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In Sanskrit, the word shatavari translates as “the plant with a hundred roots” or “who possesses a hundred husbands”. One name a head nod to...

If you’re reading this, odds are you drink caffeine. Over 75% of Americans consume this stimulant daily (source), so what I’m about to say may...

At Rasa, we are often asked: So how do adaptogens work? The easy answer is that they help us adapt to stress. The harder answer...

We’re dedicated to giving you the inside look into our sourcing! In the spring of 2022 Lopa and Ben went to India on a sourcing...

We tout Golden Chai as a recovery tonic, but what does that mean? Let’s dive into what makes our recovery tonic, well… a recovery tonic....

Mushrooms are incredible, and the six mushrooms that comprise our Magnificent Mushroom blend are the most researched and potent in the world. Who are they...

When it comes to adaptogens and mushrooms, there are lots of terms that get thrown around. Fruiting bodies! Beta-glucans! Extraction! Substrates! It’s a lot to...

We have a few wonderful pieces of news to share about our Crowdfunding campaign on WeFunder. It’s been a minute since we wrote about it...

When we first started exploring crowdfunding as a mission-aligned way to raise capital at the beginning of this year, we spoke to many people who...

When we started Rasa back in 2015, we couldn’t imagine it would be the business it has become today. Lopa founded it out of her...

I'm often asked, how do we come up with new Rasa blends? What's the process? How do you decide what herbs to use? In celebration...

(It’s that time of year that I talk about my sex life, lol...I share in hopes that even one iota of this will be of...

Through heartbreak and laughter, we just keep going; greeting the sun with each new day. Here’s what’s healing us, making us quake with irreverent laughter, and humbling us as we move forward, step-by-step.

Our Clinical Herbalist sits down with Lopa to discuss all things Elderberry!
- Elderberry’s amazing properties (hot damn they are impressive!)
- The deal with “fake” elderberry & real elderberry, plus how we source and quality control to deliver high-potency extracts & herbs (we are obsessive!)
- Why we super-duper need adaptogens in 2020

As we near the change of seasons, uncertainty and anxiety loom in the air. “How bad will COVID be this winter?”, “Will we ever be an equitable society?”, and even “Will there be a civil war?”. These are all valid, and concerning, questions. It's an exceptionally uncertain time. That said. Is life ever actually certain?

A curated monthly love letter by the Rasa Team featuring ways we're experiencing beauty this month.

A curated monthly love letter by the Rasa Team featuring ways we're experiencing beauty this month.

Joy has been a little, well, hard to pin down this Summer. There’s been a wide, cacophonous arc of heartache these past few months. Everything...

Little moments of joy are often the first thing to go when we're stressed, anxious, or in a crisis. Yet allowing ourselves a moment of joy creates a respite that makes us more resilient. Here are 3 simple ways to infuse your days with more fun and joy.

Synergy exists when the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. 1+1 no longer equals 2 but maybe 3, 4, or 5 instead. This is seen throughout the natural world, where unlikely emergent behaviors frequently pop up out of complex systems.

The celebrated combination of the adaptogens rhodiola, eleuthero, and schisandra comprise the core of Bold. These three together have been the subject of many clinical trials and show proven results for enhanced cognitive capacity, decreased fatigue, and powerful effects on stress.