{"title":"Small Publications","description":"\u003cp\u003eTea lovers cherish the ineffable moments that accompany a pot of oolong. For some, they become the foundation of contemplative life or the impetus for a poetic work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese sweet printed works are guides for arriving at contemplative tea, inspirations for drinking tea in connection with the seasons, and collections of writings that emerge in those moments. They are little time capsules, tucked away moments and missives from tea-land.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"easing-into-seasonal-tea-ritual-handbook","title":"Easing into Seasonal Tea Ritual [handbook]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis little handbook is a simple thought companion for exploring contemplative tea, highlighting entry points of the scent, touch, taste, and sound; awareness, fire, steam, earth, water, wood, space, and metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe opening personal reflection describes tea ritual as a way of arranging oneself and one's teaware in a place, time, and in connection with both the natural world and one's own heart. It concludes with a concise expression of seasonal belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis booklet was written by Michael Busby in 2023, drawing on conversations with teachers and friends, study, and personal connection with elements, seasons, and tea. Thirty-two pages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Via Tiempo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42540809420996,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/0918\/5625\/files\/10_29c8c06d-4659-4259-b4f0-25f0d09247c1.png?v=1703735400"},{"product_id":"seasonal-tea-calendar-and-journal","title":"Book of Seasons (Tea-Forever Calendar)","description":"\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eBook of Seasons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eA book of seasons is about being at home in time. The simple act of noting where you are in the season, and which tea you are sharing it with, creates a grounded sense of time and being coming together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e24 Seasons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eWhen you open this book, you see a seasonal approach to time reflected in the pages. Each two-page spread is one season in the traditional 24 season farming calendar from Northern China. Each of the roughly 15-day seasons has a colorful name that reflects the agricultural origin of the calendar. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThe first season begins on February 4, with Coming of Spring. It is a forever calendar—omitting days of the week. So, you could also begin in Autumn, and finish the first half of the journal the following year. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eTea Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eUsing this as a tea journal, you could note which teas you’re drinking on a given day. You can note the circumstance, the tea, and your impression.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eSome people may wish to draw their teacup (for example) every season or every day, making a ritual by means of repetition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eFestival Calendar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eI encourage using this calendar to mark holidays for your own celebration of the season, times for rest, inoperativity, merriment, an connection to the natural world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eKeepsake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThroughout the book are 8 keepsake pages that mark the thresholds of the major seasonal shifts. Each has seasonal prompts to play with, and space for your marks and musings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis calendar was created in 2022 as a compliment to the Seasonal Tea Journey, but has gained its own place in people's lives—some of whom don't even drink tea—as a way to practice a different relationship with time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Via Tiempo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42540847497412,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/0918\/5625\/files\/12_bd81fc18-0d5e-4b07-8269-41326d6f8a0a.png?v=1703735379"},{"product_id":"creativitea","title":"CreativiTea","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn illustrated step-by-step guide to a contemplative art practice with tea and watercolor. 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