The Chado Experience (the Japanese Tea Ceremony)

The Chado Experience (the Japanese Tea Ceremony)

Chado, known as the Japanese tea ceremony, involves more than just drinking matcha tea. The tea room is a space where you can experience mindfulness.

Through the practice of Chado, one can master not only good manners and a beautiful deportment but also cultivate self-esteem and a sense of inner peace.

This self-learning video course is for people who would like to study the basics of chado in a short period of time. Also, the instructor demonstrates the section of the main ceremony so that you can experience what it is like to be a guest during the ceremony. Moreover, it introduces how to practice the concept of chado during daily tea time at home with minimized utensils. You can exercise a tea-making process in the chado manner under this instruction.

This course is divided into five lectures:

Lecture 1: An introduction of the instructor and the self-learning video course.

Lecture 2: An introduction video on chado and its history.

Lecture 3: An introduction to the tea room and a demonstration of the main section of the tea-making ceremony for you to participate in it virtually.

Lecture 4: Introduction of the utensils and room settings required for the basic tea-making process.

Lecture 5: Instruction on how to conduct the tea-making process in the chado manner.

Immerse yourself in the Japanese tradition and learn how to make a matcha tea at home

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What you will learn

• 1. Understanding the basics of chado including its roots and purpose.
• 2. Virtually experience what it is like to be in an actual ceremony and feel the spiritual benefits.
• 3. You can learn about the utensils necessary for making matcha tea and the room settings for practicing chado.

Rating: 4.83333

Level: Beginner Level

Duration: 1 hour

Instructor: Mika Haneishi