“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.
Live the actual moment.
Only this moment is life”
Tea as a practice.
Not just a beverage.
I'm Lena. Tea found me at the intersection of two things I already loved — hospitality and yoga. It changed how I host, how I move through my days, and what I want to share with others.
Teas & Spirit is an invitation to experience tea as more than a beverage.
You already know the feeling of trying to be present. Maybe you meditate. Maybe you know it's supposed to help — and sometimes it does. But sometimes the mind just keeps going.
For me, it happened over tea. I was sitting on a terrace after yoga, pouring tea without distraction — and suddenly I was completely here. More present than I'd ever managed to be on the mat. Just me, a bowl of tea, a garden.
That's what Teas & Spirit is for. For people who want to be more present — in everything they do. Who want to feel closer to themselves, to others, to nature.
To life.
Where would you like to begin?
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Experience
Practice
Tea found me at the intersection of two things I already loved — hospitality and yoga. I traveled to Japan and Taiwan to experience tea culture firsthand: sitting in ceremonies, learning from people who've given their lives to this plant, understanding what tea can hold when it's treated with care.
Teas & Spirit grew from that — from wanting to share what tea opened up in me.
From the Journal
GABA tea — real tea for the evening?
How to enjoy tea without appropriating it.
Tea at Xiu Tea House by Rüsters Ubud, Bali
The monthly letter
Once a month, I write about tea — what I'm brewing, what I'm learning, where I've been. No noise. Just tea.