“Practice peace, drink tea” Samovar Tea Lounge
Why not slow down, unwind and digest your day by sipping tea peacefully with two teaspoons of mindfulness. Allow each mouthful to dissolve your worries, each swallow to deepen your breath and each pause before the next sip, to relax your body. Tea has the power to do that.
Turning a cup of tea into a ritual of meditation, mindfulness or pure enjoyment is one of my most favourite things to do on this planet. So you can imagine how excited I was when I found myself at the Samovar Tea Lounge in San Fransico – Mission Castro earlier this month. Yep, it’s true, I was officially the happiest person on our planet that day.
I’ve been a fan of Jesse Jacobs from the Samovar Tea Lounge and his newsletters for a while now. I’m sure quite a few of you are already getting his newsletters.
His philosophy to life and the ritual around tea is one of the first things you feel, and I mean really feel, when you walk into his tea lounge.
The tables are full of beautiful tea pots and drinking ware not to mention the divine colours filling glass tea pots. And, to top it off Krishna Das playing in the background.
It feels unique, is unique and I wish lived closer. In case you don’t know I live in Australia.
Anyway, to give you a small taste of Jesse Jacobs philosophy (and the reason I was inspired to write this post) here’s a snippet from his menu:
Slow Down And Sip Some Tea:
“Let your cup of tea lift you above the daily grind, filling you with calm and vitality. Let this infusion of pure water and carefully picked leaves connect you to the farmer who cultivated the tea harvest, the Samovarian who brewed the pot, and to your breath in this moment. Listen to your heartbeat and look around. Who do you care about? Who cares about you? What else matters? Not much actually. Can you slow down enough to see your life and touch the world and those people you love?”
A word of warning comes with visiting the Samovar Tea Lounge – so much choice – I honestly didn’t know what to order. And, for those of you who know me well this will come as no surprise – I ordered the chai masala.
Add more slow tea moments:
So, after my recent visit to Samovar Tea Lounge I felt it divine timing to remind myself – and perhaps you as well – around the lost art of taking the time to sit down, sink into the moment and really savour the pleasure from drinking a great cup of tea – or coffee for that matter. No standing, texting, multi-tasking, stressing or the like.
I’m all for starting a “slow tea” movement. How about you?
More “slow tea” moments simply make the world a more peaceful place.
And to get your tea rituals brewing make sure you head over to the Samovar Tea Lounge blog. Oh, and if you want to drool over some great teas click here. Enjoy.
Here’s the fabulous Chai Masala I savoured.
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What I’m reading at the moment:
10 Mindful Minutes: by Goldie Hawn. Great book for understanding how the brain works - and evener greater book for appreciating the importance of teaching our children mindful breathing. When you read this book you’ll understand how intimately the breath and brain are connected. I’m loving it.
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