TeaLife Audio
156 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTeaLife Audio is a podcast about the Japanese Way of Tea and related arts. It is a round table discussion about various topics related to the way of tea, chado or cha no yu
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Episodes
TeaLife Audio - Episode 64 - 3D PRinting
June 30, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBHosts - Adam - Marius - Anthony Guests - Katie Poem 品々の釜によりての名は多し釜の総名鑵子とぞいふ Kettle names abound, as the name have to with each particular type of item, but the general term for kettle is “kansu.” 3D Printing Information Referenced: - Marius thingivers designs - Sou at e-bay: - Food Safe
TeaLife Audio - Episode 63 - Lauren
June 16, 2017 11:24 - 1 hour - 56 MBHosts: - Marius - Damian - Anthony Guests - Lauren Poem 外題あるものを余所にて見るときは先づ外題をば見せて披くよ When you are at someone else’s place and look at a scroll that has an outer title label, firstly show that title label and then open the work. Information referenced - https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/a2/75/e5/a275e525e95f3e499faea61365227a7c.jpg - http://chanoyu-to-wa.tumblr.com/archive
TeaLife Audio - Episode 62 - Student Teacher Relationship
June 02, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 169 MBHosts: - Marius - Anthony Guest: - Adam Poem 床にままた和歌の類をば掛けるなら外に歌書をば飾らぬと知れ If in the alcove you will hang a scroll of the type featuring a Japanese poem, know not to display poetry elsewhere, too. Main topic: Student teacher relationship
TeaLife Audio - Episode 61 - Adam, Kimono and Presentation
May 19, 2017 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBHosts: Marius Anthony Guest: Adam Poem 掛物の釘打つならば大輪より九分下げて打て釘も九分なり If you are to affix a peg for hanging scrolls, affix it nine bu (approx.. 27 mm) below the edge of the ceiling; the peg, too, should be nine bu long. Information referenced kuginuki mon 釘抜紋 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kuginuki_mon_(Japanese_crests)#/media/File:Mon_miyoshi.jpg sangaibishi 三階菱 http://img-cdn.jg.jugem.jp/b42/459565/20101228_1201108.jpg Uedakiri mon 上田桐紋 https://x181.secure.ne...
Tea Life Audio - Episode 60 - Changing for furo
May 05, 2017 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.9 MBHosts - Marius - Anthony Guest - Ula Poem 絵掛けものひだり右向きむこふむき使ふも床の勝手にぞよる The use of a left- or right-oriented or frontal oriented pictorial scroll depends upon which side of the alcove is nearest the room’s service entrance. Main Topic - Changing to furo
TeaLife Audio - Episode 59 - Tea and relationship
April 21, 2017 14:57 - 1 hour - 57 MBHosts: - Marius - Anthony Guest - Katie POEM: When hanging a pictorial scroll, it is also fine to pull the wrapping cord away to the side having the artist's stamp. 絵の物を掛ける時にはたくぼくを印ある方へ引きおくもよし Main Topic Has Tea impacted on your relationships or how you approach relationships? Information Referenced: - https://www.thingiverse.com - Katies 3D at work is Ultimaker 2+ ( http://amzn.to/2pqlZFc ), which is the winner of this review in the Prosumer class: https://www.3dhubs.com/bes...
TeaLife Audio - Episode 58 - Tatami and Tables
April 07, 2017 04:02 - 50 minutes - 116 MBHosts: - Marius - Anthony POEM: When hanging a bokuseki (calligraphic scroll by a Zen figure), by and large pull the wrapping cord aside towards the lower seat. 墨蹟をかける時にはたくぼくを末座の方へ大方はひけ
TeaLife Audio - Episode 57 - Chabana
March 24, 2017 12:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBHosts: - Marius - Damian - Anthony Guest - Ula POEM: 客になり底取るならばいつにても囲炉裏の角を崩し尽くすな If you are a guest and are to scoop the ash out of the ro, never totally break down the corner parts. Main Topic: Chabana Information referenced: - Light strips Marius has in tokonoma: http://amzn.to/2mMClCL - To use the light strip you need a bride: http://amzn.to/2nH7JHy - Motion sensor mentioned: http://amzn.to/2n4DHdx - Light Switch http://amzn.to/2mMJFOx Anthonys chabana books - The...
