The Ultimate Guide to Creating Calm and Presence with Tea Rituals

Using coffee, tea and chocolate that you already love, I'll show you how to slow down, rejuvenate and live better with consistency and ease..

How to set up a tea ritual 1. Collect together tea wares that are meaningful to you. This may include pieces that reflect your cultural history, or the traditional methods of celebrating tea in ancient cultures such as Japanese, Chinese, Turkish, Indian or British. 2. Choose the right time Choose a time, or identify a number of times across the day when you think the ritual would be most beneficial. Focus on the moment and be able to set your intention and achieve the outcome you want from the ritual. You may, for example choose a tea ritual in the morning to kick-start the day with energetic intention, or take tea in the afternoon for a breather or boost in motivation, or in the evening to wind down and take stock of the day. 3. Choose the right tea for your intention. There are many different kinds of tea – you may find that caffeinated ones work better for morning or afternoon, while you might choose a lower caffeinated tea (such as the Japanese hojicha) or even a herbal tisane (such as chamomile or peppermint) for evening. Choose good quality tea and use leaves. The multiple steps in preparing tea from loose leaves lend themselves to a better tea ritual. Measure them out and let them steep. Pour from a pot into a special cup. Sit down, hold the cup in both hands and be completely present in this moment.

Tea traditions around the world reflect each culture tweaking the drink to fit their own style. Nonetheless, the constant among the different traditions is the shared love of tea. It is an incredibly diverse drink, accessible to all people and classes, and a lovely simple way to socialise with and to treat yourself.