TeaLife Audio

TeaLife Audio - Episode 114 - One World Chakai

May 12, 2020 09:20 - 51 minutes - 33.5 MB

Hosts Adam Anthony Marius Ula Topic: Midorikai OneWorld Chakai 3rd of May Poem 78. 花見よりかへりの人に茶の湯せば、花鳥の絵をも花も置くまじ hanami yori kaeri no hito ni cha no yu seba, kachō no e o mo hana mo oku maji When receiving guests For chanoyu fresh from a Flower-viewing foray Avoid nature paintings and flowers in your alcove display

TeaLife Audio - EP 113 - Gifts and Culture

April 22, 2020 08:15 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MB

Hosts: Ula Marius Adam Anthony Aaron Main Topic - Gifts and Culture Poem 77. 時ならず客の来らば点前をば心は草にわざを慎しめ toki narazu kyaku no kuraba, temae o ba kokoro wa sō ni waza o tsutsushime An unannounced guest is no cause for dismay, With an honest temae, allow spontaneity to be the order of the day

TeaLife Audio - Episode 112 - Hygiene

March 15, 2020 15:04 - 50 minutes - 29.5 MB

Hosts Adam Anthony Marius Main Topic - Hygiene Poem 76 掛物を掛けて置くには壁付を三四分透し置く事と聞く kakemono wo kaketeoku ni wa kabetsuki wo san yon bu tōshioku koto to kiku When hanging a scroll It should sit away from the wall by 3 or 4 bu Being gentle with one’s things Trains the spirit anew

TeaLife Audio - Ep 111 - Lighting

March 08, 2020 19:20 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MB

Hosts - Adam - Anthony - Marius Topic - Tea Room Lighting 75. 三幅の軸を掛けるは、中を掛け、軸先を掛け、次に軸本 sanpuku no jiku wo kakeru wa, naka wo kake, jikusaki wo kake, tsugi ni jikumoto A set of three scrolls Are hung in an order thus: First hang the centre Then the last scroll & conclude Back at the first scroll, no fuss Anthonys candle shop: 丹治蓮生堂 114 Nakaicho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, 600-8219, Japan +81 75-361-0937 https://goo.gl/maps/so3fQTNwivRqL9NT6 https://www.ceremonypvd.com

TeaLife Audio - Episode 110 - Gabriel

February 23, 2020 19:24 - 1 hour - 31.7 MB

Hosts Gabriel Ula Marius Main Topic Vulgarity Poem Koita nite koicha o tateba chakin oba koita no hashi ni oku mono zo kashi If you are making koicha and using a small board, know to place the chakin on the edge of the small board 小板にて濃茶をたてば茶巾をば小板の端におくものぞかし

TeaLife Audio - Ep 109 - Midorikai in November merged

December 01, 2019 09:08 - 1 hour - 18.3 MB

Host Marius Guests Tjaša Čelan Jaden Young Freeze Topic Midorikai in 2019 November Information referenced Mizusashi Piruet Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhs2qtVsEuA

EP 108 - TeaLife Audio - Tokuyûan Celebrations

October 13, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.8 MB

Host: - Marius Guests - Lindsey - Olga - Mereca - Aino Topic: 100, 40, 30 and 15 years anniversary in Finland.

TeaLife Audio - Episode 107 - Adam and Nanpou

October 07, 2019 16:34 - 58 minutes - 18.5 MB

Host: - Adam Topic: Translation tea documents 100 Poems of Chanoyu・Poem #47 余所などへ花をおくらば、其花は開きすぎしはやらぬものなり yoso nado ni hana o okuraba, sono hana wa hiraki sugishi wa yaranu mono nari Remember this tune when gifting flowers to the host of chanoyu: Flowers at or past full bloom have no place in the tea room https://www.patreon.com/adamsomu https://www.uedasokochanoyu.com/

TeaLife Audio - Episode 106 - Ikkyaku Itte

September 12, 2019 07:35 - 40 minutes - 18.8 MB

Hosts - Ula - Marius Main Topic - Chaji with one guest and one host Poem 74 三つ釘は中の釘より両脇と二つわりなるまんなかにうて　　　　 Mitsukugi wa naka no kugi yori ryowaki to futatsu warinaru mannaka ni ute.

