A Foundation Year in Botanical Wisdom

Join a year-long online journey into the rich herbal traditions of Wales. With monthly Zoom gatherings for Q&A and seasonal 'show and tell' sessions, you’ll learn how to craft your own herbal medicine, reconnect with the rhythms of nature, and reduce your medicine miles—all while deepening your connection to the land, language, and lore of Celtic Wales.

Are You Ready to Meet the Plants, Create Your Own Herbal Medicine and Reduce Your Medicine Miles?

What Will I Learn and Experience

Herbal wisdom was once passed lovingly from generation to generation. Across much of Europe, this lineage was broken during the witch trials, when women’s knowledge of healing was violently suppressed. But in Wales, something different happened—herbal traditions remained rooted in communities, passed quietly through families, whispered in gardens, and remembered in the hills. To this day, Wales holds a living tradition of plant medicine, steeped in story, song, and the land itself.

This course is designed to help you reconnect with that heritage. Through the plants, you’ll rediscover a sense of belonging, empowerment, and deep connection to nature’s medicine.

My passion is to share the knowledge and insight I’ve gathered from both the land and my culture. I truly believe we are all born herbalists—it’s part of who we are—but many of us have simply lost access to the tools and traditions that help that part of us flourish. This course offers a gentle invitation to remember.

Did you used to fill jars with petals and berries, sing to the trees, or whisper to the flowers in your garden? That instinct still lives in you. This course offers you the time and space to reconnect—to give a little of each season back to the plants, and in return, let them bring something wild and wonderful back to you.

Over the Course of the Year, You’ll Explore the Joy of crafting your own herbal remedies using time-honoured methods and seasonal plants. Through hands-on tutorials and guided sessions, you’ll learn how to:

• Make tinctures, infused oils, vinegars, and elixirs

• Blend teas, prepare nourishing infusions, and create oxymels

• Dry, cure, and store herbs to preserve their vitality

• Prepare herbal poultices, balms, capsules, and salts

• Soothe the body with foot soaks, enemas, and body-brushing rituals

• Forage safely and sustainably for wild herbs

• Cultivate healing plants in your own garden or windowsill

• Deepen your connection to the plants through herbal meditations

…and so much more.

Each remedy becomes a doorway—to tradition, to empowerment, and to your own innate herbal wisdom.

Where is The Course Taught?

Each month, you’ll be invited to join me online—from wherever you are—as we journey through the seasons together. Filmed in my garden, nearby woodlands, and polytunnel in the heart of Wales, the course brings you into direct relationship with the plants as they grow, flourish, and change through the year.

Through a rich blend of video lessons, seasonal teachings, plant ID videos, e-books, and virtual tours, you’ll be introduced to the herbs that are thriving in that moment. We’ll explore their physical, emotional, and energetic qualities, while you’re gently encouraged to build your own relationship with each plant—through observation, intuition, and hands-on practice.

To deepen your experience, each month includes a live Zoom session. These gatherings are a space for community, conversation, and creativity: a time to share what you’ve been making, ask questions, and connect with others on the same path.

This course isn’t about racing to learn as many herbs as possible—it’s about slowing down. Deepening. Taking the time to really know each plant, and weaving them into your life in meaningful ways.

Whether you’re foraging in the hedgerows, tending a garden, or nurturing a single pot on a city balcony, this course is here to support you in rooting into your herbal practice and growing your connection with the living world around you.

What Are The Dates for The Zoom Sessions?

You’ll be part of 13 live Zoom sessions—one for each turning of the seasonal wheel. These monthly meet-ups offer a chance to connect, ask questions, share your herbal creations, and learn together in real time.

We’ll gather on the last Tuesday of each month at 7pm (UK time), completing a full cycle through the seasons, from the first shoots of spring to the quiet wisdom of winter.

To get us started, there will be a special welcome session on Tuesday 6th May at 7pm. This will be a chance for me to introduce myself, show you around the course, and make sure everyone feels at home and ready to begin.

Don’t Just Take My Word for It!

Salena Walker: I am a fully qualified Herbalist, Naturopath and Nutritionist, living on ten acres of land with my partner, with whom I built a wooden cabin at the edge of our woodland. This is our permanent home and the centre of our natural lifestyle. My mission in life is to connect others to their internal and external environment, focusing on connecting their body back to nature.

I feel as if I have been studying naturopathy and herbalism since a young child, as I explored making herbal infusions for hay fever, experimented with potions and spent time filling jars with petals and flowers.  I discovered the stillness and healing power of nature amongst the beautiful Welsh landscape in the Valleys of South Wales, where I grew up.

My real deep dive into the world of naturopathy and herbalism began back in 2008. I started to become very tired. In fact, the word ‘tired’ does not even begin to describe how I felt. Neither myself, nor my doctor, had any idea of what was wrong. I was finally diagnosed with the autoimmune disease Pernicious Anaemia. I believed the diagnosis, but was too stubborn to accept the prognosis. And so my journey began… I started my studies with the intention of learning, but eventually found the way to healing my autoimmune dis-ease and ended up becoming a practitioner, a naturopathic and herbalist teacher, writer and a motivational wellness speaker!

Plants have played a key role in my life journey. One of my main reasons for choosing to live in the woods is to be able to connect with the plants every day and night and throughout all seasons. Over the years I have lived on our land, I have reignited my love of the plants and I have cultivated deep friendships with the native plants. I love spending the days with my hands deep in the rich earth and I have spent years getting to know each plant as an individual being but also understanding their role in the whole plant kingdom.

I am passionate about living the naturopathic way, at one with nature. My hope is that I will inspire aspects of your own transformational journey. My aim is to empower people with the tools they need for their own healing journey, back to nature.

FAQ

• What happens after I pay?

You’ll receive a welcome email from me, letting you know the details about the start of the course and how to log into the the course dashboard which will be available on May the 1st. Please check your spam folder in case it goes in there! Please note: Your payment secures your place on the course. If you choose a payment plan, payments will begin immediately after enrolment, even if the course has not yet started.

• Is this course just for beginners?

This course is for both beginners and experienced practitioners—anyone who wants to deepen their herbal knowledge and connection to the plants. Whether you’re just starting out or have been walking the plant path for years, you’ll find something here. The teachings are rooted in Welsh herbal tradition and seasonal wisdom, offering a grounding and culturally rich approach that supports all levels of experience.

• Am I a qualified herbalist after this course?

No, qualified herbalists spend many years training, take rigorous exams and have to complete clinical hours. This course could be used as a foundation to go onto further training. The focus of this course is on learning to connect to the plants and make medicine with the plants to help yourself and your loved ones in times of need.

• What’s the refund policy?

Full payment reserves your place on a course. Prior to the course starting, if you have to cancel your place due to exceptional circumstances you will be issued a credit that can be used for any course or products within the next 24 months. Once the course has started no refunds will be given.

Are You Ready to Learn How to Make Your Own Herbal Medicine

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