Ixxa also recently expanded to add apothecary products.

“We have pictures and powders for moods, sleep, anxiety, pain, general illness, immunity boosting,” Mora said. 

It stocks Anima Mundi goods from Brooklyn.

“They are Costa Rican and indigenous healers,” she said. “We’ve worked with this brand for awhile. They have pictures and medicine like sleep aides, to mitigate pain, for when you’re feeling sick, for anxiety or a bit of depression. They have products that help with the mind as well as cognitive health, such as with mushrooms like Reishi, Cordyceps or Lion’s Mane. They have health benefits so you don’t have to rely on just pharmaceutical medicine. They work with nature for healing like with products for gut health and detox.”

They are working to incorporate apothecary products into drinks at the coffee bar and looking to add other brands in the future. 

“If you’re sick and tired of putting chemicals in the body and really don’t know or understand what’s in them you can harness the power of nature, of herbs and plants,” she said. “You can grow your own medicine from home. We’re exploring herbalist tinctures and the healing power of nature.”

Ixxa also is looking to add indoor seating, expanding its wholesale business to serve more restaurants and coffee shops and looking to offer subscription coffee packages in which people can sign up to get locally roasted coffee beans every month.

“We’re very excited to be adding the patio space,” Marin said. “We’ll be creating the same vibe and energy sitting with the plants in a kind of urban oasis.”

It recently expanded its hours to 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. 

For more information, call 219-232-8138 or visit ixxacoffee.com.