TeaLife Audio - Episode 105 - Tom Sachs

July 21, 2019 06:44 - 47 minutes - 44 MB

Hosts Adam Marius Anthony Main topic - Tom Sachs video Video link Poem 73 竹釘は皮目を上にうつぞかし、皮目を下になすこともあり takekugi wa kawame o ue ni utsu zo kashi kawame o shita ni nasu koto mo ari Place a bamboo hook with the skin of the ‘boo up and pith facing down; But at times it may suit to swap them the other way ‘round

TeaLife Audio - Episode 104 - Being a good guest

June 18, 2019 06:41 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MB

Hosts Adam Marius Anthony Main topis - Being a good Guest Poem 72 花入に大小あらば見合せよ、曲尺を外して打つが曲尺也 hanaire ni ōshō araba miawase yo, kane wo hazushite utsu ga kane nari Where to place a hook to hang a vase big or small? The correct kane comes with experience: Look! It’s not measured on the wall Support Please help us bring another episode to your tea world by making a donation at http://patreon.com/tealife

TeaLife Audio - Episode 103 - Roji

May 25, 2019 15:32 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MB

Host - Aaron - Aadam - Marius - Ula Topic - Roji Poem 71. Place the alcove hook to suspend a flower vase at a height around: 3 shaku 3 sun 5 bu - let this precedent guide you 花入の折釘うつは地敷居より三尺三寸五分餘もあり hanaire no orikugi utsu wa jishikii yori san shaku san sun go bu amari mo ari Info referenced: Japanese Tea Garden https://amzn.to/2Yld6uh Bamboo Fences https://amzn.to/2Jx9ill

TeaLife Audio - Episode 102 - Shin Gyou So

April 01, 2019 19:24 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MB

Host - Ula - Aaron - Marius Main Topic Shin Gyou So Poem #70 うす板とこの大小また花や花生によりかはるしなしな

TeaLifea Audio - Episode 101 - Gyakugatte

March 15, 2019 12:49 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MB

Host Adam Marius Main Topic - Gyakugatte Poem 69. うす板は床かまちより十七目、または十八十九目におけ The thin board is placed seventeen weaves from the edge of the alcove’s step But this is not absolute; 18 or 19 may suit

TeaLife Audio - Episode 100 - Koma

February 15, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 46 MB

Host - Aaron - Adam - Marius Guest - Ula Main Topic Koma - Small tearooms Poem 68. 帛紗をば竪は九寸よこ巾は八寸八分曲尺にせよ fukusa oba tate wa kyū sunn yoko haba wa hassunn hachi bu kane-jaku ni se yo For a fukusa, measure in kanejaku 9 sunn for its height; Then an 8 sunn 8 bu width, asymmetry should delight. Information referenced - Lunar New Year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf1hQR7rsLk

TeaLife Audio - Episode 99 - Whats Up

February 03, 2019 14:34 - 16 minutes - 11.8 MB

Host Adam Marius Poem 67 For a chakin’s size, measure in kanejaku 1 shaku long; Then for the width of the cloth, measure 5 sunn along chakin oba nagami nuno haba isshaku ni yoko wa go sun no kanejaku to shire 茶巾をば長み布はば一尺に横は五寸のかね尺としれ

TeaLife Audio - Episode 98 - Rikyus New YEar

January 21, 2019 15:28 - 1 hour - 48.6 MB

Hosts Adam Marius Anthony Main Topic Rikyus New Year Information referenced Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tR1FtpBWzY

