I started Via Tiempo to share my love of tea. For me, tea is a bridge to the elemental world and a companion for a contemplative and artful life. As a qigong teacher in the Daoist lineage, Xiantianwujimen, I also experience tea as a way to nourish vitality and harmonize with the seasons. When you have tea with me, you’ll notice that I tend to emphasize the feeling of the tea, the way it affects you, more than the flavor. In my seasonal tea-letters and online gatherings, I host an exploration of the imaginative, evocative, and poetic aspects of the tea in community.

My Tea Oracle deck, completed in 2024, has extended how I welcome people into contemplative life. Its archetypes hold my reflections on fifteen years of spiritual and philosophical wanderings. Whether sharing tea or giving a Tea Oracle reading, the timeless space that opens up in these contemplative environments is the heart of Via Tiempo.