Sipping tea beneath the ancient trees is part of the simple magic of the Spirit Weavers Gathering, and we are so thrilled to welcome all beings of the Gathering back to the Tea House. Tea can open our hearts, body, and mind to commune with the plants that we sip. Steeping in the essence of the herbs, flowers, and spices of the mindful tea blends with one another, we can continue to digest and infuse our experiences of the Gathering.
The Tea House
The Teahouse serves as a place of regeneration, nourishment, and whispered connection. From the wake of Father Sun to the rise of Mama Moon, we carefully hand-blend batches of tea from our array of organic and wild-crafted herbs. Our tea house tenders and blenders chose the the plants most attuned with the energy of the collective within the Gathering.
It is beautifully huge task to serve tea to over 700 women throughout the day. We are super grateful to our Tea House hosts for all of their warmth, energy and love that they pour into each cup of tea they serve.
THE TEA HOUSE WILL BE HOSTED BY:
Cinthia Sumitra:
Daughter to the southern land of Brasil, with a deep rooted passion for plants and a truly compassionate love for people. This sweet soul is always listening to the stories of plants and people, sprinkling with rituals, and bringing honor to the land. She naturally holds space with nurturing hospitality, weaving connections, planting seeds of happiness, and cultivating a peaceful belonging within the hearts of others. Her pure presence is a reminder to be free, inspiring authentic expression to brightly shine all together.
Cinthia Sumitra lives in O.B. “Ocean Beach,” a small neighborhood beach town in the corner of San Diego, California, where she owns and operates a Teahouse, serving and teaching intentional ways of connecting with tea and herbs to the local and traveling community. Her down-to-the-roots approach, studying with many elder masters of ancient crafts over the past 20 years, has created her to be a flowing spring of wisdom. When she’s not at her teahouse, she’s far away, exploring other countries, finding small artisanal tea farms, or somewhere nearby, volunteering at a local native plant garden. Wherever you might find her, you’ll also find yourself laughing, feeling light, and overflowing with abundant joy.
The Tea Temple
Returning for another year honoring the sacred ritual of tea, The Tea Temple at Spirit Weavers will be back celebrating with ceremony in the heart of the forest. The tradition of tea is something that we hold very dear as a beautiful way to greet the day, and commune together in a ritual of preparation and gratitude.
Join us for sunrise and your morning meditation to take in the leaf as you welcome the new day. The Tea Temple nestled in the forest inside our riverside geo-dome, serves 40 women each morning honoring the sacred practice with intention to nourish all through sipping bowls together. We cherish this space, we cherish these women and we cherish the tea.
Cha Dao-The Way of Tea
Inside the Tea Temple it is 6am and the first meditation is about to be served. One by one, women quietly enter in to the subtle tones of a flute softly teasing the air and the whispers of a kettle dancing atop the fire. An immediate sense of tranquility holds the space as each sister finds a comfortable place to sit for this morning’s tea. Here is the space for nourishment, cleansing, and grounding. A sacred space to slowly wake up together, shifting any discomforts, and opening our hearts. A place to sit and be gently held in a warm embrace. A place to remember. Tea is a great plant teacher, its medicine first cultivated by the Chinese hermits and sages. Drinking this Leaf in ceremony allows us to explore our senses and experience a deeper state of presence. It connects us: to nature, the Self, and the community around us. The saying goes Tea clears the mind, opens the heart, and illuminates the spirit. I am blessed to serve. To sit each morning and share this practice that has so profoundly change my life.
Blessings,
Baelyn Tien Wu
www.allmattersofspirit.com
