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Senke Jusshoku, ten craft families

Posted on Dec 2nd, 2009 by margie : Tea Ceremony Instructor margie

For generations, the Urasenke, Omotesenke and Mushakojisenke schools have been supported by ten craft families who have supplied them with tea utensils.  Each family has its own specialties that are passed down to the next... More »

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Thoughts on gomei, or poetic names

Posted on Sep 25th, 2009 by margie : Tea Ceremony Instructor margie

Students who practice Chanoyu are asked by their teachers to think of gomei or poetic names for tea utensils. Many students think it is a chore or silly to come up with names for your... More »

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Mizuya work

Posted on Jun 23rd, 2009 by margie : Tea Ceremony Instructor margie

At the Friends in Tea conference, the tea space was improvised, so there was no mizuya to prepare for chakai . Thanks to our resourceful mizuya cho , Jan, she set up a temporary space... More »

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Return to the original one again

Posted on Apr 28th, 2009 by margie : Tea Ceremony Instructor margie

keiko to wa ichi yori narai ju wo shiri ju yori keru moto no sono ichi In training for chanoyu, you go from one to ten and return to the original one again. This is... More »

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Pay attention to what you are doing

Posted on Apr 2nd, 2009 by margie : Tea Ceremony Instructor margie

No matter how many times we have done temae , it is always good to pay attention to what we are doing. One of the things Christy sensei emphasized in koshukai is the precision with... More »

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Chado, a way of life

Posted on Feb 1st, 2009 by margie : Tea Ceremony Instructor margie

One of my sensei in Japan once said that Chado becomes the yardstick with which you measure your life. I didn’t know what he meant by that, and to be sure it is like the... More »

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Do Gaku Jitsu revisited

Posted on Nov 30th, 2008 by margie : Tea Ceremony Instructor margie

In a previous post I explained the t hree guidelines for the study of chado   - Do, the way; Gaku, the knowledge, and Jitsu, the practice. Jitsu –  the practice of chado. We get... More »

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25 Things Chado, the way of tea has taught me

Posted on Nov 21st, 2008 by margie : Tea Ceremony Instructor margie

I apologize for not posting more this month. Time got away from me and I will be posting again more often. Here are 25 things I have learned in my journey along the path: 1.... More »

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It's not about the numbers

Posted on Sep 27th, 2008 by margie : Tea Ceremony Instructor margie

When Christy-sensei was here for koshukai (intensive workshop) she mentioned that Chado is not about the numbers.   Which led me to think about numbers in my study of tea. When we find our place and... More »

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From the left hand

Posted on Sep 14th, 2008 by margie : Tea Ceremony Instructor margie

For students following the way of tea, everything is done right handed.  Wiping, purifying, whisking, picking thing up with chopsticks, scooping water or tea, all are done with right hand.  How disorienting it must be... More »

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