#305: The Transformative Power of Tea Ceremony with Mariana Rittenhouse

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Themes: Plant Medicine, Health, Nature, Awakening, Spirituality, Tea, Relationships, Transformation, Belonging Summary: Today I’m jamming with Mariana Rittenhouse! Mariana believes a daily Tea practice will change your life. She has guided hundreds of people and high-profile influencers across 20 countries back to their hearts through courses on Tea, ceremony & ritual, and reconnecting to Nature. Rooted in Earth-based teachings and ritual practices, her work helps people slow down, find deeper meaning and reconnect to the Earth to ease the stress of our chaotic daily lives. She brings a healing experience to her signature course, Start Your Own Tea Practice, as well as her retreats and podcast, OF THE EARTH with Mariana Rittenhouse. In this episode, Mariana shares how she discovered tea ceremony and how her tea practice helped her recover from her career-related burnout and bring greater meaning into her life. She teaches us how Tea can help us deepen our relationship with ourselves and nature through the process of making tea and holding tea time sacred. Discover: How tea ceremonies and meditation contribute to being present, patient, and connected to oneself The parallels between tea ceremony practice and other mindfulness practices How tea can help you deepend your relationship with yourself and nature 00:00 Intro 02:28 Cultural exchange 11:52 Stop waiting for the extreme 14:17 Letting tea speak to you 18:39 The problem with over relying on humans 20:57 Making the tea 25:37 Growing up with tea 31:33 Having a tea ceremony 36:35 What happens when you become too extreme on your body 45:23 “Give it away before it gets taken away…” 54:35 Tea’s got your back Links: Mariana’s Course: Start Your Own Tea Practice: www.marianarittenhouse.com/syotp - Enrollment open August 23 - Sept 3, 2023! Instagram: www.instagram.com/marianadelatierra Website: www.marianarittenhouse.com Podcast: OF THE EARTH with Mariana Rittenhouse: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/of-the-earth-with-mariana-rittenhouse/id1690880695 Substack: https://marianarittenhouse.substack.com/ Freebie for starting a Tea practice at home: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/623cbd59e4da3a4464c30f11 Sponsors: Create the Love Cards | Use code CTLCARDS15 for 15% off at createthelove.com/cardsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	As I said, T changes you. T works with you. It's not like when we're in a meditation and we're just like, well, when the time passes, it'll be done. It's like those things that are hard, your heart become softened too. And all of a sudden, it's not so hard. And that's what I want in life. Like, life's hard. This world is crazy. Society asks a lot from us. And I just want it to not be so hard. And I get to be there and be like, oh, it's not so hard. Life's actually beautiful.
0:31.3	Hi, my name is Mark Groves and I'm obsessed with understanding human behavior and why we do what we do. In this podcast, I interview the world's most brilliant minds and hearts,
0:40.9	where I get to explore alongside you,
0:43.2	every subject you can imagine relating to our human experience and how we relate.
0:47.3	It is my deepest intention that we all learn how to create the life and love
0:51.1	that we've always dreamt of.
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1:03.1	review and a written review. With all that said, let's dive in and transform our lives.
1:10.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of the Mark Groves podcast today.
1:13.4	I'm joined with Mariana Rittenhouse.
1:16.5	How good was that accent?
1:17.7	It was good.
1:18.2	It was pretty good.
1:18.6	I mean, the Rittenhouse felt a little European.
1:22.0	I mean, isn't it tough?
1:23.7	It's, I believe, Austrian-Hungarian.
1:27.0	Right, so I nailed it. It's a hard name because Austrian-Hungarian. Right. So I nailed it.
1:28.2	It's a hard name because Mariana, Rittenhouse, they're two very different accents.
1:33.3	Yeah, they are.
1:34.4	I remember when I used to call you Mariana.
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