Luna Nueva Apothecary was founded in 2019 by Gigi Febres-Cordero. While going through one of the darkest seasons of her life, Gigi decided to start formulating herbal tinctures to support herself in moving out of the dark and into the light. After discovering a hormonal imbalance that was causing her extreme depression, anxiety, weight gain, and fertility challenges Gigi knew her greatest ally in overcoming this and finding balance again would be the plants. She poured her heart and soul into her first formulas: Better Than Sleep, Moon Time, and Hormone Helper, and became amazed as they started to do their work inside of her body. 

Herbalism found Gigi back in 2005 via her first herb teacher and now Spirit Momma, Andrea Hinda. She immediately fell in love with the concepts, ideas, and beliefs that come along with this ancient wisdom. She spent the first ten years of her education studying on Ande’s land in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Learning to wild harvest, properly prepare/ preserve, make extractions, and formulate. She loved herbalism and plant medicine deeply but she had no idea what awaited her in this world. 

As her love grew, so did her desire to not just learn more but to share this knowledge with those around her. She started formulating body care products like deodorant and body butters due to the lack of natural options on the market. This line of body care products became the products she first took to market. Selling to friends, family, and then her local community. She truly enjoyed this work but wanted to help people on a deeper level. In 2018 she found The Florida School Of Holistic Living and enrolled in her first formal class. Up until this point all her education was from The Blue Ridge Mountains, Ande, or was self taught. She knew it was time for a more formal education. 

It was while enrolled in the Community Herbalist program that she discovered the house she had lived in for 8 years had toxic mold, leading to her ever growing list of physical symptoms in the body. She also realized just how little she actually knew about her female body, the endocrine system, and the best ways to support herself. Because of this she decided to dedicate her studies to the female reproductive system. It was around this time she started formulating what is now her core eight herbal supplements. 

In 2020 she and her husband, Cesar, decided to buy a farm in the Ocala National Forest to have more control over their food supply. Raising animals, growing produce and herbs, and just tending to the land was a lifelong dream come true. The land has been one of the most healing parts of Gigi’s recovery from toxic mold. She has found a deep respect and reverence for the healers who have come before her. She understands that centuries ago there was a break in our lineage leaving women uneducated on the cycles of their body. We lost the ancient wisdom that used to be passed down from the grandmothers. We lost literacy of the body, followed by autonomy. It has become Gigi’s mission to support women in taking their power by reclaiming this ancient wisdom. 

 As a woman’s herbalist who specializes in hormones, Gigi now see’s clients in 1:1 containers. She utilizes these sacred spaces to support women, not just in healing, but in finding true bodily autonomy. She helps women take their power back, in the medical setting, by equipping them with the education they need. She supports them in advocating for themselves. She empowers them to find true holistic healing on a deep cellular level.