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Welcome to the ohana
You’ve finally got kava in your hands! Here’s how to make the first cup count.
Mahalo for picking this up! I’m Kyle. My first cup of kava was in a New York bar back in 2015, and I had no idea it would turn into a decade of chasing good roots across the Pacific.
Below is a few pointers I wish someone had told me before that first cup. And if anything’s unclear, there’s a box at the bottom of this page that comes straight to me.
How to drink kava
- 1
Set the correct atmosphere for your first experience. Get a couple sessions under your belt THEN take it to parties and social settings.
- 2
Drink it on a mostly empty stomach. A big meal can delay or drastically soften the effect.
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Knock the whole cup back in one go and wait 10 to 15 minutes before deciding on another round. You dont want to feel hit by a freight train
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Trust the process. Anxiety (ironically) is common in kava newbies and unless you have an elder on hand, it can complicate your experience. Remind yourself how tribes have used kava for centuries. If they can, so can you.
Your first cup in 3 steps
- 1
Pour 6 oz of cool water into a cup.
- 2
Add 1 level teaspoon of instant kava and stir it in.
- 3
Drink it right away, then give it 10 to 15 minutes before you judge anything.
First cup feel light? It happens. Kava has what people call reverse tolerance and for a lot of folks kava tends to make sense more on the second or third session than the first. Which is why we recommend partaking in a controlled environment.
Don’t throw the good stuff away
At 17:53 in this first-timers video I show how to get every last bit out of the root, so you get the most bang for the buck. It’s cued up for you so just hit play.
Want the whole thing? Read the full first-timers guide.
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