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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. $15 bottomless teacup 🍵

This month we will be tasting...

🍂 Guan Guan Cha

Guan (罐) mean jar, which is how this tea gets stored, while being hung from the rafters in their home. It comes from the Tai cha varietal native to Guizhou. This is a very unconventional green tea similar to puer that undergoes a soft smoking and is intended for aging. This young batch is robust and satisfying for drinking in the colder months.

🍃 Winter Firewood Green

Most Green teas are harvested and produced in the spring time when you get fresh tender buds coming in. This tea is made in the Winter from entire branches of tea that are steamed over firewood and separated to be dried in the crisp winter air. The result is a green tea that acts a lot like a white tea. The aromas are nutty and bready with flavors that remind me of walnuts, turkey tail mushroom and ghee, with a strong mouthfeel.

🍂 Red Jade White Tea

This mildly oxidized white tea is made from the Hong Yu #18 cultivar. While this batch is from this year it acts much more mature than its age would suggest. The first notes are strawberries on the high end and dates on the low end and is somehow both fresh and warming at the same time.

🍂 Guihua Hong Cha

This red tea comes to us from Wuyishan in northern Fujian and is made from material that would typically be used for lapsang. This unsmoked red tea is blended with 5% osmanthus flowers. While I usually don't prefer teas with the flowers left in, this one is masterfully balanced and the osmanthus has not been overbaked. The osmanthus brings out the fruity notes in the tea, transforming the usual sweet potato notes into something more tropical and almost wine-like. Another good warming tea for winter months.

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!

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