TeaLife Audio - Episode 97 - Thus Spake Mizuyathustra

January 04, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutes - 44.4 MB

Hosts - Adam - Marius - Anthony Poem 65. 蓋置きに三つ足あらば一つ足まへにつかふと心得ておけ futaoki ni mittsu ashi araba hitotsu ashi mae e ni tsukau to kokoroeteoke for a three legged futaoki remember while using the tool one leg comes to the front and two to the back as a rule Main Topic - Adams Mizuya Rules Information Referenced - https://www.uedasokochanoyu.com/2018/12/17/thus-spake-mizuyathustra/

TeaLife Audio - Episode 96 - When to invite

December 16, 2018 22:07 - 50 minutes - 36.2 MB

Host - Adam - Marius - Anthony Poem 64. いにしへは名物などの香合へ直ちにたきもの入れぬとぞきく inishie wa meibutsu nado no kōgō e tadachi ni takimono irenu to zo kiku I hear in the past a precious incense holder was treated sacredly; Even incense was not placed in the vessel directly Main Topic when to start doing tea for others and when to do you first tea for your teacher.

TeaLife Audio - Episode 95 - Temae Video

October 19, 2018 19:38 - 57 minutes - 43.6 MB

Host - Adam - Marius - Anthony Main Topic - Temae Video - Adams videos for Ueda Ryu - https://www.uedasokochanoyu.com/videos/ - Marius videos for Urasenke - https://chanoyu.world/temae/ Information referenced - Facebook Group for Tea Bowl Collectors https://www.facebook.com/groups/teabowls/ - Video about chawan requirements https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUDzdjk5Mqs&fbclid=IwAR1SmlIl8rYpTky3a_gPISpFapr5WLm6OnrwN242MnEcqEw_lpLAcF-n86g

TeaLife Audio - Episode 94 - Enshu Ryu

October 14, 2018 08:57 - 1 hour - 179 MB

Host - Adam Guests - Tyas Sōsen - Marc-Antoine Main Topic - Enshu Ryu Information Referenced 村雨 'Murasame' chawan by Honami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦 photo http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/torublo/imgs/1/2/129206cb.jpg Kobori Sōshō cleaning vid https://youtu.be/Ek4DP0oRSgU Tyas' Tea Crane website https://www.the-tea-crane.com/ Kyoto tea experience link https://www.tea-ceremony-kyoto.com/workshop

TeaLife Audio - Episode 93 - Tana

September 21, 2018 15:32 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MB

Hosts - Adam - Marius Poem 風炉の時炭は菜籠にかね火箸ぬり香合に白檀をたけ For the brazier, Use sandalwood incense from A lacquerware case; All-metal chopsticks are used To arrange the charcoal in place Main Topic - Tana

TeaLife Audio - Episode 92 - Breathing

September 07, 2018 16:59 - 1 hour - 45.3 MB

Hosts - Adam - Marius - Anthony Poem 炉のうちは炭斗瓢柄の火箸陶器香合ねり香と知れ ro no uchi wa sumitori fukube e no hibashi tōki kōgō nerikō to shire A dried gourd carries charcoal for tea at the hearth, Rolled incense is held by a quaint case made of earth, wood-handle chopsticks prove their worth. Main topic - Breathing

TeaLife Audio - Episode 91 - Language

August 26, 2018 19:45 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB

Hosts - Adam - Marius Guest: - Kyle Poem いにしへは夜會などには床に又、かけもの花はなきとこそきけ For night gatherings of former times I have heard the alcove was free of hanging scrolls and flowers such things now common to we Topic - language Information references: - Kyle's instagram @TeaWithKyle - The Blog mentioned https://www.uedasokochanoyu.com/blog/ - Adams patreon https://www.patreon.com/adamsomu - Adams vocabulary podcast https://www.uedasokochanoyu.com/media/

TeaLife Audio - Episode 90 - Dogu Priority

August 02, 2018 11:08 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

Hosts - Adam - Marius Poem 60. 燈火に油をつがば多くつげ、客にあかかざる心得と知れ tomoshibi ni yu o tsugaba ōku tsuge, kyaku ni akazaru kokoroe to shire Add liberally oil to your night lamp for tea, For should the lamp fade and your guests be left in dark, how impoverished the scene be. Main Topic: What to buy when on a budget

