{"id":3523,"date":"2016-12-06T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T00:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/?p=3523"},"modified":"2017-09-08T13:18:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T13:18:14","slug":"chai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/chai\/","title":{"rendered":"Chai Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>There&#8217;s nothing more delicious\u00a0than the smell of chai. As the weather turns\u00a0chilly outside, get cozy and Christmassy with this\u00a0recipe from our lovely <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kirstynortonyoga.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kirsty Norton<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3524 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tea-1770422_1280-1024x761.jpg\" alt=\"tea-1770422_1280\" width=\"680\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tea-1770422_1280-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tea-1770422_1280-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tea-1770422_1280-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tea-1770422_1280-624x464.jpg 624w, https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tea-1770422_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kirsty just\u00a0throws all the spices into a jar and then she&#8217;s ready to pour it into a saucepan of water whenever she needs a spicy pick-me-up.<\/p>\n<p>You can play around with proportions and try out different combinations. You might find you\u00a0prefer cloves over\u00a0cardamon or a little extra cinnamon.<\/p>\n<p>Just use\u00a0this as your\u00a0basic starting point\u00a0to brew\u00a0a pot of chai. Then double or change the amounts to suit your taste.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 cloves<\/li>\n<li>4 cardamon cloves (you can use powdered)<\/li>\n<li>1 stick of cinnamon (again you can use powdered)<\/li>\n<li>Grated fresh ginger (guess what, yes, you can use powered)<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of fennel seeds<\/li>\n<li class=\"gmail_default\">Grated nutmeg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<p>Boil it all up with water for about 10 minutes and then turn off the heat. Add a black tea bag and leave to brew. 5-10 minutes is enough but no longer otherwise it goes bitter.<\/p>\n<p>Warm it up once more, add in a sweetener and some milk and then sit back, snuggle under\u00a0a blanket and put your feet up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/meditation-is-your-medication\/kirsty\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2684\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2684 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Kirsty-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kirsty\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Kirsty-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Kirsty-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Kirsty.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<em>This post was shared\u00a0by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kirstynortonyoga.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kirsty Norton<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Kirsty\u00a0started practicing over 20 years ago. Svadhyaya, the practice of self-study, has taught her that in every moment, we choose our inner state. She brings this teaching into her classes to empower her students. Her aim is to design her state, be well-rested, work hard, remain always a student, stay vulnerable and lead by example. Kirsty is a proud ambassador for Wellicious and has been published in Yoga Magazine and Elephant Journal. Find her on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/kirstynorton\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/yogageek\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/kirstynortonyoga\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb_wrap\"><a class=\"fb_link\" onclick=\"fbs_click('https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/chai','');return false;\" href=\"#\">Send to Facebook<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s nothing more delicious\u00a0than the smell of chai. As the weather turns\u00a0chilly outside, get cozy and Christmassy with this\u00a0recipe from our lovely Kirsty Norton. Kirsty just\u00a0throws all the spices into a jar and then she&#8217;s ready to pour it into a saucepan of water whenever she needs a spicy pick-me-up. 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