Michelle Rabin

http://www.tching.com

Michelle Rabin is the founder of T Ching. Eight years ago, she left New Jersey where she'd been in private practice as a psychologist for 25 years, and moved to Hood River, Oregon with visions of tea in her mind, body, and soul. Her mentors, Robert G. Allen (N.Y. Times best-selling author) and Mark Victor Hanson (Chicken Soup For the Soul) taught her that she is limited only by the limitations she imposes on herself. It is her vision and drive that is the inspiration for this innovative new business. She was able to see, early on, the direction the tea industry was headed in this country and was drawn to every aspect of it. A former coca-cola addict, Michelle first discovered green tea as a healthier beverage choice to wean herself off of her coca-cola jones. Her love affair with tea began while studying the traditions of the Japanese and Chinese Tea Ceremonies. But it didn't end there. As a tea connoisseur herself, Michelle saw the need to educate consumers about tea. Her prediction is that once Americans can make a delicious cup of tea quickly, painlessly, and perfectly, their consumption of tea will significantly increase, bringing it in line with the rest of the world's enjoyment of tea. Second only to water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. The profound health benefits associated with tea consumption will have the potential to impact health and wellness in this country unlike anything before it. We're currently working on a new project and expect to launch it this winter. We'll keep you posted so you can be the first to participate in this exciting new avenue for tea lovers.

Posts

Whimsical tea bag holder	15 May 2013
Taking tea as ritual	15 Apr 2013
Innovative tea bag with a wonderful traveling tea tin	25 Mar 2013
An old friend gets a new purpose	25 Feb 2013
A contemporary shift in matcha	24 Jan 2013
Blessings for the new year	31 Dec 2012
Afternoon tea	29 Nov 2012
The mighty Camellia sinensis	05 Nov 2012
A somewhat reluctant taster	03 Oct 2012
Will global warming affect the tea industry?	10 Sep 2012
Green tea stands in for urine in China’s private hospital exposé	10 Aug 2012
Tweet for tea	20 Jul 2012
Wanna suck some caffeine?	28 Jun 2012
Tea: The Magazine	04 May 2012
And you thought smoking tea was a joke!	05 Apr 2012
Spirituali-tea: The mind / body connection	07 Mar 2012
HELPS herbal teas for what ails you	08 Feb 2012
Thanks, Dr. Oz, but …	28 Dec 2011
What does your tea selection say about you?	07 Dec 2011
Artisan teapots please	09 Nov 2011
Resteeping tea 101	12 Oct 2011
A kettle made in heaven by Adagio	13 Sep 2011
My favorite tea strainer	19 Aug 2011
U.S. Tea Association – What does it do for you?	22 Jul 2011
More good news about the health benefits of tea	23 Jun 2011
Whom is the FDA really protecting?	24 May 2011
Is your biodegradable tea bag really biodegradable? I think not.	21 Apr 2011
Investing in tea?	17 Mar 2011
Is coffee or soda making you fat?	17 Feb 2011
Not just “peasant tea”	04 Jan 2011
That illusive “perfect” chai latte	04 Jan 2011
“Out of the Anagama: Kilnmaster and Stoker” exhibit in Boston	04 Jan 2011
“The Teahouse Fire” will have you scrambling to remember your temae	04 Jan 2011
T. Tea Bar: Fits its name to a “tea”	04 Jan 2011
British psychologist touts “rituals” of tea	04 Jan 2011
Thank you once again, Dr. Weil	04 Jan 2011
