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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; I am Broken

Melody Schaper Posted on August 28, 2016 by Melody SchaperAugust 28, 2016

I’ve written these blogs because I wanted to deeply understand what true and real love is. I focus on who Cindy was and her beauty. I try to bring what is beautiful more to the forefront of my life and … Continue reading →

Posted in Compassion, Down Syndrome, Grace, light, Living and Loving Fully, Love, Love Lessons, mosaics, Uncategorized | 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; For Mary (Welcome to Mary Land)

Melody Schaper Posted on June 26, 2016 by Melody SchaperJuly 11, 2016

Let me paint a picture of pure joie de vie that will inspire you to fall in love with my sister Mary. She lives in Mary Land and is the creator of Mary Land, a place filled with light, laughter … Continue reading →

Posted in Authenticity, birthdays, courage, Development, Divinity, Grace, Honesty, light, Love, Love Lessons, mosaics, Sisterhood, Sisters, Uncategorized | 4 Replies

Love Lessons; A Last Moment

Melody Schaper Posted on May 31, 2016 by Melody SchaperMay 31, 2016

Cindy Love took her last breath 4 years ago today.  She died at 10:00 pm. Miraculously I was with her when she left.  I say she ‘left’ because that is what it seemed like to me.  That is what I … Continue reading →

Posted in Divinity, Down Syndrome, God Force, Grace, Love, Love Lessons, Sisterhood, Sisters, Softness, 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; Lingering in the Warmth

Melody Schaper Posted on May 8, 2016 by Melody SchaperMay 8, 2016

We have a tempur pedic mattress and pillows.  When I make the bed I feel the warmth of my husband’s body in the covers and pillows and often linger in that warmth.  It is a warmth that affirms his aliveness … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, Love Lessons, Motherhood, Parenting, Softness, Uncategorized | 4 Replies

Love Lessons; What’s Missing

Melody Schaper Posted on May 6, 2016 by Melody SchaperMay 6, 2016

I miss you.  It’s been a while since I have written anything and I can feel that something important is missing for me.  A sense of home and ground is present when I am engaged in writing these blogs and … Continue reading →

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Love Lessons; Loving Light

Melody Schaper Posted on April 21, 2016 by Melody SchaperApril 21, 2016

     “The Sun, with loving light makes bright for me each day.” Rudolf Steiner                                                   … Continue reading →

Posted in Authenticity, Compassion, courage, Development, Divinity, Down Syndrome, Enneagram, Essential Self, Grace, Leadership, light, Living and Loving Fully, Love, Love Lessons, Parenting, Poetry, Transformation | Tagged Down Syndrome, Enneagram, Waldorf Education | Leave a reply

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