TeaLife Audio - Episode 56 - Chashaku
March 10, 2017 12:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBHosts: - Marius - Anthony Ocha Zanmai Sunday, April 30, 2017 - https://mll.sfsu.edu/events/40802-4th-ocha-zanmai POEM: 客になり風炉の其うち見る時に灰崩れなん気づかひをせよ When you are a guest and you look into the furo, be cautious not to cause the ash to crumble. Main topic: Chashaku Please support us on https://www.patreon.com/tealife
TeaLife Audio - Episode 55 - Chaire
February 24, 2017 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBHosts - Aaron - Marius - Anythony Poem 風炉の炭みることはなし見ぬとても見ぬこそ猶も見る心なれ One does not get a view of the furo charcoal; but because one does not, one must try to see it in one’s mind. Main topic - Chaire
TeaLife Audio - Episode 54 - Kyoto
February 10, 2017 12:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBHosts - Marius Guests: - Grzegorz Adamczyk - Maireanu Marian Poem 炭おくも習ひばかりにかかはりて湯のたぎらざる炭は消え炭 Charcoal, though placed exactly according to the way it is taught, is dead charcoal if it does not boil the water. Main topic - Sumi and Midorikai
TeaLIfe Audio - Episode 53 - Light and Atmosphere
January 27, 2017 12:00 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MBHosts - Marius - Damian - Anythony Poem 崩れたるその白炭をとりありあげて又たきそへることはなきなり By no means should you remove the white twig-charcoal that has fallen apart and then once again add it to the fire. Main topic - Light and atmosphere
TeaLife Audio - Episode 52 - Books we love
January 13, 2017 12:32 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBHosts - Marius - Damian - Anythony Uno Safety Date YouTube Click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4df5BAQU4WE Poem 燃え残る白炭あらば捨て置きてまた余の炭を置くものぞかし If there is a white twig-charcoal that remains unburned, the thing to do is leave it alone and add the extra [twig-] charcoal. Main topic - Books we love Books mentioned by Damian: Tea Life Tea Mind - http://amzn.to/2jAKitv The Enjoyment of Tea - http://amzn.to/2jcgzKD Books mentioned by Anthony: Moon By the Window - http://amzn....
TeaLife Audio - Episode 51 - In the Tea Room
December 30, 2016 12:10 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBHosts - Aaron - Marius Guest - Ula Poem: 炭つがば五徳はさむな十文字縁をきらすな釣合をみよ If you are laying charcoal, do not have the pieces flank the tripod or lay them in a cross pattern or have gaps between them, but observe the overall balance. Information Referenced - Photo Hanging the chakin on a tsutsu chawan - Temaebook index
TeaLife Audio - Episode 50 - Modernizing Chaji
December 16, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBHosts - Marius - Anthony Guest - Adam Poem: Kyaku ni nari sumi tsugu naraba sono tabi ni takimono nado wa kubenu koto nari 客になり炭つぐならばそのたびに 薫物などはくべぬことなり If you are to lay charcoal as a guest, on that occasion you should not add incense and such to the
TeaLife Audio - Episode 49 - Oribe
December 02, 2016 10:03 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBHosts - Marius - Anthony Guest - Adam Poem: Sumi oku wa tatoe narai ni somuku tomo yu no yoku tagiru sumi wa sumi nari 炭置くはたとへ習ひにそむくとも 湯のよくたぎる炭は炭なり Even though the charcoal placement may be contrary to the way it is taught, charcoal that brings the ho Information referenced: Adam doing tea in Gana: https://vimeo.com/187901940 Photo gallery http://tealife.audio/episode-49-gallery/ You can support the podcast: By visiting https://www.patreon.com/tealife By using our...
