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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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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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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...
As the seasons shift and the world around us continues its cycle of change, there are always subtle transformations to notice—whether in the natural world or within ourselves. In times...
Even if they’re not tea lovers, most people here in the States are familiar with black tea. From sweet tea in the south to the Earl Grey and Breakfast Blends...
Throughout history humans have developed different perspectives on diet. The foods we consume remain to this day a deeply personal reflection of our place in the world. Modern, urban life...
Puerh is a fermented tea made in the Yunnan province in southwest China. The two main types of Puerh are Sheng, which is made using a long and traditional fermentation...
Seasonal Tea ClubWinter 2020 Through a deepening quietude, winter settles upon us like a blanket of midnight snow. In the persistent early morning chill, we place the kettle on the...
Anything coffee can do, tea can do better. Let's admit it--coffee can make you crash. Plus, it's a bit addictive. I know, I used to need my cup of joe...
Seasonal Tea Club Autumn 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....
Winter is upon us, and during this time of the year we particularly enjoy long sessions of boiled tea. Early this morning, I climbed out of bed and placed a...
Spring Seasonal Tea Club 2021 The kettle whispers and hums through the early morning air as I unwrap a cake of warming, aged shou puerh. Here in Southern Colorado, a...