Tea Lifted Conversations - Mei Leaf Mei Leaf

Attention is your most precious resource - it defines your whole life and your relationship with others. It is also extremely limited so use it wisely.

The omnipresent tension between the meeds and morals of the Individual vs the Collective has shaped human history. It is the fundamental debate that determines how we shape the politics and cultures of the world and could lead to flourishing or corruption.These are my thoughts on this fascinating topic and some suggestions on how the Self can contribute to a more sustainable and happy society.This podcast is a series of informal conversations and discussion over tea about a wide variety of to...

How do you define truth and how can we all strive to find higher truth? Every Chinese New Year I give a speech at our Teahouse on more general topics. But, due to UK lockdown we cannot open and so I am recording this speech for you.These are my thoughts on the concept of Truth and the issues with Tribalism. This podcast is a series of informal conversations and discussion over tea about a wide variety of topics. Sharing conversations over tea has a unique capacity to expose and hopefull...

Freeform conversation with Adam Vanni, one of the founders of JARR Kombucha. In this episode, we discuss everything from tea and tasting to idealism vs materialism.Check out JARR for some of the best booch out there!Show notes Adam's Tea historySmell as a quantum processAdam's experience with East London and PsychedelicsThe problem with Social MediaIs morality a construction?The problem with self-valuationConsciousness as a precursor for matterMultiple Universes?This podcast is a series ...

How do genetics express the flavour of tea? Does cloning make identical tea? How can the age of a tea tree affect flavour?In this conversation, I am talking with Food Technologist Cliff Little about flavour development in tea. We discuss the importance of genetics, mutations and experience to develop the most sublime tasting brews!Show notes Cliff's backgroundGenetics, epigenetics and the turning on of flavour in teaMutations and cloning teaGushu tea and why age improves teaPurchase Clif...

How do we process the experience of flavour? What is the difference between aroma and taste? Why is taste subjective? I discuss the anatomy of flavour perception with Virginia Utermohlen Lovelace MD and specifically how it relates to tea.Show notes Virginia's story in exploring the subjectivity of flavourAroma - how we process smell and the evolutionary purpose of aromaTaste - the role of taste buds and the way that they modulate each otherThe trigeminal system - the fascinating way that...