Method
NeuroPuppetry Method™ invites body, perception, gesture, and materiality into active dialogue so that expression emerges through action itself.
Puppet Therapy School Barcelona
Training in the therapeutic dimensions of animated forms through the NeuroPuppetry Method™.
An independent, author-led school for embodied and neuro-informed practice, research, and artistic therapeutic training online and in Barcelona.
We create learning spaces where the unspoken can take form, and where creative practice becomes a pathway for transformation, integration, and meaning.
- Since
- 2017
- Students
- 500+
- Formats
- Barcelona + Online
- Languages
- English + Spanish
Approach
Embodied, relational, neuro-informed, and grounded in action with puppets and objects.
Current Focus
Courses, annual programs, and workshops on shame, memory, regulation, resilience, and expression.
Who We Are
A school shaped by research, embodiment, and animated forms.
We are an independent project dedicated to training and research in the therapeutic dimensions of animated forms. Our work is grounded in the NeuroPuppetry Method™, developed by Andrea Markovits in collaboration with Polo Fernández, a neuro-informed approach that integrates body, emotion, and materiality through the animation of puppets and objects.
Since 2017, we have developed a pioneering academic program exploring the relationship between somatic memory, nervous system regulation, and creative processes. More than 500 students have participated in our trainings through online programs in English and Spanish, as well as in-person experiences in Barcelona.
Our approach draws from polyvagal theory, enactive cognition, and relational thinking. We work with processes that engage trauma, shame, memory, and resilience through sensitive, symbolic, and body-based practices.
Fields of inquiry
Polyvagal theory, enactive cognition, relational thinking, somatic memory, emotional regulation, and creative therapeutic processes shape the work.
Learning formats
Diplomas, annual programs, themed workshops, and intensive encounters create sustained spaces for integration, reflection, and embodied practice.
Courses and Programs
Six current pathways into the school.
Each program extends the school’s research into therapeutic animated forms, whether through an intensive, an annual journey, or focused workshops.
In-person intensive
8th Training in Barcelona
A four-day embodied intensive exploring shame, trauma, memory, and animated objects as pathways for resilience and reconstruction.
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Online course
17th Puppet Therapy Course Online, English Version
An international online course introducing the NeuroPuppetry Method™ and the therapeutic dimensions of animated forms in English.
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Online diploma
Diplomado Puppet Therapy Online, Spanish Version
A Spanish-language diploma focused on somatic memory, mind-body integration, and animated forms within a safe and creative therapeutic frame.
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Annual program
Puppet Therapy School
The annual in-person Barcelona program combines monthly encounters, online sessions, and mentoring in a sustained learning rhythm.
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Workshop
Things That Breathe
An online workshop on maternal memory, emotional geography, symbols, materials, breath, and animated forms.
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Workshop
Puppet, Humor & Therapy
An online workshop moving between the poetic, the playful, and the provocative to explore humor as therapeutic expression.
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Contact
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