tea ceremony

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Did you know drinking tea has been considered a health-promoting habit since ancient times? Tea has been cultivated for thousands of years and its leaves have been used for medicinal purposes. This is just one of the many reasons why the EmPOWERment Couple has created a ritual celebrating the many powers of tea. 

In this episode we are going to share all the juicy gossip sip by sip: 

• How we started our tea ritual
• Why we recommend tea for your health 
• 10 science-backed health studies
• How to select the healthiest teas
• Our top ten product selections
• The various types of tea out there
• Tools that will make your tea rituals easier
• We also play a game
• We launch a special giveaway

To spice things up, we will be giving away a delicious selection of teas to one of our randomly selected PodFam listeners, so make sure you enter to win here:

Enter The What's The Tea Giveaway!

So, put on the kettle, pour yourself a comfy cup of your favorite tea, and join the EmPOWERment Couple in some hilarious and wholistic high jinks complete with hip hop lyrics from D.J. Mikey and M.C. Z-Star!

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This week on Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined in the studio by Japanese tea ceremony instructor Keiko Kitazawa Koch.

Keiko was born and raised in Nara, Japan, a historically and culturally rich part of Japan. She has carried a deep sense of Japanese tradition since childhood. Her first education in Japanese tea ceremony started with the Musyanokoji-style (武者小路流). She was trained in her earlier years, in Nara.

Keiko teaches Omotesenke-style (表千家流) tea ceremony in her own tea room in New Jersey, and also at a location in Brooklyn. Her students develop deep interest in “Chaji” which is the formal tea ceremony, held throughout the year, spanning all four seasons. Keiko also demonstrates and teaches in schools in New Jersey, Brooklyn, and New York City.

Keiko's class schedule: http://murasakinj.exblog.jp/i8/
Keiko's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/moonlightnj