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Seasonal Living: Hildegard’s Rhythm for Autumn Health
Seasonal living, read through Hildegard von Bingen’s viriditas and discretio: why autumn changes the body, and how to match its measure this season.
Loneliness and Health: Hildegard on the Withering Soul
Loneliness and health are now linked by the WHO and the U.S. Surgeon General. Hildegard von Bingen had a word for it 850 years earlier: ariditas, the withering that follows severance. Her viriditas offers a whole-person answer.
The Four Temperaments: Hildegard’s Map of the Soul
The four temperaments in Hildegard von Bingen’s medicine: what sanguine, choleric, melancholic and phlegmatic meant before they ever meant personality.
Sage Benefits for Digestion: Hildegard’s Sun Herb
Sage benefits for digestion, read through Hildegard von Bingen’s Physica: why she called Salvia officinalis warm, dry and sun-fed, what its bitter principles do, and how discretio keeps its use in measure.
Monastic Daily Routine: Hildegard’s Rhythm of Health
Hildegard von Bingen’s monastic daily routine — the Benedictine hours, seasonal meals, and discretio — is a quiet template for healthy living today.
Forest Bathing Benefits: Hildegard Knew Viriditas First
Forest bathing benefits, measured in cortisol and immune cells, echo what Hildegard called viriditas 900 years ago. Explore the science and the practice.
The Healing Power of Silence: Hildegard’s Quiet Wisdom
Modern neuroscience is confirming what Hildegard von Bingen practiced nine centuries ago: the healing power of silence restores mind, body, and soul. Discover her quiet wisdom — and how to practice it today.
The Spiritual Meaning of Rest: Hildegard on Sleep
Discover the spiritual meaning of rest through Hildegard of Bingen’s writings on sleep, viriditas, and balance — and bring sacred rhythm to your evenings.
Awe and Wonder: Hildegard’s Ancient Path to Wellbeing
Awe and wonder were central to Hildegard von Bingen’s vision of health. Discover what modern science says about wonder — and how to practice it daily.
Bertram: Hildegard’s Forgotten Digestive Herb
Bertram, pellitory of Spain, was Hildegard von Bingen’s most-recommended digestive herb—a bitter, saliva-stirring root whose tradition lives on in bitters.
Mugwort: Hildegard’s Bitter Herb for Digestion
Mugwort is the bitter herb Hildegard von Bingen praised to warm the stomach and support digestion. Explore its history, traditional uses, and how to bring it to the modern table with Hildegard’s Bitters.
Galangal Benefits for Digestion: Hildegard’s Spice of Life
Galangal benefits for digestion run deep in Hildegard von Bingen’s Physica. The history and science of her warming “spice of life.”