Live Like Water.Country Tea Stop & Shop
Weekend Tea Retreat
Take time to treat yourself to tea, time and conversation with your friends in the beautiful Eastern Townships. We will host you either in our little Tea Room or our authentic Mongolian Yurt. Here you will be able to unwind and learn the traditional Korean way of preparing and serving tea for yourself and your friends. This is an informal introduction to tea and the art of preparing it using Traditional Korean Pottery. Tea and Talk is held for small groups at my country cottage located in East Bolton, Quebec. The fee is $20.00 per person and you get three different types of introduction teas that I offer: a Mild Green, Jasmine Green tea and an Oolong tea. Every one of these teas is absolutely delicious, especially, when steeped in our Artesian well water. After drinking your tea you enjoy our back yard. In the summer you can take time to walk barefoot through the grass (natural reflexology), or in winter put on your snowshoes and walk through the woods breathing in deeply. And for those who like climbing and a higher perspective, we invite you up to our lookout, up on top Tea Turtle Mountain so you can watch the world go bye bye. If you would like to sleep over in our Mongolian Yurt the cost is $25 per person and the Yurt can accommodate 4 people. We can also host small events and camping is also possible. We are situated near exit 106 off Highway 10. Contact me for more details or to book a tea sitting. Michael Cichon:Email:
teaman@livelikewater.com (514)708-0714 (Montreal cell) 450-297-2209 Country.
Ps We are dog friendly and we have an adorable Rottweiler named Marshall. Please scroll down for more pictures.
Country Tea Room
Tea Display
Introduction Teas
Loose Leaf Tea: A Perfect Gift Or Treat
Korean Tea Set 120.
Korean 2 Person Tea Set
Tea and Typewriter.
Steep Aside Some Time
Authentic Mongolian Yurt
Our Country Marshall
Buddhist Temples,South Korea
Buddhist Temple,South Korea: Buddha's Birthday
Worship
Korean Women Monks
Buddha's Birthday Celebration
Buddhist Temple at Night
Korean Woman Monk Meditating
Korean Zen Master Doe Sung Se Nim
We all find teachers when we need them.Lessons are all around us, but we have to know where and how to look. I used to think how the teachers in the school system failed me terribly, but really they taught me very well, only not in the way I expected. Traveling through this world I have met many true teachers living according to their truths. I have been really blessed in my journey, and have met some wonderful mentors. While living in Korea my Korean older brother Lee Jae Young introduced to his Master, a Buddhist Monk by the name of Doe Sung Se Nim. Doe Sung Se Nim is a very special man for me. Just by looking into his eyes he could confirm the truth I carried inside myself. I would travel a long way to his temple with my head full of questions, but the moment I sat before him they all evaporated. I realized there was nothing to ask. His presence comforted and explained without the use of words, and to this day his warm eyes and happy face shine still for me. Deep down inside i know the path i must take, yet I resist still: like when I would listen to the sound of his Mok Tak and chanting at 2.45am, still laying on the warm floor under the blankets in the cold mountain air,conscious, awake, but still sleepy, clutching at every minute of comfort and warmth. Every thing in its own time. Anyways, here is a portrait I took of him for our Tea Zen label. I hope his picture inspires you daily as you drink your delicious tea.