Do you know of any good teas to restore yin energy?!


Question: Do you know of any good teas to restore yin energy?
too much Yang, unbalanced.

Answers:

I am more knowledgeable about tea than about Chinese herbal medicine and the theory of yin / yang and energy balance, however, I have heard others talk about this topic.

My understanding is that the teas that will help you get a more Yin energy are those that tend to have a lighter, fresher aroma, and those that are less processed. Green teas, especially Japanese ones, should have this effect. Greener oolongs, such as Taiwanese Jade oolong, with a light roast, or green Tie Guan Yin, or other greener Anxi oolongs.

Teas to avoid (if Yin is what you want), which have a more Yang energy, are black teas, aged Pu-erh tea, and heavily-oxidized or heavily-roasted oolong teas (generally avoid the Wuyi oolongs).

If you want a good source of these, I actually have sampled many of the greener oolongs from Life in Teacup and it's probably my favorite source for Anxi oolongs. If you read my reviews, or their website, you'll be able to locate the ones with the greener quality. Here are my reviews:

http://ratetea.net/browse_reviews.php?br…

You're probably going to be fine with any green teas, except roasted green tea (hojicha). However, if you're going for Yin, you probably want to make sure to get fresh, loose-leaf green tea. Any sort of processing of food tends to move it away from yin and more towards Yang, in general, which is why I emphasize the freshness. I have a section on my tea review site about green teas with a lot of general info:

http://ratetea.net/style/green-tea/4/

I don't know about the specific varieties that are higher in yin energy. I've heard dragon well is good in it but my intuition is that there are probably better choices. In terms of the taste / feeling, my intuition would be that you might be better off with Japanese teas.

Good luck! Like I said, I know a lot about tea but only a little bit about the yin / yang theory, but I hope that you find this helpful. I definitely know that, in according to that theory, I tend to like to drink more of the "yang" teas in winter, and I find they feel better for me then, which is what that theory says should be the case, so I think that theory has a lot more credibility and truth than most people realize.



You probably need more alkaline in your overall diet. That means more vegetables and less meat and dairy stuffs. A good drink would be wheat grass powder which is high in alkaline value.

Stress also reduces yin energy. So, whenever you notice that you're about to get stressful, take a few moments to simply breathe...yes, a few slow breaths should help balance your energy and flush out those tensions



Mind creates matter.

If you understand this,
you won't need teas,
you won't need supplements,
and you won't need poisonous pills.



You need a chi transplant. Start looking for a donor.




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