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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...
Spring is beginning to stir, though winter hasn't fully released its hold. There's something valuable in this in-between place. It's neither the deep stillness we've been sitting with nor the...
We are coming out of a powerful full moon and eclipse season. Emotions and old patterns that had been lying dormant may have surfaced, and some days may feel more...
This week, our practice turns toward attuning with the season and noticing the patterns that shape how we move through the world. As spring quietly begins to stir, it brings...
Tea practice has a way of bringing us back to beginner’s mind. Even when you think you “know” how to brew, each session surprises you: how the leaves open, the...
We’re at a moment in the year when everything ready to move is stirring. The air, the light, and even the pace of life carry subtle hints of change. The...
We are at the end of Water season, a time when the inward pull is still strong but the first signs of Wood are already appearing. There is a quiet...
The ground is shifting beneath us. Fear, frustration, and exhaustion press in on many of us, and the weight of what’s happening in the world can feel constant. Yet even...
There’s a moment in tea practice when the mind stops trying to do something with the tea. The tasting quiets. The evaluating fades. What’s left is a kind of simple...
Slowing down creates the space to notice what usually passes unseen. When life is moving quickly, so much of what shapes our days happens just below the surface—small habits, quiet...