A Cup of Zen is a series that began on the blog September 2014 to share tea moments from tea enthusiasts around the world. The following is The Cup of Life’s ninth post for the series featuring Wendy Weir, from Libre Tea.
From my trip to China, I was inspired with touring temples and gardens. So many teas in China – such a rich history of tea – to fall in love with and so many had interesting containers that they were carried in. Seemingly everyone, everywhere enjoyed their tea by their side. During my journey there an inspirational moment was on a bus in Shanghai, it was so packed and chaotic, and yet this is where I witnessed a bus driver who managed to block us all out and savour his red light stop to enjoy a moment to sip, a moment to nourish and a moment to rest.
I really knew that we in North America could use this ‘tea moment’ in our day to rejuvenate and relax. And now what feeds me is the opportunity to inspire tea moments … a moment to connect and reflect in our busy days – to be here now and connect to ourselves and our world. And so….
Returning home, I was inspired to create a practical and pretty solution to the messy, yet delightful loose tea experience – so much more taste and choice and with less impact than bagged tea. I had saved a special model I’d purchased and was soon in touch with the supplier. With their help, still my supplier today, we created a durable, re-usable, thermal and stylish travel beverage container. It’s unique; double-walled with a glass interior, a poly exterior and removable filter that combines fresh taste and a practical, go anywhere feel.
And now I’ve discovered several more uses for the Libre tea glass – a great matcha or protein powder shaker, a perfect container for fruit’n herb water infusions, lovely for practical clean tasting hydration all day long.
We know in our hearts that we are all interconnected and that if we can take our own moment to relax we can make our own contribution of ’peace’ into the world by keeping our own nature in its naturally loving state.
A moment of presence – I reflect and connect with a tea moment often and know I can make this place a better world with my own nature nourished.