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Purify your senses from the frenetic mania we reluctantly accept as modern-day conveniences. Slow down. Quiet the mind. Heal the body. Deepen a connection with your Self and restore harmony within. Welcome to the art of tea ceremony for a new age. Welcome to Wabi Tea.
Wabi Tea, where the tradition steeps with the modern. With a keen reverence for the art of tea ritual, we invite you to embark on a journey of enlightenment and discovery: into a realm most ancient and contemporary, celebrating beauty, refinement, naturalism and fostering the sacredness of your every day.
Offering healing, hand-plucked and master-crafted infusions, Wabi Teas harmonize our homage of herbal medicine with the wisdom and solace of the ancient art of ceremony and ritual. With 40 daily and specialty healing teas, in single and multi-herb blends, all organic, fair trade and of the finest quality, we tender the perfect blends to enliven your unique spirit. With such a mindful selection uniting the past with the present, one can ritualize a new personal way of tea. Wabi Teas not only soothe and heal the body, but also balance the mind and spirit. In addition to formulating and promoting the benefits of these meticulously crafted tonic herbs, Wabi Tea Co. is regardful to all aspects of tea culture: its history, the land, the people of its cultivation and the art of ceremony.
Through Wabi Teas, you will connect to a deep wisdom that forms the basis of this incredible life art.
Wabi-Sabi’s roots lie in Zen Buddhism (the words are not always linked and can be used interchangeably). Zen Buddhism stresses austerity, spiritual union with nature, and most importantly, veneration for everyday life. By practicing each of these, one can reach the real path to enlightenment. Long ago, Zen monks often sat for long periods of time in isolation and meditation. The monks turned to tea in order to help them stay awake during these prolonged meditation sessions. Soon the practice of drinking tea extended to Japan’s masses. A disciple by the name of Rikyu helped mold the ritual of tea to how it is present-day. He served tea in bowls, created tiny tea huts, and arranged flowers simply and naturally in bamboo vases. Rikyu’s ceremony came to be known as wabichado (chado means “the way of tea”) and it endures in Japan to this day. Wabi-sabi is more than a ritual; it is a mindset. It is stripping away all the unnecessary objects in one’s life and living modestly. The purpose is to live in this moment, and the entire ritual is designed to focus the senses so that one is totally involved in the occasion and not distracted by mundane thoughts: your ritual of retreat.
