Tea Gong Academy
Brew tea. Open the body.
~ A process of self-transformation ~
Long before it was a pleasure, tea was medicine.
Where did it come from, and how has it woven itself into our lives? Why does the simple act of brewing tea and drinking it become a practice that settles us?
The key word is Tea Gong.
An unseen current of energy that arises around tea and circulates. That is what we explore here.
Curriculum
The Foundation Course — 6 chapters, 33 lessons
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Chapter 1
The Origins and Aims of Japanese Tea Culture
Where tea came from, and where it is going
6 lessons
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Chapter 2
The Foodways of Monsoon Asia
Wisdom grown out of climate and land
5 lessons
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Chapter 3
The Fundamentals of Tea
Tea as medicine, tea as chemistry
8 lessons
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Chapter 4
Beginning Tea Gong
Brew a cup, return to yourself
5 lessons
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Chapter 5
Everything about Temomi, Hand-Rolled Tea
The tea that hands were meant to make
5 lessons
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Chapter 6
Tuning Body and Mind with Sound
Tune the voice before you brew
4 lessons