Speaking of Tea...

This episode features the sipping of Lapsang Souchong. Watch as her spirit flows through me! Tea is a feminine spirit, but it felt weird to write "she" as Lapsang has a very male energy to it. Hmmm... I share some life updates with work, baby shower, and parenting preparations. Along with news about my membership Human Error which has slightly taken the back seat, but is in full throttle preparati...

While I sip a purple leaf white tea cake called Purple Love Bunny with of course a purple bunny on the wrapper, I sit with my stuffed animal friend Bunny and discuss the very interesting world of media. How great it is to have stuffed animal friends. Perhaps it’s to keep me grounded in my creativity and inner child magic. Well, it’s not for any purpose at all, really. I simply love her and everyon...

Featuring the sipping of the final grams of my Gyokuro stash and a talk on my upcoming membership, Human Error. A space built for creatives, entrepreneurs and of course, tea lovers. To discuss, decompress, and create together. Where I, Rachelle, guide as a mentor and hold space for our growing community. To have fun and be real with each other. Human Error is to accept the conditions of being huma...

The great season of love, Valentine’s Day! In this episode I meet with the lovely Marcela, MC MamaBird of the Empowered Soul podcast to talk about self-love in the context of Valentine’s Day. As they say, “You must love others before you love yourself.” But Valentines is often when we choose to externalize our love: to impress or show gratitude for a lover. Great romantic expressions, dates, gifts...

Are you feeling the spirit of the season? It’s Aquarius time! For me, there’s 3 new years: The calendar, beginning of Aquarius, and the Chinese New Year (which in 2026 is close to the start of Pisces, which is interesting!) Also, Aquarius begins my (Rachelle’s) birthday, on January 22nd. So basically if you celebrate my birthday with me, you are also celebrating in Aquarius energy. While you’re ha...

Dong ding is back in the house! Not to be confused with “ding dong is anyone home?” Your author, coach and tea connoisseur host Rachelle is exploring Dong Ding oolong from Formsa (Taiwanese). This one, exceptionally roasty! It’s been a long time since I’ve had some, so I ended up having it 3 times this day… you’ll hear how that went down! During this episode, we explore the five senses when it com...

What an exciting and spiritual time. Samhain and Halloween is just days away. How are you spending it? During this episode I discussed what it means to me to celebrate Samhain traditionally with ritual going on my third year now. It is such a powerful time of year, the thinning of the veil. Two years ago, my spirit guide, who was somebody who had died two years previous, Jesse McPhee, came through...

Welcome back to the Speaking of Tea… podcast where we talk about all things tea, poetry, and the lifestyle surrounding the two. Today’s episode concerns the little things that make up the tea experience. Or rather, the many elements combined that make for a good tea session: a new handcrafted tea tray, crackle glaze in teapots, gong dao bei, staining things with tea, and what I do with old puerh c...

October begins… And so does a new contest I’m running through my publishing company, Peacock Poetry Publishing! A chance to submit poems of a particular theme (soon revealed) to be published in a poetry collective! Publication will require enrollment in a group coaching program called My Poetry Era. This is the coolest thing that I’ll have run, and SO looking forward to seeing many of you submit!!...

A reflection on the change of seasons and exciting new offers including a poetry contest to be published in a collective!

Way to break a period of silence! I let my life happen for a while and haven’t been up to recording podcasts. I also have been craving an audio-cast rather than video; go back to my roots so to say. And thus, nothing for a month. But that’s okay! I knew I would suddenly get inspiration and that’s exactly what happened today. I opened up the cupboard to pull out a little tin of tea that I discovere...

Tuning in for another episode with your favourite tea queen? Welcome! This episode features an aged shou puerh from 2012 which usually bears some chocolatey notes, but this time seemed to come off plum-like. How strange! Sweetly bitter and still delicious. Discussion of my newly in the works publishing company to provide a greater purpose to my poetry coaching programs. What will you be able to pu...

