Tea just as you are, wherever you are

Welcome to Being Tea.

Tea is an ancient global culture, a personal way of life, and a contemplative teacher – so much more than just a beverage.

Through story, conversation, and sensory experience, I’ve seen how tea can be one of our most powerful connectors.

Working closely with students over many years, I’ve been moved to see how tea also teaches us to be vulnerable and feel the impact of being listened to – often, for the first time. It’s a powerful experience.

A different kind of tea education space.

Hello, I’m Sooz!

Teaching tea has been my professional and personal life for over 20-years. I work with tea professionals and tea lovers alike. And everything I offer is online.

I’m a nationally-recognized, award-winning teacher, and recipient of the World Tea Award for Best Tea Educator.

Our programs at Being Tea are specifically developed for welcoming folks who have felt intimidated learning tea, or that they somehow don’t belong. Being Tea is tea just as you are, wherever you are.

Accessible

Empowering

Inclusive

Engaging

Why Being Tea is so beloved and special

Being Tea is not structured as individual courses for purchase, but an online space to attend practice regularly and receive guidance – like a yoga studio, for tea.

Our classes are structured with deep intention. Warm, beginner-friendly, trauma-informed, and mental health supportive. We are here to nourish your confidence, not enforce conformity.

Here, students can move seamlessly between tea tasting and brewing skills, to tea meditation and contemplative practice. Our style is not a rigid approach with endless certificate levels, nor a sterile “one-size-fits-all.”

Tea is a study that strongly benefits from engaging education that is consistent and present. Not a passive, transactional, or one-time event. As an educator, I’ve witnessed firsthand how relationship to learning is key for an enduring lifetime with tea.

How you can study with Being Tea

Tasting Box Club

The Tasting Box Club is a monthly guided tasting class, with a curated box of seasonal teas shipped to your home.

Never a random sampler, teas are selected for specific educational themes. Origins and categories from around the world represented!

Join for 3 mos, 6 mos, or 12 mos. Registration opens in October.

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Class Membership

Our flagship offering, serving students 2018. Sliding scale rate for accessibility: choose $10, $20 or $30/mo, all classes included!

– Live online classes every week
– 200+ class video library
– Private member’s podcast
– Access to book private classes
– Discount for Tasting Box Club
– Weekly member newsletter
– Priority access for questions

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Teacher Training

A groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind program in tea, exploring the skills of how to teach and share tea with others.

Ideal for knowledgeable tea folks who want to feel more comfortable facilitating tea experiences, but have little teaching practice.

Interactive 9-month online cohort, running Sept-May.

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What Our
Students Say

People share incredibly moving experiences about studying and practicing with Being Tea.

Read more: Membership testimonials
These, too: Teacher graduate testimonials

“I remember taking a couple of your classes at the NW Tea Festival and wishing for more. Being Tea is the answer and has been so much more than I ever expected.”

Tim, member since 2018

“I am so fortunate to have found Being Tea. The high caliber and diversity of class content, the peaceful setting, the beauty of your photography – every thoughtful detail.”

Diane, member since 2020

“I know I’m very quiet during the live events, but believe me, you’ve had a huge impact on my daily life, my mental health, my outlook, my tea practice, and so much more.”

Jill, member since 2020

“This programme is hands down the best educational experience I’ve had. I have never felt so validated, supported, and challenged as in this programme.”

Maren Fichter, Teacher Training

“The kind of language used, the way it has been presented and the energy and wisdom Sooz brings as a teacher. I’m so grateful to have been a part of this program.”

Isha Mehta, Teacher Training

“I don’t think I can aptly describe just how much each module has shaped me or challenged me in a way that I did not think was possible. ‘Thank you’ does not seem like enough.”

Tehmeena Manji, Teacher Training

“To be” is to inter-be. You cannot just be by yourself alone. You have to inter-be with every other thing.”

– Thich Nhat Hanh

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