Empa-Tea

03/31/2020

Divorce rates continue to rise in China. We want to prevent this from happening in the US by offering affordable empathy sessions with families in need. Reach out for a free consult to learn more about Empa-Tea and our conflict management services.

04/10/2019

Empa-Tea requires Empathizers to have a familiarity with Non Violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg. The CEO of Microsoft also makes sure his senior staff are familiar with Marshall Rosenberg’s book and Satya required them all to learn the language of non violent communication.

Learn more about how Empa-Tea Business consulting services can help your business increase both client and staff satisfaction!

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recounted his unlikely ascent to the top job and how the software giant’s culture is changing, during a recent talk at Wharton.

04/02/2019

🌟Giving Giveaway🌟

Giving feels good!

In this spirit, Empathizer Josh Wayne .love.empathy is giving away a free 1-hour Empa-Tea session!*

How to Enter:

Instead of commenting so that you win the session, comment a friends name so that you might gift them a session!👫👭👬

We will randomly select a winner at the end of the week!

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We all want to give to others and to do so because it is enjoyable for us. When we give out of fear of punishment or humiliation, we experience great pain. On one hand, we want to give, but not when it is expected of us.

Try to give for the beauty of giving. Try to receive so that others may give. This is a continual challenge that we hope to work on as we deepen our empathy practice.

03/22/2019

😁Strategies to meet your needs😁

At Empa-Tea, we never recommend specific strategies to meet your needs. When you vent to someone and seek understanding, it can be frustrating to hear unwanted advice. Advice can come off like we somehow know the best strategy for you. In reality we do not believe that we know what is best for you; that comes from inside you.

Instead of prescribing you skills and strategies, we offer our skills and strategies, which are both optional and come without any additional cost should you wish to add skill instruction to your session.

Each Empathizer has unique experiences and training that allow them to offer instruction on certain strategies to meet your needs. If you want to meet your need for creativity, exercise, sunlight, and play, consider giving a session with Josh a try!

Here Josh .love.empathy is juggling and doing acroyoga with . While Josh offers normal empathy sessions without juggling and acroyoga, you can request that Josh incorporate acroyoga and/or juggling instruction/practice into your empathy session. You can also add exercise, yoga flow, and plant/mushroom identification to the strategies Josh can share with you.

If one of these catches your eye, feel free to request these strategies be added to your session free of additional charge.

While normally it might cost $50/hour to get a 1-on-1 yoga instruction with a certified yoga teacher, Josh offers his service for $40/hour for adults and $30/hour for students, seniors, and musicians. Book your first session 50% off by texting 770-377-2211 or emailing us on our profile!

03/09/2019

This quote really speaks to the difference between Empath*ology and the diagnostic model. Empath*ology looks to the root causes of our distress. When a need is not being met, we believe as Manfred Max Neef believes, that life will be less than wonderful. You might even experience pathologies according to Neef.

Are you struggling to find health promoting food? Struggling to pay rent? Unable to exercise as much as you would like? Not able to get sunlight during the day? These are fundamental human needs (food/shelter/water/sun) and without them satisfied on a regular basis, we begin to feel ill.

Diagnostic models like the DSM look at the symptoms and create diagnostics and use evidence to find the best way to treat symptoms. Oddly it is rarely the goal of practitioners of the DSM to address causes in the environment and work on understanding those before advising treatment. We don’t advise specific treatment but we do hope to unearth the roots, help you to examine the soil and assess what amendments could be added to help your tree flourish!

Book a session today if you’re seeking empathy on your path to growth 🌱

We aren’t saying that one way is better than the other, only that we see great benefit to listening and hearing for unmet needs you might have. These needs we believe are the roots, and the soil. With poor soil health and roots that don’t support the tree, it can be hard to have healthy branches and leaves.

