CHANOYU – JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY (Chajin Yon Walls) – Folsom Telegraph

CHANOYU – JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY (Chajin Yon Walls) – Folsom Telegraph.

Event Date(s): 4/9/2011

Venue / Location Information:

Name: Heart to Hearth Gallery and Gathering Place
Address: 6611 Folsom-Auburn Road, Suite L
City: Folsom
State: CA

Event Time / Additional Information: 1-3 pm

Contact Info: Kate Casey, 916-206-7990

Web site: www.bodyandhearth.com

Please come and join us for this special ceremony!

The ceremony of tea was introduced to Japan in the 12th century by Zen monks as a spiritual discipline. Tea acted as a mild stimulant that cleared the mind during meditation and was valued for its medicinal qualities.

Chanoyu, which translates to hot water for tea, is often used to describe the traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony. Chanoyu focuses on preparing and serving a bowl of tea with a pure heart.

Come have a bowl of tea and see one of the many Japanese Tea Procedures performed by Chajin Yon Walls, a Japanese Tea Practitioner since her introduction to the practice in Hiroshima, Japan in 2002. Yon will also present a brief history of Chanoyu, discuss some of the benefits of green tea, tea practice as an activity of meditation and her thoughts on the practice as a person not native to Japan.

After making tea, Yon will also share some utensils and bowls of the practice. The first five guests will be served tea and a sweet. All present welcome to ask questions and to join the discussion!

$10 recommended donation