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Here in the SF Bay Area, we have tv. (CCTV) from China in both
Chinese Languages (and dialects) and in English. The English-speaking station has a zillion commercials for tea-leaf-stuffed silk sleeping pillows. I was curious if anyone has used these and if there is, in actuality, a reason for it. In all my naturapathic reading, I haven't found one suggestion that tea-leaf-sniffing would be reastful, no matter the quality of the leaves or the fragrance. For any of you in Asia: is it "big" there? Are you sleeping better? Shen |
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"Shen" wrote in message oups.com... Here in the SF Bay Area, we have tv. (CCTV) from China in both Chinese Languages (and dialects) and in English. The English-speaking station has a zillion commercials for tea-leaf-stuffed silk sleeping pillows. I was curious if anyone has used these and if there is, in actuality, a reason for it. In all my naturapathic reading, I haven't found one suggestion that tea-leaf-sniffing would be reastful, no matter the quality of the leaves or the fragrance. For any of you in Asia: is it "big" there? Are you sleeping better? Shen I don't know about tea but I think nettles are supposed to bring you dreams if you sleep on a nettle-filled pillow. Melinda |
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On Mar 20, 5:10 am, "Shen" wrote:
Here in the SF Bay Area, we have tv. (CCTV) from China in both Chinese Languages (and dialects) and in English. The English-speaking station has a zillion commercials for tea-leaf-stuffed silk sleeping pillows. I was curious if anyone has used these and if there is, in actuality, a reason for it. In all my naturapathic reading, I haven't found one suggestion that tea-leaf-sniffing would be reastful, no matter the quality of the leaves or the fragrance. For any of you in Asia: is it "big" there? Are you sleeping better? Shen I've seen them, never used them. I think they are rather crunchy (from what I can tell anyway) which means..... not too comfy. I also know that they use SPENT tea leaves in those things, because I remember one teashop told me that they sell their used tea leaves to people who make these pillows..... Basically.... sounds like a bad idea all around. MarshalN http://www.xanga.com/MarshalN |
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On Mar 19, 6:58 pm, "MarshalN" wrote:
On Mar 20, 5:10 am, "Shen" wrote: Here in the SF Bay Area, we have tv. (CCTV) from China in both Chinese Languages (and dialects) and in English. The English-speaking station has a zillion commercials for tea-leaf-stuffed silk sleeping pillows. I was curious if anyone has used these and if there is, in actuality, a reason for it. In all my naturapathic reading, I haven't found one suggestion that tea-leaf-sniffing would be reastful, no matter the quality of the leaves or the fragrance. For any of you in Asia: is it "big" there? Are you sleeping better? Shen I've seen them, never used them. I think they are rather crunchy (from what I can tell anyway) which means..... not too comfy. I also know that they use SPENT tea leaves in those things, because I remember one teashop told me that they sell their used tea leaves to people who make these pillows..... Basically.... sounds like a bad idea all around. MarshalNhttp://www.xanga.com/MarshalN Yep! Shen |
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ooh, the only Nettles I remember as a kid were of the stinging variety - I'd
hate for one of those leaves to come loose or poke itself through the pillow :-(( Hopefully the dried nettles don't sting - the only ones that ever 'attacked' me were still green. Cheers Mal Oz "Melinda" wrote in message ... I don't know about tea but I think nettles are supposed to bring you dreams if you sleep on a nettle-filled pillow. Melinda |
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I saw one of the same ads just a few minutes ago. "Tea Garden Pillow", it
seemed a little small to me to be any real use for sleeping. Not sure what level of support it would provide. Then again, I do have a big head ;-)) This one says they use High Mountain Tea from 1200m - who knows. They obviously feel there are some benefits. Perhaps you could order one and do a benefits analysis and share your experiences ;-)) Cheers Mal Oz "Shen" wrote in message oups.com... Here in the SF Bay Area, we have tv. (CCTV) from China in both Chinese Languages (and dialects) and in English. The English-speaking station has a zillion commercials for tea-leaf-stuffed silk sleeping pillows. I was curious if anyone has used these and if there is, in actuality, a reason for it. In all my naturapathic reading, I haven't found one suggestion that tea-leaf-sniffing would be reastful, no matter the quality of the leaves or the fragrance. For any of you in Asia: is it "big" there? Are you sleeping better? Shen |
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On Mar 23, 2:20 am, "Mal from Oz" wrote:
I saw one of the same ads just a few minutes ago. "Tea Garden Pillow", it seemed a little small to me to be any real use for sleeping. Not sure what level of support it would provide. Then again, I do have a big head ;-)) This one says they use High Mountain Tea from 1200m - who knows. They obviously feel there are some benefits. Perhaps you could order one and do a benefits analysis and share your experiences ;-)) Cheers Mal Oz"Shen" wrote in message oups.com... Here in the SF Bay Area, we have tv. (CCTV) from China in both Chinese Languages (and dialects) and in English. The English-speaking station has a zillion commercials for tea-leaf-stuffed silk sleeping pillows. I was curious if anyone has used these and if there is, in actuality, a reason for it. In all my naturapathic reading, I haven't found one suggestion that tea-leaf-sniffing would be reastful, no matter the quality of the leaves or the fragrance. For any of you in Asia: is it "big" there? Are you sleeping better? Shen- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ah, shucks! I can't seem to find them advertised online. I'll have to save up my old tea leaves and make one myself. I'll report back after my "good night's sleep". It's a rather elegant commercial and they look costly. I was just wondering if it's the fashion in Asia...... Shen |
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On Mar 20, 5:10 am, "Shen" wrote:
Here in the SF Bay Area, we have tv. (CCTV) from China in both Chinese Languages (and dialects) and in English. The English-speaking station has a zillion commercials for tea-leaf-stuffed silk sleeping pillows. I was curious if anyone has used these and if there is, in actuality, a reason for it. In all my naturapathic reading, I haven't found one suggestion that tea-leaf-sniffing would be reastful, no matter the quality of the leaves or the fragrance. For any of you in Asia: is it "big" there? Are you sleeping better? Shen I know quite a few folks that put these in their cars...people usually go to the tea market and buy like 5 bucks of cheap TGY, put it in a pillow case, and then throw it in the backseat. I guess they like the odor of the scents that factories spray on TGY now. Sleeping with tea...never heard of it. |