A Gentle Tea for Grounding the Body & Spirit

Millet Congee with Enoki Mushrooms and Kabocha

I also wanted to share a tea I made for our sound bath at the lovely Joyful in Dobbs. This event sold out quickly, and we hope to have many more here. I added small amounts of each, 5–10g at most. Herbs are potent, and in my opinion too much can override the system. I love adding tiny amounts of herbs and certain medicinal foods to every meal. To me, it’s an opportunity every day to nourish the body and mind. Food is medicine!

Ginseng
One of the most well known therapeutic herbs. It strengthens lungs, spleens, and stomach. It increases energy, improves digestion, and assists recovery after illness.

Hawthorn Berries
Improve blood flow and food stagnation and invigorates the blood.

Longan
Calms the heart and nourishes the blood. Calms the spirit. Relieves fatigue, especially mental fatigue.

Job’s Tears
Spleen and stomach tonic - the two meridians in charge of both digestion and overthinking or worry. Reduces inflammation.

Astragalus
Tonifies the Wei Qi, the spleen qu, and the yang qi of the spleen and stomach.

Black jujubes
Used to treat poor appetite, fatigue, loose stools, blood deficiency, insomnia, and restlessness.

Red jujubes
Strengthens the spleen and tonifies the qi. Nourished the blood, calms the mind and spirit