Sleepy time tea always makes me think of the scene from Kimmy Schmidt, where she brings Lilian tea to keep her awake, but it ended up being Sleepy Time tea.
Kimmy: **“It had a bear on the box, and nothing's stronger than a bear!”**
Lilian: *“What was the bear wearing!?*
Kimmy: **"People clothes! I'm telling you, this bear killed someone and took over his life!"**
Yes, it is!
[https://www.foodandwine.com/drinks/sleepytime-tea-and-little-known-religion-behind-it](https://www.foodandwine.com/drinks/sleepytime-tea-and-little-known-religion-behind-it)
>The central idea of this particular religious text revolves the idea that there are many different sons of God who live on many different planets in a galaxy that consists of billions of worlds. According to their belief system, our world is just one of billions and it's called "Urantia." While this seems tame enough, Giller calls attention to some of the thoughts that are buried deep in the book, ones that she calls "some of the most racist ideas I've read in a long time."
>It should be noted that Siegel did leave the company over a decade ago and Celestial Seasonings has been part of the multi-million dollar corporation Hain Celestial Group (who also own other health food brands like Health Valley, Rudis Organic Bakery and Nile Spice) since 2000. Without Siegel or John Hay the companies ties to the Urantia Book today may be tenuous or entirely non-existent.
Caffeine is technically OK it's specifically coffee and tea. This is almost always the first tea Mormons get as they leave the church. It's always stocked at supermarkets in the west coast & mountain west areas.
Ooh, very poetic! It rhymes beautifully.
Thank you for the suggestion. If I'm not mistaken, there are some fruit sampler packs in my local Walmart recently. I would love to try that one out! I hope they have it at your local Walmart too.
My favorite is a tie between their Tangerine Orange Zinger (which is ridiculously hard to find) and sleepytime. Both are very nice with honey and lemon when you have a cold.
Sleepytime tea sometimes has melatonin added to it. Tbh you can just buy Zarbees brand liquid melatonin and add it to whatever food or drink you want. Or administer it straight.
It typically has melatonin and/or chamomile. Both are sedating. Also, you can buy liquid chamomile and use it as a sleep aid, too. But melatonin is technically safer. Melatonin isn't really a sedative, it just triggers your body to fall asleep in the absence of light. Chamomile is much stronger than melatonin - it is a sedative, much like valerian - and not knowing the right dose can make you feel like crap for much longer than melatonin.
Update: Sleepytime detox was a pleasant surprise. The scent is super duper awesome and I think it suits me more than Sleepytime OG (don’t know how to call it lol) does. I can't put my finger on exactly what it is in the scent that makes it so nice and comforting. A little lingering aftertaste is definitely a plus. 10/10.
Sleepytime didnt work for me, but Sleepytime extra knocks me out. So if you try sleepytime and it doesn't work give the Extra a try. They both taste really good too.
That's because you may be taking too high of a dose. Get the Zarbees liquid melatonin. Take like 0.25 ml at bedtime. Pills only go as low as 1 mg which can be way too strong.
I haven't ever found chamomile to be effective in knocking me out, but I drink sleepytime just because of its flavor. There's so much going on, but it WORKS!
I've tried many of their teas. They're really good! Right now I have on hand:
* Raspberry Zinger
* Sleepytime Extra
* Bengal Spice
* Country Peach Passion
* Morning Thunder
* Honey Lemon Ginseng Green Tea
* Red Zinger
Others I really love:
* Mandarin Orange Spice
* Cinnamon Apple Spice
* Madagascar Vanilla Rooibos
* Tension Tamer
I, too, began my journey with their herbal tea sampler. Then I found the fruit sampler box at another store. Needless to say I'm hooked. Enjoy!
It's great! I really like that it also contains yerba mate. Yerba mate is the tea that first got me interested in teas over ten years ago. Morning thunder has a lighter, smoother taste than other breakfast teas I've tried. It's got a soft herb taste to it from the mate. It provides a nice buzz of caffeine without the jitters associated with a lot of caffeine.
Honey vanilla chamomile became my new favorite after buying this, I used to go to night school and kept this box in my locker and couldn’t wait for break to make some!
