• Home
  • About
    • About Fii
    • The kit
  • Disclaimer
    • Disclaimer
    • Privacy Policy
  • Work with me
  • Modelling

Fiixii

Tea Therapy at haengrang branch seoul
July 8, 2020 korea•lifestyle•recommendations•seoul•sponsored post•travel

Tea Therapy Haengrang Branch | Ad- PR Trip

This post contains contents that have been provided free of charge to me, in exchange for posting. The organisation I am in partnership with is the Korean Tourism Organisation, as part of their Wellness Tourism program.

I love tea. Tea is wonderful. It has a brilliant ability to make everything that bit better, especially when you’re across the other side of the world and you can’t exactly get a ‘mum hug’. It also has wonderful medicinal properties, which change depending on the ingredient. As part of my work for the Wellness Tourism program run by the Korean Tourism Organisation (KTO) I took a class (and a foot bath) at the wonderful Tea Therapy Haengrang Branch in Jeongno-gu, Seoul to learn about tea and women’s health.

Tea Therapy Haengrang Branch:

The building is part of the restored birth house of Yun Posun (2nd President of South Korea) and has been awarded the status of a cultural asset to South Korea. The building is older than the main Apgujeong branch, and has a more rustic feel to it. It’s interior is classic and traditional, and gives the classes a more old-fashioned backdrop for all the photos you’re going to want to take.

The class:

The class my group chose was ‘Women’s health’. This was a class that focused around ‘tea that is good for women’, so blends that help with skin, reproductive health, circulation,

We started with an introduction to the class, talking about what Tea Therapy is and their aim to educate people on the different medicinal properties of tea, for our class it was specifically related to how different ingredients can affect different aspects of female health. We also learned a little about the concepts of blood health (ํ˜ˆํ—ˆ / Hyeolheo) and how to recognise if something is off, as well as blood stasis or stagnation (์–ดํ˜ˆ / eohyeol), which is an important underlying cause of many diseases according to traditional medicine.

We then moved on to the tea tasting!

Tea Therapy Haengrang Branch tea class

Tea tasting at Tea Therapy Haengrang Branch

The tea tasting consisted of 9 different teas, and an explanation about how they helped different symptoms or conditions. We were presented with a box of Tea Therapy’s 12 different dried ingredients, so that we could learn to recognise the names, appearances and smells before trying each tea.

I won’t go through all of the different teas, but some that really stood out to me were Danggui or Angelica root, which is an ingredient that helps with blood circulation especially in the abdomen and pelvic region. I really enjoyed the cinnamon tea we tried (a little bit of Christmas warmth at the start of summer), as well as the Mugwort or Artemisia tea. Which should come as no surprise since I am loving mugwort these days.

The feeling during the class was very relaxed, we were able to ask questions if we needed clarification or more information, and we were also able to pour all our own teas to our taste. A great thing if we thought we might not like one from the smell or explanation of ingredient (there are lots of natural ingredients that can have laxative like effects in tea).

At the end of the class we were able to make 2 bags of our own tea blends using the dried ingredients we were perusing during the tea tasting. We could blend anything we wanted together to make a tea unique to our needs using what we’d learned during the class. I made a goji berry and jujube blend, as well as a mugwort and peppermint blend. Jujube has properties to help with sleep and blood pressure/circulation, and peppermint is great for settling your digestive tract.

a photo of a tea cup with artemisia tea, a small pot of dried artemisia root with the cap closed

During this time, we were also presented with traditional korean snacks to nibble on during the tasting. Snacks are a customary part of the Korean Tea Ceremony, and although we weren’t performing one even loosely, they are usually had alongside tea.

I really enjoyed the class, and felt like I learned a lot about different natural ingredients that can be used for healing. Tea Therapy Haengrang branch does conduct the class in Korean, so if you have no knowledge of the language it is best to bring someone with at least a moderate level of fluency. I’m at an intermediate level and could understand almost everything with few clarifications of either more traditional or medical words. Even for those in my group with minimal Korean it was still an enjoyable and informative experience.

a picture of Tea Therapy Haengrang branch's outdoor foot bath
a picture of Tea Therapy Haengrang branch's outdoor footbath
a picture of Tea Therapy Haengrang branch's outdoor foot bath with a basket, a towel, an aerial view of a tea cup with peppermint tea, and the relaxing A bath recipe

Foot Bath at Tea Therapy:

Both branches of Tea Therapy have foot bath stations, which is a great way to relax after walking around the attractions of the Jeongno area (there are many). Tea Therapy’s Haengrang branch has its footbath station outside, so it’s a lovely calming space to relax on a hot summers day. It really doesn’t feel like you are in the middle of a capital city at all.

