A Foundation Year in Botanical Wisdom

Meet Up In Person Each Season. Learn how to make your own herbal medicine, reduce your medicine miles, whilst aligning with the seasons and traditions of the Celtic land of Wales.

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

What Will I Learn and Experience

Herbalism was always passed down from generation to generation but in Europe during the burning of the witches the knowledge literally got burnt out of women. But in Wales the witch trials did not have this effect, working with herbs stayed with in the communities. Still to this day there is a rich history and culture of herbal medicine in Wales. This course will help you to feel reconnected to these medicinal plants and feel empowered by the medicine these plants offer us.

My passion is to empower you with the knowledge and wisdom I have gathered from my culture and the plants. I would say that we are all born herbalists but we don’t always have access to the wisdom to invite our inner herbalist out into the world to play. This course enables you to remember that wisdom.

As a child did you fill jars with flowers and berries, talk and sing to the plants. Is it time for you to reconnect to your roots? Connecting to the plants is in us but we just need time and this course gives you that time as you will be dedicating time each season to the plants!

Over thirteen days we will meet to explore making herbals medicines and you will discover the joy of:

• Herbal Tinctures
• Herbal Infused Oils
• Herbal Vinegars
• Herbal Salts
• Herbal Balms
• Herbal Enemas
• Herbal Foot Soaks
• Herbal Body Brushing
• Herbal Capsules
• Herbal Teas
• Herbal Infusions
• Herbal Elixirs
• Herbal Oxymel
• Herbal Poultices
• Drying and Curing Herbs
• Cultivating Herbs
• Foraging for Herbs
• Herbal Meditations

And so much more…

When and Where is The Course Taught?

Each season you are invited to join me on the land that I live on and play with the plants in my garden and woodlands. I live in West Wales and if you are not local you have the choice of amazing local air bnb places to treat yourself to each season meet up.

We will be working together outside, in the garden, woods, polytunnel and in my woodland classroom. The focus of each session is to explore what herbs are in season and connect with the plants. We will be learning to connect with the plants on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. Over the thirteen months you will build up a relationship with each plant and be invited to continue this friendship throughout the season.

To support you in-between each session you will have access to online videos and meditations to deepen your connection. This course is not about getting to know as many herbs as possible, it is about taking the time to know and connect with all aspects of each plant you choose to work with.

What Are The Dates for Each Of The Teaching Days?

• Spring 2025: May 17th and 18th 2025
• Summer 2025: July 25th, 26th and 27th 
• Autumn 2025: October 25th, 26th and 27th
• Winter 2026: February 20th 21st 2026
• Spring 2026: May 2nd, 3rd and 4th

Important Notice Regarding Course Structure

Please note that this is not a residential course. The listed dates correspond to the teaching days, which will take place from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM each day. Participants will not stay on-site, as there is no option for overnight accommodation. You will need to return home or to your own accommodation after each day’s session.

Who Is This Course For and Who It Is Not For?

This course is for you if you:

• Feel an earning to connect with the plants and nature
• Love having your hands in the earth
• Want to learn how to work with the herbs and make medicine
• Want to understand the medicinal qualities of plants and how they work in the body-mind.
• Feel a desire to spend more time getting to know the plants
• Love being out in nature no matter what the weather is like
• Feel comfortable walking through gardens and woodlands
• Love spending time off-grid and getting back to nature, including compost toilets!

This course is not for you if you:

• Hate getting your hands or clothes covered in earth
• Feel that connecting to the plants and the earth is not your thing
• Find it uncomfortable to walk through gardens and woodlands or generally being outside
• Struggle to be outside apart from when the weather is sunny and hot
• Need the luxuries of electricity and flushable toilets to feel comfortable

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 course and how to log into the online element of the course dashboard which will be available after our first face to face session. 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 only available in person?

This course will be available to complete online from 2025 email hello@salenawalker.earth to be placed on the waiting list.

• What happens if I can’t attend one of the dates?

In addition the face to face sessions I will also be posting videos and meditations online. So if you miss the session you can catch up online and continue your herbalist journey.

• Is this course just for beginners?

This course is for both beginners and professionals, in fact anyone that wishes to expand their herbal knowledge and connection to the plants. This course gives you the hands on experience that you may not have experienced from online courses. It also gives you the time to truly connect to the plants.

• 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.

• Is lunch included in the price?

Yes, a delicious and nutritious plant-based lunch is included and we even have a delicious slice of raw cake in our afternoon break.

• 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. If your life situation changes and you are unable to attend the course days, the course can be completed online.

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

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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.