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Paola Napolitano
- Jul 9
- 1 min
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),...
Paola Napolitano
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
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...
Paola Napolitano
- Mar 12, 2022
- 2 min
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...
Paola Napolitano
- Oct 20, 2021
- 3 min
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...
Paola Napolitano
- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
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...
Paola Napolitano
- Jul 30, 2021
- 3 min
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...
Paola Napolitano
- Mar 14, 2021
- 3 min
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...
Paola Napolitano
- Feb 26, 2021
- 3 min
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...
Paola Napolitano
- Feb 20, 2021
- 3 min
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...
Paola Napolitano
- Feb 12, 2021
- 8 min
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...
Paola Napolitano
- Feb 5, 2021
- 2 min
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...
Paola Napolitano
- Dec 5, 2020
- 2 min
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...
Paola Napolitano
- Oct 3, 2020
- 3 min
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...
Paola Napolitano
- Sep 25, 2020
- 2 min
The dilemma of reliable information
Until 7 months ago, the term ‘social distancing’ was not present in our every day vocabulary. It was coined in response to a health...
