A Leaf, A World: Soundbath, Reiki, Art & Tea

A mini retreat day set within a monochromatic art exhibition, inviting you for a quiet meditation on cause and conditions. A single cup of tea carries an entire chain of relations: rain, soil, sunlight, mountains, the labor of hands, the heat of water, and the breath that receives it. What appears small contains a vast ecology within it.

The program draws inspiration from the Huayan teaching in the Flower Adornment Sutra:

一花一世界，一葉一如來
In a single flower exists an entire world; in a single leaf, a Buddha.

Within this cosmology, every particle reflects the whole universe. Each leaf, seed, and drop of water participates in a wider field of interdependence.
Set within the exhibition environment at a poco art archive, surrounded by artworks and natural forms—leaves, seeds, bodies, rocks, and mountains—this multi-sensory gathering invites participants to slow down and observe these subtle relationships between matter, energy, and perception.
Each session begins with a sound bath using crystal singing bowls, allowing vibration to move gently through the body and settle the mind. Following the sound meditation, tea is whisked and served ceremonially, and participants are invited to drink slowly in contemplation.
The act of drinking becomes a meditation on 因果——the unfolding of causes and conditions that shape each moment. In a small cup of tea, one may glimpse rainstorms, soil, seasons, mountains, and the passage of time.

Between the sound bath sessions, Ibuki Kuramochi—Butoh dancer, multidisciplinary artist, and Reiki practitioner—will offer individual Reiki healing sessions, creating an opportunity for deeper restoration and energetic alignment within the day’s retreat-like rhythm.

In this special realm surrounded by rituals, monochromatic art, peach blossom portals... sound, tea, and stillness create a temporary field of attention in which the body, the artworks, and the surrounding environment resonate with one another. A cup of tea becomes a small universe: a moment where nature, human presence, and time quietly converge.

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Event Schedule:

1) Soundbath & Tea Meditation (60 minutes each)
Session 1: 11am – 12pm
Session 2: 2pm – 3pm
Participants are welcome to linger afterward to enjoy tea and spend time with the artworks.

2) Reiki Healing with Ibuki Kuramochi
12pm – 2pm
Private 20-minute one-on-one sessions
$45 per session

Attend both 1) + 2) for a discounted rate of $100.

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Reservations: Capacity is limited. RSVP required.
Reserve via Partiful
Payment: Venmo @kaokiki
For alternative payment methods contact: [email protected]
After payment, pls indicate your preferred time slot.
Please arrive 5–10 minutes early to ensure the sessions begin smoothly. Late entry may be restricted at the organizer’s discretion.

Venue entry and parking instructions via this PDF.

Info: Private 20-minute one-on-one sessions
$45 per session, please indicate your preferred time slot.

Info: Remove your shoes. Bring your yoga mat and blanket. We start with sound bath with crystal bowls infused sound of tea making — whisking, water bubbling, the aroma of tea arising. Participants enjoy tea ceremony after the sound bath, and are welcome to linger afterward to enjoy tea and spend time with the artworks. (Please be mindful of beverages and sweets around delicate paper art.)

Info: Remove your shoes. Bring your yoga mat and blanket. We start with sound bath with crystal bowls infused sound of tea making — whisking, water bubbling, the aroma of tea arising. Participants enjoy tea ceremony after the sound bath, and are welcome to linger afterward to enjoy tea and spend time with the artworks. (Please be mindful of beverages and sweets around delicate paper art.)

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

4505 S Slauson Ave unit 317, 4505 South Slauson Avenue, Culver City, United States

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