USHER peace and spirituality into your home with Praana’s range of soy candles, essential oils, diffusers and roll-ons. Started by graphic designer Peali Dutta Gupta during the trying days of the Covid-19 pandemic, Praana’s mission is to help people achieve a state of mindfulness and calm. “Each essential oil has certain qualities. Lavender, for instance, is calming. The aim is to find balance by using the senses,” says Dutta Gupta, a practitioner of reiki and meditation who is doing a course in aromatherapy. She wanted to share her ways of meditation, aromatherapy and spirituality with other troubled souls during the lockdown. Dutta Gupta has her own studio, Pealidezine, in Vasant Kunj where Praana too is located. She has worked with newspapers like HT City, The Tribune, and designed coffee table books for over 20 years. All Praana products have been as a designer with an eye for detail and style.
The Chakra Collection — the first that Praana began with — is inspired by the seven chakras of the body. Each essential oil is matched to a chakra and can be used for meditation. The chakras are imbued with the seven colours of the rainbow. The team of graphic designers at Praana tuned into the vibes and perception of each rainbow colour to match them to an aroma.
“Each chakra has a certain essence that helps energize the chakra,” says Dutta Gupta. The Chakra Collection consists of seven diffuser oils and is priced at `2,100.
The soy candles are hand-poured, vegan, and organic. The Chakra Collection of mini soy candles is priced at `1,900 and can be sent across India. For people trying spiritual healing and meditation for the first time, the Chakra Collection is a perfect starter kit.