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Love Lessons; Embodying Change

Melody Schaper Posted on October 3, 2016 by Melody SchaperOctober 3, 2016

‘Embodying Change.’  These two words reveal everything I am passionate about.  They reflect a way of being that is fully alive and open to what is present in the moment and completely available to what is to come.  Embodying Change reveals … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Authenticity, Development, Essential Self, Living and Loving Fully, Love, Love Lessons, Somatic Awareness, Transformation, Uncategorized | 4 Replies

Love Lessons; Letting Go………..

Melody Schaper Posted on September 4, 2016 by Melody SchaperSeptember 4, 2016

I wrote this blog a year ago after I said goodbye to our love dog, Silky. It was one year ago today. I am honoring the love that Silky was by lighting this special candle in honor of the light … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Compassion, courage, Down Syndrome, God Force, Grace, light, Living and Loving Fully, Love, Sisterhood, Sisters, Softness | Leave a reply

Love Lessons; For Meade Andrews (Teaching Love)

Melody Schaper Posted on July 3, 2016 by Melody SchaperJuly 3, 2016

This is the final blog I am sharing about four of the most important people in my life and the lessons I have learned from each of them about love.  Their birthdays are within 10 days of each other in … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Authenticity, birthdays, Compassion, courage, Essential Self, Fear, Living and Loving Fully, Love, Love Lessons, Movement and Meaning, Primary Control, Sisterhood, Sisters, Somatic Awareness, Transformation, Uncategorized | 2 Replies

Love Lessons; The Alexander Technique

Melody Schaper Posted on May 15, 2016 by Melody SchaperMay 15, 2016

I have been a teacher of The Alexander Technique since 1993 and have used the Technique as the foundation for all my work and life.  Whether it has been working with artists, raising my children, teaching in the corporate world … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Authenticity, Compassion, courage, Development, Down Syndrome, Essential Self, God Force, Grace, Honesty, Living and Loving Fully, Love, Love Lessons, Movement and Meaning, Patience, Primary Control, Psychotherapy, Sisters, Softness, Somatic Awareness, Transformation, Uncategorized | 4 Replies

Love Lessons; Vital Capacity

Melody Schaper Posted on May 12, 2016 by Melody SchaperMay 12, 2016

Vital Capacity I heard this term many years ago in an exercise science lab at ASU. It refers to the amount of oxygen a person can bring into their lungs in one breath and the amount they can release. Of … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Authenticity, breathing, Compassion, Development, Grace, Life's for the Living, Living and Loving Fully, Love Lessons, Softness, Transformation, Uncategorized | Leave a reply

Love Lessons; Being Me

Melody Schaper Posted on April 10, 2016 by Melody SchaperApril 10, 2016

Last week I received my first piece of constructive criticism about this blog and was very grateful for the feedback.  The comment was ‘these are getting redundant especially how I put myself down.  It is time for me to talk … Continue reading →

Posted in addiciton, Alexander Technique, Authenticity, Compassion, courage, Development, Down Syndrome, Enneagram, Essential Self, Fear, God Force, Grace, Honesty, Leadership, light, Love, Love Lessons, Patience, Psychotherapy, recovery, Transformation | 6 Replies

Love Lessons; The Embodiment of Leadership

Melody Schaper Posted on April 9, 2016 by Melody SchaperApril 9, 2016

(To begin, this is not truth with a capital T.  These are my opinions as a Movement Analyst and Somatic Therapist who has been studying movement behaviour for 40 years.) Trump doesn’t have it.  Cruz doesn’t have it.  What the … Continue reading →

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Love Lessons; Sacrificing What is False

Melody Schaper Posted on March 27, 2016 by Melody SchaperMarch 29, 2016

Today is Easter.  As I was meditating this morning it came to me that the symbolism of Jesus’s rising is a potent reminder to allow my self to rise to higher levels of awareness and consciousness.  When I shared that … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Authenticity, Compassion, Development, Divinity, Down Syndrome, Essential Self, Fear, God Force, Grace, Honesty, light, Living and Loving Fully, Love, Love Lessons, Patience, Psychotherapy, Transformation, Uncategorized | 2 Replies

Love Lessons; My Right to Choose

Melody Schaper Posted on February 14, 2016 by Melody SchaperFebruary 14, 2016

I’m going to do it again.  I’m going to write this and push publish.  I’m not going to edit the life out of this and attempt perfection, because when I go back and read these blogs I know they will … Continue reading →

Posted in addiciton, Alexander Technique, ALS, Authenticity, birthdays, Compassion, Daughter's, Development, Divinity, Down Syndrome, Enneagram, Essential Self, Fear, Flight, Forgiveness, God Force, Grace, Honesty, Laban Movement Analysis, Leadership, Life's for the Living, light, Living and Loving Fully, Love, Love Lessons, Mariah Fenton Gladis, mosaics, Motherhood, Movement and Meaning, Parenting, Passenger, Patience, Poetry, Primary Control, Psychotherapy, recovery, Sisterhood, Sisters, Softness, Somatic Awareness, Transformation, Uncategorized | 5 Replies

Love Lessons; Living the Questions

Melody Schaper Posted on February 9, 2016 by Melody SchaperFebruary 9, 2016

I worked with a guest director at USC, Paul Giovanni, that started every project by distilling the essence of the play in three words or less.  He wanted to know and communicate what was essential about the story before any … Continue reading →

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