Latest Gong fu tea Podcast Episodes

HOW TO PAY ATTENTION - for a Happier and Productive Life

Tea Lifted Conversations - Mei Leaf - January 21, 2023 12:00 - 51 minutes
Attention is your most precious resource - it defines your whole life and your relationship with others. It is also extremely limited so use it wisely.

I or We? INDIVIDUAL vs COLLECTIVE. Which is better for Humanity?

Tea Lifted Conversations - Mei Leaf - February 07, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutes
The omnipresent tension between the meeds and morals of the Individual vs the Collective has shaped human history. It is the fundamental debate that determines how we shape the politics and cultures of the world and could lead to flourishing or corruption. These are my thoughts on this fascinat...

WHAT IS TRUTH? - Chinese New Year thoughts about Truth and Tea

Tea Lifted Conversations - Mei Leaf - February 13, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes
How do you define truth and how can we all strive to find higher truth? Every Chinese New Year I give a speech at our Teahouse on more general topics. But, due to UK lockdown we cannot open and so I  am recording this speech for you. These are my thoughts on the concept of Truth and the issues ...

BOHEMIA, MORALITY & CONSCIOUSNESS - with Adam Vanni

Tea Lifted Conversations - Mei Leaf - September 05, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour
Freeform conversation with Adam Vanni, one of the founders of JARR Kombucha. In this episode, we discuss everything from tea and tasting to idealism vs materialism. Check out JARR for some of the best booch out there! Show notes  Adam's Tea history Smell as a quantum process Adam's experien...

GENETICS OF TEA - Clifford Little

Tea Lifted Conversations - Mei Leaf - August 05, 2020 14:00 - 46 minutes
How do genetics express the flavour of tea? Does cloning make identical tea? How can the age of a tea tree affect flavour? In this conversation, I am talking with Food Technologist Cliff Little about flavour development in tea. We discuss the importance of genetics, mutations and experience to ...

THE ANATOMY OF FLAVOUR PERCEPTION - Virginia Utermohlen Lovelace MD

Tea Lifted Conversations - Mei Leaf - June 18, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour
How do we process the experience of flavour? What is the difference between aroma and taste? Why is taste subjective? I discuss the anatomy of flavour perception with Virginia Utermohlen Lovelace MD and specifically how it relates to tea. Show notes  Virginia's story in exploring the subjectiv...

WHAT IS THE VALUE OF VALUE?

Tea Lifted Conversations - Mei Leaf - May 24, 2020 14:00 - 37 minutes
How does SELF-VALUE cause unhappiness? In this episode, I explore ideas around the fiction of Value and how the concept of Self-Value is used to control us and causes harm to society.   Show notes  What is value?  How is value corrupted?  Why is self-value damaging to society?  What about m...

PSYCHOLOGY OF FEAR IN A PANDEMIC with Sacha Khan MSc

Tea Lifted Conversations - Mei Leaf - May 05, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour
How is Global Psychology being affected by the COVID pandemic and how can we re-frame the situation to emerge with positivity? I speak with Cognitive Behavioural Therapist Sacha Khan about the possible psychological effects of fear and isolation and we discuss ways to change perspective for a ha...

WHAT IS THE LOGIC OF COVID LOCKDOWN? with Rob Verkerk PhD

Tea Lifted Conversations - Mei Leaf - April 22, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour
Does the COVID Lockdown make logical sense? Will it save lives or will it actually cause more deaths in the long run? What is to stop a second wave of infection? Are vaccines the only solution? I discuss all of these questions with Rob Verkerk BSc MSc PhD from the Alliance for Natural Health I...