upcoming events

E C S T A T I C D A N C E
every First Sunday @ HOWL
$20 | register online
floor open at 6:30 | circle begins at 7:00

Ecstatic Dance is a journey of sound + movement for healing, celebration and communion. We begin with a circle to set the guidelines of the container and initiate a 90-minute journey through sound and movement. Some guidelines include no-talking, staying for the duration, releasing judgement of self and others, and being in your own journey. There is no guidance aside from your inner world. Follow You.

This is a substance-free event; let the music + the dance be thy medicine~

Arrive at least 30-minutes before circle if you would like tea, cacao, or other beverages. An altar will be formed in the space, so please feel free to bring an item you would like to be charged in the energy of the dance!

See you at the HOUSE

Curious about tea? Already have a tea practice and want to try / learn about some special teas? Come check it out! Caleb will brewing and pouring tea + tea knowledge from 5 'till 7. $16 bottomless teacup 🍵

This month we will be tasting...

🍂 2013 Aged White

This Autumn harvest Fuding shoumei is exactly what I like aged white to be like. It has rich, sweet notes on the high end, leathery old books on the low end, and figs and dates in the middle. The saying goes, 1 year tea, 3 years medicine, 7 years treasure, and at 13 years old this tea is a gold mine.

🍂 Concubine’s Smile Lapsang Souchong

I haven't been this excited about a red tea in a while, and this one is hard to stop drinking. Feizi Xiao, Concubine’s Smile, is a reference to the renowned Yang Guifei, one of the Four Great Beauties of Chinese history. Particularly her great fondness of lychee fruit. This tea is an unsmoked lapsang from Tongmuguan village, the birthplace of red and oolong tea. Concubine’s Smile is sweet and fragrant with a hidden depth like a river of silk over the tongue.

🍂 2002 Wild Liu Bao

Liu Bao is the trademark heicha of Guanxi Province and has a legacy over 1,000 years old. There is a sentiment in Guanxi that Liubao is what puer aspires to be, and that those who can't take liubao drink puer instead. Usually quite potent with strong leathery and aromatic wood notes, this batch has a high stem content to it that invites some sweetness to the party. At 23 years old this tea has mellowed nicely transforming the tobacco and whiskey barrel notes to more vanilla-like, betel-nut notes along with the camphorwood.

🍂 Zhang Ping Shui Xian

This oolong comes from ZhangPing city just outside of Anxi county in Fujian. While most oolong teas have a homogeneously fixed oxidation level, but due to this teas unique processing method what you get is an unevenly oxidized "pillow" of tea which gives a much more complex flavor which can range from highly floral to nutty and even creamy like a jinxuan.

See you Soon~ 🍵

Note!!! we are now capping this event. feel free to pre-reserve a cup online at: houseofwakinglife.com/participate <3 if it is full, you are still welcome to come grab a drink from the cafe and join in the discussion or hang out until a seat opens!