Rasa Blog

Nurturing the Mothering Impulse
My usual MO for Mother’s Day is to rant about how wholly unsustainable and inhumane our culture is toward mothers (and all parents, and children,...
Rasa & Foria: A Spicy Collab for Valentine's Day
Here at Rasa, we’re all about creating adaptogenic botanical blends that support your ability to be your best every day. Every blend offers a bundle...
Customer Spotlight: Maggie Battista
I’ve had a complex relationship with caffeine since childhood. Good coffee was a daily reason to gather in my Honduran-Italian family. When memories are intertwined...
On Gentleness
As I walk through one of the biggest transitions of my life, I’ve been reflecting a lot on gentleness versus harshness…we be so unkind and...
Smoked Golden Chai Mocktail Recipe
This season, gather your friends and get cozy with a fan favorite “rasape”. We partnered with our new friend @itsdevinjo to concoct this smoky delight that mixes our Golden...
4 Reasons Why Golden Chai is an Ideal Post-Workout Recovery Drink
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....
Filling Our Cup: Motherhood with Samantha Eason
We had the pleasure of (virtually) sitting down with writer and entrepreneur Samantha Eason, single mom of Isaac, Maddox, and Rowan. We discussed her experience...
Exploring Motherhood with the Rasa Team
We realize mother’s day is a sensitive and painful time for many for a variety of reasons. Please take care of yourself ❤️ If you’ve...
Filling Our Cup: Spring Renewal with Rachelle Robinett
We had the pleasure of (virtually) sitting down with NYC-based herbalist Rachelle Robinett, founder of Pharmakon Supernatural. We discussed transitioning into spring with herbs and...
Finding moments of calm
Today I had a conversation with some folks I am in community with, and we all seemed to be experiencing the same thing: the desire...
Filling Our Cup with Rachel Larsen Weaver
We sat down with Rachel Larsen Weaver, photographer and cofounder of Now, Now School, to discuss sensuality, her connection to her physical form, self-love, and...
Get Intimate with Your Energy
As someone who’s been obsessed with energy in all its forms for the majority of my adult life (and even in my teens!), I’ve managed...
On foundational health, exercise, & Golden Chai
After 30+ years of being active, I recently came to the realization that I've been approaching exercise the wrong way. I specialized before truly building...
Golden Chai: Behind the R&D Bench with Ben LeVine
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...
The Inspiration Behind Crème de la Creamer: Lopa's Notes on Vitality, Community, and Deep Love
I’ve just returned from a four day solo retreat, immersed in nature. This time away with myself, with hours a day to meditate and follow...
Not Your Mama's Baby Booklist: Lopa's Top Recco's for Parenting
Hey beautiful parent or caretaker of children, it's Lopa...and this is not your Mama's Baby Booklist. Before I begin, I just want to say: I'm honestly...
Shark Week at Rasa: How We're Celebrating International Women's Day
In celebration of this day of all things women, I wanted to share a Rasa policy we recently rolled out to the bleeders on our team (side note: we lovingly acknowledge that not all who bleed are women, and not all women bleed. 💛)
Got Libido? A Valentine’s Message (with Experiments to Try!) from Lopa
(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...
What if you actually rested? A Love Letter from Lopa
Modern life isn’t kind to our nervous systems. Every day at 2PM, our team has the option to do a “Rasa moment.” It’s a way for our team to connect to our Truest Selves and each other. I’ve recorded one for you, too, here.
Lopa's Emotional Regulation Exercise & A Note from Team Rasa

Our team is committed to both healthily processing the emotions that keep arising—and then choosing to respond from a place of groundedness and values rather than reactivity. We are supremely imperfect at this and we are doing our best.

Gateway to Gratitude: A Guided Meditation with Lopa

No matter how this year has been for you personally, it might be that gratitude is a little, ahem, further under the surface than usual. This 8 minute mini-meditation is an easy gateway into the love and happiness that are inherent within, no matter your current mood.