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THE WAY OF TEA IBD

MICHAEL CHEN
EMPTY BOWL PRESS
12 / 2025
9798233810923
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Sinopsis

DISCOVER THE ANCIENT PRACTICE THAT CALMS A CHAOTIC MODERN LIFEIn an age of constant distraction and relentless speed, the 500-year-old practice of Japanese tea ceremony offers something quietly radical: complete presence. Not as an escape from life, but as training for meeting life fully.The Way of Tea is a practical, accessible guide to chanoyu-Japanese tea ceremony-written for modern readers. Whether you are a complete beginner or deepening an existing mindfulness or meditation practice, this book bridges ancient tradition and contemporary life with clarity, authenticity, and depth.Rather than presenting tea ceremony as performance or aesthetic, this book reveals it as a living practice of attention, care, and inner stillness-one that can be practiced in real homes, real schedules, and real lives.WHAT YOU?LL DISCOVER? The foundations of Japanese tea ceremony, including history, philosophy, and purpose? Step-by-step instruction for preparing matcha with proper technique and intention? The four essential principles that transform ordinary actions into meaningful ritual? How to create a personal tea practice in any home-no traditional tea room required? How to source authentic tools and materials without unnecessary expense? Seasonal adaptations that connect your practice to nature?s rhythms? The philosophy of wabi-sabi and the beauty of imperfection? How tea ceremony principles apply to work, relationships, and daily lifeINSIDE THIS BOOK? Over 240 pages of grounded instruction? 20 photographs and illustrations? Guided progression from your first bowl to sustained daily practice? Honest answers to real beginner questions? A complete sourcing guide and seasonal practice calendarMORE THAN A MANUALThis is not a superficial wellness trend or coffee-table book. The Way of Tea offers serious instruction rooted in tradition while acknowledging the realities of modern Western life.You?ll learn the techniques, the teachings, and-most importantly-how to apply them in daily living.WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR? Readers seeking an authentic mindfulness practice? Anyone experiencing anxiety, overwhelm, or distraction? Meditation practitioners looking for embodied practice? Lovers of Japanese culture? Tea enthusiasts ready to go deeper? Anyone who senses that slowing down might be revolutionaryYOU DON?T NEED? Expensive equipment? A traditional tea room? Japanese language skills? Formal training? Perfect conditionsThis book meets you where you are.WHAT READERS WILL GAINIn the short term, the ability to begin authentic tea ceremony practice immediately.In the long term, a sustainable ritual that cultivates calm in chaos, presence in distraction, and meaning in the ordinary.Tea ceremony has endured for centuries because it addresses something essential: the human need for ritual, beauty, and attention. That need has never been more urgent.The water is heating. The bowl is waiting.Your practice begins here.

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25,98€