Thanks to for so many tree analogies. Come for a walk and make your own tree analogies as we Empathize with you in the forest 🌲🌲🌳🌳

02/25/2019

💧💧The Need for Water💧💧

If your need for water is not met, we believe that your day to day experience might be less fun than if you were properly hydrated.

Your levels of hydration can impact your performance in school, your relationships with those you care about, and even your ability to enjoy your Empa-Tea session.

To help meet this need for water, you get a free health-promoting tea with every Empa-Tea session. Choose from a variety of herbal teas to help you feel great and function as effectively as you can 😊

Hopefully these water filled photos from Athens, GA can remind you to take a break, take a sip, and enjoy your day today!

@ Athens, Georgia

02/13/2019

What makes Empa-Tea and Empath*ology different from counseling and licensed clinical social work (LCSW)?

It seems like a general rule of counseling, is not to counsel a friend, family member, or relative.
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At Empa-Tea, we allow Empathizers to empathize with their friends, and to get paid to do so.

Why?

Empa-Tea is a service; a form of entertainment that can bring relaxation and understanding. We will never diagnose you, and we do not treat mental illness. We do not bill insurance, and we do not claim any form of professionalism.

So why would I pay my friend to Empathize with me?

It can be hard for a friend to actually Empathize with you. Studies show that venting is typically not effective. Often, people feel more stressed after venting than before! The way we have been educated to listen to one another makes it nearly impossible to actually help our friends, even when we want to help so badly.

Empathizers work hard to develop a language that serves life and grows understanding. Because not everyone is going to invest the time and resources into becoming an Empathizer, those who choose not to devote their life to learning the language might find it helpful to receive empathy from a trained friend.

Think of it like music. If you wanted to hear some good music, you could theoretically go anywhere. Just as anyone can empathize, anyone can play music. But if you really want to have a great time, you might go to and see (pictured far right) playing amazing trumpet. You might pay Josh for this experience by purchasing a ticket, buying a shirt, CD, etc.

The same thing happens here at Empa-Tea. We provide you with an entertaining experience, experienced Empathizers, and a service free from professionalism. We hope that your Empa-Tea experience allows you to actually enjoy your time venting to a friend.

Even better, when a friend empathizes with you, they are able to actually help meet your needs if that is something that would also meet their needs.

If you ever need to vent, you can reach out to whomever you like. If you want to try a more effective way of venting, reach out to an Empathizer you know 😊

02/11/2019

💚💵$5 off for the Wren💵💚

If you hear that little bird above “LOVE” drawn wonderfully by then you will get a $5 discount on your next session. You do not even have to hear the Carolina wren in a session to get the discount. As soon as you hear that bird say “tea kettle, tea kettle, tea kettle” you can get a recording of it on your phone and email it to [email protected]

It just so happens that February 15th is backyard bird count, and you could help gather data and get a session for $5 off😁

The Carolina wren reminds us that we can get Empathy and free health-promoting tea right here in Athens, GA. You can also get the service online with certain Empathizers!

If the wren spoke English, I think it would be saying, “I think Empa-Tea is the most fun, and least costly option for understanding and relaxation in Athens, and probably the whole east coast. They provide 1-on-1 and group empathy for prices that cannot be beat! Thanks for meeting my needs Empa-Tea!”

I’m not quite sure if that’s what the bird said, but it’s what I like to think 😅

-Josh Wayne
Founder of Empa-Tea @ Athens, Georgia

02/09/2019

🌳Doing the Improbable🌳

Sometimes we are going through things that make absolutely little sense to us. We find strength in places that others think would be too risky to go after. People might tell this tree, “you’re crazy, don’t you realize you need deep soil with good organic matter to grow? You know, the studies show that good soil builds a good tree!” At Empa-Tea we do not claim to know the best strategy for you. Sure there are studies out there, but how could we possibly know the best decision for you, or for this tree? Would you believe that a tree could grow like this and still have a great life? It’s the same thing with humans.
Sometimes we pick strategies that the whole world seems to question, yet it meets our needs in such a miraculous way.

