Cha Dao Tea Ceremony
Immerse yourself in a practice of mindfulness, meditation, and community through an offering of tea. Find a moment of yin during the yang of summer as we sip on cooling oolong tea while sitting in a meditative space as a community.
Cha Dao, translated as the way of tea in Chinese, is an ancient practice that integrates tea as a plant, beverage, medicine, and ritual. The dao invites us to live our lives in harmony with nature, respecting the lineage of the trees and leaves, slowing down to be present with tea, and recognizing the chi exchange with each bowl and every sip. The ceremony we’ll be using
during this workshop is based on the style developed by Wu De (born Aaron Fisher) founder of Global Tea Hut.
What you can expect:
Linh will introduce you to the basics of the Cha Dao ceremony, the background history of natural teas, and the chosen tea of the day. You will be invited to choose a meditation prompt to help focus your practice. The tea ceremony itself is an invitation to go within, and a practice for staying truly present. During the ceremony everyone will be silent, with meditative music to
assist you in focusing on the present moment. After the ceremony concludes, we will sit in community to engage with what we learned and to further share in the joy of tea.
Bring:
Comfortable clothes that you can sit in stillness for an extended period of time.
Provided: Everything else you'll need including all tea, props for sitting
Good to Know:
Cha Dao, translated as the way of tea in Chinese, is an ancient practice that integrates tea as a plant, beverage, medicine, and ritual. The dao invites us to live our lives in harmony with nature, respecting the lineage of the trees and leaves, slowing down to be present with tea, and recognizing the chi exchange with each bowl and every sip. The ceremony we’ll be using
during this workshop is based on the style developed by Wu De (born Aaron Fisher) founder of Global Tea Hut.
What you can expect:
Linh will introduce you to the basics of the Cha Dao ceremony, the background history of natural teas, and the chosen tea of the day. You will be invited to choose a meditation prompt to help focus your practice. The tea ceremony itself is an invitation to go within, and a practice for staying truly present. During the ceremony everyone will be silent, with meditative music to
assist you in focusing on the present moment. After the ceremony concludes, we will sit in community to engage with what we learned and to further share in the joy of tea.
Bring:
Comfortable clothes that you can sit in stillness for an extended period of time.
Provided: Everything else you'll need including all tea, props for sitting
Good to Know:
- The tea we will be drinking is caffeinated. Please note that there is not an option for non-caffeinated tea
- Only one type of tea is served during ceremony, this is not a tea tasting
- At this time, we do not recommend this workshop for young kids, as we will be sitting in silent meditation for some time and drinking caffeinated beverage
Cha Dao Tea Ceremony
TBA
Taught by,
Linh Le
Linh is a lifelong tea enthusiast and student of tea. She has been studying Wu De’s style of tea ceremony since late 2021, and currently studies with a Japanese Matcha Tea Master in Seattle. Linh has traveled both nationally and internationally in her pursuit of furthering her relationship and knowledge with tea, and finds the closest connection comes during times of ritual or ceremony. You can follow more of Linh’s tea adventures on instagram @thejadedragon_