5th annual tea trade

 

 my how time flies when you are having fun.  can you believe it's time for the 5th annual tea trade.  holy shit, yes the 5th annual!!!  some of you have participated from the beginning and some of you just joined last year and i am grateful for everyone of you!!

we've had amazing women from all over the world participate in the tea trade.  i've heard some feedback from fabulous tea packages from france, uk, slovenia, canada & all over the us.

plus one lucky tea trader gets a prize from me on top of a package from your tea trader!!

how it works: 

• tea traders will send a sampling of 3 - 4 ounces (85 - 113 grams) to another participating tea trader. (most boxes of pre-bagged tea is usually between 1.8 -2 oz or 51 - 57 grams).  you can send loose tea or bagged tea or a combination of both.

• packages are also to include a little extra surprise.  i will be sending out questionnaires to all of the tea traders so that you will get to know your tea trader a little bit better.  please don't spend more than $10-15 on a little something extra.  some examples of a little extra surprise include:  a small jar of local honey, a bar of some fancy chocolate, your favorite magazine, a paperback book, something you've handmade if you are crafty, a little trinket, etc.

• to participate you must be willing to ship your package internationally. (this typically costs a little extra but trust me, if you are one of the lucky ones who gets a tea package from the uk, france, slovenia, etc you will thank your lucky stars!!) 

•  to participate you must be willing have your information shared with your tea trader.  what i mean by this is that i will be connecting you with your tea trader via email.  that way you can find out if their package was received and if you wish make more of a personal connection (i.e.  friends on facebook, email pals, etc) you can.

• please note:  you are responsible for your package getting to your tea trader.  i recommend delivery confirmation.  if your tea trader doesn't get their package you must send them another one.

more details:

• if you agree to the above terms & wish to join the 5th annual tea trade, please send an email to melita@zenfromwithin.com with the subject line "tea trade." in the body of the email please share your address. i will then match up people round robin style and give you a name and address of where to send your teas packages. all of your personal information will be kept strictly confidential (i will only be sharing your mailing information with your tea trader and no one else!!)  if you feel more comfortable providing your work address rather than personal that is totally fine. also, if you do not wish to provide your name please make sure you let me know in the email and who ever will be sending your tea package will label the envelope "tea trade" and your address.

• special prize:  i will award a special prize to one lucky tea trader. winner will be chosen at random. special prize will be announced at a later date.
  
  
  due date: please email me your information by tuesday, september 30th at 11:59pm est so that we can start tea trading by october 15th (my birthday)!
  
  questions??  leave me a comment below.  i'm happy to answer any questions you have about the tea trade.
  
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"get juiced" manual

if you missed the workshop but still want information about juicing, you can still purchase a copy of the 41 page "get juiced" manual for only $15.

the manual covers:

• learn the benefits of juicing
• find the perfect ratio of veggies to fruits to keep your blood sugar from spiking sky high
• learn the difference between juicing versus blending
• get information on the best juicers on the market today for every budget
• understand how to keep your pH balanced
• what ingredients to add to make a "green" juice
• using extra ingredients to give your juice an extra zing
• figure out what to do with your left over pulp
• get 41 juice recipes to start your journey

all of this and more for only $15

*please note that your manual will be emailed after payment has been received - this won't happen automatically since it's just little ol' me doing all the back end stuff.**  :)

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2nd annual "get juiced" workshop

what:  "get juiced" workshop
when:  sunday, july 21st 1-3pm
where:  811 fenwick avenue, morgantown, wv 26505


in this workshop you will:

• learn the benefits of juicing
• find the perfect ratio of veggies to fruits to keep your blood sugar from spiking sky high
• learn the difference between juicing versus blending
• get information on the best juicers on the market today for every budget
• understand how to keep your pH balanced
• what ingredients to add to make a "green" juice
• using extra ingredients to give your juice an extra zing
• taste test a difference between organic and non-organic
• figure out what to do with your left over pulp
• receive "get juiced" the manual with ton of juice recipes guaranteed to make your taste buds dance + all the above mentioned information

pricing:

$35 for one person
$50 for you and a friend
$20 if you attended the 1st annual "get juiced" workshop (per person)
$15 if you just want the "get juiced" manual (please note after receiving payment the pdf will be emailed)

"get juiced" workshop

$35 for one $35.00 USD     $50 for two $50.00 USD     $20 get juiced again (per person) $20.00 USD     "get juiced" manual only (pdf to be emailed) $15.00 USD

if you have any questions, don't hesitate to email:  melitamollohan@gmail.com
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monday moment of zen

"the sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient.  to dig for treasures shows not only impatience and greed but lack of faith.  patience, patience, patience, is what the sea teaches.  patience and faith.  one should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach-waiting for a gift from the sea."

~ anne morrow lindbergh 

monday moment of zen

"the hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax."

~  albert einstein

happy tax day! :)
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monday moment of zen

 

“reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. all progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people.” ~ george bernard shaw 

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monday moment of zen

sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.

~ john rushkin

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monday moment of zen

"if your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything;
it is open to everything.  in the beginner's mind there are
many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few."

~ shunryu suzuki-roshi

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monday moment of zen

"to be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."

 ~ ralph waldo emerson

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monday moment of zen

Consider the trees which allow the birds to perch and fly away
without either inviting them to stay or desiring them
never to depart.  If your heart can be like this,
you will be near to the way.

~ zen proverb 

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monday moment of zen

“people are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
 ~ abraham lincoln

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monday moment of zen

“life is glorious, but life is also wretched. it is both. appreciating the gloriousness inspires us, encourages us, cheers us up, gives us a bigger perspective, energizes us. we feel connected. but if that's all that's happening, we get arrogant and start to look down on others, and there is a sense of making ourselves a big deal and being really serious about it, wanting it to be like that forever. the gloriousness becomes tinged by craving and addiction. on the other hand, wretchedness--life's painful aspect--softens us up considerably. knowing pain is a very important ingredient of being there for another person. when you are feeling a lot of grief, you can look right into somebody's eyes because you feel you haven't got anything to lose--you're just there. the wretchedness humbles us and softens us, but if we were only wretched, we would all just go down the tubes. we'd be so depressed, discouraged, and hopeless that we wouldn't have enough energy to eat an apple. gloriousness and wretchedness need each other. one inspires us, the other softens us. they go together.” 

~ pema chödrön

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monday moment of zen

"to understand pain is to accept it as nature's way of telling you that something needs to be changed in your present state of being on the physical, mental, emotional, psychological, and/or spiritual levels of consciousness."
~ dr kam yuen

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monday moment of zen

“[let] go of your attachments: your attachment to being right, to having total control, or to living forever. This process of letting go is integral to the process of becoming whole.”   

~ judith hanson lasater

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