🚫🧊 Come together on August 3 and say a collective F**K ICE by drinking hot tea (and ice-free cold brew) with friends old & new! ~HOT TEA SUMMER~ is a tea party to raise funds for neighbors and street vendors impacted by the ICE raids. As anyone familiar with Chinese medicine will tell you, you should be drinking hot bevs in the summer anyway 😉🍵 #boycottICE #drinkhottea 🔥

📍LA, CA 90057 (email tilecatteahouse@gmail.com for address!)

⏰ Drop in anytime between 9 AM - 1 PM

Featuring:

• New teas from our July trip to China's Yunnan Province!
• Floral teas in the tea garden, courtesy of Hua Tea
• Ceramics sale featuring beautiful cups, mugs, and vessels by UCLA Clay & friends
• Fresh scones baked by Joel!
• A tile cat raffle
• A good hang with friends old and new :)

Proceeds will be donated to neighbors and street vendors impacted by ICE raids.

Tile Cat Tea House's classic offering: Enjoy a casual Chinese-style tea ceremony & tasting featuring teas sourced directly from farmers in Yunnan, China. Learn about tea, try a couple different types, and chat with new and old friends. Small snacks provided.

5 spaces per session; open to tea lovers, haters, and total newbies. Come alone or bring a friend (separate registration required for additional guests).

Tea session prices are sliding-scale. Please choose the rate that feels right for you at this time!

• $15 Community Rate: For those experiencing short-term or ongoing financial challenges
• $20 Standard Rate: Paying this rate helps sustain the tea house :)
• $30 Supporter Rate: For those who are financially comfortable, this rate contributes to the growth and success of our tea community!

You will be able to select your desired rate (or write in an amount between/above the suggested rates) upon registration.

Want to get into tea but don't know where to start? Always drink the same type of teas and want to expand your palate? Curious about Chinese tea? This class is for anyone looking to deepen their tea knowledge.

Tea 101 provides a solid foundation for further tea learning and exploration. I will share about my own journey with tea in China's Yunnan province and beyond, then cover the six different types of tea, interesting bits of tea history, the basics of tea processing (in Yunnan), and gongfu-style brewing. There will be plenty of time for questions and, of course, tea-drinking! Small snacks provided.

Tea class prices are sliding-scale. Please choose the rate that feels right for you at this time!

• $25 Community Rate: For those experiencing short-term or ongoing financial challenges
• $35 Standard Rate: Paying this rate helps sustain the tea house :)
• $50 Supporter Rate: For those who are financially comfortable, this rate contributes to the growth and success of our tea community!

You will be able to select your desired rate (or write in an amount between/above the suggested rates) upon registration.

Tea has a powerful capacity to calm the mind and bring us into the present moment. From the teacup in our hands to the warmth in our bodies, drinking tea provides us with endless sensations to be aware of and present to. In tea meditation, we drink one type of tea for multiple brews, paying attention to the subtle shifts in both the tea and our own bodies and mental states.

This meditation will focus specifically on the poem "Seven Bowls of Tea" by the ancient Chinese poet Lu Tong. Listening to his words, we will explore the connection between tea and meditation while sipping on seven (small) cups of pu'er tea. After a short introduction, the meditation will take place in silence, followed by opportunities to stretch, snack, and share.

5 spaces per session. Open to all; no background in tea or meditation required!

Tea session prices are sliding-scale. Please choose the rate that feels right for you at this time!

• $20 Community Rate: For those experiencing short-term or ongoing financial challenges
• $25 Standard Rate: Paying this rate helps sustain the tea house :)
• $35 Supporter Rate: For those who are financially comfortable, this rate contributes to the growth and success of our tea community!

You will be able to select your desired rate (or write in an amount between/above the suggested rates) upon registration.