The Soul & Spirit of Tea

Where could we be with a cup of tea and time to contemplate in our frantic modern world? The Soul & Spirit of Tea provides us with 21 inspiring essays to help us do exactly that. This delightful book will lend insights as to how one can set a new course for the 21st Century, embracing Nature's gifts with respect, strength and fortitude. Contributors include: - Selena Ahmed, PHD, Assistant Professor in Sustainable Food Systems at Montana State University - Swarai Kumar (Rajah) Banerjee, author of The Rajah of Darjeeling Organic Tea: Makaibari - Mark Blumenthal, Founder and Executive Director of the American Botanical Council and Editor/Publisher of HerbalGram - David Campbell, proprietor of Tillerman Tea - Melanie Carpenter, owner of Zack Woods Herb Farm - Babette Donaldson, author of The Emma Lea Books and organizer of the San Francisco International Tea Festival - Aaron Fisher, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the online magazine The Leaf (www.the-leaf.org) - Douglas George-Kanentiio, author of Iroquois on Fire - Eliah Halpenny and Cam Muir, co-owners of Big Island Tea - Suzette Hammond, Director of Education for Rishi Tea - Sat Hon, Taoist adept who interprets and transmits the quintessential and age-old wisdom of healing movements: Qigong, Taiji, and Alchemy - Sarah Murray, author of Moveable Feasts - From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, the Incredible Journeys of the Food We Eat -James Norwood Pratt, author of The Wine Bibber's Bible, The Tea Lover's Treasury, The Tea Lover's Companion, and the whimsical Reading Tea Leaves - Jonathan Wimpenny, President of the Royal Institute of British Architects USA Edited by author Phil Cousineau & Director Scott Chamberlin Hoyt with a foreword by tea connoisseur James Norwood Pratt. 297 pages. English. Copyright 2013