Create Your Own Herbal Tea Experience

Herbal teas help to heal, treat and prevent many discomforts of the mind and body. Herbal tea is not a cure-all, nor will drinking herbal tea drastically improve your health overnight.

However, drinking healthful herbal teas on a regular basis goes a long way toward soothing your spirit, and a calm spirit creates a balanced body and an inspired mind.

Craft Your Tea Experience

Use one of these ideas to jumpstart your own tea experience:

As you prepare your tea, think about the tea you are about to drink and why you are about to drink it. Spending a few minutes mindfully preparing sets the stage for receiving the tea's healing compounds.

Learn a little about the herbs you are putting into your body and how they will help. Imagine the herbs healing you through and through as you sip the tea.

Plan a special activity to do while enjoying your tea that relates to what you want the tea to do for you. Write in your journal, verbalize your goals, or take deep breaths over the steaming cup, feeling the warm air on your insides.

Grab your favorite facial mask, throw a towel over your head and your steaming cup of tea. Allow the steam to open your pores while inhaling the delicious aroma, then smooth the mask on while your skin is warm. Drink your tea while the mask dries.