Rachel Thomas
Rachel Thomas  

Rachel Thomas

Rachel Thomas is an internationally-recognized herbalist, author, advocate, counselor and teacher of ancestral health practices. She’s the founder of the Hidden Garden Ethnobotanical Sanctuary in Costa Rica where for over 20 years she has researched the ancient healing systems of Central America and the Caribbean. Rachel received an honors degree from Brown University and is a certified health coach. She studies with traditional healers of the Americas and advocates to preserve their ancestral wellness practices. Rachel offers private sessions in which she uses ancient wellness analyses and spiritual guidance within a health coaching structure.

 

INTERNATIONAL & ONLINE PRIVATE SESSIONS

Rachel offers 1 hour holistic sessions for individuals. These unique sessions combine modern health coaching and traditional natural therapies, empowering clients to explore efficient and creative solutions to physical and mental health challenges.

Individual Sessions $125
Online session $80

Contact Rachel through email at info@hiddengarden.co or use our contact form here

In addition to her institutional accreditation, Rachel Thomas has received a blessing or authorization to teach by the following elders and experts:

Yeye Luisah Teish

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Carmen Ivankovich

Carmen is a great teacher of Psychology, combining her decades of academic training, a doctorate in Education and her love of Indigenous healing traditions. She has traveled the world exploring the human experience of joy and spiritual elevation, including the Mexica Moon Dance in Mexico and in Costa Rica and extensive studies in the Amazon…

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Carmen Carhuamaca

Carmen Carhuamaca is a spiritual elder from Peru. She practices Peruvian folk medicine, as well as healing traditions from Mexico, India and around the world. Her wisdom, stories and never-ending positivity have made her a spiritual role model for so many women here in Costa Rica.

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Wilfred Cornwall

Wilfred Cornwall is a local Afro-Costa Rican herbalist, who serves his community and its visitors in the traditional way of his grandmother and mother before him. Wilfred’s knowledge represents a fusion of African and Native American ethnomedicine that was passed down through generations. His story shows us the true challenge of traditional healers in a…

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Rafael Ocampo

Rafael Ocampo is one of Central America’s leading ethnobotanists. He has written numerous books over the past 30 years, including his most recent on the important Afro-botanical plant, Quassia Amara. Through his work with TRAMIL and other international organizations, Rafael has been an advocate for documenting, validating and disseminating the Afro-botany of Costa Rica.

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Ricardo Morales

Don Ricardo is an Awa – the Bri Bri word for shaman or medicine man. He is one of the few Indigenous elders in the area who received his knowledge and his title from his father and grandfather. He receives groups and individual clients at his traditional center in Cachabri, Talamanca.   Let us know…

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