Cha Qi: Tea's Most Mysterious Benefit

Cha Qi, the tea’s elusive life force, escapes tidy definitions: “you will know.” It’s felt uniquely—blissful calm, sharp focus, or something between—distinct from caffeine buzz. Perhaps in the leaf, perhaps in the moment: serene sessions, long gongfu steeps with pu erh or oolong. Tea and drinker merge; senses and spirit steep.