CalvinballJun 20, 2023

What is something simple that you do to decompress and keep yourself centered?

https://beehaw.org/post/656257

What is something simple that you do to decompress and keep yourself centered? - Beehaw

I personally enjoy taking long walks. It doesn’t matter if it’s in the woods, on a bike trail, or just through town. There’s something nice about just meandering and being alone with your thoughts while still being immersed in the outside world.

Show threadbabelspaceJun 20, 2023
I enjoy brewing loose leaf tea gongfu style (in a small vessel with many infusions): it gives me just enough to do, and a pleasant stimulus to focus on, that it's very grounding.
Show threadNotAPenguinJun 20, 2023
Is that where each cup(infusion) tastes different and there's a whole ritual kinda thing?
Show thread567PrimeMover
Yeah, I found a neat article that explains it: https://pathofcha.com/blogs/all-about-tea/a-detailed-guide-to-gong-fu-cha-the-chinese-way-to-taste-tea
Gong Fu Cha, A Detailed Guide — The Chinese Way To Taste Tea

Gong fu cha is the Chinese tea ceremony. To make tea the gong fu way, we need a gongfu tea set, with a teapot or gaiwan and small tea cups. Read more.

Path of Cha
Jun 20, 2023 at 2:30pmWeb
Show threadbabelspaceJun 20, 2023
That's a pretty good summary.