Tea Meditation Experience as a Practicing Method of Yoga Leaders : Focused on the Jungjeong of the Tea Master Chouui

Objectives The purpose of this study is to illuminate the performative relationship between yoga and tea through the tea meditation experiences of yoga leaders and to explore the practical meaning of tea meditation experiences. As a theoretical background, Jungjeong the core philosophy of DongdaSong written by the tea master Chouui in the late Joseon Dynasty, was presented. Methods The research method is a qualitative study, which analyzed and structured in-depth interviews with yoga leaders on the tea meditation experience. Results According to this study, the essential goal of yoga and tea meditation is to find true identity and have common characteristics in the structure and method of the performance process. Yoga and tea meditation are performance methods that maintain balance and meditation based on slow breathing and movement and are achieved in a structure of equality. This practice of perception expands thinking and broadens the energy of understanding and acceptance. In addition, yoga and tea meditation seek balance in the structure of movement and breathing and experience emptying and filling based on the aesthetics of waiting. Conclusions The qualitative analysis of the yoga leader's tea meditation experience is a study approached as a suggestion of the importance of meditation and tea meditation can enrich the psychological and physical experiences of yogi. Therefore, in this regard, it is suggested that program development or related studies be further reinforced and carried out.