Matcha Tea Ceremony: a tea practice as old as time 🍵 🍵 🍵 The Matcha Tea Ceremony, or Chado, which translates to "the way of tea" in Japanese, is a tradition that dates all the way back to the 9th century. The purpose of the ceremony is to celebrate harmony, respect, and tranquility. What happens during the ceremony? Matcha ceremonies are often set with a formal invitation. Guests are welcomed into the ceremony room, which will have been cleaned and prepared with all the proper tools: the scoop or chashaku, the whisk or chasen, the matcha bowl or chawan, and often desserts and decorations. The ceremony begins with a purification process as the host cleans each utensil that will be used in the ritual including the matcha bowl,...
Tummy Tea soothe an upset stomach and promote digestion 🌿 🌿 🌿 slightly sweet with licorice & a subtle ginger kick Tummy tea is a must have addition to your tea or medicine cabinet. The ingredients used in this blend have been used for hundreds of years to soothe an upset stomach, reduce bloating and gas, promote digestion, and even ease nausea and cramping. Enjoy daily to promote digestion or whenever you experience stomach problems. TUMMY TEA senna leaf, licorice root, green rooibos tea, orange peels, chicory, aniseed, slippery elm, pu erh tea, and ginger root STEEP: 1-2 teaspoons in 8 oz of hot water for 5 to 10 minutes. This blend is lovely served hot with a spoonful of honey. MORE APOTHECARY TEA BLENDS...
TUMBLERS FOR A CAUSE 🌿 🌿 🌿 These tumblers were designed by our friend and artist, Jocelyn Rose, in collaboration with two of the OBTC owners, Dana and Paola. The artwork depicted on the tumblers represents a charitable passion, and $10 of each tumbler sold goes towards a special cause chosen by Dana and Paola. Say hello to our ChariTEA Tumblers. ⬇⬇⬇ ChariTEA Tumbler: Fighting Cancer Together Dana, the matriarch of our tea family and a three-time cancer survivor, designed this mug to support patients and families impacted by cancer. With the money raised by this ChariTEA Tumbler, Dana plans to visit patients in cancer treatment centers to donate directly. She plans to donate customized care packages that reflect the often forgotten...
GINGER: soothes nausea, boosts digestion & promotes metabolism Ginger is popular for its vibrant and spicy flavor, but for thousands of years, all over the world, ginger has been used to treat a variety of ailments. In China, ginger has been used for both medicine and food dating back all the way to the Confucius time period. Ginger was also one of the first roots traded on the Silk Road, a network of trade routes connecting the East and West. The Silk Road was the bridge of economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between these regions from the 2nd century BCE to the 18th century. SCIENCE TELLS US: Ginger is high in gingerol, a substance with powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties....
JANUARY INTENTIONS: THE MATCHA CHALLENGE + TIPS FOR DIVING INTO 2022 FEELING HEALTHY & HAPPY Happy January tea lovers! We are officially past the holiday season and eager to dive into the new year with positive intentions. This January we are doing a Matcha Challenge at OBTC, which is pretty simple... During January we are committed to drinking matcha everyday - that's it! And we challenge you to join us! ⬇︎⬇︎⬇︎ Why? Because matcha is incredible for you! It boosts digestion and metabolism, supports brain health, reduces risk of disease, and is just an overall superfood worth incorporating into your routine. But health is pretty dynamic... so we have some other ideas for you to jumpstart a healthy and happy...
