Welcome my friends to September, 2011 at Heavens Tea and Sacred Arts Center. Tea is sacred medicine, we specialize in rare teas which have a great amount of chi or life force. These teas are calming and have the ability to shift us into deeper, more profound states of awareness. They also have flavor and aroma profiles that are beyond belief, these are not like ANY teas you have had before. All tea sessions include flowers, music, tea snacks, candles, incense in a setting of beauty and elegance. All sesssions by reservation only 503-230-0953 or paulrosenberg@sacredtea.com.
We have one of the largest selection of rare teas available to the public in the country including over 100 aged teas between 10-40 years old. Our many classes and sessions teach both the classical art of tea and the spiritual, inner art of tea. My goal is to give others the tools for making tea their own art and to support the growth of tea culture in the states.
Please contact for private sessions and parties as these are my art and are an experience you will remember for the rest of your life. These can be scheduled for any time. I also do sacred tea as part of may ritual transitions in peoples lives including weddings, funerals, births, family gatherings, etc. Give the gift of a very special experience (gift certificates are available).
So come join me for tea! For private sessions I am often available at a moments notice, so if you are feeling in the moment for something special, just call me and often you can come right over- spontaneity and the flow of the moment is so much a part of tea!
Thursday 1st .Gung Fu Cha- Classsical Chinese Tea Ceremony. 10am-1230pm. In this class we will learn the simple yet beautiful style of Chinese tea service. This way of tea allows one to embrace a simple ritual way of tea which will enhace your appreciation and expreince of tea and allow you to give this experience to others. Ritual is an important way for us each day to get re connected to our selves, our lives and our world. During this chaotic time in which we are living these simple acts can give us the grounding we need to move through life and serve others. 35/person.
Thursday 1st. Using Teas in Conjunction with Healing Practices. 7 pm. High quality tea, from clean biodiverse sources can have tremendous capacity for bringing patients quickly into a quiet, deep , open place from which they can ask for and recieve what they really need to be healed. The teas can also help the healing process through their ability to open channels and removes blocks on many levels from the system. Come learn more. $40/person.
Friday 2nd. Tea As Plant Spirit Medicine, 7-830pm. Rare teas have an amazing and deep effect on the human mind, body and spirit. We will drink several precious teas and after each one we will have a short meditation to connect to the spirit of the plant. Short discusion will follow, this is truley a healing experience. The variety of vibrations and energies found in teas is truly stunning. We will explore the profound healing and state shifting properties of tea and the potentialities of using tea for inner work and to connect you to the deeper, broader harmonies of nature and creation. $35
Saturday 3rd, Sacred Tea and Meditation. 9-1015am. We will spend the first half of the session drinking rare herbs and aged puerh which will move you efforlessly into a state of deep calm and expansion. We will then meditate for 40 minutes. You will love this, it is a beautiful way to start the day. No meditation experince is nessesary, leave the driving to me! 15-30$ suggested donation. Please call to reserve a spot
Sunday 4th. Rare Puerh Tasting. 7-10pm. This is a once in a life time opportunity to drink some very rare and amazing puerh from the 1960s. This aged tea is of the calibar of some of the great master vintages of the last 60 years and will move you into procound states of relaxation and awareness. We will aslo drink other rare herbs and aged oolongs in this session to prepare your body for this powerful expreince. I only have one portion of this tea so this will be a one time offering,, dont miss it. $100/person, limit 7 people. We will also have some special tea foods to make this a beautiful experince.
Monday 5th. Beauty in a Cup, The Profound Art of Brewing Tea. 7-830pm. Brewing tea is an art that is simple to learn, yet one can work on it a life time and never know all its secrets. Instruction will include learning about teaware and techniques that will open up many new dimenions of the tea experience for you. You will learn how water, time, temperature, matereials and your own state affect you ability to bring each tea to its fullest life. Of course we will drink amazing rare teas also. 35/person.
Tuesday 6th. The Humble Pot- the Classical Tea Wares of the Far East. 10-1130am. In this class you will learn about the classical tea wares used in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. The teaware of East Asia can be true art: a symphony of beauty, eleganance and function. We will learn how to use gaiwans, yixing, porcelain, glassware and antiue pieces and discover what types of wares best suit what teas and how to use each for brewing. In the process we will drink rare teas which will float you on a cloud and bring you to a sense of deep relaxation and well being. $35/person.
Thursday 8th. Drinking the Mountians, Rare Oolongs from China and Taiwan. 7pm. In this class we will drink rare oolongs from some of the old famous tea mountains of China. Each place has its own special energy and ecology which shapes the way a tea tastes, smells and feels. There is a reason why some of these mountains have been valued by emperors, priests and common folk for centuries. The tea that comes from each of these places is truley sublime and powerful and each carries the unique signiture of the terrior. We will drink 30 year old aged baozhong from Taiwan, aged Zheng Yan wuyi Yan Cha, Single Bush Phoenix Oolong, and Concubine tea from Taiwan, among others. $35/person.
