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24th Dec 2021

Darkness, ep 4 of 5

Our December theme is DARKNESS. In a culture obsessed with light, darkness is burdened with our abundant fears and hostilities. If we are to integrate, to ground into the fullness of who we really are, we must release our projections and step into the dark. The unseen. The unknown, and the unknowable. The shadow, and the veil. Darkness, the ground from which we all emerge.

In honor of our theme, there are no weekly subjects this month. We cannot see the path ahead; we'll make it as we go. We encourage you to practice each session in darkness / by candlelight, too, if possible (even if just turning off one overhead light).


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Tea & Contemplation is hosted by Suzette (‘Sooz’) Hammond - tea educator, tea contemplative practitioner, and founder of Being Tea - and Adam Grossi - artist, writer and yoga teacher –both based in Chicago, IL. You can connect with Adam on IG @adamgrossi and Sooz on IG @beingtea.


Tea & Contemplation is broadcast live on Zoom every Friday morning at 8am CST. Attendees for the live session are invited to participate in our private group sharing/healing circle (which is unrecorded), for community support.


This podcast is supported entirely by listeners like YOU! You can make one time donations as a thank you anytime, or become a monthly member and even attend the live sessions with us each week. Visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/teaandcpodcast


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Tea & Contemplation
Tea & Contemplation is a podcast + practice space for exploring our inner world, through the lens of tea and yogic philosophy.


June 2022 update: This series is now retired in weekly format, after running for over a year and a half, but we're leaving these lovely archive sessions up for your enjoyment. For future new podcasts and projects with tea meditation, subscribe to Being Tea's newsletter, available at https://beingtea.com/


Every episode begins with a real time guided meditation with tea, followed by discussion on this month's themed topic of exploration. Your hosts are artist, writer and yoga teacher, Adam Grossi, and tea educator and founder of Being Tea, Suzette Hammond. This podcast is for anyone who is curious about meditation and is craving quiet thinking time and space to process emotions.


NOTES FOR PREPARING THE TEA:

- We use the bowl method, a versatile and very accessible traditional method for enjoying tea, for every session.

- Just a pinch of loose leaf tea + hot water in an open mug or small bowl with no strainer necessary. (This appears on the podcast cover art.)

- We brew tea together during the session in real time, so simply just have your kettle heating just before you come sit down for practice and you’ll be all set.
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Adam Grossi

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Adam Grossi is a visual artist, writer, and a yoga teacher. He uses “he/him” pronouns. Adam’s work is a combination of creative and therapeutic methods that draw equally on tradition and intuition. In addition to co-hosting Tea & Contemplation he leads yoga classes and workshops, and co-hosts a weekly Drawing Party on Zoom with artist Tim Nickodemus. He is on the faculty of the psych-sensitive teacher training program at Room to Breathe. In 2014 he published his first book, Wind Through Quiet Tensions, which explores the therapeutic potential of yoga in relation to his lifelong journey with bipolar disorder. Adam lives in Chicago, never far from the lake.

Suzette Hammond

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Suzette Hammond (‘Sooz’) is the founder of Being Tea and an award-winning tea educator, professional sensory skills trainer, and tea contemplative practitioner. Sooz uses "they" and "she" pronouns. Their nearly two decades of teaching experience includes working with leading tea companies, corporate clients, trade organizations and non-profits across the US and internationally, as well as teaching online. Sooz is also a certified trauma informed yoga and meditation teacher, and has been teaching tea meditation since 2010, blending together two deeply therapeutic physical and philosophical traditions. She is the recipient of a World Tea Award for Best Tea Educator. Sooz lives in Chicago.