Beneath the Surface: Meeting Fear, Finding Wisdom
The first frosts of winter remind us that change is constant, and that fear often accompanies the unknown. In this season of Water, we are invited to notice what we...
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Wintering: Presence, Patience, and the Way of Tea
The turning of the calendar can make it feel like something is required of us. Decisions. Definitions. Declarations of who we’re becoming next. The world seems to ask us to...
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Holding Fast Against the Wind: Winter, Water, and the Wisdom of Being
It’s October 16th. I sit in the dining room of a weathered Cape Cod house that gazes out over an ashen bay, its shingles silvered by years of salt and...
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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...
Winter Wisdom: Cultivating Calm, Resilience, and Relational Presence
Winter drifts in like a quiet river, carrying us beneath the surface of our own attention. In these soft, inward currents, we can meet ourselves with calm, clarity, and curiosity....
A Few of Our Favorite Things
This week’s Way of Tea Wednesday is a little different. Instead of our usual format, we’re pausing to share a few of our favorite things: simple ways to connect with...
Quiet Inside, Open Outside: Meditation and the Art of Gathering
As we enter Water season, nature encourages us to turn inward—days shorten, energy retreats, and the world slows, inviting quiet reflection, stillness, and a deeper awareness of our inner life....
Turning Ever Inward: Early Winter and the Path of Reflection
In Five Element theory, winter begins earlier than in Western calendars—often around early November, rather than the solstice in late December. This timing reflects the natural rhythms of the earth,...
Late Autumn: Presence, Patience, and Integration
This Week in Practice This week, we turn to boiled tea, one of the oldest and most unhurried methods of brewing in our tradition. Unlike modern tea practices that emphasize...
Exhaling into Release: Metal Moving Toward Water
As Metal season comes to its close, I’ve been reflecting on the subtle exhale that exists between one season and the next—the space where refinement is released, tension softens, and...
Finding Clarity and Release through Wu Wei
As the air cools and the season deepens, we enter a time when nature itself invites stillness, reflection, and gentle surrender. Autumn carries a quiet wisdom—an invitation to release what...
Returning to Presence and Elemental Wisdom: Seasonal Tea Club Autumn 2025
Last weekend I spent two glorious days hiking in the mountains and learning about wild medicinal herbs from a master herbalist. I thought I had a decent grasp of the...