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Emotional Resilience and Adaptogens - Conversation with Rasa founder Lopa van Der Mersch

In this episode, we talk to Lopa van der Mersch, founder of Rasa, a Boulder, CO based company that’s created medicinal herbal brews that serve as a coffee substitute. The blends are chock-full of adaptogens and support emotional resilience. To learn more about adaptogens and emotional resilience go ahead and take a listen…

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Emotional Resilience and Adaptogens - Conversation with Rasa found Lopa van Der Mersch Dr. Noah K. Goldstein, DACM L.Ac.

Lopa van der Mersch - Founder of Rasa, Mama, and Troll slayer…

In this conversation we explore:

  • How and Why Lopa started Rasa….(with a newborn?!)

  • How Lopa defines Emotional Resilience .

  • The difference between resilience and bypassing.

  • How Lopa stays committed to Integrity.

  • What pulls Lopa out of integrity?

  • Connection between mental health and physical health.

  • Adaptogens: What they are, why and how the affect the nervous system.

  • How Rasa was formulated as a balancing herbal formula

  • Lopa’s relationship to Earth and our responsibilities to take care of her.

  • Lopa’s practices and rituals for emotional resilience:

“Imbibing things consciously is really powerful”

Check out the Rasa website for more information or to order the Rasa brew and follow @wearerasa on instagram to keep up.

“Tea is my medicine for being and Adaptogens are my medicine for doing”

-Lopa van der Mersch

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