This summer I had the good fortune to be invited as a guest speaker on the podcast TeaLife Audio. Many of you already may know of this podcast hosted by Marius Frøisland, Adam Sōmu Wojciński, and Anthony Crasso. It has been around for a number of years, and is about an hour long informal discussion …
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When I was in my corporate life, I met with a development coach. I complained to him that I didn’t think that the job I was doing was making much of a difference in the world. He asked me if that was what I wanted to do, make a difference in the world. Of course, …
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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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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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Anyone interested in the art of Japanese Tea Ceremony, Issoan Tea has a new place to study. In addition to classes at Issoan, we had our first lesson at the Jasmine Pearl Tea Company in their Darjeeling room. It is located at 724 NE 22nd Ave, Portland, OR 97232. Classes will be held there …
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