by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 28, 2017 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Mindful Photography, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Photography
Earlier this week I took myself on an artist date and visited Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington, D.C. I was on the hunt for water lily and lotus blossom photographs, since I can’t grow these meditative flowers in my own garden. One of the lessons I...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 20, 2017 | Mindfulness
It’s vacation season, a time of year when it can be challenging to maintain a daily meditation practice in the midst of competing travel schedules, house guests, and general lack of structure. Mindfulness can be practiced in many other forms when we’re on vacation, of...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 13, 2017 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Mindful Gardening, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness
This photo, taken a few days ago for #MarthasJulyJoyPhotoChallenge, reminded me once again how much I cherish my friends. I didn’t know what would emerge from the unassuming dahlia tubers my friend Alice shared with me this spring. I was therefore all the more...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 6, 2017 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Meditation, Mindful Gardening, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Photography
I’m coming back to my roots this month, using photography as a daily mindfulness exercise to supplement my formal meditation practice. It’s been a while since I’ve taken on a month-long photo challenge (not only taking photographs, but sending them...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 30, 2017 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Meditation, Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness
In these early days of summer, as I ease into a less structured schedule, the power of less structured mindfulness activities (those beyond the meditation cushion, bench, or chair) becomes ever clearer to me. In keeping with her long-standing role in my life,...
