Tea With
Jake
Tea Monk, at your service.
I open sacred space, we pour tea. The Leaf is sublime — we marvel at that. As the tea hugs us, our creative channels open.Then I ask:
“What’s been on your heart lately?”It’s your chance to speak — honestly, freely, without holding back. I listen with full presence. We hold space for whatever needs to flow.Something always comes through. A shift. A new insight. A moment of clarity. We follow what stirs. We sit with it. We see where it leads.It’s gentle. It’s powerful. It lasts 75 minutes over Zoom. And you’ll leave pleasantly tea drunk.
What I Bring to the Tea Table
I’m not here to fix you. I’m here to sit — serve tea, and listen.I spent years in a world that moved fast — building, chasing, burning out. Until I packed up my life and moved to the Amazon jungle to follow a calling to build a retreat centre.
Somewhere along the way, I found my way back to the tea plant. Or it found me. That’s how it’s always been. No matter where I go, we find each other.At this point, I’ve stopped questioning it. I’m here as a bridge — between people, tea, and whatever wants to move through.The practice is simple:Sit. Drink the tea. Speak what’s true — or say nothing at all.Somewhere in that space, something shifts. A remembering. A spark. The kind that doesn’t need to be forced — it just needs room.I carry what I’ve learned from the jungle, from the mountains, from the plants — and from the Q’ero tradition, where I’ve been trained and initiated through Alberto Villoldo’s Four Winds Society.But mostly, I bring this: A pot of tea, a steady presence, and the reminder that you're already wonderful.I’m not your guru. I’m not your shaman. I’m not your teacher.I’m your friend.~ Jungle Jake
How Tea Monk Rituals Work
We meet for 75 minutes over Zoom. You arrive with tea in hand — one I’ve suggested for you ahead of time.We open sacred space together the way I was trained in the Q'ero lineage. We take time to set intentions. Then, I guide the flow with one simple invitation:“What’s been on your heart lately?”From there, we follow what stirs. You speak. I listen. We reflect, pause, explore. There’s no pressure to perform — just space to be with what’s real.If you’d like, you can share your birth date, time, and location when you book. I may reference your natal chart before we sit to help choose a tea that matches your constitution, and to better understand the patterns and energies at play in your life. It’s not required. But it can help me listen deeper.Every session is different. Some feel like a reading. Some feel like a creative jam. Some feel like something ancient — quiet, necessary, human.Just ritual, deep presence, tea, and whatever wants to move through us.
What to Expect
Every session is unique, but there’s a natural rhythm — a quiet arc guided by three simple questions.Comfort
We begin with presence. I ask:
“What’s been on your heart lately?”
There’s no rush. No pressure. Just space to speak what’s true.Courage
As we settle in, I may ask:
“Is there anything you’ve been carrying, avoiding, or quietly wrestling with?”
This is often where clarity begins — by meeting what’s real.Creativity
Toward the end, I’ll ask:
“What feels creatively alive right now — or ready to be expressed?”
Sometimes it’s a breakthrough. Sometimes it’s a message. Sometimes something comes through that didn’t come from either of us — but was meant for you.This is Creative Council Over Tea —
Part channeling. Part soul listening. Part co-creation. You don’t need to bring answers — only the willingness to arrive. We’ll follow what wants to move through.
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