On this blog, I cover tea from many angles–from tasting notes, sparkling tea recipes, traveling with tea advice, cultural investigations, part of a mindfulness practice, and more.

Besides offering updates on what has been posted on the blog, in Tea Infusiast News I run giveaways, provide advance notice of events, and offer pre-registration opportunities and discounts to many of my paid events.

Additionally, I typically offer monthly events that are only open to (and free for) my TIN subscribers.

Lately, I’m fairly consistently offering two free monthly event for TIN subscribers. These events draw on my love of tea, my tea and meditation teacher training, and the fun of crafting. (You can read more about me here.) The only way to sign up is through the newsletter.

The CrafTEA Social

The CrafTEA Social an online gathering where we share (and often show) what craft we are working on and then work on it while we chat. Tea is optional! We were meeting on a Tuesday evening at 8pm ET / 5pm PT each month from September-December. I’m adding some midday (tea-time!) Saturday crafting socials in January-March 2026. After that, we’ll reassess schedules.

Tea Mindful Together

The next monthly event for TIN subscribers that I’ve been offering for a while is Tea Mindful Together. It’s an online, midday tea meditation. I run it on a weekday, usually around 12 or 12:30pm ET. It usually lasts around 30 minutes. I lead practices like guided meditations, journal prompts, and (always) quiet time for mindful tea. Join us to see how a midday break might change how you flow through your day.

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In the January 2025 edition, No. 25:

The Tea Infusiast News No. 25 edition shares a subscriber-only tea giveaway in honor the second anniversary of the newsletter. It also launches my Winter Rest Kit for Tea Lovers (online kit) and my Tea with Your Inner Critic online workshop. The newsletter is also where I first announced some very exciting new about the Toronto Tea Festival. AND MORE.

The link to subscribe is below!

Subscribe to Tea Infusiast News to connect with and through tea.

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In the December 2024 edition, No. 24:

You can’t tell from the table of contents, but this newsletter revealed the giveaway items before they were publicly announced AND they shared a sneak-peek at my early 2025 plans.

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In the November 2024 edition, No. 23:

Tea Infusiast News has engaging tea content, special deals and advance notice for events, tea giveaways, etc. (The link to subscribe is below.)

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It’s still free. Tea Infusiast News has engaging tea content, special deals and advance notice for events, tea giveaways, etc. (The link to subscribe is below.)

In the October 2024 edition:

I typically send one email a month–the newsletter.

If I’m running a special event, there is sometimes an email between newsletters. I promise not to clog your inbox. You can unsubscribe at any time!

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In this July 2024 Edition

To start off, I’m pleased to share my review of the NYBG Wonderland Exhibit and Afternoon Tea. (The exhibit runs through October 27, 2024.)

NYBG Wonderland Exhibit

In June, I joined members of my local botanic garden for a visit to a much bigger nearby garden–the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG).

A guide led us through their their Wonderland: Curious Nature plant exhibit. Afterwards, we enjoyed an afternoon tea. The story of Alice in Wonderland inspired both.

The plant exhibit was beautiful and thoughtfully curated. You start the exhibit by walking through a Victorian garden–the world Alice belonged to before going through the rabbit hole. Then, you walk through a door representing the rabbit hole. Fantastic, almost otherworldly plants greet you on the other side. I particularly loved the Amazon lily pads and the spotted begonias. (You’ll see photos when you click to read more.)

Teaware Talk: Hario Cold Brew Tea Wine Bottle

You can use almost anything to make cold brewed tea at home. Glass is the obvious choice. I’ve often used glass jars and big Pyrex glass measuring cups, for example. (If making iced tea by heating the water, make sure the glass is heat-safe.)

If you find you are making cold brewed teas often, then I highly recommend the Hario Cold Brew Tea Wine Bottle. It’s easy to use, pour from, and clean. The bottom cylinder is glass and is recommended for up to 750ml of tea.

The Hario Cold Brew bottle has a silicone rubber top and a plastic filter. While the tea steeps (or rests) in your refrigerator, the liquid only touches the glass. Of course, to pour it out to drink, the tea slides past the silicone and filter.

Good news! If you lose the filter, you can reorder that part from Hario. (Ask me how I know…lol!) The filter is great because it keeps the tea leaves out of your glass when you pour it.

