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Having trouble sitting? SweetPersimmon has
meditation seats for tea and zazen.
"I like my new zazen bench. It's Great!
...everyone thought it was extremely cool. I could hardly believe it could
be small enough to put in your kimono sleeve, but it sure enough is! The
design is just so clean and functional, it's so nicely finished and so
strong, and I love how the bag converts to upholstery. It really fits a guy
my size perfectly."
~ Tim Sowa Olson, Tea Ceremony Sensei, Seattle Urasenke Branch
You can get your own little zazen bench on our site for
meditation seats, incense, specialty leaf teas, books, books, photos and
more.
SweetPersimmon now has matcha, powdered tea for Japanese Tea Ceremony,
as well as tea ceremony and koh do (incense ceremony) supplies and utensils.
This week on the
SweetPersimmon blog:
Tea and music, Kuwa ko-joku for Boy's day and Just put the flowers in If you'd like your event included below, please send me an
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Seasonal Notes for June
Seasonal Notes for May
Seasonal Notes for April
Seasonal Notes for March
Seasonal Notes for February
Seasonal Notes for January
Seasonal Notes for December
Seasonal Notes for November
Seasonal Notes for October
Seasonal Notes for September
Seasonal Notes for August
Seasonal Notes for July
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Seattle
Chado, The Way of Tea
Washington Park Arboretum Japanese Garden,
Arbor of the Murmuring Pines Teahouse
June 2,9 at 2:00 pm, June 13 at :1pm, 2pm, 3pm
Tickets: $10. Purchase at the Japanese Garden ticket booth.
Dress for indoor seating: Business attire or kimono are customary; jeans,
bare feet, strong perfume, and rings are avoided.
Experience the Chado tea culture of Japan in the authentic setting of
Shoseian teahouse. Through the medium of powdered green tea, Chado has
offered artistic inspiration and spiritual reflection since the 16th
century. Enjoy the simplicity of the rustic tearoom, the warmth of the clay
bowl in your hands, the joy of the changing seasons expressed in the
selection of tea implements, and the singularity of each moment that can
never be repeated. Open to all, regardless of experience.
Sponsored by the Urasenke Foundation Seattle Branch in cooperation with the
Seattle Parks and Recreation. For tickets, call 206.684.4725
Seattle Art Museum, Ryokusuian Teahouse Chado Demonstration
Thursdsay June 17, 6:30 pm;
The 3-mat tearoom, Ryokusuian, Arbor of Green Reflecting Waters, designed
and built by the Urasenke Foundation of Kyoto, is the setting for bimonthly
Chado presentations. Free with reservations. Call SAM at (206) 654-3121,
Wednesday through Friday, between 10am and 4pm. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 1st
Ave., Seattle WA 98101 US
50th Anniversary Washington Park Arboretum Japanese Garden
Daichakai Grand Tea Gathering
Shoseian teahouse Washington Park Arboretum Japanese Garden
Saturday, July 10, 2010
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San Francisco
Tearoom Open to the Public: Open Hearth
Open to all, this monthly lecture-presentation tea gathering is a
wonderful first-hand introduction to the Way of Tea. Come to be a guest to
savor the atmosphere and flavors of the tearoom. Explore the suitable
variations of each season along with experiencing the underlying history and
philosophy of the Way of Tea. Reservations are necessary and must be secured
with a check. The fee is $25 and $30 at door. Please telephone 415.433.6553
for more information or to make your reservation.
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DATE: Wednesday, June 9, 2010
TIME: 6:00pm
RSVP: Reservations are necessary and must be secured with a check.
FEE: $25 in advance, $30 at door
** Please telephone 415.433.6553 if your request is 3
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Tea Ceramics: Tenmoku Bowls
Wednesday, June 16 evening
 Tenmoku
bowls were objects of great historic, economic, and aesthetic power. The
seven types of tenmoku bowls and the thought behind the pairing of bowl with
lacquer stand will be discussed in this lecture.
Fee: $15 members, $20 non-member. RSVP required by June 9th.
Please telephone to RSVP: 415.433.6553.
Tearoom Open to the Public: Open Hearth
Open to all, this monthly lecture-presentation tea gathering is a
wonderful first-hand introduction to the Way of Tea. Come to be a guest to
savor the atmosphere and flavors of the tearoom. Explore the suitable
variations of each season along with experiencing the underlying history and
philosophy of the Way of Tea. Reservations are necessary and must be secured
with a check. The fee is $25 and $30 at door. Please telephone 415.433.6553
for more information.
