Podcasts about chanoyu

En este episodio de Mucho Fanservice, exploramos el fascinante mundo del Chanoyu, la ceremonia del té japonesa. Nuestro invitado, Guillermo Rizzotto, fundador de Ceremonia de Té en Barcelona y practicante con más de 12 años de experiencia, nos comparte su viaje personal, desde su primer encuentro con el té en Japón hasta la creación de un espacio para practicar y difundir esta disciplina en Barcelona. Hablamos sobre los principios del Chanoyu, su conexión con la espiritualidad y su relevancia en la vida moderna. También discutimos anécdotas, curiosidades sobre los utensilios y los retos de enseñar esta tradición fuera de Japón. Si amas la cultura japonesa o buscas aprender sobre esta práctica milenaria, ¡no te lo pierdas!

Willi Singleton is a Pennsylvania potter who's well-known among students and teachers of the Japanese way of tea as a maker of beautiful, lustrous teawares that are joy to use. Today we're sitting down with Willi in his Kempton, Pennsylvania studio, at the base of Hawk Mountain, to explore his creative process and the techniques and philosophy that go into the creation of his unique teaware and other ceramic art. We chat with Willi about his introduction to clay art and especially Japanese clay art, his time in Japan studying and working with traditional Japanese potters, and his transition back to the US and the beginnings of his Kempton studio. Willi almost exclusively uses local and regional clay and glazes in his work, and we talk about the importance of connecting to the place, the locality, in which a work is made and how that plays out in Willi's process and its results. We discuss the techniques and challenges of working with place-connected materials, the "flavor" and what Willi calls the "veto power" of the clay, Willi's focus on elemental processes and mateirals, and the mystery and unpredictability inherent in the way Willi creates clay art. And we talk about Willi's connection to the tea community, how the community has influenced and continues to influence his teaware, about the communal aspects of art-making, and how each of Willi's pieces are a confluence of potter, place, landscape and community. Willi Singleton's website is at willisingleton.com   Follow Talking Tea on Instagram at talkingteapodcasts. Talking Tea is produced and hosted by Ken Cohen.  more about Talking Tea    The views and opinions expressed by guests on Talking Tea are those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Talking Tea or its staff.   This podcast features music from “Japanese Flowers” (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii/japanese-flowers) by mpgiiiBEATS (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii) available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Adapted from original. Header image “Raw Puerh mid 1980 Menghai” by Cosmin Dordea, used under a Creative Commons CC By-SA 2.0 license. Adapted from original.  

The Japanese tea ceremony is a popular ritual that is held in the country to mark the preparation and serving of Japanese green tea. Also known as Chanoyu or Sado, the Japanese tea ceremony involves the serving and drinking of powdered Japanese green tea known as Matcha in addition to Japanese sweets to reduce the bitterness of the tea. In Japan, serving tea is considered an art and spiritual discipline. As a discipline, the tea ceremony entails aesthetic contemplation of ceramics, flower arranging, calligraphy, and the tea ceremony roots which backdates to the 12th century. As an art, the ceremony involves the appreciation of the tea room's design, being around friends, and the feel of the Chawan on the hand. See Full Blog Post / Transcript / Show Note --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/japanesegreenteaco/message