TeaLife Audio - Episode 89 - Tea Offerings

July 15, 2018 09:13 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

Hosts Adam Marius Poem 59. 燈火に陰と陽との二つあり、あかつき陰に夜は陽なり tomoshibi ni in to yō tono futatsu ari, akatsuki in ni yoi wa yō nari For lamps of the sort To their yin and yang give thought Yin light suits the dawn While the darkness of the night Wants the strength of yang burn bright Main Topic - Tea Offerings Information Referenced: Kyoto Journal https://kyotojournalcurrent.org/ Code for Issue #91: tealife Gives you 15% off Gives the a contribution

TeaLife Audio - Episode 088 - Taking Notes

June 29, 2018 15:57 - 57 minutes - 41.6 MB

Hosts - Adam - Marius - Anthony Poem 58. 暁は数寄屋のうちも行燈に、夜会などには短檠を置け akatsuki wa sukiya no uchi mo andon ni, yakai nado niwa tankei wo oke A dawn gathering Befits the soft light of lamps Wrapped with paper shade While a night gathering wants An oil lamp through dark pervade Main Topic- Taking Notes

TeaLife Audio - Episode 87 - Tea Outside

June 15, 2018 15:29 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB

Hosts - Marius - Anthony Special Apperance - Aaron - Ula

TeaLife Audio - Episode 86 - Knee Deep in Sake

May 18, 2018 17:47 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB

Hosts - Marius - Anthony Main topic - Reviewing Anthonys chaji Information Referenced - The flow chart the way it was used for the chaji https://chanoyu.world/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Chaji-Flow-2018.pdf

TeaLife Audio - Episode 85 - Hiroshima

May 06, 2018 13:05 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MB

Host Adam Marius Anthony Poem Main Topic: Hiroshima Information referenced: Cultivating Femininity: Women and Tea Culture in Edo and Meji Japan. https://amzn.to/2wlJgNe

TeaLife Audio - Episode 84 - Hierarchy in Tea

April 25, 2018 20:52 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MB

Hosts Adam Marius Anthony 釣甁こそ手は竪に置け、蓋取らば釜に近付方と知るべし tsurube koso te wa tate ni oke, futa toraba kama ni chikazuku hō to shiru beshi Place the tsurube Crosspiece lengthways with the lids One slat either side Then for which lid you must take Remember: ‘the kettle side’ Main Topic: Hierarchy in Tea

TeaLife Audio - Episode 83 - Giles and Sohen Ryu

April 08, 2018 09:23 - 59 minutes - 54 MB

Hosts: Adam Marius Anthony Guests: Gilles Takeo Main topic: Visiting Moku-an and Sohen Ryu Information Referenced: The Ideologies of Japanese Tea by Tim Cross The Zen Arts by Rupert A. Cox

TeaLife Audio - Episode 82 - Chaji in Paris

March 23, 2018 12:22 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MB

Host Adam Guests Marius Anthony

TeaLife Audio - Episode 81 - Students progression

March 10, 2018 07:43 - 1 hour - 67.1 MB

Host Aaron Marius Guest Ula Poem 茶を振るは手先を振ると思うなよ肘より振れよ、それが秘事也 cha wo furu wa tesaki wo furu to omou na yo hiji yori fure yo sore ga hiji nari When whisking the cha Think not of nimble fingers Nor a snappy wrist Instead whisk from your elbow From here does the action flow The rhyming of ‘hiji’ (elbow) and ‘hiji’ (secret matter) seems intentional. I have reflected this with a rhyme in the translation Main Topic - Students progression

TeaLife Audio - Episode 80 - A Bit of Everything

February 24, 2018 09:39 - 52 minutes - 49 MB

Hosts Adam Marius Anthony Poem 柄杓にて白湯と水とを汲む時は、汲むと思はじ、持つと思はじ hishaku nite sayu to mizu to o kumu toki wa, kumu to omowaji, motsu to omowaji Scoop without scooping When you draw up hot water Scoop without scooping When you ladle fresh water Hold the shaku with no hand Information Referenced Tea Duet: https://vimeo.com/214474765 Adams temae video https://vimeo.com/255650946 Vocabulary Temae Cards Dogu.Store: https://dogu.store/product/vocabulary-cards/ Buy Dir...

