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...
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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...
Honoring the Leaf, Honoring the Earth: 11 Ways to Reuse Tea Leaves
In celebration of Earth Day, we explore eight simple, mindful ways to repurpose used tea leaves—from nourishing your garden and freshening your home to soothing the body and spirit. These...
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...
New Growth, Ancient Roots: Seasonal Tea Club Spring 2020
As the days grow longer and the world stirs from winter's slumber, the Seasonal Tea Club Spring 2020 invites you into a period of renewal through Living Tea’s thoughtfully curated...
A Time to Bloom: Seasonal Tea Club Spring 2019
As spring unfurls across Yunnan’s ancient forests, we move from the stillness of winter into a season of growth, creativity, and renewal. In this blog, we explore the energetic qualities...
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...
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...