Swanie Simon
5 Courses • 30 StudentsBiography
Animal herbalist and naturopath Swanie Simon was born in Germany but lived in the USA for thirty years after her family moved to N.Y. when she was one year old.
Her love of animals and nature was apparent from a very young age and she has spent her life working with animals and learning everything she could about them. Influenced by Juliette de Bairacli Levy's books, she went on to become a herbalist, TCVM practitioner and naturopath for animals (Tierheilpraktiker). Swanie is highly specialized in the natural rearing and treatment of dogs and cats and is one of Europe's most renowned authors, teachers and herbalists.
She is credited with making the subject of raw diets for dogs and cats popular in Europe and has written several best-selling books on the subject.
Swanie currently lives on a beautiful farm in the high forest region of Germany with her daughter and a friend, 8 dogs, 5 cats, 3 horses, about 20 goats and a gang of chickens.