TeaLife Audio - Episode 79 - Okashi

February 10, 2018 09:35 - 38 minutes - 36.1 MB

Hosts Adam Marius Anthony Poem 湯を汲みて茶碗に入る、其の時の柄杓の捻は肱よりぞ爲る yu o kumite chawan ni ireru, sono toki no hishaku no neji wa hiji kara yori zo suru Into a tea bowl The cascade of water hot Flows from the elbow, Urged by a twist from this joint A hot stream chords from bamboo Information referenced: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Cultivating Femininity http://amzn.to/2F5lt3o

TeaLife Audio - Episode 78 - Teaching Online

January 26, 2018 19:04 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MB

Hosts Adam Damian Anthony Poem Main Topic - Teaching Online Information referenced: Randys book: http://amzn.to/2Flj190 Vocabulary book: https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%81%A7%E8%A6%9A%E3%81%88%E3%82%8B-%E8%8C%B6%E3%81%AE%E6%B9%AF%E8%8B%B1%E5%8D%98%E8%AA%9E-%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB-%E6%BF%B1%E5%90%8D%E5%AE%97%E6%95%B4/dp/4473041921

TeaLife Audio - Episode 77 - Year of the dog

January 12, 2018 12:07 - 47 minutes - 35 MB

Hosts: - Adam - Marius - Anthony Poem 51. 湯を汲まば柄杓に心月の輪の損ねぬように覺悟して汲め yu wo kumaba hishaku ni kokoro tsuki no wa no sokonenu yō ni kakugo shite kume When drawing water From the kettle you must care For the crescent moon: Scoop so you do no

TeaLife Audio - Episode 076 - A Crisis of Tea

December 17, 2017 18:33 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MB

Hosts: - Adam - Marius - Damian POEM 茶入より茶掬ふには心得て初中後すくへそれが秘事也 chaire yori cha tsukū niwa kokoroete syo chū go sukue sore ga hiji nari Distinguish in three The manner of scooping tea From a chaire Scoop at first, then midst, and end The secret here does

TeaLife Audio - Episode 075 - Old Dogu

December 01, 2017 12:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MB

Hosts - Adam - Marius - Damian - Anthony Poem 喚鐘は大と小とに中々に大と、五ツの数を打つ也 Strike a gong or like To end your guests’ respite The pattern is five: Starting first with a strike strong then weak, mid, mid, ending strong Main Topic - What to do with old dogu Information referenced - http://patreon.com/tealife - http://tealife.audio/support

TeaLife Audio - Episode 074 - Oles Robiraki

November 17, 2017 12:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MB

Host: - Adam - Marius - Anthony Guests: - Ula - Ole Marius Poem 小板にて濃茶を立てば茶巾をば小板の端に置く物ぞ可し Where sits the chakin During the thick tea rite? At the brazier’s feet The front edge of the small board Presents itself as a seat Topic - Robiraki Information referenced: 端的底看聻 - Mawari sumi saying

TeaLife Audio - Episode 073 - Nakaoki

November 07, 2017 09:29 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MB

Hosts: - Adam - Marius - Damian - Anthony Poem: 餘所などに花を贈らば、其の花は開き過ぎしを遣らぬ物也 yoso nado ni hana wo okuraba, sono hana wa hiraki sugishi wo yaranu mono nari Flowers in full bloom; An unwelcome gift to the Host of chanoyu - How should one hide their distaste When the alcove is wilting? Main Topic: Nakaoki Information referenced: The one Taste of Truth: Zen and the Art of Drinking Tea - Affiliate link to Kindle: http://amzn.to/2zpyDIY - Affiliate link to Pap...

