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If you’ve just heard me at Healthy Living Summit 2025, you already know I believe in the power of a habitual herbal tea practice for nervous system balance. Inserting tea times into your day creates steady, nourishing patterns that your body can trust. The safety net that you create is foundational to experiencing the grounded, steady energy and deep rest that you are seeking.
I’m Tiffany Porter, a trauma-aware clinical herbalist, holistic nutritionist, and wellness coach. I work with people who feel stuck in overdrive: they have unbelievable stress in their lives entertwined with chronic, complex illness. They come to me feeling beyond exhausted, often while hyped on caffeine at the same time. These clients, frequently discarded by the medical field and frustrated by the demanding protocols from alternative practitioners are longing for the peaceful, steady energy required to just feel “normal.” Eventually they feel like they’ve “tried everything” without lasting relief and want something more.
When I was stuck in this loop myself, I thought that I needed more too. More things addressed, more changes, more plans, more optimizations…
But, here’s the truth:
Everything that you put into your body has multiple effects, most of which are unplanned and unknown. Less is more. Lower doses, gentler botanicals, and energetics are often safer and more powerful than giant “must address everything” protocols.
and
Lifestyle changes and herbal remedies often take time to work. Imagine them like a snowball rolling down a hill. The further it rolls (time) the bigger it gets (effect).
The answer isn’t in complicated protocols. You don’t need to build an igloo. Just one small change at a time, one snowball, is enough. Your body can’t be forced into healing — it needs to be invited.
And one of the simplest invitations you can offer it is rhythm. Even better, rhythm is free, no prescription required.
In this post you’ll find:
- Three free herbal tea recipes for nervous system support.
- A framework for using daily sensory anchors to help re-establish steady rhythms.
Why Daily Rhythm Works for the Nervous System
Every human body runs on rhythms — circadian (day-night), ultradian (90-minute focus cycles), infradian (menstrual, seasonal), and even micro-rhythms like breath and heartbeat. These cycles keep mood, digestion, energy, and focus steady.
However, when those rhythms are disrupted — by stress, trauma, irregular schedules, or overstimulation — the body can slip into constant “survival mode.”
Unfortunately, you can’t talk your body back into rhythm with logic. You have to show it, over and over, with predictable cues.
This is where sensory anchors come in — consistent, repeated signals that say, “It’s safe to switch gears now.”
A daily cup of tea works beautifully as an anchor because it can offer:
- Temporal cues — drink at the same time each day
- Sensory cues — warmth, aroma, taste
- Relational cues — share with loved ones or enjoy alone (with God!) in quiet moments
Morning Anchor: Clarity + Focus Herbal Tea for Nervous System Reboot
Mornings don’t have to be stressful. Instead of jolting yourself with caffeine and chaos, ease into alertness with light, breath, and movement — and a botanical blend that will help you wakeup without overstimulation.
Free Recipe # 1 – Calm & Clear
Gentle uplift for scattered or foggy mornings. Please consult with your healthcare provider(s) prior to use.
Ingredients (per cup):
- 1 tsp tulsi (holy basil)
- 1 tsp lemon balm
- ½ tsp rose petals
- Pinch of lavender (optional)
- Optional: 1–2 fresh basil, mint, or rosemary leaves
Why it’s loved: Tulsi is valued in Ayurvedic tradition for its uplifting and centering qualities.
Lemon balm is known for its bright, refreshing flavor and calming character.
Rose petals bring floral aroma and gentle comfort. Lavender can be stabilizing, grounding, and uplifting all at once, bringing a ‘clean’ tasting edge to the mix. The basil, mint, and/or rosemary add flavor complexity and nootropic effects.
How to use: Steep 5–7 minutes in hot water. Drink it leisurely, preferably outdoors soaking up some morning light.
When to use: Morning or midday when feeling unfocused or overstimulated.
Optional enhancement: Hold the cup near your chest to feel its warmth and breathe the aroma in deeply before sipping.
Midday Anchor: Nourish Your Nervous System with Herbal Tea
The midday crash cycle that so many experience is actually (gasp!) optional! Although most have us have been running around town, dealing with office stress, cranky toddlers, annoying phone calls, and so on for hours, we can still purposefully move back into restfulness. Rather than pushing through the chaos or staving off a crash with coffee, candy, and pastry, we can take this time as an off-ramp from the cycle of tension.
Free Recipe – Nervous System Nourish
Deep comfort for raw, overstimulated moments. Please consult with your healthcare provider(s) prior to use.
Ingredients (per cup):
- 1 tsp milky oats
- 1 tsp skullcap
- ½ tsp chamomile
- Optional: pinch of fennel seeds or rose petals
Why it’s loved: Oatstraw and milky oats are cherished for their gentle, restorative nature. Skullcap is traditionally used in blends for unwinding after mental strain. Chamomile is famous for its soft floral aroma and easeful character.
When to use: Anytime you’re feeling “on edge.”
How to use: Steep 5–7 minutes in hot water. Sip in a calm environment, preferably outdoors with plants of some kind in view.
Optional enhancement: Pair with a safely diluted calming essential oil blend on your wrists.
Evening Anchor: An Herbal Tea for Nervous System Ease
Evening is your invitation to slow down. Soften the lighting, set aside your devices, and choose herbs traditionally included in nighttime blends for their comforting aroma and grounding presence.
Free Recipe – Stillness
A peaceful close to your day. Please consult with your healthcare provider(s) prior to use.
Ingredients (per cup):
- 1 tsp passionflower
- ½ tsp hops
- ½ tsp valerian
- optional: 1/2 tsp glycine (tastes like sugar) or honey to taste. OR add a leaf of Stevia (the plant, not the extract!) to the tea and brew alongside the other herbs.
Why it’s loved: Passionflower is mildly floral and grassy, valued for its calming, centering nature. Hops are a floral-bitter, appreciated for their relaxing influence. Valerian Root is earthy and musky and has long associated with deeper rest in European traditions. The glycine/honey adds sweetness. Glycine specifically promotes healthy relaxation and good sleep, but for some people it can cause a bit of nausea if taken on an upset stomach.
When to use: 30–60 minutes before bed
How to use: Steep 10 minutes in hot water. Add sweetener if desired. Sip in a comfortable, quiet place.
Optional enhancement: Reflect, pray, or practice gratitude while you enjoy your tea.
The Five Domains of Rhythmic Health
Each daily herbal tea is a nervous system anchor that forming part of a larger rhythm-based approach:
- Temporal Rhythm – predictable waking, eating, sleeping times
- Biological Rhythm – movement and breathing cycles
- Relational Rhythm – safe, predictable connections
- Sensory Rhythm – light, sound, and temperature cues
- Emotional & Cognitive Rhythm – cycles of reflection, creativity, rest
Restorative tea times work across multiple domains at once — they are sensory events, timed anchors, and relational moments all in one. And, if you choose to, you can align them with biological, relational, and emotional & cognitive rhythms too. Really, as simple as it sounds, having a tea practice is like having a Swiss army knife for your health and a weighted blanket for your nervous system!
Your Next Step
- Download the free recipes and buy what you need to get started.
- Choose one or more blends that you feel that you can commit to so that you can make these anchors effortless and consistent.
The sooner you start, the sooner your body will begin to trust the rhythm you’re creating!
We are here for you!
Be well,
Your Friends at Purely Jubilant
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