The foot bath is complementary for anyone who orders tea, but if you wish to add a special foot bath blend is an extra 5,000W. You can choose from two types, A (which is for stress relief ) or B ( which is if you are feeling heavy or have poor circulation). You can choose the temperature and depth of the bath yourself, and they are cleaned before and after each patron.

It was a lovely way to finish the healing experience at Tea Therapy Haengrang branch, I felt very relaxed and refreshed afterwards. Healing Mission: Complete.

Useful Information about Tea Therapy:

  • Location, Contact info & Available languages
  • Pricing Information
  • Open Hours

Location & Contact numbers:

Tea Therapy Haengrang Branch:
74, Yunboseon-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Contact: +82-2-518-7506
Languages: Korean, Japanese

Tea Therapy Apgujeong Branch:
16, Eunju-ro 173-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Contact: +82-2-518-7506-7
Languages: Korean, English, Japanese

Tea:
Local Tea: 8000W
Omija Tea: 6000W


Food:
Lunch Set: 8000W


Tea Class:
50,000W per person. Class is available for 2 persons or more.


Foot Bath: 5000W including foot bath products.

Open Hours:
10:00 ~ 22:00

Closed on Holidays


Reservations are required for Tea Class

If you wish to make a reservation for the Tea Class, Korea Wellness has a discount coupon running (on a first come first serve on-site basis) from July 1st to August 31st. There are also a lot of different places you can go to! You can get your discount coupon here.

You can also check out other destinations that fall under the umbrella of wellness/medical tourism at the KTO Wellness Tourism website: Visit Medical Korea.

Let me know if you’d check out Tea Therapy! I genuinely loved the time I spent there, and I actually bought two extra sets of teas on top of the little gift bags they gave us! One was an allergy relief tea (my allergies have been bad recently), and the other was a sleepy tea for the boy.

The staff are all very welcoming, and it’s a very nice spot to hang out if you’re wandering the area!

Reader Interactions

Leave a Comment Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Previous Contemporary interior design
Next Haul | July Korean skincare haul: I’m from, Missha, A’pieu, Aromatica

You mights also like

fashion

[STREETSTYLE] Seoul Fashion Week SS18 Wednesday / day 3...

READ THE POST
lifestyle

Top 5 tips: Staying organised

READ THE POST
fashion

Seoul Fashion Week: photo update 1

READ THE POST
fashion

How to style a Jumpsuit for Autumn/Winter with House of...

READ THE POST

fiixii

Fii ๐Ÿถ style inspo & kbeauty
had a rly good week this week ๐Ÿคญ which after mon had a rly good week this week ๐Ÿคญ which after months of bit-part, pinch-hitting, non-actual work has been a bit of a shock to the system but!! 
BUT 
good things are coming โ˜บ๏ธ

โ˜๏ธ ๐ŸŒง โ›…๏ธ โ˜๏ธ ๐ŸŒง โ›…๏ธ 

#wihatfiiwore #assseenonme #poseinspo #์™ธ๊ตญ์ธ๋ชจ๋ธ #ํŒจ์…˜์Šคํƒ€๊ทธ๋žจ #๋ฐ์ผ๋ฆฌ๋ฃฉ #๋ฐ์ผ๋ฆฌ๊ทธ๋žจ #darlingdaily #fashionstyle #fashionbloggerstyle #stylediaries #styleinspiration #fashiongrams #fashiongrammer #wearetothe9s #discoverunder10k
and at last i see the light ๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ•ฏ it was COLD and at last i see the light ๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ•ฏ

it was COLD but this shoot was so fun 
๐Ÿ“ธ @euphotic_photography 

โ˜๏ธ โ›…๏ธ โ˜๏ธ โ›…๏ธ 

#wearetothe9s  #whatfiiwore #ํŒจ์…˜๊ทธ๋žจ #ํŒจ์…˜์ฝ”๋”” #ํŒจ์…˜์Šค๋žจ #๋ฃฉ์Šคํƒ€๊ทธ๋žจ #์˜ท์Šคํƒ€๊ทธ๋žจ์ผ์ƒ #์˜ท์Šคํƒ€ #ํŒจ์…˜๋ธ”๋กœ๊ทธ #ํŒจ์…˜๋ธ”๋กœ๊ฑฐ #์˜ค์˜คํ‹ฐ๋”” #๋ฐ์ผ๋ฆฌ๋ฃฉ #์˜ท์Šคํƒ€๊ทธ๋žจ #stylehunters #fashionkorea #์˜ท์Šคํƒ€๊ทธ๋žจdaily #wearingtoday #ootdpost #outfitblog #todayiwore #mystylediary #mylooktoday #glowgrowcreate #discoverunder7k #princesscore #princessaesthetic
stairs to not-quite nowhere ๐Ÿ“Œ @looop_official stairs to not-quite nowhere 

