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Zen Dog hosts outdoor Lunar Gathering in the presence of the full moon Tue. Aug. 24th 6pm

Posted in CLASSES, EVENTS on 08/20/2010 07:10 pm by Larry Murphy

Join us for an evening of music and poetry inspired by tea and the full moon.

Zen Dog’s Tea House Gallery is hosting a series of monthly lunar celebrations with live music, art, poetry and tea tasting.

Music
Satellite by Night is a Seattle-based trio, invoking the styles of folklorica from South America and Okinawa into improv and meditation.

www.satellitebynight.com

Mike Antone is from the Snoqualmie Valley and will join us again.

www.myspace.com/mikeantonemusic

Qigong Demonstration
6:00 to 7:00pm
Instructor Loreen Lilyn Lee will demonstrate Nei Yang Gong Qigong. She will be happy to answer questions about this ancient practice that is the foundation for Tai Chi.

Contact :  loreenll@yahoo.com

Poetry
Sarah Kate Moore is the featured poet of the evening. She is a perpetual student of poetry, dance and tea. She recently graduated from the University of Washington’s MFA program in poetry and will stay in Seattle as a PhD candidate in Medieval Literature. She is delighted to be reading at a gathering in honer of the moon, which has inspired poets for millenia and continues to inspire us today.

THE HUFFINGTON POST
Seattle Dispatch: A Tea House, a Gallery, and a Wizard
by Ming Holden
Tea to Go
Zen Dog House Roast – pick up a hot cup of tea on your way to work or throughout the day. The new tea station is located just inside the front door. Tea is roasted at the Tea House Gallery and water is from the Artesian well.

Read more

Please come enjoy some organic vegi sushi with zen dog teas.
Tea Tasting
A new tea  space has been created on the first floor.  Enjoy tea tasting in the lounge with comfy couch and beautiful camphor wood root table from China, or continue up the stairs to enjoy tea in the gallery.
Other news – Zen Dog likes
Books – now available for purchase at Zen Dog Tea House Gallery Store

The Way of Tea, Reflections on a Life With Tea by Aaron Fisher
Tea Wisdom by Aaron Fisher

Original art  by Wu Wei Hai (Aaron Fisher) including scrolls for your tea or meditation area are are now available.
Click here for more info

New Product
Wild Purple Leaf Pu-er (2004)
Click here for more info
Tai Chi Class
Alex Zhang, Tai Chi Master, teaches the 83 movement Chen Style form also called Xin Jia.

Time: 9:30 – 10:30 Saturday mornings outside at Zen Dog Tea House Gallery.

Price: $15.00 per class

Qigong Class
Loreen Lilyn Lee instructs Qigong Class Tue. & Thurs. from 1:00 – 2:00 pm    Click for more info.

Reviews
Thanks to Jill for another great review on Pacific NW Seasons blog! Read it here.

Zen Dog Tea Pillow
Click here to read the review by Steve Bonnell

 

Wu Wei Hai art is now in Tea House Gallery

Posted in ART IN THE GALLERY, BOOKS on 08/17/2010 05:00 pm by Larry Murphy

Books are available in the gallery store.

The Way of Tea
Tea Wisdom

Wu-Wei-Hai-statement

 

Qigong Class

Posted in CLASSES, EVENTS on 07/23/2010 04:38 pm by Larry Murphy

Qigong is the foundation for Tai Chi. While Tai Chi has been described as meditation in motion, in Qigong, the feet remain more or less stationary. The goal is to replenish and store Qi or life energy in the body. Join us for tea and class on the lawn of the Tea House Gallery. Wear comfortable clothes that allow movement and shoes with flexible soles.

There are many forms of Qigong. What I practice and teach is Nei Yang Gong Qigong or Inner-nourishing Qigong. Another name for this is Medical Qigong because the founder established the Hebei Medical Qigong Hospital in Beidaihe, a training hospital and school and the only state-approved medical qigong training institution in China.