Iced Tea Tips to Beat July’s Heat

Different Methods to Make Iced Tea

There are many ways to make iced tea! Among them:

• steep as usual and chill in the refrigerator
• flash brew (steep a concentrate and then flash chill by adding lots of ice)
• cold brew (steep in room temperature or cold water anywhere from 5 minutes on the counter to 12 hours in the refrigerator, depending on tea type and preference)
• ice steep (put tea leaves–particularly Japanese green teas–over ice and let the leaves steep from the melting ice and or some combination of water and ice)

Sparking iced tea–either made by making a tea concentrate and adding seltzer, or cold steeping in seltzer–can also be delicious and refreshing. Note: if you are infusing directly in the seltzer instead of using the concentrate method, the infusion generally takes longer than cold brewing in regular water. (Details at the hyperlinked post!)

Tasty Things to Add to Your Iced Tea

Add a sprig of fresh herbs to your iced tea! Although mint is classic, why not try rosemary or lemon balm? I might try a sprig of thyme when I next steep an herbaceous white tea. Also, you can toss in a few roses or rosebuds if you have any food-grade roses that are suitable for steeping. A slice of fresh ginger can be refreshing and add a little kick to your iced tea.

You surely already know about adding lemon slices. The recipes and my exchanges with Soo Park of Soocha Tea introduced me to adding a slice of lime or Asian pear to Korean green teas–why not try one of these for other green teas?

I also love making a very hearty, malty black tea (using something like an East Frisian blend or an Assam) or a roasted oolong. Make it, chill it, then add either thick milk or cream. Delicious and with a fun texture, too.

There’s always fresh fruit, too!

What’s your favorite thing to add to iced tea? Let us know in the comments!

Secret Iced Tea Tip

Nicole McKinney of @teaonthetrail posted recently about enjoying iced tea in tea cups. I drink my iced tea this way a lot, too! It reminded me that I don’t think I’ve ever shared why I often do this in the summer (besides loving teacups).

There’s another advantage to serving iced tea in a teacup with a saucer: to avoid condensation making rings on your table and dripping in your lap on a hot day. Condensation dilemma solved! And, it feels like living your best life!

ICYMI on the Blog

In case you missed it! I published several posts on the blog since my last newsletter.

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In this June 2024 Edition

Due to my recent travel schedule for work, our regular “Teaware Talk” newsletter section is on vacation this month. It will return soon!

I’m excited to share even more about my tea experiences in Paris on the blog and in future newsletters.

What’s Steeping

Spring suddenly brought us some very warm days in my part of New York–a signal to bring out my Hario cold-brew bottle. Since then, I have been enjoying iced tea. I’ve started off steeping a green tea from Korea and an oolong tea from Taiwan–Sejak from Soocha Tea and Ruby from Té Company, respectively.

So good! The cold steep amplifies the nutty and umami elements of the Sejak and brings out delightful chocolate and sweet notes in the Ruby.

Below: The rolled Ruby oolong tea leaves. Also, a cup of the Ruby prepared cold brewed and a cup of the tea steeped hot and then chilled. Even though the tea that I steeped hot is noticeably darker in color, both teas are equally flavorful.

Unfortunately, I used up all my Sejak before I thought to get a photo in time for the newsletter. Luckily, I was able to order more since Soocha Tea recently received the 2024 teas from Korea.

I have one big problem with iced tea: it’s so, so easy to keep refilling my glass! Do you, too, find you drink more tea on hot days when it’s prepared and hanging out in your fridge?

Magical Tea Moment

Here’s a teaser for what’s to come about my tea experiences in Paris!

I was lucky enough to be able to have tea at the gorgeous Restaurant du Musée d’Orsay. My tea time was filled with awe as I soaked in the incredible beauty of the restaurant. I admire the ornate ceiling, delicate chandeliers, and exquisite statues. It wasn’t so much that the flavor or energy of tea that was the star this time. Sharing the moment with my faithful friend tea, however, absolutely made it more magical.

Tea Meetup on Long Island

Let’s gather and share outdoor tea time, Tea Friends!

Our meetup location is in Nassau County, New York, and accessible via car (free parking) and the LIRR.

Saturday, June 15, 2024

12:15pm – 4:00pm

For more information and/or to sign up/ask questions, click the button below.

