Yogi® Tea (YT)

The story of Yogi tea began in 1969 when Yogi Bhajan, a teacher of holistic living, started teaching yoga in the West. He shared the wisdom and knowledge of Ayurveda and healthy living that he had mastered in India with his students while serving a specially spiced tea, which they affectionately named "Yogi Tea." In 1984 this blossomed into the Yogi Tea Company. Packages of the rough, dried spices began to appear in natural foods stores throughout Southern California. As demand increased, the spices were more finely ground, packaged and sealed into individual tea bags. By 1986, Yogi Tea was distributed nationwide.

The holistic teachings of Ayurveda and healthy living are the inspiration behind Yogi. They have continued to expand and evolve their tea blends to address specific health, creating specialized herbal formulas, blended for both flavor and purpose.

Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa, who has studied yoga and Ayurveda for over 40 years, and is currently the president of the American Herbalists Guild (AHG), formulates products for Yogi Tea in conjunction with their research and development team. Yogi Tea strives to support the health and well-being of their consumers by incorporating the highest-quality natural and organic ingredients in their teas.

To ensure consistency and quality, Yogi ingredients are meticulously reviewed and tested for insecticides, pesticides and heavy metals. Yogi Tea follows the USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) for all ingredients, and their facility is Organically Certified by Quality Assurance International (QAI), an independent third party organic certifier.

Yogi tea believes the purpose of business is to serve. It was founded on that belief and still uses it as in guiding principle: "Feel Good, Be Good, Do Good." The holistic teachings of Ayurveda and healthy living are the inspiration behind Yogi and are reflected in how they develop our products.