01:00 Black Nectar Tea 10:30 Silly playing cards 14:00 Poetry Publishing 32:00 screaming vocals and Bunny 36:40 Reiki 45:30 Oracle & Tarot reading 52:00 Visualization 54:00 Say cheese 57:00 Poem for the road

Using the energetic wisdom of honey orchid fragrance oolong tea to facilitate reiki healing with Rachelle Mecca. This tea is so smooth and uplifting, making it perfect for energetic realignment. It is the reason I designed a service called Tea Ceremony Energy Transmission! Watch and listen to enjoy the effects of this tea through your favourite tea medium. In this episode I also get into depth abo...

How do we arrive at our purpose? Is it through realizing our passions? I’m not going to go further with these questions. Because the answer is yes, it is. There is a lot of resonance lately with planetary cycles, alignment, and our deepest dreams coming into fruition. If you’ve been aware and doing the self-work, this energy is going to work in your favour. I know it is for me. In this episode I e...

Join me this week for some talk about the April pink full moon, Vaisakhi celebration in Port Alberni and what laughter can do for your spirit! In the spirit of Vaisakhi celebration in Port Alberni where I was invited for food and celebration at 2 temples, I reflect on the sense of community and beautiful taste of culture shock within my home town. I am drinking a nice woody Indian black tea called...

Hello welcome back to another episode of Speaking of Tea…! Join me for some tea drinking, discussion about my new writing program and poetry. Today I am digging into an aged shou puerh tuo from 2005! A beautifully aged, mellow yet powerful tea! Accidentally aged by hanging out in my collection (don’t think all of your teas can age this way!) I demonstrate breaking apart a tough chunk like this one...

This episode is a special, fun one! I am live on video, so this episode is best enjoyed through YouTube as there are several pauses where I am enjoying a cup of tea. https://youtu.be/7sMF1APfPME Welcome back to a new episode of Speaking of Tea… ! I go into various topics throughout this episode, through the magical aid of pulling oracle cards and things that are going on! The upcoming new moon and...

A special episode this week is dedicated to Podcasthon: Podcasthon is the world’s largest podcast charity initiative, bringing together podcasters globally to raise awareness for charitable causes. So a whole bunch of us podcasters are releasing an episode this week about a charity of our choosing. Here’s a link to their site to see more: https://www.podcasthon.org I chose to feature “United Plant...

In this episode, I discuss my university degree in Media & The Public Interest: what it is about, the things I think about in terms of it and being a media producer (independent radio), and my journey since graduation. What it means to be aware of media, know where things come from, and understand our privacy online, and more! I also open up to past traumas and how it got me on an intensive writin...

This episode was recorded about mid-Aquarius time. In it, I am drinking “Cozy” Keemun black tea and share the origins of my love for this one from my master sommelier Michelle Pierce-Hamilton. I get into details about my new offerings, 1:1 Coaching for poetry writing as a form of self-care. Also, a new online poetry community that is available at a monthly membership cost. Share, collaborate, edit...

Welcome to my beloved Aquarius Time! January 21st marks the first day of the season of Aquarius. For me, it’s super exciting, like the real beginning of the year. Plus, the 22nd is my birthday, when it all began, for me! In this episode I talk about what Aquarius feels like, and share a poem I wrote about it. I also talk about how it feels to really express yourself; without accommodating for othe...

Happy first episode of 2025! How is it going? Where is life drawing you now? For myself, life is drawing me inwards to investigate what I really feel called to do, what areas in my life are being called to express themselves and where I am feeling like change is needed. In this episode I talk about working in mental health care but wanting to do more; what is behind this decision making and storie...

Other topics: Books (Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins) (Abundant Ever After by Cathy Heller) Light Beings What these Holidays are about for me Releasing, renewing, inviting in the dark Holidays can be difficult- family gatherings you may or may not want to go to, honouring family members who have passed on (they love you!) New goals- be brave and move towards your goals! Embrace the change your he...

See two tea nerds in action drinking gongfu cha in our own way, own unique tea tables. We talk intermittently about shou puerh amongst other topics: west coast weather, the current shipping fiascos in the United States and Canada, smoking herbs, eating raw tea leaves, is tea good for weight loss?, shou puerh tea descriptions, and visiting the tea mountains in China.