“We often forget that movement as a form of expression, free from judgment, is our birthright. Our bodies are our deepest form of wisdom, offering feedback about our feelings, experiences, and desires.”
-- Paula Scatoloni

Paula is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). She received her Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1999.  She has been utilizing expressive arts in the treatment of disordered eating for over eight years in Honolulu, Hawaii. In 2001, Paula co-founded ‘Ai Pono, Hawaii’s first intensive outpatient program for disordered eating with Anita Johnston, Ph.D (author, Eating in the Light of the Moon).  Her eclectic background in the mind-body connection includes: expressive therapy, yoga, Barbara Metler creative dance, Gabrielle Roth's 5Rhythms™, Authentic Movement, and Shake Your Soul®. Paula became certified to teach Shake Your Soul®, Kripalu DansKinetics in 2006. With a passion for dance and 13 years of her own recovery from disordered eating, Paula inspires women to celebrate diversity inside and out. Her on-going training in body-centered therapy explores the subtle ways in which the body communicates and fosters creativity through mindfulness of breath and movement. She is a member of Kripalu Danskinetics® Teachers Association and the International Association for Creative Dance. Paula joined Duke University, Counseling and Psychological Services as the Coordinator for the Eating Disorder and Body Image Concern team in September 2006. In addition to offering her movement classes at Duke, Paula teaches expressive movement classes at Carolina House, a residential treatment facility for disordered eating.