by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
For the second year in a row, the pandemic interfered with my annual ritual of attending a formal silent retreat at a residential meditation center. Last year my substitute was holing up in a hotel room at Longwood Gardens to deepen my mindful photography skills. This...
by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
There is always blue sky above the clouds. Four weeks have passed since we returned from Iceland. Many of you have been asking for photos. To be honest, I’m still processing the experience, both internally and many of the photos themselves. The two weeks we...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 1, 2021 | Mindful Photography
EMPOWERED Visiting the lotus ponds at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC, has become an annual pilgrimage for me. My hilly suburban plot in northern Virginia doesn’t lend itself to water gardening, which makes this 12-acre marshland botanic...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
In Hindu, an Upaguru is a teacher that is next to you at any given moment. This is not limited to a person.~ Mark Nepo, Seven Thousand Ways to Listen The Brood X periodical cicadas have come and gone in the mid-Atlantic region. Am I the only one who is grieving a...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 8, 2021 | Mindful Photography, Photography
Earlier this week I took a road trip to Longwood Gardens with my new photography mentor, Emily Carter Mitchell. Like any good teacher, Emily has been helping me lean into new ways of honing my craft, new techniques, new ways of seeing. She’s helped me let go of...
