I just completed the week long seminar, Zen and Tea at Green Gulch Zen Center in California. The setting is serene and beautiful. Walking to Muir Beach is something that just feeds the soul. Waking the sound of birds and sitting zazen in the morning felt cleansing and empowering.
Thank you to all the sensei, …
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Chado, The Japanese Tea Ceremony
Introduction to Chado class Starts on Thursday, September 13, 2018, 7:00-8:30 pm. 10 weeks The essence of Japanese culture is contained in Chado, the way of tea. Students in this class will learn the etiquette of how to be a guest at a tea ceremony, the basic order of the …
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Shifuku are important protection for utensils, and part of temae for koicha is opening and handling of the shifuku for chaire. Each shifuku is custom fit for each utensil. Sometimes we find utensils without a shifuku, or the shifuku is badly damaged. Or perhaps you would like to use a bit of fabric to …
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Last week we had a workshop on how to make a kobukusa taught by sempai Kate. The first thing we did is learn how to test fabric to find out the fiber content. Different fabrics react differently to being burned. Using samples of known content, we tested them by burning and comparing to the handy …
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Introduction to Chado Class Starts on Wednesday, July13 7:00-8:30 pm
Students will learn the etiquette of how to be a guest at a tea ceremony, the basic order of the tea ceremony and how to whisk green powdered matcha ceremonial tea. Students will also participate in 6 Japanese tea ceremonies from informal to semi-formal tea …
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