#82 Tea, Ritual & Embracing the Gift of Our Humanity with Mariana Rittenhouse

A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World

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#82 Tea, Ritual & Embracing the Gift of Our Humanity with Mariana Rittenhouse

Anya Kaats

Mar 15, 2021

Mariana Rittenhouse is a Tea Ceremonialist & Guide, helping people reconnect to themselves & nature through the practice of ceremonial tea. Mariana explains what a tea ceremony is, delves into some of the history of tea (Camellia sinensis) and explains how tea is a potent ally, friend and plant medicine. We speak about my experience taking her Start Your Own Tea Practice course + share our thoughts on living honorably as a human in nature, the difference between routine & ritual, and how tea can help bring us back to ourselves and our place in the world.

Find Mariana on Instagram and at MarianaRittenhouse.com

Mariana's book recommendation: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Songs featured: "Morning Sun" by Melody Gardot and "Õhtu Viimased Read (tunnetel on kõla remix)" by Kirtana Rasa

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Discussion about this podcast

A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World

I started this podcast because I was tired of being stereotyped as lazy, triggered and entitled. I wanted to give voice to a different kind of millennial and invite us to write a new story - one of a generation willing to challenge the status quo, embrace nuance and paradox, and reject PC-culture. This podcast isn’t about finding answers, it’s about asking the right questions. How can we reinvent ourselves and the narratives we’ve been expected to inherit? How can we take ownership over the ways we participate in our own suffering? How can we move beyond victimization and into empowerment? How can we fix ourselves to fix the world? It’s time for new dreams, new stories and new futures…

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