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Elderhood Inspirations

Elderhood Inspirations

by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 13, 2018 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation

I never had an interest in reaching a super old age. Growing up, I didn’t have anybody in my family who lived to be 100, or anything close to it. On the contrary, most of the men in our family died at unusually young ages. My vibrant maternal grandmother, who I...
Permission: The Too-Often Locked Gate to Self-Compassion and Celebration

Permission: The Too-Often Locked Gate to Self-Compassion and Celebration

by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 1, 2018 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation

Why is it so hard to acknowledge that we have made progress of some kind? Stepping back even further, why is it so hard to even direct positive wishes towards ourselves? After practicing lovingkindness meditation this week in the 15-Day Advanced Extension to the...
Gratitude Bicep Curls Just in Time for Thanksgiving

Gratitude Bicep Curls Just in Time for Thanksgiving

by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 21, 2018 | Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation

It’s the day before Thanksgiving. I’m sitting in my kitchen window seat with my morning ritual breakfast of steel cut oats and blueberries, steaming mug of coffee on the table beside me. The board game I played with my kids last night is packed away in its chunky box...
Damselwings Photography Art Show and BRAWS Fundraiser This Saturday

Damselwings Photography Art Show and BRAWS Fundraiser This Saturday

by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 15, 2018 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Photography

Greetings! In my last newsletter a few weeks ago, I laid out the super busy fall I had ahead of me, adding that I wasn’t sure how my blog schedule would be impacted. As I suspected, keeping up with the series of speaking events, mindfulness trainings, my 30-Day...

Video Substitute for Blog – New Product Sneak Peek

by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 9, 2018 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Photography

Trying something a little different this week given that my travel and training schedule (in the midst of my 30-Day Mindfulness Meditation Challenge program) has left little time for blog writing. Check out the video for a sneak peek of my new products that will be on...
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