When upperclassman Skye Fitzgerald visits their lab to ask for help with a research project, they are not expecting her to be so intriguing. Afterall, she's just a average girl with an average life. But, when they start to get to know her better, they realize she may have more in common with them than they thought.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 509, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Broadway Musicals By Characters 1: Tevye,Golde,Yente. Fiddler on the Roof. 2: Fantine,Javert,Jean Valjean. Les Miserables. 3: Mrs. Potts,Belle,Gaston. Beauty and the Beast. 4: Bustopher Jones,Old Deuteronomy,Mistoffelees. Cats. 5: Velma Von Tussle,Tracy Turnblad,Corny Collins. Hairspray. Round 2. Category: Full House 1: The show is set in this city; in the opening, you can see Fisherman's Wharf and Alcatraz. San Francisco. 2: Last name of Candace, who plays the eldest Tanner daughter; her brother Kirk has been a guest star. Cameron. 3: Lori Loughlin's character did this November 12, 1991, making the house a lot fuller. had twins. 4: Dave Coulier's character Joey Gladstone, who like Dave is a stand-up comic, went on this Ed McMahon show. Star Search. 5: "Full House" creator Jeff Franklin's first job as a producer was on this Penny Marshall series. Laverne and Shirley. Round 3. Category: The 1910s 1: On December 10, 1915 this automaker's one millionth car rolled off the assembly line in Detroit. Ford. 2: In 1916 this company intorduced its All-Bran cereal as a source of dietary fiber. Kellogg's. 3: In the 1912 Olympics he won the decathlon with a then-record 8,412 points. Jim Thorpe. 4: On May 13, 1917 3 children reported a vision of the Virgin Mary near this Portuguese city. Fatima. 5: With the October 1911 death of this man, Frank Cobb became the editor of the New York World newspaper. Joseph Pulitzer. Round 4. Category: The Tell-Tale Heart 1: This largest artery begins in the lower left chamber and gives rise to the coronary arteries. Aorta. 2: In 1984, in the first surgery of its kind, Baby Fae received a heart transplant from this mammal. Baboon. 3: The heart has 4 of these to regulate the flow of blood, including the mitral. Valves. 4: This term for an irregular heartbeat is from the Greek for "without measure". Arrhythmia. 5: The atria make up the upper, smaller part of the heart and these chambers form the lower portion. Ventricles. Round 5. Category: You Have The Rite 1: Pass the poi! It's Hawaiian for "feast". luau. 2: This drink is used in the traditional Japanese ceremony of Chanoyu. tea. 3: In 1904 the U.S. government banned this Plains Indian ceremony, also the name of a Utah film festival. Sundance. 4: In the 1920s rabbi Mordecai Kaplan brought this ceremony for 12-year-old girls into the synagogue. Bat Mitzvah. 5: This ceremony at which school or college degrees are conferred is from the Latin for "beginning". commencement. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Hosted by filmmaker Yujiro Seki, Carving the Divine TV is a series of Q&A sessions with Buddhist scholars and practitioners. These Q&A sessions explore the basic concepts of Buddhism, the history of Buddhism and of course Buddhist sculptures/sculptors (bustuzo/busshi) so that when viewers finally watch the documentary Carving the Divine - Buddhist sculptors of Japan, they will get the maximum value of the documentary.Today, we will be talking Chado.  Chado simply translates to the way of tea.  Sometimes it’s referred to as Japanese Tea Ceremony.  But as usual, one word translation is never sufficient to demonstrate this rich culture.  First we will discuss the simple explanation of Chado and connect Chado with Buddhism, especially Zen Buddhism.  Then, we will discuss many different influences on Chado over the centuries.  You may be surprised that even Christianity may have influenced Chado!  Yes, by studying more about Chado and Buddhism you will understand Japan more!   We will be asking important questions such as: What is Chado?  What are some of the practices of Chado?  What are the differences between Chanoyu and Chado? Do we always have to wear kimono when we do Chado?  What is the history of Chado?  Who is Senno Rikyu?What is the relationship between Chado and Buddhism, especially Zen Buddhism?  How does Chado help people to have a deeper understanding of Zen Buddhism?  Does Chado only influence Zen Buddhism?  Can you show us some examples of Chado so that we can visualize the concept that we’ve talked about?  Can Chado be a form of meditation? Omar Francis is a licensed instructor in The Urasenke Tradition of Chadō, commonly known as the Japanese Tea Ceremony. First introduced to Chadō at the University of Illinois (USA) in 1992, he was later admitted into the Midorikai program for a year of intensive training at the Urasenke headquarters in Kyoto, Japan. Since then, he has continued his studies as a member of the Chicago Association of Urasenke, taking part in many educational and cultural activities. Francis Sensei is currently teaching at the Japanese Culture Center (japaneseculturecenter.com) in Chicago, IL. http://www.urasenke.or.jp/     Urasenke Konnichianhttps://urasenkenorthamerica.org/     Chado Relay (also on facebook)urasenkechicago.org Urasenke ChicagoSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine)

