Bem-Vindos!
My name is Joelma Leitão, I am a chef based in Mallorca.
My lifelong passion for cooking began in my childhood, growing up in a small village in the Amazonian forest of Brazil where I was born.
Food is the first Medicine
My approach to living a healthy and vibrant life encompasses a holistic perspective that aligns with the principles of nature, acknowledges the rhythms of the seasons, and embraces the joy of sharing food and celebrating the mysteries of life.
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Enjoy your visit to my website, and I hope we can meet in person soon!
Natural and unprocessed products
Locally sourced
Seasonal selections
Organic ingredients (when possible)
Joelma's intuitive approach to cooking allows her to spontaneously create recipes, crafting dishes that perfectly suit the needs and mood of any occasion. Her focus is wellness and nutrition, as long as it remains flavorful. She adheres to key principles in her cooking:
Joelma provides culinary services for wellness retreats, workshops, event and festival catering, and private dining. Her adaptability across various settings highlights her skill in customizing her cooking to client preferences, maintaining quality and nutrition. Whether at a private event or a festival, Joelma delivers her passion for healthy, tasty cooking to every dish.
Her culinary approach combines these elements with superfoods, offering meals that nourish and satisfy, grounded in the understanding that food is essential for health, happiness, and vitality.
Mapuani, Huni Kuin
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Mapuani is the indigenous named given to Joelma by her mother, who was Pagé (a medicine woman of Huni Kuin tribe of the Amazon Forest)
Since relocating to the Balearic Islands in 2019 with her family, Joelma began to give more space to Mapuani into her life, honouring the tradition of medicine women who came before her.
She offers transformative healing through voice, touch, and natural remedies. Her unique blend of personal development and holistic healing techniques is rooted in ancestral wisdom. Join her for individual or group sessions, or immerse yourself in the Amazonian forest for a profound spiritual journey.
Superfoods,
the recipe Book
Discover the art of cooking with Superfoods with Joelma's cookbook, released by Akinome Editions.
This culinary treasure features 60 recipes that blend tradition with innovation, guiding you to cook with instinct and creativity.
Edited in French.
Testimonials
Joelma cooks with heart. Every plate is a canvas of colors, a palette of tastes, an array of textures. The richness of Mother Nature, in all her forms, with, notably, superfoods: these powerful and delicious treasures. The balance is perfect in terms of flavors (sweet, spicy, salty, tangy, and a hint of bitterness). The compositions are generous while being very digestible. It is very difficult and complex to create perfect synergy in a meal or even on a plate. And yet, this synergy is there: comforting, enveloping, energizing, soothing, filling our voids, helping to reduce our excesses (of emotions, thoughts, energy...) and nourishing our soul, our heart.❤️
- Mélanie, Naturopath Chaudron Pastel
"I am incredibly lucky to have met Joelma. This alchemist, whose passion for nature and plants manifests through her extraordinary cooking. Every time I taste her dishes, I truly feel life within me. Her expertise and innate science in using superfoods is immense, and this is reflected in every bite. Her culinary creations are much more than just meals; they are a celebration of life itself. Because yes, instinctively, she knows what our body needs and creates THE menu you need! It's medicine through cuisine!
Her cooking nourishes both the body and the soul, it’s wonderful and changes everything. Our relationship with food is transformed forever..."
- Clemence Abhaya, Wellness Mentor
"The generous soul and creativity are found in Joelma's magical preparations. The art of cooking is to engage in a dialogue with flavors, textures, colors, and the benefits of ingredients. Joelma unveils treasures in her recipes. Superfoods allow for body regeneration and mental clarity, making them an ideal companion for spiritual work."
- Emmanuel, Yoga Teacher
J’ai rencontré Joelma Mapoeni il y a 3 ans, à ce moment là je ne me rendais pas compte des bouleversements qui allaient avoir lieu dans ma vie. C’est une femme qui a la capacité de voir en nous ce que nous-mêmes ne voyons pas, et de nous guider vers la guérison et la connexion à notre essence profonde. Son intuition et sa sagesse m'ont permis de me reconnecter à la nature et de guérir des blessures que je portais en moi. Je recommande à tous ceux qui ressentent le besoin de se soigner et de se nourrir de manière plus saine de faire appel à Joelma, car elle sait allier nutrition, plantes naturelles et cuisine pour nous aider à retrouver l'harmonie avec nous-mêmes et avec le monde qui nous entoure. Sa cuisine est un véritable délice et ses soins sont d'une puissance incroyable. Elle est bien plus qu'une chef de cuisine, elle est une guide précieuse sur le chemin de la guérison et de la reconnexion à soi-même. J’ai eu la chance d’ailleurs de partir avec elle découvrir la forêt Amazonienne. Je suis infiniment reconnaissante pour tout ce qu'elle m’a apporté.
