A close-up of the Gut Feeling blend — lemon verbena leaves, star anise, cardamom pods and marigold blossom.

About Us

We make beautiful organic herbal tea.

Carefully blended in small batches with an emphasis on sustainability, Metta stands for a sense of ease deeply rooted in nature.

Our Values

Metta is a word from the Pali language and means loving-kindness: a warmth extended unconditionally to all beings.
Our name represents our core values of kindness and integrity. These values impact every aspect of what we do.
We show up and act with kindness and integrity towards our planet, our customers and partners, our staff and ourselves.

Our Commitments

Quality & Taste

We are committed to quality ingredients and great taste. Our herbal tea blends contain nothing but organic herbs and spices. Carefully blended to harness the restorative properties of our ingredients and their aromas, our teas need no flavourings. Metta means a commitment to herbal tea just as nature intended.

Sustainability

We are committed to being good stewards of our planet. Each step we take with our business is intended to reduce waste, pollution and CO₂ emissions, all while honouring and celebrating nature and its gifts.

Well-Being

We are committed to protecting and enhancing the well-being of those around us: our families, our members of staff and our customers.
In addition to prioritising mental and physical health, we champion diversity, equity and accessibility in business and beyond.

Trust

We are dedicated to our core values of kindness and integrity in every interaction. Your trust means a lot to us and we will work hard to keep earning it.

Our Story

From our Founder

I was travelling when I first understood what herbal tea could be.

It wasn't a special occasion. Just a quiet afternoon, a simple cup of loose herbs steeped in hot water and a feeling I wasn't expecting. Something settled. I remember thinking: This is what ease feels like.

When I came home, I went looking for that feeling. I couldn't find it. What I found instead were products full of flavourings, designed to be convenient. The tea I was looking for was more than that. It was leaves and flowers, thoughtfully combined. Still, it was simple. It was enough.

So I started making some blends myself. Learning which herbs carry calm in their chemistry. Which spices open up when you give them time and hot water. What happens when you blend with care and without compromise.

Metta grew from there. Slowly, over years, one blend at a time.

Today, Metta exists to show what happens when you start with the leaf and the flower, not the flavouring. Every blend is a small act of faith in the ingredients themselves: that organic herbs, given the respect they deserve, will do what they have always done. Restore. Settle. Bring you back to yourself.

"Metta exists to show what happens when you start with the leaf and the flower, not the flavouring."

We make beautiful organic herbal tea.

Carefully blended in small batches with an emphasis on sustainability, Metta stands for a sense of ease deeply rooted in nature.

Dried marigold blossoms, closely observed — golden petals furled around dark, papery centres.

Our Values

Metta is a word from the Pali language and means loving-kindness: a warmth extended unconditionally to all beings.
Our name represents our core values of kindness and integrity. These values impact every aspect of what we do.
We show up and act with kindness and integrity towards our planet, our customers and partners, our staff and ourselves.

Our Commitments

Quality & Taste

We are committed to quality ingredients and great taste. Our herbal tea blends contain nothing but organic herbs and spices. Carefully blended to harness the restorative properties of our ingredients and their aromas, our teas need no flavourings. Metta means a commitment to herbal tea just as nature intended.

Sustainability

We are committed to being good stewards of our planet. Each step we take with our business is intended to reduce waste, pollution and CO₂ emissions, all while honouring and celebrating nature and its gifts.

Well-Being

We are committed to protecting and enhancing the well-being of those around us: our families, our members of staff and our customers.
In addition to prioritising mental and physical health, we champion diversity, equity and accessibility in business and beyond.

Trust

We are dedicated to our core values of kindness and integrity in every interaction. Your trust means a lot to us and we will work hard to keep earning it.

Our Story

From our Founder

I was travelling when I first understood what herbal tea could be.

It wasn't a special occasion. Just a quiet afternoon, a simple cup of loose herbs steeped in hot water and a feeling I wasn't expecting. Something settled. I remember thinking: This is what ease feels like.

When I came home, I went looking for that feeling. I couldn't find it. What I found instead were products full of flavourings, designed to be convenient. The tea I was looking for was more than that. It was leaves and flowers, thoughtfully combined. Still, it was simple. It was enough.

So I started making some blends myself. Learning which herbs carry calm in their chemistry. Which spices open up when you give them time and hot water. What happens when you blend with care and without compromise.

Metta grew from there. Slowly, over years, one blend at a time.

Today, Metta exists to show what happens when you start with the leaf and the flower, not the flavouring. Every blend is a small act of faith in the ingredients themselves: that organic herbs, given the respect they deserve, will do what they have always done. Restore. Settle. Bring you back to yourself.