Libre… loose leaf tea on the go

we were contacted by a representative of the Alzhiemers Society in Toronto and the staff there were keen to try out the Libre – in fact very keen – so keen they ordered 40 Libre glass’n polys!!!! sounds like a fundraising opportunity to us so we sold them at a discounted price, shipped them free and they made $5 per glass! Read more »

i’m really excited to announce that Libre tea has teamed up with Union Gospel Mission in Vancouver to provide hand out coupons for 10% off for the buyer and then another 10% for Union Gospel Mission. They do great works in the Vancouver downtown eastside – providing practical and inspiring  support.

One of the UGM staff let us know that a few of the office staff were really enjoying their Libre tea glasses and  were receiving many questions and inquiries – so we thought mmmm how could we help such a great cause. we devised these cards printed through Moo – so cute and now the UGM staff can give them to the  interested and  curious.

We so appreciate the opportunity to work with UGM to create this Moo ‘vehicle’ for social good.

The Moo cards are 1.1 x 2.7 inches each – on one side they have 6 different libre nature photos and then the explanation for the UGM offer on the other.

We are really pleased with this initiative and look forward to doing more  social good co-operative promotions in different cities.

we truly enjoy the opportunity to utilise the libre to create awareness and increased resources for organisations of the heart.

don’t know about you but it feels like the new year is just getting ready to take-off. here at libre we’ve been doing some planning – we were thrilled with how 2009 went but it was a bit tumultuous from time to time – this year hoping to incorporate more tea moments in our business practices – reflecting on our vision and aligning our actions is causing some changes, some adjustments.

we do want to serve our customers in respectful and helpful ways and love when we hear suggestions and new places the libre is found – an entertaining one lately is the Libre was found in a womens washroom stall forgotten by its previous owner ( so sad when there are misplaced tea moments;) the finder was so intrigued she wrote down the name and came home to find us on the internet – she ordered 3!

it is these stories that allow Libre’s unique design to be seen by more and more tea lovers and we know even with the best planning surprises are coming.

the wonderful reception the Libre is receiving from so many tea drinkers is inspiring for sure and we are awaiting whatever life has to give us that may change our path and lead to more adventures.

and so we are inspired to finding more ways to enable more tea moments and of course ensure our current tea moment lovers are supported.

how is your new year so far? are you inspired and awaiting adventure

“Life is a daring adventure or nothing at all”  Helen Keller

I attended a powerful yoga workshop by Seane Corn produced by Semperviva in vancouver. It was about detoxing. So with my ‘holiday ass’ in tow:)  i attended and worked up an incredible sweat and heard about organic foods, environmental toxins  and helpful understandings about my organs that do all this detoxifying work.

wait…  the much bigger message for my ears that days was about the toxicity of negative emotions  – anger, fear, grief, jealously – those kinds of negative emotions

now i know this information but saturday it had an even greater impression upon me. how do I alleviate them – well letting go is job#1 and some serious self reflection.

this message was not only personal but reflects upon libre’s reason for being – tea moments – a moment to connect withoneself and the world -  being conscious that we are are all interconnected  – i know that if we connect with ourself more often and become more conscious we can heal and show even more love in the world.

it is these negative emotions that are realisations of separation and resistance.

it had never been more clear – this workshop gave me a new outlook and tools.

often the negative emotions are our reactions to ’someone else’s behaviours or attitudes ‘ – Seane advised and i’ve heard this before, but never sooo poignantly… ‘if you spot it you got it’ – it may be that the attribute we are negatively judging in others is actually an unclaimed aspect of ourselves – our shadow. to love ourself is to make room and be compassionate towards our own shadows.  It is like the separation we unconciously know within is projected out.

If we heal and accept our humanness and inherent ’shadow’ side we can be compassionate towards the ‘other’ -  we can be loving and compassionate.

for me this is the weft and weave of our love potential that interconnects us all. Seane Corn’s ‘off the mat and into the world‘ leadership training is all about self discovery and consciousness to allow more loving and truly understand what it means that we are all inteconnected. will be looking into sponsoring a yogi and maybe even partaking myself.

ohhh some days are big!

so much to reflect on and marvellous fodder for tea moments in the days ahead. gratitude, gratitude.

namaste and grace to all

we’ve heard that sometimes shopping from websites can be a risky experience  – at Libre  we depend on positive reviews and ensure our customer service is the best it can be. we do have a back pocket full of positive comments and we wanted to share some recent feedback that we were very pleased to receive:

“Hello,

I ordered from your site and received my product (glass’n'poly) and i must say i was even more pleasantly surprised at the quality of the cup! I especially like the detailing  (silver and gold-like engravings) and the fact that the logo is printed on the glass under the plastic so it won’t rub off. The cup itself just looks and feels more luxurious than i thought it would! It’s really refreshing to get a product that exceeds your expectations.

Thank you!

Philippine D.,

Los Angeles”

we are inspired by the Libre fans and very appreciative of comments – so thanks Phillipine for taking the time to let us know your thoughts!

the new models are different styles with the same clean glass interior, durable polycarbonate exterior and the convenient twist off  filter

we are truly grateful for all the marvellous feedback we receive and more than one fan has exclaimed ” i love my libre”

so 2 new styles we are thinking about – a larger version – 420 mL at this time and then a mug version with a handle.

they are a little more expensive and would probably sell for $35 USD

we’d appreciate your comments on the new models shown on our facebook page

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