Tavalon’s Lee honored as one of the “Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business”	04 Jan 2011
The “teas” of business	04 Jan 2011
“200 cups daily would not be too much”	04 Jan 2011
The artist’s “way of tea”	04 Jan 2011
“A Tea Reader” – a review	04 Jan 2011
Release the leaves	04 Jan 2011
Earl Grey chocolate mousse, anyone?	04 Jan 2011
In China, people say “good mountains and good water produce great tea”	04 Jan 2011
A unique tea cup	04 Jan 2011
When I say Earl Grey, you say “yes, please”	04 Jan 2011
A celebration of tea and Humanity	04 Jan 2011
Some tips on tea from George Orwell’s essay, “A Nice Cup of Tea”	04 Jan 2011
Hospitals in Wales “get it”	04 Jan 2011
Trunk Show at Smith Tea	02 Dec 2010
A Thanksgiving blessing	25 Nov 2010
Real men drink green tea	04 Nov 2010
My very own tea plant	07 Oct 2010
Mavea Water Filtration system	09 Sep 2010
tea and sexual pleasures	12 Aug 2010
Hospitals in Wales “get it”	15 Jul 2010
More health benefits of green tea	17 Jun 2010
Finding the best residential water filtration system for tea	05 Apr 2010
New electric tea pot without the BPAs	08 Mar 2010
breakfast beverage for champions	08 Feb 2010
FEAR – the new four-letter word	11 Jan 2010
Steve Smith – down and personal (Part 1)	14 Dec 2009
Blessings for Thanksgiving	26 Nov 2009
Steve Smith…where are you?	19 Nov 2009
Washington T.E.A. group…NOT	01 Oct 2009
Tea and caffeine – Dr. Weil’s thoughts	03 Sep 2009
Summer and tea…to drink hot or not	06 Aug 2009
The Mayo Clinic says green tea treats leukemia	09 Jul 2009
Forward or backward…?	11 Jun 2009
A tea immersive like no other	18 May 2009
British psychologist touts “rituals” of tea	06 May 2009
Farewell to Emma	24 Apr 2009
Dr. Andrew Weil – supports green tea	09 Apr 2009
Go green for heart health	26 Feb 2009
Weight loss and tea	12 Feb 2009
Caffeine and bone health	22 Jan 2009
“Wellness” food for 2009	14 Jan 2009
Wanna prevent cancer? Drink green tea daily.	19 Dec 2008
Caffeine – another vantage point	08 Dec 2008
Who could ask for anything more?	20 Nov 2008
tea for cows and chickens . . . ?	14 Nov 2008
a mechanical nose? please say NO	27 Oct 2008
the brits come around	20 Oct 2008
Afganistan and tea	13 Oct 2008
Dr. Weil says “don’t add milk”	06 Oct 2008
green tea meat rub	02 Oct 2008
calling all creatives . . . job posting at T Ching.	26 Sep 2008
a moment of silence is a good thing	15 Sep 2008
american tea palate	10 Sep 2008
real men drink tea	01 Sep 2008
Have a little lemon in your green tea – please	25 Aug 2008
boomers take heart – it’s not too late!	20 Aug 2008
tea wins the gold at Bejing!	14 Aug 2008
look but don’t drink	01 Aug 2008
the evidence keeps mounting	28 Jul 2008
hot tea in the summer. . . ? Why the hell not?	23 Jul 2008
the inspiration of tea	02 Jul 2008
skip the yogurt and reach for tea	30 Jun 2008
the ritual of tea while on holiday	25 Jun 2008
home decaffeination	09 Jun 2008
Slow Food Nation	02 Jun 2008
nuclear attack . . . what about tea?	22 May 2008
$20,000.00 video tea contest – The Calmasutra	16 May 2008
tea here now	07 May 2008
kombucha . . . wonder drink?	01 May 2008
for your health	16 Apr 2008
ART and tea	11 Apr 2008
what’s your favorite tea magazine?	10 Mar 2008
hillary switched . . . how about you?	03 Mar 2008
are they for real?	27 Feb 2008
Canadian food trends picks tea!	21 Feb 2008
