FOUNDER OF mBODYed
Meet Shawn
Founded in 2022, mBODYed has organically grown out of a time of significant change. Facing the loss of my performance career, I realized that I am, first and foremost, a teacher, and one of the things that I love to do the most is train others to teach. From the quarantine, we learned that Somatic practices could be taught online. mBODYed began as an opportunity to train teachers in the Alexander Technique and Body Mapping within an online environment. Over the past two years, the work has grown through my collaboration with those who have come to work with me. At mBODYed, we combine the Alexander Technique and Body Mapping through the lens of safety and belonging with neuroscience, cognitive learning theories, and somatic trauma healing.
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Safety
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Belonging
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Creativity
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Sustainability
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Transformation
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Embodiment
- Safety - Belonging - Creativity - Sustainability - Transformation - Embodiment
What is mBODYed?
Are you ready to elevate your creativity and well-being? Struggling with pain, injury, or mindset challenges? mBODYed is here to help.
At mBODYed, we understand that music is born from movement, and the quality of your sound depends on the quality of your movement. Our program addresses the physical and mental barriers—pain, injury, anxiety—that hinder your performance, allowing you to move freely and express your true creative potential.
We believe in the power of synergy: you are greater than the sum of your parts. Your body is designed to function effortlessly and efficiently, but stress, injury, and tension can interfere with this natural flow. mBODYed helps you remove these obstacles, unlocking your full potential.
Our approach is holistic, body-centered, and trauma-informed. It’s not just about healing—it's about transforming into your most authentic, empowered self. mBODYed is a path to wholeness, alignment, and creative freedom.
In just one session, Becoming mBODYed can help you:
Establish a deep connection with yourself.
Enhance learning, creativity, and performance.
Gain a deeper understanding of the connections between storytelling, mindset, and postural tension.
Learn to harness neuroplasticity.
Transform fear and anxiety into courage and resilience.
Our Values
Becoming mBODYed is a transformational process, a journey into the self where we discover our full creative and performance potential. mBODYed offers several paths into this process.
We value:
Safety
Belonging
Creativity
Embodiment
Sustainable Transformation
BECOMING MBODYED
Explore our Offerings
Becoming mBODYed Cohorts
For individuals interested in personal development, enhancing their teaching, and potentially certification, this is where you start.
University Residencies
mBODYed offers on-site and online faculty enrichment retreats, continuing education, and pathways to certification for individuals and departments.
Speaking
Shawn is available for lectures, workshops, and keynote speaking on topics ranging from the arts in higher education, musicians’ wellness,and embodied pedagogy, to Somatic modalities such as Alexander Technique and Body Mapping, and injury prevention and recovery.
Cohort 6- Registration Open
We are now accepting applications for Cohort 6 beginning August 15, 2025. This is not your average online training program, where hundreds of people attend webinars. It is an individualized program designed on a mentor/apprenticing model. Space is limited to ensure small cohorts and adequate 1:1 time.
Apply now to reserve your spot and receive free access to all remaining mBODYed Special Events in 2025.
“I can think of no-one more qualified than Shawn Copeland to teach the principles and application of Body-Mapping. His understanding is clear, thorough, and steadily evolving, and he is a brilliant, sensitive, and imaginative teacher.”
— William Conable - Master Alexander Technique Teacher and the originator of Body Mapping