The approach
Healing through the stories of our lineage
Every family passes down more than physical traits. We inherit patterns, beliefs, stories — and sometimes unresolved emotions too. Through Mindful Genealogy we learn to recognise these invisible threads that connect us to our ancestors. By exploring the family tree with awareness, we begin to notice the roots of certain behaviours, fears or repeating life situations.
The approach combines deep reflection, meditation and storytelling, so that inherited experiences can become sources of wisdom rather than weight. When we acknowledge the past with compassion, we loosen the hold of unconscious limitations and open new possibilities for the future.
Mindful Genealogy is more than research — it is an act of self-discovery. It invites us to look within, to honour our heritage, and to find peace through understanding where we come from.
The goal isn’t to blame the past, but to understand it.
Iuri Silvestri, from the blog
What happens in a session
Three parts, one unhurried conversation
Online or in person, subject to availability. You can bring a family tree you already have, or we start one together — curiosity is the only requirement.
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Step 1: Breathing and Grounding
A few short breathing exercises to arrive in a calm, focused state — the right frame of mind for looking at your family story with openness.
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Step 2: Family Tree Analysis
Together we go through your tree, noticing recurring themes, inheritances and repeating patterns across generations. You can bring a tree you already have, or we build one together.
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Step 3: Reflective Practices
You receive personalised suggestions, mindfulness and meditation exercises, and practical next steps — then we close with a short meditation.
Two things, kept distinct
Research and reflection
A Mindful Genealogy session rests on two different kinds of work. It helps to know which is which.
Professional genealogical research
Reconstructing a family tree from documents — parish and civil records, archives, migration papers. This is factual, verifiable work: names, dates, places and relationships, established with the rigour of twenty years of professional practice.
Reflective practices
Reading the finished tree with awareness: noticing recurring themes, inherited stories and family beliefs, and reflecting on them through breathing, meditation and conversation. This part is personal and interpretive — an invitation to reflect, never a diagnosis or a cure. It does not replace medical or psychological care.
Who it is for
If you recognise yourself here
- You sense that certain themes — in relationships, work or health — keep returning in your family.
- You carry feelings that do not seem to belong only to your own life story.
- You feel distant from your heritage and would like to understand where you come from.
- You already have a family tree and want to read it in a new, more meaningful way.
- You have never researched your family and want a thoughtful place to begin.
One-to-one sessions
In their words
What a delightful experience. Iuri intentionally opened and closed the session and created a safe space in between to explore my needs around ancestral healing. He was attentive to my history through questions and reviewing my family tree beforehand. It felt like he cared about what I was there for, and he supported me. He was also an attentive listener, linking together different things I shared about my history and what I was looking to accomplish. My favorite thing was the tactical takeaways. He provided wonderful tips / ideas to celebrate my ancestors and to expand my family tree. Grateful for this experience! "Sometimes the children cannot solve the problem. The grandchildren can."
This was a life changing experience. Not only was he able to see and verbalize patterns of my family history he was able to so articulately put the pieces of the puzzle together with such crystal clear clarity. His insight was spot on, and intuition was incredible. It was a truly lovely experience that I will be forever grateful for. If you are looking to learn more about your heritage, patterns of previous generations, and how they may be impacting you currently while releasing judgement, pain, and fear...this is the experience for you. He makes it so easy to comprehend, with a beautiful opening and closing meditation and breathing exercises so you begin and leave grounded and at peace. A truly amazing experience.
I had a wonderful experience with Iuri. His knowledge of genealogy is fantastic and he is a very kind person. I loved some of the suggestions he made for me to further my family research and get a deeper connection with my ancestors. He also gave some wonderful ideas to start sharing family history with my daughter. Highly recommended if you have even a tiny interest in your family tree!