I’m sharing a tea inspiration list–some ideas for tea experiences to seek out and enjoy in the next year. Will you choose a few or try to do them all?
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Tea Inspiration List
Tag: tea practice
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Monthly Events for TIN Subscribers
Learn about the monthly events for TIN subscribers and the other advantages of subscribing to Tea Infusiast News (TIN). It’s my free monthly newsletter for tea lovers.
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.
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Tea With Your Inner Critic
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Join me at my October online workshop, Tea with Your Inner Critic.
Are you tired of battling or feeling belittled by your “inner critic?” I was!
For some time, I’ve worked to pay attention to that critical voice I often hear inside my head–the voice that critiques, questions, and makes me feel or act small. What’s more, I’ve managed to befriend my inner critic.
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Using Tea to Identify Plants
I’m trying to harness my love for tea to help me learn something unrelated to tea–to identify plants and remember them!
Since you are reading my tea blog, you already know–or can guess–that I am a lover of tea and all things Camellia sinensis. I typically enjoy one or two mindful tea sessions every day. Sometimes, I take my tea on nature walks.
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My First Visit to a Buddhist Monastery
A few weeks ago, I was lucky to enjoy my first visit to a Buddhist monastery. I spent a weekend at Blue Cliff Monastery in upstate New York. The monastery is part of the Plum Village Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh.
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Five-Minute Tea Bubble Meditation
This post shares a short tea-bubble meditation. You can do it in as few as five minutes.
It uses the bubbles from pouring certain teas–NOT bubble tea–as the focal point of the meditation.
Does a particular tea that you drink tend to make more bubbles when poured? If so, that’s a great tea to choose.
Examples could include chai, Darjeeling, etc.
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Imagine carving out time to enjoy a peaceful, mindful tea session. You spend a few moments using a practice to ground yourself. Then, you mindfully drink your tea and take time to journal. Maybe there is even music playing. At the end, you notice that you feel more at ease and peaceful.
I designed this Spring Rest Kit for Tea Lovers to help you have experiences like this!
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What’s Mindful Tea?
Ever wonder what people mean when they refer to “mindful tea” or a “mindful tea session?” This post shares one vision of what that could look like.
You carve out 10 minutes. Or 20 minutes. Or 30.
Imagine sitting down in front of your tea things with resources to help you have a convenient, restful, and mindful tea session. Or, you just have your cup of tea.
Maybe the sun is streaming through a nearby window. Maybe the rain is sliding down it.
Perhaps you’ve arranged your tea space with intention. A smooth rock from a beach vacation is next to your teacup. Blooming flowers are nearby, as is your journal.
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Tea, Flowers, and Happiness
Tea, flowers, and happiness (I mean sunshine!) can help me slide more easily into presence. Please allow me to explain.
In my regular meditation practice, I meditate in all kinds of spaces–my living room, a doctor’s office, in a meditation center, and in my car. The list goes on.
One of my favorite places to meditate when I am not practicing with others is at my kitchen table in the morning with my tea things. Taking a few minutes to set up this space is a great enhancer of the experience.
Recently, I led a tea meditation on the campus where I teach. It was an honor. The Mindfulness Center organized the event and invited me to offer it in their serene space. I have experience offering tea meditations online and in person. In person is trickier in the sense that I often have to bring some of the tea things. So, for this event, I needed to think about what items campus had, what I must provide, and what I might also bring to enhance the experience.
