The first episode in the Tea Wayfaring series is an interview with Cade McConnel about his unique process of cooking and serving food to people and how his tea practice is connected to it.

The energy of Tea fuels some great work in this world, and we are honored to share some of the stories of wonderful people in the global tea community, about the work that they do and how it all connects to tea. 

Books mentioned
Soulcraft - Bill Plotkin
The Wild Edge of Sorrow - Francis Weller
Monk - Yoshihiro Imai

Music for tea sessions
Void VII by Chihei Hatakeyama
Transitoriness by Nobuto Suda
Journey Through Mind by Holloway

Connect with Cade
https://www.om-cade.com/
https://www.instagram.com/om_cade/

Tea Wayfaring 01 - Cade McConnell

In this episode of Tea Wayfaring Jaanus talks to Andy Taylor about his Traditional Chinese Medicine practice and how tea is connected to it. 

Books mentioned in this episode
Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine
by Harriet Beinfield & Efrem Korngold 

The Web That Has No Weaver : Understanding Chinese Medicine
by Ted Kaptchuk

Tea music
Winged Victory For The Sullen

Playlist 
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7jyxAm1QcmL0ABYQNjGaeR?si=18b127c4c7a24370

Tea Wayfaring 02 - Andy Taylor

In this episode Jaanus talks to Stephen & Tracy McCarty about rainbows, raw vegan cheesecakes and maintaining a tea practice as parents and while running a magical gift shop.
Stephen and Tracy are long time Global Tea Hut members and both of them have also been featured in the magazine. They are kind and lighthearted people who love bringing joy to people’s lives.

Musical artists mentioned in this episode:
Constance Demby - Skies Above Skies
Steven Halpern - Spectrum Suite
Paul Horn -  Inside The Great Pyramid
Iasos - Inter-Dimensional Music
Georgia Kelly - Seapeace

Books:
Zen Roots by Red Pine
Mother of Knowledge: The Life of Ye-shes mTsho-rgyal by Nam-mkhai sNying-po

www.globbaltehut.org

Tea Wayfaring 03 - Stephen & Tracy

In this episode, Jaanus and Andy Taylor discuss the Eight Branches of Chinese Medicine, tea & life lessons.

www.globbaltehut.org

The Eight Branches Of Chinese Medicine

In this episode Jaanus talks to Jasper Hermans about his interesting job in a social enterprise, about experiencing interbeing through tea and how his life has changed since recently becoming a father and the life lessons he has learned in the process. 

Album mentioned:
Here Be Dragons by Oded Tzur

Book mentioned:
Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals, 1962-1966 by Thich Nhat Hanh

Tea Wayfaring 04 - Jasper Hermans

Welcome to a special episode of Tea wayfaring! In this episode Jaanus talks to Alec Bridges—a musician and a Chajin trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has released several albums and compiled the tea music albums called Music of the Hut volumes 1 & 2 that have been featured in Global Tea Hut and also feature his music.

Alec’s YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@AlecBridges

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/alecbridges/

Music apps created by Brian Eno & Peter Chilvers can be found here
https://www.generativemusic.com/

Artists and albums mentioned in this episode
Steve Kimock - Last Danger of Frost
Ry Cooder & V. M. Bhatt - Meeting by the River
Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu
The Touré-Raichel Collective
Ali Farka Touré - In the Heart of the Moon
Toumani Diabaté - The Monday Variations
Kaki King - Bowen Island (song)
Pat Metheny - Long Ago Child / Fallen Star (song)
One Quiet Night (album)
Jónsi & Alex - Riceboy Sleeps
Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline
Loscil - Endless Falls
Harold Budd - The Pearl
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works no 2
Joel Shearer

Books mentioned
Second Book of the Dao (by Stephen Mitchell)
Zen Guitar (by Philip Toshio Sudo)

https://globalteahut.org/

Tea Wayfaring 05 - Alec Bridges

Inspiring and insightful conversations about the Way Of Tea (Cha Dao)

Life Of Tea

What Is Cha Dao

The first lesson the Buddha gave after his enlightenment was that the source of our suffering is due to our constant arguing with reality. We want what “is" to be "is not” and what “is not” to be “is” and we are in a state of antagonism with our lives and reality itself. Creating a vision that suits the world is about healing our relationship to our life. - Wu De

In this episode we discuss how to create a vision that suits the world as opposed to expending our energy constantly trying to create a world that suits our vision.

Creating A Vision

A life of tea is a life of self cultivation. And what every artist in any craft discovers eventually is that beyond the skills, beyond the techniques, beyond even talent, and then of course, beyond the instruments and tools and medium, is the artist herself. - Wu De

In this episode we discuss the ways to improve our tea and our practice. Brew yourself a bowl of tea and join us!

How To Improve Your Tea

"The simplicity, in practice, in Zen is about living wholly and without reminder. It’s not an adding something onto it. It’s not doing one’s activities while in some superstate. It’s doing the activities wholly and completely with the whole of yourself unified, so you’re not thinking about your facebooks while chopping spring onions."
- Wu De

In this episode we explore the relationship between Zen, Tea and simplicity.

Manifesting Simplicity: Zen And Tea Part 2

"When you are in harmony with Nature, when you are in harmony with what is happening, you cease to suffer" - Wu De
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New podcast episode just out! Join us this time for a conversation between Wu De and particle physicist Neil Barrie on the similarities and differences of the Zen and scientific world views.

Zen And Science part 1

"Every day before I go to work I have a silent tea session. The idea behind this ritual is that it’s meant to remind me to be always making tea, to be focused, to be in that state of mind. And in that sense Zen and the practice of it is conducive to good science work" - Neil Barrie

Join us for the second part of the discussion between Wu De and particle physicist Neil Barrie on Zen and science.

Zen And Science part 2

"..I’ll sit with that bowl of tea and look at those leaves and it will remind me of how life can be lived.” -Katrine Friis Olsen

We had the good fortune to discuss life, tea and zen with an airline pilot. Put on a kettle and join us!

Tea Above The Clouds

Grab yourself a bowl and find out what Shen Su has to say about why having a hobby in your life to express creativity is beneficial and how to find the time for it.

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