Empathizers are liberated by the fact that we will never claim to know what is right for you. All we do is help to put your situation of conflict into a system of thinking that can allow you to find strategies that meet your needs!

Don’t be afraid to be like this tree. Take chances that others question, it just might turn into something amazingly beautiful and unique that people start to emulate and enjoy! 🌿🌱🌴🌳🌲

02/09/2019

🌳Doing the Improbable🌳

Sometimes we are going through things that make absolutely little sense to us. We find strength in places that others think would be too risky to go after. People might tell this tree, “you’re crazy, don’t you realize you need deep soil with good organic matter to grow? You know, the studies show that good soil builds a good tree!”

At Empa-Tea we do not claim to know the best strategy for you. Sure there are studies out there, but how could we possibly know the best decision for you, or for this tree? Would you believe that a tree could grow like this and still have a great life? It’s the same thing with humans.

Sometimes we pick strategies that the whole world seems to question, yet it meets our needs in such a miraculous way.

Empathizers are liberated by the fact that we will never claim to know what is right for you. All we do is help to put your situation of conflict into a system of thinking that can allow you to find strategies that meet your needs!

Don’t be afraid to be like this tree. Take chances that others question, it just might turn into something amazingly beautiful and unique that people start to emulate and enjoy! 🌿🌱🌴🌳🌲

01/25/2019

Empa-Tea is thrilled to announce that we will be bringing Haley Krajewski on board as a new Empathizer 😊😊😊

Haley hopes to help you meet your needs in person, on the east side of Athens, GA! Here’s a little bit about Haley:

Haley Krajewski is an avid practitioner of NVC, alternative therapies, and restorative & flow yoga. She is a strong empathetic listener who has personally experienced depression, social anxiety, body image disorders, and spiritual crisis. While she knows that no two person shares the same experience, she also realizes that having similar experiences can sometimes help others meet their needs for understanding in a more profound way.

She will work patiently with you to figure out what your needs are and which strategies will be the most sustainable for you. Her hobbies include yoga, meditation, running, reading, and cooking vegan meals. She lives in Athens, GA with her fiance, Josh Klein, and cat, Toby.

Haley now offersEmpath*ology services in English and French.

Haley has experiencing offering empathy online via 7cups as a listener and she hopes to spread empathy in person with you!

Book your session with Haley today by emailing [email protected] or texting us at 770-377-2211. Your first session is 50% off ($15 an hour for students, seniors, musicians, entertainers and $20 an hour for adults), try Empa-Tea today! 🍵

01/22/2019

🌬☁️☁️☁️Watch the clouds and vent about whatever you like! May your worries pass with the passing clouds 🌬💨☁️☀️☁️☁️☁️☁️

Vent effectively with an Empathizer today!

01/17/2019

🎇🎆Creativi-Tea🎆🎇

We all have a need for according to the Chilean economist Manfred Max Neef in his book Human Scale Development. He says that the need for creativity can be tough to meet if you also don’t meet your need to relaxation or leisure.

Many artists go through periods where they struggle to create art that resonates with others in a way that can sustain them for the long-term. Having a block in creativity can really hurt someone and make it harder for them to meet their other needs like acquiring food, shelter, water, sunlight, etc.

By creating a space of relaxation and understanding, we hope to foster a climate of creativity. Nature is a wonderful resource that we take advantage of on Empa-Tea session.

Great thinkers like Einstein and Theroux would have to walk in the woods before writing some of their most talented works/equations. Often, nature creates an environment to meet multiple needs at the same time. Wherever we look all over Athens GA there are opportunities to meet the need for understanding, while relaxing and finding creativity.

This work of art was made by an edible ink mushroom found near downtown . With trees, mushrooms, birds, cats, rocks and architecture, we can both relax and find inspiration wherever we have a session.

Schedule your first Empa-Tea session 50% off to see how you might meet your needs for creativity.

