Greetings curious soul

The workshop fees go into paying for both the materials (e.g. teas, teaware and aroma samples) as well as facilitation of the session!

Upon registration, you will be asked to pay a $250 deposit 7 days after registration, you will be asked to make payment for the outstanding balance.
(e.g. if you register on 1 October, you will be charged the remaining balance on 8 October)

All the materials for the workshop are made to order. The deposit is so that we can place orders and start creating your workshop kit and have it reach you on time!

Yes! You can choose to pay for the workshop in full or in 3 installments.

For payment in 3 installments, the payment plan is as follows:

1. First Installment aka Deposit: $250 (paid upon registration)
2. Second Installment: $180 [group] | $507.5 [private] (due 30 days after first installment)
3. Third Installment: $180 [group] | $507.5 [private] (due 30 days after second installment)

Do note that we charge an extra $30 processing fee for paying in installments.
So if you choose to pay in installments, the final workshop fee will be:

1. Private: $1265
2. Group: $610

If you cancel you cancel within 7 days of registration, your deposit will be fully refunded

This means, for example, if you registered on 1 October, if you would like to you have until 7 October to cancel.

If you choose to cancel

(1) AFTER the 7-day period, but BEFORE the commencement of the workshop:
you will lose your deposit. But any payment you have made will be refunded to you. For example, if you registered on 1 October for a workshop is slated to start on 15 October, and you cancel on 9 October, your $250 will be deducted, but we will refund you the outstanding balance you paid. You will also receive your workshop kit, as it would have been made and that is what you deposit was for. 😊

(2) AFTER workshop begins:
there will be no refunds. Do note that if you are on an installment plan, if you choose to cancel AFTER workshop has commenced, you will still be billed in full for the subsequent installments.

There is only a 7-day cooling period as the workshop kits are made to order. Many of the pieces are ordered from overseas and need time to arrive. As such, to ensure a timely delivery of your kit, we will need to confirm your attendance within 7-days of registration.!

We are sure your teaware is lovely and very special to you. We can't stop you from brewing with it off screen, but you get the whole package, teaware and all. This is ultimately experience art, emphasis on art. All the components in this experience, including the teaware, were chosen for an artistic purpose. You wouldn't buy painting and say "oh but i have pink paint at home, can I get it without the pink colors and fill it in with my own?"
Also, it's for esprit de corp! The session is taking place digitally, so we hope you can feel connected with your fellow participants by using the same teaware.

If it helps, although we didn't get fancy teaware, we also didn't get a cheapy one. It's a nice, reliable teaware that'll also be of use even after this workshop is over.

Nope...unless you count boiling water a skill.

Just a kettle (or any method for boiling water). Everything else you need will be sent to you.

Nope. Just show up.

We understand, times are uncertain right now. If you have something urgent come up, we are happy to schedule a make-up session. Although you'll be missed by your buddy if you're doing it in a group.

We can't really stop you if you do, but the kit will only have enough materials for one person to be doing brewing. If there's someone who'd like to join the workshop with you in the same household but would prefer not to do any brewing, please write in to us and we'll see what we can work out.

Sadly, no.
We will be going through some more personal things in this experience, so it's very important that the space be safe for participants. Having random strangers pop in for a private conversation can be quite uncomfortable... we're sure you understand.

We'd love to have you too!
As long as you're staying somewhere where we can reach you via international shipping, it's all good! You will have to pay extra for international shipping however. We would also recommend you register for sessions well in advance to allow ample time for your workshop kit to arrive!

There are different workshop intakes, the cut-off date for each one is different and can be found on the registration page!

It's our way of being socially responsible + preempting any potential circuit breaker.

If you'd like however, you can request to have the final two sessions of the workshop (session 7 & 8) to take place in-person. Do note that the combined session will take 3 hours instead of the usual 1.5-hour. This option is also only open to those who are fully vaccinated. As the session will take place in our home studio, we will also send you a rapid test for you to take the day before (which we will take as well) just to ensure the safety of everyone involved!

Why can't it be shorter? Quicker? Well, because this experience is about slowing down and taking your time to explore yourself and your taste through tea. We can make it shorter by making each session more rushed and condensed, but then we'd be stressing you out and NOT helping you slow down, like everything else in this world.

This workshop involves a lot of conversation and discussion, because of the intimate nature of the experience, a smaller group size will help us ensure safety, comfort and quality!

It's great that you recognize that. There's always next time. Go do what you need to do first.