{"id":913,"date":"2010-04-21T19:30:47","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T03:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/?p=913"},"modified":"2023-04-17T16:12:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T00:12:28","slug":"tea-for-the-body-mind-and-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/21\/tea-for-the-body-mind-and-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Tea for the Body, Mind and Spirit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/21\/tea-for-the-body-mind-and-spirit\/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fheathervale.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2F21%2Ftea-for-the-body-mind-and-spirit%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><p>My latest article for <strong>Life As A Human<\/strong> focuses on the zen practice of drinking tea:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>That\u2019s another reason to drink tea: it turns out it\u2019s good for the body,  mind <em>and<\/em> spirit. Tea has played a part in meditation and other  spiritual rituals for eons.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yup, tea doesn\u2019t just nourish the body and treat its ailments; it also affects our mind and spirit through our moods, mindset and meditation.<\/p>\n<p>Read the entire article here: <a href=\"http:\/\/lifeasahuman.com\/2010\/home-living\/lifestyle\/tea-time-for-the-body-mind-and-spirit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tea Time for the Body, Mind and Spirit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Heather Vale Goss\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/images\/sigHVG_2.1_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"35\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My latest article for Life As A Human focuses on the zen practice of drinking tea: That\u2019s another reason to drink tea: it turns out it\u2019s good for the body, mind and spirit. 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