PRESENTATIONS & INTRODUCTORY LESSONS

FOR MUSEUMS, SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS, CLUBS AND SMALL GROUPS

TWO OPTIONS

1) PRESENTATION TO A GROUP — thirty to fifty minutes depending on the options below. Photo Gallery below. Contact Linda Mosley

  • The introduction may be a five to forty minute talk or slide presentation. The focus may be a general introduction to the history, principles and current practice of Chado, the Way of Tea, or specific aspects such as hospitality, the kaiseki meal, wabi sabi aesthetics, tea utensils, or architecture and gardens. A handout can be provided for a discussion period or further study.

  • Next is a fifteen minute narrated demonstration of an authentic tea ceremony, followed by a few minutes for questions from the audience.

  • Optional — a small bowl of Japanese matcha tea and a confection may be served to up to fifteen audience members, by Linda’s trained student assistants, dressed in kimono. This takes approximately fifteen minutes.

  • Location: Linda and her assistants will bring special tea equipment to your location.

  • Fee: varies based on the options chosen, location and the number of guests who will be served tea.

  • Reserve a date: Please schedule one month in advance. Contact Linda Mosley

2) ONE-TIME INTRODUCTORY LESSON / EXPERIENCE — A Taste of Tea is for those who would like to experience an authentic informal tea ceremony. After a brief introduction to the history and etiquette of Chado, the Way of Tea, participants will be served a bowl of matcha and a Japanese confection presented in the ryurei style, seated on chairs. A hands-on Whisking Matcha option may be added, where particpants learn how to prepare a bowl of ceremonial grade matcha in a traditional chawan (tea bowl). Photo Gallery below.

  • Location: either at Linda’s home tea room in central Austin (for one person or groups of up to six people), or at your location with Linda’s portable tea equipment.

  • Fee: varies based on location and number of guests.

  • To schedule: There are regularly available times at Linda’s home tea room; other dates may be available upon request. Please schedule two to four weeks in advance. Contact Linda Mosley

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