Our Team

Palma Health Concierge - Mónica Marques Palma

Pharmacist

Mónica Marques Palma

My name is Mônica Palma. I’ve been a pharmacist for 25 years and, above all, I’m passionate about caring for people. Throughout two and a half decades in the healthcare sector, I’ve realized how challenging it can be to deal with medical issues when you’re traveling or living abroad. I understand that well-being goes far beyond a prescription and medication; it’s about safety, support, and above all, trust.

I founded Palma Health Concierge with a clear purpose: to redefine the experience of living and traveling after age 65. My commitment, as a Health Concierge, will be to combine my professional experience and clinical knowledge with a human and welcoming approach, ensuring that language or bureaucratic barriers disappear and that each person feels supported, safe, and understood during their stay in Portugal, regardless of their health condition.

 

Nurse

Carolina Filipe

School of Nursing S. João de Deus-University of Évora

My name is carolina, I am a Registered Nurse graduated from the University of Évora (2024), with experience in Occupational Nursing and currently working in a hospital setting, I support adults and elderly people in demanding and challenging clinical contexts. In 2025, I deepened my academic training with a specialization course in Altered States of Consciousness, through the CRIAP institute — an area that further reinforced my attentive look at the complexity and individuality of each person.

I believe in holistic, conscious, and judgment-free nursing. I value the therapeutic relationship as the basis of care and the empowerment of the user as an essential part of the health process.

Professionals at Who We Trust

National Guide-Interpreter

Isabel Martins

Certified by the Faro School of Hospitality and Tourism and holds a degree in Modern Languages ​​and Literatures

Isabel lives in the beautiful town of Lagos. She’s been working as a tour guide for 40 years. For her is really a pleasure to lead her clientes explaning and showing the rich diversity of this region: our history, natural beauty, typical food, drinks and sweets. She loves to work with the elders because their experience of life makes them feel deeply what they see.

Massagist

Carmén Dias

Carmen is specialist in holistic therapies and facial and body aesthetics, with over 25 years of experience, focusing her work on the client’s overall health. With an empathetic and welcoming approach, she uses her professional maturity to create personalized protocols that go beyond the visual, promoting profound transformations.

She believes that beauty and balance go hand in hand, and dedicates her career to enhancing the best in each person she serves.

Phisiotherapist

Lia Mateus

Higher School of Health of Setúbal

Lia is a physiotherapist with over 21 years of experience supporting people in regaining movement, autonomy, and confidence in their bodies.

She graduated in 2004 from the Higher School of Health of Setúbal and, throughout her career, has deepened her knowledge of the Pilates (2006) and Yoga (2016) methods, integrating the best of each approach to adapt movement to the real needs of each person.

She worked for 6 years at the Portuguese Parkinson’s Disease Association in Portimão, an experience that deeply marked her and reinforced in her the value of human care, patience, and small, consistent progress in daily life.

She has been working in private practice for 19 years, combining individual physiotherapy sessions with group and individual exercise classes, always focusing on overall well-being.

Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture

Sónia Scholz

Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (licence nr: C- 0501307),
Specialisation in Eastern and Western Herbal Medicine

Sonia is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine with 12 years of clinical experience. Her work reflects the core principle of Chinese Medicine: the body can recover when imbalance is addressed at its root. Even complex systemic imbalances can be corrected with the right guidance and consistency over time.

Her clinical focus spans Musculo-skeletal conditions, pain management,injury recovery, support for healthy aging, management of chronic health conditions, internal medicine and Women´s Health. Sonia is deeply committed to guiding patients through every stage of life andbelieves that healing begins with a single step — the decision to seeksupport.

Physiotherapist

Javi Aguilar

Bachelor of Physiotherapy- Universidad de Sevilla

Javi is a Spanish-trained physiotherapist with over seven years of clinical experience, dedicated to helping people remain active, independent, and free from pain at every stage of life. Early in his career ,he realized that health is not mathematics — the same diagnosis canrequire a different approach for each individual.

This insight led him tobroaden his work into osteopathy, neuropsychology of pain psychoneuroimmunology, mobility training, and therapeutic exercise.

