Autumn Tea

A NOTE OF REFLECTION

Thank you all for joining us for a truly whimsical day sharing tea in the autumnal breeze. Every bit of the day still glows in my heart from the delicious snacks everyone shared to the artesian well water lovingly heated over charcoal to the moments of sipping away silently together. Making space to simply BE together is worth celebrating.

The symphony of various brewing methods was glorious indeed. The day began with a special oxidized Korean tea served by Scott Norton. Greg shared the Urasenke method of whisked matcha tea. Lauren served bowl tea with a sidehandle teapot. Ting served gongfu style. The day ended with me serving cauldron boiled tea.

I would like to extend an extra special thanks to all of those who served and volunteered, especially Ting, Scott, Gordon, Lauren, Greg, Dexter, and Heman. The teas were profoundly vibrant and soul deepeningly warming. As Wu De teaches, Tea is 80% cleaning, thus all of your help loading in, boiling, and packing up demonstrates great tea spirit. Thank you for your work in sharing the peace that Tea offers to all that partake in the New York City schlep.

We were blessed to see many faces return from Summer Tea and greet new folks (two even fresh off the plane from Sweden to run in the NYC Marathon).

I look forward to seeing what winter's inward turn will bring and how we can come together again in the chilly months to come...Winter Tea...

With Love + Light + Steaming Ladles of Tea,

Erika

EVENT DETAILS

Join us for an afternoon of tea in the crisp autumn breeze. Connect to yourself, other tea lovers, and nature with every sip.

We will be brewing away the afternoon with charcoal for a peaceful alternative to the typical Halloween. There will be a cauldron with boiled tea and more!

SCHEDULE

2-3pm Tea Circle 1

3-4pm Tea Circle 2

4-5pm Tea Circle 3

You can come for 1, 2, or all 3 tea sits!

FOOD

We will be sharing light snacks. You are invited but not required to bring something to share.

RAIN

If inclement weather arises, we will move to a home in Kensington, Brooklyn near the Church Ave F/G station. Details to be sent to those who RSVP.

DONATIONS

Donations will be accepted to support future events like this, the expenses of the event, and the tea communities involved. Suggested donation of $10/sit.