What Is Matcha? Matcha is a powder made from finely ground green tea leaves. To prepare it should be whisked with a Traditional Bamboo Matcha Whisk Traditionally it was prepared and drunk by monks in the far east who would meditate as they whisked the matcha. Then they would drink the matcha which they had whisked all of their good energy into. A beautiful, mindful practise! Today we enjoy matcha in many forms including as delicious matcha lattes. However you enjoy your matcha, it's worth it for it's amazing health proprieties. We've listed our top 5 below. Top 5 Benefits of Matcha 1. High in antioxidents Green tea is known to be naturally high in antioxidents. With matcha you...
'Happiness doesn't result from what we get, but from what we give.' - Ben Carson Choosing a gift can be difficult when we don't know the recipient that well, we know them too well or they just seem to have everything! But these thoughts aren't what's most important, we all know the saying 'it's the thought that counts' and it really is! Why do we give gifts? We often give gifts to build and reinforce our relationships and connections with each other, showing our love and value of the relationship. Because of this we, as the recipient, can often have an expectation of the gift we would expect to receive from certain people in our lives. This is where disappointment can...
At Leaves of the World HQ we wanted to do something to give back and share some love during these uncertain times in light of the Coronavirus. With the whole of the UK facing isolation due to Coronavirus and key workers risking their health to help others; as a community, nation and world we all have to pull together to help one another in which ever way we can. That's why, for every bag of tea purchased through our Care Packages link, we'll donate another bag of tea to someone in need; whether that be an isolated individual or a NHS Key Worker. Each Care Package comes with a hand-written letter and will be hand-packed by us with love (into...
