5:30AM · LED PRACTICE
Ashtanga primary · gyokuro
Cool gyokuro 30 min before practice. Wakes you slowly, no jitter, holds focus through the 90-min sequence.
Tea brewed for practice — gentle, low-caffeine cups before pranayama, warming aged whites for restorative yoga, sharp gyokuro for early-morning Ashtanga. We pair teas to traditions, not styles, and we draw on practitioners who do both.

5:30AM · LED PRACTICE
Cool gyokuro 30 min before practice. Wakes you slowly, no jitter, holds focus through the 90-min sequence.
MID-MORNING · OPEN PRACTICE
A lightly-roasted Tieguanyin between sun-A and sun-B. Smooth, low-tannin, easy on the stomach. Sip between rounds.
8PM · HOME PRACTICE
A 7-year Shou Mei brewed cool. Sweetens the air, softens the body, takes you toward sleep — drink during savasana.