The Centro is not just a cultural center—it’s a living, breathing temple where Afro-Cuban identity is celebrated, honored, and reimagined. Built by the community and for the community, it is a powerful reminder that Black heritage is not a thing of the past—it is alive, evolving, and sacred.
When you walk through the doors, you’ll feel it: a warm calm that embraces you. The scent of herbs and oils. The rhythm of drums that seem to echo from deep within. And faces—Black faces—welcoming you like family.
This space was created for those on a journey of reconnection. Whether you’re exploring your roots for the first time or deepening a lifelong path, this is a place where you can pause, breathe, and remember who you are.
At our salon, hair care is not just an aesthetic service—it’s a ritual. Each curl, each coil is treated with intention. Our expert stylists don’t just style your hair—they help you release, soften, and reclaim. You’re invited to choose a Ritual of Rooting, Identity, Rebirth, or Renewal, each aligned with specific phases of personal growth.
From the moment you sit, you are offered a cup of healing infusion, a moment of stillness, and a reflective prompt to guide your session. Here, beauty becomes a bridge to spiritual clarity and emotional expansion.
This is not self-care as a trend—it’s ancestral care. A return to how our grandmothers loved and nurtured, not just with products, but with presence.
You can also explore the roots of Afro-Cuban culture through curated experiences: sacred dances that honor the Orishas, music born in resistance, and traditions kept alive in the rhythm of everyday life. You’ll meet practitioners, storytellers, and elders who carry deep wisdom. They don’t perform for tourists—they open the door to those who come with respect and readiness to receive.
This is not tourism—this is spiritual return.
If you’ve ever felt a call you couldn’t quite name… If you’ve ever stood in front of a mirror wondering where your story truly began… this space is for you.
Centro de las Raíces is more than a place. It’s an experience. A mirror. A sacred pause.
So come. Let your roots lead you. And let us walk with you as you return—not just to Cuba, but to your power, your story, and your full self.
📍 Visit us in Havana or begin your journey here
Before you were born, someone prayed for you.
Before you walked, someone survived so you could.
In Yoruba spirituality, Egungun are the ancestral spirits — honored, revered, and actively present within the community. They are not Orishas. They are not distant gods. They are the living lineage, the sacred continuation of those who came before.
Egungun represent memory made visible.
Death is not an ending.
It is a crossing.
In Yoruba spirituality, Yewa (also spelled Yegua or Ewa) is the Orisha associated with the River Yewa, and she governs one of the most misunderstood forces in existence: transition. She is connected to death, the afterlife, modesty, purity, and the sacred movement of the soul from one realm to another.
Yewa is not darkness.
She is passage.
Two souls. One destiny.
In Yoruba spirituality, nothing is accidental — and twins are never ordinary.
Ibeji (also spelled Ìbejì) are the divine twin Orishas who represent youth, vitality, balance, and sacred duality. They are protectors of twins, guardians of children, and living symbols of harmony between mirrored forces.
In a culture where twins are born at one of the highest rates in the world, Ibeji hold extraordinary spiritual importance.
