Life Of Tea

Life Of Tea

Inspiring and insightful conversations about the Way Of Tea (Cha Dao). Podcast by Global Tea Hut

Episodes

March 23, 2022 46 mins

In this episode Jaanus talks to Jasper Hermans about his interesting job in a social enterprise, about experiencing interbeing through tea and how his life has changed since recently becoming a father and the life lessons he has learned in the process.

Album mentioned:
Here Be Dragons by Oded Tzur

Book mentioned:
Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals, 1962-1966 by Thich Nhat Hanh

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In this episode, Jaanus and Andy Taylor discuss the Eight Branches of Chinese Medicine, tea & life lessons.


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February 16, 2022 81 mins

In this episode Jaanus talks to Stephen & Tracy McCarty about rainbows, raw vegan cheesecakes and maintaining a tea practice as parents and while running a magical gift shop.

Stephen and Tracy are long time Global Tea Hut members and both of them have also been featured in the magazine. They are kind and lighthearted people who love bringing joy to people’s lives.


Musical artists mentioned in this episode:

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February 2, 2022 83 mins

In this episode of Tea Wayfaring Jaanus talks to Andy Taylor about his Traditional Chinese Medicine practice and how tea is connected to it. 


Books mentioned in this episode

Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine

by Harriet Beinfield & Efrem Korngold 


The Web That Has No Weaver : Understanding Chinese Medicine

by Ted Kaptchuk


Tea music

Winged Victory For The Sullen


Playlist 

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January 19, 2022 58 mins

The first episode in the Tea Wayfaring series is an interview with Cade McConnel about his unique process of cooking and serving food to people and how his tea practice is connected to it.

The energy of Tea fuels some great work in this world, and we are honored to share some of the stories of wonderful people in the global tea community, about the work that they do and how it all connects to tea. 


Books mentioned

Soulcra...

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April 10, 2020 45 mins

Grab yourself a bowl and find out what Shen Su has to say about why  having a hobby in your life to express creativity is beneficial and how  to find the time for it.

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June 23, 2019 71 mins

 "...I’ll sit with that bowl of tea and look at those leaves and it will remind me of how life can be lived.” -Katrine Friis Olsen

We had the good fortune to discuss life, tea and zen with an airline pilot. Put on a kettle and join us!

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April 10, 2019 61 mins

 "Every day before I go to work I have a silent tea  session. The idea behind this ritual is that it’s meant to remind me to  be always making tea, to be focused, to be in that state of mind. And in  that sense Zen and the practice of it is conducive to good science  work" - Neil Barrie

Join us for the second part of the discussion between Wu De and particle physicist Neil Barrie on Zen and science.

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March 28, 2019 155 mins

"When you are in harmony with Nature, when you are in harmony with what is happening, you cease to suffer" - Wu De

New  podcast episode just out! Join us this time for a conversation between Wu De and particle physicist Neil Barrie on the  similarities and differences of the Zen and scientific world views.

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March 8, 2019 49 mins

"You come to realise that it is not the thing that you do that is important but rather the energy you put into it.”

- Frederik Wallin


Join us this time for a discussion on the life lessons that are found in service and in giving back to the community.

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February 11, 2019 63 mins

"The simplicity, in practice, in Zen is about living wholly and without reminder. It’s not an adding something onto it. It’s not doing one’s activities while in some superstate. It’s doing the activities wholly and completely with the whole of yourself unified, so you’re not thinking about your facebooks while chopping spring onions."
- Wu De

In this episode we explore the relationship between Zen, Tea and simplicity.<...

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December 23, 2018 62 mins

A life of tea is a life of self cultivation. And what  every artist in any craft discovers eventually is that beyond the  skills, beyond the techniques, beyond even talent, and then of course,  beyond the instruments and tools and medium, is the artist herself. 

- Wu  De

In this episode we discuss the ways to improve our tea and our practice. Brew yourself a bowl of tea and join us!

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Little things, over time, build to be big things and they build to be a lifestyle. -Kathrine Aplin In this episode we discuss the meaning of sustainability and how we, as chajin, can live a life more in harmony with the environment. Also be sure to check out an exciting announcement at the end of the episode!
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November 30, 2018 64 mins
Grab yourself a bowl and join us as we discuss how to cultivate optimism in life in the face of adversity.
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November 20, 2018 74 mins
The first lesson the Buddha gave after his enlightenment was that the source of our suffering is due to our constant arguing with reality. We want what “is" to be "is not” and what “is not” to be “is” and we are in a state of antagonism with our lives and reality itself. Creating a vision that suits the world is about healing our relationship to our life. - Wu De In this episode we discuss how to create a vision that suits the wor...
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October 26, 2018 50 mins
An element of creativity is about being connected with your environment and seeing things that you don’t normally see, that are around us everywhere, and then using that for inspiration for something that people aren’t used to noticing. And through your noticing that thing and then accentuating it they notice it too. That’s where I see the power of chaxi as an art form - you’re sharing the mind that’s aware and reverent of the envi...
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October 21, 2018 61 mins
Most of our days are a stimulation overdose from food to sounds to you name it. I would definitely recommend fasting from technology for at least a day. You will find it very beneficial and relieving to let go. Some of us are going years or decades without a single day without fasting from those things. - Shen Su In this episode we discuss how to organise your own tea & meditation retreat.
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October 10, 2018 63 mins
The big step is not always what we need to take. We need to start shifting our orientation towards it and taking those smaller steps. The first one might just be talking about it or going for a tea session. The goal isn't to heal all the pain and hurt in one go. - Sam Gibb In this episode we discuss how to pick yourself up after you have fallen down.
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September 27, 2018 44 mins
"Because it’s not about me, it’s about all of us getting together and doing something better than one person can do alone" - Erika Houle In this episode we discuss the rewards and challenges of building a tea community in a big city.
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September 22, 2018 82 mins
This is the first of a two part discussion where we outline the extended history of tea. Grab a bowl of tea and join us!
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