Meditations With Tea: Paths to [Paperback]

Diana L. Rosen (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The ritual of tea drinking becomes a salve and window to the soul in Rosen’s soothing volume. Rosen urges readers to revive the ancient Japanese tradition of savoring and contemplating life through tea, which becomes a highly metaphorical beverage in the author’s custody. She structures her earnest tea tome as a series of essays on meditation, each accompanied by two suggestions for teas (one premium, one commercial). Reflections on life flow over into tips on tea preparation, steeped in the tidy histories of all variants of leaves and flavors. While Rosen’s subject matter operates from a salient connection, her ode sometimes suffers from indecision on whether to focus on breathing or brewing. Appended with a directory of tea shops and sources.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Citadel (October 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806527889
• ISBN-13: 978-0806527888
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,032,225 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #38 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Cooking, Food & Wine > Drinks & Beverages > Coffee & Tea
  • #79 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Alternative Medicine > Meditation
  • #90 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Religion & Spirituality > New Age > Meditation

More About the Author

DIANA ROSEN

As a passionate enthusiast of fine specialty tea, I've explored its history, customs, and charms in several books, amplified by two trips to India. Next on the agenda, Japan and China!

In the meantime, I write! Of my 13 books (so far) six involve tea, and other topics include coffee (yes, I'm bi-beverage), ice cream, Social Security, Incense and with the delightful Deborah Felder, 50 Jewish Women Who Changed the World (but enough about me.) I'm a facilitor for freewrite classes, coach and editor for other writers, and contribute prolifically to various web sites on food, beverage, and lifestyle topics.

I play mah jongg at the slightest invitation, and host locals and tourists at the incredible historic landmark, the Los Angeles Central Library, as a docent. Whenever you visit LA, come see us! www.lapl.org

In between time, as a lover of my adopted hometown, Los Angeles, I enjoy all its cultural icons: movies, theatre, museums, Art Deco and Beaux Arts architecture, and an occasional premiere or two.

If you've enjoyed any of my books or want to ask me questions, just write
[e-mail] or follow me on twitter@dianarosen or on facebook!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Meditations with Tea, July 4, 2005

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Gabriele Meiringer (Florence, Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Meditations with Tea: Paths to Inner Peace (Hardcover)

A beautiful little book filled with introspective and interesting information about tea and its history in the world. I also own Rosen's book on Green Tea, about which I read on Dr. Andrew Weil's website, and it too is a great find if you love tea or need a gift for someone else who does. Well written.

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a keeper, November 13, 2011

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Shatril Sandmann "Shatril Sandmann" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meditations with Tea: Paths to Inner Peace (Hardcover)

I love the way this book gives such good ideas for enjoying your tea. It wasn't until I read this book that I realized that the Chinese Teas that I enjoy the most have a wonderful fragrance, and that half of the pleasure was in the aroma as well as the wonderful taste. I always knew it smelled good, but I didn't realize that this is all a part of the tasting process, and what made the experience so wonderful. Plus, all sorts of other wonderful discoveries await you in this book. Stop and smell the tea.

Shatril