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This year, 50% of all ticket sales for our holiday events will go to World Central Kitchen, which deploys teams of trained chefs and foodservice volunteers into disaster areas around the world. I often get teary just thinking about World Central Kitchen and their impact, I love their mission so much.
The other 50% will go toward our Being Tea Scholarship fund, which provides scholarships for BIPOC and LGBTQ folks to take part in Being Tea membership and professional training programs. This year, our funds provided scholarships for six students, including two international students, as well as one new Teacher Trainee.
GENTLE | PLAYFUL | COMMUNAL JOY
BEING TEA WITH PLUSH
Sunday, December 17, 1:00pm-2:30pm CST
Recording included for all registered attendees!
Being Tea with Plush is back this holiday season, with an all-new practice of joy and love with our fluffy pets! Being Tea with Plush explores how we open ourselves to being seen and heard – as our safe, cared for, natural selves – through a beloved physical representation of our inner Self. Namely, a favorite plush friend. (or two!) As world-weary adults, the more often we visit ourselves in this way – teaching ourselves how to soothe, to take care, to acknowledge identity – the more we observe the softness in the world around us with increased awareness. We learn to feel with greater tenderness for all beings. Includes guided tea practice, journaling, and connection with fellow community stuffed friends.
Tickets are self-select pricing, starting at $15. This year, 50% of ticket sales will be donated to World Central Kitchen. The other 50% supports our Being Tea Scholarship fund.
SELF-CARE | RITUAL | RESTORATIVE
NEW YEAR’S CANDLELIGHT TEA
Saturday, December 30, 6:00pm-8:00pm CST
Recording included for all registered attendees!
This season marks the 6th year I’ve offered our most beloved holiday tradition, New Year’s Candlelight Tea. It’s an event that blends together influences from two gatherings I’ve been able to attend myself several years in the past, both which had a profound impact on me – Joyagama, the final tea gathering of the year in the Japanese chanoyu tradition, enjoyed by candlelight, and Waterfire, a long-running public art exhibit in Providence, Rhode Island (US), consisting of evening bonfires floating at the confluence of 3 rivers, set to contemplative worldly music.
New Year’s Candlelight Tea includes tea meditation, yoga nidra (guided rest meditation), closing ritual, beautiful music, and of course, the magic of candlelight. It’s a luxurious evening of rest, hope, and illumination – your body and heart will thank you.
Tickets are self-select pricing, starting at $20. This year, 50% of ticket sales will be donated to World Central Kitchen. The other 50% supports our Being Tea Scholarship fund.
