Rinu is the practice of Alyssa Shanahan, using light as both medium and metaphor to illuminate the path inward. Offerings of made-to-order beeswax candles and energy mapping sessions serve to rekindle our relationship with the nature within and around us.

The Nature Of Lightwork

As creatures of nature, we not only perceive light; we evolve to reflect the light we follow. The ethos of Lightwork begins with the remembrance that our wellbeing is bound to cycles of illumination and withdrawal, even as the digital age dissolves this line into continuity.

Increasingly, our waking lives revolve around the artificial, on-demand light of screens, turning rest and reflection into states that must be consciously reclaimed rather than naturally entered. In contrast, Lightwork embodies the nature of the sun— light that reliably gives way to darkness and, in doing so, restores the conditions for integration and psychic relief. Candlelight lives in this liminal space, opening a threshold that invites the essential shift from doing into being.

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  • 6hr burn. 7.5" tall, 1" base (SHOP)

  • 14hr burn. 2.5" tall (SHOP)

  • 8hr burn. 10" tall, 7/8" base (SHOP)

  • 3.5hr burn. ~1" tall, 1.5" wide (SHOP)

  • 15hr burn. 5.5" tall, 1.75" at widest point, 1" base (SHOP)

  • 25hr+ burn. 2.75" tall, 3" wide (SHOP)

  • 4hr burn. 8.5" tall, 7/8" base (SHOP)

  • 7hr burn. 1.75" tall, 1.25" base (SHOP)

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    GENEVIEVE B. ★★★★★

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  • "Peaceful, easy feeling. Love the honey therapy, slow-burn, and atmosphere change. Also, the wrapping in the delivery box was exceptional, and very artisan. Loved everything about these candles from the moment I opened the box. Will be purchasing regularly!"

    B. FORD ★★★★★

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  • "Special shop and special candles! I love them. They burn for a long time and smell heavenly. Why people ever started adding scents to them is beyond me, because beeswax smells incredible."

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    BOBBIE ★★★★★

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  • "These candles are absolutely stunning and have such a lovely natural beeswax fragrance. I'll be repurchasing again and again."

    RACHEL C. ✭✭✭✭✭

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  • "Absolutely beautiful beeswax candles! A gift for someone special that I am going to enjoy giving. Thank you!"

    ROBIN ★★★★★

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