I am happy to inform you that I am going to hold a one day retreat at my house in Scotts Valley this coming Sunday on May 19th from 10 am - 3 pm together with my dear friend, Yufuko at my house! Yufuko, a teacher (sensei) of Japanese tea ceremony, an incredible pottery artist, and an instructor of yoga will lead us to a beautiful class of gentle yoga (breath, stretch, and relax for all levels), Chabana (Japanese flower arrangement for tea), and Japanese tea ceremony. Yufuko, creator of No Gate Tea in Berkely is now based in Nara Prefecture Japan to deepen her quest of pottery. She will guide us to the new world of silence to connect with our true self through all the classes she offers. And I will prepare a healing cuisine for lunch to rejuvenate your liver, and gallbladder which connect with the season of spring according to traditional Chinese medicine. Also, while you are having lunch, I will talk about how to take care of these organs. Here's the schedule of the retreat. Date: May 19th, Sunday, one day after the full moon 10:00 Welcome drink - Home Remedy Soup to rejuvenate your liver & gallbladder 10:15 Breathing - Introduction to the Respiratory System 10:15-12:15 Gentle Yoga for all levels 12:30-13:30 Healing cuisine lunch (mini-talk for how to take care of your lever & gallbladder) 13:30-14:00 Meditation Walking 14:00-14:15 Chabana - Japanese flower arrangement for tea (We will use the wildflowers found in the forest during the meditation walking. Yufuko will bring her beautiful hand-made ceramic vases for us to use for chabana) 14:15-15:00 Japanese tea ceremony (I will prepare healthy Japanese sweets that go well with Japanese authentic Matcha tea) Fee: $60 Where: private house in the midst of the redwood trees ( I will inform you the address once I receive your reservation!) I am sure you will find Yufuko's every class profound and give you a new perspective on your daily life. And, I will prepare the meal to balance out your energy. We have limited space for 8 people, so RSVP to [email protected] if you are interested. The photos below are from the autumn retreat we collaborated together last year. Here's the information about Chabana. Chabana is neither too informal, nor overly designed, but arranged with the nature of the flower in mind. Like tea, what matters most is the mind in which your arrangements stem from. When you are resting in a calm and balanced space, the arrangement of flowers for tea will reflect these qualities and inspire them in others. It is an art like any other, requiring frequent practice. And like any art to be mastered, freedom stems from the form, meaning more repetition and input in the beginning until you slowly step out of the way and let the creative process naturally work through you. It becomes less of you arranging the flowers and more of letting them arrange your state of being, as they do in Nature...
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5/14/2019 09:43:08 pm
I would like to join the retreat this weekend. My daughter Marianne is unable to attend.
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ReikoBruno
5/17/2019 06:52:02 am
参加を希望します。
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