Rasa Blog

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...
Four Ways Rasa Supports Your Digestion
While we talk a lot about Rasa being supportive for improving stress thanks to adaptogens, Rasa is also filled with herbs that support a healthy digestive...
Our Six Favorite Mushrooms Explained
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...
Filling Our Cup: All things fungi with Sophia Roe
We had the pleasure of (virtually) sitting down with chef and advocate Sophia Roe, host of Vice’s Counter Space and fungi enthusiast, for a long...
6 Ways to enjoy Magnificent Mushrooms (including recipes!)
There are endless ways to use Magnificent Mushrooms in baking, cooking, your morning beverage of choice (may we recommend Rasa?), and beyond! Since we don’t...
Mushrooms: let’s get technical!
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...
Why Mushrooms?
In my first year of herb school, I fell in love with a mushroom named Reishi. Everything I learned about it fascinated me—its storied history...
A Milestone, A Closing Date, and Big News Walk Into A Cafe
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...
Calming Creamy Cacao Rose Latte
Herbalist Rachelle Robinett dreamed up this recipe featuring our Calm blend, and we knew we had to share it because who couldn’t use a little...
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...
2021: A Radically Transparent Rasa Recap
As we head into 2022, we wanted to take time to reflect on our growth, challenges, failures, and all that we accomplished in 2021. One...
Winter Solstice Rituals
The Winter Solstice is the darkest day of the year, which also means the beginning of longer, more light-filled days to come. Whether you celebrate...
The Super Happy Sunshine Lemon Cookie Latte!
Our enlivening Super Happy Sunshine blend supports us in welcoming more light into our life. Make it into this Lemon Cookie latte recipe for an...
Not Tea, By Nature
I’m a tea-person. In tea-language (aka Mandarin), we call this a chajin—that’s how much of a tea person I am. The center room in our...
The Story of Peppermint
Gum, toothpaste, candy canes, herbal teas, mojitos, breath mints, ice cream, chocolate. It is clear that peppermint is a ubiquitous plant we know and love....
Giving Tuesday
This Giving Tuesday, we wanted to share with you three organizations that are near and dear to us here at Rasa—both aligned with our love...
We're still small! And yet so mighty, & so grateful
“Start a business,” they said. “It’ll be fun,” they said. (No one ever actually said this, but it sure does kind of seem that way...
A Small Gift of Gratitude from Us to You
While we’re not super into the whole “celebrating the violent colonization of America with turkeys and cranberries” thing... we do have a penchant for feasts, and...