Origin Story

🕯️Salutations, beautiful souls! I wanted to take a moment and welcome all of the new visitors to the Apothecary and introduce myself. *deep breath* Here goes! 

🕯️My name is Janine - Nini or J9 for short. I’m a mom to a beautiful little boy, a cosplayer, brand-spanking new Reiki practitioner, a wannabe writer and a nurse! 

🕯️I’ve been a full-time nurse for about eight years and have worked with different specialties including cardio thoracic, vascular, trauma, stepdown, surgical and observation. I’ve worked during the pandemic, did some travel nursing for a short period and have recently set new roots in Richmond, Virginia. 

🕯️Though I love what I do, it can be very taxing on the mind, body & spirit. I decided instead of constantly being burnt out and tired, I prioritized finding ways to practice mindfulness and began meditating as well. Which is where my introduction to Reiki came in. *We’ll discuss more on ReikiΩz on a future blog post!*

🕯️I started making candles about two years ago as a hobby and also a way to cope with my stress. The calm, stillness and joy that comes to me with candle-making sparked the creation of Ravensong Apothecary. All products are made with intention and I am very excited to grow this small-business and share it with you all. Thank you for being here!