The Enchanted Chai Sanctuary

The Enchanted Chai Sanctuary

By Ingrid Marsh - The Chai Vibe
Multiple dates

Overview

A candlelit portal and half-day sanctuary for those who need to step out of the drought and back to the warmth & soul of "My Kitchen Table."

A candlelit, half-day sanctuary for people who need to step out of the pace of modern life.

The Enchanted Chai Sanctuary is a reclamation of the Saturday afternoons we lost. When I was a child, our kitchen table was the hub. Every Saturday aunts and uncles blood and chosen would gather with no agenda, deep trust and love that didn't need earning. The Enchanted Chai Sanctuary is a return to the rhythms that actually sustain us. For souls grown too thirsty. For the ones who remember what warmth used to feel like, or those whose souls quietly crave it.

Come home to, The Kitchen tTable.

This is not a workshop or a self-improvement session. It's a small, candlelit pocket outside of modern life where the sticky chai stays warm, the clocks soften, and you're invited to be human again.

This is reclamation. This is moisture for what is drying us out.

Through chai ritual, quiet reflection, gentle creativity, and deep rest, you're invited to soften, slow down, and remember what your wild soul has been asking for all along.

No fixing. No pressure. Just warmth, presence, and time that stretches.

No pressure.
No fixing.
No performance.

Just arrival.

Perfect as a gift to someone parched. Or a pause for yourself.

Before You Arrive

You're invited to come as cosy as you like.

Think:

  • Oversized jumpers
  • Soft layers
  • Onesies, if that's your thing
  • Fluffy socks or slippers

If you're coming straight from work, there will be time to change.

Changing out of your day is part of the ritual.

Shedding the armor. Arriving as you are.

The Journey: The Silly & The Sublime

Our half-day sanctuary unfolds slowly, with space to rest, wander, and play.

I. The Ritual: Alchemy of the Kettle

We begin by brewing either caffeine free or low caffine sticky chai together. Whole spices, rising steam, organic cocnut nectar, warmth in the hands.

This is the threshold between the world you've stepped out of and the sanctuary you've entered.

The chai moistens what has become parched. Each sip is a small act of reclamation.

II. The Sublime: The Unpolished Self

On scattered floor cushions in soft light, we explore the relief of being imperfectly perfect.

With gentle, optional journaling prompts, you're invited to meet the version of yourself that doesn't need to be polished, productive, or impressive.

The one who's been waiting, patient as winter, for permission to just be.

III. The Silly: Creating Your Dreamscape, Creating your Bespoke Sticky Chai

We end with playful creativity. Cutting, pasting, and dreaming, like children who still remember how.

You'll blueprint your own Cosy Corner, a sanctuary you can recreate at home. A modern kitchen table. A place where your wild soul can rest.

You'll also craft your own bespoke sticky chai blend to name and take with you: a small portal back to this feeling. Back to moisture. Back to warmth.

The Close

We finish slowly.

Fresh chai is poured.

Conversation drifts or doesn't.

This is escapism of the gentlest kind. Not running away from the world—just stepping sideways into the one our grandmothers knew. The one where the kitchen table was sacred ground.

Leave a little softer.

Leave a little less parched.

Leave remembering that the soul has been waiting to meet you all along.

Guests will get
A candlelit, half-day sanctuary for people who need to step out of the pace of modern life. We spend so much of our lives holding our breath. Waiting for the next task, the next meeting, the next version of ourselves to arrive.

Our Enchanted Chai Sanctuary is where you finally get to exhale.

This is escapism of the gentlest kind.
Not running away, just stepping sideways for a while.

Guests should bring

Two old interior magazines that they love to share and cut up to create your dreamscape, cosy clothing such as oversized jumpers or PJs to change into, and cosy socks or slippers.

Category: Spirituality, Eastern Religion

Good to know

Highlights

  • ages 17+
  • In person
  • Free parking

Refund Policy

No refunds

Location

Oasis St Martins The Village

155 Tulse Hill

London SW2 3UP United Kingdom

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Agenda

Arrival · The Soft Landing

You arrive into our candlelit lounge and are invited to take off your shoes, hang your coat, and exhale. The pace immediately slows. Soft lighting, cushions, and the gentle scent of spices signal that you’ve stepped somewhere different. There’s nothing to do yet, just arrive.

The Tea Ritual · Alchemy of the Spices

We begin with a slow, sensory chai-making ritual. Whole spices are warmed, stirred, and steeped with organic coconut nectar. Hands wrap around mugs as steam rises. This simple act becomes a threshold, a quiet boundary between the world you’ve left behind and the softness you’ve entered.

The Pause · Journaling & Presence

Settled on scattered cushions, you’re offered gentle prompts and blank pages. You may write, doodle, daydream, or simply sit. There is no sharing unless you wish. This is time to listen inwardly and meet yourself without expectation.

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Ingrid Marsh - The Chai Vibe

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From £110.00
Multiple dates