We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Beatrice Calori a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Beatrice, appreciate you joining us today. Was there a moment in your career that meaningfully altered your trajectory? If so, we’d love to hear the backstory.

In my career as a Professional Educator, employed by a Social Cooperative, there was a decisive moment that changed the course of my career.
I worked for seven years as a Professional Educator in schools, supporting children with disabilities. The social work field has always fascinated me, as I have a calm and empathetic nature. I also studied at the University of Educational Sciences, with the clear intention and conviction that I wanted to pursue this profession.
I loved my job; it allowed me to learn so much, both personally and professionally. But working in a social cooperative doesn’t guarantee a stable contract or a professional framework that respects your status. As time went by, I felt torn between continuing a job that felt truly mine, deeply meaningful and motivating, and the frustration of not feeling recognized as a professional, at the mercy of a devaluing contract and a poor social perception of my professional status.
In the meantime, to keep me from losing heart, I cultivated my passions and interests, related to personal growth and yoga, which has become my precious companion, without which I think I would have suffered burnout.
I was so passionate about yoga that I decided to take a course to teach yoga to children, and it was a wonderful experience.
Then I got pregnant, and since I was classified as an at-risk worker, I was immediately sent home on maternity leave.
I had the opportunity to live my pregnancy peacefully. I had a lot of free time, and I felt the desire growing within me to change my working life, to become a freelancer, to bring something of myself into the world.
I still didn’t know exactly what I would do; I was confused. But then I trusted my intuition, I listened to myself, and I trusted the creative power of pregnancy, which, in addition to helping my baby grow within me, also gave birth to my project.
I decided to become a specialized neonatal educator—attending a specific training course in education—to support mothers and new parents facing the greatest challenge of all: caring for and raising a newborn.
Furthermore, my passion has allowed me to integrate yoga into my work as an educator, and I have also taken courses to become a pregnancy yoga teacher and a postpartum mother-baby yoga teacher.
I have personally experimented with these tools during my journey from pregnancy to postpartum, and they have helped me tremendously in experiencing my new motherhood with peace of mind, managing to best care for my son Nicola while also taking care of myself.
All the conditions for changing jobs were in my favor, because I also had the opportunity to quit my job within the first year of my son’s life and apply for unemployment. Then, once I opened a VAT number, I could apply for an advance on my NASPI (National Social Security Fund), having a nest egg set aside as a basis for starting freelance work.
So I quit my job, and my freelance adventure will begin in September, when my son, now one, starts nursery school.
I won’t deny that I’m still afraid of leaving my comfort zone, but my mantra that has allowed me to get this far has been: “It’s scarier to stay still, where I don’t want to stay, than to try to change and build the life I’ve always wanted.”
I’ve realized that I don’t want to have regrets in life, that the most important thing is to try, and if it doesn’t go well, I’ll be able to say I tried.
I’m certainly scared, but I also feel stronger than before, and I hope I can also be a role model for my son of a strong woman and mother, who fights for what she believes in.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I’m busy promoting myself on social media, on Facebook: Beatrice Calori Pedagogia e Yoga; and on Instagram: novelune_yoga. I’m also studying and planning all the bureaucratic and practical steps needed to launch my business.
I offer consultations for expectant parents and new parents with children aged 0-3.
I help them work on their effective parenting and improve their educational relationship with their children.

I also offer pregnancy yoga classes to help expectant mothers focus on their well-being, including caring for their unborn baby.

I teach mother-baby yoga classes for postpartum mothers and their babies up to one year old, to support the delicate postpartum period and strengthen the mother-child relationship, which is crucial for the healthy growth of the newborn.

I believe that my values and my personality are the foundation of my approach as an educator and yoga teacher.
I strongly believe in respect, non-judgment, and self-care.
I am deeply passionate about helping parents find their own way of experiencing parenthood, with awareness of their personal and family values. Without imposing any method or forcing, parenting is first and foremost about authenticity and awareness, as well as self-work and understanding children’s developmental needs.
Furthermore, I believe it’s essential to learn to take care of ourselves, as parents, first in order to be able to care for children. A parent’s well-being and presence also contribute to a child’s calm.

I’m most proud of my values, my why, my intention, and my mission to sow seeds of growth and well-being that can somehow improve the lives of parents and children.
I want my clients to know that I’m a professional who prioritizes acceptance, non-judgment, the promotion of calm and serenity, and vitality. Without these elements, I believe an educational process of growth and awareness cannot begin.

Other than training/knowledge, what do you think is most helpful for succeeding in your field?

In my field as an educator and yoga teacher, I believe that, in addition to training, self-improvement is essential to success.
Personal growth and yoga have been indispensable tools for me to learn to understand myself, to embrace my insecurities and emotions, and to unleash my inner resources.
This allows you to be of help to others, otherwise you would experience burnout.

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

I had to unlearn that it’s not okay to live according to the labels others put on you, and what others expect of you.
Behind this is the story of when I was little: I had a very shy and insecure personality, I was the classic “good girl,” who never bothered anyone, who always pleased everyone. But then, as I grew up, I felt that this label was too tight for me, that behind that good girl, there was much more.
Today, I’ve learned that you have to have the courage to express yourself, to act according to your values and your feelings, regardless of social expectations.
I think this is also due to the traditional education my generation was raised with, due to the culture of our society. We were accustomed to always listening, to please others, to not show our emotions, because it was synonymous with weakness.
At 33, today I think the exact opposite is important.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: novelune_yoga
• Facebook: Beatrice Calori – Pedagogia e Yoga
• Linkedin: Beatrice Calori