by Charlotte Couse | May 29, 2020 | Tibetan Culture
My partner asked for one of my Tibetan amulets the other day. It was the anniversary of his brother’s death (he fell of a horse in Tibet) and perhaps my partner felt in need of protection. I have two amulets: Green Tara and Chenrezig. I bought them when I...
by Charlotte Couse | May 5, 2020 | Tea
Flower power As the weather starts to heat up, a tea to drink to cool you down is chrysanthemum. I’m not a big herbal tea drinker, but I really like chrysanthemum and don’t know why it’s not more popular. I mix it with Japanese sencha for a grassy...
by Charlotte Couse | Apr 26, 2020 | Lifestyle
Buckwheat Pillows Last year, I stayed at Austrian hotels twice to do yoga (see my post on my yoga website here). In both hotels, on the bed, were small rustly pillows. When I asked what they were, I was told they contained buckwheat, and Austrians believe they aid...
by Charlotte Couse | Apr 8, 2020 | Chinese Dietary Therapy, Tea
I recently bought a Chinese tea ceremony set (known as Gong Fu) after seeing it on offer on facebook. I’d recently been to Mei Leaf/Acumedic in London (a Chinese medicine supplier and tea shop) and my interest had been piqued. The set comprises a gaiwan (where...
by Charlotte Couse | Mar 29, 2020 | Tibetan medicine
In Tibet, incense is used as medicine. One of the most famous medicines, also available as incense, is agar. Agar is also known as agarwood, aloeswood, eaglewood; the distillate is oud — the prized ingredient in Arabic perfumes. There are different formulas, and as...