Outdoor Tea Meetup

Tea Infusiast Offerings

Curious about what kind of live and online tea events I offer? I’ve written up my core offerings so you can see them all in one place!

Instead of waiting for my tea offer these public events again, you could contact me directly about customizing and leading an event for you or your group. (See the link at the bottom of the post after you click “Read More.”)

Read more

ICYMI on the Blog

Rosebud tea can be delightful.

In this post, I compare the flavor, mouthfeel, and more of yellow vs. pink rosebuds.

Rosebud TEa: Yellow vs. Pink

Even though it’s often portrayed as a competition–tea bags vs. loose leaf—there are advantages of each approach to brewing tea. Let’s explore this issue!

Tea Bags vs. Loose Leaf: ADvantages of Each

Tea Friends in (or who visit) Nassau County, New York, here’s a review for you!

Although Humble Cafe in Williston Park focuses on high quality coffee that it roasts on the premises, it also has some very good tea choices–particularly for tea lattes.

Review of Humble Cafe in Williston Park

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In this May 2024 Edition

Teaware Talk: Panda Teacup

This month’s spotlighted teacup is a sentimental one. It’s part of a panda bear teacup and teapot set I gave my daughter when she was in elementary school. We used it a lot when she was younger, although almost never with real tea. She was a huge fan of frothed cinnamon or chai-spiced milk at that time. We also used to have a David’s Tea at our local mall. My daughter particularly loved their Strawberry Kiwi tisane. 

Back of the Cupboard

The photo of the panda teacup is from those days. I snapped it as she was about to take the cup after patiently waiting for me to stop photographing the cup.

We haven’t used the set often in the past few years. The matching teapot is adorable, but very inconvenient–it has such a narrow opening at the top that it’s hard to get out the tea leaves you steep in there. And, even tea bags don’t work. Once they are infused, they are too wide to get out without an epic battle. The teapot used to have an ingenious small and long metal mesh filter that fit in there for loose leaf teas. But, we lost it and I haven’t been able to find one the right size since then. 

Returning to Regular Use

As I was looking for things to declutter recently, I suggested giving away the set. That was a hard “no” from my daughter. (I’ll be honest. I was relieved!) So, we’ve brought the teacup back into rotation and I’m renewing my search for a food-grade mesh metal filter for the teapot. I am hoping that I can find one narrow and long enough to help us start using the teapot again. Have you ever had teaware out of service due to its inconvenience and been able to resolve that issue? I’d love to hear that story.

What’s Steeping

At home, I have been particularly enjoying…

First Flush Black Tea 2024 from Nepal Tea Collective (NTC). This was gifted to me by NTC. I had no responsibility to post, per my review policy, unless I truly enjoyed it. I’m happy to share my sincere enthusiasm for this tea! It’s a comforting and uplifting combination of brothy, garden greens, and floral notes. I’m also thoroughly enjoying their Nepali Breakfast Organic Chai.

Matcha–Usucha Matcha from Momo Tea. I bought this fresh, creamy matcha with a delightful green bean note at the Toronto Tea Festival. I’ve been whisking it up at home the last month or so.

Mi Lan Xiang Feng Xi (Honey Orchid Fragrance oolong) from Camellia Sinensis is back in heavy rotation lately. I love the floral, fruit, and mineral qualities. My adorable new rabbit tea pet (shown in the photo by the table of contents for this newsletter, above), by the way, is named MiLan. She came in the festival-in-a-box that the Cascadia Tea Festival sold as part of their inclusive experiences this year.

When out and about…

The iced matcha latte with sakura cold foam from the Humble Cafe in Williston Park (on Long Island) is delightful. I am also really fond of their hojicha latte with cinnamon.

May Online Offering, Plus Bonus

My online Spring Rest Kit for Tea Lovers has everything but the tea you need for convenient, restorative, and mindful tea sessions! It is in season and available. I’m excited to be running a special offer right now, too. 

I’m offering a bonus online guided tea and rest session to which all Spring Rest Kit friends are warmly invited.

If you purchase your kit by May 8, 2024, you will be invited to join us. The live session will take place on Friday, May 10th, 1:30-2:00pm EDT via Zoom.

No pressure to join the live session if you are only interested in the online rest kit. You can get the Spring Rest Kit for Tea Lovers and skip the bonus live session.

