Elisa Fusi, Herbalist, Biologist and Psychologist. Founder of Alquimia Herbalism School
ELISA FUSI is an Italian molecular biologist with a research focus on human pathology and neuroscience. Raised early as a visionary herbalist and writer, she graduated in Herbal Medicine in London. She worked in laboratories in Europe, Madagascar, and Cambodia before beginning an ongoing investigation into folk medicine, ancestral rituals, and indigenous culture worldwide.
Later, she studied and lived with different ethnic groups around the world. For example: the Merina of Madagascar; the Kunas and Naso of Panama; the Quillacinga of Colombia; the Q’eqchí of Guatemala; the Mazatecs and Mixtecs of Mexico; the Kichwas of Ecuador. Ultimately, she earned a diploma in Mayan Medicine from the Mayan Medicine Institute of Guatemala, focusing on sharing ancient Mayan knowledge.
More recently, she was trained in Kambo by the Matses people and has promoted several initiatives to protect the rights of the land and the people of the Amazonian basin.
After a near-death experience, her quest for a more complete understanding of human consciousness became stronger. In her 30s, she founded an environmental organization and, in 2012, created Alquimia in the Guatemalan rainforest. In her vision, Alquimia is more than a school; it is an intentional space that promotes lucid education and nature preservation.
With an active team of volunteers and teachers, she moved the Center to Costa Rica, where she formed a deep connection with the land and local communities and continues to promote conservation projects.
Elisa is also a Certified Somatic Therapy Foundations Practitioner (CSTFP) and Clinical Trauma Professional Level II (CCTP-II); she blends evidence-based trauma modalities with somatic awareness to help patients process deep-seated distress, regulate their nervous systems, and reclaim their authenticity.
Author of two books, she now happily teaches herbalism and somatic therapy, leads training programs, psychodrama sessions, and experiential retreats.
“… to retrieve the Shaman within us is to find back our ancestral vitality and the inner ability to self-heal. It is essential to resolve humanity’s collective madness and reconnect with the archetypal world, clearly visualising our place in the biosphere. A courageous step into wider comprehension demands navigating the entire spectrum of states. It’s a journey within multiple journeys of reminiscence, finally bringing us into lucidity.”
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MINDSONICS | SOUNDSCAPES FOR WELL-BEING
DAVIDE GIANNOTTI (AKA Daviel, Mindsonics) is an Italian artist, music producer, and sound therapist dedicated to understanding the complex connections between neuroscience and music. His soundtracks aim to entrain brainwaves and alter consciousness with an inspiring blend of organic and digital soundscapes. He is the founder and mind behind Mindsonics and the workshop platform Akroasis, an initiative dedicated to exploring the intersection of human brainwaves, sound frequencies, and nature. Through his newest project, Mindsonics, Davide creates specialized audio designed to alter states of consciousness, entrain brainwaves, increase focus, and support deep meditation.
Ultimately, he merges Pythagorean tuning scales, Fibonacci sequences, and custom harmonic BPMs to create tracks that promote physical and mental harmony. Stream his audio tracks directly on his Daviel Bandcamp Profile.
CHANDRAKARUNA YOGA SCHOOL
DANIELA ROMANÓ is a 500 E-RYT, Yin Yoga, Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Teacher. She has always been a seeker, drawn from an early age to a life lived with curiosity. Growing up in Italy, she found yoga while living in Costa Rica’s Caribbean, and it’s stayed with her ever since.
In 2008, she began her Yoga practice in London, and since then, under the guidance of skilled teachers and her own curiosity, it has evolved, unfolded, and deepened.
Passionate about yoga, meditation, aromatherapy, sound healing, and the art of touch, she specializes in Vinyasa Yoga, Yin Yoga, and Prenatal Yoga, with a strong focus on the power of breath and the alignment of the body. She is also a certified massage therapist, offering a blend of Reiki, Ayurvedic, and relaxing techniques.
Most recently, she founded Chandrakaruna, an international yoga school that welcomes students from around the world.
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