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Intricate Japanese tea ceremony meditative, calming

By Blake Harvey on 1/20/10
filling tea bowls with matcha in preparation for tea ceremonyPITTSBURGH – Tea has slowed Sally Schurko down.Mrs. Schurko used to work 80-hour weeks in her job in corporate finance. Now, she spends hours performing a leisurely — almost meditative — traditional Japanese tea ceremony.”I was like a spinning top. This has calmed me down,” she said. Mrs. Schurko and Yoko Motoyama spread that calm to a dozen eighth-graders recently when the Brookline Regional Catholic School students spent an hour at South Park Library learning the history and etiquette of a basic Japanese tea ceremony. The students branched out from their usual Spanish language class to learn some Japanese language and customs. Read full Article
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  1. Japanese Lessons Melbourne's Gravatar Japanese Lessons Melbourne
    June 12, 2010 at 7:40 am | Permalink

    Japanese tea ceremony meditative……… what a post. Nice to know Mrs. Schurko and Yoko Motoyama. cheers. keep it up. keep do posting. want look forward.

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