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Our Inspiration
A different approach to healing
“While it was yet twilight, a figure appeared silently and suddenly on a little hill above the city, dark against the fading darkness. For it was the end of a long and stern night, a night of vigil, not unvisited by stars. He stood with his hands lifted, as in so many pictures and about him was a burst of birds singing; and behind him was the break of day…… From that cavern that was a furnace of glowing gratitude and humility, there came forth one of the strongest and strangest and most original personalities that human history had known …
"We may say, if we like, that St Francis, in the bare and barren simplicity of his life, had clung to one rag of luxury: the manners of a court. But whereas in a court, there is one king and a hundred courtiers, in this story there was one courtier, moving among a hundred kings. For he treated the whole mob of men as a mob of kings”
To him a man was always a man and he did not disappear in a dense crowd any more than in a desert. He honoured all men; that is, he not only loved but respected them all. What gave him his extraordinary personal power was that from Pope to beggar, from the Sultan of Syria in his pavilion to ragged robbers crawling out of the wood, there was never a man who looked into those brown burning eyes without being certain that Francis Bernardone was really interested in him; in his own inner individual life from the cradle to the grave; that he himself was being valued and taken seriously, and not merely added to the spoils of some social policy or the names in some clerical document. Now for this particular moral and religious idea there is no external expression except courtesy. Exhortation does not express it, for it is not mere abstract enthusiasm; beneficence does not express it for it is not mere pity. It can only be conveyed by a certain grand manner which may be called good manners.
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Purpose
As I contemplated this picture, the words of Cicero also echoed in my mind:“Omnia rerum principia parva sunt”
Marcus Tullius Cicero
“The dove represents the celestial hemisphere, the toad the terrestrial hemisphere – when it comes together, perfection is born. The flower St Francis is receiving is the symbol of perfection. The Latin inscription is “OMNIA RERUM”: which means “all together”. On the right is the Church of Santa Chiara with gold and jewels inside because at that time with the indulgence, the church was thinking more about money than its spiritual obligations. The snake is the symbol of temptation and water is the symbol of purity. Then there is the leper with the face of Leonardo Da Vinci. On the left of the painting there are rock faces, symbol of memory, while at the lower right corner the head of the Lamb.”
Paolo Grimaldi
“Omnia rerum principia parva sunt”
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Translated this means i.e. “The beginnings of all things are small.”
The sentiment is the same, this is how one must see oneself – humble beginnings where one must strive to bring everything together to achieve beauty, harmony and perfection in this chaotic world we live in.Like St Francis, I was searching for a way to help others. What should I do? What can I do?
For some years, we had been looking after dying, sick, elderly and vulnerable people through our parent company, San Damiano Corporation Ltd. A common and unfortunate theme in their life was pain and suffering. While we did our best to make them comfortable, most of the options available to relieve their pain and suffering were short-lived or unsatisfactory. And so, I decided to help those in pain in whatever shape or form it manifested itself.
My instinct told me that any panacea to their pain and suffering should offer options for pain relief therapies matched with specific pain management programmes with a holistic approach that incorporated lifestyle choices and preferences. Thus, Omnia Lifestyle was born.
Francis Mirandah, Founder & CEO
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Approach
The Franciscan healthcare model has inspired some of the most respected institutions in modern medicine, including the Mayo Clinic
Our methodology combines three essential elements
• Holistic therapies to relieve pain
• Health screening to understand your body
• Lifestyle guidance to support long-term wellbeing
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By integrating modern technology with traditional healing systems, we create personalised treatment plans designed to deliver real, lasting results.
Chronic pain is complex. It impacts physical health, emotional wellbeing, and everyday life. Rather than offering temporary fixes, we focus on identifying the root cause and building a structured path toward recovery.
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Our Commitments
“We are committed to operating an ethical business model which reflects St Francis’ aphorism of “in giving, we receive”. We apply this in how we treat all our stakeholders i.e. our staff, our clients and humanity in general that all mankind is created equal and should be treated with dignity and compassion.”
We are neither a charity nor a foundation. We believe that true entrepreneurial activity should be directed to serve a higher mission than the traditional business aim of profit maximisation.
For us, it is helping educate children in some of the poorest countries in the world following the adage of “give a man a fish and you feed him for a day but teach him to fish and you feed him a lifetime”.
To this end, we have worked with the Carmelite order to pay for the education of a number of students from primary to university level in the Central African Republic as well as build a school for about 430 students in one of the most impoverished areas in central India.
“I am still looking forward to your visit to our school. Now there are 430 children in our school. Our school is doing well. You are remembered everyday.”— Father Jerome
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