{"title":"Jingshan — Mountain of Tea and Zen","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn a mountain north-west of Hangzhou, the path climbs through bamboo so dense that the light turns green. This chapter is for calm, and for doing one thing with your whole heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"daily-pause","title":"Daily Pause — Dark Wood Bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA little space in the everyday.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe place\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJingshan lies northwest of Hangzhou, where the path climbs through bamboo so thick that even the light turns green. In the Song dynasty it was one of the greatest Chan monasteries south of the Yangtze. The monks grew tea on the slopes and received guests with it — boil the water, whisk the tea, offer the bowl — passed from one pair of hands to another, unhurried, almost wordless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonks from Japan crossed the sea to study Chan here, and tea with it. When they went home they carried tea bowls, tea seeds, and this quietness. Over the years, on the far side of the sea, it became the tea ceremony. The things that matter most, it seems, can fit inside a single bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaily Pause is strung with natural dark wood, warm-grained like the floor of an old tea hall. At its centre sits a matte silver tube between two small rings — like the gentle pause between two breaths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWood, in the Five Elements: spring, growth, and roots. A Chan master answered every question with \"Go and have some tea\" — the truth is not far away, but in a single breath in and out. This piece is for anyone whose days move too fast. Pausing will not leave you behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Natural dark wood, 925 silver tube and rings\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eElement: Wood\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSacred land: Jingshan\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBlessing: Health · Peace \u0026 Safety\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA small ritual\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the day runs fast, turn the silver once with your fingertip and take one breath — a little slower than the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eCATHORA pieces are rooted in Chinese cultural traditions and are intended for personal reflection and meaning. 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The ancients had a word for this hazy green of the hills — cuiwei: not any single green, but the layer where mist, bamboo shade and sky overlap, visible only once you walk inside the mountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Song dynasty, Jingshan Temple was ranked first among the great Chan monasteries. Its monks grew tea among the bamboo and welcomed guests with it; over a single bowl, people grew quiet. Japanese monks later carried tea seeds home from here — and this stillness with them. A mountain's green travelled far.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCuiwei is polished from natural green quartz. The crystal is clear with a pale wash of green, holding natural green inclusions and fine ice-like veils — like light falling through bamboo, or bamboo shadows drifting in morning mist. No two beads are alike. A simple strand, left unadorned so the crystal can speak for itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWood, in the Five Elements. Wood governs growth, and green is the colour of spring. Folk tradition calls green quartz a stone of career, worn for rising work and gathering fortune. Like bamboo — which spends years rooting underground, then rises section by section once it breaks the soil — may you have the patience to root, and the moment to rise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Natural green quartz\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eElement: Wood\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSacred land: Jingshan\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBlessing: Career · Wealth\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA small ritual\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePut it on the day a new job or project begins. 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