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DATE: Wednesday, July 8, 2009
TIME: 6:00pm
RSVP: Reservations are necessary and must be secured with a check.
Please telephone 415.433.6553.
FEE: $25 in advance, $30 at door
** Please telephone if your request is 3 days or less
before the event.
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CSUS Tea Presentation:
Friday, July 10
Chanoyu Presentation at Nakatani Sokiku Tearoom and Garden,
California State University in Sacramento
RSVP: Reservations are necessary.
Please contact Sally Hitchcock at 916-278-5954.
Introduction to Kagetsu
July 12, at 10am
Mahoko Dahte, Foundation member, will organize introductory classes on
kagetsu. Any student who has studied
tana-usucha is welcome to participate and learn
basics of kagetsu. Registration for all 5
classes is necessary. $50 for the series. Maximum number: 10 students.
Class Chaji
Friday, July 17 chaji preparations
Saturday, July 18 Chaji
 Welcoming
guests to the formal chaji tea gathering is the raison d’etre of studying
chanoyu. One of the seven forms of formal gathering is selected for study,
with students taking the various responsibilities belonging to both host and
guest. This opportunity to study and experience chaji is offered to full
time students of the Urasenke Foundation.
Yawaragi-Kai
Sunday, July 19 & Sunday, July 26
Okuden Classes
Friday, July 24 & Saturday, July 25
Northern California Chayu no Kai Events
Sunday, July 26, 9am
Kagetsu Class
The Northern California Chayu no Kai or Friends of Tea Association provides
opportunities for camaraderie and the enjoyment of the culture of tea among
younger practitioners of the Way of Tea. Chayu no Kai membership is open to
all. Some activities are based on knowledge of tea practice. Friends of Tea
events include regular kagetsu classes in
addition to various workshops, chakai and chaji throughout the year. Please
call the Foundation at 415.433.6553 for more information.
Philadelphia
Shofuso is
a house built in authentic 16th-century Japanese style, located on the
grounds of the Horticultural Center in Fairmount Park. Originally built in
the 1950s and presented as an official gift from Japan to the United States,
it was part of a special exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
When the exhibition closed, the house moved to Philadelphia. Ohio
House, 4700 States Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19131.
June 6 -- Tea ceremony demonstration
at Shofuso, the Japanese House and Gardens. Experience tea ceremony with
tea instructor Taeko Shervin and join in drinking and sweets. Two
sittings: 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Fee: $30, or $25 for Shofuso members. To
register, call (215) 878-5097 or e-mail
info@shofuso.com.
40th Anniversary Midorikai
Reunion
Honolulu, Hawaii from July 18-21, 2010.
There will be an Alumni General Meeting and Luncheon on Sunday, July 18, and
the Commemorative Chakai and Banquet in honor of Daisosho on Monday, July
19. It will also include 2 chakai as part of the Summer Seminar on Tuesday,
July 20 and Wednesday, July 21.
Contact: reunion@midorikai.org
Tea and Zen Seminar
August 4-8, 2009 Green Gulch Zen Center
Sowing The Moon Teahouse
Shugetsuan
 The
Fifth Annual Tea & Zen Seminar will be held at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
from Wednesday, August 4, to Sunday, August 8, 2010. This Seminar gives the
opportunity to do temae in the Urasenke tradition, explore the connection
between Zen and the Way of Tea, and enjoy the relaxed setting of a temple in
the midst of National parkland. (Green Gulch is just north of San Francisco,
California, in a valley that opens to the Pacific Ocean.)
The Seminar will make use of three tea spaces, including the Green Gulch
teahouse and roji. The daily schedule will include meditation, and
instruction in temae (beginners, konarai, shikaden, okuden). There will also
be instruction in mizuya procedures, okashi making, chashaku carving, and
chabana. Teachers for this five-day intensive will be Christy Bartlett Soei,
Director of the Urasenke Foundation San Francisco, Alexandre Avdoulov Soro,
from Halifax, and Meiya Wender Soju, Tea teacher at Green Gulch. Overnight
accommodations, including vegetarian meals, are available in Green Gulch
guest facilities. It is also possible to attend as a commuter.
The Seminar will follow the same 5-day format as in previous years.
Contrary to the previous e-mail, we will not be offering a kagetsu seminar
this year, but hope to be able to do so next year.
For further information, please contact: Green Gulch Farm Zen Center,
1601 Shoreline Hwy., Muir Beach, CA 94965 [Tel: 415-383-3134] or
ggfoffice@sfzc.org. Information
about Green Gulch is available at
www.sfzc.org/ggf
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