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  • Riccardo De Paolis

E-RYT500 (800 Certificate IV- Purna Yoga) Certified Yoga Teacher 

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher

Vishoka Meditation Teacher

Massage Therapist

Riccardo received his Master Degree in Electronic Engineering in 2007, and after 8 years working for a major IT corporation, he decided to change his career. He realized his major passion was in holistic therapies, and pursued training in yoga and therapeutic massage. Riccardo has been practicing Zen meditation and Yoga since 2008. He also draws from his in-depth training and long retreats in the practices of Buddhism.

He now teaches Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa, Restorative yoga, Yoga Nidra, Yin Yoga, Pranayama, Mindfulness Meditation and Vishoka Meditation.

He is actually teaching in many Yoga studios and fitness centers in Rome and he also teaches Corporate Yoga for several companies either in Italy and in Europe.

He usually organizes several international Yoga retreats and workshops every year.

His vision is to make yoga accessible for everybody, by giving them options during each class, from the easiest one to the most advanced one.

Riccardo is a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher, having received a Master Degree in Neuroscience and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Protocol at ‘La Sapienza’ University of Rome. He usually leads Mindfulness MBSR protocol and workshops for Corporates.

Riccardo is a Certified Vishoka Meditation Teacher from the Himalayan Institute. Vishoka Meditation is grounded in the authentic wisdom of ancient, yet living, tradition embodied by luminaries including Buddha, Patanjali, and a long line of Siddha masters. Drawing upon both yoga and tantra, Vishoka Meditation shares the essence of ancient source texts including the Yoga Sutra, Lotus Sutra and Shiva Sutra.

Riccardo is a qualified Massage Therapist, having completed the Certificate IV at the New South Whales School of Massage in Sydney.

He is able to effectively perform several massage styles like Swedish, Remedial, Deep Tissue, AromaTherapy, Hot Stones, with a background in Shiatsu Masunaga.

Riccardo loves staying in contact with the nature, go surfing, traveling around the world and creating a positive connection with people and their different cultural background. Diversity and compassion is part of his personal path and for this reason it is also part of each of his classes and treatments.

Employment history

  • 2025

    • Workshop ‘Find your inner luminosity’ January 26 – Centro Maurizio Melli – Rome – Italy

    • Workshop ‘Find your inner luminosity’ February 16 – Centro Maurizio Melli – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga and Mindfulness Retreat March 7-9 — Monastero di Fara Sabina – Italy

    • Workshop ‘Find your inner luminosity’ March 30 – Centro Maurizio Melli – Rome – Italy

    • Workshop “Cultivating Awareness: Promoting Individual and Social Well-Being Through Contemplative Practices” – May 19 – Department of Human Sciences – University of Verona

    • Yoga and Mindfulness Retreat May 22-25 – Tuscany – Italy

    • Guided meditation event and screening of the film Milarepa, directed by Louis Nero – Nuovo Cinema Aquila – June 20 – Rome, Italy

    • Mindfulness Yoga, Trekking, and Forest Therapy Event June 26-29 – Trentino, Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘VIRGINACTIVE’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga teacher at ‘BULGARI Hotels’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga teacher at ‘OneBodyMind’ – Online – Rome – Italy

  • 2024

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘OneBodyMind’ – ONLINE – Rome – Italy

    • Workshop Yoga ‘Find your inner luminosity’ January 21 – Asd Breathe – Rome – Italy

    • Workshop Yoga ‘Find your inner luminosity’ January 27 – YogaHouse – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga and Mindfulness Retreat March 8-10 — Monastero di Fara Sabina – Italy

    • Workshop ‘Hatha Yoga and Painting’ April 27 – Yum Yoga Studio – Copenaghen – Denmark 

    • Yoga and Mindfulness Retreat May 23-26  – Riserva Naturale del Pigelleto (Si) – Tuscany-  Italy

    • 6th Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction protocol 16 Sept – 4 Nov- (Online) – Italy

    • Yoga and Mindfulness Retreat November 15-17 — Monastero di Fara Sabina – Italy

    • Workshop Yoga ‘Trova la tua luminosità interiore’ 22 Dicembre – Roma – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘VirginActive’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga teacher at ‘Asd – Breath’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘Bulgari Hotels’ – Rome – Italy

  • 2023

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘OneBodyMind’ – ONLINE – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga and Mindfulness Retreat October 27-29 — Monastero di Fara Sabina – Italy

    • Yoga and Mindfulness Retreat March 3-5 — Monastero di Fara Sabina – Italy

    • Workshop Yoga ‘Find your inner luminosity’ May 20 – ‘ZemYoga’ Studio – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga and Mindfulness Retreat May 30-June 4 – Santa Teresa di Gallura – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at  ‘ZemYoga’ Studio – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘VirginActive’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga teacher at ‘Asd – Breath’ – Rome – Italy

