“Beyond thrilled for Lisa Fazio’s long-awaited book arrival! Della Medicina is a treasure trove of embodied wisdom and a timeless gift to the Italian diaspora. We (and our descendants) are so blessed to have her work for generations to come.”
A guide to folk herbal healing and reconnecting with ancestral traditions
includes plant preparation methods, medicines, rituals, recipes, kitchen magic, and protective magic
You’ll learn:
• healing techniques and folk wisdom taught to me by my Italian grandparents and healers in Southern Italy
• a materia medica of plants important in this tradition, with the history, mythology, and both practical and magical uses
• how working with traditional plant medicines can help you connect to and revitalize your own ancestral traditions for deep inner healing
Learn the Benedicaria practices of my Italian ancestors, which were simply a part of everyday life.
Benedicaria, which literally means “the Blessing Way” but is more often translated as “the things we do.”
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“This book is a gift to those of us who want a place to put our bodies down in magic, in the earth, in history. And ancient wisdom that still lives on — that can be called on & embodied in this modern world and diaspora. It is everything we could want. Tradition, ritual, context, technique, wisdom.”
~Lisa Marie Basile
“I wanna say I read your book Della Medicina as a 3rd generation Italian American with family who has passed wanting to learn so much about my ancestors and only little memories of my Nonnas. It has made me emotional. It is so amazing I’ve read thousands of books that have been watered down and you have brought to light things that have been swept under the rug. I’m truly grateful for you as an author. I felt seen and so did my ancestors. Please keep doing what you are doing.”
“I gotta tell you, reading your book right now is giving me a lot of really critical grounding and perspective.
It’s resonating with lots of untied pieces from both long and recent history that are coming to confluence, but also giving me the clarity I need to be facing this moment in the strongest, most aligned position possible.”
“Cannot wait until my copy arrives! Lisa is not a wonderful teacher-she is brilliant and wise and her passion is contagious. When I was just starting my journey of ancestral connection and had no idea where to begin, she guided me thru her Della Medicina classes and conversations and it felt like a long lost Zia helping me connect to something that was always there. For myself and community, this is such an important work and art, and something I will treasure.”
~Adriana