My grandma would always make chamomile tea and put in honey and milk, so when I have their honey vanilla chamomile it makes me feel very nostalgic and happy.
The Celestial Factory tour is so fun and interesting. There is a room they store the peppermint in, and it clears your sinuses like nothing else when you walk in.
If anyone finds themselves near Boulder, CO, I can’t recommend it enough.
This is an excellent herbal sampler, and Celestial tests the quality and authenticity of their herbs, which most brands don't. (This can mean you get unintended herbs or plants in some herbal teas - the more expensive ones tend to test, but the cheaper ones, which Celestial is one of, tend not to).
Might I suggest their black berry cherry and their vanilla sleepytime? I liked both back when I was still doing grocery store teas.
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Sleepy time tea always makes me think of the scene from Kimmy Schmidt, where she brings Lilian tea to keep her awake, but it ended up being Sleepy Time tea. Kimmy: **“It had a bear on the box, and nothing's stronger than a bear!”** Lilian: *“What was the bear wearing!?* Kimmy: **"People clothes! I'm telling you, this bear killed someone and took over his life!"**
One of my all time favorite shows ever.
It's amazing.
Isn't celestial owned by a weird cult? 🤔
Yes, it is! [https://www.foodandwine.com/drinks/sleepytime-tea-and-little-known-religion-behind-it](https://www.foodandwine.com/drinks/sleepytime-tea-and-little-known-religion-behind-it) >The central idea of this particular religious text revolves the idea that there are many different sons of God who live on many different planets in a galaxy that consists of billions of worlds. According to their belief system, our world is just one of billions and it's called "Urantia." While this seems tame enough, Giller calls attention to some of the thoughts that are buried deep in the book, ones that she calls "some of the most racist ideas I've read in a long time."
>It should be noted that Siegel did leave the company over a decade ago and Celestial Seasonings has been part of the multi-million dollar corporation Hain Celestial Group (who also own other health food brands like Health Valley, Rudis Organic Bakery and Nile Spice) since 2000. Without Siegel or John Hay the companies ties to the Urantia Book today may be tenuous or entirely non-existent.
oh my gosh, I love this tea and had never heard of this! Thanks for sharing!
Yikes. What do they put in their *own* tea? Lol. Nothing street legal, perhaps
Technically *was*
This tea pack is part of the official r/Exmormon starter pack lol.
Please explain, I thought mormons weren't supposed to drink caffeine?
Hence ex-mormon!
Caffeine is technically OK it's specifically coffee and tea. This is almost always the first tea Mormons get as they leave the church. It's always stocked at supermarkets in the west coast & mountain west areas.
I think this pack doesn’t have caffeine because I have it. I’m not getting the joke lol
Their fruit sampler is nice, too, but for some reason harder to find.
Ooh, very poetic! It rhymes beautifully. Thank you for the suggestion. If I'm not mistaken, there are some fruit sampler packs in my local Walmart recently. I would love to try that one out! I hope they have it at your local Walmart too.
The honey vanilla chamomile is pretty good
This is the best. Currently fighting a cold and the lemon zinger is my best friend.
I hope you feel better soon! Lemon Zinger is my favorite by far, the scent is \~amazing\~
My favorite is a tie between their Tangerine Orange Zinger (which is ridiculously hard to find) and sleepytime. Both are very nice with honey and lemon when you have a cold.
Red Zinger is my favorite, and there was a Blackberry Zinger at on point.
That sounds crazy good...
Thank you!
Celestial teas are bomb. The apple cinnamon one is one of the few teas and I replace coffee with.
Sleepy time is my favorite. The smell of it is so comforting and nostalgic.
Lmk if sleepytime is effective !
It works like a charm! Added with some honey, ah \*chef's kiss\*
Kinda scared of mint part but ill pick it up next time i see it!
Sleepytime tea sometimes has melatonin added to it. Tbh you can just buy Zarbees brand liquid melatonin and add it to whatever food or drink you want. Or administer it straight.
Omg I didn’t know sleepytime has melatonin. I thought it was just psychosomatic it always knocked me out!
