Yanagi ume – Willow and plum
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For Minako sensei
Minako sensei passed away 10 years ago today. It was devastating at the time, and I felt unconnected and motherless. I can hardly believe that 10 years have passed and yet it seems like she has been gone forever. I am a teacher now, and that is what Minako sensei wanted for me. But, oh, …
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Elevate your temae
I have a few students who can no longer sit seiza on tatami. Some of them are sad because there are only a few table style temae you can do. And there is no difference in the seasons for table style. So I had a plan for them.
In Portland, we have been rather snowed …
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Beginner’s heart
One line of the kotoba reads: As we diligently learn the Way, we shall not forget the humble but eager heart of the beginner. To many of us who have been studying the Way of tea for a number of years, it is easy to forget what it is like to be a beginner. It …
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Furo, Ro ash preparation
I’d like to introduce a guest blogger, Randy from Salt Lake City. Randy came to visit me just before New Year’s and we had a fine chakai and shared tea and many stories from our time at Midorikai. He was inspired to prepare ash for his furo.
I was looking at the blog on the …
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