TeaLife Audio - Episode 48 - Warigeiko
November 18, 2016 12:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBHost - Marius Guests - Adam - Stig Main Topic - First day of warigeiko in a new school.
TeaLife Audio - Episode 47 - Jiku
November 03, 2016 10:44 - 58 minutes - 54.2 MBHosts: - Marius - Anthony Poem: 乾きたる茶巾使はゞ湯はすこしこぼし残してあしらふぞよき。 If you are using a chakin that has become dry, it can be dealt with well by leaving a little hot water undiscarded. Main Topic: - Jiku
TeaLife Audio - Episode 46 - Autumn
October 21, 2016 11:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBHosts: - Marius - Anthony Poem: 筒茶碗深き底よりふき上り重ねて内へ手をやらぬもの A cylindrical teabowl is to be wiped from its deep bottom up, and the hand not put into it again. Main topic: Autumn
TeaLife Audio - Episode 45 - New adventures
October 07, 2016 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.81 MBHost - Marius Guest -Stig Two short special episodes released as one.
TeaLife Audio - Episode 44 - Adam and Ueda Soko
September 23, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBHosts - Marius - Damian Guest - Adam 口ひろき茶入の茶をば汲むといふ狭き口をばすくふとぞいふ In the case of a wide-mouthed chaire, it is called "drawing out" the tea; in the case of a narrow-mouthed chaire, it is called "scooping out" the tea. Information referenced - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDQqJhoE3_A - http://adamwojcinski.com - http://worldteagathering.com/adam-wojcinski/ - Hoyge mono Manga - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyouge_Mono
TeaLife Audio - Episode 43 - Tea outside the book
September 09, 2016 11:00 - 54 minutes - 25.5 MBHosts - Marius - Anthony 文琳や茄子丸壷大海は底に指をばかけてこそ持て When holding a bunrin, nasu, marutsubo, or daikai chaire, you should indeed place your finger under the bottom. Main topic - Tea outside the box Information referenced - http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m37yw0Bxd21rnetfw.jpg - http://chanoyu-to-wa.tumblr.com
TeaLife.Audio - Episode 42 - TableTea
August 26, 2016 11:00 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MBHosts - Marius - Damian - Anthony Poem 大海をあしらふ時は大指を 肩にかけるぞ習ひなりける Daikai o ashirau toki wa oyubi o kata ni kakeru zo narai narikeru When handling a daikai chaire, the rule is to place your thumb on its shoulder. Main topic - TableTea Information referenced http://www.kyoto-teramachi.or.jp/horaido/Chaire/Daikai-Naikai.htm http://blog.needsupply.com/2016/06/19/the-ways-of-tea-with-jonny-fogg/ Ikea stool http://www.ikea.com/no/no/catalog/products/24286205/ nodate http://w...
TeaLife Audio - Episode 41 - Chabako
August 12, 2016 11:13 - 45 minutes - 21 MBHosts - Marius - Damian - Anthony Poem 肩衝は中次とまた同じこと底に指をばかけぬとぞ知れ The same thing applies for a katatsuki as for a nakatsugi; know not to place your finger under the bottom. Main topic - Chabako Information referenced - http://chanoyu.cloud/unanswered/
TeaLife Audio - Episode 40 - Looking at traces
July 29, 2016 07:50 - 1 hour - 133 MBHosts - Damian - Anthony - Aaron Guests - Marta - Ula Poem 薄茶入蒔絵彫もの文字あらば順逆覚え扱ふと知れ If a thin-tea container has lacquered designs, carvings, or writings on it, keep in mind the design's alignment and the item's reverse side when handling it.
