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All in is used in poker (Mr. Sweetpersimmon is a poker dealer) to bet everything you have.  There is nothing in reserve, you either win it...

Hello tea friends. I apologize for not posting much this month. I promise that I will do better and I have so many plans this year to enhanc...

Most of Issoan tea classes are in the evening and students often come right from work or right from fighting traffic to get to the school. ...

SweetPersimmon .com now has beginning matcha sets. Tea bowl, whisk and tea scoop with a can of powdered tea and you can now make a good bow...

One of the most difficult things about chado is sitting seiza for long periods of time. I have written about my struggles with sitting on m...

There are days when I just go into the tea room to sit. Sometimes just for 15 mintues. It is not necessarily zazen meditation, but just as...

I am sorry about the delay is posting to the blog. I have had computer troubles, and spent this entire frustrating week working with Dell t...

I just got an email from a person who ordered a Portable Meditation Seat from my online store: I suppose it wasn't the best planning in ...

Studying traditional chanoyu takes place in a tatami mat room. The proper way to sit is seiza. To sit in seiza, first kneel on the floor, ...