Grounding?

A lot of tea for me, especially earthy flavors. Shou Puerh tea is like a magical grounding experience for me every time I drink it. I love coffee and drink that daily, but when I really need to just be I break into the puerh stash.

For evenings I like a lot of herbal teas. Rooibos is probably my favorite. Lately I have been drinking a lot of lemon ginger tea with a splash of apple cider vinegar before bed.

I don't think I've ever considered this before. How interesting.

My first thought is mushrooms. I think it's the umami of them specifically. Totally unrelated, but I also think bourbon & Scotch would qualify. I tend to be very intentional when I'm in the (infrequent) mood for strong spirits, and it tends to be a quiet evening with a fire and/ or instrumental jazz.

That's a thing? Like relaxing? I don't think I have experienced that.

Garlic cheesy bread, buffalo chicken wraps, biscuits and gravy

I'm noticing a lot of people are listing relaxing flavors and not grounding flavors. Grounding is something that "brings you back to Earth" and puts you right in the moment in front of you.

For me, this is something really sour (usually candy). It kind of knocks me out of whatever zone-out I was in, or hyperfocus. It's like a reset switch.

I guess something bitter like coffee or beer, but it might be because they're chemicals that mess with my brain in fun ways

Unsweetened licorice lozenges or black coffee

Thanks all for the input!