Balance Your Chakras: 7 Teas for 7 Yoga Poses
Yoga has been booming over the past few decades. To help consumers get the most out of their growing awareness, Buddha Teas is sharing suggestions for pairing Chakra Teas with some of the most popular yoga poses.
"Chakra" is the ancient Sanskrit word for the seven central points of energy that reside within, helping to balance our physical, emotional and spiritual state. Buddha Teas exclusive Chakra Teas are expertly crafted from herbs that resonate with each energy point. These stimulating and flavorful teas are empowered by the essence of crystals.
Pair Mountain Pose or Tree Pose
Pair Mountain Pose or Tree Pose –balancing poses in a standing position with Root Chakra Tea. This grounding tea promotes stability and security, featuring an adaptogenic blend of all organic ingredients including raspberry leaf, ashwagandha, cloves, dandelion root and hibiscus flower.
The Sun Salutation
The Sun Salutation – a very active flow or vinyasa pose that blends standing in mountain pose, forward bend, downward facing dog, and upward facing dog in one smooth flow or vinyasa – is well matched with a stimulating tea such as 5th Chakra Tea. It features powerful throat-centered herbs, and the essence of aquamarine fortify this blend to assist those seeking to heal and balance issues dealing with communication, creativity, and self-expression.
Relaxing in Child’s Pose
Relaxing in Child’s Pose –is a great mid-practice pose as a rest between strenuous poses or a brief pause between sets of poses. Crown Chakra Tea is a calming blend of organic gotu kola, lavender, nutmeg seed and rose petal, and helps soothe and awaken the spiritual crown.
Half Moon Pose
Half Moon Pose – an extension of the triangle pose, the half-moon pose adds a little more “heat” to the practice, requiring balance and strength. An invigorating Solar Plexus Chakra Tea blend, enlivened with the essence of citrine, provides a truly unique tea experience that facilitates those wishing to connect with their power center.
The Crow Pose
The Crow Pose requires strength and balance, transitioning from a forward bend to a crouching pose and then balancing the knees on the arms. The Third Eye Chakra, located between the eyebrows, highlights insight, knowledge, and wisdom and pairs well with the focus crow pose requires. Third Eye Chakra Tea is crafted from herbs such as eyebright herb, spearmint leaf, star anise and passion flower, intended to open the third eye energy center.
Shivasana
Shivasana – “ahhhh…” depending on the mood, this delightful pose is often the only time one has to completely lay flat, quiet, with eyes closed outside of bedtime! A lovely Sacral Chakra Tea which focuses on creativity, sensuality, and our connection with others is a perfect pairing. This expertly crafted herbal blend of calendula flower, burdock root, fennel seed dong quai root, damiana leaf and ginger root is designed to assist the flow to sacral chakra health.
Pair Mountain Pose or Tree Pose
In Pranayama, alternate nostril breathing balances breath to calms the mind, soothes anxiety and stress, balance left and right hemispheres, and promote clear thinking. A cup of 4th Chakra Tea is a vital chakra to work with, and centers on all aspects of love. This tea is carefully crafted with herbs attuned to the 4th Chakra, and includes the essence of rose quartz.