  • 2022

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘OneBodyMind’ – ONLINE – Rome – Italy

    • Workshop Yoga ‘Riscopri la tua luminosità interiore’– Asd Breath’- Rome-Italy

    • Workshop Yoga and Mindfulness May 5-8 – Santa Teresa di Gallura – Italy

    • Workshop Yoga ‘Find your inner luminosity’ – ‘ZemYoga’ Studio – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga and Mindfulness Retreat July 14-21 – Gran Canaria – Spain

    • Yoga and Mindfulness Retreat September 3-10 – Santa Teresa di Gallura – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at  ‘ZemYoga’ Studio – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘VirginActive’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga teacher at ‘Asd – Breath’ – Rome – Italy

    • 5th Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Protocol – OneBodyMind – Rome – Italy 

  • 2021

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘OneBodyMind’ – ONLINE – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga and Mindfulness Retreat  4-11 July Gran Canaria – Spain

    • Yoga and Mindfulness Retreat 15-22 July Gran Canaria – Spain

    • Yoga Teacher at  ‘ZemYoga’ Studio – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘VirginActive’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga teacher at ‘Asd – Breath’ – Rome – Italy

    • Mindfulness Coach for Warner Bro’s Media – US

    • Mindfulness Coach for Solenis Srl – Italy

  • 2020

    • 4th Mindfulness MBSR Online – OneBodyMind – Rome – Italy 

    • Mindfulness Coach for Warner Bro’s Media – Madrid – Spain

    • Yoga Teacher at  ‘ZemYoga’ Studio – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘VirginActive’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher – Corporate Yoga at ‘Enel Spa’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher – Corporate Yoga at ‘Duracell S.p.a.’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘EasyFit’ – Fiumicino – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘OneBodyMind’ – ONLINE – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘Centro Samila’ – Rome – Italy

    • Workshop Mindful Yoga – Croce Rossa Italiana – Rome – Italy

    • Massage Therapist at ‘Studio Medico Natura Medica’ – Rome – Italy

    • 2rd Mindfulness MBSR – CNN – Turner Broadcasting Company – Rome – Italy

    • 3rd Mindfulness MBSR 8 weeks – Studio PantaRei – Rome – Italy

  • 2019

    • Yoga Teacher at  ‘ZemYoga’ Studio – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘VirginActive’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher – Corporate Yoga at ‘Enel Spa’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher – Corporate Yoga at ‘Tecnocasa S.r.l.’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘EasyFit’ – Fiumicino – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘OneBodyMind’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘Centro Samila’ – Rome – Italy

    • 3rd Rainbow Yoga Retreat – Ostuni – Italy

    • 4th Rainbow Yoga Retreat – Ostuni – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher – Rainbow Yoga Community Classes at ‘Dgp’ – Rome – Italy

    • 4th Mindfulness Yoga Workshop – North Buddhist Centre – London – UK

    • Workshop Mindful Yoga – Virgin Active – Rome – Italy

    • Workshop Mindful Yoga – Centro Samila – Rome – Italy

    • 2nd Mindfulness MBSR introduction – CNN – Turner Broadcasting Company – Rome – Italy

    • Massage Therapist at ‘Studio Medico Natura Medica’ – Rome – Italy

    • 2nd Mindfulness MBSR 8 weeks – Studio PantaRei – Rome – Italy

    • Mindfulness for Corporate – ‘Tecnocasa S.r.l.’ – Rome – Italy

  • 2017-2018

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘ZemYoga’ Studio – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘VirginActive’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher – Corporate Yoga at ‘Enel SpA’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘Samila’ Studio – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘EasyFit’ – Fiumicino – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher – Rainbow Yoga Community Classes at ‘Dgp’ – Rome – Italy

    • Rainbow Yoga April Retreat – Ostuni – Italy

    • Rainbow Yoga October Retreat – Ostuni – Italy

    • Yoga and Meditation workshop at Epping Forest – London – Uk

    • Yoga and Meditation workshop at ‘VirginActive – Rome – Italy

    • Massage Therapist at ‘Studio Medico Natura Medica’ – Rome – Italy

    • Mindfulness Teacher workshop at ‘Turner Broadcasting Company -CNN’ – Rome – Italy

    • Mindfulness Teacher MBSR Protocol at ‘Studio PantaRei’ – Rome – Italy

  • 2016-2017

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘ZemYoga’ Studio – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘VirginActive’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher – Rainbow Yoga Community Classes at ‘Dgp’ – Rome – Italy

