— HeyMonicaB

Now that it’s vata season, I have been craving chai like crazy! There is a tiny store (I guess it’s called a store) downstairs at work, but the “chai latte” is made with some kind of chai sugar-powder. Bleh. So I bought some chai tea bags but I couldn’t really add milk to it because it wasn’t strong enough, plus it tasted a little…lifeless. There is a café way down the street, but they also switched from leaf chai to powder. Dude! For the love of chai, isn’t there anyone who holds this drink sacred?! (echo, echo, echo)

What is the saying, something about, not needing to look any further than your back yard (if you know that saying, send it to me and you get 10 points)? Well before my wee eyes, I saw on facebook that friend and fellow entrepreneur, Naja, had created an authentic masala “sassafrass” chai tea! I got excited. I bought it right away and it’s PERFECT! It’s SO full of life and spice and smell AND adding steamed milk won’t dilute the flavor and spiciness.

Naja is founder and creator of Naja Tea and if you have not tried these teas, they are a must. First of all, you can feel the good energy in the tea – these teas are made from love, there’s no doubt about it. Second, Naja is uber picky and travels the world to find only the best teas. Guess where she was a few weeks ago? India! Buyin’ spices for chai and answering my prayers.

Naja Tea would be great for holiday gifts or for selfishly stuffing your own stocking. What. A girl needs her sanity and a mighty stash of good chai certainly helps.

Naja Tea website: www.najatea.com

Apparently Naja is also good at reading people’s minds, so if you have a favorite tea, look for it on her site because it might already be there.