Sun Tea for Healing

I‘ve always been a tea person. Even when I was a coffee person, I always felt better when I drank tea. Moving into healing and away from any form of caffeine, I’ve learned of different ways to change up the steeping process.

If you’re in the place in your life where you want to shift fully to herbal tea and away from all caffeine to support your adrenals, the Sun Tea method of steeping is a fun way to change things up.

In one of his blogposts, Anthony William shares:

“Hot herbal tea isn’t hydrating, but it doesn’t dehydrate you like other beverages might, and it has a host of healing benefits. Tea can be hydrating if you make it by putting fresh herb leaves, such as peppermint or lemon balm, in a jar of water and leaving it on the countertop to steep for around 6 hours. After that, you can stick it in the fridge and drink the hydrating beverage whenever you want!
Black tea, green tea, and Earl Grey tea, however, are dehydrating so it’s best to forgo or limit them.” (https://www.medicalmedium.com/blog/chronic-dehydration?fbclid=IwAR2-dFJ3ke7jdgDME8b1Mc7mSWw6CENuTj0z29JgFQrX8zIhTwp9H9FJ84o)

Alternatively, place tea in the sun to warm it up if you don’t want to steep it on the countertop inside. I personally either boil water and make tea traditionally, or steep it in the sun. 

How to:

Get a jar with a cap (mason jars work well for this).

Fill it with a couple tablespoons of your favorite herbal teas. Loose leaf works best. My favorites are Red Raspberry Leaf and Nettle Teas.

Top off the jar or container with room temperature filtered water.

Set it out under direct sunlight for about 4 hours.

Bring it in and strain out the extra leaves. The liquid will be about 130°F so it can dissolve honey easily if you want to add it at this stage.

Refrigerate as stated in the quote above.

Tip: Raspberry Leaf and Nettle work wonders for relieving menstrual cramps!

Enjoy your day and don’t forget to be grateful and mindful!

Written on August 21, 2020