About us


Our Vision

We have a Vision of life that honours the Sacredness and Unity of all Beings. 

Our Dream is to share the gifts of the Plants with others, offering a sanctuary where people can be in communion with Nature and remember who they truly are; a place of healing, learning and transformation. We dream of a world where the heart of humanity is awakened and all beings live together in peace and harmony.

Our Intention is to work in harmony with Nature to co-create a place of Beauty where the Earth and all Her realms (plant, animal, mineral, human and ancestral) are honoured and respected.

Our team

    

Carole  I am a medicine woman, herbalist, priestess, author and teacher specialising in plant medicine. ‘Medicine Woman’ is a term used in many traditions. For me, it means offering myself in service to the People and to the Earth, standing in all that I am to the best of my ability, and dedicating myself to a Path of Service.

It means holding Sacred Ceremony for the People and all the Worlds of Grandmother Earth, attempting to live my life as a walking prayer. I love plants passionately and my life is dedicated to honouring the plant world and assisting the evolution of consciousness.

My Sacred Offering includes opening doorways for others so they can know their own Sacred Relationship with plants. It is my delight to offer ceremony and transformative learning experiences intended to assist others in fulfilling their potential and embodying their soul's dream. 

I studied herbal medicine in England in the 1980s and at the same time undertook a training in traditional European shamanism, being initiated on this Path in 1987. In 2010 I completed a ten year apprenticeship with Arwyn DreamWalker from Arizona, a Medicine Woman of Native American and Irish descent, and lineage carrier for Grandfather Tom Wilson of the Dineh people (Navajo). My own work is a blending of Sacred Traditions, primarily Native American and European/Celtic.

Since 1987 I have practiced as a medical herbalist, incorporating flower essences and plant spirit medicine. In 1995 I came to Ireland with my husband Steve and our two young sons. Since then I have worked as a healer, a ceremonialist, teacher and labyrinth priestess, growing herbs and making medicines and essences. I teach sacred plant medicine and hold sacred ceremonies both in Ireland and abroad. I am founder of the Foundation for Sacred Plant Medicine (FSPM) and the Temple of Plants spiritual community.

I have pioneered diets with native Irish plants and I am author of 'Sacred Plant Initiations' and 'The Herbalist's Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth and Beyond'. A new book is currently in process!

*******

Steve is guardian of Derrynagittah, he attends to the land and to hearth and home, holding a place of safety, protection and heart.

*******

Marion is my personal assistant and the administrator for the Derrynagittah School. She began working at Derrynagittah in 2012 as interpreter for french speaking apprentices. She has subsequently undertaken her own extensive training in Sacred Plant Medicine and has served a long-running apprenticeship. Marion is currently training as a medical herbalist.

*******

Marina is my teaching assistant at the Derrynagittah School and technical assistant for the online mentorship program. She completed the Way of the Wise Healer apprenticeship in 2016 and is both a healing practitioner of Sacred Plant Medicine and a Priestess of the Temple of Plants.

*******

  

JulieAnn. I am delighted to welcome JulieAnn as a tutor in Sacred Plant Medicine at the Derrynagittah School. She has worked in holistic healthcare for the last 25 years, initially as a Reflexologist & Aromatherapist, Lecturer & Adult Education Tutor, and in more recent years as a Clinical Herbalist & Wellbeing Consultant. JulieAnn completed the Way of the Wise Healer apprenticeship in 2018 and is both a healing practitioner of Sacred Plant Medicine and a Priestess of the Temple of Plants. 

JulieAnn "It brings me great joy to weave together the threads of my life’s experience & work in ways that offer loving assistance to others on their path of healing and rediscovery. I particularly enjoy guiding groups through contemplative sensory explorations of nature & consciousness in a way of tenderness and with respect for all Beings involved".

*******

Rory is Carole and Steve's son. He works at Derrynagittah helping to connect the work done there with the wider community. Rory brings his technical expertise and helps look after the land and the website.