When I first approached my friend Ting to record this episode, I asked her to teach us about mindfulness. As amazing as she is as a tea host, I could have sworn she had some kind of powerful mindfulness practice to share.

But as we find out during the recording, Ting, who is the founder of the non-profit tea community Tea Arts and Culture, has arrived at her beautiful tea practice in more everyday ways -- and after a lot of challenges and lessons.

We hear about how she stumbled into tea in New York after having little interest in it growing up in China, how she found out what people truly wanted in a tea workshop, and how she shares tea with her children in meaningful ways.

This and more in this incredible episode that feels like a lesson in real-life grace and patience for us tea brewers. Thank you Ting!