In-the-Works: In-Person Event

I’m working on organizing an in-person guided tea and mindfulness session at a location on Long Island. It’s always lovely to meet Tea Infusiast News subscribers in person, and to meet new tea friends, too.

I’m also mulling whether to organize a summer tea meetup. 

If you are local to Long Island and/or NYC OR travel here regularly, I invite you to sign up for notifications about my in-person tea events in the area. 

I won’t spam you or sell your email. 

You can unsubscribe from this events list at any time by replying to one of my emails with the word “unsubscribe.”

ICYMI on the Blog

The flavor profiles, beauty, and other factors persuaded me to add of persimmon leaf and magnolia blossom herbal teas into my tisane rotation at home.

Read this blog post from April 2024…

Persimmon Leaf & Magnolia Blossom Herbal Teas

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In this April 2024 Edition

Offerings

Spring Rest Kit for Tea Lovers is Live!

It’s always exciting to work on something for months and then see it out in the world! My online Spring Rest Kit for Tea Lovers is now live.

Instead of waiting for your pre-order, now you can simply purchase the kit and receive it right away. So, if you are looking for practices and inspiration for convenient and mindful tea time, the Spring kit is here to help! It’s also possible to give the kit as a gift.

Teaware Talk: Rosenthal Duchess

April’s highlighted teaware from my collection was passed down through the family.

Backstory of This Teacup

My mother-in-law, Anneli, had boxes with many, many pieces of a Rosenthal Duchess china set. She brought the set in Germany before she married my husband’s father.

She admired them in a specialty store one day. Some time later, she was still thinking about the beautiful china set but not planning to purchase them. She told her fiancé, my future father-in-law, and even took him to see them.

Seeing how she admired it, he encouraged her to get the set. Anneli reminisced about bringing the Rosenthal set to her apartment, writing:

I remember that Friday evening after work, with the whole weekend free before me; I remember the feeling of wellbeing and happiness and satisfaction that I felt.

Her response really touched me. How wonderful that our conversation about this teacup led her to recall the encouragement from her future-husband and the warm feelings of bringing this china set home.

The Set Moves to Our Home

Fast forward decades later in the United States. This set was no longer in use. My husband was helping his mom go through things some years ago. They opened the boxes that contained this china. Generously, Anneli gave us the set.

We use the dinnerware piece from this Rosenthal set often, usually on Shabbat or when we have guests over. Still, we all know we’re here to talk about the TEA cups! Teacups and saucers from this set are in regular rotation for tea time.

The teacups are ivory with a gold and platinum band and a gold loop handle. They have a coordinating saucer. The cups are short and wide, holding 6 ounces (about 200ml) when filled to the very top.

Reasons I Love These Teacups

There are many reasons I often reach for one of these teacups.

I love this pattern! It goes with everything.

The wide opening allows my tea to cool to a comfortable drinking temperature without much delay.

The size is great! I can pour about 4 ounces or about 150ml of tea into this cup, making it perfect for western-style tea or for drinking tea I prepare more toward gongfu style.

Although this Rosenthal Duchess teacup isn’t the traditional teaware for East Frisian tea, I particularly love to drink that tea from it. It’s perfect to drink in three sips.

I’ll stop here to underscore the most important thing.

When I drink tea from a piece from this set, it makes me feel closer to my mother-in-law despite the distance that separates us.

Amazing how tea and teaware can connect us across time and space, isn’t it? That’s the story of this Rosenthal Duchess teacup.

Recent Teahouse Visits in NYC

“Tea Journey” at T Shop

I trekked into Manhattan to visit T Shop again.

Although I’ve enjoying having gongfu tea there several times before, this was the first time I sat at their counter and enjoyed a “tea journey.”

Hyun Lee, one of the owners, took me through several infusions of two teas and a tisane. (It could have been more infusions and three teas if I weren’t caffeine-sensitive.)

She helped me choose by discussing what kind of teas I like, what I was interested in trying, the weather that day, and so on. I also got to choose which of their teacups to use, which I found fun!

With guidance and her company, Hyun steeped Li Shan Reserve, Hadong Hwang Cha, and (when I couldn’t have more caffeine) Persimmon Leaves from Boseong. The Li Shan is from Taiwan and the Hwang Cha and Persimmon Leaves are from Korea. I really enjoyed all three!