Canadian Randy Channell Soei, a Japanese tea master, joins the podcast. He is based in Kyoto and has been a master in tea ceremony for over 20 years. We talk about the appeal of studying or participating in tea ceremony, training to become a tea master, and much much more. If you want to learn about Japanese tea check out Randy's bilingual book available on Amazon and book stores in Japan. If you are in Kyoto and would like to experience Japanese tea ceremony first hand visit his webpage. He also produces his own Japanese tea, so please contact him if you would like to purchase some.Podcast episodes mentioned:A Deep Understanding of Japanese Culture with Alex BennettSponsors:Bearfoot Bar 12 different types of Japanese made craft beers, both bottles and on tap. A range of whiskeys and basic cocktails also available. Tapas style menu and burgers. Friendly English and Japanese speaking staff. Open 7 days a week. Located in downtown Sapporo, walking distance from the subway station. Why not pop in for a drink if you are in town! https://www.facebook.com/bearfootbar The Red House Located in the heart of Rusutsu Ski Resort, just cross the main road and it’s behind the Seicomart Convenience store. The restaurant features a mix of Japanese, Asian fusion, and western Style dishes, including shabu-shabu with wagyu beef and Hokkaido wagyu beef steak. Open winter and summer, 12-3pm for lunch, 5-9pm for dinner, with prices ranging from under Yen 1000 to about Yen 5000. https://theredhouse.jp/Rusutsu LodgesOpen all year round. Located 5 minutes walk to the main Rusutsu Ski Resort Gondola. There are Japanese, Western, and apartment style rooms with breakfast packages available. There’s a Japanese sento (public bath), two convenience stores less than a minute walk, ski room and tune up tables, free pick up available from the bus stop, plenty of free parking space, and summer BBQ packages available. Check out the website for more information and availability. http://rusutsulodges.comHokkaido GuideEstablished over 10 years ago, written by locals for locals and international tourists. The guide contains information on all types of businesses and locations around Hokkaido. There's information regarding all things Hokkaido such as sightseeing, nightlife, events, services, food and restaurants, entertainment, outdoor activities, and more. Currently offered in English and Thai, advertising space available. Check out website for everything you need to know about this beautiful prefecture. https://hokkaidoguide.com Use our Buzzsprout affiliate link to start your podcast today! Website:https://www.voicesinjapan.com/ Follow us and check out our other content:https://twitter.com/voicesinjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/voicesinjapan/https://www.instagram.com/voicesinjapan/Get in touch: voicesinjapan@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/voicesinjapan)

Bonnie Kemske is an artist, writer and former editor of ‘Ceramic Review’. Born in Okinawa but raised in the US, she studied the Zen Buddhist artform of Chanoyu in Japan before undertaking a PhD at the Royal College of Art, becoming a ceramicist and researcher. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her latest book, ‘Kintsugi: The Poetic Mend’, which explores the unique tradition of repairing pottery with a visible, often gold-leaf-covered join.

Na primavera tudo floresce. Nossa energia interna começa a desabrochar reiniciando sua expansão que atingirá o auge no verão. Nestes três meses entramos no período do princípio e do desenvolvimento da vida. As exaltações do Céu e da Terra estão preparadas para gerar tudo o que se desenvolve e floresce.

Influencée par le bouddhisme zen, la cérémonie du thé, ou "chanoyu", se déroula d'abord dans un cadre religieux, puis se répandit, à partir du XVIe siècle, dans l'ensemble de la société japonaise. Véritable voie d'accomplissement personnel et rituel de sociabilité, le déroulement du "chanoyu" s'organise autour de règles méticuleuses... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pour combattre le blues de fin de saison, on a invité Matilde Meslin pour nous tenir compagnie !Vous la connaissez peut-être déjà puisqu'elle écrit sur les podcasts (entre autres) pour Télérama et que c'est en partie grâce à elle que vous avez pu profiter du Paris Podcast Festival !Aujourd'hui on parle d'animal braconné, d'un réalisateur avant-gardiste, de QQPDQ, d'indépendance et de la voie du thé.Au programme :6:19 Le Pangolin20:58 Jacques Demy55:19 Qu'est-ce Que P****n de Quoi by Juan58:06 La Séparation de l'Eglise et de l'Etat1:0:59 La Cérémonie du théPardon Maman, podcast de vulgarisation vulgaire.Retrouvez Matilde par ici : https://twitter.com/MatildeMeslinRetrouvez-nous sur :Le site : http://pardonmaman.friTunes : https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/pardon-maman/id1234291617Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/3qaC9qCtUSFh60idYUlSKfDeezer : http://www.deezer.com/show/54685Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH6doNjB102NpaR7p4MHDewFacebook : https://www.facebook.com/PardonMamanPodcast/Twitter : https://twitter.com/PardonMamanPodInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/pardonmamanpodcast/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

Film, mode, mat och livsstil. Intresset för Japan och dess kulturyttringar är stort. Vad fascinerar och vad händer när vi i väst tar till oss kulturen? Vi djupdyker i japonism och teceremonin Chanoyu tillsammans med Thomas Ekholm, doktor i japansk historia, och Världskulturmuseernas Japanintendent Petra Holmberg. Samtalsledare Johanna Lundin.

