About this Event
Join us for the second activation of our space, before it fully takes shape as we’ve envisioned it. Enjoy tea sampling and spiritual products, a community traveling altar-making session for the holiday season, and an intentional plant bath ritual for field and spiritual cleansing. We’ll close with a group healing sound bath led by our guest and local practitioner, Pete Avengine.
With full hearts, we invite you to a very special gathering.
Many of you know Jose Ortiz-Pagán as an artist and Ana Ramos as an impact investor. Over the past year, we have been building on our project Colectiva Clara to bring a new shared dream to life: Mesa Blanca Café and Botánica, a space for nourishing mind, body, soul, and spirit.
A botánica is a traditional community shop. As author Joseph Murphy described, these are celestial storefronts rooted in Latin American and Caribbean cultures, offering herbs, teas, candles, and remedies for wellness and spiritual care.
At Mesa Blanca, this tradition meets café, tea, and community. We bring together our own herbal blends, coffee, and a collection of handmade spiritual products, including prayer candles and plant-based remedies rooted in our ancestral knowledge. In time, Mesa Blanca will also be a place where healers can tend to and care for others, and where wisdom holders can share their knowledge and teach.
Mesa Blanca isn’t fully open yet as we wait for construction permits, but our space at Jasper House is ready to welcome you before construction begins. Because this dream is new, we’d like you to meet it gently, over a cup of tea. Our products will be available for sale, and for those who feel called, we will also share ways to contribute financially to help bring this space to life.
Join us for our second pop-up, an activation of our space:
- Create your own traveling altar with Ana Ramos
- Tea sampling and an introduction to our products
- A plant bath ritual workshop for field and spiritual cleansing with Jose Ortiz-Pagán
- A healing sound bath session with Pete Angevine
Sunday, November 8, 2026 | 1-4 PM Jasper House, 1834 Hagert St., Philadelphia, PA 19123
Please arrive on time so we can begin this offering together. We suggest bringing your own yoga mat.
$20 tickets include the plants and materials needed for the plant baths.
With gratitude, Jose & Ana Mesa Blanca Café and Botánica
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1834 E Hagert St, 1834 East Hagert Street, Philadelphia, United States
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