Samovarlife » Japanese Tea http://samovarlife.com Positive human connection through the ritual of sipping tea. Fri, 11 May 2012 00:24:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A Japanese Tea Gathering at San Francisco’s Urasenke Society http://samovarlife.com/a-tea-gathering-at-san-franciscos-urasenke-society/ http://samovarlife.com/a-tea-gathering-at-san-franciscos-urasenke-society/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:18:41 +0000 Samovar Life http://samovarlife.net/?p=1177 Christie Bartlett, Founding Director of Ursaenke Society, San Francisco talks about the history of Urasenke, why tea gatherings matter today, and the ripple effect of “peace through a bowl of tea.”
- What is a “tea gathering?”
- Spontaneity through structure and the art of tea
- Slowing down time, appreciating fleeting moments
- Sipping tea to free the mind, cleaning tea utensils to clean the heart
- The role of a tea gathering in creating world peace

Check out the tea in this video… Matcha.

* Special thanks to Toshiko, for making the tea!

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