Our Story!
My interest in Aromatherapy began over 20 years ago…as many who seek alternative therapies. I began using essential oils for common ailments: headaches, colds and flu, and then I found myself reaching for essential oils for many other issues in particular - addressing the emotions. This was back in 1983, and there really weren’t many resources to buy essential oils at all. I started with just one Aromatherapy book in my library and used this as an Aromatherapy bible ( as many of us do) so to speak, finding recipes to help with many of these common ailments. Since then, the aromatherapy world has grown tremendously, and now I have become one of the resources for others seeking alternatives, just as I once did. Because I am a teacher, I feel that an integral part of my mission is to share my passion, knowledge, and experience with those who may not be aware of the incredible benefits of using essential oils therapeutically, medicinally, emotionally and energetically.
In October of 2009, I was looking for one particular essential oil - Rhododendron (Rhododendron anthopogon). On the emotional spiritual plane, this is my go-to oil ... This oil assists in bringing joy to oneself and to get out of one’s own way. I found the most amazing distiller in Nepal. This was the beginning. After finding Kailash, I searched and connected with one distiller after another all over the world. I am fortunate to have found these distillers, the direct source from which the essential oil comes. I began importing my particular favorite oils and before I knew it we had over 170 pure therapeutic quality essential oils. I found it so interesting that it was our search for Rhododendron to be the catalyst for the birth of Stillpoint Aromatics.
It was then, I realized, that it was my deep connection to the oils that led me to the next step. So, now to purchase the oils. To put it bluntly, I had no funds for this. So, I had a talk with my Mom, Stella (in heaven) and I decided to sell the jewelry that she left me after she died. If you know me, you will realize this is a HUGE thing. My mom was my person and her death was a catastrophic event for me. So for me to part with something she left me was a very difficult and intense decision. But I did and then I began...
My quest was to find the purest therapeutic quality essential oils that I have ever experienced. And I can say honestly that I feel that I have accomplished this! All of Stillpoint's essential oils are truly beyond awesome. No other substances natural or unnatural have been added, the oil is truly and exclusively from the plant that it claims to be. It is the life force of that particular plant. In addition, all of Stillpoint's essential oils are stored in cold storage to ensure freshness and reduce oxidation. I have great respect for and honor the plant, the farmer, the growing season, the distillation process, and the essential oil. My personal mission is to bring the purest quality essential oils to you at a fair and reasonable price.
Please keep in mind that I did not look for the “cheapest” oils that I could find. I hold the belief that it is worth paying a bit more for a certain essential oil because of the high vibration and purity of a certain oil. For example, before deciding on Angelica Root from France, I sampled over 6 different Angelicas from various locations. The same holds true for the St. John's Wort, Frankincense, Myrrh, Yarrow, and Eucalyptus Globulus (from Corsica) to name a few…that I have decided to add to our line. I really am very proud of the oils I have chosen to bring to you and hope that you will feel their special qualities as well.
All of Stillpoint's oils are either certified organic, wild harvested, unsprayed, bio-dynamically farmed with the rhythms of the earth and or vintage. They are exquisite and I am beyond honored to be able to offer them to you. So please join Me in the amazing world of Aromatherapy and Experience Transcendesssence.
About Virginia Joy aka V. Joy
Bios are supposed to be written so you can get to know the person. They are often written so stiffly and stuffily, in prescribed format and filled with facts, but do you really get a flavor of the person? I hope that after reading this, you get a flavor of who I am as well as my credentials.
For those of you who just want to know my credentials here they are.
Virginia Joy Stella Musacchio – MA, CCA, RA, CBC, LMT, NCBTMB (alphabet soup, yes?