His Muscle and Joint Recovery Therapy begins with a thoroughassessment of posture, movement patterns, and areas of stiffness or discomfort. Using gentle joint mobilizations, soft tissue techniques,targeted stretching, and personalised exercises, he works to restore mobility, reduce pain, and improve strength and balance.

With a holistic and educational approach, Javi empowers clients with practical tools and sustainable habits to protect their joints, maintain muscle health, and support long-term vitality and confident movement.

Massage Therapist

Sara Soldado

Osteopathic techniques in Red Cross university

An eternal learner and therapist passionate about healing, Sara alternates between yoga classes and therapeutic massage. She began her yoga studies in 2001 and her massage training in 2008,and since then she has never stopped, combining two of life’s greatest pleasures: traveling and studying.

Her work is based on respect for the body, science, and clinical experience, always seeking to build bridges between different areas of knowledge. The goal is to accompany each person in an integrated way, recognizing that physical, emotional, and functional balance are part of the same process.

Tai Chi Instructor

Petra Behnsen

Tai Chi Gung Certification with Master Lama Rasaji and the Circle of Chi

They say that when the Master appears, the student is ready. In 2021, Petra found Master Lama Rasaji and the system of T ai Chi Gung. Sincethen, she has remained a devoted student with daily practice and, in 2024, became a certified teacher with the Circle of Chi. The T ai Chi Gung exercises consciously reconnect us to our intrinsic life force – Chi – offering a profound system of regeneration. Tai Chi Gung“

Means give power to peace. ” Through this path, she has come to understand that life is an inside job. For her , T ai Chi Gung has become the art of balancing and embracing the fullness of life — the dance of life known as the Dao. She deeply values sharing this sacred and ancient art of self-mastery with others.

Her work places a special focus on healthy aging: supporting vitality in later years, preserving strength and mobility, and improving conditionsof the locomotor system. Through T ai Chi Gung, she aims to help people remain resilient, balanced, and vibrant at every stage of life.

 

Callenetics Intructor

Caron Kobos

Certified Callanetics Instructor since 2009

Caron has been teaching Callanetics for over 15 years, both in private sessions and group settings.

Callanetics has accompanied her acrossthe globe — from the vibrant cities of Istanbul, Cairo, Bangkok, and Shanghai to Hermanus in South Africa, and now to Lagos, Portugal.

Her teaching is grounded in alignment and subtle precision, guiding people to reconnect with their bodies and move with strength, ease, and grace. She offers supportive, personalised guidance, meeting each individual exactly where they are on their Callanetics journey.

Yoga Instructor

Roberta Zaiantchick

Yoga Teacher (since 2012)
Menopause Yoga Teacher Training (2025)

Roberta began practicing yoga in 2005 She completed her first Hatha Yoga teacher training in 2011 and has been teaching since 2012.In 2017 , she moved to Byron Bay, Australia, where she studied traditional Ashtanga Yoga for five years with Dena Kingsberg, one of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois’s most senior and internationally respected students.

As she herself is moving through menopause, she has developed a special focus on yoga for menopause and healthy aging. Her work supports regulation of the nervous system, resilience during hormonal transition, and the maintenance of mobile, strong joints, ligaments, and muscular structure — helping women feel empowered, stable, and vibrant in the journey of healthy aging.

Nutritionist

Yvone Ósully

Bachelor of Science, Diploma in Naturopathic Nutrition

Yvonne trained in naturopathic nutrition, with a clinical focus on functional assessment and root-cause analysis. Her work is centred on identifying underlying physiological imbalances that contribute to health concerns, rather than solely addressing symptoms. Through individualised nutritional protocols, evidence-informed supplementation, and structured lifestyle interventions, she aims to support the body’s inherent capacity for regulation and repair.

Her approach integrates traditional naturopathic principles with contemporary clinical understanding, offering care that is both complementary and strategically aligned with broader healthcare frameworks.

Particular attention is given to the changing metabolic and physiological needs that arise in later stages of life. Her work includes targeted nutritional strategies to support cardiometabolic health, blood sugar regulation, body composition management, inflammatory balance, cognitive resilience, and the long-term management of chronic conditions—promoting sustainable health outcomes and functional longevity.