Meet the Authors
donna fellman
Donna Fellman learned firsthand the importance of tea education for staff and the public at large while managing teahouses in Seattle and Boulder. As director of the Tea Education Alliance, dedicated to promoting tea and the tea lifestyle through education and experience, she teaches, lectures, and consults about all aspects of tea. She is also owner of the Bodhidharma Tea Company, specializing in tea and tea ware for the contemplative lifestyle. She lives the tea lifestyle in Louisville, Colorado, with her husband, Aiy'm, and their cat, Sencha.
lhasha tizer
Lhasha Tizer has been teaching classes in tea awareness since 1991. A devoted practitioner of international tea ceremonies, her love and study of tea is weekly expressed in her Tea Here Now classes at Miraval Resort in Catalina, Arizona. At Miraval, Lhasha also facilitates classes and does specialty consults in meditation and developing mindfulness to reduce stress, create healthy relationships, and enhance quality lifestyle skills.

She has a private coaching practice in Tucson, Arizona, called The Way of Wellness, where she lives happily and contentedly with her husband, Russell.