We’ll be cozying up by the wood stove in a sweet little cabin with a creek running through the back. Join us for a deep tea sit to honor some of the hard things we’re all moving through right now.
On Tea:
Contemplative tea is a practice of self-emptying through the Way of Tea.
Tea, in ceremony, invites us into a spacious silence—deepening the breath, stilling the mind, and allowing for peace-filled rest. This is not like any commercially available tea, but tea that is living, aged, and cultivated from old-growth tea trees with deep respect for land and life. Tea is a gentle communicator; it meets us exactly where we are and offers precisely what is needed.
When tea is cultivated and shared in this harmonious way, it carries a rare capacity to reconnect us with the depths of our true nature. In that remembering, we begin to see the same essence reflected in all beings, in the natural world around us, and in the preciousness of our ordinary daily lives.
In tea ceremony, we practice letting go of our restlessness, busy-ness, and dis-ease so we can fully receive the energy and spirit of tea. This is a transformative journey. You may arrive with aches, pains, questions, or challenges; tea meets you there and quietly guides you back toward your true center. Each ceremony is unique, just as each person’s experience is unique. We are often drawn into deeper intimacy in proportion to our willingness to surrender our habitual holding, to let go of our incessant need to be in control and have a handle on everything.
In this setting, everyone becomes equal—simply human, sharing the same tea from the same bowls. The mind-made roles and stories fall away. We sit together in stillness, let tea open space inside us, and then share any inspired dialogue that may arise from this greater presence. Tea helps us rest from all that has been and gently makes space for what will come.
Come as you are. Dress comfortably. Sit, be, and receive tea.
Practical Notes
Please dress comfortably, perhaps eating a light meal beforehand but nothing too heavy.
Please bring your own cushion or blanket to sit on.