Zhena’s Original Coconut Chai Black Tea Refill Pouch

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With organic spices grown in the wildlands of India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam fill the air around you with an intoxicating embrace. 

Fair Trade Organic Puerh, Assam & Biodynamically Grown Sri Lankan Black Tea, Ginger, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cardamom, Black Pepper, Cloves, Essential oil of Cinnamon and Natural Coconut Flavor Extract


  • Aids Digestion
  • Increases Circulation
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Helps to Balance Blood Sugar
  • Spice
  • Warming Ginger
  • Creamy Coconut
  • Sweet Cinnamon
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Coconut Chai is prized by lovers, friends and families as it makes any simple moment a celebratory event and creates a sacred space for meditation, sharing, or reading a novel while curled up on a winter morning.

For thousands of years, spiced chai has been imbibed in homes on every street, temple and ashram in India. The blend of warming spices and rich black tea are usually boiled directly in milk, then strained, sweetened and served in clay cups. It is a social tea and every family in India has their very own special blend, and most families use it as a form of potent Ayurvedic medicine. 

Chai is served to visitors on beautiful trays as a sign of hospitality, or sipped among close friends and family for lively and enchanting storytelling. Chai is a medicinal Ayurvedic blend of spices and tea leaves traditionally used to energize and warm relationships. The lively spices bring vital energy to conversation and sharing. While traveling in India or Sri Lanka, chai stalls are the gathering places of communities. Chai is as individual as the chai maker, which in Indian culture is often the grandmother. As she imparts her wisdom, the spices open the mind to receive. For lovers, chai brings sweet breath and kind words to your lips.

Steep 1 teaspoon in freshly heated 212 degree spring or filtered water for 3-5 minutes. Strain, sweeten as desire and enjoy!

Magical Botanicals

A close-up view of a spoonful of dried black tea leaves being held above a metal container filled with more tea leaves, set on a brown textured surface, creating a warm, rustic atmosphere.
Puerh

​Puerh is double-fermented black tea. The careful, artisan process creates a natural probiotic that detoxifies the intestinal tract while balancing and energizing mood. Puerh is the most valued tea for losing weight, next to Ti Quan Yin Oolong. Since the responsibility of your intestinal microbiome is to produce up to 85% of your serotonin levels, having a sip of Puerh has been valued as a natural mood booster.

A small marble bowl filled with ground nutmeg is surrounded by whole nutmeg seeds on a dark, textured surface. Some ground nutmeg is spilled next to the bowl, creating a rustic and natural presentation.
Nutmeg

Nutmeg derives from the seed of the Myristica fragrans tree in India.
Studies have shown it can boost cognitive function and aid in detoxification. Used in folk medicine to improve skin, heart & liver health while showing promise with relaxation & sleep.

A metal measuring cup filled with ground ginger sits on a dark wooden surface with several slices of fresh ginger root beside it. Some ginger powder has spilled out of the cup onto the surface, adding a rustic feel to the composition.
Ginger

Ginger has been used for millennia to aid digestion. Teeming with antioxidants, the warming root has shown to help increase immunity while also possibly helping to balance serotonin and dopamine for calm moods.

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Our teas are cultivated, harvested, and blended from soil to cup with the Magic Hour Rule of Love. The base of our teas is grown in the tea estate where I was married :)! The exquisite buds are grown and harvested by our friends in a garden that touches the sky at the top of the mountains in the high-country of Sri Lanka. The pristine Idulgashinna Bio Tea Garden’s perched above a wildlife preserve. It was the first tea garden to become certified Biodynamic and organic in the world, it’s home to our family of farmers and growers whose respect towards nature and one another has become the gold standard of tea estates all over the world. We also source from small organic family gardens in Taiwan, Rwanda, India, Yunnan, Kyoto and Kagoshima, Japan.

Our formulator, Zhena, is an aromatherapist and was one of the founders of the Organic and Fair Trade movement over 25 years ago. She was crucial in getting rules for organics passed and has had a long-time passion for organics, Biodynamics and pure products. Her blending style is bold and she uses Organic-Compliant extracts of fruits, essential oils, and spices that fall under the “Natural Flavors” broad stroke ingredient description by the FDA. We only use extracts and flavors extracted with non-toxic methods and are 100% natural coming from the fruit or spice or flower that is distilled without chemicals.

Other companies may use “Natural Flavors” that are in a Propylene Glycol base—Zhena fought the label standards on this chemical 15 years ago and is dedicated to NEVER using flavorings with this or any other chemicals. Our flavors are entirely extracted naturally using alcohol or steam distillation. In the blending process, if the extract has alcohol, the alcohol dissipates. If you’ve ever used Vanilla Extract for cooking—you’ve used what Zhena uses in larger volumes.

When we writes, “Natural Flavors” it’s not because we wants to but that’s what the FDA requires. It’s not a great description and we assure you our standards are of the highest using only natural extracts and essential oils.

Please feel free to enjoy most of our teas without worry regarding being vegan compliant.
As of May of 2021, the only tea we have that is not vegan is Quintessence, which contains honey crystals.

You could steep our teas many times. A new flavor nuance will arise each time. If you’re planning to steep more than twice, you might want to add an additional teaspoon or two according to taste and the strength desired.

It's a common misconception that tea ceremony has to take up a lot of time from your schedule. I want to encourage you to take time for yourself, daily, in a simple tea ceremony. Simply naming 3 gratitudes as your water boils will uplift and shift your day!

However, the process only has to take as little as 10 minutes! For example, for most of our teas we suggest steeping 1 heaping teaspoon in water that is between 160--212 degrees (depending on the tea type--check the label!). As you steep your tea for the recommended minutes, take 3 heart-breaths, expanding the emerald green energy of your heart chakra. As you expand that blessed energy, you will activate your true intelligence which is found in the heart.

Then as you steep your loose-leaf magical tea, center into your senses. As yourself the Magic Hour sensory questions:

  • What do I hear?
  • What do I see?
  • What do I feel?
  • What do I smell?
  • What do I taste?

Then sip your tea with newfound presence.

Presence is where heaven is found. We want you to find your heaven on a daily basis!
For more steeping instructions, watch my video found here.