- Master’s Degree in Education – MA
- Nationally Board Certified Massage therapist – NCBTMB
- Compassionate Bereavement Counselor - CBC
- Compassionate Bereavement Counselor -Yoga – CBC-Y
- Clinically Certified and Registered Aromatherapist – CCA and RA
- Certification in Energy Medicine
- Formally trained Clairvoyant
- Reiki Master
- Free Soul Certified Instructor
- Published in Various Aromatherapy Professional Journals
- Speaker at National Aromatherapy Conferences
- Teach Certification Programs for Aromatherapy, Weekend Workshops, Mystery School and Wellness Retreats\
- Founded and runs Stillpoint Aromatics
For those of you that would like to read on ( I’ll be as brief as I can)
So, I am originally from New York. Born in Brooklyn in 1962 (a long time ago). I knew as a kid I always wanted to help people and I also knew from the age of 7 that I wanted to be a teacher. By the time I graduated high school, there were no teaching jobs, so I enrolled in a nursing program at Adelphi University. The problem is that I am a gagger and blood and smells do not work for me. It was after the first day in the hospital, my second year, that when I had to change a bed pan and almost vomited, I knew I was in the wrong place. So, I changed my major to Education ( which is what I should have been in in the first place).
I worked at the district that I attended and taught Fifth grade for ten years. While teaching I was leader of too many committees (that I care to remember), ran the Science program and worked in conjunction with Columbia University, training teachers in my district on how to teach writing. I LOVED teaching and LOVED my kids, but the system was broken and breaking down even more, so I left after my tenth year.
I moved to Florida… Beverly Hills Florida to be exact and ran a small tutoring business working with kids from Kindergarten to College, helping in whatever subject they needed help with. It was during those eight years in Florida that I began seriously studying Metaphysics (which I had been informally and self-studying since the death of my Mom, Stella, in 1983.) For the next 8 years I was immersed in a “Mystery School” with my teacher, Sharon Turner, and was trained in Energetic Medicine, Metaphysical Science for lack of a better word, and Clairvoyance.
In 2004 I moved to Sedona, went to massage school and founded Stillpoint Living in Balance my Massage and Energetic Practice. I incorporated all of my energy training into designing Stillpoint’s Signature sessions, did “ readings” and “healing” as well. Just as an aside, Stillpoint was the number one thing to do on Trip Advisor for about 2 ½ years in all of Sedona!!! Boy oh boy did I massage a lot! It was my work in Massage that lead me to begin to formally studying Aromatherapy. I had been reading and using oils since my early teaching days in 1983, but wanted to go way down the rabbit hole.
It was 2005 or so when I began working with a local essential oil company and seriously began integrating oils into my massage practice. However by 2008, I realized that ethics and the interest in their customers was not of the utmost importance, so I began to search for distillers and began importing essential oils. I continued and my formal training with the oils diving deep into the chemistry and the alchemical nature of the oils and extracts.
In 2010 Stillpoint Aromatics was formally birthed. At Stillpoint Aromatics, I source and import over 400 essential oils and extracts! All of Stillpoint's oils are either certified organic, wild harvested, unsprayed, bio-dynamically farmed with the rhythms of the earth and or vintage. All of our oils, hydrosols, and carrier oils are hand poured with conscious intention upon receiving your order. We pour each order in ceremony with intention, love and healing energy.
So 9 years later, I am still at it. Continually studying, continually teaching and continually growing. I have recently have completed my Certification in Compassionate Bereavement Care with the MISS Foundation and Dr Joanne Cacciatore as well as Compassionate Bereavement Care-Yoga Provider (CBC-Y) Certification, again with Dr Cacciatore and Karla Helbert. In addition, I have just reopened my massage and energetic practice, Now called Stillpoint...Life Back in Balance,
I also have begun work in my Counseling and Consulting Practice. Super excited!
- Aromatherapy Consultations for Health and Wellness
- Aromatherapy Consultations for Pets
- Consultations for Health Practitioners
- Aromatherapy Chakra Readings
- Traumatic Grief (Bereavement) Counseling
- Living life in Balance Counseling
So, If you have gotten to this point, I hope you have a tiny glimpse of what makes me tick…. Just a little bit!
