The Art of Life in Autumn: Seasonal Tea Club 2020
Sitting under the awning of Mountain Gate Teahouse, I breathe deeply the sweet humidity that fills the air as the late summer afternoon rains descend. The alpine glow on the...
From Root to Radiance: Transitioning from Wood to Fire
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...
Face Everything Avoid Nothing: Seasonal Tea Club Spring 2025
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...
Shamanic Wisdom and Tea Rituals for Summer: Seasonal Tea Club Summer 2021
"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...
Living in Rhythm with Fire: Seasonal Tea Club Summer 2018
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...
Embracing the Season of Change: Seasonal Tea Club Autumn 2019
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...
Harvesting Balance: August 2018 Seasonal Tea Club
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...
Inaugural Seasonal Tea Club: Winter 2017
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...
Living in Harmony with Winter: Seasonal Tea Club Winter 2018
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...
The Art of Life In Winter: Winter Seasonal Tea Club 2020
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...
"Tea has forever been a celebration" - Seasonal Tea Club Summer 2023
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...
"The blossoming of the natural world" - Seasonal Tea Club Spring 2023
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...
"No more is needed" - Seasonal Tea Club Winter 2022
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...