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13-week cohort

Ayurveda + tea quarterly cohort

A thirteen-week journey into the intersection of Ayurvedic wisdom and Chinese tea. Under the guidance of senior tea expert Chen Hui Yi, discover how teas from delicate white to grounding shou puerh can support your dosha. Includes personal assessment, weekly live sessions, and curated tea shipments.

Duration
13 weeks
Starts
2026-11-01
Seats
24
From
€540
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Program overview

This cohort invites you into a sustained, thirteen-week exploration of tea through the lens of Ayurveda. It is not a clinical programme; rather, it offers a framework for understanding how Chinese teas — with their distinct terroirs, processing, and energetic qualities — can harmonise with your unique constitutional balance.

You will begin with a personal dosha assessment, facilitated by your cohort lead, Chen Hui Yi, who brings decades of experience in white, green, and yellow teas. Together, you will identify whether vata, pitta, or kapha predominates, and you will learn to recognise the sattvic, rajasic, and tamasic qualities present in different infusions. This foundation sets the tone for each subsequent week.

From week two onward, the programme pairs a new Chinese tea with an Ayurvedic theme. A morning session might pair Bái Háo Yín Zhēn (白毫银针) with a discussion of sattva and clarity, while a grounding afternoon might involve Shú Pǔ’ěr (熟普洱) as a tool for settling vata. Every week, you will receive a curated 25 g sample of that week’s tea — enough to brew daily and to revisit as the cohort unfolds. Brewing guidance comes with each shipment, and the cohort’s private space on tea.community allows you to share your experiences, tasting notes, and questions.

Chen Hui Yi leads live video sessions that blend theory with practice. Each gathering includes a guided tasting, a look at the tea’s origin — perhaps the rocky slopes of Wuyi or the misty gardens of Junshan Island — and a discussion of how its processing influences its effect on the doshas. You will also be guided in simple pranayama and asana sequences that support the tea’s intention, drawn from the material we host at tea.yoga. In weeks dedicated to yin yoga and rest, sessions may be recorded so you can practice at times that suit your own rhythm.

Outside the live calls, you can explore the broader world of Chinese tea through our sister sites. tea.school offers deeper courses on production methods, while tea.energy provides daily inspiration for crafting your own tea rituals. Tools for the cohort — gaiwans, sharing pitchers, and temperature-controlled kettles — are available through tea.equipment, should you wish to refine your brewing setup.

The cohort’s pace is deliberately gentle. There is no urgency to master every concept; rather, you are encouraged to return to the teas and themes week after week, noticing how your perception shifts. By the final week, you will have assembled a personal Ayurvedic tea journal — a map of which teas best support your digestion, your meditation, your morning practice, and your rest. The cohort closes with a shared tea ceremony, a ritual of completion that honours the thirteen weeks of study and the community that has formed around the teapot.

Whether you are a long-time yoga practitioner, a student of Ayurveda, or simply someone who loves tea and wants to understand it more intimately, this quarterly offering provides a structured, beautiful container for your exploration.

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