Sunday Reset with Dope Botanicals

Using Shaker-inspired principles of simplicity and everyday practice, we’ll explore how to build herbal supports that are honest and repeatable.

Participants will experience a chilled tasting and then create a custom herbal tea blend that fits real life. Through our Dope Botanicals Blending Lab, participants will match common nervous system patterns (overstimulation, tension, sleep disruption, stress belly) to supportive herbs and build a personalized blend. We’ll end with a short nervous system reset practice that participants can use anytime.

Participants leave with a labeled custom tea blend + a ritual card.

This program is part of our monthly series, Sunday Reset, which features Philadelphia area practitioners working at the juncture of art and wellness.

Sisters Nakia and Taahirah Stith have spent over 30 years using food as medicine, guided by the principles they were raised with—respect for self, community, and the earth. Their shared vision for holistic wellness led them to co-create Dope Botanicals, where they combine their expertise and passion. Every tincture, tea, and elixir they create is handmade in small batches, using organic herbs sourced from trusted farms. At Dope Botanicals, Nakia and Taahirah’s synergy is at the core of every product. Nakia’s deep knowledge of plant medicine blends seamlessly with Taahirah’s understanding of nutrition. Together, they craft remedies that reflect their lifelong commitment to true, intentional healing. In a fast-paced world where wellness is often commodified, Nakia and Taahirah stand firm in their mission to offer authentic, plant-powered solutions.

explores the design legacy of the Shakers, a religious group whose values of community, labor, and equality shaped their furniture, architecture, and everyday objects. Through works by contemporary artists influenced by the Shakers, alongside original Shaker-made pieces, the exhibition considers how their design principles remain relevant today.

Founded in 18th-century England and later established in the U.S. across more than twenty distinct communities, from Kentucky to Maine, Shaker communities developed a distinctive visual language—marked by simplicity, innovation, and purpose. While often celebrated for their aesthetic, Shaker designs were rooted in spiritual practice and collective life.

By pairing historical artifacts with newly commissioned works, the exhibition invites reflection on how Shaker ideals continue to inform conversations around inclusion, gender, and intentional living in the 21st century.

This exhibition was organized by the Vitra Design Museum, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia, and the Wüstenrot Foundation in collaboration with Shaker Museum.

ICA is committed to creating a welcoming environment for all visitors. For more notes on accessibility including accessible parking nearby visit our Accessibility landing page. If you require any accessibility accommodations or have any questions about the program, please contact us at [email protected].

Support

Programming at ICA is made possible in part by the Emily and Jerry Spiegel Fund to Support Contemporary Culture and Visual Arts and the Lise Spiegel Wilks and Jeffrey Wilks Family Foundation. Public and Student Engagement at ICA is supported by the Bernstein Public Engagement Fund, Suzanne Weiss Doft & Jacob W. Doft, Stacey & Robert Goergen Jr., Hilarie L. & Mitchell Morgan, the Nash Family Foundation, Joline & David Stemerman, and by Dana McDonald Strong & Mark W. Strong.

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