A Cup of Calm

Calming Lemon Balm Tea Blend 🌿

Meet my everyday “chill the hell out” cup.
This is the blend I sip during the daily grind and the one I call in when a medicinal herb tastes a little too…medicinal.

Lemon verbena brings that mouth-watering, bright citrus vibe, while lemon balm drapes your nervous system in a soft blanket. Together with chamomile, rose, lavender, and oatstraw, it steeps into a cup of rest that feels like an exhale you can drink.

I reach for this blend when:

• My stomach is acting shy (nervous belly, gas, mild cramping, or nausea)

• My brain is overbooking itself

• I want something that’s both delicious and actually medicinal

The Blend

Use a 1:1 ratio of each herb:

• Lemon verbena

• Lemon balm

• Chamomile

• Rose

• Lavender

• Oatstraw

👉 Start with 1 teaspoon of each herb per 8 oz cup of water
(Scale up as needed for a bigger pot, same ratio.)

My Aromatic Herbal Tea Rule

1 teaspoon dried herb

• 8 oz just-boiled water

• 5 minutes steep
  = 1 cup of tea

In general, aromatic herbs don’t need a long steep. They give up their fragrance fast and can get weird or flat if overdone.

But lemon balm is a little darling.
If you steep it longer, more of her bitter medicine emerges—
the taste gets stronger, the energetics go deeper, and your body feels the shift.

Same herbs, different steep time…
and suddenly the tea isn’t just cute and calming—it’s doing serious regulation work behind the scenes. 🌙✨

xoxo, gina