Pausing Into Awareness & Honoring the Earth Element
Pausing Into Awareness Our lives are full of motion, obligations, and distractions. Pausing — even briefly — gives us a chance to notice what is happening within and around us....
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...
Stepping Beyond the Familiar: Embracing New Teas and the Earth Element
This Week in Practice: The Comfort Zone of Tea — and the Surprise of Discovery It’s human nature to find something we enjoy and stick with it. When it comes...
Make Your Tea Practice Bigger Than Yourself
Reflections on Generosity, Earth Energy, and Connection In the quiet moments of tea, it’s natural to turn inward—tuning into breath, sensations, and the stillness that grows as the leaves steep....
Way of Tea Wednesdays - July 30, 2025
Five Weekly Items to Support a Life of Tea 1. Tea Practice: Taste as a Gateway to Mindfulness For many of us, the experience of tasting tea is unconscious and...
Weekly Five: Way of Tea Wednesdays - July 23, 2025
The best weekly reflections for living a life of Tea 1. Tea Practice This week in seasonal ritual The Alchemy of Fire and Water In Tea, everything begins with water....
Balancing the Fire Element in Summer: Cultivating the Shen Through Tea, Diet, and Inner Stillness
Summer is a season of fullness, connection, and joy—but its fiery nature can also lead to overconsumption, overstimulation, and burnout. In this post, we explore how to harmonize with the...
Celebrating the Summer Solstice: A Tea Ritual Honoring the Peak of Light and Fire
Celebrate the longest day of the year with a heart-centered ritual honoring the Fire element’s energy of light, connection, and transformation. This guided tea ceremony is designed to be shared...
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...
Tea Eggs for Lìxìa: A Nourishing Tradition
Celebrate the arrival of summer with the nourishing tradition of tea eggs. In honor of Lìxìa — the seasonal shift marked by the Chinese lunar calendar — we share the...