Gong Fu Tea|chA - Episode 27 - Cha Qi (茶气), The Way Tea Makes You Feel
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- In this episode, So-Han explores the concept of Cha Qi. Cha Qi (茶气) literally means "Tea Breath," but we like to define it as "the way a tea makes you feel." This is a byproduct of a confluence of factors, but before So-Han explores what goes into the making of Cha Qi (The 5 P's), he briefly discusses the drug effects of tea.
The 5 P's are a mnemonic that So-Han created to discuss where Cha Qi comes from. They are:
1.) The Plant - the tea plant itself. Is it seed propagated? Is it a clone? Is it wild or a very cultivated varietal?
2.) The Place - where is the plant grown? What's the climate/weather like there? What is the flavor of the soil? In French, when talking about wine, we say "the terroir of the wine," meaning the flavor of the earth. In Chinese, this is called Di Wei (地味), also "The flavor of the Earth."
3.) The People - who are the people growing the tea? Picking the tea? Processing the tea? Are they picking tea from a place of being exploited on a job? Or are they picking tea from a place of agency, able to do with the plants as they see fit? Do these people care for the plants?
4.) The Process - what processes go into creating the final product? Is this tea roasted? Is it smoked? Is it massaged? Is it straightened? Whatever processing goes into making a tea will have an effect on the Qi.
5.) The Pourer - the person pouring the tea brings their own Qi, each time they pour tea, to the experience of drinking that tea. So part of cultivating Gong Fu for pouring tea is cultivating a sense of communication between ourselves as pourers and the tea, so we can help each tea to express itself in the ways that each tea likes to be expressed, or feels like being expressed on any given day.
Teas featured in this episode: Charcoal Roasted Silver Needle (westchinatea.c...)
Music by: B. Glenn Copeland (www.SongCycles.com)
Production Credits:
Produced/Directed by: Echo Duemig
Edited by: Henry Arrambide
Cha Xi ("tea stage" - the tea "set up" for this episode) by: Montsho Thoth
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Excited to watch season 3! Just had another moonlight white tea coin and it was excellent! 👌
I do know since I've been doing Gong fu cha, I have calmed enormously. Got myself some quality teas ranging from white needle to Lapsang Souchong. The process is so meditative and relaxing. And I can enjoy the process anytime, all day.
Have been battling anxiety, depression and addiction for years. But I'm feeling so much better now a few weeks into gong fu cha.
Thank you so much for these videos. Much love From the Netherlands.
That might actually be the meditative qualities of the gong fu act itself. I'd say a session is about maybe 10-30 minutes on average and that's time you spend feeling, smelling, closing yourself off the environment and enjoying something.
Feeling your body, controlling your breathing and attention training are meditative and actually being teached by psychologist to people with anxiety and depression.
The tea itself doesn't play a huge roll imo. But if you substitute coffee with tea on the other hand, that might lead to less anxiety aswell.
🐐 is here.. love you so han! drinking some 2023 shou pu'erh along with ya to this vid
I love this! I think tea makes me feel better the way eating a home cooked meal made by a loved one makes me feel better. Scientifically there is nothing different with the dish but it’s just better if it’s made with love
Sohan you are a legend, thanks for introducing me to this art. I will be making a trip to your tea house some day when im better off money wise, I wish i could work as a free intern for you lol
Let's goooooooooo
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I’m SO HAPPY Tea-Cha is BACK
Yay, a 茶气 explanation!!!
As a student of TCM, I've spent the last few years immersed in the concept of Qi, and whilst the line we're given in our text books is that Qi is "vital energy", I don't think that quite covers the totality of it. Calling it information is interesting, and probably more accurate to what's really going on. I personally just say "Qi is... stuff" when asked 😂.
This is one of my favorite episodes❤
Yo, is that a tangzhuang hoodie?
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Loved this video! Quite educating. I’ve been drinking good quality tea for 30 years and the way you explain this concept is new to me. It’s always been a challenge to explain to neophytes what drinking tea is about. Glad you’re back on RUclips with a new “course”. Thank you 😃
Learning about the cooling/warming effects of foods and drinks was life changing for me❤
i didnt know this channel was back 😱
I'm very sad that so many of the people who are knowledgable about tea fall so easily into pseudo-scientific territories
@@fallen3424 why sad? There is much that is mysterious about the world. Science is very valuable, but doesn’t cover everything. Enchantment often lies outside of what can be proven through science.
Alright so you blatantly misunderstood his point. @fallen3424
@@TeaHouseGhost I am okay with not understanding precisely where all effects from tea come from, but I also know that there is some rational explanation for them. Whether that be placebo, your body expecting to feel a certain way after drinking tea, psychologically, thinking about the tea, the environment you are in, or simply the psychoactive substances in tea etc., I do not think these rational explanations detract from the experience in any way.
What you mention in the video about the structure of water changing depending on the value judgement of some piece of text taped to the water container is not a rational explanation, it's just speculation without any basis in reality - which is why this hasn't been replicated by anyone else.
I think tea culture and the enjoyment of tea and the whole experience around it can coexist with a rational scientific worldview.
It’s really not that serious dude, you don’t have to actually believe in qi to be able to use it as a tool to help you understand your enjoyment of tea, loosen up
@@tescomealdeals I don't disagree
I interpret cha qi as the combination of setting, mood, specific tea type you’re craving at the moment, intention, and openness/attention to the tea you’re drinking, along with the psychoactive effects of the tea. I also would include the danish word “hygge” into the equation.