Tea Ceremony at The Barnacle

You are invited to join us for a Tea Ceremony at the Barnacle on Orcas Island. With the rush and fullness of the holiday season, this offering provides a moment of pause and reconnection to self, community, and nature.

This Tea Ceremony is based in the practice of cha dao, or the way or tea, it is rooted in nature and circle, not lineage. This practice holds a deep reverance and relationship to the plant Tea (camelia senensis), the greater natural world, and all of our relations. The ceremony is a gentle moving mediation, where we gather and drink bowls of tea in silence, allowing an individual and collective experience. There will be time after the ceremony to share your experience, if you desire.

Tea meets us exactly where we are and this ceremony gives space for all that is present. There is nothing you need to know, do, or be to participate in this ceremony. I do ask that you bring an open heart and a respect for yourself and the other guests joining.