It was a wonderful experience. I learned a lot from tasting and the discussion with Hyun.

Also, did you see the way some of the steeped Hwang Cha leaves, in the photo above, looked like a beautiful, old-fashioned calligraphy “T?” I was very charmed.

For details about T Shop, photos of the interior, etc., see my earlier post Review of T Shop in NYC.

Tea Pet Sibling Reunion at Té Company

I also carried one of my tea pets, Bonsai #TheMightyMicroTurtle, into NYC to meet up with a European tea friend who was visiting New York AND happens to be the human companion of one of Bonsai’s siblings–Rosemarin.

Both turtles are related to Herb the Traveling Tea Turtle and made by Michell Hovey, a generous member of the communiTEA.

We met up at the always delightful Té Company. You can read my review of Té Company here.

I had a lovely time with everyone, including the very kind and delightful human being who is Rosemarin’s human companion. I just how tea brings people together!

ICYMI: Recent on the Blog

This is a story of how I grew up paying attention to the mouthfeel of tea, lost it, and am getting it back.

This post also explains mouthfeel.

Mouthfeel of Tea

Also on the blog recently, I shared how I led my first in-person tea event: Tea as a Gateway to Mindfulness.

I’ve offered dozens of online events over the past few years–many solo, some collaborations.

These online offerings have included my Virtual Tea Table series, Build Your Own Rest Practice workshop, Story of a Teacup, and so on. A few weeks ago, I was excited to finally lead an in-person tea event!

Read more about My In-Person event here

New to Loose-Leaf Tea or Looking for Infuser Ideas?

This is an older post, but still relevant for anyone interested in moving from tea bags to loose-leaf tea or looking for advice about steeping loose-leaf teas.

What are the practical considerations to start using loose leaf tea? It’s relatively easy to use once you know a few basics! This post provide advice on how get started with loose leaf tea.

It explores: what to use to steep loose leaf tea, how much tea to use per serving, and how long to steep.

I’ve also taken a reel that I originally shared on Instagram and added it to YouTube for convenient accessibility.

If you are interested in an under-30-second video that shows my favorite loose-leaf tea infuser baskets, including their pros and cons, this video is for you!

Go to: Let’s Talk Tea Infuser Baskets (Video)

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In this March 2024 Edition

Events and Offerings

Past: International Women’s Day Celebration with Tea and Poetry

On March 2, 2024, I was thrilled to collaborate with Taniya Gupta of YogaTeaPoetry. We offered an online International Women’s Day Celebration with Tea and Poetry. We donated 10% of proceeds to the Nomi Network–an organization that works to end human trafficking. A hearty thanks to Taniya and to everyone who supported our event.

Upcoming Long Island Event: Tea as a Gateway to Mindfulness

Until now, all of my tea offerings have been online.

Next weekend, I’m thrilled to be offering my first in-person tea and mindfulness event. It’s for a local organization. (Sorry I can’t invite local Tea Friends to join.) Sign-ups exceeded my expectations, which is both exciting and a little stressful!

I’ll report back how that goes.

Starting soon, I’ll be looking for other opportunities to offer in-person events near me on Long Island or in New York City.

Spring Rest Kit for Tea Lovers: Registration Open

Thanks to the response to February’s Rest Kit for Tea Lovers, I’m excited to announce that I have launched another online kit!

Make it easy to have restorative and mindful tea sessions this spring: sign up for my online Spring Rest Kit for Tea Lovers!

Registration is now open.

Weathering the Seasons

I know many of us in the Northern Hemisphere are thinking–often longingly–of spring now. As you might guess, I have to compose most of the March 2024 edition of Tea Infusiast News in February. And, in my part of New York, winter weather arrived belatedly this year. So, it finally felt like winter in February!

I was actually relieved. I was worried I would never feel like I went through winter before it was over! It was an unsettling feeling. The February snow explains the snowy photos below. Also, I can never resist a snowy tea walk.

Teaware Talk: Thrifted Royal Grafton with a Surprise

This month’s highlighted teaware is a bit of a mystery.

What’s more, I didn’t even realize there was a mystery until I began working on this March 2024 edition of the newsletter! I saw this gorgeous red teacup with a gold grapes and leaves in a thrift shop in Portland, Oregon a couple of years ago. It was priced very affordably, so I bought it. I use this cup at home and often slip it into my travel tea bag for tea walks.