In the class, we begin with exercises to prepare the body for practicing the 12 forms of Medical Qigong. I believe that for beginners, doing these exercises alone can be beneficial. We will learn 12 forms. They are not difficult, but practice is essential and daily practice is recommended for optimal benefits. With practice, the body continues to learn and to understand the wisdom of each movement, which activates the acupuncture meridians in the body.

This ancient practice has been known to produce the following benefits: eases stress, balances emotions, and strengthens and balances internal organs.

Loreen Lilyn Lee has received training at the Hebei Medical Qigong Hospital. Contact her for more information:  loreenll@yahoo.com. Classes can also be arranged at other times.

Rates: $10 per one-hour class.

Tuesday, & Thursdays:  1:00 – 2:00 pm

August dates: 8/17 & 8/19, 8/24 & 8/26, 8/31 & 9/2

 

Lunar Gathering Photos

Posted in PHOTOS on 07/23/2010 02:47 am by Larry Murphy

The band Satellite by night

Photos by Kiyoshi Toda

 

Zen Dog Studio Teahouse: Please Pour More Pu-er

Posted in REVIEWS on 07/12/2010 05:36 pm by Larry Murphy

Thanks to Jill for another great review on Pacific NW Seasons blog! Read it here.

 

Zen Dog Tea Pillow

Posted in ABOUT US, ZEN DOG TEA PILLOW on 07/08/2010 05:40 am by Larry Murphy

Upon contemplating the many pots of tea and tisanes brewed up at Zen Dog Tea House Gallery, I found myself asking, what happens to all of those leaves?

After brewing, Zen Dog carefully dries the spent leaves of the day. After enough are collected, he puts the joys, laughs, heartfelt appreciation, deep moments of inner stillness and, lets not forget, the soaring high times had by so many, into a pillow sham. The results:

Tea Pillows!

With enough room to breathe inside the pillow, the leaves move around and release a heavenly mild tea aroma that is a dream for any tea lover. While it may impress your high-minded tea friends that you have a pillow filled with tea leaves, this pales in comparison to the true potential of the tea pillow: its ability to enhance your dreams, taking mere subconscious, seemingly random images into the semi-lucid and fully lucid dream states.

You may say I am a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.

-Old Chinese Proverb (borrowed by John Lennon)

For someone who doesn’t consider themselves much of a dreamer or someone who doesn’t remember dreams readily once awake, I have had memorable dreams and have retained all or a good portion of them throughout the following day, every night that I’ve slept with this pillow close to my head or torso.

While I can’t promise these results to everyone who may obtain or have the patience to make a tea pillow, I can say that it is one very beautiful, creative and respectful way to admire and honor those leaves that truly do never leave us even after 10,000 cups.

The treasures of spirit reside deep within our true selves. Our feeble human brains are oft like damaged antennae, unable to tune into the grace that is continuously flowing to and through us; tea is happy to be the conduit, the ever-present reminder, the record keeper.

by Steve Bonnell

Zen Dog Tea Pillows start at $35, although price varies by size.

 

Phoenix Oolong (special grade)

Posted in TEA TASTING on 07/07/2010 02:32 am by Larry Murphy

Aroma: Light and fruity, also a hint of citrus is present.

Brew 1: The mellow and light tea has a slightly greener flavor alongside an intangible scent that is like a light perfume of a flower on the palate.

Brew 2: This very light tea has a pleasant buttery/vegetal flavor that coats the mouth like a heavier-bodied tea would. The fruit note is comparable to a fresh peach.

Brew 3: The light, lemony-yellow translucent color hints at the subtle citrus note that hides right under a fresh cedar wood flavor, giving this tea much more dynamic presence than meets the palate initially.

Brew 4: Now flavors of citrus, wood, fruit, and butter co-mingle in a light-bodied, pleasant brew.

Brew 5: The tea now becomes lighter in all aspects.Butteriness is more of a presence as a mouthfeel.

Brew 6: Lemongrass, asparagus, and cedar make one last attempt to rise to the surface. The mellow tea brings a smile to my face, reminding me of the inner sun on an otherwise cloudy day.

Brew 7: Still very present, tea and water marry in wondrous ways, leaving a little to be desired on the surface but filling vastly deep inner wells of silence with its joyful presence.

