About the Experience
How do we understand life when we stop separating the biological from the spiritual? What changes when we approach the body, the Earth, and consciousness as part of one continuous system?
In this week-long course, physician and researcher Zach Bush, MD brings a multidimensional inquiry into the intelligence of life — from soil to cell to soul.
Through lectures, physical practices, shared experiences and open dialogue, Zach will explore the patterns that connect ecology, human health, and spiritual awareness. His teaching draws on both scientific knowledge and intuitive insight, creating a learning environment that is embodied and alive.
The week includes:
Daily practices such as the 4-minute workout, spinning, and guided meditation
Hands-on sessions: tree planting, herbal medicine, and conscious cooking
Time for rest and integration: walking, silence, spaciousness
Time with Zach that respond to the energy of the group and the space
Core themes include:
Where life begins — from the microbial soil to human consciousness
The body as a vessel of spiritual intelligence
Healing as a return to wholeness
Nature as a living teacher
Regeneration through food, movement, and ecology
Reclaiming agency beyond the pharmaceutical model
The week will be shaped by the group, the setting, and what emerges organically: inllectually rich, emotionally resonant, and grounded in lived experience.
Whether you come with scientific curiosity or simply a desire to be present with someone who teaches from the edge where disciplines dissolve, this week is a space to listen deeply, move honestly, and reconnect with what truly sustains life.
Participants don’t need to be familiar with Zach's work, but are invited to bring an awakened presence: ready to meet the experience intellectually, physically, and relationally.
(Optional, with an additional discounted cost of €70 ONLY for TTS students)
Sunday, November 16
Seeds for a Resilient Future, How Native Grains Restore Soil & Human Health – a seminar with Zach Bush MD and Rosario Floriddia at Azienda Agricola Floriddia.
Those not attending the seminar can remain at the school for rest and integration.
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ARRIVAL DAY MONDAY 10 Nov
DEPARTURE DAY MONDAY 17 Nov
7:15 – Morning Practice (garden meditation, qigong, or yoga)
8:15 – Organic Vegetarian Breakfast
9:00 – Love in Action (communal care for the space and the garden)
10:00–13:00 – Class with Zach (with a mid-morning break)
13:00 – Lunch
14:00–15:30 – Siesta / Integration Time
15:30 – Afternoon Activity, Teaching, or Excursion
19:00 – Dinner
Evening – Community Time, music, or quiet rest
“Love in Action” time (9:00–9:40), when all students take part in small tasks to keep the space beautiful—whether that’s harvesting vegetables, sweeping, or freshening up the bathrooms.
We recommend planning your departure for Monday afternoon, after our marvelous closing BRUNCH!
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The Transmission School is a space for learning: embodied and multidimensional. We invite thinkers, researchers, and practitioners from different lineages of knowledge who challenge dominant paradigms and offer tools for navigating this moment in history with clarity and depth.
In this spirit, we welcome Zach Bush, MD for a week-long course that opens a dialogue between science and spirituality, between soil health, biology, and the unseen forces that shape our lives.
This course, part of the spiritual body week of our autumn residential programme, brings together knowledge from ecology and medicine. Through direct transmission, physical practices, shared inquiry, and encounters with the land, Zach will guide us through a week of deep experience.
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External participants (one-week only):
Standard Price: €1,500
Reduced Price : €1,200 (upon request, based on financial need)
Full 11-week programme students:
With scholarship: €450/week
Without scholarship: €700/week
Contribute to our scholarship fund, allowing others to join who otherwise couldn't afford it: €900/week
Priority is given to students enrolled in the full programme.
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To reserve your spot, we ask for a 20% deposit
Contributions are transferable but not refundable
If you cancel and someone you know takes your place, that’s fine, otherwise you lose your deposit
However, if cancellation occurs less than a month before (11th of October) the course and you've secured a bedroom, the deposit will not be refunded
Full payment due before arrival (unless arranged otherwise)
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Shared accommodation in a beautiful communal home (private rooms may be available for external students – first come, first served)
Three organic vegetarian meals a day, lovingly prepared (special diets accommodated, +€5/day for single-week guests)
Full access to all teachings, experiences, and community life
Shuttle service for full-time programme students (see below for others)
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We offer an optional shuttle service from:
Florence Airport
Pisa Airport
Pontedera Train Station
➡ ️ Available for an extra fee – costs vary based on pick-up location and number of people (approx. €80–€230 each way). Details provided during booking.
Note: we can coordinate a shared transfer with other participants, which will allow them to split the fare.
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Once your place is confirmed, you’ll receive a more detailed list. But generally:
Comfortable clothes for movement practices
Layers for variable November weather
Water bottle, notebook
Garden/work clothes (for hands-on Earth activities)
Musical instruments welcome
Personal toiletries and any essential supplements/meds
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More info about the house, land, and environment will be shared once you’re in the booking process. Expect silence, olive trees, fresh air, shared bathrooms, and a lot of soul.
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The course and community experience will be held in English. While students come from all over the world, English will be our shared bridge for learning and connection.
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All bookings are managed directly through The Transmission School.
This allows us to coordinate housing, dietary needs, transportation, and assess the genuine interest of the student who want to join.
Please email us to:
Join the waiting list
Request scholarship or sliding-scale pricing
Ask about combining this week with the other Freedom To Create courses (See the full 11 weeks Calendar)
For info & bookings: info@thetransmissionschool.org +39 351 3154575 (whatsapp)
This weekly course is within ‘Freedom To Create’ programme. Whether you join for single week(s) or commit to the full 11-week programme, you'll learn to think freely, feel deeply, and see the world with newfound clarity.