The Best Modern Ritual is one you can do Daily

My name is Ana Goldseker and I am the owner of SoulMate Yerba Co. We create organic healing yerba blends in addition to importing the accessories needed for an authentic yerba ritual. I opened the company after about 15 years as a nutrition counselor. Not only was I burnt out, but I was tired of talking calories and portion sizes. That isn't what was important for true healing. Not only that, so many women were so stressed out, that our work together was creating more issues.

I went on a trip to visit my family in Argentina. I was born there. And while all my stress melted and I was surrounded in love, I knew I had to to do something that would meld my Argentine culture with the American side of me. While sitting around a table, with three generations, passing the mate gourd, I knew this was it.

The yerba ritual is one of sharing, of sitting together, of taking a breath, of connecting. I drink it every morning, so it is also a connection to self. What is even more beneficial is that the ritual creates no harm. In fact, yerba is a superfood. It is often called "the gift of the gods." It has been enjoyed for centuries for all the healing qualities it possesses. For all of these reasons and more, we are trying to get women to the "table" to heal, connect and share.