TeaLife Audio - Episode 39 - Phillip and Oiemotos answer II
July 15, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBHosts - Marius - Damian - Anthony Guest: - Phillip Banter - Sou Kama and Chabako - 600th day of tea Poem 棗には蓋半月に手をかけて茶杓は丸く置くとこそ知れ In the case of a natsume, place your hand half moon over the lid, and remember especially to set the chashaku on it roundly. Main topic - Oiemotos answers, 52, 56, 38
TeaLife Audio - Episode 38 - Starting a group
July 01, 2016 10:52 - 53 minutes - 24.8 MBHosts - Marius - Damian - Anthony Poem In the case of a nakatsugi, pick it up by holding the body from the side; the chashaku is to be set straight down on it. 中次は胴を横手にかきて取れ茶杓は直におくものぞかし Main topic - Starting a new group Information referenced - 72 seasons - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/72-seasons/id1059622777?mt=8 - sadogu abroad - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TeaAbroad/ - chanoyu.cloud - http://chanoyu.cloud - sou - https://www.net-qp.com/en/item/list.php?m=m&upd=a&s_t...
TeaLife Audio - Episode 37 - Kazarimono
June 17, 2016 11:00 - 53 minutes - 25 MBHosts: - Aaron - Marius - Anthony Poem よそにては茶を汲みて後茶杓にて茶碗のふちを心して打て。 When you make tea at someone else's place, exercise care when you tap the lip of the chawan with the chashaku after scooping the tea. Main topic - Kazarimono Information referenced: The Urasenke Chado school of tea in Kyoto, Embassy of Japan in Slovenia and the Association of Chado Urasenke Tankokai Slovenia, supported by the Slovenian Ethnographic Museum will organize a unique gathering the "Japanese way of te...
TeaLife Audio - Episode 36 - Boston Tea Party
June 03, 2016 11:00 - 53 minutes - 25 MBHosts: - Marius - Anthony Poem とにかくに服の加減を覚ゆるは濃茶たびたび点て、能く知れ To learn how to make good koicha you must make it time and again to get a good sense of it
TeaLife Audio - Episode 35 - Allan-sensei
May 20, 2016 17:21 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBHosts: - Marius - Anthony Guest: - Allan-sensei Poem: 濃茶には湯加減あつく服は尚ほ泡なきやうにかたまりもなく For koicha have the water temperature hot and make the tea so there is no foam nor any lumps
TeaLife Audio - Episode 34 - Phillip and Iemotos answers
May 06, 2016 07:57 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBHosts - Marius - Damian - Naomi Guest: - Phillip 11: 濃茶には点前をすてて一筋に 服の加減と息をもらすな For koicha, spare the temae and focus on tempering the tea and not letting your breath escape. Information referenced: - Electric Incense heater - Move
TeaLife Audio - Episode 33 - Anthony visits Kyoto
April 21, 2016 23:00 - 1 hour - 31.8 MBHost: - Anthony Guest: - Hamana-sensei Outline - Language - Sumi - Teaching Poem #10 点前こそ薄茶にあれと聞くものを 麁相になせし人はあやまり (Those who make little of the advice that usucha constitutes the key temae are wrong.)
