blending herbal teas

If you follow me on Instagram, you might know that I am currently taking part in a herbal course in my home country, Estonia. We have covered a lot of theory already and are starting to put our knowledge into practice now. Last week, everyone needed to bring along something they had made. It was wonderful to see everyone's creations - there were salves and tinctures, bath salts, herbal wine, and someone had even made chocolate truffles with fly agaric mushrooms (they are a valued medicine in Estonian folk herbalism).

I made a salve and a herbal tea blend. We had a few weeks to make the items and interestingly, I whipped up the salve in no time, but I wasn't able to finish the tea until day before the deadline.

From the start, I knew that I wanted to use blackcurrant leaves as the main ingredient in my blend. Over the past few months, blackcurrant has become one of my favourite plant allies. To me, this plant carries the wisdom and strength of my ancestors, it brings clarity and focus, and I absolutely adore the aroma and taste too.

I tried different ingredients, variations and ratios, but nothing felt quite right. I realised that I was missing an intention and a deeper meaning behind the blend. I understood that this tea was supposed to be not just for myself, but for everyone that is feeling heavy and broken-hearted right now. Once I was clear on that, the suitable ingredients came to me with ease and this tea blend came out better than anything I had hoped for.

It has something to give us strength, something sweet, something for our hurting hearts & simple ingredients that all of us would love. It has blackcurrant leaves and buds, freeze dried lingonberries, cinnamon dried apples and rosehip powder. I felt in my heart that if I was to share a cup with you, you would enjoy it.

And here is the finished product! If you get a chance to make it yourself, I would love to hear what you think of it.

Sending love to you! ♡

Maria