Yoga and Tea : The Cosmic Confluence of the Unknown

                   

When people arise from their final relaxation after a yoga session and emerge glowing and peaceful from the stillness of their mat, the last thing you want to do is turn them out into the noise, chaos, and stress of the outside world. It's too jolting a contrast. That's why, for many yogis the bridge between yoga and the high-intensity pace outside is a warm cup of tea.

Serving Tea and History

People's hearts are really opened after yoga, and tea offers a perfect conduit back into the real world.," Tea since time immemorial has been an informal yoga tradition  and growing knowledge about the various health benefits of tea have made it a welcome addition to yoga classes as one more way to embrace healthy living. While it's not a customary ritual, the tradition of combining tea and yoga has an ancient lineage.

Yoga and Ayurveda has had a symbiotic relationship and "Yogi Tea," a home-brewed spice tea in India, includes traditional spices, such as cloves, black pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger, in a black tea base, sweetened with milk and honey. Many yoga teachers in India, though, have stepped away from this traditional recipe and are serving up drinks that range from green tea, white tea to a blend of roasted barley and different kinds of teas.

The kind of tea taken by yogis depends on predominantly on the time of day. In the morning, something such as ginger tea or yogi tea is preferred because of their invigorating and stimulating properties. In the evening, calming teas are preferred such as jasmine, lavender or chamomile.

Enjoyed for centuries as a health drink, tea also has merits as a post yoga refreshment with the ability to foster community and dialogue among yogis — while soothing the senses.

Opening Hearts and Minds

Besides its healing properties, the main thrust behind a post yoga cup of tea is about the social bonding and unity it creates among yogis. Many yoga experts agree that tea can help facilitate learning and discussion.  It is very much about community, a chance to get to know each other, as well as a chance to be part of that energy which has been created through yoga and keep that energy too.

Golden Tips Tea company with its wide array of single origin and blended teas mostly originating from the Darjeeling region and some other regions like Nilgiris, Assam and Sikkim can accentuate the synergy between yoga and tea, creating a society which is mentally and physically healthy.

Whether used for its mystical or medicinal properties, “Tea” has become an integral part of yoga and our daily lives, and we seem to have no qualms in lapping up this miracle beverage…..!!!