Rasa Blog

Rasa & Global Care, Healing and Appreciation
If herbs are the medicines of both landscapes and cultures, a cup of Rasa is truly a global experience. The 50 botanicals we source for...
Rasa 2021: Coffee Alternative Packed With Energy & Goodness
Sarah Kirton of Delivery Rank chatted with Lopa van der Mersch, founder and CEO of Rasa, to discuss the benefits of substituting your daily coffee with a clinical-herbalist formulated,...
Father's Day Love Letter
A little over a year ago I joined the Rasa team. And, that very same week, my father passed from “complications due to Covid-19”. I’m...
Proud to Reveal Our Truest Selves
This month, we wanted to take a beat and introduce you to Rasa's LGBTQIA+ prismatic fantastic fam, as we dive deep into pride, love, and our fave...
Mother's Day Love Letter
We know Mother’s Day can be hard for some of you…We want you to know that we love you and we see you.💛 For those who’ve...
"Sh*t is no joke" Rasa Moms on Motherhood
We asked some of our team about the journey from “holy crap, I’m pregnant” to life as a grandmum. Motherhood can be complex, joyful, difficult, and...
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...
Ancient Grain Pancakes with Spiced Apple Compote
This recipe is super simple, uses minimal ingredients (I call these  pantry staples), is vegan, refined-sugar-free and is just so perfectly stogy, aka comforting! It ...
Spring Boost: Staying Strong with Elderberry
As the snow melts and the world yawns and blinks its eyes, you may be wondering— should I put my Elderberry Boost away until next...
Incr-edible Rasa-misu 🍰
It's time for some Rasa Tiramisu ya'll!    Our love for the Rasa Fam is on a new level right now. We wanted to showcase...
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. 💛)
Random Acts of Kindness
There was this kid who sat behind me in math class who was SO ANNOYING—his name was Pat. He happened to look uncannily like Napoleon...
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...
Fluffy Maple Rose Calm
Ditch the late night treats and settle in to an evening with a sweet and creamy Rasa brew. Made with our newest (& chillest) restorative tonic and dreamy coconut creamer. 
A Calm Start to A New Year
Lopa & Ben chat herbs, sourcing, benefits, & more about the newest and chillest addition to the Rasa family. 
The 6 Ancient Herbs of CALM
Step into a  decadent afternoon, after-dinner or pre-bedtime moment of repose and self care with your new favorite blend that makes you feel lavishly embodied & deeply relaxed
ALL HAIL ASHWAGANDHA
You know what they say, you can’t pour from an empty cup. And Ashwagandha is here to fill your cup till it overflows allllll the way down into the sweet Earth in nearly every possible way. 
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.

Monthly Love Letter - December 2020
The Ways We’re Experiencing Joy: Your Curated Monthly Love Letter from the Rasa Casa So, 2020. The year that’s destined to be an adjective—in a...
Celebrating Small (but mighty!) Business Saturday
We are a small business. Not tiny, not a one-woman show (by any means!) but we’re also not big enough to have 24 hour customer service. Speaking of 24/7 support (and how we don’t have it)...