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In clinic, I spend every day helping people rebuild warmth in their centre, the Middle Jiao, home to the Stomach and Spleen. These two organs are the Earth element in Chinese Medicine, responsible for transforming everything we take in - food, thought, and feeling - into usable energy.
When the Earth weakens, we see worry, overthinking, digestive discomfort, fatigue, and emotional heaviness. The Heart begins to lose its dialogue with the Gut, and the spirit feels unanchored. Heart & Gut Harmony Tea was born from this daily work, a blend that nourishes the digestive fire while softening the emotional body. It’s my way of turning treatment into ritual, a cup you can prescribe for yourself.
Ingredient Alchemy
Each ingredient in Heart & Gut Harmony Tea plays a distinct role in supporting both body and emotion, a harmony of medicine, mythology, and planetary resonance.
Ginger root, the solar spark, ignites warmth through the middle jiao, awakening digestion and vitality. In astrology, ginger belongs to the Sun and the sign of Leo - it represents courage, confidence, and the fire to begin anew.
Cinnamon bark, stronger and deeper in heat, moves yang and melts stagnation. It carries the message of Mars in Capricorn: disciplined strength, endurance, and the ability to circulate what has become stuck, physically or emotionally.
Cardamom lifts the heaviness that follows worry. It dries dampness, clarifies thought, and clears the fog of overthinking. Aligned with Jupiter and Sagittarius, it opens the horizon, bringing optimism and perspective back to the mind and gut.
Fennel seed soothes the gut’s tension and encourages trust in flow. Its gentle sweetness reflects Venus in Taurus, softening the edges of our inner rigidity while supporting steady digestion and receptivity.
Licorice root harmonises everything around it—just as the Moon in Cancer harmonises tides and emotions. It’s the peacemaker of the formula, lending sweetness and safety to ensure the fire warms without burning.
Rose petals move Liver Qi, cool excess heat, and open the Heart to tenderness. Under Venus in Libra, rose speaks of balance, grace, and the beauty of vulnerability, a medicine for resentment and emotional constriction.
Blue Lotus, the ethereal flower of spiritual insight, expands perception while calming the Shen. Associated with Neptune and Pisces, it opens the crown and heart simultaneously, inviting stillness and compassion.
Finally, vanilla bean weaves the blend together, moderating the spices with sensual warmth. Rooted in the Earth element and the sign Virgo, it embodies simplicity, care, and devotion—the essence of nourishment made sacred.
Together, these ingredients form a living dialogue between Earth and Sky: movement and softness, fire and sweetness, transformation and trust. Each cup becomes both treatment and prayer, a reminder that healing the centre is how we begin to heal everything else.
Why the Stomach & Spleen Are the Key
In Chinese Medicine, every imbalance eventually reaches the Earth element. When digestion fails to transform, Dampness accumulates in body and mind. Worry, fatigue, and lack of clarity arise. Restoring Spleen Qi revives not just metabolism but trust, the sense that life is digestible.
By tending the centre, we nourish every other element. Warmth in the abdomen becomes warmth in the heart; clarity in digestion becomes clarity in thought.
How to Drink It
Brew 1½ teaspoons in hot water for 7 minutes.
Inhale the steam; feel the warmth rise from your belly to your chest.
Drink mindfully in the morning, when Yang begins to ascend.
If your mornings feel heavy or your digestion slow, begin here. Brew Heart & Gut Harmony Tea and let the warmth rise from belly to chest — a daily act of self-remembrance.
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