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Divine protection: Tibetan amulets
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 visited...
A drink for sore eyes: chrysanthemum 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 and refreshing...
Pillow Talk
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...
What’s the tea? Brewing gong fu style
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.
Scent as medicine: Tibetan agar incense
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...
Rhubarb
Rhubarb is growing in my garden. I usually make crumble with it. It probably grows so well here because it orginates in the Himalayas. My partner, who is Tibetan, says it grows wild in Tibet and they cook it in dri's whey. (The word yak is only used for the male in...
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