MELANIE SCHAUWECKER
Hello! I’m so glad you’re here. I’m excited to support, work, and play with you on this journey of self discovery.
The phrase Blossom of Sunlight was born from an inner vision of the heart space containing a flower growing upward from deep roots. The blossom bursts forth with radiant sunlight that reaches into the heavens.
This image captures the feeling of ultimate connection — being a living bridge between heaven and Earth, embodying the presence of a powerful, expansive creator in harmony with all that is.
As a lifelong performing artist who fell in love with the healing arts along the way, my journey began as an adolescent, when I dove into the world of musical theatre, drama classes, and theatre games. My passion for acting grew throughout my teen years, in high school where there was a thriving and active drama community.
While at university, I discovered the world of devised and experimental performance - creating pieces from poetry, imagery, and ensemble improvisation. This sparked a lasting fascination with the intuitive and imaginative aspects of artmaking, and I found myself drawn more to expressive exploration than to traditional theatre.
As a young adult, I moved to France to study physical theatre - a form that deepened my connection to embodied expression. One summer, while attending an arts festival in Ireland, I joined a sunrise Qi Gong circle in a grassy field, with horses grazing nearby. I was immediately entranced and discovered that France is a haven for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), of which Qi Gong is one branch.​
Returning to the U.S., I immersed myself in TCM, studying acupressure, Tui Na, Reiki, intuitive bodywork, and working at a TCM fertility clinic. There, I was introduced to practices like Chi Nei Tsang (abdominal massage), moxibustion, healing sounds, and energetic nutrition - tools that deepened my ability to care for and understand my own body.
Some years later, I embarked on the study of Classical Feng Shui, aware of how I always seemed to be affected by the spaces around me. I felt the importance of creating curated and welcoming spaces that help regulate our nervous systems and please the senses, something that directly translates into the theatrical and performance arena. This training also opened me to the energetic dialogue between humans and land. It was here that I met a teacher who introduced me to the art of listening and connecting with the land and Mother Earth.
I trained with this mentor in a meditative, imaginal technique that allowed me to tap into conversation with the land. During these practices, I began to notice that even simple physical movement - a sway, a breath, a roll of the neck - amplified the visions and sensations I received. Over time, this evolved into a full-body, vocalized meditative experience: a kind of living channel between earth, body, and spirit.
In my late thirties I returned to school to study physical theatre more deeply. This chapter grounded my vision and gave me the tools to create with clarity and confidence. In recent years, my interest in performance has shifted more into creating transformative spaces — where expression, presence, and connection can blossom in organic, sacred ways.
Currently, my work is rooted in both solo and collaborative experiences that support reconnection with our own embodied wisdom - through energy work sessions, nature-based circles, and performance pieces that serve as activations. I feel a growing call toward the power of women gathering: in circle, barefoot and hand-in-hand, guided by sound and movement, deepening our creative expression and our connection with one another, with Mother Earth, and with All That Is.
It’s my joy and honor to support others in reclaiming this liberating, expressive presence — to feel more whole, more connected, and more at peace.