The Upward Movement of Life: Seasonal Tea Club Spring 2018
As winter softens and the energy of spring begins its upward stir, we align our tea practice with the season of Wood—growth, vision, and renewal. The Spring 2018 Seasonal Tea...
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Aligning with the Wood Element: Seasonal Tea Club Spring 2022
Welcome to the Living Tea Seasonal Tea Club for Spring 2022. As nature awakens with vibrant growth and vitality, we honor the Wood Element, symbolizing new beginnings, expansion, and creative...
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Leaning Into Spring: Creativity, Chaxi, and the Wood Element
Something shifts in spring, not just in the light or the temperature, but in the quality of what wants to move through us. There’s an energy that’s been quietly composting...
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The Five Elements
This blog explores the Taoist Five Elements—Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water—as a living map for aligning with the seasonal rhythms of nature and life itself. By observing natural cycles of...
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...
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...