The Essence of Balance explores how scent can capture the quiet beauty of natural rhythm. Each fragrance is designed as a personal ritual of awareness, inspired by traditional ideas of harmony found across nature and culture. This work is creative and cultural, not clinical or therapeutic.
About the Founder
The Essence of Balance was founded by Chris Yen, trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine and dedicated to creative fragrance design and cultural education. This fragrance work operates independently from clinical practice and focuses on translating traditional ideas of rhythm and transformation into contemporary scent design.
Each blend is created with the same sensitivity and attention to subtle rhythm that I learned through my background in traditional observation practices. In this creative setting, that awareness becomes an artistic process of listening to scent and mood, not a diagnostic act.
Inspiration in the Elements
Across history, natural philosophy has described five qualities that appear throughout nature: growth, warmth, nourishment, clarity, and depth. At The Essence of Balance these ideas become creative metaphors for scent families that express different moods.
Wood Notes
Evoke freshness and renewal
Cypress, Vetiver
Fire Notes
Suggest warmth and brightness
Citrus, Ginger
Earth Notes
Feel grounded and centering
Sandalwood, Patchouli
Metal Notes
Feel cool and clear
Eucalyptus, Peppermint
Water Notes
Bring softness and reflection
Lavender, Clary Sage
These qualities guide artistic composition, not medical interpretation.