Medical Trainings
Where lifestyle meets healing: advanced training for physicians, blending evidence-based lifestyle medicine with immersive time in the mountains.
Hosted by OTRO Elements
- Where
- Otro Valley · Alpe Selvaccia · Val Grande, Italian Alps
- How long
- 5 days
- Group
- 15–25 people
- Languages
- English, Dutch
The experience
Designed for GPs and medical specialists, this training blends evidence-based lifestyle medicine with immersive experiences in nature, offering practical insights, reflection, and renewed energy for your daily practice.
Settings vary by module: car-free valleys, mountain hamlets, and wilderness trekking through some of the largest wilderness areas in Europe.
Structured presentations and clinical dialogue sit alongside guided reflection, cold-water training, yoga, guided hikes, a sweat lodge ceremony, and social evenings — a Bonte Avond, pizza nights — with the group.
Who this is for
Said plainly, so you can rule it out as easily as rule it in.
- You are a GP or medical specialist looking for lifestyle-medicine training that is not a conference room
- You want clinical content and personal recovery in the same week
- You are comfortable in a larger group of 15–25
- You are not working in medicine — the clinical dialogue assumes you are
- You want a small group; this is the largest cohort OTRO run
What's included
Included
- Structured presentations and clinical dialogue
- Guided reflection sessions
- Cold-water training
- Yoga classes and guided hikes
- Campfire reflective moments and a sweat lodge ceremony (Care 3.0)
- Optional visit to the Albagnano Meditation Healing Centre
- Group social evenings — Bonte Avond and pizza nights
- Traditional mountain hut accommodation
- Facilitation by Raymond, Rogier, Elkana and Blanca
Not included
- Travel to and from the Italian Alps
- Personal and travel insurance
Meet your host
OTRO Elements
6 years running experiences
OTRO Elements run “nature-based expeditions designed for reflection, deep connection, and the art of letting go”. Their basecamp is Alpe Selvaccia — 22 hectares of alpine meadow and pine forest above Rassa in the Valsesia, with rustic huts, a fire circle, a tipi and a yoga platform looking out at Monte Rosa. They call the facilitator team the Tribe: Quirine, Fenneke, Tjeerd, Marit, Kalijn, Fernanda, Raymond, Robert-Jan, Benny and others, working alongside local Italian hosts and mountain guides.
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Practical details
Including the cancellation terms — visible before you book, not buried at checkout.
Meeting point
Varies by module — the Otro Valley, Alpe Selvaccia, or Val Grande. Confirmed with participants after booking.
What to bring
Walking boots suitable for full days on mountain trails Warm layers and a rain shell Swimwear and towel for the cold-water training Anything you need for the clinical sessions
Accessibility
Car-free valleys and hut accommodation reached on foot, with wilderness trekking on some modules. Not suitable for wheelchair users.
Cancellation — Moderate
Full refund up to 30 days before the start date.
- More than 30 days before: 100% refund.
- More than 14 days before: 50% refund.
- Inside the last window: 0% refund.