01/11/2019

🐕🐩Empathy and a walk? 🐩🐕

If the Empathizer feels comfortable, you can bring your pet to your Empathy session.

We hope that we can combine activities to meet many needs in the same affordable, synergistic service.

At just $40 an hour for adults and $30 an hour for students, seniors, and musicians, we are the most affordable Empath*ology service in town.

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Meet your needs and some of your pets needs in this accessible, affordable, and wholistic service. We can meet at a park near you or go for a walk on public trails. The location can be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.

Try your first session 50% off by sending us a text or email to schedule a session today!

12/31/2018

Are you turning over new leaves for the New Year? Here are some quotes about change to help you be the best you that you can be!
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“The only constant is change” -The Buddha
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“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”
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Socrates (Dan Millman, Way of the Peaceful Warrior)
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“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”
-Lao Tzu
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“Nothing happens unless something is moved.”
-Albert Einstein
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“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
-Viktor Frankl
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“The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surrounding.”
Kakuzo Okakura (The Book Of Tea)
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“Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.”
-Anais Nin
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“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.”
-William Shakespeare
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“The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.”
-Alfred North Whitehead
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“In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety.”
-Abraham Maslow
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“When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.”
-Chinese Proverb
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“All great changes are preceded by chaos.”
-Deepak Chopra
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“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.”
-Mother Teresa
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“Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.”
- Dalai Lama
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“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” Henry Ford
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Happy New Year Everyone! May this season of change propel you to more happiness, health, and safe community 🙏🏻😊🌱🌲🌿☘️🍀

12/26/2018

🏥Empa-Tea for Doctors🏥

Here is a post from reddit that an MD wrote as to why doctors experience such high burnout and su***de rates.

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Doctors go through so much on a daily basis. They have needs and feelings just like every other human being, yet they must remain as professional as possible throughout the day. They are often tasked with more or less meaningless paper work and often struggle to see purpose or meaning in their work. Their schedules demand constant attention and their patients often don’t listen to their advice.

On top of all of this, if they seek mental health services they could possibly lose their license according to this post on reddit by an MD.

Luckily at Empa-Tea, we are here to provide a service where doctors can feel safe venting to Empathizers without any fear of receiving a mental health diagnosis or jeopardizing licensure. Empa-Tea does not substitute for mental health services, and if a doctor believes themselves to be suicidal or homicidal or believes that they have a mental illness, they should not use Empa-Tea as a substitute.

That said, most human beings have events they wish to vent to someone about. They don’t believe they are mentally ill, they simply need understanding relaxation. These are the two needs Empathizers try the hardest to meet and we don’t have to diagnose you to help meet those needs.

If you’re a doctor or someone in the healthcare profession that just needs some understanding and relaxation, give us a call!

We would be happy to listen to you over free health promoting tea. We can also drive to a location that is convinent for your busy schedule for a fee of $1/mile.



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12/24/2018

🚵‍♀️Exercise and Empa-Tea🚵🏿‍♂️

You might have a need for exercise and also a need for understanding that aren’t met at the same time. Maybe you’ve had a long day working inside and you would like to meet many needs at the same time?

With Empa-Tea, you can meet your need for exercise in many different ways. Each Empathizer offers their own unique strategies for helping you meet you needs.

Most Empathizers offer meditation, yoga, and walks in the park. But each Empathizer can offer whatever it is they feel comfortable with. If you book an appointment with Josh Wayne, you can ride your bike and talk as we bike on the 40 mile greenway trail. Josh also offers lift acroyoga and therapeutic flying to those who wish to try a deeper form of relaxation.

When we have sessions outdoors, we are gifted with a panorama of beautiful surprises surprises that make each session completely unique.

We don’t know of anywhere else in town that offers exercise and Empathy, and we are excited to bring it to you for an affordable price. Your first session is 50% off so you can give it a try and see how we can work together to meet needs.

We can stop for free tea and help you feel energized, understood, and accomplished in just 1 hour
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