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How to Light and Burn Palo Santo Correctly After explaining the uses and properties of palo santo, let's focus on how to burn palo santo. Let's see together the correct lighting technique and how to keep it lit while preserving the quality of the resins and essential oils it contains, and consequently the scent and aromaticity of the palo santo wood. First of all, let's explain why palo santo sticks have a specific size. You may have noticed that palo santo sticks almost always have more or less the same length and thickness. These dimensions of the wood make it easy to light the palo santo ..

Replace coffee with more genuine and tasty alternatives Finding alternatives to coffee is not easy for those who do not like the taste, are intolerant to coffee, or are simply trying to reduce their intake during the day. We wrote "apparently" because instead the alternatives to replace coffee are quite a few and not too difficult to find. It would be easy for us to reduce everything to the advice that many expect, namely to use tea instead of coffee, but we will go far beyond. Yes, because in this article we want to present you some alternative drinks to coffee that we like so much, not onl..

Te Gaba: a world of benefits for our body Let's discover together Gaba tea, the latest arrivals on Terza Luna The Gaba teas are a type of tea - here an article dedicated to other varieties of tea and their properties - introduced in Japan around the mid-80s. Gaba Tea was discovered by chance by Professor Tojiro Tsuchida at the Japanese National Institute of Advanced Food Research while researching the amino acid L-theanine found in tea. Tsuchida noticed that if shaded tea leaves (a process that increases the amount of glutamic acid) immediately after harvesting and before processing were vac..

Incense: religious, medicinal, and meditative meanings The meanings of antiquity that incense has constituted in the history of mankind The meaning of incense in the history of different world cultures is very broad. The uses of incense date back to antiquity. It didn't take long after the discovery of fire for humans to understand that different types of wood burned in different ways, releasing different scents and odors. Before delving into the meaning that incense has had for humans in religious rituals, esoteric practices, meditative rituals, and medicine, it is necessary to explain exa..

Dear 'teofili', among the many topics we would like to propose to you, we thought of telling you something that still seems to hide undisclosed meanings: the logo associated with Darjeeling tea. As you can see in the image, we are facing a truly significant symbol. The female figure in the Darjeeling logo The many researches we have carried out have not led us to discover where the choice to use this brand really comes from, but it is certain that its beauty and depth are priceless. First of all, let's focus on the use of the female figure. It is fundamental because it is linked to the impor..

Gaiwan: what it is and how to use it! Dear 'teofili', as we like to call all those who love tea, in this article we want to talk about the Gaiwan (or Guywan), a covered tea cup, considered as the perfect method for infusing delicate teas, such as green and white teas, but still suitable for any type of tea. History of the Gaiwan The birth of the Gaiwan cup dates back to the Ming dynasty, which already in 1350, used this particular method. As described by the tea master Lu Yu, this special bowl had to be wide enough to allow infusion but at the same time small enough to be comfortably held i..

Mosquitoes... let's discover natural remedies to defeat them! With the arrival of the warm season, they also come back, those annoying buzzing insects, the nightmare of our outdoor evenings and sleepless nights, we are talking about mosquitoes! But how can we get rid of them without using chemical and toxic repellents? There are several natural methods to prevent these little insects from bothering us: from "anti-mosquito" plants, to essential oils, to bat-boxes, but before listing the most effective ones, it is good to learn more about these insects. In the world, there are o..

Travel to discover the Japanese Teas recommended in macrobiotic nutrition What is macrobiotics? Is it simply a healthy diet? Actually, it's much more! It is a lifestyle that allows us to live in harmony with nature, starting from a healthy, balanced diet based on organic, seasonal, unprocessed products, without chemicals, preservatives, colorings. Macrobiotics, literally "long life", was conceived, in the post-war period, by the Japanese Georges Ohsawa who was inspired by the ancient Eastern Taoist medicine. According to this philosophy, foods belong to two main groups: Yin and Yang, which a..

How many ways are there to make coffee? What are its origins? A dive into the history of one of the most consumed beverages in the world The intoxicating aroma, the unmistakable flavor, long, short, stained, hot, cold, there are many characteristics of coffee and ways to drink it. Those who love it know that coffee is a must in their daily lives and that a break is not the same without it. But where does it come from? What is its history? Let's find out together! The coffee plant belongs to the Coffea genus, of the Rubiaceae family; from the seeds of this plant, properly roasted and ground..

Let's learn how to protect our skin from the sun with natural remedies and products Summer is synonymous with sun, outdoor life, the sea (for the luckiest!) and tanning. Often our skin, which has lived until recently under heavy clothing, little exposed to atmospheric agents, is not ready, especially if it is very fair, delicate, and sensitive. Let's discover together in this post how to protect the skin from the sun with natural methods. Prepare the skin for the new season The best thing to do would be to prepare our skin in advance. One of the strategies to implement is (especially for light..

Trip into the world of Hibiscus flowers, better known as Karkad Hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.), known as Karkad, Carcad, or Abyssinian rose tea, is a shrub belonging to the Malvaceae family, especially known for its flowers. Hibiscus is native to the West Indies but is also widespread in Asia (India, Sri Lanka) and Africa (Ethiopia, Sudan). The part of the plant with the highest content of characteristic substances is represented by the calyx of the hibiscus flowers, which becomes fleshy and reddish-purple during flowering. The calyx contains hibiscus, ascorbic, malic, citric, and tar..

The best natural skin products: let's discover them together The skin is a special organ constantly renewing itself, it is much more than a simple protection as it is the heaviest organ (3-4 kg) and the largest of the human body (from 1.5 to 2 m²). Always connected with other organs, it can also contribute to the transmission of various dysfunctions and pathologies, in addition to strictly epidermal ones. It has 3 fundamental functions: protection transmission exchange The skin, in fact, protects the entire body from mechanical, physical, chemical, or bacterial attacks from th..

Matcha: Benefits, Characteristics, and Preparation of this Health Elixir Japanese Green Tea Loved by All: Discover the Tradition and Preparation of Matcha in our Updated GUIDE The Matcha - represented in Japanese by the ideogram 抹茶 - or Japanese green tea is a high-quality green tea finely ground with a stone mill and transformed into the famous powder everyone is talking about. It is an Japanese tea with ancient origins rich in properties and benefits that we will discover together in this article, a tea used in formal tea ceremonies. According to the Japanese lexicon, Matcha should actual..

In recent weeks, we started telling you about our trip to Taiwan in search of small producers of Taiwanese tea with tradition and the meeting with Vivi and Denny. Today we continue the story of these incredible two weeks in Asia. Taiwan 2018 - Discovering Rare Teas It is not easy to describe an experience as intense as this trip has been. We left on May 8th and returned on the 25th, for a total of 17 days of travel. Once in Taiwan, we traveled around the entire island, covering the entire coast to the southern tip and then returning to the capital Taipei, located in the north. A different pl..