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Tea tasting cups and assorted tea canisters arranged on a beautiful table in Santa Barbara, creating a refined setting for a premium East Asian tea tasting experience.

Tea Experiences

Tea is a practice of presence, refinement, and embodied awareness.​

In this work, tea becomes a way of listening to the body, to the breath, and to the quiet shifts within.

 

I work with carefully sourced, high-grade East Asian teas, chosen not only for their quality, but for the way they carry landscape, time, and transformation.

Each session invites a slowing down of perception, where taste, scent, and sensation become gateways into mindfulness and deeper connection.​

You are invited to experience tea in two different ways.

Ceremony is about stillness.
Tasting is about exploration.

Yuna Lee seated on the floor in traditional Korean hanbok, performing a graceful Korean tea ceremony (Darye) with mindful presence and refined movements in Santa Barbara

Korean Tea Ceremony (다례, Darye)

A meditative ritual of presence, grace, and quiet connection.

Rooted in centuries of Korean tradition, this practice is not about performance or perfection. It is a way of relating to yourself, to others, and to the moment as it unfolds.

 

Each ceremony is guided with intention and care.


Seasonal Korean teas are served in multiple rounds, allowing space for stillness, reflection, and gentle awareness.

 

This experience invites you to slow down, soften, and return to yourself.

Best for

• Emotional grounding
• Integration after retreats or life transitions
• Intimate, meaningful gatherings

Experience includes

• Guided tea ceremony (multiple infusions)
• Quiet reflection or light facilitation
• Optional integration with breath or journaling

Tea Tasting & Story Sharing

A guided sensory experience of tea, presence, and conversation.

In this gathering, we explore 2–3 premium teas from East Asia, each brewed multiple times to experience how flavor, texture, and aroma evolve.

Rather than focusing on technique or expertise, we focus on experience.

How does the tea land in your body?
What memories, emotions, or images arise?
How does each infusion change, not only in the cup, but in you?

 

Conversation is gently invited.
So is listening.
Silence is always welcome.

This is a space for curiosity, connection, and shared presence.

Best for

• Small groups and community gatherings
• First-time tea experiences
• Those who enjoy conversation and reflection

Experience includes

• 3-4 premium teas, multiple infusions
• Guided sensory prompts
• Optional storytelling and reflection

Beautiful long Western-style tea table with refined tea tasting tools and an elegant setup for a premium tea tasting session in Santa Barbara.

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