These days it is easy to get a matcha latte. But few realise that what they are drinking isn't matcha anything. What they are actually getting is finely ground down green tea powder. Not real matcha 抹茶. Real matcha 抹茶, depending on your perception, ranges from the sublime down to an acquired taste. And in the course of experiencing Chanoyu, one comes to have a deep appreciation for what is real and what is not. Aikido 合気道 is unique, in that it is a modern Japanese “internal” martial art. Its way is based on the concept of flowing water around an obstacle. The interplay between hard and soft. With a strong philosophical focus on the tao through Zen 禪. Ultimately, the graceful movements become an expression of self-cultivation. This self-cultivation is the tao universally expressed by all enlightened beings. Aikido does not seek to be a better martial art at fighting opponents. It only seeks to transcend the Aikido master to higher awareness that allows a negative situation to be self-defeating. Many Aikido masters are also Chanoyu masters. One art flows into the other. Chanoyu helps the master to find the stillness required to understand their opponent, while Aikido helps the master to overcome their opponent. This in turn is the true essence of real Matcha 抹茶 - overcoming the bitterness so that one can appreciate its sweetness. As Morihei Ueshiba O-Sensei once said, “There are no contests in the Art of Peace. A true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing.” Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

☳/☴ In a world filled with illusions and virtual reality, the art of making and drinking tea is for tea drinkers real. They use real utensils, water and tea. And it is done in real space and time. There are no what-ifs or maybes. ☵/☲ In the practice of Chanoyu 茶の湯, this realness is brought forth as the practitioner seeks to add the secret ingredient of spirit or soul into what they do. ☶/☱ In Kungfucha 功夫茶 it is the same thing. Even if it does not on the surface seem like the same thing because the actions are different... Different cultures express the same thing in different ways. ☷/☷ For non-tea drinkers, this pursuit of the tea spirit 茶靈 does not appear obvious. In fact, on one level there really is nothing there. Hence what they see is the slow boredom that resides deep inside of them as they try to grasp something intangible. ☰/☰ I could use a hundred and one religious or faith-based examples, but that would turn this into a sermon. And that is NOT what this is about. So perhaps a martial arts analogy would be better... ☱/☶ When I first became a part of the martial arts world I was like most people: Watch the movies, read the books, dabble in different styles and idolise the great masters from afar. Then one day I dived full in and devoted myself to a way of life that lead me to here. ☲/☵ This way of life through Baguazhang 八卦掌 has its ups and downs. Fluctuating at times between monk and hero. Warrior and scholar. But mostly in need of a rest, now and then from that thing we call the human existence. ☴/☳ That is why doing Tea Time equals Me Time can be so helpful in our daily life. The spirit of tea 茶靈 is open to all like a twenty-four hour teahouse. Reject it and the traveler may have to sleep on the street. Accept it and that same traveler might find themselves with noble company enjoying Yumcha 飲茶. Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

☴/☳ The Way of Tea and Martial Arts is sometimes like chasing a pretty goal up the escalator of success; Always just out of reach but close enough for us to keep going. Some take it slow and others race to where they need to be to win. Neither way is good or bad. ☲/☵ I know that for some people, coffee is their drug of choice. And I get it because I too, came from a coffee drinking background. However the requirements of being a Qigong Master 氣功主 meant that I had to leave that way of life behind. ☱/☶ I did not choose to be a Qigong Master 氣功主 nor did I choose to give up coffee. But coffee was one of my addictive earthly tethers that my body was starting to dictate against. ☷/☰ And just for the record, Australians do not drink American style filter coffee. Here it is double strength espresso full-on European style. For those going light it is cappuccino or flat white... And for those that can stomach it, it is hard-on Lebanese coffee. ☰/☷ That was my past. ☶/☱ Now I walk a new path 道. This path 道 involves Kung Fu Cha 功夫茶 and Chanoyu 茶の湯. But for most people, who are interested, I recommend sticking to Tea Time equals Me Time: The simple act of making and drinking tea 茶 to de-stress, calm down and regain their centre once more. ☵/☲ So while some may feel under attack from my Tea Time equals Me Time and feel the need to resist, this feeling is far from the truth. A drink is just a drink. And we are all entitled to our preferences. ☳/☴ These are the choices we choose to make and it is by those choices that we live our lives. Nobody can be 'forced' to live a certain way. But we can, if we are open to it, be guided along an easier path toward our goal(s)... Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

