Tea Life Audio
Tea Life Audio is a podcast about Japanese Tea Ceremony and related arts. This is a round table show, with an open discussion about Tea. The show has three hosts who have several decades of combined experience with Tea ceremony.
Each episode follows a similar structure of: Announcements, Banter, Anecdote, and Main Tea topic.
If you have any comments about our show or a given episode please go to our forum and leave a comment.
Lates blog posts
TeaLife Audio – Episode 34 – Phillip and Iemotos answers
Hosts
– Marius
– Damian
– Naomi
Guest:
– Phillip
Poem #11:
濃茶には点前をすてて一筋に
服の加減と息をもらすな
For koicha, spare the temae and focus on tempering the tea and not letting your breath escape.
Information referenced:
– Electric Incense heater
– Move
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TeaLife Audio – Episode 33 – Anthony visits Kyoto
Host:
– Anthony
Guest:
– Hamana-sensei
Outline
– Language
– Sumi
– Teaching
Poem #10
点前こそ薄茶にあれと聞くものを
麁相になせし人はあやまり
(Those who make little of the advice that usucha constitutes the key temae are wrong.)
TeaLife Audio – Episode 32 – the episode we almost put a lid on
Hosts:
– Marius
– Damian
Poem #9
何にても置き付けかへる手離れは
恋しき人にわかるると知る
Whenever you set anything down as you change its position,
withdraw your hand as though it were parting from a loved one.
Tea Practice – Futaoki
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