I'm hoping it gets to me ok - I'm in the UK so I'll have to wait and see.....it is such a shame that I can't find it here...overnannied to death here...booze I can go get at the supermarket any time I want....WHAT? Kava I can't. So stupid but I guess the alcohol industry is too big and the government too small....am I allowed to swear on here??
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HeadHodge
Bula To Eternity
I have a newbie question. I have been storing my Kava in the fridge - make a batch in the morning, blend with some fruit and honey - is lovely in the evening. My question is so do you sip it or gulp it? I read on another forum that I should 'swish' it around my mouth for 10 mins, each sip - I tried this but it just annoyed me and I couldn't do it for more than a few mins, I think they thinking behind it was that the mucus in the mouth would be it work better?
Chug. Swishing it around in my mouth would just make me mad. It may help with absorption, but honestly it's so little that it would be more of an annoyance, than a benefit.
kavadude
❦ॐ tanuki tamer
Yeah I don't buy that at all. If you get an opportunity to try some CO2 extract or fresh root, then holding it under your tongue and getting some sublingual effects is a fun and tasty thing to do, but with powdered root it's going to be so diluted that nothing will happen. Just chug it.
Ok. I am drinking about 12fl then waiting 20 mins before I have another - I notice a strange euphoric effect this evening....not had that before. Can I also ask if you strain twice? I did today and the 2nd batch is a bit weaker but not too bad....I'm almost out just as I'm starting to really 'feel' some of what you guys are talking about on here...feel like I want to get on a plane to Ireland and hug my family...........WTF? Not something I've felt in a very long time
You do? Well that's the plan then till my Nene arrives......I've only been using properly for about 3ish weeks I think so maybe I'm starting to feel it....the Ireland thing is freaking me out....they'd love me to come home so they could see my face but you know how it is...no parents, 9 kids, I've missed 2 weddings and 2 christening....not done...this is a lovely feeling. Thanks for the thumbs up on the 2nd straining...will help it go further
kavadude
❦ॐ tanuki tamer
How far are you from Ireland? Maybe it's more common in America because of the distances. I live a 2-3 day drive from everyone but my parents. I made the flight out to California to see some of them after missing many births, weddings and so on, it was really a blast and nobody gave me any grief over not visiting them. It was actually my first time visiting as an adult without my parents, and I had so much fun that I'm thinking of making it a yearly thing. So basically, you should purchase a plane ticket, and then go post in the "krunked purchases" thread and you can one up everybody. 
I'm in the UK so not far....got married on a beach in Kenya...not done...missed weddings/christenings etc but you know family is family I suppose. I'm going for a few days over Easter and am nervous so I'm glad to hear your visit went so well...I bet they were just glad to see you...I talk to a few of them via email...safe...a few are in Recovery, but God do the rest of them know how to drink! I don't. But now I've found Kava I just feel my resistance to them melt..is so weird
kavadude
❦ॐ tanuki tamer
Approach it from a different angle. The human brain is an amazingly adaptive organ. As you know, therapy is one thing that can change how the brain itself operates. Meditation is another one; studies show that people who meditate frequently have more low frequency brain waves. Kava is yet another one, but while we don't understand it's anxiolytic action, we know it is deeper and more long-term effective than say, benzodiazepines. I used to be terrified of driving, I couldn't even sit in the driver seat of my car. After a year or two of kava drinking, I got in the car and drove down the street. I did this without drinking any kava on that day. Did it help? I think so.
Well done on the driving! I try to meditate with varying degrees of success although I do have grounding techniques before seeing clients. Been sober/clean for 18 years but got in trouble with benzo following a car accident...nightmare...coming off them was hell on earth...I hope I never forget it. They lead nowhere. I don't get any of the clever stuff I read on here about Kava and what's in it etc but hoping as I go along I will get to know more about it...it's natural and non addictive and relaxes me so that's enough for now
blindy107
Kava Lover
I also strain twice or three times as needed @Sadie. If you feel the root material left after straining and it feels kind of oily you can usually strain a little more goodness out. I typically use much less water on subsequent strain/kneads.
Also heard something once...R. Rohr wrote that:
“We do not think ourselves into new ways of living, we live ourselves into new ways of thinking.”
Also heard something once...R. Rohr wrote that:
“We do not think ourselves into new ways of living, we live ourselves into new ways of thinking.”
Hi. Can I ask for some advice. I received my Nene today and wondered if I should take the same dosage as I have been taking with my Kaolik? I've been using 50mg in 500ml of water and recently strained twice - do different strains/types need different amounts and straining/prep?