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Paola Napolitano
Jul 13, 20241 min read
‘La vertigine buona del non sapere’ ‘The Positive Circle of Not-Knowing’
We play depth, we play breathlessness. We play meeting and twirling. No knowledge is required to be passed on to patients in the...
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Paola Napolitano
Jun 29, 20242 min read
New Clinic/Praxis Opening in Zurich Centre
I am super happy to announce from July I am starting a new collaboration with @elevate_studio_zurich Studio in Zurich! Elevate is a yoga...
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Paola Napolitano
Jul 9, 20231 min read
Presenting a Dance Video Lecture at London ABRC on July the 18th
As part of the conference 'Ecopoetics and Environmental Aesthetics' organized by the London Arts-Based Research Centre (17th-18th July),...
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Paola Napolitano
Oct 13, 20222 min read
Why Do I Love My Job as Chair-Massage Therapist?
Why do I love my job? Because I feel lucky to be able to incorporate my somatic movement understanding and offer useful tips to office...
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Paola Napolitano
Mar 12, 20222 min read
Facilitating Reflective Practices for a Change in Learning Modality
One takeaway from my MdX Uni programme (MAPP SS) is cultivating reflective practices. It is a process of learning new self-questioning...
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Paola Napolitano
Oct 20, 20213 min read
Il Corpo Umano, The Human Body - From Static to Staying in the Moment
I still remember the editions of ‘’Il Corpo Umano’’ (the Human Body) back in the 80’s. I used to collect each piece of the body that came...
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Paola Napolitano
Aug 2, 20212 min read
Perception of One's Body, Learning and SELF Mastery
One of the most interesting features of somatic practices is the absence of the mirror in class which is much used in other contexts as a...
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Paola Napolitano
Jul 30, 20213 min read
Data Collection and Knowledge Sharing – the Ethics of Knowing and Sharing
Image free of copyright restrictions, downloaded from Pinback button reading Teach the Children the Truth | Smithsonian Institution...
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Paola Napolitano
Mar 14, 20213 min read
Why to apply Theory into Practice?
Theory and Practice have always sound as a dilemma to me. I have always found theories so fascinating. My tendency to over-theorize has...
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Paola Napolitano
Feb 26, 20213 min read
To know or not to know? That is the question.
Information, Learning, Knowledge – where/when does the process happen? Are we serving ourselves teachers or learners? My friend suggests...
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Paola Napolitano
Feb 20, 20213 min read
WorDs in progress
Getting used to selecting the right hashtags on social media to catch the right audience, has possibly helped me locate a few subjects...
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Paola Napolitano
Feb 12, 20218 min read
A HANDBOOK OF REFLECTIVE PRACTICE – Reflection
I had always considered my innate introspective nature sufficient to demonstrate my capability of reflecting and being deep in my...
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Paola Napolitano
Feb 5, 20212 min read
A conscious re-start
Here I am: a new beginning, a new title, a new logo, a new website, a fresh new set intention. Openness, flow and curiosity are probably...
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Paola Napolitano
Dec 5, 20202 min read
Today I’d like to invite you to do this SOMATIC MOVEMENT EXERCISE with me
First of all, think of the word ‘Swinging’. What memories it recalls, what scenario you might be thinking of, what place you are at, what...
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Paola Napolitano
Oct 3, 20203 min read
Back to the studio, back to my moving body
After almost 7 months of online yoga classes, yesterday I went back to a real dance studio. I was as joyful as a springing child who is...
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