Natividad Calonge Velazquez

Natividad started practising on YouTube with Alessandra in March 2020 during the months of lockdown in the midst of the pandemic. These were powerful, challenging practices that offered her a sense of physical strength, bodily expansion, and, above all, deep mental calm. It was then that something within her awakened. At the same time, she began following Alessandra on Instagram, as well as her school, Ma·na. Through her posts, she discovered the Navakaraṇa method—a practice that combines the musicality of percussion, Alessandra’s enveloping voice, and precise, harmonious body movement. That visual and sensory experience planted a seed within her. Her mind began to dream.

In October 2022, Alessandra announced a Navakaraṇa workshop in Madrid. Natividad did not hesitate and convinced two friends to join her. The sequence was Pārśvakoṇa, and it was love at first sight. The progression of the practice—from gentle to intense—the precise guidance of movement, and the musicality that anchored her in the present moment, even allowed her to reach deeper places within herself. Since then, she has not missed a chance to practice whenever Alessandra visits Madrid.

The desire to go deeper never stopped circling in her mind, and in May 2023, applications opened for Alumnus Teacher Training  Module 1. After discussing it with her family and friends, the question “How will I manage this?” turned into a determined “Why not?” They have been, and continue to be, an essential pillar in this process. Natividad completed her teacher training with Alessandra Oram, graduating from Alumnus Module 1 in February 2024 and Alumnus Module 2 in June of the same year, both examined by Dario Calvaruso.

Right after that, she had the opportunity to co-facilitate workshops alongside her navasister, sharing the method and its benefits with more people, and growing as a teacher herself. She completed Master Teacher Trainings Module 3 in February and Module 4 in June 2025.

Since childhood, Natividad has been an active woman, connected to movement and physical expression. She practiced disciplines such as rhythmic gymnastics, contemporary dance, hoop, and aerial silks, always combined with her great escape: running. Today, she has found a new path, a new passion that’s here to stay— Navakaraṇa. A practice that not only transforms the body but also inspires a new way of living.

She is currently teaching regular weekly Navakaraṇa classes at a yoga center in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid.