AWAKEN YOUR MOST
EXCEPTIONAL CREATIVE SELF
Transpersonal Life Coaching for Actors & Artists
Guided by Stephen Schaffold, The Actor's Coach
THE ACTOR'S COACH
Let's start your journey of artistic discovery and recovery...together!
I'm Stephen Schaffold, and for over a decade, I've dedicated my life to guiding actors and artists through transformative journeys of self-discovery. My approach combines transpersonal psychology, spiritual wisdom, and mystical techniques to help creative souls break through barriers and access their deepest artistic potential. I received my undergraduate degree in Theater from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and my masters degree in Transpersonal Psychology from Sofia University.
Working with actors, performers, and artists from around the world, I've witnessed the profound shifts that occur when we integrate spiritual practices with creative expression. My coaching goes beyond traditional methods—we explore consciousness, energy work, visualization, and the mystical dimensions of creativity that most coaches never touch.
Whether you're struggling with creative blocks, seeking deeper authenticity in your performances, or yearning to connect with your artistic soul at a profound level, I'm here to guide you. Together, we'll embark on a transformative journey that honors both your artistic craft and your spiritual evolution, unlocking the exceptional creative self that's been waiting to emerge.
TRANSPERSONAL COACHING
Services for Your Creative Journey
At The Actor's Coach, I offer seven core coaching tracks, each designed as a seven‑week immersive journey into a different dimension of personal and creative development. These tracks blend somatic awareness, psychological insight, imaginal exploration, and philosophical depth, giving actors and creatives a multidimensional pathway into self‑knowledge, emotional access, and artistic freedom.
Self-Discovery & Transformation
A deep dive into the layers of the self.
This track helps you uncover patterns, beliefs, inner parts, and hidden strengths, guiding you toward a more integrated, authentic, and creatively available version of yourself.
- Deep inner work
- Creative breakthrough
- Spiritual integration
Chakra Balancing
Inner Alignment/Emotional Accessing
A seven‑week exploration of the body's energetic and symbolic centers. This track uses the chakra system as a psychological and imaginal map, helping actors access grounding, desire, power, heart, voice, intuition, and imagination through embodied and symbolic practices.
- Energetic alignment
- Embodied practices
- Symbolic exploration
Emotional Wellness
Balance, Resilience, & Inner Stability
A seven‑week journey into emotional clarity and wellbeing. This track supports healthier internal dialogue, emotional regulation, self‑understanding, and sustainable creative practices — all through a grounded, compassionate, non‑clinical lens.
- Emotional clarity
- Self-compassion
- Sustainable practices
Psychosynthesis
Personalities & Inner Dialogue
A psychologically rich track rooted in the principles of psychosynthesis. You'll explore subpersonalities, inner conflicts, will, imagination, and the deeper organizing intelligence of the psyche, learning to harmonize your inner world and act from a centered, integrated self.
- Inner harmony
- Psychological depth
- Centered integration
The Spiritual & Transpersonal
Meaning, Intuition, & the Larger Field
A gentle, expansive exploration of the spiritual dimension of creativity. This track invites you into intuition, symbolic meaning, inner guidance, and the sense of a larger story or field that your life and art participate in — without dogma, pressure, or belief requirements.
- Intuitive guidance
- Symbolic meaning
- Expansive awareness
Mindfulness/Presence
Awareness, Stillness, & Embodied Truth
A seven‑week immersion in presence. This track cultivates awareness, attention, breath, and moment‑to‑moment truth — essential qualities for both acting and living. You'll learn to meet experience without judgment and create from a grounded, open state.
- Present awareness
- Breath work
- Grounded creation
Love, Openness, & Relating
A journey into the heart of connection, emotional availability, and relational truth
This seven‑week track explores the art and inner architecture of relating — to yourself, to others, and to the world around you. It blends emotional openness, psychological clarity, imaginal depth, and the lived experience of love in its many forms: tenderness, courage, vulnerability, presence, and resonance.
- Relational depth
- Emotional openness
- Heart connection
Ancient Wisdom Pathways
Philosophical Traditions, Archetypes & Human Understanding
A seven‑week journey through global philosophical and wisdom traditions. Drawing from Buddhism, Taoism, Stoicism, Hinduism, Sufism, and more, this track helps you understand the human condition through multiple lenses — expanding your worldview, imagination, and artistic depth.
- Global wisdom traditions
- Archetypal exploration
- Expanded worldview
Interested in any of these tracks?
✦Spiritual & Transpersonal Techniques for Artists✦
Transform your creative practice through ancient wisdom, psychology, and spiritual methods. If the above mentioned tracks are not quite the right fit for you, not to worry- we can tailor a curriculum to your liking. Some core components we can explore together are...
Meditation & Mindfulness
Ancient contemplative practices adapted for modern artists
Deep meditation techniques that quiet the mind, enhance presence, and open channels to creative inspiration. Learn to access flow states and connect with your authentic artistic voice.
Creative Visualization
Harness the power of imagination for artistic breakthrough
Advanced visualization methods that activate your creative potential, dissolve performance anxiety, and manifest your artistic vision. See your success before it happens.
Energy Work & Chakras
Balance your creative energy centers for optimal expression
Work with subtle energy systems to clear blocks, enhance vitality, and align your chakras for powerful creative expression. Experience the flow of unobstructed artistic energy.
Voices of Creative
Transformation
Emma Richardson
Broadway Actress
"Working with Stephen transformed not just my performances, but my entire relationship with my craft. His transpersonal approach helped me access depths of emotion and authenticity I never knew existed. I finally feel free on stage."
Marcus Chen
Actor
"Stephen's spiritual techniques dissolved creative blocks I'd been carrying for years. The meditation and energy work opened up a wellspring of creativity. My auditions have completely transformed—casting directors noticed the difference immediately."
Sofia Martinez
Performer
"The visualization practices Stephen taught me changed everything. I can now tap into any emotional state with ease and authenticity. His coaching goes beyond technique—it's truly soul work that makes you a better artist and human being."
James O'Connor
Theater Director
"Stephen showed me mystical dimensions to creativity I'd never explored. His transpersonal methods have revolutionized how I work with actors and approach my own creative process. Absolutely transformative work."
Aisha Patel
Actor
"Stephen's coaching helped me break through years of self-doubt and perfectionism. The spiritual practices he shared connected me to a source of creativity that feels infinite. I've never felt more aligned with my artistic purpose."
David Thompson
Film Actor
"I was skeptical about mystical techniques at first, but Stephen's approach is grounded and practical. The energy work and chakra balancing gave me a confidence and presence I'd been searching for my entire career. Absolutely life-changing."
STEP INTO YOUR
CREATIVE POWER
Personalized Transpersonal Coaching Sessions
For Actors, Artists & Creative Souls