TeaLife Audio - Episode 072 - Naming chashaku

October 17, 2017 20:07 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MB

Host Adam Marius Main Topic - Naming a chashaku Information referenced: - Book: Zen Sand

TeaLife Audio - Episode 071 - Keeping records

October 06, 2017 04:56 - 58 minutes - 54.3 MB

Hosts - Adam - Marius - Anthony Poem 水指に手桶出さば、手は橫に、前の蓋取り先に重ねよ mizusashi ni toke daseba, te wa yoko ni, mae no futa tori saki ni kasane yo Should a teoke Be used for the water jar Orientate the Handle side-to-side and rest The front lid on the far lid Main topic - Keeping records

TeaLife Audio - Episode 70 - Women in tea

September 22, 2017 12:32 - 1 hour - 78.1 MB

Hosts - Marius Guest - Rebecca Main Topic - Women in tea - Information referenced: Books Corbett, Rebecca. Cultivating Femininity: Women and Tea Culture in Edo and Meiji Japan. (Forthcoming) Honolulu: University of Hawai`i Press, Spring, 2018. Guth, Christine. Art, Tea, and Industry: Masuda Takashi and the Mitsui Circle. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1993. http://amzn.to/2xKpeMj Kato, Etsuko. The Tea Ceremony and Women’s Empowerment in Modern Japan: Bodies Re...

TeaLife Audio - Episode 69 - Tea and Incense

September 08, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MB

Hosts Marius Aaron Adam Anthony Guest Ula 茶入、又茶筌の曲尺をよくも知れ、跡に殘せる道具目當に chaire, mata chasen no kane wo yoku mo shire, ato ni nokoseru dōgu meate ni Understand well the Placement of the chaire and next the chasen For as they are used in turn One guides the other’s return Main Topic - Incense - Information referenced: Adams new page http://uedasokochanoyu.com Marius new url http://dogu.store Zukoh Marius Store Shoyeido Midorikai Alumnai event in Kyoto June 26–30,...

TeaLife Audio - Episode 68 - Making changes

August 27, 2017 05:42 - 1 hour - 63 MB

Hosts Adam Marius Anthony Poem hakobi-date mizusashi oku wa yoko-datami futatsu wari nite mannaka ni oke When carrying and Placing the fresh water jar Divide the depth of The mat into two halves and Place the water on centre Main Topic: Making Changes Information Referenced Hosts Instagram account: Adam Marius Anthony Zen Sand Marius 3D Printed Dogu.Store

TeaLife Audio - Episode 67 - Making Ash in Texas

August 11, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 72 MB

Hosts: - Adam - Marius Guest: - Rhonda 置合せ心を付けて見るぞ可し、袋の縫目疊目に置け okiawase kokoro wo tsukete miru zo kashi, fukuro no nui-me tatami-me ni oke Place equipage Together with discerning eyes - Such care to align The seam of a caddy’s pouch With the weaves of tatami Main topic: Making Ash

TeaLife Audio - Episode 66 - Tea Preparation And Leg Preservation

July 28, 2017 13:15 - 1 hour - 49.2 MB

Hosts: - Adam - Marius - Anthony 姥口は圍爐裏緣より六七分低く据えるぞ習いなりける ubaguchi wa irori-buchi yori roku nana bu hikuku sueru zo narai narikeri For a kama with A mouth like a toothless hag Sink it below the Hearth frame by six or seven bu Learn this well at practic Main Topic - Tea Preparation - And Leg Preservation

TeaLife Audio - Episode 65 - Gomei

July 14, 2017 09:47 - 1 hour - 81.5 MB

Hosts - Marius - Aaron - Adam - Anthony Poem 冬の釜囲炉裏縁より六七分高くすゑるぞ習ひなりける Translation 1: The rule is to set the winter kettle [so its lip is] six to seven bu (approx. 2 cm) higher than the ro frame. Translation 2, by Adam: In the colder months Set the kama so its mouth Rests higher than the Hearth frame by six or seven bu Learn this well at practice Main Topic: Gomei Information Referenced: http://amzn.to/2sXqFk8

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