Yin in a Yang World: A Tea Ceremony with Lunar Herbs

Our culture rewards output, urgency, and constant stimulation. Over time, this excess Yang (action-oriented) pace can leave our nervous system overworked, the body dry or tense, and the emotional landscape reactive rather than regulated. Eventually, we lose touch with the rhythms that restore us, and we crave something different.

Lunar herbs are traditionally associated with cooling, moistening, and restorative qualities in the body. They support us in times of overwhelm, irritation, depletion, or over-stimulation and reactivity, and are especially helpful for the nervous system, digestion, mental and emotional regulation, and the hormonal balance. In practical terms, they help the body shift from “fight, fright, freeze, flight” toward rest, repair, and regulation.

Yin energy (associated with the connective element of Water, and the astrological energetic of the Moon) represents receptivity, restoration, and inward, intuitive listening.

Allowing ourselves to rest and restore is not passive, and often requires active commitment and structure, offered through the container of our Tea Ceremony on March 28th at 11am. Within this ctonainer, we can allow our inner tides to speak their truth and cultivate the capacity to listen and respond appropriately. Whether or not you know or follow astrology, this simply reflects a time that symbolically emphasizes home, care, and inner alignment.

This ceremony is open to all people who have an interest in developing their inner connection, alignment and capacity for renewed perspective.

You will leave with a belly full of warm teas, a heart-full of inspiration and connection, a happily settled mind, and a little token to help you remember.

This is a space for presence, listening, and real human connection. To minimize distractions, this is a no-tech space.

• Herbalist intro to lunar herbs for mind, heart, gut & womb
• Brewing, blending and sipping tea together
• Guided meditation and deep listening
• A Sunday morning of ease, reflection, inner and outer alignment
• An H+H travel-sized tea blend to take home
• 15% off herbal apothecary and essential oils purchased in-store

Note: Bring a friend/ travel-buddy discount

About the Venue

Helen + Hildegard (H+H), 780 St Clair Ave W, Toronto (Ste. Claire + Arlington)
An apothecary, community space and gift shop that honours ancestry and the arts & sciences of herbal medicine. Owned by Sonya D'Cunha, traditional herbalist and sustainable beauty products creator.

About your Host

Aria Mathur is an Alchemist, Botanical-playmate, Woman in tech, and Writer. Her gatherings weave in practices of authentic relating, heart-truth sharing, conscious energy, and Earth medicines. Attendees share that after Aria's gatherings and ceremonies, they feels relaxed, connected to themselves, and ready to return to their life with new perspectives, inspiration, and the sentiment of renewal. Aria's Substack: Tea & the Beauty Way

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