Wellness Tours

Umbria in the heart of Italy is a green hilly land that inspired greatest saint founders of monastic orders such as the Benedictines and the franciscans.

The role of nature was fundamental at these times, and the role of the new medieval monastic structures born all over europe. The mystical aspect of nature leading to God was expressed through the knowledge monks were producing and jealously keeping in their monasteries.

The impulse to deepen the scientific thought come from the consideration that behind the creation there is an intelligence and an harmony the human mind is asked to discover. Nature has a transformative power that reflects human grow and positive transformation, contemporary medicine and chemistry pay a great tribute to the alchemical sciences developed over the middle ages.

The observation of Nature and the relationships between the cosmos and the man, describe by the astrological sciences that anticipate astronomy, together with the knowledge of the healing herbs were the main source of the old pharmacy.

Following Elizabeth in a transformative tour in Umbria, visiting those meaningful alchemical sites, will give participants the opportunity to experience change in those places originally designed for personal mystical grow and transformation. Starting with the "Medieval Garden" of the old Benedictine monastery of Perugia, we can follow prof. Menghini explanation of the meaning of the garden, its symbols and the roots of chemistry, alchemy.