About
Raphaël & Le cerf-volant
Many moons ago, while Raphaël was still slowly wandering around Asia for a few years, a then mild interest for tea started to rapidly blossom and mature as a consequence of numerous experiences, visits, and sharing sessions with a disparate group of tea enthusiasts and well-versed individuals around mountains, farms, cities and houses at the service of this leaf.
Today, he is keen to share and document this contemplative, mindful, and abundant journey in a semi-nomadic fashion through tea sharing sessions and ceremonies, photography, as well as other spontaneous projects, inspired by Nature and her altruistic spirit. Le cerf-volant (“The kite” in French) serves as a catalyst aiming to offer and cultivate slow tea refuges as well as new forms of exploration to those who are seeking solace, tranquility, and wisdom in their daily life.
Note: A curated, regularly updated list of tea-related resources found to be informative, relevant, and trustworthy can be found here. You might also be interested in checking the teaware your host currently parting ways with (brand new/retired/vintage/antique pieces put for sale).
Other personal projects
- Le vagabond bleu – Haiku poetry
- Kůra Růka – Ayurvedic yoga massage
- LearnSeedSaving.com – Educational platform dedicated to seed saving