Sunday 11th. Drinking the Forest, A Night of Rare Aged Teas. 7-9pm. A Night of Profound Aged Puerh Teas ,In this session we will drink extremely rare puerh from the 70s and 80s.and 90s. These teas are form the “mother” tea trees in the world and many of my puer teas are from trees hundreds of years old and from wild forests. These old teas will transform you and will experience many profound states of being. These old teas are considered very sacred and are real medicine for the mind, body and spirit. Working with this medicine is my specialty and those who have been here before know how amazing these evenings can be. We will be doing these once a month. Limited to six people. $50.
Monday 12th. Full Moon Ecsatic Tea and Poetry Night. 7-9pm. On this night we will drink rare teas which will shift us into and open and expansive state. We will read ecstatic poetry from Persia, Tibet, India and the West (or your own poetry). We will eat chocolate and berries, listen to ecstatic music and howl at the moon! The recognition of cycles of nature is very powerful and being in tune with them can help you in your personal growth and the ease with which you move through life, come join me. $35/person. Limit 7 people. (this class fills quickly.
Tuesday 13th. Tasting: Wuyi Oolongs. On this night we will drink top shelf oolongs from famed the Wuyi Mountains, these teas are known for their powerful yet refined ”chi” or energy which is deeply calming and can shift you into sublte states awareness with a profound connection to nature.These teas have been used for self culitavation for hundreds of years. These teas also have amazing aromas and flavors which change in every steeping of the tea – drinking these teas is like drinking “beauty’ itself. We will drink only Zheng Yan teas, teas from the tradtional growing region: 2010 Zheng yan Water Fairy, 2005 White Roosters Comb, 2006Cinnimon Fragrance, Old Bush and aged 30 year Wuyi teas. This will be an elegant evening of special tea. Each of these teas will change your state and energy compleatly. We will do a short 5 minute meditation after each one to connect on a deeper level the experince of these profound teas. $50. Limit 6 people.
Thursday 15th. Tea and Chi- Tea for Self Cultivation Practices. 7-9pm. Tea and Chi, 7-830pm. Rare tea is full of “chi” or living energy. We will explore some of the various types of chi found in good quality teas. Some teas will make you happy, some ecstatic, some meditative and some will connect you to the vibrancy of life around you. In this session we will explore the various types of chi and you will experience first hand the beautiful range of vibrations, flavors and aromas captured in these rare teas.This is a rare chance to experience these teas and the sacred power of teas for yourself. $35.
Friday 16th. Tea As Plant Spirit Medicine, 7-830pm. Rare teas have an amazing and deep effect on the human mind, body and spirit. We will drink several precious teas and after each one we will have a short meditation to connect to the spirit of the plant. Short discusion will follow, this is truley a healing experience. The variety of vibrations and energies found in teas is truly stunning. We will explore the profound healing and state shifting properties of tea and the potentialities of using tea for inner work and to connect you to the deeper, broader harmonies of nature and creation. $35 .
Saturday 17th. Rare Tea Sale 12 noon to 4 pm. On this afternoon I will be sampling and selling a dozen exquisite rare teas for sale. I have worked very hard to find teas from pristine places and sources which support the farmers and old school tea growing techniques (an art that is disappearing). These teas are a different caliber from what is on the market and these teas are exquisite and healing . Stop in, sample and buy a special gift for some one or yourself.
Monday 19th. Rolling in Flowers- An Herbal Tea Session. 10-1130am. $35. There are amazing flowers, roots, and leaves that are made into teas and these plants can be healing, calming and transformative. In this class we will explore herbal teas from both eastern and western traditions. We will learn about their healing properties, brewing, and the energetics of these teas. Come and drink flower and leaf!
Tuesday 20th. Understanding Puerh Teas. 7-830pm. Understanding Puerh Teas.This class will introduce you to the world of puerh teas. These teas are from the mother tea trees in the world and are traditionally aged to increase their chi or potency. You will learn about the different kinds, how they change over time and how to buy puerh teas. These teas have powerful health qualities and can calm and center you in your day. $35./person
Thursday 22nd. The Family of Tea, The 6 Types of Tea in Asia. 7=830pm. Tonight, in our series of our tea fundamentals offerings, you will be introduced to the different kinds of tea in the world: white, green, oolong, black (hong cha), puerh and herbal. We will try each type and learn how to identify and brew these teas and about the differences in character, energy and processing. This is a great background for further tea adventures. $25-35, sliding scale.
Thursday 22nd, 1030am -1200 noon, Learning Simple Tea Ritual for Your Daily Life. A simple tea ritual can be a powerful way to create time for yourself in your life. Time to re-center, quiet the mind, leave all the frenetic flow of the day behind and come back to your own self and heart. Learn how to very simply create simple ritual and space in your home. It is so important in the world today that you have some moments in your day to reconnect to your self, your heart and your clarity. If you dont claim a few moments of your day to connect to the sacred, it will not be given in this busy world. $35.
More classes for the month to be posted!