Brew 8: Sweet water, no longer asking for attention, bright Qi springs from the center of my own being in admiration of this tea’s new life within the vessel it has just filled.

Lemony-citrus, cedar buttery asparagus, and sweet peach are all revealed within this special grade Phoenix Oolong’s light and satisfying brew. Its nice, full leaves carry a consistently translucent yellow color and buttery yun cha (mouthfeel) throught a full eight brews, and a cast of other flavors present themselves amidst this silky background throught the tea tasting session. This tea reminds Zen Dog’s taster to smile amidst the seeming chaos of a hurried day or life, knowing that more important tangible things lie beneath the surface.

 

The Huffington Post Review

Posted in REVIEWS on 05/25/2010 10:58 pm by Larry Murphy

Seattle Dispatch: A Tea House, a Gallery, and a Wizard
Thanks to Ming for writing this great article on The Huffington Post!

Read it here!

 

Lunar Gathering at Zen Dog Tea House Gallery on Sun. 5/23 6pm

Posted in EVENTS, MUSIC, POETRY on 05/20/2010 09:45 pm by Larry Murphy

Join us for another evening of music and poetry inspired by tea and the full moon.

Zen Dog’s Tea House Gallery is hosting a series of monthly lunar celebrations with live music, art, poetry and tea tasting.

Music
Satellite by Night is a Seattle-based trio, invoking the styles of folklorica from South America and Okinawa into improv and meditation.

www.satellitebynight.com

Mike Antoneis from the Snoqualmie Valley will join us again.

www.myspace.com/mikeantonemusic

Art
Zoulie Deng – painting demo from 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Zoulie Deng is former president of the Washington State Overseas Chinese Artists Association and the current vice chairman of the U.S. – China Economic & Cultural Development Association. He has been a Seattle resident for 20 years and through the art of calligraphy, painting and engraving brings a journey of artistic exploration and discovery. Deng’s second painting album is now available for $15.00. Click here for more info.

Poetry
The featured poet for the evening is Ming Holden.  She will be reading a story about translating poetry in Bolivia. We now have copies of “Never Ended, Never Begun” for sale. This is an English translation of contemporary short stores by a young female Mongolian writer, Altangere Taivankhuu, who also happens to direct Mongolia’s Ministry of Justice.

Tea to Go
Zen Dog House Roast – pick up a hot cup of tea on your way to work or throughout the day. The new tea station is located just inside the front door. Tea is roasted at the Tea House Gallery and water is from the Artesian well.

Read more

Coming soon to Zen Dog Tea House Gallery.  Wagashi (Japanese sweets) from Tokara. www.tokaragashi.com
Tea Tasting
A new tea  space has been created on the first floor.  Enjoy tea tasting in the lounge with comfy couch and beautiful camphor wood root table from China, or continue up the stairs to enjoy tea in the gallery.

Tai Chi Class
Tai Chi class (Chen Style 83 movement form) is offered outdoors every Saturday morning from 9:30 – 10:30 with Tai Chi Master Alex Zhang at the Tea House Gallery.

Price $15.00 per class.

Other News – Zen Dog Likes

Books – now available for purchase at Zen Dog Tea House Gallery Store
The Way of Tea, Reflections on a Life With Tea by Aaron Fisher
Tea Wisdom by Aaron Fisher

 

Yellow Label Pu-er Cake

Posted in ABOUT OUR TEAS, TEA TASTING on 04/30/2010 02:15 am by Larry Murphy

Yellow Label Pu-er Cake1999 CNNP – Yunnan Province, China

After over a decade of aging, this cooked cake of Yellow Label Pu-er tea is prime for drinking.  Its flavor moves from sweet molasses to mellow earth, while highlighting wood and fruit notes of dried plum and cherry along the way. Nice, big leaves ensure that this tea doesn’t lose all of its flavor after the first brew. Overall, Yellow Label is silky and smooth on the palate and very warming to the stomach. Its pleasant flavor is impressive and enjoyable. Also worth noting is the “qi” energy of this tea, which endows you with a wealth of stillness and openess in the heart.

Price: $150 for 11.5 oz cake

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