Oprah’s Dr. Oz picks tea for its health benefits	18 Feb 2008
gender and race. . . the politics of tea	11 Feb 2008
have a tea party . . . and i don’t mean for kids!	04 Feb 2008
W+3T=the perfect cup of tea	30 Jan 2008
The Story of Tea	23 Jan 2008
new year’s resolution – tea and exercise	17 Jan 2008
new findings on Parkinson’s	10 Jan 2008
calling all photographers	02 Jan 2008
what would jesus, moses, allah, and buddha say?	26 Dec 2007
the frog in hot water	13 Dec 2007
tea is #1 for youth in asia	29 Nov 2007
thank you Dr. Blumberg	26 Nov 2007
Tea cocktails…make it a new holiday tradition.	21 Nov 2007
starbucks wants kids	08 Nov 2007
afternoon delight	24 Oct 2007
a soothing sip of focus	08 Oct 2007
who would have thought?	20 Sep 2007
new york’s carlyle hotel hosts “madeline’s tea” for kids	13 Sep 2007
we must be losing our minds!	10 Sep 2007
Psychology today says YES to tea	05 Sep 2007
one year anniversary	03 Sep 2007
4th international scientific tea symposium	30 Aug 2007
drink to your health	23 Aug 2007
tragedy pervades Indian tea	20 Aug 2007
kudos for australia	16 Aug 2007
tea is prized above food in china	09 Aug 2007
to bag or not to bag…that is the question	02 Aug 2007
what tea to serve your guests	25 Jul 2007
tea and spirituality in portland	18 Jul 2007
dunkin donuts hits the wave	11 Jul 2007
are tag lines poetry?	29 Jun 2007
fight indooritis – the health benefits of tea	21 Jun 2007
cardiovascular health benefits of green tea……the evidence continues!	18 Jun 2007
tea and childhood obesity	11 Jun 2007
tea is healthier than water	04 Jun 2007
tea as mindfulness practice	30 May 2007
inscribed on a tea kettle	25 May 2007
all you need to know	18 May 2007
andrew weil says…….	09 May 2007
tooth decay in preschoolers increasing	03 May 2007
don’t drink your calories	26 Apr 2007
How much to buy and how much will you use?	23 Apr 2007
kids and tea? absolutely	19 Apr 2007
green tea neat	09 Apr 2007
has HIV met its match with tea?	02 Apr 2007
women and tea….hurray!	22 Mar 2007
go green…….tea	14 Mar 2007
The arrival of darjeeling tea	16 Feb 2007
if i can do it……..	16 Feb 2007
the romance of tea	14 Feb 2007
Green Tea appears to reduce Breast Cancer Risk	07 Feb 2007
Poet and physicist	02 Feb 2007
Zen Haiku	26 Jan 2007
the marriage of tea and milk: in need of a quickie divorce	18 Jan 2007
we have a dream!	15 Jan 2007
Calling all poets	05 Jan 2007
Don’t settle for just hydration when you can REVITALIZE	04 Jan 2007
Calling all newbies	21 Dec 2006
Weight loss in a bottle?	04 Dec 2006
Tea: a treat for all of our senses	30 Nov 2006
The cost of tea in China	20 Nov 2006
good-bye hot chocolate. hello, tea!	16 Nov 2006
How to make the perfect cup of tea	13 Nov 2006
Tea Heaven on Earth	12 Oct 2006
Cool Place to visit	22 Sep 2006
Sorry FDA – JAMA disagrees	13 Sep 2006
Warning: Black Tea may not be good for your health!	05 Sep 2006
What’s with the FDA?	01 Sep 2006
Thanks but now I can’t drink the water!	30 Aug 2006
W+3T = the perfect cup of tea: part 4	25 Aug 2006
W+3T = the perfect cup of tea! – part 3	25 Aug 2006
W+3T = the perfect cup of tea! – Part 2	24 Aug 2006
W+3T = the perfect cup of tea! – part 1	23 Aug 2006
W + 3T = the perfect cup of tea!	22 Aug 2006
Research on White Tea: Interview with Milton Schiffenbauer, Ph.D.	17 Aug 2006
Welcome to T Ching	09 Aug 2006
+ 3T = the perfect cup of tea! – part 4	02 Aug 2006
The ritual of tea	14 Mar 2006