Origami Intention Box & Tea at Ely Museum

For the women who love the idea of slowing down — and haven’t quite found the right way in.

This gathering falls within 小满 — Grain Buds, the Chinese solar term for late May. The grain has begun to fill. Not yet ripe. Not yet complete. And in that incompleteness, something quietly full of what it is growing toward.

You do not need to know anything about tea or Chinese medicine or origami to be here. You only need to be willing to arrive.

What we do

We fold Japanese washi paper into small origami intention boxes — patient, one deliberate crease at a time. Each fold practising what 小满 asks of us. Trust what is not yet finished. Stay with the becoming.

Inside your completed box — a hand-gathered bundle from the Fens. Six small things chosen for what late spring asks of the body. We’ll meet them one at a time.

The tea

We begin with osmanthus flowers steeped alone — pale golden, honey-apricot scented. A cup that says: you’ve arrived.

We close with Yunnan Pu’er black tea— deep, earthy, grounding — with dried rose petals floating on the surface.

Two flowers. One tea. The season held in a single sip.

We close

In somatic noticing. Where is there more ease? Where has something softened? That difference — between arriving and departing — is the whole practice.

You leave with

A hand-folded origami intention box, fragrant and tied with string — yours to place somewhere visible at home. And a steadier quality of attention that belongs to you.

What others have said

“The energy was perfect — calm, warm, and welcoming.” — Charlene

“I was amazed at how relaxed I felt afterwards.” — Denise

“I left feeling centred and inspired.” — Natalie

Practical details

📍 Ely Museum, CB7 4LS

🗓 Saturday 30 May 2026 · 10:30–12:30

🎟 £40 (All materials and a ceremony of whole leaf tea included)

Maximum 10 women

No experience needed. Just curiosity and the willingness to arrive.

👉 Book here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/earthglow/2163585