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TEA CEREMONY

Cultivating the Balancing, Nourishing Energy of Water Through Communion with Tea

Communing with oneself and others over skillfully prepared water infused tea called Gongfu Cha, is a long-standing tradition across the globe.  The Art of Tea is exemplary of the Taoist water path with its multitude of qualities such as presence, appreciation, contemplation, and relaxation.  At Moselle, we honor this practice and share in it as its own experience and as part of other offerings.

“Nature teaches us simplicity and contentment because in its presence we realize we need very little to be happy.” 

– Mark Coleman

At its essence, tea is simple. 

It is uncomplicated, unassuming, unadulterated and does not require much other than ones willingness to be present with it. Through a seemingly mundane activity, tea creates an opportunity of artfulness and grace with the potential to invoke a physical, mindful, contemplative, healing, and/or enlightening awareness. There is no straightforward answer as to what you may experience in the tea ceremonies. You can search for countless online articles about gongfu tea and many can speak so eloquently about the technicality of the art, but rarely will you find someone’s deep shared experience. When we slow down and focus our attention to the present moment, we attune to our senses and can potentially drop into a gentle inward journey. 

The tea ceremonies at Moselle are always tailored to the individual or group with the intention on flow & presence. There are many styles of ceremonies depending on person(s), place, time, season & energy. Therefore, every ceremony will never be the same. 

The movement between serving, steeping and exchanging is an easeful, spontaneous & graceful experience. The tea ceremonies are offered by Janice, a gongfu cha lover, student & tea ceremony space holder of over a decade.

WHAT IS GONGFU TEA?
THE TEA CEREMONY
THE EXPERIENCE

The Benefits

Lowers Stress,
Promotes Relaxation
Boost Immune System, Fight off Inflammation, Support Heart Health
Feel Renewed & Inspired,
Sense of Purpose
Improve Clarity, Brings Contemplation & Presence
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Gongfu Tea Offering

1+ hr ceremony:
$25 per person (minimum 3 people)

The Gongfu Tea Offering is an opportunity for you to experience this beautiful art form. Whether you are new to gongfu tea or are already a tea enthusiast, this offering creates a space to slow down, connect & drop in.

All Ceremonies are In-Person  | Online Classes: Coming Soon 

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Gongfu Tea Ceremony

2+ hr ceremony:
$40 per person (minimum 3 people)

The Gongfu Tea Ceremony is an opportunity for you to slow down and settle into the gentle flow of deep presence with cups of tea often known as the “elixirs of life”.  Here we leave our cares away to enjoy shared space, with a potential to invoke a natural & spontaneous personal or synergistic group experience of mindfulness, contemplation & wellbeing. 

All Ceremonies are In-Person  | Online Classes: Coming Soon 

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Gongfu Tea Service

Prices dependent on service(s) requested.

We provide Gongfu Tea Service as an added offering. It can be it’s own experience or added to a class, event or retreat you are coordinating or hosting. If you are interested in hosting a tea ceremony, please contact us through the link below.

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Testimonials

It is a sublime experience to share in tea with Janice. The depth of her connection to the art itself is palpable and the tea she serves is always refined and imbued with the energies of the land in which it is grown and the way it is cultivated and processed. Janice's intention and the high quality teas combine to offer a multifaceted, many layered journey through the body, heart and mind. It is wonderful to experience one-on-one and in communion with a group.
Melinda
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WHAT IS GONGFU TEA?

“Gongfu Tea” means making tea with skill. A time honored tradition and practice that requires a certain level of effort, dedication, passion and humility by the person who is pouring the tea. After many years of practice, the tea master cultivates a deep connection to the tea leaves & tea ware. It is from this connection that the greatest gifts of the ritual and ceremony can be exchanged between the person pouring and those receiving. 

THE TEA CEREMONY

The Tea Ceremonies consist of a skilled tea practitioner, tea tray, tea tools, clay pots and a variety of tea leaves from the camellia sinensis plant. At first glance, the ritual involves multiple infusions of the same tea within a small teapot. However, more thought & intention goes into this process that is unseen by the naked eye but felt in the cup. You may drink one, two or five types of tea. And depending on what season it is, which tea leaves are being steeped and how they’re prepared, the energy between the tea pourer & the receiver(s), or the time of day creates a unique experience that no tea ceremony is exactly the same.

“There is an overflowing abundance of hot steaming water poured with subtle fluid movements and mindful preparation…” 

Our tea ceremony is not stuffy. Depending on the flow of energy, it may be a casual conversational ceremony or naturally lead into a spontaneous silent & meditative one. It can also be both. The most important thing at our tea ceremonies is to have no expectations. 

Just like water is flowing, soft and yielding… it also needs some sort of vessel or container to stay in form. The same analogy can be applied to our tea ceremonies. 

THE TEA EXPERIENCE

Because each ceremony can never be truly duplicated, one can have a unique experience each time they sit at the table. It’s all dependent on how present you are in the moment and how open you are to receive.  

“tea creates an opportunity of artfulness and grace with the potential to invoke a physical, mindful, contemplative, healing and/or enlightening awareness & experience.”                                                       

You will learn a little about the tea being served and maybe a dab of tea history. However the real experience is in the cup. Tea is also known to have a myriad of health benefits. For example, one healing property in the camellia sinesis plant is l-theanine, an amino acid which helps produce a relaxed state of mind. When we relax, we can gently ease into a place of emptiness and receptiveness. In those moments, the creative juices may start flowing, inspiration & epiphanies may start popping up, even a peaceful stillness can occur. Laughter often happens, even tears might fall (also called a state of “purification”). The only way to best describe the Tea Experience is by simply joining us for one… or three…

Tea within a group setting can also create a synergetic dynamic. Nourishing shares & exchanges between people may occur and quite often “tea drunk” may happen (triggering a natural state of bliss & happiness).