“Tea has the ability to drop us into Presence, the state of still being in the movement of the moment. It is a way to experience being both separate and inseparable from the energy of life. In this state, we are the water in the cup and water outside the cup, we are the container and the contained. The beauty with tea medicine is that we get to experience this in a very grounded way, with our eyes open, connected to both our identities as individuals and our identity as the essence of life itself, pure being.  The water of our life and life itself moves without and within, yet our awareness, the cup, never changes." — Po Li

Date: Saturday, August 5th 2023 : A Community Event for Bodywork Practitioners

We will begin our journey together with tea master, Po Li, leading us through a process of coming into harmonic resonance with chosen teas that will support our collective body to settle into Presence. The tea journey will last roughly one hour to ninety minutes depending on how the collective process develops as we receive the medicine of the teas presented.

When the tea journey completes we will transition into a group practice of collective presence cultivation via the application of touch.  Utilizing the relational field we will make contact with the opportunity to interact with the vibrant aliveness present within and around us. Each person will practice in the role of the recipient on the treatment table and as the one who is offering touch. Hands-on practice rounds will last one hour to ninety minutes.

This gathering will be offered at Heavens Tea Temple in outer SE Portland off of Foster ave, near Leach Botanical Gardens.
(address and directions given with registration)

Tea service will begin with all participants present at 9:30am. We ask that attendants please plan to arrive around 9:15am to get settled into the space before tea begins to be served. We will plan to close our gathering by 1pm.

Space is limited to 6 participants. 

This gathering is being offered by Stacy Darby and Po Li.