Riccardo De Paolis
Yoga & Meditation Teacher
E-RYT 500 · 800h Purna Yoga · MBSR Teacher · Vishoka Meditation Teacher
I have been practicing Yoga and meditation since 2008 and teaching internationally since 2017.
My approach brings together Hatha Yoga, meditation, the study of the Yoga Sutras and the contemplative traditions that have shaped my own path.
What if there is much more?
Yoga, meditation, and inner inquiry to understand the mind, move through suffering, and rediscover a deeper dimension of ourselves.
We wake up in the morning, go to work, cultivate friendships, travel, build a family. We live experiences, pursue desires, achieve some goals, and go through failures and difficult moments.
And then?
Was that all there was?
Perhaps, sooner or later, this question has arisen within you too.
The life we know seems to follow a path already laid out. But could there be something more behind all of this? A system, a design, a progression? Is there a law that we do not yet know?
Sometimes discomfort arises precisely when, apparently, it shouldn’t.
A pain we cannot explain. A sense of dissatisfaction that keeps returning. An emotion that continues to hold us captive long after an abandonment, a loss, or a moment of crisis.
Why do we remain entangled in suffering? Why do we repeat the same mistakes? Is it possible to put an end to this pain in which we are immersed?
Yoga also arises from these questions.
YOGA
Physical practice, breathwork and study of the Yoga Sūtras to develop strength, inner stability and awareness.
MEDITATION
Mindfulness, mantra and meditation practice to develop clarity, lucidity and inner depth.
PROGRAMS
Structured programs to develop continuity in your practice, MBSR and Yoga for beginners.
INTENSIVES
Workshops and retreats organized to deepen our study, practice, direct experience and shared exploration
Yoga and Meditation: A Path Beyond the Forms
Yoga is not, for me, simply a path to relaxation, nor a collection of physical forms or techniques.
It is a concentric path through which we can gradually begin to understand that we are not only matter, we are not only what the mind tells us to do, following our desires and fleeing from pain. We are much more, and something much greater.
Through practice, we learn the mind and make it our ally, opening us to an inner dimension far greater than what we perceive through our senses and our memories.
This is the reason I practice.
My work in the corporate world and my scientific studies gave me the foundations and tools to meet my needs and achieve success. But within me, one question remained:
What is the meaning of all this?
What is the point of discriminating against those who are more vulnerable? What is the point of hating others? Why can a good-hearted person be discarded like an object, while an arid and greedy person can be held up as a role model?
Without daily practice, I know I would once again be at the mercy of other people’s opinions and of a distorted view of reality.
In an increasingly chaotic world, filled with wars, hatred, and resentment, practice brings me back to myself and nourishes me from within. Every time, it reminds me that I am not alone, that there is an inner dimension that supports me, of which I am a part and from which I emanate.
A luminous dimension exists and is always present. Yet it is veiled by the tendencies we acquire from birth: education, school, society, trauma, prejudice, fear, hatred, and attachment. Patterns that we continually reinforce, often without realizing it, becoming increasingly isolated and spiritually arid.
Yoga is light.
It awakens love, compassion, and the joy of living, but also a sense of responsibility, wisdom, and deep vision.
I feel an irresistible and propulsive drive to act: to seek practical and theoretical tools to help others rediscover themselves.
For me, Yoga is a revolutionary mission: silent, respectful, structured, without frills and without invented special effects.
From Practice to Experience
The journey does not end on the mat. Yoga, Prāṇāyāma, meditation and the study of the Yoga Sūtras become tools for observing the body, breath and mind with greater clarity, and for bringing this awareness into everyday life.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming opportunities to practice, deepen your understanding and share the experience.
WORKSHOP
Rediscover Your Inner Radiance
Sunday, September 27 · 9:30 AM–12:30 PM · Rome
MONASTERY RETREAT
November 27–29, 2026
Fara Sabina · Lazio
VISHOKA MEDITATION & YOGA NIDRA
Monday evening · 9:30–10:30 PM · Online
Begin Your Journey
If you would like to deepen your Yoga or meditation practice, or find the path that best suits your needs, you can contact me for further information.
Practice, study and experience to develop a more conscious relationship with body, breath and mind.