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A Meditation + An Invitation (Scorpio)

Ania Gruca

A Meditation + An Invitation (Scorpio)

Scorpio represents intensity, power, and egoic regeneration; In the Tarot, it is ruled by the card Death. Scorpio is also ruled by Pluto, the planet of evolution, reform, and death; in the Tarot, it is ruled by Judgement. Death asks us: “How can we better align with the process of transformation to ease the path to personal renewal? What weight needs to be let go in order to do that?” Judgment asks us: “Where are we being called to action to change our view of life for the better?”     //Photo produced by Eddie Negrón//   Refined Inner-Fire: If you are...


Meet Sarah Naciri

Ania Gruca

Meet Sarah Naciri

Community herbalist, gardener, forager, yogini and mother, Sarah Naciri has been studying medicinal plants and making plant-based herbal medicine for the past fifteen years.   Sarah’s love and interest in the natural world and the interconnectedness of all beings and life forms was present at a very young age.  Following a childhood working with her father in his gardens, compost pile, and kitchen, Sarah worked on organic farms in her late teens and early twenties and slowly began to identify and use native medicinal plants and trees.   She attended Smith College studying biology, ethnobotany and sustainable agriculture at Smith, Hampshire College...


November's Teacup of the Month

Ania Gruca

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November's Teacup of the Month

Enter to Win our Tea Cup of the Month Our teacup of the month was chosen by Colin. Read on to see why he selected this cup. Fold your hands around this delicate cup as the days grow shorter, the air grows colder, the autumnal colors deepen and finally, even they give way to winter's bare essentials. This is the season to reflect on the fine things, the subtle things, the essential things in life while you sip a cup of smooth, warm, clear, deep Camellia sinensis. This cup recalls something about the soul—its lightness, its fineness, its capacity to hold things,...


Happy New Moon in Scorpio!

Ania Gruca

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Happy New Moon in Scorpio!

H A P P Y  N E W  M O O N  I N  S C O R P I OHeralding the season of death and rebirth, we are invited to the scorched lands of Scorpio. Stripped back and raw, this is a time to shed the layers of emotional debris that keep us confined and restricted from a renewed sense of self. Scorpio willfully takes the plunge into the enshrouded and uncharted territories of the psyche, diving deeper and deeper in order to excavate the ingredients to concoct an elixir for their own regeneration.Where others find a barren landscape...


Journey Beyond the Obvious

Ania Gruca

Journey Beyond the Obvious

 There's so much available to us when we open our eyes, minds, and hearts to the subtle realms.  Tea is a way of connecting with all that is subtle, and, here at Tea is the Way, we love to explore ways of using tea to take people ever deeper into the magic that lies waiting in our own lives.  Take a moment to explore our upcoming workshops to see if any of them are calling to you.   Workshops + Meditations Plant Spirit Meditations // Mugwort Sacred Space // Healing Bundles Strictly Camellia Sinensis Plant Spirit Meditations with Ania Gruca...