More Yogi Tea questions

[Guest guest]

Yogi Tea has been discussed in great length on this list, but may I

add one more question on this subject? Okay, two questions, actually.

Perhaps the wonderfully informative Sadhant would know.

1) Can one drink homemade Yogi tea cold? I make gallons of this

wonderful brew and yesterday I tried drinking it cold or room

temperature, sweetened with a bit of honey. It was delicious and

refreshing. But does one need it to be hot to get the benefits?

2) I am looking at an old edition of Yogi Bhajan's book Yoga for

Health and Healing. On page 116 there is a recipe for this tea, and

it says to add 1/2 cup of milk to prevent irritation to the colon and

stomach. What does this mean? If I drink the tea *without* milk (and

I drink lots of it), can it potentially irritate my colon and tummy?

 

Oh, and one more: I add a tiny bit of fennel seed to the ingredients.

Tastes nice. But does it change the Ayurvedic properties?

 

BTW, this book (same page) gives a list of all the benefits of Yogi

Tea. I am amazed at its reputed healing properties. To think I was

just drinking it because I liked it; little did I know I was doing so

much good for my body.

 

Thanks.

 

Namaste and Blessings to all!

[Guest guest]

Somewhere along the way I missed the recipe. Could someone repost it, along

with listed reputed benefits.

 

Thanks.

 

Sat Nam,

Susan

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam!

 

Recently, YB recommended that we drink a cup of cold yogi tea,

without milk or honey, first thing in the morning. He said that it

should be sipped very slowly when drunk this way. My experience is

that I have to leave the ginger out if I drink it this way, or it

seems to irritate my stomach.

 

As far as generally drinking it without milk, it seems that some

people will find the mixture, with or without ginger, to be

irritating without the milk. I would say that if it doesn't feel

like it is bothering you, than it isn't. If you change your mind on

that, add the milk

 

In warm weather I drink my yogi tea cold regularly (with milk, I

mean). There may well be additional benefits to drinking it hot, as

even simple hot water appears to have health benefits. I'll drink my

morning cup hot, and then cold during the day in the summer.

 

As far as I know, you can add things like fennel to the mixture if

you'd like. As you may know, Golden Temple sells a number of

variants to the standard recipe under the brand name of Yogi Tea, and

my guess is that the various additions do change the ayurvedic

properties, but probably by adding other benefits, not subtracting

anything that is already there. You might want to get in touch with

them directly, as I'm sure they know far more than I. They are now

on-line at:

 

www.goldentemple.com

 

Many blessings!

Sadhant

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Susan:

 

Here is a link to a posting with recipe & benefits:

 

/message/Kundaliniyoga/3250

 

Love & blessings,

Sadhant