processing methodsTraditional burning techniques using authentic implements, discovering how heat and preparation transform raw material into experienceCultural and historical context tracing aloeswood's role in Buddhist, Islamic, and medical traditions from the Silk Road to contemporary perfumeryContemporary realities including sustainability, authentication, and the tension between traditional use and luxury marketsWhy Now:As wild aloeswood sources become nearly extinct and cultural contexts are often lost to commercial marketing, this session will provide what few can offer: access to extraordinary materials paired with deep contextual knowledge. Participants will develop not only refined olfactory awareness but understanding of how scent has served as a technology of presence, healing, and connection across cultures.Note:Select aloeswood materials and natural perfumes from Oudimentary will be available for purchase following the masterclass.About the Presenter:Micah Anderson is founder of Oudimentary, specializing in rare aloeswood and natural perfumery for over twenty years. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #104709) and Clinical Director for the Mind Body Awareness Project, Micah brings a unique perspective to the intersection of scent, psychology, and spiritual practice. His clinical work with justice-involved populations and trauma survivors has deepened understanding of how olfactory experience can serve healing and grounding in contexts where other approaches fail. This masterclass emerges from decades of studying aloeswood's botany, trade routes, and cultural applications—combined with lived experience of how scent operates as a somatic anchor and doorway to presence. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/los-angeles/the-sacred-wood-an-olfactory-journey-through-aloeswood-in-person/100001978743373697 - **Event Categories**: health-wellness, meditation, spiritual - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 60.54, max: 60.54, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Los Angeles - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: The Institute for Art and Olfaction - **lat**: 34.0655425 - **long**: -118.2385835 - **full address**: The Institute for Art and Olfaction, 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Sacred Wood: An Olfactory Journey Through Aloeswood (in person) - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/db07b1a8f267acca1d4a7f09d0f6f7656b6e4a04624f9c7f25bd2a8541ecdcfe-rimg-w1200-h600-dcfcdb78-gmir.jpg?v=1766767630 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Sacred Wood: An Olfactory Journey Through Aloeswood (in person) being held? - **A:** The Sacred Wood: An Olfactory Journey Through Aloeswood (in person) takes place on Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm at The Institute for Art and Olfaction, 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, United States. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for The Sacred Wood: An Olfactory Journey Through Aloeswood (in person)? - **A:** Tickets for The Sacred Wood: An Olfactory Journey Through Aloeswood (in person) are priced at USD 61 per person. 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