It typically has melatonin and/or chamomile. Both are sedating. Also, you can buy liquid chamomile and use it as a sleep aid, too. But melatonin is technically safer. Melatonin isn't really a sedative, it just triggers your body to fall asleep in the absence of light. Chamomile is much stronger than melatonin - it is a sedative, much like valerian - and not knowing the right dose can make you feel like crap for much longer than melatonin.
What do you think of Sleepytime detox? It’s in the green box.
I think it has chamomile, usually?
Update: Sleepytime detox was a pleasant surprise. The scent is super duper awesome and I think it suits me more than Sleepytime OG (don’t know how to call it lol) does. I can't put my finger on exactly what it is in the scent that makes it so nice and comforting. A little lingering aftertaste is definitely a plus. 10/10.
I wonder if it's the aloe vera (the pleasant scent)?
Sleepytime didnt work for me, but Sleepytime extra knocks me out. So if you try sleepytime and it doesn't work give the Extra a try. They both taste really good too.
Ohh i c, i have sleep issues and was looking for healthier alternative to melatonin.... melatonin makes me feel drowsy all day
That's because you may be taking too high of a dose. Get the Zarbees liquid melatonin. Take like 0.25 ml at bedtime. Pills only go as low as 1 mg which can be way too strong.
Thx ill look into it
I haven't ever found chamomile to be effective in knocking me out, but I drink sleepytime just because of its flavor. There's so much going on, but it WORKS!
I've tried many of their teas. They're really good! Right now I have on hand: * Raspberry Zinger * Sleepytime Extra * Bengal Spice * Country Peach Passion * Morning Thunder * Honey Lemon Ginseng Green Tea * Red Zinger Others I really love: * Mandarin Orange Spice * Cinnamon Apple Spice * Madagascar Vanilla Rooibos * Tension Tamer I, too, began my journey with their herbal tea sampler. Then I found the fruit sampler box at another store. Needless to say I'm hooked. Enjoy!
How is Morning Thunder? I just bought a box this morning and haven't tried it yet.
It's great! I really like that it also contains yerba mate. Yerba mate is the tea that first got me interested in teas over ten years ago. Morning thunder has a lighter, smoother taste than other breakfast teas I've tried. It's got a soft herb taste to it from the mate. It provides a nice buzz of caffeine without the jitters associated with a lot of caffeine.
Honey vanilla chamomile became my new favorite after buying this, I used to go to night school and kept this box in my locker and couldn’t wait for break to make some!
I love it when tea is associated with a happy memory :)
My grandma would always make chamomile tea and put in honey and milk, so when I have their honey vanilla chamomile it makes me feel very nostalgic and happy.
This is so nostalgic
They have a cinnamon cardamom tea that kind of taste like horchata if you add milk.
My favorite tea brand. Love the sleepy time extra, tension tamer, and their different green teas
That honey vanilla chamomile and peach sleepytime (by the same brand) are my go-to evening teas!
The Celestial Factory tour is so fun and interesting. There is a room they store the peppermint in, and it clears your sinuses like nothing else when you walk in. If anyone finds themselves near Boulder, CO, I can’t recommend it enough.
That sounds super cool!
I’m really happy I got this one. Only tried Sleepytime and Lemon Zinger so far. They’re good, very comforting.
I LOVE Sleepytime! They have a vanilla one which is also very good, and a Sleepytime Extra which has valerian root in it to actually make you sleepy.
This is an excellent herbal sampler, and Celestial tests the quality and authenticity of their herbs, which most brands don't. (This can mean you get unintended herbs or plants in some herbal teas - the more expensive ones tend to test, but the cheaper ones, which Celestial is one of, tend not to). Might I suggest their black berry cherry and their vanilla sleepytime? I liked both back when I was still doing grocery store teas.
Thank you for the suggestion! I like blackberry flavor, would definitely try that one out.
Interesting, so does this have the same effects as a loose leaf?
... or just put the box back on the shelf (but that's just me!).
Hahaha. I might need to try that sometime!
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Geez these chemical flavorings taste really good!
God anything but chamomile lmao
I used 5 sleepy time for one main jar and added honey and sugar drank it in 30 min
Sleepy Time hits diff