☰ Nigori sake drinks tea 濁り酒喝茶 literally... And then... Tea Time equals Me Time became Tea Time equals Matcha Sake 抹茶酒 Time. ☷ Sometimes in life, as we look to ways to make our lives easier, a person like myself may look towards the 'old' ways and embrace things like Wabisabi 侘寂 or Chanoyu 茶の湯. Things that have helped me to find my sanity in a world that tries its best to be not so sane. ☵ At other times in life, it can be found in 'new' ways by playing around a little and doing something different from the usual like mixing ceremonial grade matcha 抹茶 into Nigori-style sake 濁り酒. ☲ I enjoyed my little experiment. And because I made the cloudy sake 酒 at home I can't tell the percentage of alcohol, but for somebody who does not regularly partake of beer and wine, I was totally drunk after two glasses while the matcha 抹茶 kept me awake way past my bedtime. ☳ So here I am being less than noble: Promoting stuff that probably should not be promoted as an upright martial artist, a pillar of the community, a role-model... No wonder so few martial art practitioners want to be masters. The life of a master is bound by responsibilities that few of us expected or wanted. ☶ So here's what I propose about Tea Time equals Me Time: Make it your own time and your own space that does not require others. And by such allowing oneself to be themselves again. ☴ Put in the rituals. Allow the ceremony to guide you, just a little, so that the outside world cannot intrude on your privacy. This is meant for you to be at peace. That is what tea 茶 is about. For if we are to find inner peace, we must first make it a part of our personal dominion. ☱ There is no need to sacrifice one thing over another. Nature allows for mixing, so why can't we do the same sometimes? Allow Tea Time equals Me Time to bring clarity to your flow. Enjoy life. Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

There is an amazement of tea that's hard to capture in words. It can happen when we experience a tea for the first time and are astounded by flavors and aromas unlike anything we've experienced before. Or when we revisit one of our favorite teas and find elements we never noticed before. Or when we find ourselves drinking a tea that's been expertly prepared and artfully presented in a way that awakens all of our senses.  Today we're at 29b Teahouse in New York City, where the owners and staff strive to create and recreate these moments of tea amazement every day. We're talking with Stefen Ramirez and Andreas Vagelatos, two of the owners of 29b, about their unique philosophy and approach to tea. We chat with Stefen and Andreas about their backgrounds and the origins of 29b, and how they developed their goal of fostering a sophisticated but easily accessible process of understanding tea for both new and experienced tea drinkers. Stefen talks with us about the inspiration he drew from vertical wine tastings, and he and Andreas share their views on the importance of cultivars, process and oxidation and the role of comparative tea tastings in developing tea knowledge and awareness. Andreas has a background in the mingei school of Japanese art, and we discuss the impact mingei principles of austerity had on the design of 29b and the selection of 29b's teas and teaware. And Stefen and Andreas share their insights on how 29b has combined a carefully curated tea menu, tea pairings and elements of design to create a deeply inviting experience of tea.   29b Teahouse is an outgrowth of Tea Dealers, a tea company based in New York City. For more info on 29b Teahouse and Tea Dealers, including opening hours and Tea Dealers' online store, go to Tea Dealers' website, tea-dealers.com.     Talking Tea is produced and hosted by Ken Cohen. You can follow Ken on Twitter @kensvoiceken.    more about Talking Tea  Sign up for our email list to get updates on new episodes and events.   The views and opinions expressed by guests on Talking Tea are those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Talking Tea or its staff.   This podcast features music from “Japanese Flowers” (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii/japanese-flowers) by mpgiiiBEATS (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii) available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Adapted from original. Photo of a Stefen Ramirez at 29b courtesy of Tea Dealers. Header image “Raw Puerh mid 1980 Menghai” by Cosmin Dordea, used under a Creative Commons CC By-SA 2.0 license. Adapted from original.

This week on Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined in the studio by Japanese tea ceremony instructor Keiko Kitazawa Koch. Keiko was born and raised in Nara, Japan, a historically and culturally rich part of Japan. She has carried a deep sense of Japanese tradition since childhood. Her first education in Japanese tea ceremony started with the Musyanokoji-style (武者小路流). She was trained in her earlier years, in Nara. Keiko teaches Omotesenke-style (表千家流) tea ceremony in her own tea room in New Jersey, and also at a location in Brooklyn. Her students develop deep interest in “Chaji” which is the formal tea ceremony, held throughout the year, spanning all four seasons. Keiko also demonstrates and teaches in schools in New Jersey, Brooklyn, and New York City. Keiko's class schedule: http://murasakinj.exblog.jp/i8/ Keiko's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/moonlightnj

