Morning Coffee or Tea Meditation

One morning, my daughter asked if I could bring her cup of coffee to the kitchen table, where she was busily reading and tapping away on her laptop. When I picked it up, I noticed it was lukewarm, so I offered to warm it for her. Then we both noticed how this had become a habit, for both of us - brewing the cup, then forgetting about it as we became engrossed in morning activities. That conversation was the inspiration for this practice.
 

Morning Coffee or Tea Meditation

Prepare your morning beverage without any distractions, savoring the quiet morning.

Enjoy a gentle pace of waking up.

Notice your breathing. Make no effort to control it.

Relax your face, neck, and shoulders.

Observe your senses.

What do you see?

What do you hear?

What do you smell?

Patiently observe the ritual of preparing your cup of tea or coffee.

Once it is prepared, have a seat at your table, placing the cup on it surface.

Sit in mountain pose, with your feet flat on the floor, spine long, shoulders relaxed, neck long, face relaxed.

Cradle the cup in your hands, absorbing the warmth from its contents in your palms.

Smelling it.

Then tasting it.

Sip mindfully and slowly until you finish.

Proceed with your day and notice with practice for a few days, if you sense any changes in your energy and emotional wellbeing.