TeaLife Audio - Episode 32 - the episode we almost put a lid on
April 08, 2016 11:00 - 47 minutes - 22.2 MBHosts: - Marius - Damian Poem #9 何にても置き付けかへる手離れは 恋しき人にわかるると知る Whenever you set anything down as you change its position, withdraw your hand as though it were parting from a loved one. Tea Practice - Futaoki Image of Rikyu seven futaoki http://issoant
TeaLife Audio - Episode 31 - Hawaii and the longest poem
March 25, 2016 09:35 - 50 minutes - 92 MBHosts: - Aaron - Marius - Damian - Anthony Guest: - Ula Outline - How was Hawaii Poem #8 何にても道具扱ふたびごとに取る手は軽く置く手重かれ naninite mo dogu atsukau tabi goto ni toute wa karuku okute omokare. (Whatever utensil you handle, pick it up as if it were light and put it down as if it were heavy.) Information referenced: - Photos from Hawaii http://tealife.audio/gallery-hawaii-2016/
TeaLife Audio - Episode 30 - Teaching and Learning
March 11, 2016 12:00 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBHosts - Aaron - Marius - Anthony Poem #7 点前には強みばかりを思ふなよ強きは弱く軽く重かれ "Temae ni wa tsuyomi bakari o omouna yo tsuyoki wa yowaku karuku omokare." (Do not think that temae merely is to be conducted with strength. Show a weak touch with the strong and a heavy
TeaLife Audio - Episode 29 - Kimono part II
February 26, 2016 08:40 - 1 hour - 30.9 MBHosts: - Marius - Damien - Naomi - Anthony Guest: - Michelle Poem #6 点前には弱みをすててただ強くされど風俗いやしきを去れ "Temae ni wa yowami o sutete tada tsuyoku saredo fuzoku iyashiki o sare." (In temae, abandon your weaknesses and just be strong. However, refrain from being offensive in manner.) Kimono Please support our efforts to start a question and answer site: - http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/95567/chanoyu-japanese-way-of-tea - We made a page describing the process and what we need your help t...
TeaLife Audio - Episode 28 - Kimono
February 12, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBHosts: - Marius - Damian - Naomi - Anthony Poem: 上手にはすきと器用と功積むと この三つそろふ人ぞ能くしる Jozu ni wa suki to kiyo to ko tsumu to Kono mitsu sorou hito zo yoku shiru To become adept at something requires liking it, adroitness, and the accumulation of training. It is the person with all these three who will realize mastery. Information referencesd: - Ocha zanmai: http://tinyurl.com/ochazanma - Mindset book: http://www.audible.com/pd/Self-Development/Mindset-Audiobook/B002V0QGLE - Kimono Youtube: h...
TeaLife Audio - Episode 27 - Making your own utensils
January 29, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBHosts: - Aaron - Marius - Anthony Poem #4 はぢをすて人に物とひ習ふべし是ぞ上手の基なりける Haji o sute hito ni mono toi naraubeshi kore zo jozu no motoi narikeru. (Sometimes a person may feel embarassed to ask questions. That embarassment should be set aside and questions asked.) (One should abandon feelings of embarassment and ask people questions; this is the keystone to becoming adept.) Main topic: Making your own utensils Information referenced: - Sweet stores in Kyoto: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
TeaLife Audio - Episode 26 - Purification
January 15, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBHosts: - Marius - Damian - Naomi - Anthony Poem こころざし深き人にはいくたびもあはれみ深く奥ぞ教ふる "Kokorozashi fukaki hito niwa ikutabi mo awaremi fukaku oku zo oshiuru." To the student who has a deep desire to learn the secrets of chanoyu, the teacher should spare no effort. You should many a time compassionately impart the inner teachings to one who has a deeply willing mind. Tea Practice: Purification
TeaLife Audio - Episode 25 - Dogu Storage
January 01, 2016 12:00 - 56 minutes - 26.2 MBHosts: - Aaron - Marius - Damian - Naomi - Anthony Outline - New Year in tea - Poem -- ならひつつ見てこそ習へ習はずによしあしいふは愚なりけり -- "Naraitsutsu mitekoso narae narawazu ni yoshiashi iu wa oroka narikeri." - Dogu Storage
TeaLife Audio - Episode 24 - Inherent Teachers
December 18, 2015 12:00 - 44 minutes - 20.9 MBHosts - Aaron - Marius - Damian - Naomi - Anthony Outline - Introduction Naomi - Introduction Anthony - Poem: -- その道に入らんと思ふ心こそ我身ながらの師匠なりけれ -- "Sono michi ni iran to omou kokoro koso waga mi nagara no shisho narikere." -- The very heart which tries to enter the Way is the best teacher. -- To have the mind to enter this path is, indeed, to have an inherent teacher.
