The tea ceremony is a simple self-development practice that helps to feel a meditative presence and create the inner balance we tend to lose in today’s fast pace of life. Sitting in a circle on the floor on cushions, we take time together to come into presence and ease behind a steaming tea kettle. We put aside our screens and our smart devices for a while and drink tea harvested from China’s pristine forests in the simple way it has been done for thousands of years.