๐Ÿ“Œ @looop_official 

โ˜๏ธ โ˜๏ธ โ˜๏ธ โ˜๏ธ 
#dailylooks #๋ฐ์ผ๋ฆฌ๋ฃฉ์ถ”์ฒœ #์ฝ”๋””์ถ”์ฒœ #์Šคํƒ€์ผํ• #ใ…‡ใ…‡ใ…Œใ„ท #์˜ค์˜คํ‹ฐ๋””ํŒจ์…˜ #whatfiiwore #wherefiiwent #outfitlook #outfitdujour #์นดํŽ˜์ถ”์ฒœ๐Ÿ‘ #ํŒจ์…˜์ฝ”๋”” #weworewhat #outfitgram #outfitgrids #styleinspo #styleinsta #์™ธ๊ตญ์ธ๋ชจ๋ธ
moon gazing ~ 

๐Ÿ“ธ @euphotic_photography 

โ›…๏ธ โ˜๏ธ โ›…๏ธ โ˜๏ธ 
#princesscore #princessaesthetic #whatfiiwore #wearetothe9s  #whatfiiwore #ํŒจ์…˜๊ทธ๋žจ #ํŒจ์…˜์ฝ”๋”” #ํŒจ์…˜์Šค๋žจ #๋ฃฉ์Šคํƒ€๊ทธ๋žจ #์˜ท์Šคํƒ€๊ทธ๋žจ์ผ์ƒ #์˜ท์Šคํƒ€ #ํŒจ์…˜๋ธ”๋กœ๊ทธ #ํŒจ์…˜๋ธ”๋กœ๊ฑฐ #์˜ค์˜คํ‹ฐ๋”” #๋ฐ์ผ๋ฆฌ๋ฃฉ #์˜ท์Šคํƒ€๊ทธ๋žจ #stylehunters #fashionkorea #์˜ท์Šคํƒ€๊ทธ๋žจdaily #whattowear #์œ ํŠœ๋ฒ„  #wearingtoday #ootdpost #outfitblog #outfitidea #todayiwore #mystylediary #mylooktoday #glowgrowcreate #discoverunder7k
๐ŸŒ™ do not swear by the moon, for she changes con ๐ŸŒ™ do not swear by the moon, for she changes constantly ๐ŸŒ™ 

๐Ÿ“ธ @euphotic_photography 

โ˜๏ธ โ˜๏ธ โ›…๏ธ โ˜๏ธ โ˜๏ธ ๐ŸŒง 

#modernprincess #everydayprincess  #๋ชจ๋ธ์ดฌ์˜ #์ดฌ์˜๋ชจ๋ธ #์ตค์˜๋ฉ”์ดํฌ์—… #whatfiiwore #princesscore #portraitphotography #์™ธ๊ตญ์ธ๋ชจ๋ธ #์ดฌ์˜๋ฌธ์˜dm ##darlingdaily #fashionstyle #fashionbloggerstyle #stylediaries #styleinspiration #fashiongrams #fashiongrammer #wearetothe9s #discoverunder10k #๋ฐ€์ฝ”์ด #imagineyourkorea
happy new year~ to new things and good things and happy new year~ to new things and good things and a good 2022. ๐Ÿ… 

โ›…๏ธ โ›…๏ธ โ›…๏ธ 

#wearetothe9s  #whatfiiwore #ํŒจ์…˜๊ทธ๋žจ #ํŒจ์…˜์ฝ”๋”” #ํŒจ์…˜์Šค๋žจ #๋ฃฉ์Šคํƒ€๊ทธ๋žจ #์˜ท์Šคํƒ€๊ทธ๋žจ์ผ์ƒ #์˜ท์Šคํƒ€ #ํŒจ์…˜๋ธ”๋กœ๊ทธ #ํŒจ์…˜๋ธ”๋กœ๊ฑฐ #์˜ค์˜คํ‹ฐ๋”” #๋ฐ์ผ๋ฆฌ๋ฃฉ #์˜ท์Šคํƒ€๊ทธ๋žจ #stylehunters #fashionkorea #์˜ท์Šคํƒ€๊ทธ๋žจdaily #whattowear #์œ ํŠœ๋ฒ„  #wearingtoday #ootdpost #outfitblog #outfitidea #todayiwore #mystylediary #mylooktoday #glowgrowcreate #discoverunder7k

Watch more

Join the List

Search

Copyright ยฉ fiixii 2022 Fiixii
  • About
  • Work with me!
  • Disclaimer
Theme by SheShoppes