CHAPTER 10
This last chapter will be shared in the language of silence. You are invited here to return to the way you connect to tea, beyond anything that you have ever learned on this course, in books or any other occasions in your life. It is a space for you to sit in meditation, contemplation and self-exploration, with tea and the five spirits ; Hun, Shen, Yi, Po, Zi. If you have never heard of the five spirits before, we explore them further in the course ELEMENTAL WAY OF SELF CARE.
For this chapter, simply choose any tea of your preference, boil some water, select the tea vessels that you wish to journey with — and follow me in silence for these five tea meditations.
YI 意 MEDITATION
a poem exploring integrity, responsibility and devotion
HUN 魂 MEDITATION
a poem exploring benevolence, flexibility and assertiveness
SHEN 神 MEDITATION
a poem exploring SELF awareness, equanimity and potential
PO 魄 MEDITATION
a poem exploring embodied knowing and sacred acceptance
ZHI 志 MEDITATION
a poem exploring primordial self, origin and willpower
To further your exploration of tea, the five elements, the five spirits and the Chinese metaphysical systems…
It is an immense honor to connect and share with you in this way. I look forward to more occasions to explore, meditate, be creative and heal together, in the future.