Saturday, May 28th at Know Thy Food Coop in SE Portland, we will be hosting a first of three tea workshops, The Art of Gong Fu Cha! It will be a study in the Chinese tea method. If you are tea curious or want to go deeper with tea as a personal practice. Come and sip.

We will explore the application of serving tea, producing the proper liquor, as well as how to use different tea wares and tools properly. Look forward to sharing the moment with you.

         A little about us: Rabbit's Moon Tea Arts has been practicing the art of gong fu tea for a little over the ten years. Between working passionately over those years in tea shops and tea houses throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and diligently taking every opportunity in serving and sharing tea with others to develop the art, the practice that has emerged from this diverse journey is multi-faceted.

         It was four years ago, when Rabbit's Moon was born from an initial trip to China that sparked a deeper pursuit of the art of tea. Through applied oral accounts, direct observation and hands-on practice with tea farmers and masters spanning 8 tea regions across China, our development of the gong fu tea technique has deepened exponentially.

         In watching gong fu tea culture in America grow by steeps and bounds just as fast over the last 2 years has inspired a greater calling to offer a means of guidance to beginning a tea practice for those interested in this path but feeling somewhat overwhelmed by all the details and accouterments. It is our intention here at Rabbit's Moon that sharing the practice of gong fu tea with others can be as simple and light hearted as it can been deeply meaningful and transformative to all involved.

May heaven be found on earth in every cup.

We are doing a three part series on tea in SE Portland starting at the end of May. Saturday May 28th from 2-4 at Know Thy Food Coop, 3434 SE Milwaukie Ave. to be exact.

If you are tea curious or want to go deeper into the body, mind and spirit of the art of tea*, all are welcome. We will cover both the practical and philospohical aspects of the tea arts through series. Tea sampled during  workshops will be available for purchase after sessions. Come and sip with us!

*The art of gong fu tea (or gongfucha (工夫茶), which is the same Chinese character as the martial art practice of kung fu. Though there is no direct translation for this term, roughly it conveys "personal cultivation of mindful practice through tea."

         A little about us: Rabbit's Moon Tea Arts has been practicing the art of gong fu tea for a little over the ten years. Between working passionately over those years in tea shops and tea houses throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and diligently taking every opportunity in serving and sharing tea with others to develop the art, the practice that has emerged from this diverse journey is multi-faceted.

         It was four years ago, when Rabbit's Moon was born from an initial trip to China that sparked a deeper pursuit of the art of tea. Through applied oral accounts, direct observation and hands-on practice with tea farmers and masters spanning 8 tea regions across China, our development of the gong fu tea technique has deepened exponentially.

         In watching gong fu tea culture in America grow by steeps and bounds just as fast over the last 2 years has inspired a greater calling to offer a means of guidance to beginning a tea practice for those interested in this path but feeling somewhat overwhelmed by all the details and accouterments. It is our intention here at Rabbit's Moon that sharing the practice of gong fu tea with others can be as simple and light hearted as it can been deeply meaningful and transformative to all involved.

May heaven be found on earth in every cup.

Say you will
My love
Sit for a while
All of that rushing around
Is making the planets
Uncomforatable
It's throwing off
their mad dance
Around the sun
So
Let this cup of tea
Dance madly
Around your heart
Take you beyond
The dust of this world
What cannot be measured by time
Remains
As madness and mystery
So drink!
Soon, the cup will be empty
And that scoundrel, the sun
Will return to boss me around
For another spin
To squeeze out
Every last drop
Of my Beloved devotion
To the light
So, Drink up!
Before we find ourselves
Lost in the beautiful
Foolishness of all things
Once more.