{"product_id":"the-spiritual-ecology-of-tea","title":"Spiritual Ecology of Tea","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003eThe STORY of TEA has been handed down for countless generations. Among Mon-Khmer peoples, the earliest known cultivators of the leaf, it is the story of the \u003cem\u003enats\u003c\/em\u003e, or nature spirits, and of the tea ancestor Paya Alaung. Chinese culture attributes the discovery of tea, alongside agriculture and herbal medicine, to Shennong, the Spirit Cultivator. Then, there is Damo, or Bodhidharma, the Indian monk who delivered Buddhism to China. Theasophie weaves these stories into a beautiful narrative, conjoining them with contemporary work in Spiritual Ecology to reveal the vital role of tea in the cultivation of ecological, human, and spiritual well-being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe're thrilled to be back in Boulder, to discover the growing interest in \u003cem\u003egongfucha, \u003c\/em\u003eand to spend this time with all of you before heading back to the tea mountains. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003eThe following two hour sits are limited to six (6) participants each. We will send an email with the address once you've reserved. We're looking forward to seeing you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Adobe Kaiti Std R',serif; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;\" lang=\"ZH-TW\"\u003e鄉土\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003eXiangtu: native soil\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eTuesday 19th\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003e10am or 2pm)\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003eA special opportunity to experience \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wovenroots.com\/\"\u003eWoven Roots\u003c\/a\u003e new \u003ci\u003eshoucha\u003c\/i\u003e release with the maker. We will pair this debut with other \u003ci\u003eshoucha\u003c\/i\u003e as a way to understand the taste of age.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEnjoy exquisitely prepared cups of this earthy favorite while acquiring insights into craftsmanship, brewing, and the Chinese language of appreciation. Despite being an introductory offering, experienced Pu’er drinkers will find this to be a highly worthwhile encounter. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Adobe Kaiti Std R',serif; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;\" lang=\"ZH-TW\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Adobe Kaiti Std R, serif;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Adobe Kaiti Std R',serif; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;\" lang=\"ZH-TW\"\u003e養生\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Adobe Kaiti Std R, serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003eYangsheng: nourishing life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003eWednesday 20th\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003e10am or 2pm)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003eWhile continuing to elude many Western tea enthusiasts, \u003ci\u003eshengcha\u003c\/i\u003e constitutes the heart of Pu’er practice. Learn how to evoke the subtle aromatics, pervasive body-feel and sublime harmony of this precious elixir substance. Over premium artisanal teas, including Theasophie's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theasophie.com\/products\/spring-2023-theasophie-huangshan?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=huangshan\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003eSpring 2023 'Huangshan'\u003c\/a\u003e, we will explore the Eight Appreciations of Pu'er while waxing poetic on a wide array of topics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Adobe Kaiti Std R',serif; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;\" lang=\"ZH-TW\"\u003e陳韻\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;\"\u003eChenyun: entering the sublime realm of tea\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003eThursday 21st\u003csup\u003e \u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003e(10am or 2pm)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003eAn introduction to aged tea through the two essential principles of \u003ci\u003eche\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;\"\u003en - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;\"\u003eaging or maturation, and \u003ci\u003eyun - \u003c\/i\u003eharmony or resonance. This offering will feature an exploration of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theasophie.com\/products\/2010-yunhaizhidian-chenyun-spring?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=chenyun\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003eSpring 2011 \u003ci\u003eChenyun\u003c\/i\u003e ‘Yiwu, Guafengzhai'\u003c\/a\u003e, among the most highly sought after terroirs in the Pu’er mountains. What makes this tea special is the immense forest biodiversity and the 300-500-y.o. average age of the tea trees. Following the \u003ci\u003eChenyun\u003c\/i\u003e, we will continue our exploration with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theasophie.com\/products\/1999-cnnp-big-blue-mark-iron-cake\"\u003e1999 Blue Mark Iron Cake\u003c\/a\u003e, a 25-year aged \u003ci\u003eshengcha\u003c\/i\u003e. Learning to identify \u003ci\u003echen \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eyun\u003c\/i\u003e in each of these teas will be of immense benefit in deepening your tea practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Adobe Kaiti Std R',serif; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;\" lang=\"ZH-TW\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Adobe Kaiti Std R',serif; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;\" lang=\"ZH-TW\"\u003e世外茶園\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Adobe Kaiti Std R',serif; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;\" lang=\"ZH-TW\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003ePu’er aeternus: an imaginal journey\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003eFriday 24th (10am or 2pm)\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e         \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Adobe Kaiti Std R'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eWhat is the significance of Pu’er tea as a transformational substance? How does this correspond to each of our life journeys and the evolution of consciousness? Join us for an open conversation covering an array of topics such as indigenous storytelling and worldview; aesthetic cultivation; CG Jung, active imagination \u0026amp; alchemy; spiritual ecology. These are among Theasophie's favorite themes through which to explore \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eritual continuity of tea\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eemerging from ancient primary forests to proliferate throughout the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\"\u003eMORE ABOUT THEASOPHIE\u003cbr\u003eBrian has journeyed more deeply into the heart of Yunnan’s tea mountains and the origin of tea as anybody you are likely to encounter. From the time of his arrival in 2006, he carried out independent research through Yunnan University’s Museum of Anthropology while undergoing a decade-long apprenticeship with artisanal Pu’er producer and \u003ci\u003eYunhaizhidian Classical Tea House\u003c\/i\u003e founder Chen Jian. In 2016-7, Brian and his wife, Su Yimu, founded Theasophie. Yimu was born and raised in the Jingmai Mountains in one of the oldest tea villages in the world. Their teas are sourced from multigenerational agroforestry gardens passed down to Yimu through ancestral inheritance. Their tea craft is guided by the hand of her father, Bulang indigenous herbalist Su Wenxin, and is imbued with the healing efficacy of Doctor Su’s lifetime of service to his community. Together, they are committed to sharing what they describe as the \u003ci\u003eritual continuity of tea originating in ancient primary forests and finding expression in the cup … an invitation to return to the indigenous heart of tea.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Adobe Kaiti Std R'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Theasophie","offers":[{"title":"鄉土 Xiangtu: Native Soil (Tuesday 10am)","offer_id":44834610511969,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"鄉土 Xiangtu: Native Soil (Tuesday 2pm)","offer_id":44834610544737,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"養生 Yangsheng: Nourishing Life (Wednesday 10am)","offer_id":44833556201569,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"養生 Yangsheng: Nourishing Life (Wednesday 2pm)","offer_id":44834611036257,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"陳韻 Chenyun: Entering the Sublime (Thursday 10am)","offer_id":44834610610273,"sku":null,"price":84.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"陳韻 Chenyun: Entering the Sublime (Thursday 2pm)","offer_id":44834611920993,"sku":null,"price":84.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"世外茶園 Pu’er aeternus: an imaginal journey (Friday 10am)","offer_id":44834610675809,"sku":null,"price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"世外茶園 Pu’er aeternus: an imaginal journey (Friday 2pm)","offer_id":44834610708577,"sku":null,"price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0285\/2683\/7857\/files\/124967844_4705879816149857_1686725247809149696_n.jpg?v=1779144688","url":"https:\/\/theasophie.com\/products\/the-spiritual-ecology-of-tea","provider":"Theasophie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}