Sunday Morning Tea Meditation with Scott Norton
Sunday, 4/13 I $30
To fully steep tea, you must allow space for the leaves to expand. To fully live life, we must give ourselves the moment to grow. Hemmed in with work, duties, and the habitual motions of daily life, the space we offer ourselves can feel smaller and smaller, tighter and tighter every day. In such conditions, rather than working at optimal levels, we approach life half-heartedly. Tasks we once enjoyed become more tiresome. The sense of discovery dissipates and boredom arises. Give yourself the opportunity to grow. Take a moment to “just sit”, to “just breathe”.
Join us Sunday morning, April 13th, at Valley Spirit Acupuncture & Internal Arts in Beacon, New York as we gather for one hour of guided meditation set to silence, the scent of incense, and the taste of tea. Through quieting the mind and enjoying cup after cup of tea prepared in the mindful manner of the traditional Chinese tea practice of 工夫茶 gōngfū chá, offer yourself a moment to reset and expand your vista into the week ahead.
Meditation begins promptly at 10 am, so arrive early to secure a cushion. A fee of $30 helps to source tea and incense and ensure the continuation of tea meditation practice at Valley Spirit Acupuncture & Internal Arts.
Scott Norton is a practitioner and educator in tea and tea culture. He has been practicing 茶の湯 chanoyu, 工夫茶 gōngfū chá, and the Korean Way of Tea for two decades, and is a researcher and writer on tea history. Scott has been featured as a lecturer in universities, museums, and tea events. He has collaborated with artists and institutions to develop exhibitions and artworks focusing on tea history and tea practice. Currently, Scott is actively writing for his ongoing tea and meditation blog, Scotttea, practicing and offering tea in and around the Hudson Valley, and researching and recreating Sòng period style 抹茶 mǒchá. He continues to source tea and teaware from producers in East Asia, as well as research and collect antique teaware, items for incense appreciation, and scholars’ objects from Classical Korea, Japan, and China.