Creating connections through the art of tea
Our Mission
Our mission is to cultivate connections to ourselves, nature, and one another through sharing the art of tea. We believe that tea can nurture creativity, mindfulness, and community.
Our Vision
Together let’s envision and work towards a better world rooted in our shared humanity and harmony with nature one cup of tea at a time.
Our approach
Inspire Creativity through diverse intercultural tea and arts programming
Nurture Mindfulness through multisensory tea practices
Nourish Communities through gatherings that center tea, nature, and togetherness
Our Theme
Odes to Common Things—Inspired by Pablo Neruda’s Ode to Common Things (including tea!)—we infuse this theme throughout our programming weaving in tea, poetry, and our gratitude for all common things (especially tea)!
Our Impact
2024 Program Highlights:
1000+ participants came to Nature Tea
480 older adults served through Golden Tea
Community engagement tea held in all 5 boroughs
8 Mentorship training sessions in the art of tea
Our Story
We began as a gathering of friends and tea lovers to enjoy nature and tea in the park starting in 2019. Compelled to respond to the rapidly shifting world during the start of the pandemic, we committed to using tea arts and culture to nurture community and belonging in the face of isolation and to cultivate mindfulness and inspiration in the face of our daily challenges by establishing ourselves as a non-profit organization. We believe that we can support communities in need through fostering an appreciation of tea, arts, nature, oneself, and one another.