As the seasons shift from spring to summer, so does our energy — moving from inward growth to joyful outward expression. Rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Taoist wisdom, this...
As winter thaws into spring, we enter a season of emergence, vitality, and growth. Rooted in the wisdom of the five elements, this reflection explores the wood element’s connection to...
"The human heart is the center of a territory with no boundaries."Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée The boughs of the Subalpine fir, Blue Spruce, and Ponderosa Pines grow heavy with...
Welcome to the Summer Seasonal Tea Club, a curated offering that invites you to align with Nature’s rhythms through the quiet, joyful ritual of tea. Rooted in ancient Taoist wisdom...
As we transition from summer to fall, the strong billowing yang exhalation of life within nature transitions towards a steady slow inhalation. The trees, bushes, and grasses gently transform into...
The Way of the Seasons The five Chinese elemental energies of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water manifest as the basic seasonal cycles of nature, which affect every living thing...
Welcome to the first-ever Living Tea Seasonal Tea Club. We’re deeply grateful for your interest and support. Whether you live in a place with dramatic seasonal shifts or more subtle...
Winter invites stillness, reflection, and deep nourishment, mirroring the wisdom of water—fluid, yielding, yet immensely powerful. At Living Tea, we embrace this season with teas that align with its quiet...
In the quiet of a snow-covered morning, a simple cup of tea offers a gateway into the season’s wisdom. This latest offering from the Tea Club marks the beginning of...
In Taoist medicine, the Fire element corresponds to the heart, small intestines, and bitter flavor, symbolic of the charring nature of fire. It’s with bittersweetness in my heart that I...
Man follows the earth. Earth follows heaven. Heaven follows the Tao. Tao follows what is natural. Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu Chapter 25 How you wish to relate to tea...
Seasonal Tea ClubWinter 2022 The last Autumn leaves fall to the cold, dry earth. The barren trees create a sense of spaciousness through which winter light becomes ethereal. Rising from...
Seasonal Tea ClubAutumn 2022 With this season’s offering, we conclude our fifth year of the tea club. We have two common sayings in our tea tradition that seem particularly apt...