TeaLife Audio - Episode 23 - Chawan
December 04, 2015 11:39 - 58 minutes - 27.1 MBHosts - Aaron - Marius Outline - よそにては茶を汲みて後茶杓にて茶碗のふちを心してうて - Yosonite wa cha o kumite nochi chashaku nite chawan no fuchi o kokoroshite ute. and - 筒茶碗深き底よりふき上り重ねて内へ手をやらぬもの - Tsutsu chawan fukaki soko yori fuki agari kasanete uchie te o yaranumono. - Chawan Information referenced: - Tea Cere - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sharp-TE-T56U-GR-Tea-Cere-Matcha-Tea-Maker-Green-/121815709184?hash=item1c5cc83600:g:GJUAAOSweuxWSMJ3 - HEALSIO - http://www.amazon.com/SHARP-x3000-HEALSIO-OCHAPRESSO/dp/B00JE...
TeaLife Audio - Episode 22 - Timing and Tangents
November 20, 2015 12:00 - 58 minutes - 28.9 MBHosts: - Aaron - Damian - Marius Outline: - Rikyu 100 poems - Timing of temae Poem: 濃茶には点前をすてゝ一筋に 服の加減と息をもらすな Koicha ni wa temae o sutete hitosuji ni Fuku no kagen to iki o morasuna Information referenced: - Eishu no mukashi can be ordered from toi@fu
TeaLife Audio - Episode 21 - Kencha, tea offerings
November 06, 2015 12:00 - 54 minutes - 25.3 MBHosts: - Aaron - Marius Guest: - Damian Outline: - Anecdote: Setta - Kencha, tea offerings Information referenced: - http://Kiva.org
TeaLife Audio - Episode 20 - ChristianiTea
October 23, 2015 11:00 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBHosts - Aaron - Marius Guest - Damian Outline - Anecdote: progressing through tea - Christian influence in Tea Information referenced: - Chanoyou Quarterly #66 - Thesis: Chanoyu and Christianity in the 16th Century Japan by Damian Pytlik (available for download at http://tealife.audio)
TeaLife Audio - Episode 19 - Presentations
October 09, 2015 11:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBHosts: - Aaron - Marius Outline: - Presentations Information referenced: - Peace bell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Peace_Bell - Peace pole: http://www.peacepoleproject.org - Hear no Evil: http://tealife.audio/gallery-hear-no-evil/
TeaLife Audio - Episode 18 - Adapted Items
September 25, 2015 10:22 - 1 hour - 28.6 MBHosts: - Aaron - Marius Guests: - Ula - Damian Outline: - Support Red Cross in Syria: https://www.icrc.org/eng/donations/ - Anecdote: Enshu not using flowers - Adapted items Referenced information: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDQqJhoE3_A
TeaLife Audio - Episode 017 - Technology
September 11, 2015 11:00 - 56 minutes - 26.2 MBHosts: - Aaron - Marius Guests: - Ula - Damian Outline: - Anecdote: The guest seeing a blosom outside adn disliking seeing it in the tearoom. - Main topic: Technology
TeaLife Audio - Episode 16 - Warsaw seminar
August 28, 2015 10:00 - 1 hour - 15.7 MBHosts - Aaron - Marius Guests - Urszula Mach-Bryson - Damian Pytlik - Paulina Hnatyszak - Päivi Jämsä - Kornelia Kontor - Michelle Carriger - Sarah Stewart - Monika Zachaj - Marta Żukowska - Krzysiek Marczewski
TeaLife Audio - Episode 15 - Kyojo
August 14, 2015 11:00 - 42 minutes - 20 MBHosts: - Aaron - Marius Outline: - Men using fukusa to pick up the kettle lid - 3D printer - Anecdote: Child putting his head in a chatsubo - Kyojo