Journal

Matcha is a form of meditation for me. It is the way of being present to the words that come from inner stillness.

A daily matcha habit -- like any daily habit -- can be an excellent opportunity to pause and simply rest.

There's a whole body of research on something called "implementation intention" -- a snoozer of a phrase if there ever was one. But it's relevant...

Goldsworthy's work is the embodiment of a Japanese aethetic ideal known as mono no aware, the awareness of impermanence and how nothing, ultimately, lasts very long.

In sum, the answer for most people is an unequivocal "yes" -- green tea is one of the safest substances on the planet.

I often drink a small glass of water with the juice of a whole lemon squeezed into it as I sip my matcha. Or, if...

One of the most severe flu and cold seasons in a decade is causing extended illness for millions of people across the country. It is...

The 2019 matcha harvest has pretty much come to a close, as it does every year at this time. By all accounts, it's been an...

As many of you reading this know, the combination of good matcha and good water, made with some care and love, is one of those...

We talk with a lot of people who enjoy matcha in a variety of ways. Almost everyone is in one of these four groups.   ...

Hate matcha? You're being rational.Many of us have had the experience of wanting to like matcha, but upon actual encounter are left with a sad,...

Matcha, like many things we put inside our bodies, has a taste spectrum. Some of it tastes sublime, and some of it is disgusting to...

As many of you know, a few years back we compiled a large (and growing) database of links to medical and clinical studies on the effects...

I do get the pleasures of sweet milky drinks in general, and sweet milky matcha drinks in particular. Matcha plays well with dairy and sugar;...

There's so much matcha out there, it's crazy. If you don't get it and don't like matcha, you are being very rational, given that most...

Yes, fashion models drink matcha before fashion shows in New York. Matcha is indeed currently the "it" drink among fashionistas the world over. How did...

Conviction in a particular belief -- being confident -- is in all likelihood the oldest medicine known to man. This confidence in our belief, whatever...

While there are certainly right and wrong ways to make matcha, there is no right or wrong way to consume that matcha once it’s made....

I've often wondered, is anxiety -- defined as ongoing worries and intrusive, uneasy thoughts -- an innate part of being human? For the unlucky among...

As some of you know, before I started Breakaway Matcha I had a previous life as a cookbook writer. I still cook all the time,...

If Aphrodite -- the Greek goddess of love -- had a kitchen in the clouds, I am fairly certain that she’d be whipping up frothy...

At birth, we are about about 80 percent water by weight. As we age, we just keep losing more water. Yikes.  Fetus ~ 94% Newborns...

For years--and years--I have been a coffee person. Growing up in Georgia I was practically breast-fed sweet iced tea. Hot tea is equally unappealing to...

I like to imagine that plants have unique personalities just like people. When I think of matcha’s anthropomorphized form, I conjure up an image of...