Trip 1:
Eat Walk Meditate: Care for the Caregiver
The Spirit of Italy

Tour Host: Brian Luke Seaward, Ph.D.

Tour Dates: Sept. 21 through Sept. 30, 2012
**PDF Brochure Packet**

Various Links:

Doors of Tuscany Poster
Blog from 2011 Trip

2012 Itinerary	Trip Costs / Details
Registration Form	Comments from 2011 Participants

Tour Theme:
Italy is the culture dreams are made of; great food, stunning pastoral scenery, and a relaxed healthy lifestyle. These are the reasons why we have chosen the Tuscan region of Italy and Venice as our prime locations for a retreat for caregivers and working professionals; a time to renew mind, body and spirit. This tour theme (loosely based on Liz Gilbert’s best selling book, Eat Pray Love) offers guided meditations, wonderful Italian meals, stress & personal management skills, and an unforgettable taste of the authentic Italian culture honoring the skills of self-care for nurses, caretakers and professionals on the frontlines of the healthcare industry.


Tour Host:
Brian Luke Seaward has conducted hundreds of professional development and personal growth workshops and seminar retreats including hosting several group tours abroad. Our 2011 tour to Tuscany was sublime. Dr. Seaward is recognized internationally for his work in the fields of holistic stress management and mind-body-spirit healing. He is also the best selling author of many books including Stand Like Mountain, Flow Like Water, Stressed is Desserts Spelled Backward and The Art of Calm. Dr. Seaward will lead morning meditations and facilitate the stress management classes throughout the trip.


Italian Tour Guides:
Our local (and well seasoned) guides for this healing expedition are nothing less than excellent. Well versed in the language, history, culture, spirituality and music, Gail Hecko (and her team) will extend the best Italian hospitality and wisdom of the Tuscany region and the city of Venice. They specialize in the “unique and authentic Italian experience,” and boy do they deliver!!!


Who Should Come:
Any and all people in the allied health professions looking to relax and replenish their human spirit, specifically those who wish to travel with like-minded companions and caregivers. Our tour guide team is one of the best in Italy and they know exactly how to create the magical alchemy we desire for a most memorable experience. You don’t have to be of Italian heritage to enjoy this trip, but those who claim Italian ancestry will be smiling for years to come. Space is limited to 14 people.

Full PDF brochure of the 2012 trip