This week on Talking Tea we return to the Tea Institute at Penn State University to explore the evolution and burgeoning growth of interest in Japanese tea ceremony study at the Institute and beyond, and the transformative nature of tea ceremony practice. We first chat with Drew Hanson, founding instructor of the Urasenke program at the Institute. Drew talks with us about his own journey from art to tea, the history and development of the Japanese track at the Institute, and changing demographics and perspectives among students of Japanese tea ceremony. Aside from his work in tea, Drew's teaching background is in literature and theater, and since tea ceremony has been called an "improvised drama", we look at whether tea ceremony in the Japanese tradition is a form of interactive theater. We explore the roles of action, dialogue and utensils, the "parts" played by participants, and those transformative moments of giving freely from the heart which are common to both theater and tea ceremony. We're also joined by Courtney Singley, current student director of the Japanese tea ceremony track at the Institute. Courtney is an architecture student at Penn State, and she shares with us her perspectives on openness and intimacy in the spatial elements of tea ceremony, and how those elements can be internalized and then used in building for ourselves and our world.   More about the Tea Institute, its programs, events and tea house, is in our earlier episode, "Tea Goes to College", and at the Institute's website. For information on Drew Hanson's private classes in Japanese tea ceremony, go to his website, njgreentea.com. Info about Japanese tea ceremony classes offered through Urasenke Philadelphia and Shofuso is available at Shofuso's website or at phillytea.org.   For more information on Talking Tea and updates on new episodes, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/talkingtea. To inquire about being a guest or having your organization featured, please email us at talkingteapodcasts@gmail.com. Have something in mind you'd like to hear discussed on Talking Tea? Leave us a comment on Facebook or on our Libsyn episode page, or email us. Talking Tea is produced and hosted by Ken Cohen. You can follow Ken on Twitter @Kensvoiceken.    This podcast features music from "Japanese Flowers" (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii/japanese-flowers) by mpgiiiBEATS (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii) available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Adapted from original.

If you've listened to our Talkin' Matcha episodes you'll recognize the name of Tyas Huybrechts. Tyas has been a blogger and tea ceremony instructor based in Osaka and Kyoto, Japan, and we're delighted to welcome Tyas back to Talking Tea to chat about his new venture, The Tea Crane, a company focused on chemical-free Japanese tea. Tyas shares his views on how the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has impacted the taste and aroma of Japanese teas and influenced the preferences of tea consumers.  Tyas is also an instructor in the Enshu school of Japanese tea ceremony, and we discuss his vision for spreading an awareness and understanding of tea ceremony through emphasizing the role of the guest in tea ceremony education. More about The Tea Crane, including information about its programs, workshops and classes, can be found at its website, http://www.the-tea-crane.com/ and on its Facebook page.   For more information on Talking Tea and updates on new episodes, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/talkingtea. To inquire about being a guest or having your organization featured, please email us at talkingteapodcasts@gmail.com. Have something in mind you'd like to hear discussed on Talking Tea? Leave us a comment on Facebook or on our Libsyn episode page, or email us. Talking Tea is produced and hosted by Ken Cohen. You can follow Ken on Twitter @Kensvoiceken.    This podcast features music from "Japanese Flowers" (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii/japanese-flowers) by mpgiiiBEATS (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii) available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Adapted from original.   Photo of tea farm in the mountains of Nara Prefecture, Japan, courtesy of Tyas Huybrechts.

This week on Talking Tea we look at the growing popularity of tea and tea culture among youth and teens. Chatting with us (via Skype) is Connor Adlam of Tching.com, the well-known blog and online forum for tea information. Connor, the intern social media editor at Tching and also a member of this demographic, shares his perspectives both from a personal standpoint and from his work at Tching. We chat about what makes tea and tea culture attractive to younger drinkers, the role of social media in breaking through misinformation and stereotypes, and how tea connects with the rising interest in mindfulness and spirituality among young people. Connor also talks with us about his own “tea ride” and how tea drinkers of all ages can use online resources to increase their knowledge of tea and connect with the depth, passion and diversity of the worldwide tea community.   You can find Tching's many resources (including articles by Connor) at Tching.com, at its Facebook page and Twitter feed and on Instagram at tchingblog. For more information on Talking Tea and updates on new episodes, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/talkingtea. To inquire about being a guest or having your organization featured, please email us at talkingteapodcasts@gmail.com. Have something in mind you'd like to hear discussed on Talking Tea? Leave us a comment on Facebook or on our Libsyn episode page, or email us.    Talking Tea is produced and hosted by Ken Cohen. You can follow Ken on Twitter @Kensvoiceken.        This podcast features music from "Japanese Flowers" (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii/japanese-flowers) by mpgiiiBEATS (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii) available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Adapted from original.   Photo of Connor Adlam courtesy of Connor Adlam. Connor's shirt by Teaprints (http://teaprints.com).

