Medicine Wheel – An Instructional Course in Herbal Medicine

Fernanda Botelho was born in Tojeira / Sintra in August 1959.
At 18 she travels to London where he studies anthroposophy and medicinal plants, Waldorf pedagogy and Montessori, yoga, photography, etc. There he lived 17 years speckled by many other trips; India, Indonesia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Italy, France, Morocco, Greece, etc.

Passionate about botanical gardens, she is a regular at Kew gardens. Absorb what you see by photographing and writing.

Since 2010, it has been publishing annual medicinal plant calendars, three children’s books “Flower salad”, “Seeds on the loose” and “Aromatic gardens”. “Plants and health”, a guide to home remedies ”and“ A handful of healing plants, 55 spontaneous species in Portugal ”.

Organizes botanical tours and gives workshops on medicinal plants.

In Portugal, he continues to travel, enthusiastically sharing his knowledge of plants, writes in
gardening magazines and websites, has a course in the botanical garden guide at the University of Lisbon, having guided visits to the medicinal plants of the gardens of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the Lisbon botanical garden, the aromatic garden in Funchal, the botanical garden of Faial, etc. .

She built medicinal plant gardens in Capuchos and Pena, in Sintra, where he also trained.
Collaborates with Jardins magazine, with http://www.portaldojardim.com
There was a weekly entry on Radio Clube de Sintra (RCS) on these topics. She has been invited to participate in several television programs, mainly RTP 1. She has several writing projects in hands, feet, head and heart. Enjoy communicating, gardening, traveling, writing and photographing.

Beauty and peace were the first two gifts plants gave me. While studying art in college, plants became my muses. Many years later, while struggling with chronic health problems, I rediscovered plants as medicine.

Inspired by expanding and sharing this knowledge, I obtained a master’s degree in Western Clinical Herbal Medicine (Phytotherapy) from the University of Maryland Integrative Health (2009-2012).

For the past 8 years, I have worked as a herbalist, making my home remedies and giving classes, all aimed at empowering people to care for themselves and their families with useful and effective remedies while respecting the planet.

I currently live in Lisbon with my Portuguese husband and our two daughters. I am very happy with the opportunity to share my love for herbal medicine with you here in Portugal.

“Grateful for the contact with the magic of plants and the knowledge of great use with which I leave this pleasant day in your company and well framed in the theme you know and made known with efficiency and quality. I love the creams and ointments I carry with me! ”

Claudia Sequeira

 

“I really enjoyed it, Olivia and Fernanda love plants and talk about them and get it over with. I loved to know more about this world and just feel sorry it is over.

Maybe they could add more written information on the various topics, sometimes it’s so much that we may not catch it all. ”

Mafalda Marques

 

“Trainers are very humble in the way they transmit information.

Satya for excellent hospitality.
Very complete content.
A very welcoming, peaceful and inspiring space.
Inspiring and fantastic trainers.
Friendly colleagues.
A privilege all!
An ever-present list of the most commonly used plant names during English training and the scientific name.

I want more! ”
Sofia Máximo