Yogi Tea
After some kundalini yoga classes, yogi tea is served, offering the perfect way to end your practice, feeling refreshed and relaxed. Here, we offer the recipe so you can make it at home yourself.
Ancient Recipe
To 5 quarts of boiling water add:
2 tbs whole clovers
¼ cup whole cardamom pods
1 tbs whole black peppercorns
1 ½ peeled and sliced fresh ginger root
5-7 cinnamon sticks
¼ tsp of black tea
Feel the taste of Chai
Bring water to a boil then lower to simmer for 2 hours, then turn it off and let it sleep for at least an hour with a ¼ teaspoon of any black tea or tea bag. Strain and refrigerate until time to serve. When ready to serve, add the amount of milk or vanilla soy milk equal to the amount of tea you want to serve, heat thoroughly-almost to boiling, don’t let it boil over. Serve and enjoy! You can serve with honey to taste if desired.
Yoga+Chai
The black pepper is a blood purifier, the cardamon is for the colon, the cloves for the nervous system and the cinnamon is for the bones. The milk aids in the easy assimilation of the spices and avoids irritation to the colon. The black tea act as an alloy for all the ingredients, achieving a new chemical structure which makes tea a healthy as well as a delicious drink. The fresh ginger root will help if you are suffering from a cold, recovering from the flu or just want some extra energy. You may also add silk or almond milk as you wish for better taste. Add Soy, Almond or whole milk to your liking.