We're releasing this episode in between the Western new year and the Asian lunar new year, and we took this opportunity to quiet our minds, turn inward a bit, and look again at tea as a contemplative practice. Chatting with us in this exploration is Ven. Hyeonmin Prajna, a Zen teacher in the Five Mountain Zen Order based in New York City, and a student and practitioner of Japanese tea ceremony in the Dai Nihon Chado Gakkai school of tea. The history of tea culture is so intertwined with Zen Buddhism that it seemed natural to ask a Zen teacher to give us some perspectives on the practice of tea, and we talk with Hyeonmin about the essence of Zen and how to apply Zen ideals to both tea ceremony and casual tea drinking. Hyeonmin sheds light on how the Japanese tea ceremony in particular reflects some of those ideals, gives us suggestions on applying these principles to everyday tea and everyday life, and discusses how all tea culture can, from a Zen perspective,  expand our awareness and help us “correct the mind and the heart”.   More info on Five Mountain Zen in New York City can be found at zen-nyc.info and on Ven. Hyeonmin Prajna's Facebook page. To learn about tea ceremony programs in New York City in the Dai Hihon Chado Gakkai tradition, go to http://www.tea-whisk.com.    For more information on Talking Tea and updates on new episodes, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/talkingtea. To inquire about being a guest or having your organization featured, please email us at talkingteapodcasts@gmail.com. Have something in mind you'd like to hear discussed on Talking Tea? Leave us a comment on Facebook or on our Libsyn episode page, or email us.    Talking Tea is produced and hosted by Ken Cohen. You can follow Ken on Twitter @Kensvoiceken.        This podcast features music from "Japanese Flowers" (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii/japanese-flowers) by mpgiiiBEATS (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii) available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Adapted from original.  

Today at Talking Tea we’re in Montreal beginning our exploration of this city’s vibrant tea scene. Our first stop is Cha Do Raku, a new tea house and shop in Montreal’s Plateau district. Cha Do Raku (it means “decadence of tea” in Japanese) and its owner and founder, Shiho Kanamaru, have already made a name for themselves through the highly regarded teas offered through Cha Do Raku’s online store. Today we visit Shiho in her new shop and chat about how she realized her dream of a tea space that embodies the spirit of doraku, a simple, relaxed enjoyment of tea. Some of Cha Do Raku’s most talked-about teas are “icho”, an unusual, slightly oxidized green tea from Japan. Shiho talks with us about some of these teas, how they compare with other Japanese green teas and with Taiwanese oolongs, and best methods for brewing them. Cha Do Raku also carries high quality matcha, and Shiho shares a little-known preparation technique she discovered for bringing out the aroma and sweetness of matcha. More on Cha Do Raku, including its online store and upcoming events, can be found at http://www.cha-doraku.com. You can follow Cha Do Raku on Facebook at Cha Do Raku.   For more information on Talking Tea and updates on new episodes, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/talkingtea. To inquire about being a guest or having your organization featured, please email us at talkingteapodcasts@gmail.com. Have something in mind you'd like to hear discussed on Talking Tea? Leave us a comment on Facebook or on our Libsyn episode page, or email us.    Talking Tea is produced and hosted by Ken Cohen. You can follow Ken on Twitter @Kensvoiceken.       This podcast features music from "Japanese Flowers" (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii/japanese-flowers) by mpgiiiBEATS (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii) available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Adapted from original. Photo courtesy of Doug Lerner.  

This week on Talking Tea we’re back in Philadelphia at Shofuso, an authentic, and quite amazing, Japanese house and garden with a fully functioning tea house and roji, or tea garden. We’re joined by Derek Finn, Shofuso’s site and program manager, and Morgan Beard of Urasenke Philadelphia,  an organization dedicated to practicing and teaching the Japanese way of tea.  Morgan is returning to Talking Tea after having been a guest on our “Artful Tea” episode. In this week’s podcast, Derek, Morgan and I hang out on Shofuso’s veranda, stroll through its roji and finally spend some time in its tea house, as we chat about how the way of tea, Zen Buddhism and traditional Japanese architecture and design come together at Shofuso to allow us to glimpse what Morgan calls the beauty of imperfection, and the beauty of life itself. More information on Shofuso, the Japanese House and Garden in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park, including visiting hours, tours and events, is at www.japanesehouse.org and at its Twitter feed @Shofuso. You can learn about Urasenke Philadelphia's classes and upcoming events at its website, www.phillytea.org. For more information on Talking Tea and updates on new episodes, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/talkingtea. To inquire about being a guest or having your organization featured, please email us at talkingteapodcasts@gmail.com. Talking Tea is produced and hosted by Ken Cohen. You can follow Ken on Twitter @KensvoiceKen.      This podcast features music from "Japanese Flowers" (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii/japanese-flowers) by mpgiiiBEATS (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii) available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Adapted from original.      

