25 Things Chado, the way of tea has taught me
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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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 »
In the previous post, The host revealed , and by questions at tea demonstrations, I have been asked again and again about how much talking is allowed at a tea ceremony. While talking is not... More »
I had an opportunity earlier this week to attend a lecture and demonstration on Kodo, the way of incense. Kodo is a traditional Japanese art, a ritual that is meditative in nature, but unlike chado,... More »
I read an article in the newspaper yesterday about a man coping with Parkinson’s disease. He started having symptoms at age 47 and the story was about how he has adapted his lifestyle to accommodate... More »
I have a new class of tea students in my Introduction to Tea Ceremony class. I want to thank them for committing the next ten weeks to the study of tea. There were others who... More »
One of the habits that I used to have is to offer excuses for things I did or did not do. For example, if I was late for keiko (tea class) I would blame it... More »
I just had a lovely visit from Alexandria Dewey. She is the daughter of one of my first tea students in Portland, Debra Furrer. Recently I found out that Debra had passed away from breast... More »
In chanoyu, the guests pretty much make their way into the tea room alone, look at everything displayed and settle themselves before host comes into the room. After the greetings, the host brings in the... More »
When Christy sensei comes for koshukai, there is so much information that my head spins. She not only teaches us the formal tea procedures, has also lectured on aesthetics, talked about the history of the... More »
Twice a year, we are so very fortunate to have Christy Bartlett sensei come to Portland for Koshukai, intensive training workshops in the way of tea. We have just concluded three days going from very... More »