Style & Life Blog: A Moment of Zen...Tea Traditions

A Moment of Zen…Tea Traditions

Style & Life Blog: Tea Traditions

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A Moment of Zen…Tea Traditions

For many, their day does not officially begin until they have their coffee…for me, mine does not start until I have my tea. Once I have my tea, I can officially start being productive. Most often, I drink loose leaf teas, and have a few different instruments to help me drink them. I have a mesh tea infuser (pictured below)…it is easy to use pop in a mug, I have the glass infuser and a classic tea pot (pictured above). 

When I first started drinking tea, I used tea bags but, as time went on, I started trying a variety of teas…chai, white, black and red teas.  There are so many different flavors in these teas and I am always on the hunt for new varieties. I cover some of my favorite loose leaf teas in my 3 French Teas to try in Paris post from when I first started Style & Life.  These teas are still among my favorites. On one of our trips to Paris, my husband and I spent a gloomy, yet lovely, afternoon roaming the streets of Saint Germain and stumbled upon a delightful tea shop. They had a large selection of Japanese tea pots. There were some exquisite pieces with prices over $1000. That Christmas, he surprised me with this beautiful tea set that looked much like the ones we saw in Paris. (available at www.teavana.com)

Calorie free, yet full of flavor, tea can aid digestion and contains antioxidants. It has less caffeine than coffee which makes it perfect for serving guests after dinner.  Be sure to offer some of the beautiful sugars featured in our Canasuc Sugar post.

I encourage you to give tea a try, it can be a moment of Zen in your busy day!

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Bisous,

Rebecca

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