Nakkai-san, our friend and farmer who started his organic practice more than 20 years ago,  working hard finishing the Akachan-bancha at his factory (winter version of the Houji-cha), the leaves are harvested after the winter snows from the gentle mountain slopes of beautiful Wazuka.
This tea that we love and bring to our shop every season is known for the low caffeine content, the chocolate aroma and complex flavor. In Japan Houji-cha (or Akanchan-bancha) is drunk after meals to ease digestion.
Nakkai-san is the sole worker at his small factory, he gets help from neighbors and friends when the harvest time is up, otherwise, he mindfully works on his amazing teas: matcha, genmaicha, houji-cha and akachan-bancha.

After busy times, we take some distance and gain perspective, to be able to contemplate the path we are going thru. Immerse yourself in the elements: air, water, earth and fire are what we are, always and in every moment.
Love your breath, and follow your insight.
Remember to remember.

Yi Wu tea is not the aggressive type, it's sweet but not weak.
Its stregth is in the feeling, it has great "chaqi" and solid "kongan".

This sample paragraph shows two of commonly used terms among tea enthusiasts, see bellow a short-list of the most used ones.

Chaqi: effects on the body, such as tingling in spine.
Kougan: mouth feeling
Huigan: sweetness in the throat after the bitterness, cooldness.
Chazui: euphoria known as tea drunk

People always ask us about the effects of Tea, so here we listed a bunch of known effects of Tea on us, these are only physical known effects, we are not listing the spiritual benefits of sitting with Tea or the meditation sessions with tea.

Anti-oxidation
Anti-aging
Anti-radiation
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-cancer
Adjusting body temperature
Digestive activity
Stimulating cardiac and vascular systems
Improving work efficiency
Increasing renal blood flow
Relaxing smooth muscle
Relieving migraines
Absorption of vitamin C


Mineral compounds:
Phosphorus, Potassium
Calcium, Magnesium, Iron
Manganese, Aluminum
Copper, Zinc, Sodium
Fluoride, Selenium


Vitamins in Tea:
A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B11, C AND K


There are over 25 different Amino-Acids in Tea
that help us making Protein


In TCM there are 23 types of effects of Tea listed:
Reducing sleep time, soothing nerves,
improving eye-sight,
refreshing the mind, producing saliva,
slaking thirst
clearing heat, releasing summer heat
detoxifying, helping to digest,
removing grease
strengthening teeth, benefiting physical strength
and
prolonging life.

Some of us as parents have gone thru many moments when we could have had a word of advise on how to help our kids to enjoy their meals and relax ourselves while trying to introduce new food to our little persons.
Join us for a morning of knowledge with nutrition expert Richard Kahn as he shares his 17 years of experience as a father and child nutritionist. He will talk about minimizing mealtime struggles with infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Learn how to support bonding and nutrition basics.
Q and A and great Tea will be served!
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