Combatting COVID Stress and Anxiety Through the Art of Tea

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These are some pretty divisive times, but I think we can all agree that  the past 5 months have been nothing short of anxiety-inducing.  Personally, I’ve been finding bits solace in the smallest daily rituals — from brewing my morning Chemex to going on gratitude walks and spending time with my plants in my garden. (I’m totally that crazy plant lady that talks to her tomatoes, guys. Don’t judge.) Our next guest, Steve Schwartz, is a trained Ayurvedic practitioner  that’s going to talk to us about the value of these rituals, and share some insights as to how we can ground ourselves in these crazy times through the Art of Tea. 

Steve has spent years sourcing tea in some of the most far flung locations and the Art of Tea products are in high end hotels and restaurants internationally — from the Peninsula Hotel in Tokyo to Wolfgang Puck’s Spago (you can check out my video with Wolfie back in the day at that link.)  

Steve’s gonna give us the rundown on what tea actually is, how the terroir impacts its flavors, and how you can use tea in your daily practice to keep calm during the times of COVID. 

Have a listen to the episode here:

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