How I Created Focus Ritual & Rest Ritual: A Doctor’s Founder Story About Nervous System Healing

I never planned to start a tea company. I was simply trying to survive medical school.

During my naturopathic medical training, I reached a point where caffeine wasn’t helping me anymore. I was drinking more and more just to feel alert, but instead of focus, all I got was anxiety, jitters, and crashes. My memory wasn’t improving. My brain fog was getting worse. My stress felt unmanageable.

And at night, melatonin made me groggy before exams, disrupted my sleep cycle, and left me feeling dependent on something I didn’t want to rely on long-term.

I needed something different—something that supported my physiology instead of working against it.

The First Blend: Focus Ritual

I created Focus Ritual for myself—something to replace caffeine during long study days when I needed steady concentration, a clear mind, and emotional regulation rather than more stimulation.

For the first time, I felt grounded. I felt calm. My brain fog lifted. And my focus returned without anxiety.

I didn’t expect it to work this well… and I definitely didn’t expect what happened next.

The Second Blend: Rest Ritual

The nights before major exams were the hardest. My mind wouldn’t quiet down. My heart felt overstimulated. My thoughts circled everything I needed to remember.

But melatonin made things worse—not better.

So I formulated a nighttime blend that supported the GABA system, calmed mental chatter, relaxed physical tension, and helped me sleep deeply without sedation or grogginess.

This became Rest Ritual: my own nighttime sanctuary in a cup.

What Happened Next Changed Everything

My classmates noticed my rituals. They asked what I was drinking. Then they wanted their own. I started sharing the blends with classmates and clinic patients—and the results were consistent.

• They slept better.
• They focused better.
• Their anxiety decreased.
• Their nervous system finally felt regulated.

My patients encouraged me:

“You need to turn this into something bigger.”

That’s when I realized this wasn’t just helping me—it was helping everyone around me.

The Mission: Reclaim Your Mornings & Evenings

This brand didn’t begin as a business idea. It began as a pair of survival tools created by a stressed-out medical student who believed in the body’s ability to heal with the right support.

Now, my mission is simple:

• Help people reduce dependence on caffeine, melatonin, and stimulants.
• Support women in creating sustainable rituals that nourish their nervous system.
• Make wellness practices accessible and affordable.
• Help people reclaim their mornings, evenings, and mental clarity.

Your nervous system deserves softness. Your habits deserve intention. And your life deserves ease.

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Begin Your Ritual

You’re not choosing tea—you’re choosing a moment of calm that supports your physiology, hormones, and stress response. These blends were created to help you feel more grounded, more focused, and more at peace.