Meditation, Art & Life

  • 5 Underrated Benefits of Meditation

    by Sierra Truong
    My journey with meditation began in 2014 when I attended a free meditation class on my campus. What initially hooked me to the practice came from t...
    Posted in Slow living

  • Wu-wei in The Way of Tea (Cha Dao)

    by Sierra Truong
    (Image: our mindfulness Tea ceremony at The School of Modern Meditation, Auckland, New Zealand) Wu-wei is a central concept in Taoism, often trans...
    Posted in mindfulness with tea

  • The history of tea in the Royal Courts of Vietnam

    by Sierra Truong
    For centuries, tea has played a significant role in the Vietnamese lifestyle, blending refinement with spiritual and philosophical practices. From ...
    Posted in mindfulness with tea

  • The Way of Tea: Exploring Daoist Philosophy in Cha Dao

    by Sierra Truong
    Tea has long been celebrated not only for its taste but for its ability to foster mindfulness, tranquility, and connection to the natural world. In...
    Posted in mindfulness with tea

  • Sipping Through History: A Journey of Tea

    by Sierra Truong
    The history of tea is a fascinating tale that spans centuries, cultures, and continents, with each step of its journey shaping the way we experienc...
    Posted in mindfulness with tea

  • Meet your world directly

    by Sierra Truong
    This month, I am in the middle of the Mindfulness Mentor Training with Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield & the Banyan’s crew. So, every Wednesday’s mo...
    Posted in Slow living

  • The Art of Living

    by Sierra Truong
    This blog post is selected from one of my email newsletters in June 2024 “One learns the art of dying by learning the art of living: how to become ...
    Posted in Slow living

  • The Path to Home - with Art Journaling Practice

    by Sierra Truong
    “The only path that can carry me home is the path of self-compassion” ~Tara Brach, Radical Compassion When I was 27, I went through a dark period o...
    Posted in art journaling

  • Cha Dao - The Way of Tea - in honouring the sacredness of nature

    by Sierra Truong
    Tea drinking ritual, despite its recent rise in the West, has a longstanding history intertwined with the evolution of Taoism and Buddhism in...
    Posted in mindfulness with tea

  • Cha Dao - The art of slowing down

    by Sierra Truong
    Lu Yu, the Sage of Tea and author of "The classic of Tea (Cha Jing 茶經)", who lived during the Tang Dynasty, referred to tea as “the sweetest dew o...
    Posted in mindfulness with tea

  • Tea & The Watercourse Way - Sitting with tea in a mindfulness practice in Auckland

    by Sierra Truong
    Since ancient times, water has been considered as the mother of tea. Tea was first boiled in water, and tea, these days, is still being brewed in ...
    Posted in mindfulness with tea

  • The five guidelines in The Way of Tea - Cha Dao in a modern world

    by Sierra Truong
    A sitting with tea is all about listening, not just with our sense of hearing but with all of our being. When we drink tea in silence, we could hea...
    Posted in mindfulness with tea