Chapter 4 · 2 / 5
Bringing the Body to Neutral
Neutral means a state with little disturbance or excess stimulation, where the senses are clear. How to settle the body as preparation for tasting Tea Gong properly.
The lessons are narrated in Japanese.
How to turn on English subtitles
- Start the video and click the CC button to switch captions on.
- Open Settings (the gear icon) → Subtitles/CC → Auto-translate.
- Choose English.
These are machine-translated from the Japanese captions, so expect some roughness — particularly around tea terminology. The text on this page is a proper translation, so read the two together.
To go deeper into the experience of Tea Gong, the first thing that matters is returning body and mind to a neutral state.
“Neutral” here means a condition with little disorder and little excess stimulation, in which the senses are clear. In that condition you can pick up the savour, the aroma, the texture and the qi of tea far more finely.
When the body settles into neutral, the senses quietly sharpen. Savour becomes fuller, aroma more distinct, texture more three-dimensional, and qi is felt more deeply.
This stage of preparation is the entrance to tasting Tea Gong as it really is.