Building a Tea Practice at the New York Open Center- February Session
Filed under Events, Spiritual Inquiry.| February 2, 2012 | ||
| 6:00 PM | to | 7:00 PM |
The first bowl moistens my lips and throat;
The second bowl banishes all loneliness;
The third bowl clears my mind of words and books.
At the fourth cup, I begin to perspire and
Life’s troubles evaporate through my pores.
The fifth cup cleanses my entire being.
Six cups and I am in the realm of the Divine.
Seven cups – ah, but I can drink no more:
I can only feel the gentle breeze through my sleeves,
Wafting me away to the Isle of Immortality!
–Lu Tung, poet, T’ang Dynasty
Cultivate a ritualized rest centered on making and enjoying tea. A moment of returning to our starting points where beauty, truth and self-realization are possible.
Taste and learn styles of tea and tea making. Sessions limited to 10 participants.
February Focus: Roasted Teas from Japan & China.
Thursday, February 2, 6-7pm
(Every 1st Thursday, of the month)
12WHN09B
Hosted by Karen Dunlap
$15
Karen Dunlap is a passionate advocate for America’s growing interest in premium tea and tea culture. Her seduction by the leaf started in the early 1990’s from tea tossed loose in a mesh strainer in her native Oregon. The relationship became serious in 1996 when she began working the tea counter at Teaism (Washington, DC) and met influential tea importer David Lee Hoffman. By next spring, she was backpacking across China in search of tea. She has since co-founded Matcha Source, collaborated on-site with Ippodo Tea Company (Kyoto, Japan), consulted on restaurant tea programs independently and for In Pursuit of Tea (NYC). She has been a featured guest on WNYC’s The Leonard Lopate Show and Martha Stewart Living Radio. She currently directs the tea program at Union Square Café in New York City.
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