The Way of Tea in LA

Cha-do, the Japanese "Way of Tea", is neither ancient nor exotic, neither sacred nor profane. In fact, it is extremely ordinary, orderly and essential. In practice, it is "simply" making sure you have properly heated the water for the tea, literally cha-no-yu. In its atmosphere of heightened awareness and hospitality, host and guest ultimately transpose roles and unite. It is this very give-and-receive dynamic exchange that makes the world a wonderful place.

Sunday, December 8, 2013

The Art Of Tea. The Art of Film.

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DVD Available from Inspirita.org Years ago, I learned that the measure of true Art of anything -- from dance to ritual, from ...
Saturday, December 7, 2013

"WelComing" Going, Going, Gone? Holding on to Gratitude

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Kansha: Gratitude g reatful   p eople are happier, healthier long after the leftovers are gobbled up, notes The Wall Street ...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

Rikyu's Private Writings

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Check out Daniel Burkus' generous blog for translations and explanations of  Rikyū Densho — the Private Writings of Sen no Rikyū: I. Th...
Thursday, July 18, 2013

Intimate vs Gigantic: The Temaeza Challenge

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More than 15 years ago, I had the privilege to make tea for Eric Lloyd Wright and Mary  Wright atop the construction site of ...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Sensei's New Year's Chakai: The Parlor Game

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A chakai  is a large tea gathering, designed to accommodate many people, in contrast to a chaji  which may accommodate 1 - 5 guests at the m...
Friday, July 5, 2013

Hidari-kiki 左撇子

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I am pretty sure that Rikyu's first child was in fact a left - handed girl. She was quickly sent to the shita-machi, the lower part of t...
Sunday, June 23, 2013

Her Master's Voice: Review of Genshitsu, Daisosho's "The Enjoyment of Tea"

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Sen Soshitsu, XV, Hounsai, the 15 th generation grand master of the Urasenke way of tea, now known as Sen Genshitsu, translat...
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Sochi, Instructor

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Lauren W. Deutsch
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Lauren Deutsch is the executive producer / director of Pacific Rim Arts (www.pacificrimarts.org), a multi-cultural / multi-discipline initiative through which to explore and promote traditional cultures in contemporary life. She is a contributing editor of Kyoto Journal and writes for numerous other scholarly and cultural print and online publications, as well as public radio and television productions. A student since 1985 of Sosei Matsumoto, sensei, Lauren was initiated as “Sochi” (her professional name) in 1997 by Sen Soshitsu, Hounsai, the XVth Grand Master of the Urasenke School of Tea in Kyoto, and licensed to be an instructor. Lauren can be reached at mailto:sochideutsch@gmail.com.
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