(In the two photos of this red cup, I combined pink rosebuds and dried quince from Chai Affairs with a yellow rosebud from Kiani Tea. Delightful!)

I started researching this Royal Grafton piece to find out the name of the pattern, etc. To my surprise, I have not been able to identify the pattern. I found one piece with this pattern, but it wasn’t named. In fact, I couldn’t find any evidence that Royal Grafton made any handless teacups. Their uncovered sugar bowls sometimes have this size and shape.

My research, thus, suggests that this “teacup” is actually an uncovered sugar bowl. I thought it was a fluted, gongfu teacup! It’s a great as a teacup, so I’m going to keep using it that way. If you have any insight about the name of this pattern, please leave a comment. I’d love to know!

One other backstory to this piece is very meaningful to me. This teacup was one of the first that I started adding to my teaware travel bag as an “extra.” I had an experience that made me want to be prepared in case I ran into someone on my tea walks who would like to have tea. In my “Tea in the Canyon” post, I wrote about how a missed opportunity with a stranger inspired this practice. It has been almost two years. I haven’t had the chance to use that extra teacup on my tea walks, but I haven’t given up hope!

Famous Cultivars, Processed Unusually

In the last month, I’ve been enjoying two teas with a twist! Each tea is made from a cultivar–or variety of the tea plant–known for processing a particular type of tea. One cultivar I’ve been sipping is known for its use in the oolong Tie Guan Yin (TGY) and another for the green tea Long Jing (Dragonwell). The versions I have been sipping process each cultivar as a black teas– the TGY cultivar’s as Guan Yin Hong and the Long Jing cultivar’s as Black Dragonwell.

I brought both of these delicious teas at the Toronto Tea Festival in January. A friend and I split both of theses teas, thanks to a tea festival tip to bring extra food grade pouches to share purchases.

I’m happy to share my thoughts on these teas in this March 2024 edition of Tea Infusiast News.

Black Dragonwell Tea

The Black Dragonwell from The Tea Practitioner was new to me. It’s from the Hangzhou area of China.

The first time I prepared the Black Dragonwell, it presented powerful and heavenly notes of orange marmalade.

Subsequence steeps have been different–but also very good. (And, I don’t think I’m doing anything differently. It’s mystifying!)

I’ve tasted the fig mentioned in The Tea Practitioner’s tasting notes on their website.

I’ve also noted buckwheat honey, and a caramel/milk chocolate flavor that reminds me of a nostalgic candy of my childhood.

I still get an orange marmalade flavor at times, but more muted than that first time. This tea is a like a mood ring–in the best sense!

Have you tried Black Dragonwell? What are your tasting notes?

Guan Yin Hong Tea

Whereas Black Dragonwell was new to me, I’ve purchased the Guan Yin Hong from Zhen Tea several times before. But, I hadn’t had it in quite some time.

I was happy to reunite with this tea from Anxi in China! It tastes of caramel, fruit pie, and honey.

I would guess that if you enjoy one of these teas, you would also probably enjoy the other. They have sympathetic flavor profiles.

I would have loved to compare the Black Dragonwell to Long Jing and the Guan Yin Hong to Tie Guan Yin. It would be fun to see if I could taste any similarities despite the different processing. Alas, I didn’t have any Long Jing or TGY at home. And, I was enjoying these teas too much to wait. One day, hopefully I’ll do that side-by-side cultivar tasting.

Tea Shares Another Lesson About Rest

As I have mentioned in earlier newsletters, I’ve had to cut back my tea consumption. These days, I’m usually only drinking tea in the morning. The process of reducing my tea intake has made me confront one way I used tea that was denying me the rest I needed.

Before I share this insight, I would like to emphasize that I regularly incorporate short, mindful tea breaks into my days. They feel gentle, affirming, and restorative. A day with these tea-and-rest pauses is so much better than a day without them. I still interact with tea this way during my morning tea. I used to integrate afternoon tea pauses into my day, too.

My experiences with tea have shown its generosity as a gateway to rest and mindfulness. That’s one reason why, for example, I’ve offered tea and rest experiences. Registration, in fact, is open for my online Spring Rest Kit for Tea Lovers. I do want to share some limitations, in my opinion, of *only* using tea as a rest practice.

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