Operating since August 2019, Tuesday Night Tisane Ceremonies were born from a desire to feel more connected to community in Los Angeles. Brett was tired of shouting over people at bars and looking for a place absent of small talk and enriched by healthy consumption. Brett instinctively started serving herbal infusions to himself, friends and clients as a way to enhance his health and create more opportunities for ceremony and connection.

Brett fell in love with communal tea service after setting up an impromptu ‘tea lounge’ at a festival in 2018, and decided to set up shop in his backyard. He spent the next ten months building a canvas yurt which served the community for over three years and survived lockdown by transitioning online for a whole year.

After the original yurt fell apart in the beginning of 2023, Brett and his dear friend Aidan McCarthy set out to design and build a whole new structure, with the aid of several community members, which completed construction in the spring of 2024. It is officially now The Temple Of The Yummy Heart and happily houses Tuesday Night Tisane Ceremonies.

Every Tuesday, the night starts by welcoming everyone into the space and inviting a community member to lead in some sort of presence or grounding experience. Once the group collectively chooses what will be imbibed for the evening, the first cup is poured and everyone is invited to drink in silence, with the intention of bringing presence into the individual experience. Then everyone goes around and checks in with each other through specific prompts. From there, the night is unplanned and evolves based on communal consensus and desire.

After the ceremonial portion of the evening is brought to a close, the sauna and cold plunge are turned on and available for anyone that wants to stay and participate.

Arrival is at 7:00 PM for newcomers 7:15 PM for returning attendees. Brett will host an introduction to the space at 7:00 PM and the ceremony will start promptly at 7:30 PM. Ceremonies usually wrap up around 9:00-9:30 PM depending on the energy of the space. Afterward all are welcome to use the sauna and cold plunge.

The ceremony takes place in the Temple of the Yummy Heart. The temple is located in the neighborhood of Highland Park, in Northeast Los Angeles. Address and parking information will be sent via email when you sign up for the list.

Within the Temple of the Yummy Heart, exists a vast library of over 60 herbs that is shared with the community every Tuesday night. The group, as a collective, decides what they would like to imbibe each ceremony and hand crafts a unique herbal blend of flower, leaves, twigs, barks and roots.

Brett receives gratitude in all forms including; acknowledgment, hugs, spreading the word, crystals, and signing up for future events and offerings. You are welcome to make a monetary contribution if you feel inspired, however, donations are not required. Donations are welcome: @theyummyheart on Venmo

A lovely way to express gratitude is to bring a crystal, mineral, or stone to live in The Yummy Heart Temple. By leaving a crystal, you ensure a piece of you is always present at tea ceremonies, even if your physical body isn't there. You are also welcome to borrow a crystal after ceremony if there is one that speaks to you. All of the crystals together help to charge up the energy of the temple and add to the energetic vortex of the space.

The sauna and cold plunge will open up after ceremony. Bring an optional bathing suit or sarong, towel and non-glass water bottle if you wish to participate.