plants | place | magic
for cultural and ancestral regeneration
The Root Circle is a center for
folk medicine, ancestral remembrance,
and plant-based culture.
We offer classes and resources to promote the practices of adaptive and relational folk medicine, cultural regeneration and community resilience.
Upcoming Events
Della Medicina:
Folkloric Plant Medicine
Folk Medicine Training Based in Italian and Italian American healing traditions
9 Months
Starts October 2025
Folk Medicine Study Group
And Book Club
Join us!
Once per month.
On Substack! For paid subscribers at $8 per month.
Cancel any time.
These live circles will be recorded and posted on substack.
Retreats to Southern Italy
Ancestral Immersion in Benevento, Campania
June 2-9, 2026
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Della Medicina the book!
A guide to folk herbal healing and reconnecting with ancestral traditions
includes plant preparation methods, medicines, rituals, recipes, kitchen magic, and protective magic
You’ll learn:
• healing techniques and folk wisdom taught to me by my Italian grandparents and healers in Southern Italy
• a materia medica of plants important in this tradition, with the history, mythology, and both practical and magical uses
• how working with traditional plant medicines can help you connect to and revitalize your own ancestral traditions for deep inner healing
Learn the Benedicaria practices of my Italian ancestors, which were simply a part of everyday life.
Benedicaria, which literally means “the Blessing Way” but is more often translated as “the things we do.”
Lisa Fazio, founder of
The Root Circle
Folkloric witch, peasant Herbalist, Writer,
Plant Healing Artist, and
author of the forthcoming book “Della Medicina: Plants of Italian American Folk Medicine (Inner Traditions, 2024)
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