366. Why a Simple Tea Ritual Can Completely Change How You Feel: With Sarah Scarborough

What if something as simple as making and drinking tea could become a powerful daily ritual for slowing down, reconnecting with yourself and changing the way you feel?

In this episode, I’m joined by Sarah Scarborough, a Finnish-American tea ceremonialist, award-winning formulator and entrepreneur who has spent the last 30 years exploring tea as ritual, medicine and a pathway back to ourselves.

Sarah is the founder of Tea Huntress and Stardust Teas and has founded and successfully exited three tea businesses. Her work has been featured in Forbes, the Financial Times and Harper’s Bazaar, and throughout her career she has combined entrepreneurship with a deep commitment to nature, ritual, wellbeing and feminine energy.

We talk about what a tea ritual actually is and, importantly, how you can create your own at home without it needing to be complicated or time-consuming. Sarah explains why the simple act of preparing tea can encourage us to slow down, become more present and bring a greater sense of intention into our day.

We also explore Sarah’s personal wellness rituals and the lessons she has learned from her Finnish upbringing, including the importance of nature, simplicity and creating space in our lives.

Sarah shares one of her favourite concepts from the world of tea, the moment when a tightly rolled tea leaf meets hot water and begins to unfurl into its fullest expression. We discuss how this can be a beautiful metaphor for our own lives, particularly as women, and what can happen when we give ourselves permission to take up space and become more fully ourselves.

We also talk about business. Having founded and sold three tea companies, Sarah shares how she has built successful businesses while remaining connected to her values and feminine energy rather than feeling she has to constantly push, hustle or operate from a place of pressure.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What a tea ritual is and why it can be so powerful
• How to create a simple tea ritual at home
• Using everyday rituals to feel calmer and more present
• Sarah’s personal wellness rituals and practices
• Feminine energy, self-expression and allowing yourself to take up space
• What Sarah’s Finnish upbringing taught her about wellbeing
• Moving away from hustle culture and embracing a slower approach to wellness
• Sarah’s top tips for finding more peace in everyday life
• How she has founded and successfully sold three businesses
• Building a successful business while staying connected to your feminine energy and personal values
• Why joy, nature and simplicity can be such important parts of wellbeing

This is a beautiful conversation about tea, ritual, business, feminine energy and creating small moments in your day that help you come back to yourself.

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