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...
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...
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...
Creating Space and Turning Inward: Reflections for Early Autumn
This week, we've been reflecting on the subtle power of space—within our bodies, in our surroundings, and in the moments that exist between each gesture, each breath, and each thought....
Returning to What’s Essential: Inward Reflection in Metal Season
As autumn settles in, I’ve been thinking about the value of turning inward—slowing down, releasing what no longer serves us, and returning to what truly matters. Simple rituals, like Leaves...
Grounding and Reflection: Settling Into the Tail End of Earth Season
Tea Practice: Anchor in Your Body The tail end of Earth season invites us to pause and reconnect with our center before the subtle pull of autumn begins. This practice...
The Season of Integration
Earth asks us to integrate—to notice what has arisen, to digest our experiences, and to bring them into balance and clarity. One of its lessons is attention: paying close care...
Steeping Presence, Harvesting Gratitude
Tea Practice: Steeping Presence, Harvesting Gratitude Gratitude is the heart of a realized Earth Element. It’s the recognition that every breath, every cup of tea, every moment of presence is a...
Harvesting Abundance in the Everyday
Even in the midst of a busy life, the Way of Tea offers us a chance to pause and notice the richness that’s already here. Through small gestures, quiet attention,...