Have you been wondering how to make a bowl of matcha without the ritual of a formal tea ceremony? How to get a smooth, frothy lime-green foam that looks and tastes great? Talking Tea is here to help. In Part 2 of Talkin' Matcha, tea blogger Tyas Huybrechts explains how to make a fine bowl of matcha in a few easy steps.   Tyas also recommends this YouTube link demonstrating a good whisking technique for preparing matcha at home: http://youtu.be/HDS6cFKETnU   Tyas' blog, Tea Talk, is at www.tea-talk.be, and is packed with information about Japanese green tea. You can also follow him on Twitter @TeaTalkBe and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TeaTalkBe.   For more information on Talking Tea and updates on new episodes, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/talkingtea. To inquire about being a guest or having your organization featured, please email us at talkingteapodcasts@gmail.com. Talking Tea is produced and hosted by Ken Cohen. You can follow Ken on Twitter @Kensvoiceken.    This podcast features music from "Japanese Flowers" (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii/japanese-flowers) by mpgiiiBEATS (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii) available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Adapted from original.        

This week Talking Tea talks matcha with Tyas Huybrechts, founder and blogger at Tea Talk, a blog devoted entirely to Japanese green teas. Matcha, a powdered green tea that's whisked into a frothy brew, is fast becoming the caffeinated drink of choice among many in the West, and Tyas tells us about matcha's history and cultural background in Japan, how it's grown and processed, and what to look for in buying quality matcha.    Tyas is also a long-time student (and soon-to-be tea master) of the Enshu school of Japanese tea, and he shares some of his insights and personal perspectives about matcha in the Enshu tradition.   In our next episode, Part 2 of "Talkin' Matcha", Tyas gives us a detailed guide on how to prepare matcha at home. Stay tuned!   Tyas' blog, Tea Talk, is at www.tea-talk.be, and is packed with information about Japanese green teas. You can also follow him on Twitter @TeaTalkBe and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TeaTalkBe.   For more information on Talking Tea and updates on new episodes, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/talkingtea. To inquire about being a guest or having your organization featured, please email us at talkingteapodcasts@gmail.com. Talking Tea is produced and hosted by Ken Cohen. You can follow Ken on Twitter @Kensvoiceken.    This podcast features music from "Japanese Flowers" (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii/japanese-flowers) by mpgiiiBEATS (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii) available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Adapted from original.    

This week on Talking Tea we chat with Morgan Beard of Urasenke Philadelphia, an organization dedicated to practicing and teaching the Japanese way of tea.  We recorded our podcast inside the amazing Japanese galleries at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which include a complete tea house and garden as well as centuries-old tea utensils and masterpieces of Japanese art.  Morgan talks with us about some of the objects in the galleries (including the tea bowl shown here), and about how Japanese traditions of tea and aesthetics come together in the spirituality of the Way of Tea. For information on Urasenke Philadelphia's classes and events, go to its website at www.phillytea.org. More on the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Japanese collections and its extraordinary upcoming show on the art of the Kano period is at the Museum's website, www.philamuseum.org.  Info about tea events at Shofuso, the Japanese House and Garden in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park, is at www.japanesehouse.org     For more information on Talking Tea and updates on new episodes, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/talkingtea. To inquire about being a guest or having your organization featured, please email us at talkingteapodcasts@gmail.com. Talking Tea is produced and hosted by Ken Cohen. You can follow Ken on Twitter @KensvoiceKen.      This podcast features music from "Japanese Flowers" (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii/japanese-flowers) by mpgiiiBEATS (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii) available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Adapted from original. Tea bowl photo courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art.  

This week, we're going to be talking about Japan's legendary tea master Sen no Rikyu. We'll discuss his cultural background, the reasons for his rise, his sudden fall, and his massive impact on Japanese culture.