    • Massage Therapist at ‘Studio Medico Natura Medica’ – Rome – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher and Massage Therapist – Private classes – Zurich – Switzerland

    • Yoga Teacher and Massage Therapist at ‘Byron Yoga Centre Retreat’ – Byron Bay – Australia

    • Massage Therapist at ‘Holistic Massage Centre’ Byron Bay – Australia

  • 2015-2016

    • Massage Therapist at ‘Health Care Massage Centre’ – Sydney – Australia

    • Massage Therapist at ‘Chiropractor’ at Bondi Junction – Sydney – Australia

    • Massage Therapist and Yoga Teacher at ‘I CinqueElementi’ Sydney – Australia

  • 2014-2015

    • Massage Therapist and Yoga Teacher at ‘Centro Dakini’ – Anzio – Italy

    • Yoga Teacher at ‘Onda su Onda’ Surf School – Ostia – Italy

  • 2013-2014

    • Massage Therapist at ‘Studio Natura Medica’ – Roma – Italy

    • Massage Therapist and Stabilimento Balneare ‘La Nuova Pineta’ Ostia – Italy

  • 2012-2013

    • Massage Therapist at Yacht Club ‘Rivela’ – Ostia – Italy

Education

2025

  • Sri Sukta Sadhana Stage 1 – 80 days – May

2024

  • Sri Yaga – Invoking the Forces of Certainty & Fearlessness Dec 28,2024 – Jan 1 2025

  • The Confluence of Mantra and Prana Shakti: A Vishoka Meditation and Sri Sukta Retreat with Ishan Tigunait and Shiva Tigunait, PhD – October 17 to 20, 2024 – Brussels

  • Sri Sukta Course – May 31 – June 26 – Himalayan Institute

2023

  • Vishoka Meditation Level Two: Meditation on the Lotus of the Heart – July – November – Himalayan Institute

2022

  • Vishoka Meditation: Vairagya & Svadhyaya – August 1 – 24 – Himalayan Institute

  • Vishoka Meditation: Self Revealing Power of Pranic Absorption – April 27 – July 27 – Himalayan Institute

2020 – 2021

  • Vishoka Meditation Teacher Training – Himalayan Institute

  • Vishoka Meditation Digital Companion 6 hrs – Himalayan Institute

  • Vishoka Meditation At-Home Practice Immersion – 6 weeks (one per week) program – Himalayan Institute

  • ‘Alle radici dello Yoga: genesi, sviluppo e scienza’ – Teacher Training Update –  66 hrs – Museo delle Civiltà – in collaboration with La Sapienza University of Rome – Dipartimento di studi orientali – Rome – Italy

  • Yoga Sutra Master Course – 85 hrs – Himalayan Institute

  • Kundalini: Inner healing for a troubled world – 8 Hrs – Himalayan Institute

  • 1st International Yoga Nidra Conference – Yoga International

2018 – 2019

  • Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner – NLP Italy – Rome – Italy

  • Coaching Training – NLP Italy – Rome – Italy

  • Masters Degree – Mindfulness Teacher Training – Mindfulness: pratica, clinica e neuroscienze – Università La Sapienza di Roma – Rome – Italy

2016-2017

– Certificate IV Yoga Teacher Training – 800 hrs – Byron Yoga Centre – Byron Bay – Australia

  • Asana Classes – 800 hrs

  • Work within a yoga school framework

  • Perform a range of Yoga practices

  • Participate in workplace health and safety

  • Anatomy and Physiology

  • Provide first aid

  • Establish and manage client relationships

  • Administer a practice

  • Plan, organize and deliver group-based learning

  • Develop leisure and health programs for clients with special needs

2015-2016 – Certificate IV Massage Therapist – 800 hrs – New South Wales School of Massage – Sydney – Australia

  • Swedish

  • Remedial

  • AromaTherapy

  • Anatomy and Physiology

  • Safe Practices

  • Practice Management Law and Ethics

  • First Aid

  • Clinics

2013-2014 – Centro Dakini Salute e Benessere – 200hrs – Anzio – Italy

  • Tibetan Mantra Healing

  • Yoga Ne-Jang

  • Certificate of KU-NYE Traditional Tibetan Massage 200hrs

2012 – Certificate Level III of Shiatsu Masunaga – Istituto Europeo di Shiatsu Masunaga – Rome – Italy

2000-2008 – Masters Degree in Electronic Engineering – Università RomaTre – Rome – Italy

2003 –  Thesis on measuring muscle functions through Myoelectrography

2008 –  Thesis on Virtual Reality technology applied to rehabilitation protocols

1995-2000 – High School – Liceo Scientifico ‘Antonio Labriola’ Rome, Italy

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