Steep into wonder…
Nestled in the Kootenay Mountains of Nelson, BC.
We specialize in
Handcrafted Premium Artisanal Herbal Teas
About Water Over Leaves
Rooted in a lineage of herbal tradition and ceremonial tea practice, Water Over Leaves honours the stillness from which clarity arises. Each cup invites you into the essence of who you are, offering moments of quiet beauty, insight, and joy.
Our mission is to offer tea that brings delight and rapture in every sip, inviting peaceful moments where insight emerges from the sacred within.
Our handcrafted herbal teas are blended in micro batches, each one formulated to be therapeutically effective, beautiful, and delicious.
Camellia sinensis is our muse. Each offering is curated with care, honouring quality, grade, flavour, and origin. We source ethically, prioritizing multi-generation farms and celebrating rare, high-elevation spring teas for their purity and distinction.
Water Over Leaves is located on an acre of land on the North Shore of Nelson, BC. Our tea studio and tasting room invite you to step into the quiet world of Water Over Leaves, where presence steeped in intention becomes the ritual.
Water Over Leaves is centered on cultivating Tea Mind:
A state of quiet awareness that arises through observation and stillness.
39,725+ Cups of Tea Served
Over 28 Years in Natural Health and Herbs
53 Unique Ingredients
26 Varieties of Tea: 8 Herbal Blends, 18 Camellia sinensis
About Mélanie Pulla
As a passionate herbalist and artisan tea maker, I am devoted to cultivating quiet moments of stillness that help you return to the essence of who you are. Through the alchemy of handcrafted herbal teas and the art of tea ceremony, I offer invitations into self-reflection and gentle transformation.
My love of tea began early in life and wove naturally into a path of herbalism and spiritual inquiry. Formal studies at the California School of Herbal Studies (2000) and the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine (2002) led to a BSc in Wellness and Alternative Medicine from Northern Vermont University in 2006.
In 2008, I journeyed through Southeast Asia, where I immersed myself in tea ceremony, explored tea houses, and visited ancient tea gardens. It was there I encountered the concept of Tea Mind, a quiet presence through tea, which now sits at the heart of my philosophy.
Years later, with my family’s move to Nelson, BC, Water Over Leaves was born. I now dedicate myself to crafting exquisite blends and cultivating spaces of tea rapture.
Through Water Over Leaves, I invite you to experience the quiet beauty and deep coherence that can arise through thoughtfully blended teas and intentional tea ritual.
