IN MANY of the world’s tea-drinking cultures, tea is transformed into a ritual that gives a taste of the sacred to what should be mundane. In the Philippines, Rachel Ngan Dueñas does the same by ...
Tea meditation, an ancient practice with roots in Chinese Zen traditions, combines the art of mindful tea drinking with meditation techniques. It originates from the idea of using tea as a medium for ...
Meditation in itself is said to be a practice that calms the mind and reduces stress over time by focusing on your breathing for about five to 10 minutes. For some people, especially beginners, the ...
Resham Daswani, tea curator at Hong Kong’s Fivelements Habitat, talks us through her journey of discovery – and why she believes tea meditation ceremonies can increase immunity, reduce depression and ...