↓
 

Melody Schaper

Embodying Change

  • Home
  • Working with Melody
  • Movement Analysis
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Alexander Technique
  • Programs
  • Resources
  • Blog

Category Archives: Softness

Post navigation

← Older posts

Love Lessons; Living as Learning

Melody Schaper Posted on October 29, 2016 by Melody SchaperOctober 29, 2016

I’m a teacher and I love to learn.  If I could I would go to school and be in training courses for the rest of my life.  I love to deepen my understanding and appreciation of the world.  Every time … Continue reading →

Posted in Authenticity, Compassion, Development, Forgiveness, Grace, Living and Loving Fully, Love, Love Lessons, Softness, Somatic Awareness, Uncategorized | Leave a reply

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; 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 →

Posted in Authenticity, Compassion, courage, Development, Down Syndrome, Essential Self, Grace, Honesty, Living and Loving Fully, Love, Love Lessons, Patience, Psychotherapy, Softness, Transformation, Uncategorized | Leave a reply

Love Lessons; Waves of Love

Melody Schaper Posted on March 25, 2016 by Melody SchaperMarch 25, 2016

One of my favorite places in the world is Hunting Island, South Carolina. It is a State Park on the very southern tip of South Carolina and is called a maritime forest. Through years of erosion and natural evolution this … Continue reading →

Posted in Authenticity, Compassion, Development, Essential Self, Fear, Forgiveness, Grace, Honesty, Living and Loving Fully, Love, Love Lessons, Softness, Somatic Awareness, Transformation, Uncategorized | Leave a reply

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 →

Posted in addiciton, Alexander Technique, Authenticity, Compassion, Development, Divinity, Down Syndrome, Essential Self, Fear, Forgiveness, God Force, Grace, Honesty, Leadership, light, Living and Loving Fully, Love, Love Lessons, Movement and Meaning, Patience, Poetry, Primary Control, Psychotherapy, recovery, Sisterhood, Sisters, Softness, Somatic Awareness, Transformation, Uncategorized | 2 Replies

Post navigation

← Older posts


Registered Movement Therapist
Alexander Technique Teacher
Certified Movement Analyst
Certified Gestalt Practitioner

Kimberton, Pennsylvania
610.348.9072
melody.schaper@gmail.com
www.melodyschaper.com

Connect

  • View melody.schaper’s profile on Facebook
  • View melodyschaper’s profile on LinkedIn

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 962 other subscribers

Recent Posts

  • The Enneagram Meets Gestalt
  • Hello Again
  • A workshop for Women, by Women
  • W is for Weaving and Wings (for the many women who inspire and support one another every day)
  • V is For Value

Categories

  • addiciton
  • Alexander Technique
  • ALS
  • anything is possible
  • Authenticity
  • Becoming
  • birthdays
  • breathing
  • Compassion
  • courage
  • Daughter's
  • Development
  • Divinity
  • Donald Trump
  • 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
  • Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
  • mosaics
  • Motherhood
  • Movement and Meaning
  • Parenting
  • Passenger
  • Patience
  • Poetry
  • Primary Control
  • Psychotherapy
  • recovery
  • Sisterhood
  • Sisters
  • Softness
  • Somatic Awareness
  • Transformation
  • Uncategorized
© 2019 Melody Schaper | Website Design: Imogen Ragone | Photographs by Kristen Cortazzo Conway

- Weaver Xtreme Theme
↑